The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-12-02
GREATEST FEAST
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In naming "Leggy Jim the former
mavor found occasion to ridieule and
attack the standing of the clubs long
fire president Mr.. Hamilton ylr-
snaIlv charged that Petefish had
sought by bribery thru the power Oh
money to buy the nigh office, men,
lioned gifts of honey to himself, ana
the purchase of tickets to the BAN
ouet for certain Mena women.
h r. Neal seconded the nomination
of aLeggv jim" and added to the dark
recital Of misdeeds charged against
President Petefsh. He dwelt mostly
ON the Acorn mans celebrated hog
cases. and when he had finished the
attack. drew a comparison by COM
mending his own candidate.
The charges made against the Pos
sum Club president drew the ire OF
Judge J. /. Alley, who rose when MT:
Neal finished and declared he could
stand no longer this abuse of his
friend and client. Judge Alley then
formally placed in nomination the
name of Petefsh for reelection, and
proceeded to deny the charges made
against his candidate. The judge ex-
planned that in the hog case President
petefish did not claim to have recog-
nized and been recognized in turn by
the missing hog after an absence of
is years, the correct time being but
Ia years and few months. This was
due. the speaker said, because this
particular hog belonged to long
lived strain Of porkers, and at the
time of meeting was still In Its youth.
Judge Alley created a sensation
when he sought in his defense OF
Petefish to make a more serious ac-
cusation against the presidents OPP
ponents. He said there were two sick
possums among the fifteen put up and
fattened for the feast, and that Pete
fish sought to prevent their being
killed and cooked. but was unable to
prevent it, so powerful were his de-
tractors. Tho he did not charge di-
rectly that "Leggy Jim" was respon-
sible, the judge intimated that a wild
cat had also been substituted for pos
gum in the preparations for the BAN
quet.
There were no seconds to the nomi-
q. ton of Petefsh and his followers
remained dumb while Peter McWil-
liam Of Golden Acres Farm, neigh
Dor of Petefsh, added more condem-
nation to the case against the Possum
Club leader. Mr.. McWilliam quoted
from the new testament to prove the
Acorn man ineligible for the office
ard corroborated the facts given in
the hog case and other charges made
against Petefish.
''Leggy Jim" Smith was present at
the banquet and was called upon to
present his own case. which he did.
His appearance on the rostrum was
greeted with much applause. Mr..
Smith spoke modestly of his abilities
as possum hunter, but praised the
worth Of his hunting dogs. He de-
clared Petefish was more entitled to
be head of the "Sons of Rest" than
of live organization like the Pos
sum Club. The candidate made de-
cided hit, and there were so many
who joined in Smith demonstration
that President Petefish was forced to
go on the floor and defend himself
The club executive admitted he had
bought tickets to the banquet for his
lady friends, but denied he was re-
sposible for the banquet being late.
He declared that he was the only at
traction worth while at the Possum
Club gatherings, and pointedly stated
the crowd came to see him and none
other. Without him at the head of
the organization it will fall, he assert
ed, and the club realized he spoke the
truth.
John H. Hamilton was fined $40 for
contempt of the president by trying
to interrupt the proceedings while the
tellers were taking the vote. T. r.
Jones. Rev. F. F. Harrell and w.
French were named as tellers, and af-
ter counting the votes they declared
Petefish elected. The vote, the tellers
reported, was Petefish 102, Smith 80.
There were charges of fraud made
and contest was threatened by the
Smith followers, who later appeared
to be satisfied when their man was
named as president. "I.egpv
jim was chosen by reclamation.
While the votes were being counted
Joe Calender favored the gathering
with vocal solos, one with piano ac-
compartment by Mrs. r. A. Tomlin-
son, and the other to his own accom-
paniment on the guitar. He pleased
so well encores were demanded.
The election over and everything
eaten, the banqueters called upon
Judge Finger 70 sing, and the Judge
responded with an original dittv. set
to music of his own making. Ii was
another of the hits of the evening.
1t was near. the II o'clock hour when
the benediction was pronounced bv
Rev. +. F. Harrell. and the Possum
Club feast of 1920 was officially end
ed.
Present at the gathering were a
number OF. out-of-town guests, includ-
ing delegation of eight from
Wickes, and number from Fort
Smith. Little Rcck and other places.
Plate Glass Cracking.