The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1920-12-02
POSSUM CLUB HELD
GREATEST FEAST
fseziasut Petciish Again Elected and
rM.<ive Organization Is on Safe
,roand- Program of Frivolity


txsa Of The Polk County Possum
(nub. The word was "enthusiastum'
nd the worthy president said that
wae what the club was full Of. So was
a.n annuai good fellowship meeting
given Tuesday night at Star Hall
For more than two hours members
aad guests Of the famous fun max
ine organization sat by the banquet
beurds and when they had fllled the
iMnex man (and woman) with gooo
thi1xs to eat, took up the important
fsivolities of the occasion.
President Fvtsiish was triumphant
ii reelected despite campaign OF
slnmaer and abuse against him and
bse P0ssum Club is again assured OF
karin9 at It's head the one man to
Mkosu its success is mostly due.
1o accomplish the reelection of the
Aoefn man. it became necessary to
violate nearly every parliamentary
lax. and to poke good natured jests
nd jokes 1T prominent personages In
Me1a and cIseWhere.
tenghter reiQned supreme for the
srae being and those who did not
ssaila and participate in the merry
mxkinR missed the real purpose of
ne Passszin Club
Was the Rteatest gathering m
p,zzz Of numbers yet held by the club.
EfntAs were laid at the four long ta-
k7ee for 208 persons, but these were
~ e1ough- number were unable
+ 80 places At the banquet, and, re-
rre3<nhle a. L was to the committee
y eaAr4e. nag % retire without TAX
- NN9y t9clr snare Of the banquet.
H41eE nanunnK the tlckets deciare
~ ~ were ISSUED, but the tickets
4ffc not taken up when the guests
cN12reo me nHii
4He cnIef regret OF the evening,
Anw1yer, vas tne delay IN starting
lNe feasun&- members ana guests
tHe been been asked TO be ready 70
t41<e their seats not later thah i.5V
o'cie1k 4ney were on hand IN time,
pHS tne call 70 1000 dld' not come I'LL
nnarlJ 9eiocK. however, so Keen
rM tne antlcIpation OF the feast 70
es.ae that but rev left the Elks Home
4nd failed g get m the march to Star
nnzI. = seems Recessary 70 place tne
1laAse 5or TINS delay 1t IS SAID that
!11e PARTY from Wnom turkeys mad
oces engagea tailed, without notice,
% 111kS detfxery, and after waiting
W tne limit "a time, grand rush was
maqe q SECURE chlckens the only
aYA!la1ie supat1tQte, and the time was
se <zn1tea Is tnat tnese nad 70 De carved
af15 M else was ready.
nen tne panqueters mad taken
@*<<f places ABOUT the tables, hev: L.
fHfS spoke the Diesslng; PRESIDENT
tFt<4S1 .ueteupQn declared the Ieast
on, una tue p4nqueters made nylng
- r. s7S7 FF1s I'1Htters or baked possum,
sHeet pofakoes, chicken, rvenison,
sa<a0as te8etapies ana the many other
H9o4 tnlnEs 90 eat prepared by MRS.
=, zizQn ana ner stan OF assist
|a4ss - kfotel Mena' Inc feastlng
e!tofd Rt1n cp1fee and liberal slices
q Zeal leai pumpkin PIE
U1ln TINS portion OF the evening" S
AH aus 9 CLOSED incident, Louis Rob
eft 9anE tne opening selection OF the
Iaas!eal program, giving out Where
tne west Begins" and responding to
an encore.
number Of prominent men who
Eaa planned 70 pc present at the
sAst hut could not attend, wired
their regrets. Messages were read
thQsA secretary of State Tom J Ter
z'si: .... and {. State i Highway Commission
81 2 - k'Wens at Little Rock. Free
man Johnson, who IS with the legis-
llaklxe body touring the northern
8 J. wired his CONGRATULATIONS from
No1u'5sq1a, ~ q NO, 70 president Petefish.
IT Il s.. hushng, secretary of the
f'asp Als0 read number % tele-
s*4tH rom na1lonally known per-
anaressed 80 Mena residents,
'z*t we're ef such character as to
fzsAte mueh laughter because of their
&asa nA5urxd nonsense.
ke*laenI Retensh then gave his
S s.i' '..'H' n ADDRESS. he called attention
: y. Z = ..as 4asE. M present and future glories
III rsossun Cb1b, and in the course
81 z. nSs REMARKS asserted the organiza-
t!oH was qiIed with "enthusiastum"
*4I ~ Mefk 81 creating good fellow
g as s exeeunve's 2.t annual talk
49, k.ssteq with applause, and at the
e1'se Ane work of instructing new
t''-5It' ~ the secret work of the
''..ex Wan taken up.
\. '' <.5sz'o Fs1 {xofzny Guardian of the In
AZ. tss- L,<,of II 81. Z fench gave the instruc-
s1ssz y. 41'a TITS proved one OF the hits
z. Mae evening" Ihe candidates were
22f'n =. Z x, 9ett n1 N ickes; A. Mitchell of
neHsa5 <it4 southern; j. Ed
e r. iVey, Ariey Woodrow,
y rs ntnn3eys ~ Dr Il. II. Black,
9a!I, fk'a.!n& Mrs. w. L. Park
1iyen the password. the distress sign