The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-10
FAT MEN FORM
ORGANIZATION
AT OLDSMAR
steps TO BE TAKEN TO INTER
NATIoNALIzE cLUB-oRocERs
AND BARRIERS WILL BE FIRST
TO SUFFER.

OIdsmar, Fla, June s.-The Florida
Fat Mems Club was organized in
CIdsmar and steps have been taken
10 appoint representatives in other
cities and towns, including New York,
Eoston, Philadelphia, Detroit, Lansing,
Toronto and Bromhead, Saskatche-
wan. Canada, making it an interna-
tional organization of the corpulent
ones.
Negotiations have been started to
secure wholesale rates from the gro
Gerry stores, the members believing
they are are entitled to a reduction
on account Of being such heavy con-
slmers. In these days of high cost
o. living, 1t is difficult for the fat
man to MAINTAIN their avoirdupois and
elnbompoint without spending Excess
sive amounts of coin, and it is con-
sidered really necessary to form
heavyweight protective association. A
number OF the men are bald-headed
and an effort will be made to secure
half rates at the barber shops for
these shining examples OF plumpness.
The motto Of the club is Laugh and
Grow Fat
On account OF the effort required
to get up out of ones chair a motion
was carried that there shall not be
any rising votes. Fat men are admit
ted. but there is a strong rule against
fst-heads. 1t was unanimously voted
that there should not be any salaries
less than $4,000 per year, although
no provision was made as to where
TIE money is coming from. The shouts
Of hearty laughter and cheers by the
enthusiastic corpulent citizens could
be- heard for two blocks.
Officers were elected as follows:
Presiding blimp. p. w. Gary; big tub,
Henry o. Oellien; little tub. George A.
Abel; butter tub. VIM. e. Bodies; gas
bag, r. f. L. Pryor; exalted bath tub,
III F. Sanchez; colossal secretary, E.
B. Blanton; enormous treasurer. C.
H Ricketts,; first fife, d. J. Byrnes;
worthy gas pipe, DR.. ]. c. Martin.
BY special dispensation of the giant
aygk. DR.. ]. c. Martin was admitted TO
m membership in the club. On being
asked his weight he stated it as 225.
and was Immediately corrected, his
weight being twice %. The question
arose whether it would be wise to
allow Dr. Martin to become a me;111,er
because he might claim credit for be-
ing the medical adviser responsible
TO- the plump and healthy condition
Of the members. The doctor cried
OuEs Is there no Da1ItA III AIllead
and it was unanimously voted that
there is Everett Iyrue and Rev. L.
II. Shumate, of Oldsmar, We're elect
ed honorary members.
One OF the giant intellects present
was Henry o. Oellien, formerly of
Maplewood, Missouri which has help
ed to make st. Louis famous. Mr..
Oeilien is a member of the Fat and
Lean Charity Baseball Association in
Missouri. and he proposed that their
plans be worked out in Oldsmar. The
proposition was received with uproar-
ious cheers.
arrangements were completed by
which the fat men and the lean men
of Oldsmar viii play game of base
ball on the fourth of July, with the
baseball diamQd SO arranged that a
good hit into the outfield will drop
the ball into the bay where the field
ers will have to go after it. This
the spectators.
Hon. James H. Thompson, chair
man of the Oldsmar council, has been
appointed umpire and a pair of blue
smoked glasses will be provided for
him. There win be several assistant
and substitute umpires in case OF loss
or damage.
The other charter members of the
Florida Fat Mems Club include E. NJ.
Brogden. G. A. McNally, Otto Schawa
cha. Albert Laycock. Clarence Conklin
and v. A. Richmond.
There is a large number OF thin.
slim. silver shaped men on the wait
ing list and they will have to feed up
literally in order to become quail
fled.
The Fools Creed First