Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-26
This and. That
BY Charles E. Trace,oen.

We are pleased to announce TODAY
the establishment of the Jack Snratt
Catnip Fund to supply that animal
with fresh catnip and catnin mice as
he wills. ,N 0'
Inc officers of the foundation are
JACK Spratt, president: Charles =.
Iracewell, chairman of the board.
Charles E. Tracewell, secretary:
Charles r. Tracewell, treasurer.
Inc fund opened a few days before
christmas with a handsome catnin
mouse and a fresh 81 bill. both the
SitIs OF an unknown admirer of Jack.
Inc president of the new founda.
tion showed the greatest interest i'm
the mouse, shifting at the package
before 1T was opened, and rolling over
ana over with the imitation rodent
thereafter.
The chairman of the board. how.
ever, fell to wondering what on earth
ne would do with the dollar. He mt
this matter up to the secretary. who
In turn passed the buck" to the
treasurer.
Your treasurer, after storing the
sreenoack away in its pretty en-
Velope, decided that there was moth.
ing to do with it except to use If
since that is evidently what dollars
are for.
Inc president. seemed largely I'M
concerned over the money He was
so busy leaping into the air after the
mouse, and chasing it along the
polished floor, with some detrin1ent IN
the surface, that he could not give
much attention to the treasure.
The chairman of the board inme.
diately called a conference, which was
attended by the secretary and the
treasurer.
IF any one calls, tell them that
| am in conference. the chairman
announced. Is 12o
The matter was duly placed before
the other members, and it was finally
the unanimous sentiment that the
Jack Spratt Catnip Fund should be
established at once.
Gentlemen" said the chairman
explaining the proposition, in detail.
IF we do not establish this fund, jus:
exactly what shall we do With this
money? 1-@
1--WE hold this money in trust for
this innocent animal, and 1t behooves
us to make the wisest use, OF It, pos
sible. III r.
''Of course. We might add seven or
eight dollars to IT and give Jack q
turkey for Christmas. but, AFTER all.
that would be losing this gift,rin a
plethora of dollars. -
Thus we would defeat the -fnten--
ton of the donor, and do Jack no
particular good, as fear. we would
eat up most of the turkey, ourselves.
eh?" 80
To this the secretary and treasurer
agreed. amid much mirth.t and the
idea so appealed to them that it was
with some difficulty that the chair
man of the board turned their atten.
ton from the project.
But this would not do, gentlemen.
This Is Jack Spratt's money!"
Buy him porterhouse. steak,
them" growled the secretary.
"Or a neat red sweater" suggested
the treasurer. with a sneer.
Gentlemen, move that we estab-
lish here and now the Jack Spratt
Catnip Fund, to keep Jack in fresh
catnip and catnip mice" These words
OF the chairman were met with
cheers.
"All in favor of the establishment
of the Jack Spratt Catntp Fund, say
Aye, doomed the chairman.
Aye" roared the others.
IAN opposed. dare to say NO"
No one dared.
Il hereby announce, then, the
unanimous formation of the Jack
Spratt Catnip Fund" said the chair
man. Immediately appointing himself
to all the offices,