Middletown transcript., 1875-07-10
Organizing Things.

organizing 1nln8s'
II isa sad thing to see ten Or twelve
!: women get together and attempt to Or
ganize society to aid the deserving
J, poor" They tried it the other after
noon, after having talked up the matter
for three or four weeks. Thirteen OF
fourteen Of them met by appointment,
and after some skirmishisg one Of the
number called the meeting to order and
said that che first duty would be to elect
a president. sh lfl asq
\ A sharp-faced woman got up and said
that she didn't want the position. but
ifit was the wish of the meeting that
she should take it, why she would.
There was a painful pause, and q fat
woman arose and said that she had had
considerable experience with such so
cieties, and that she could / render
greater personal aid IT made president.
There was another painful pause, and j
little woman rose up and saueaked i
~ move to lay the subject on the
table !"414 giivsa taais4 ea
The other woman looked at her in 4
freezing way, and it was suggested that
q ballot be taken. All readily agreed,
to this. and ballots we're prepared and q,
bonnet passed around When she votes
were counted it was found that each
woman had put in II least one fort her
self and three Of them had put in two
orthree. The president lpro,tess looked,
very grave as she stood up snd rs.s
marked: :d liffH asns9sa rsg isGbsss
Ladies', trust that this error j s may ~
not occur again. s1i ,.saiI silrs si,ss 4.
Itdid, however, cor at least each aones
cast vote forlherself,i but o6 ths*hifds
ballot q choice ras made and tfIs loekyy
woman took Der seat, | smoothed ont tie
felds af hsridressi and remarked 4 S )
'.The next thing innoFdef Is thesas
the next thing !nFs=sosf isam sssfSls
q woman With ! sssrt oH Der nose eias
then i made = speech, saying that she ]
had been atreasurer of several jsimilari
asseciatiousI and that ifiitswss the wish /
of'the convention she would socept thu |
Office i didn't dlpqsIss seem y 4 e y she wish,
however. .ienos s,i 10 roo ~ "a. basf y.lJ
II move to adjourn r. isolsmnly 'exsa
claimed Gle womsn with q large Backj
comb, s'aiii ii'e saiaioe di1o@
aThel motion is not in order, |" re-
piled woman across the rsong IA
g"Am lin the chair, ,eor lured you ~
demanded the president! 4 IL .li,s=fA
~ move to reconsider thie, molten r
squeaksd the. little woman. lss
.aifIisupport theIquesiioh r 'aput inythsi
fat woman ID q sfnea aiit s. i sszss,a
The president wiped Her spsctaolss,
raped on the stovspipe. and replied
hssLadies and gentlemen. there is no.
motion before the house. andithe quest
tion to adjourn is out Of order. ."d aaiaa|
fsNot much r. exclaimed i woman
nearly six feet high ;, drawing herself1I
up.kii gfigis9aq 5shs 8 ~ sif, svenssr|
tive seen more meetingsuof this
kind than the president ever heard 81,
and ! know that an order to adjourn is il l
always in motion!' ss,ss.
at t'Soiis your tongue.!'' said one on,
the lounge, and the president khocked
on the sfoYepipe, and said:i ,sIad1s1 4
+ i'.'The The chair believes she knows her i
business as we'll - any woman wearing
plated jewelry, or as we'll as if she had
a wart on her nose We will now pro-
coed to elect q secretary and treasurer.
How shall they be elected p =. a.s, - i,
"Viver voicer!" cried one. ua aieigIli
SCI motion BY ballot!' added u
second. li' p leaasas sliata bae eeii /,
.' By exclamation !" shouted 4 third.
ts + You mean acclamatiop, /" explained
the presidents. looking at the last speaku|Il
er. .Tei 'ss, e siisn 5.is.lt Is sasrlaiiss
is.'I don't wear an ALASKA diamond = /,
was the reply /" but | know Is much.
as some folks that do r. va
ei"Less journ .r'lshouted female who
Rss born in 1910: ssis' saRis HqI
2 move the previous motion" put
IN the fat woman II,
- VIII some one nominate o candi-
late2'' asked the president. ,a ,asil4s l..
A painful silence ensued. lal
The fall Of 1 hairlpin would. have
sounded like = crovbar falling over .
'toTe-boiler. Each hoped to have some .
me else nominate her, and all, there
ore.s breathed hard and kept silence.
3 I nominate Mrs. !" finally said
he president, seeing there was dead
ock.iu ~ 2iae isks4 s.i; l8 ssfb s.ssi sal q
'a"You can't nominate and put the. 8
notion. o'dl too!' squeaked an old lady With Il
eau -catchers: INV .S..o'5 = iii
lss'1 order the previous motion" said U
! woman with red shawl" <ael.iim d
'.And I'm going hum!" added the
1t woman. ifss' sE5lsai,
I.'iSoam r! -
Seam I!'', ~ stg
g Scam TT .s4 .bis isihl :
And thew sta1ked' ont Ian v;n0 tba