American citizen., 1875-05-08
How the Women Organized.

IT is a sad thing to see ten or twelve
women get together and attempt TO or
| ganiZe a Society to Aid the Deserving
Poor" They tried in Ninth avenue the
] other afternoon, after having talked up
| the matter for three or four weeks
| Thirteen or fourteen of them met by ap-
pointment, and after some skirmishing
one of the number called the meeting to
order and said that the first duty would
! be to elect President.
| A sharp-faced woman got up and said
that she didn't want the position, but if
it was the wish of the meeting that she
should take it, why, she would. There
| was a painful, pause, and fat woman
arose and said that she had had consid-
erable experience with such societies,
| and that she thought she could render
greater personal aid if made President.
| There was another painful pause, and a
little woman rose up and squeaked:
II move to lay the subject on the
| table"
The other women looked at her in a
| freezing way, and it was suggested that
| a ballot be taken. All readily agreed to
this, and ballots were prepared and a
bonnet passed around. When the votes
were counted it was found that each
woman had put in at least one for her.
self and three of them had put in two or
| three. The President pro tenn. looked
very grave as she stood up and re-
marked:
Ladies', trust that this error may
not occur again"
1t did, however, or at least each one
cast a vote for herself, but on the third
ballot a choice was made and the lucky
woman took her seat, smoothed out the
folds of her dress and remarked:
1.-The 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 associ-
ations, and that ifit was the wish of the
convention she would accept the office
1t didn't seem to be the wish, however.
:" l move to adjOurn;" solemnly ex-
claimed a woman with a large back
comb.
1.-The motion is not in ORDER" replied
a woman across the room.
Am in the chair or are your" de-
manded the President.
/" / move to reconsider the motion"
squeaked the little woman.
81 support the question" put in the
fat woman.
The President wiped her spectacles,
raped on the stove-pipe and replied:
Ladies and gentlemen, there is no
motion before the house and the ques-
tion to adjourn is out of order"
g Not much" exclaimed woman
nearly six feet high, drawing herself up.
" I've seen more meetings of this kind
than the President ever heard of, and l
know that an order to adjourn is always
in motionn'
$50 is your tcnguer" said some one on
the lounge, and the President knocked
on the stoYepipe and said: d:.-.ss,.-=..-a.
The Chair believes she knows her
business as well as any woman wearing
plated jewelry, or as we'll as if she had a
wart on her nose! We will now proceed
to elect Secretary and Treasurer. How
shall they be elected?"
"Viver voicer!" cried one.
81 motion by ballotr' added a second.
"By exclamation!' shouted third.
You mean dcctdnldtaOn," explained
the President, looking at the last speaker.
81 don't wear an Alaska diamond"
was the reply, "but know as much as
some folks that dor
LESS journ!" shouted a female who
was born in 1910.
:" move the previous NOTION" put in
the fat woman.
"Will some one nominate candi-
dateg" asked the President.
A painful silence ensued.
The fall of hair-pin would have
a stoye-boiler. Each hoped to have
some one else nominate her, and all,
therefore, breathed hard and kept silence.
Il nominate Mrs" finally said the
President, seeing there was a deadlock.
you can't nominate and put the mo-
ton tool" squeaked an old lady with
beau-catchers.
81 order the previous notion" said a
woman with red shawl.
hmm ad fat
woman.
"Soam IN
"Soam Ip'
"Soam II"
And they stalked out, leaving the
President tying up her left shoe and her
eyes flashing wildcats. And all this is
why Detroit hasn't another "Society to
Aid the Deserving Poor."-Detroit Free
Press.