The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-09-15
South MontyiIIe Club of 'G9
"Hairbrain" Contributes his usual lively
report of the Annual Meeting.

,JOJ RNAL: Inc h0lgnCS OF Tue Ddle Have
had an annual meeting. Its transit fell
on the 18th of August. 1t was an oc-
casion memorable. There was no ad-
vance courier, no sound of trumpet, nor
voice in the street, but simply word
of mouth from man to man that the
date Of the great event was agreed up
on by the gentlemen of title, and that
the chief of the Clan had been notified.
1t wasn't necessary to state ram or
shine: the Clansmen knew that by both
instinct and experience. Other meetings
might be governed by the rain or shine
clause. il so minded, but the BOguesdale
Clan is never so minded. Once decree
has gone forth, like the law of the Medes
and Perslans the mind of their Lord
ships changes not. In fact in this III
stance rain was needed and the calling
of the meeting was justified on that &C
count alone. The Chief always brings
rain along With him, but this time 1t
seemed good to have it come in the
night before and on the morning OF the
date of the meeting. That shows the
perfection Of contact with the weather
bureau, now happily maintained. The
President left his summer retreat at
Mulray Hill. Me. 49, the sea with its
multitudiuous voices - saturday, the
18th, going first to the shrine of his ma
tiyity in ~earsmont, thence to SO. Mont
vile for divine worship Sunday, then
visited among the Dukes till Wednes-
dav evening. meantime making a tour
of the True Pond from the Mills to the
Kingdom. east and west. visiting his
old Iishing haunts of thirty-tive years
ago with Grand Duke Conner landing
some splendid fish, both pickerel and
black bass. The scenes of his childhood
seem to take on an exquisite beauty as
seen through the haze of thirty-fiTe
years, and the said haze makes good
fishing weather
The evening of the 18th came on with
nimbus swept out of the sky, and the
young moon smiling among feecy
clouds like a May queen. The Lords
and Ladies tiocked to the meeting in
numbers greater than ever before and
in happiest mood and manner. The
Young ones counterbalanced grayltyWlth
levlty, q nice poise between youth and
years that speaks well for the descend
tl,, l. mir of Il Il 10
Long live the Dale, Well, the meeting
started right oft sharp at eight O'Clock.
Tie ancient Secretary read the records
of the last annual meeting, and then
the President spoke right out and said
there was going to he an election. He
had been president eleven years and
was a little superstltous on odd num-
bers, nut would not declare himself for
Il twelfth term. Duke Conner and Mar
,fuis Knowles, yice-president and secre-
taly. respectively both declared what
lad loHg been apparent, that they We're
candidates tor the Office OF President:
and fali Randall of Carriers burg, treas
Qrel over in the chimney corner. said
he felt weak and would not declare
himself. nat that was clearly construed
as an appeal for sympathy, and that he
Vas a candidate III fact. The President
saw that le was up against combina-
tion. but nothing dauGted he put up
"a clever scheme by which each of the
otheras piiauts must support him or see
the honor 20 to rival, probably for a
term of years For a nominating com
mittet Ae appointed Earl Randall to re
port the lame OF candidate for vice
president, Duke Conner to report
the name OF a candidate for secretary
and Marquis Knowles TO report the
lame Of a candidate for treasurer, and
the three to report the name OF candi-
date Tor Presidents and didn't they take
their otter medicine with WY faces.
They wanted to discuss the matter on
the floor, and Conner did discuss it,
gestculatIng with his head from high to
low; but discussion was cut off under
the stern rule, and they were summari-
y sent to cl0ture. The meeting III their
absence made honorary members of all
present tor the first time, without re-
gard to age, Color or previous condition.
1hlS was much more diplomatic than the
bungllng honorary membership voted
last year namely: whether they wanted
10 be made honorary members OF not. "
That was the provision OF Conner, the
aspirant for president. The committee
Oh nominations, emerging from cloture,
-, Il For f,pr IL