The Washington times., 1922-09-17

which was to take all jazz out OF
clothes and bring them to nor
malcy. Old Man Tuck Zeedo, of
Tuckaho, president Of the or
ganization, was introduced to the
one hundred and fifty tailors
seated around the platform with
their legs double crossed, and
after the applause had subsidized
he spoke as follows:
"Fellow needle wielders
(laughter), many years ago Tom
Hood, of -stitch-stiteh fame.
stated that the pin 10 mightisr
than the sewed (applsuse). but
we are hare to refute that state-
msnt llaughter), for we all know
and the world realizes that the
needle plays an important part
In keeping the world civilized
(applause). II no longer, a.
Worth the old Sew-cialist would
have US believe, takes nine tailors
to make q man, unless that man
10 leading . cats life (laughter).
The tailoring profession 10 COM
Ing into It's sewn (applauss) and
where, during the late war zap
plause) we heard much about
that rsliso-politcio paid Ne und
Gott (many misses heard through
out the hall) now We only hear
Lord and Tailor (laughtsr).
"Sew, fellow dt-isens, the
needle be for the needle In the
future In order to bring clothes
to . safe and sane basis Zap
plauss). We must take tho weed
out Of tweed and tho rag out Of
raglan (applauss).
Button the other hand ws
must not get ulster-conservativs,
but ws must divest the vest Of
its scesntricitiss. We must hold
up clothes 10 the highest pin
nacls Of admirstion (spplauss).
We must hold up the coat to Be
idolissd BY Fashion, w must
hold up tho psnts-(voies from
audience, Why not use suspsn-
ders) president Zssdo turned
to the interruptsr and said. Your
remark u very funny, Mister
Levy whereupon . vsryj serious
voice In the crowd beloved forth
We want no Moe Lsvity-go
on Thereupon the president
continusd). A. I wss saying, ws
must bag the trousers In their
lair and I cannot emphasizs too
strongly that our slogan for this
year should be Down With Jaxx
Trousers (cries Of heart hearty.
Let us raise tho tailoring busi-
ness (applause) to . profession
(applause) by doing our work
with the care and technique with
which an artist would paint .
picture (laughtsr) or an srchi-
tect draw his plans (applsuss). }.
Let US build our clothes accord
ing to correct measurements and
think that II . fitting remark
(laughter).
"The day b not Car distant
when colleges VIII give ont de-
grees to those having succsss-
fully passed all tailoring sxams
and then how proud we WIN feel
to see Moe Levy, B. A (button-
hole assembler). or Henry Hi
tonmeyer, B. 8. (buildsr Of
suits). Then w can feel thst
We arc IN our proper sphere and
be big bugs instead Of tape
worms (appiause).
"But the hour Il growing late
and I must cut my remarks abort
(spplause).
I'VE hsvs been challenged by
dress reformsrs and we must
tals their measure In any com
bat We must give expression
Of our principles In the clothes
we mako Instead Of suiting the
action to the word We must word
our action 10 the suit To do
sign well the tailor must Be Q
student Of anatomy (applauss) }.
We must mako our goods con-
form to every muscle Of the body
(applause). I have seen suits
that look as II they were con-
structed for mon With muscular
rheumatism (lapshter). We can
feel proud Of our profession for
history tells us that there was
Taylor In the White House
Zach Taylor).
"But now I must clothes (long
and continued applauss), know