The Somerset reporter., 1906-04-05
For the KRFJHTKR

For the kgFJA1KK
From "a g \. RS Standpoint.
When n the spring 50 the town voted
the sum Of 5000 there was no uscer-
tainty a. 10 the ice 10 which the money
was 10 be put. The ia K Of each and
every man who sad word upon the
matter IN town meeting WAS In favor Of
making the appropriation IN memory
Of the dead and to provide a home for
| the survivors Of the war Of GID No
one will clam that the speaker who
used these words meant home
other than 10 Tie sense Of place Of
meeting, heacq larters # t4e.r own,
tue home Of Their organization, and his
talk was IL every body's mouth I. wa
the general understanding Of the towns
/ people aud Of tue voters vino voted the
+ money Tor just that purpose. The 6 A.
j K. Post lad DO hand q this other than
they procured tie insertion 10 the war
/ rant Of the Article, which brought the
matter before the town. Willie the
/ building !" o. gong on the Post was IN
/ yited BY the Trustees Of Bloomfield
Academy 10 appoint committee to con-
fer with them presumably in regard to
he laying out Of the money The com
mtttee was appointed, met the Trustees
and reported that they were snubbed
and insaIted and declined to serve long
or.
Evidently the Trustees had discovered
that the records Of the town az to It's
/ l.
wording Of the Article Of the v arrapt.
and lad decided they, self perpetual
/ ing, c.ose corporation, were responsible
10 no Ole. il mis- as 10 al other mat
| ters
From that time until recently the
/ Post has done nothing in regard 70 the
matter. II was quietly made known 10
them about the time the building was
completed that they were not to occupy,
and the thing WAS dropped They have
borne the taunts Of the townspeople
that they had been used a a cat's-paw
to pull the chestuuts out Of the FIRE, etc.
etc, With what patience they could. and
let it go for l7iyears
! The lease Of the G. a. Z. Hall.
expired April 1st. and some two months
since, in discussing ways and means
the matter came up again and was
pretty thoroughly discussed with the
result that the Post decided that It
would do no harm to find out what its
! rights were, if any ii had A commit
tee was appointed for that purpose. who
procured the insertion Of the Article in
i the W arrant which brought the matter
| again before the town, whose action all
are familiar With
There Is said TO be point beyond which
fore bearaBce ceases TO be a virtue and
since the first meeting in March that
! point seems to have been reached. The
/ Post bias been told that they had no
rights under the decision of the town,
! but that perhaps they might be allowed
/ 10 hold one or two meetings a month in
the Library Parlors if they would be
real good and not smoke and 60 away
quietly when the business of their
meeting was done
As though the Post was begging favors
from the Trustees of Bloomfield Acad-
envy
They were told that their occupancy
of the rooms would render them unfit
for ladies use. THE unkindest cut of
all.
| Dear ladies, some Of the brightest and
/ best of your sex have been our com
pauions, our helpmeets, the mothers of
our children, the great blessing of our
lives these many years, and never dis
covered what low down creatures they
lived with. Possibly, too, that these, our
aides, were even the guests of the bong.
'ong (ar. REPORTER please don't print
this "bunC-towna aristocracy Of SkoH
hogan who think they cant sit in a
room once occupied by a q \. K. Post.
In conclusion please notice that this
letter is not Official but just the
ideas of
ONK OF 'ER