SECRETARY’S TROUBLES
Gilbert and Sullivan’s operatic policeman of Penzance fame is not the only person whose lot Is “not a happy one.” The secretary of the Nore Yacht Club, Southend-on-Sea, on his re-election, described a club secretary's life in this way: If he writes a letter it Is too long. If he sends a postcard it is too short. If he goes to a committee meeting he is butting in. If he stays away he is a shirker. If he duns members for their dues he is insulting. If he does not collect them he is lazy. If he asks for suggestions he is incompetent. If he does not ask for suggestions he is bull-headed. In conclusion Mr. Ives said: “Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, if others won’t do it, the secretary must.”
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 968, 10 May 1930, Page 13
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134SECRETARY’S TROUBLES Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 968, 10 May 1930, Page 13
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