Show the rag gatherers of paris I 1 lie lier iier rag ig g there chiffoniers chiffo of paris have long r a a fu mutual tuai benefit society and they re catly chilly d rn ludd and obtained pert permission niss I 1 oil oll from va tie tle to hold a meeting for the purpose of ex it iti and revising its statutes utes the thi mw mer a w avs 13 hald a f faw vv days ago at a public house IN 6 tn n the ill ili sign of tile the vieux drapeau iu in t ito ite lle lio qu ier ter ivr st Al direel treel forty eight delegates nominal d by the whole of the rag gathering fratt frati were present and each of tilbern them on entering A his ris LR tid which were disbursed in p ying f r tle the room and for sundry bottles of vin ordia lre ire the tile B s nor del dole dolp egile gile was pro tem called to the cair calr c ww h wis was of a cask turned bottom howarda wards warda aa sni s ani n i MX ix delegates who knew how to write wre w re ra pro oed oad o ad d ms cindi candidates dates for the posts of pre si pienta enta euta a i an election of these two ci 0 I 1 mig been deen made the senior fenior resigned b his hid 3 bent seat 0 he ie elected president taki taking ag possess iod lou of oath lh cask cank th latter embraced the senior md nd dieu vieu 1 lea ipa deli deh cd d a speech in which after expatiating on oli the hi h y of rag gatherers as a body proved h w sail by air tn ir always giving up anything of or th ni g it happen to finland fiu fin dand by their rare 1 figurin fig urle boore the tribunals for robberies or ot ti oi olt off 4 4 he lie gave an account of th opera tins of or oie HIP th 6 l lil lif it society since sinca tile the last meeting mp eting eling ani aai aul pati l caily exhorted his dear brethren to 0 be in audly lo 10 e euh eu teh ich h other oilier and united tie tic s r tot iti feiry y then read one by one tile the statutes atit utes of tha so ty which are 52 in number and ask asked d i i any d 1 1 g kite gite ite had hid h id any alteration to propose ia la aam 0 ly two wera were subjected to disc discussion uon i t 1 e letb WD wo ch provides for the Irra fraternal division imong 11 11 ii irig gatherers of particular districts of clift heals gheaja of sih rih and filth that may be de in lim lim li ii m and the relative to the tiie con to ha he paid per to the Boci tty aty and til I 1 dinon ainan t to ba be allowed to sick members tile fi A st at m motioned rationed arlisi arti arli Ji after due dob dobine ite w is mosa moda mod in d to the tile effect that not only should ti il hoa hea y a for lor s iid ild be reserved to the rag g tt herera 0 ol 01 t the lie d BI I 1 iati ct but that oa oil no account should one ag gatherer presume to encroach on tile the h heam heap RP of n and tile tho second was oa on account of f the orre orri ent tilt d arness of food modified so as to make the tho i lly ily contributions of members jn in 4 didd d of av or and the daily dahy allowance allowa allow uce atice to the tha sick 6 61 ill in i ad of the tiie a ut a tubing been formally approved a r solution rs so lutio in previous meetings declaring that the th elest of the tha rai rak rag cathering gathering f gathrid otie oae S aced aged pa fa called the general could t ute uie rest fife file ba be freed from any payments to the society but should enjoy 1 I 1 1 its ils au he should besides be allowed 50 gra a i is ns of tobacco a month should have a so bis it t of lnor luor at all ail meetings and banquets and ouid ut lit the tatter latter ba be entertained craus graUs was passed anam nutty with loud applause the tr wai waa was then called on to produce his ac accounts oid jid wid esh cash the tha ec counts accounts having been x imm a u mia ria ra declared correct and tile the balance i in a hand av leix irli consisted of 77 f and was de whited in an earthen po pot was counted and was aso aso bao fonas found ix ex i x ic the delegates dele delf gates gaies then removed ti to a api pub put blo lle lie hue called tile the pot tricolor at the tiie terrier u w hera here a banquet was 1 vided aided i 1 r them thiern tais place ilace has lids always been the tha grand rendezvous 0 tho ng rig cathering fraternity and formerly it was divid alvid d into three one called tile the chamber of peers for the elite of the calling that is who possessed a good bas baskets bask keta sta good intern lantern I ani an a crochet with tile tha handle ornamented in cop pr pr thi lh 9 called the chamber of deputies mr wr thoss thosa who possessed such things of an inferior quality or in a dilapidated state and the third which was called the saloon of the tila true pro lt for the tha lower orders who wilo had fiad neither nelt neit iier lier basket nor not lantern nor croc liet and who consequently quent ly were obliged to pick up ads rj s with their nug hug fingers gers aud and carry them therl in bah bags but bat on the present occasion it was determined that in accordance with the progress of democratic ideas of late year years and as a mark ot of friendly feeling all distinctions of rank should be broken down and that th tio tin i aristocracy ml die class and lower orders ol 01 the profession should meet mett at the ho same table the chairman on taking the tile chair proposed that henceforth this determination should be rigorously adhered to as a fundamental ruta rula of the rag gathering community and his fits proposition was adopted with acclamations tile the guests then proceeded to attack the good things provided for them the dish of honor ho I 1 r was a gigantic olla analae An podrida po drida the hie wine was ordin aire alre and was contained in a high earthen jug jag called the petit pere which was constantly being replenished from a cask called the mauric ilc ile and and the tire dessert was composed of the strong cheese Gir arme of radishes and of a petit verre verra cf of a horrible sort of brandy the banquet was very gay and at tile dessert several toasts were drunk one of th ahm rin tin to the press which said the president enlightened the world and by its large consumption of paper cause caused d rag gatherers to live A collection made for the poor closed the banquet it amo amounted to af at former gatherings the utensils of the table were chained to it but on this occasion they were left free the guests however were required to depts it the value of them and when they give them up oa on leavia leaving the deposit was restored |