The Greeley tribune., 1910-01-13
NOT AIR CLUB .,,,.,,,>
MAS IN SfS1ioN


~ lbc recent annual meeting ee CIV
n, mn IA the public by tbr writer,
,xho is not only the sclt-app"lhl'"
-,.;bc of the order. but Charter
member. as well as iuIIinS been ih''-
,x accorded life membership w"
,ho,rb his drcs continued in hr"rs'r
gelnw is the report:
sThp annual meeting OF rue A"'
Air club was held, ms IS 'us'onia'
on the common stamping ErounuS
+he harness room Of the Van ol'Nl'
Bros livery barn. The meeting was
~,,I attended, for when the roll was /
called all the actual mo" lnE sPiIlIS
and officials responded, Ihose ap-
sent we're largely of the traus'euS
class. The meeting was .tal!'u 20
order by the president NJ IA ~
gan. Though many years nave p"Hs
ed since the chair first shrfeNvu
reath his ayoirdupots, yet we Muo
nave aged with him notice nvt 'nv.
the lines have deepened upon nus
,Jsasant countenance TO a greater
extent than have they upon '"'' 90
an orthodox life.
with all the old-time resonance
and authority he called, and ON 'NfF-
cd Being a life president ne sly
untrouhIed while the battle fae-n
and the Scared veterans iouEht WIN J
a mighty fury for election 20 OIL
ciaI positions. after, as the deyu s'Ia
.ben he shearef the hog, mere r
uas much noise and little wool.
there resulted the triumphant ls'
below. ...., ... b,
WORTHY seer. Robert d Bird, NJ. 4
n c v 5. Those letters stand Tor
must request cash for veterinary
services" This. however only aE- .s
niles TO members of the glNo-f i.
Grand ConspIrator Robert Gra- !.
nam Jknown as Mr., SlieNI ;.
General Counselor N. seaman ;.
(club coenomon, Mr. Smqoth't :.
Most Eminent Iosher George van ;.
Sickle. :.
tLLttle Williel, :.
petit Judge, Arthur strong tThis -
Office corresponds 70 that or JUS :.
ice of the peace and IS Tor the con- :
,ideration of matters of minor lm- :.
port Mr. Strong was thought to oe :.
tilted for this on account of not talk !.
no SO much as other members and :.
vas therefore presumed no Pc sltteu :.
With greater wisdom ; :.
The Worthy Seer was appointed :.
" the chair as the club stakeholder :.
md bears the distinction OF being ;.
double official The requirements
" an aspirant to this office was FN
ucb that no other member could
urnish: .. honesty, a trunk with
ock and the bull dog tenacity OF the
ever giving up dollar until he has mo
. ha'
An anonymous letter addressed TO clio
he club was read. asking that ac- we
ion he taken against certain mem ou!
ers for questionable acts during to
he past. Brother Camp at this gel
oint arose and made a short and ke
npassioned speech. He referred to tio
he season now passing-the Christ prt
mas time-when hat and rancor
hould find no abiding place in the or
heart etc. and etc, with eyes suf- ici
'used with tears. An unanimous st
,ote ordered that the slate be wiped wi
lean. and all old scores be buried by
" the dead past. Sc
However this brotherly love busi-
ess was all "bosh'. The real rea- ra
on for the action was, as no par o.
ocular names were mentioned in the m
stter and each and every man pres va
mt knew he was guilty of such acts ha
nd not knowing where the axe te
would fall. he was mighty glad to tt
reep to shelter behind the love XII
md Christmastide" fence. tt,
And now came one great surprise | lii
.hen NJ. D. Spencer said Brothers
# the hot and smoky air: I stand Ia
,efore you upon mission OF resti- b,
ution; | wish to return TO all mem ri
,ers of this club-to each and all lc
| have hornswoggled you o
af in the past" Il
Much applause followed. and each 4
promised to be at the feed il
store before breakfast the next morn C
ing. Later the club. through a spirit g
Of fairness. excluded Brothers Camp n
.1d Seaman from the restoration act
~ 1T was discovered that the for s
ner had trained some horses for. G
and the latter swapped horses with t
Mr.. Spencer during the preceding v
rear and it was felt they were at '
least even if not a little ahead of 6
the game.
The chairman commended Spen- I
GERS act, saying he would make like I
restitution if he had had the oppor- ;
tunity to make anything to resti-
tute. For some unaccountable cause I
his deals, especially horse deals, had
ceased entirely with club members,
especially those" he said with
whom I have made very satisfactory
deals Ito myself are as hard to ap-
proach as a wild jack rabbit on the
plains
Brother Tom Farr was authorized
to inaugurate subordinate club at
his home on the Pacific slope, con-
tanning the bylaws of the parent /.
club of Greeley, and after deducting |
his personal rake off" to remit the |
balance raised to the home lodge
A lean and hungry looking mem |
ber here proposed that banquet be
given to the entire membership in
the near future by the most popu-
lar member. This idea was at once
approved. Cries OF Hear Hear
Good Scheme. everybody licked his
Hips and shouted. Even sedate Dr.
Bird was loudly in favor. But alas,