The mirror., 1923-12-06
PIERIAN CHAUTAUOUA CIRCLE


Shades of Jefferson and the gentleman
from Maine have witnessed men in the
heat of argument discountenanced and
satire. And l have seen the same result
achieved with less wit by one adept in
the uses of parliamentary procedure. Yet
it was only at the last meeting of the
Circle that a probable and, in several in
stances as related by Mr. H. c. H., demon
strable union of wit as relative values
with the technical knowledge of parlia-
mentarian came within the narrow scope
of my experience.
Attending Circle meeting as a men,
Der is much like witnessing a Greek dra-
ma or comedy in the days of Sophocles.
With this proviso: That instead of tenn
peramentally bowling demand for
Bacchanala when the actors are in the
midst of deifc discourse the audience or
member here has only to arise and request
point of order, following which the mat
ter in gist is again referred to.
To Offset, then, point of order which
anyone is mentally screeching who has
been so kind or careless as to pick up and
begin to read this article, or to crafty
such screech quid pro quo, it is possible,
in the manner of Cesar to divide the
meeting into three parts, of which Mr..
H. c. HIS contribution was the largest
This contribution for such it was to the
knowledge of all present, had to do, as
intimated at the outset of this report, with
Parliamentary Tactics. Mr.. H. gave in
brief the history, customs, rules, and uses
of parliamentary procedure, with a pro-
fusion of anecdotes both personal and his
torical as illustrations of the various
methods of interpreting these rules. And
at the conclusion of his address questions
were put to him by the members, questions
having to do with the rules of order
adopted by the Circle and questions in
volving the political careers of statesmen
past and present. To all of which the
conclusion is that in Mr. H. the Circle has
an authority ION parliamentary practice.
The second contribution, and next in
interest to its predecessor came in the
form of recitation by Mr.. F. R. of Robert
Services "The Spell OF The Yukon" 1t
has been my privilege heretofore to praise
or to try to praise, the talent whereby Mr..
r. is able to transfer to his audience the
intrinsic qualities of whatever it happens
to be that he chooses to recite. Superla-
tives are, l am aware, said to SAVIOR of
barbarism, so 1 had perhaps best refrain
from their use, letting those who have
had the pleasure of listening to Mr. R.
recite or declaim stand witness to his art.
The third and last contribution to the
program, paper on the esthetic in litera-
ture, was fortunate in that it was slipped
through at the last minute, Mr.. O. NJ,
the president, reading off the sheet after a
few predatory remarks by its author, Mr..
M. AS neither the subject nor the writer
thereof is satisfied with its present incom-
plete treatment it is hoped that in the fu-
ture a more accurate disposal of the mat
ter will be published
By this time, as the romantics have it,
the period had drawn to close. The
town clocks being out of repair, witness
Honorary Member Deputy. Welsh, upon
request of the president, interviewing his
watch. Witness, also, the restless express
sions on the fifteen door-turned faces, two
being absent each scenting the odor of