The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-06-03
How Ene WOEen Organized .

/ It is q sad thing to see ten or tWeIv,
women get together and attempt Il
I organize society to aid the desery
I ing poor They tried it i'm Ninth
avenue the other afternoon, after hay.
ing talked up the matter for three q,
I four weeks, Thirteen or fourteen ot
them met 10y appointment, and after
some skirmishing one Of the numbar
called the meeting to order and said
that the first duty would be To elect
a President.
A sharp-faced woman got up aud
sand that she didn't want the pOsi-
ton, but if it was the wish of the
meeting that she should take il. wbv.
she would There was a painful
pause, and fat woman arose and
said that she had had considerable
experience with such societies, and
that she thought she could render
greater personal aid if made Presi-
dent. There was smother painfuI
pause, and a little woman rose uD and
squeaked: {:
~ move to lay the subject on the
table 2"
The other women looked at her in
freezing way, and it was suggested
that ballot be taken. All readily
agreed to this aud ballots were pre-
pared aud bonnet passed around.
When the votes were counted it was
found that each woman had put in &C
least one for herself and three Of them
had put in two or three. The Presi-
dent pro tenn, looked very grave as
she stood up and remarked
'Ladles, 1 trust that this error may
not occur again"
1t did however, or st least each one
cast vote for herself, but on the
third ballot a choice was made aud
the lucky woman took her seat,
sm0Othed out the folds of her dress,
and rem arked
"Phe next thing in order is the
the next thing %
A woman with a wart on her nose
then made a speech, saying that she
had been treasurer of several similar
associations, and that il it was the
wish of the convention she would ae-
cept the office. 1t didn't seem to be.
the wish, however.
ST move to adjourn ~ solemnly ex-
claimed q woman with large back
comb.
"Fhe motion is not in order" repli-
ed q woman across the room.
"Am in the chair or you" de-
msnded the President.
'I move to reconsider the motion 90
squeaked the little woman.
~ support the question ~ put in the
fat woman.
The president wiped her speetaeles,
raped on the stOve-pipe and replied:
Ladies' aud gentleman, there is no
motion before the house, aud the
question to adjourn is out OF order"
mot much!" exclaimed woman
nearly six feet high, drawing herself
up. "pve seen more meetings Of this
kind than the President ever heard of,
and know that an order tO adjourn
is always in motion ~
$50 is your tongue ~ said one of
the league, aad the president knocked
on the stove-pipe aud said
"rhe chair believes she knows her
business as well as any woman wear
Ing plated jewelFy, or as well as if she
had q wart on her nose ? We will
now proceed to elect Seeretlry and
Treasurer. How shall they be elect
ed ?"
NANGl NOlCcI CIic.l Oiic.
''I motion by ballot !" added a sec
ond.
"By exclamation ~ shouted a
third.
"YOu mean dccldmdtioa" explained
the President, looking at the last
cpeaker.
"I don't wear An Alaska. diamond" )"
was the reply, "but know as much
as some folks that do ~
"Less jOurn % shouted a female
who was born in 1770.
81 move the previous notion" put
in the fat woman.
"Will some one nominate a candi-
date p asked the president.
A painful silence eusued.
The fall OF a hair-pin would have
sounded like hair-Din falling over
onto stOve-bOiler. Each hoped To
have some one else nominate her, and
all, therefore, breathed hard and kept
| silence.
'I nominate Mrs. -" finally said
the President, seeing there was q
deadlock.
"You can't nominate and put the
motion too ~ squeaked an old lady
with beau-eatchers.
81 order the previous notion" said
a woman with a red shawl.
"And Pm going hum ~ added tie
fat woman.
'SOam l :"
"SOam / 90
And they walked out, leaving the
President tying up her left shoe, and
her eyes fishing wildcats. And all
this is why Detroit hasn't another
"SOciety to Aid the Deserving Poor" i"
Detroit Free Press.