New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-13
MIMIC TOWN MEETING
Post Parliament Holds Its One FRO
olous Function of the Year.

Stamford. n Y, had greatness thrust upon
~ Yesterday at the Hotel Vendome Wheh FoSt
Parliament chose its town meeting as noue4
for the mimic town meeting. whlch TOOK INC
Mace of the clubs annual moot parliament IL
he sure the smelling committee WHICH, az
oordipe 20 Mrs John Fowler Trow, the preSl-
dent IS one of the institutions OF the up-otate
town, was missing. but other COMEDY Injuries
vera there such as the sleepy assessor CMrs.
William Gerry Slade), the irresponsible Town
clerk. who would step out for drink (Mrs'
I.ou,s 7. Todd. and the grasping collector. who
wanted to tax everything in sight (Mrs. Edward
Weidenfeld) Miss Anna Maxwell Jones carried
off the role of a single woman whose real estate
has been untustIy assessed. and the spats pc
tween her and the brusque old German commas
sioner of highways (Mrs Charles W. datneiol'
With which all the business of the meeting was
peppered and sailed, were a constant source or
joy to the large gallery Of clubwomen
Mrs Lille Devereux Blake. the widow OF 8
veteran of everything in the war line from 1Slz
TO Cuba. whimpered and quavered her demands
for a pension, and Mrs. John F. Yawger as an
overseer Of the poor bewailed the fact that the
commissioner of highways Cor hghwayman. as
one of the citizens Indignantly characterized
him), got all the appropriations.
The first business to come before the citizens,
after Miss Jones had complained that OF course
her taxes had been raised because she was
woman and summer colonist, was the motion
of Mrs Charlotte B. Wilbour for the engage
ment of a man TO teach District School No. 8.
because for three successive winters the woman
teacher had broken up school by marrying
widower. Then Mrs. Margaret Holmes Bates
urged her fellow citizens TO pass an enactment
against the establishing OF any women's clubs in
their town.
4 know some little girls who have Liars
Club and it's founded on their mothers clubs,
she said.
women go home and tell what they hear at
womens clubs but men go home and don't tell
what they hear at their clubs" interposed Mrs
John H. Judge. I'm a man. and stand for
Women'S clubs,
Encouraged by the failure Of the opponents Of
women's clubs to turn them down, Mrs. Joseph
K Butler proposed amendment against the
keeping Of pet animals, the ground that they
brought in so many spinsters
What pets are the worst in this respect? in
uuired Mrs. Trow. who, as justice Of the peace.
or ledge" presided over the meeting in place
of Miss Bullowa Then, turning to the town
clerk she asked her If she could state whether
the ownership Of a parrot were conducive to
matrimony. The clerk could not
Il think pets are splendid idea-they give
the Spinsters something TO 90, lnteTposed MIS-.
Helma Secor TONES.
The Chair adjusted her jabot and Strengthened
her hat before remarking judicially: Spinster-
hood should be encouraged. Spinsters are
most valuable class, being often rich and pay
ing most of the taxes
That led up to debate on the taxing OF auto
mobiles apropos of the village clergyman (Mrs.
Dore Ivonl who went about doing good In one
and only killed a child day
The affairs of their bailiw1ck being settled,
Mrs Louis L. Todd entertained the members
and their friends at luncheon.