Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-06-24
BEARSTORY BROKE
UP THE MEETING
Next Convention VIII Dis
cuss Vegetable Culture.
The Comet Egg.

The club was called TO order
promptly at eight o'clock last night.
The roll call showed 753 members
present. y number OF the In lirlnen
of the various committees wore silk
hats and were In full dress. and
great deal of dignity was shown i'm
the early stages of the meeting. but
was not apparent later \ little mis-
understanding between several mem-
bers ns to n question of veracity
caused, among other things. the
battering of several of these hats.
Some OF them were stove i'm" 10
iit clear down on the shoulders of
the weavcIs.
The President called for the report
at the committee ON The General
Condition of the Brotherhood. and
the report stated among other things.
the cause had received new life and
new impetus had been given To it
everywhere by the return to this
country of Most Worthy Right Hon
onhle Chief Exponent and Founder
Theodore Roosevelt, who had been
absent for more than IA year ON "A big
hunting trip, and that great interest
now ccntcred in his book soon In be
issued giving nm account of "Rig
Game Hunting i'm Africa. "
This piece of literature PROMISES
TO he n valuable addition To the IL
bnries OF the clubs OF the country.
motion was made 10 purchase n
copy of the book for each member
Of The club here, but was voted
down. IL was the unanimous opinion
of the club that IL rs fully able To-
write it, own literature, and tell its
own stories. That there is talent of n
high order Of the kind amongst us,
and 1t should be encouraged and de-
velopcd. Theie was great applause.
Alter much discussion the SARGENT
at arms, brother HnRy, rose TO re late
an experience he had last winter fox
hunting, but was ruled out OF order.
Other memhcrs ali over the house
were ON their feet clamuring 10 be
heard, but were ruled out OF order.
and general stampede prevented.
The committee ON astronomy renort.
ed that llnlley's comet had disap-
pearcd from our midst, but left
Trail behind IL. one remarkable
effect OF the comets visit was report
eel, handed in by the President. 4
hen in his community had laid
m egg OF the cNnct shape OF the COM
te, tail and all. The explanation OF
the phenomenon was that tho hen
gazing through mn opening i'm the
henhousc at night. had caught sight
of the comet, ana that this gazing
had It's effect upon her last lay"
hence the egg.
The committee on decoration was
directed To have the egg framed and
hung on the walls OF the lodge.
The committee on new clubs re-
ported the request for charters from
several points \ club will be insti-
uted at Pocahontas with headquar-
ters in the Headlight Office. The
charter fee of 5000 being duly paid,
the charter was granted, and d COM
mittee appointed to go TO Pocahon-
tas and initiate the officers and re-
port.
a member related bear story,
the substance OF which is published
on the inside OF ;hIs paper, to the
effect that DR.. Davidsvon had can
tured two cubs recently, the old
bear getting away. This announce
ment caused stampede. Brother
Hagy called his sink hole hounds
and started mt once for the scene,
followed by "A number of the mem
bers, all loaded for bear.
The club adjourned, the commit
tees report on vegetable culture
being postponed for one week.