The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-03-12


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So bring hither for his lapel a fringed gentian
And some peonies and daisies and hollyhocks and
other flora too various to mention.
Oh. what an occasion gsla
Would it might happen daila,
Or weekly, anyway at least monthly let us
say-ls
JOY To assemble at the good old hotel headquarters
And sign in, and shake hands with other delegates
and have few pre-convention snorters!
Then hey for the opening dinner, inevitably adver
tised as banquet or brunch
With things astronomical at least aimentary as
we'll as matters apparently intellectual TO MUNICH
Oh the wonderful welcoming speech by one OF the
lesser vice presidents
Who deeply regrets that the big lad himself is not in
residence.
Oh. the speech so hearty, happy, hopey, so full
of mot and sally
With mot and mot of it right down the same alley
With announcements yet and earnest urgings that
all delegates consult their folders-One pro-
vided at each plate-and lovingly memorize
the full schedule of events full scheduled Tor
the morrow;
Since to miss one Of the General Meetings or one
of the Departmental Meetings would be dire
misfortune and insupportable sorrow.
And Just as foreastc of feast-in-store the chair
man reads few titles
OF papers to be read next day by serious thinkers
and go-getters who give voice in monotone,
hour-ong recials
And who will talk of fields and frontiers and levels
With the piercing persistence of zealots or devils
With no one whit the wiser
For observing and hearing the arculate geyser'
And meanwhile wishing he we're somewhere in
Chrysler Keyser
Timothy is true conventioneer.
He has no notion OF keeping alert for the morn's
chsnticeeT.
And right nov he proposes as soon as this dinner
lg he has a II.
To round up group of deepthinking delegates and
go somewhere where the atmosphere is sooth
ing and make night of II.
For Timothy loves companions deep-thlnking
on al any rate deep drinking
Who will be comfortably boom and will not talk
statistics discuss trends and levels,
But will enter right heartily into the construction
of some first-claSs conventional revels
They will cut didoes, and tell jolly tales, and keep
calling noch ems more,
Not because they are rumpots buns but sensible
men who realize perfectly we'll that this is what
conventions for.
The true convention delegate
For important convention meetings is never late.
This is not because he is prudent and punctual
and determined not TO allow circumstances to
prevent or forestall;
No; il is because he does not attend any meetings
at all.
How can a delegate
The distinction of being sent TO a convention,
AT personal eXpenslon,
BY company branch or department, or other
section or dimension,
If he is TO be tied down TO session and roundtabe
and panel and forum
And other such gatherings only hamper and
borum?
No, no; such thing is not for one instant to be
thought OF,
Not while sane delegates are conscious of what
they wot of.
Anyhow there will always be enough frumps TO lis
ten TO papers and speeches,
And sit in serious discussion al SympoSia like so
many undisllusoned vain-clingng leeches
And vote and adopt measures, and elect candidates
Who will carry out say they will carry out, the
conventions mandidates.
Not of this coterie Timothy who is real delegate
with finer estimate of his position
Than to dedicate himself TO series of hard folding
chairs and endlss dull disqusition.
Timothy will enjoy the convention to its last moist
moment, and for the business Of il, he will
wisely wait until all the agenda of ii are pub.
ished in booklet as acts,
And all the Hacienda plainly recorded facta,
And the lists of delegates duly and alphabetically,
with addresses and importances indited
Timothy will receive copy of this booklet by
ond-clsss mail, and wi" study IT as lesson TO
be recited
He will learn all these data and 90 the next home
meeting OF MS company or Dranch or depart
ment and glibly recite em
To his interested constituents and thoroughly de
light 'em
The constituents will be pleased with their delegate
Him they will cordially congratulate;
They will say he has brought them splendid report
And he has too-all a matter of printed record
and I'd like TO hear any dissenter make retort.
Timothy will remark TO all friends after his home
meeting
When his expense account has been approved and
paid, and he has received endless fehcitation
and greeting,
That things at the convention seemed at first to be
somewhat alarmin' and dsturbin
But that everything cleared up nicely on basis of
Bourbon
Timothy will tell how unduly officious dele
gates had for time threatened certain pro
grams and proposals TO blotch.
But that everything worked out with timely ap-
pcation Of soda and Scotch
All in all Timothy will say, the convention was
grand Rettogether
With absolutely nothing unpleasant about 1t, ex
cept maybe in spots, the weather