The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-01-26
THE slsrGRaOoO OF G,a ASO GlD,
A Fall Report Of The Meeting Of The
New Organization for tho Az
gra,aliOn Of iian,

New Organisation Tor lho AZ
gra,allOn Of iiNn,
Tho organization ni o sHlrlhood
which should have lor lls object the
discrimination Of knowledge and the
aggWvalion of man, has Ions been lell
here, The present sphere Of woman Ia
10 limited by the lyrnnl men, that the
opportunities of interehangng Views
on all topics, particularly the affairs of
their nelghbors, arc very limited a
great want II now filled, The field Of
gossip and scandal Is now open 10 the
humblest aud the weallhlest The
slsterhood Of gab aud cad has been or
gnnlled under u charter from the grand
lodge Of the United States, which Ia lo'
Gated IN Washington, aud tho objects
Of II are 10 noble, No worthy 80 what
you-cnllem, that the proceedings Of the
first meeting, alter its organization
here, cannot hut be read with Interest
a HERALD reporter who crawled out
on the roof OF the buildlngaud hanging
with one hand "a the eve Of the house
took notes af the minutes, gives the
following thrilling memoranda thereof
4 large number Of ladies' assembled
M IA ali
The room was crowded with age and
beauty, Upon motion Of Miss Mercy
Pecksnill, Mrs r. Wilfer was called 10
the chair ana briefly stated the object
ofthe meeting with eloquent garrulity
Mrs, Leo Hunter was appointed Sec
rotary.
Mrs, liommIny, the mother Of the
Graceful, then rose aud offered the fol-
lowing resolutions;
Resolved That II Is our duty as well
nv our privilege, to III cuss the private
niiniis of our friends at every regular
meeting Of the sisterhood Of q. q.
Resolved, That no member shall
tnlk more than i've minutes on any
subject unlcss every other member Is
talking also.
Resolved, That the better TO gather,
slit aud present In n pulNinble form
everything which does not concern Us,
for discussion, that the following
committees shall he appulntcd
A committee on neglected homes.
A committee ON children, servants
and husbands
A special committee on cooks,
a committee on piety nnd society.
a committee on dry goods clerks.
A committee on serious heauX.
A committee on gossip and scandal.
A committee on wall flowers.
A committee on who's who?
The resolutions Were read and unan-
imously adopte nndthc chaIrappont-
ed the committee.
Mrs. John Perryhingle arose and
stated TINT she had been misinformed
az the nature and object of the meet
ing, and begged leave 10 retire, which
she did. This created some confusion.
Miss Becky Sharp then arose and in
her most brilliant and torcible man
ner, begged to report from the COM
: mittee on gossip and scandal, that
they were happy to state that they ac.
cumulated valuable collection of tit.
tle+tnttle, which she facetiously demon.
mated "small beer,n which was toe
voluminous to read. Her report
indicated that there were many de.
lightlul tit-bits in it, Adopted unaui.
mously.
f Lady Gay SpanRer, chairman of the
committee on ildren, servants anC
husbands, reported that her Dolly was
in the habit of playing keno, and dis
guising himself in the wine when i
was red, and then coming home with
n story about his having been to tn,
lodge. Groans and Kisses were quit,
4 audible rs sh, stated this unusual habi
r of husbands. Referred to the judi
, ciary committee.
:, The widow Bedott read lon!
rambling report on cooks, whom sh
, characterized rs fit for nothing an,
likely to wear them all out with thei
!, airs, dirt and laziness. She sp0k
a feelingly of a perfect treasure whom
4 she was paying fifteen dollars month
who got drunk and tried to cook OF
the table instead of the stove. Re
:, ferred to the committee on homes
:, Mrs. Jelliby, from the committee OF
:, piety aud society, made heart-reDd
:, ing appeal for better butter at fire.
. lunches, and more moral pocket hand
kerchiefs fer the caliboose sufferers.
= Miss Flora McFlimsey read the re
port of the committee on dry good
>, clerks. Her eyes flashed fire as sh
read how the committee in the cours
:, of their investigations had develops
= the fact that members who had gon
to shop, had been grieved to see dis
:, position among some clerks to ente
: into conversation with them Will
waiting on customers. Special actio
was ordered on this grave subject.
Miss Betsy Trotwood from the coni
mittee on serious beauX, reported tina
after diligent search none were to b