The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-06-10
HOW THE WOMEN ORGANIZED.

1t lS Z Sau lining 10 See ten VI tNcif
women get together and attempt to OF
ganize Society to Aid the Deserv1n!
Poor" They tried it III 9th Avenue tn
other afternoon, after having talked III
the matter for three or four weeks
Thirteen or fourteen met by appoint
ment, and after some diminishing on
of the number called the meeting to or
der and said that the first duty would b.
to elect President
4 sharp faced woman got mp and sait
that she didn't want the position, but i
it was the wish of the meeting that sh,
should take it, why she would.
There was q painful pause, and a ia
woman arose and said that she had had
considerable experience with such so
cieties and that she though she coul(
render greater personal aid If elected
president. There was one more painful
pause, and little woman rose up and
squeaked
81 move to lay the subject on the ia
be-"
The other woman looked at her in {
freezing way, and it was suggested thai
a ballot be taken. All readily agreed to
this and ballots were prepared and 6
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 tur
or three. The president protein looked
very grave as she got up and remarked.
Ladies' I trust that this error may
not occur again.
It did, however, or at least each one
cast vote for herself, but on the third
ballot q 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 wart on her nose then
made a speech, saying that she had been
treasurer of several similar associations,
and that if it was the wish of the con-
vention she would accept the Office. 1t
did not seem to be the wish of the con-
vention however.
81 move to ADJOURN" solemnly ex-
claimed the woman with very large
back-comb.
''The motion is not in ORDER" replied
a woman across the room.
Gam 1 in the chair OF are you ?" de-
manded the president
ST move to reconsider the motion, %
squeaked the little woman.
II support the question" put in the
fat woman.
Tie president wiped her spectacles,
raped on the stove pipe and replied:
Ladies' and gentlemen, there is no
question before the house, and the mo-
ton TO adjourn is out of order
Not much, exclaimed a woman
nearly six feet high. I have seen more
meetings of this kind than the president
ever heard of, and motion to adjourn
IS always in order"
$50 is your tongue" said some one
on the lounge, and the president knock
cd on the stove pipe and said:
THE chair believes she knows her
business as well as any woman wearing
plated jewelry, or as well as if she had
a wart on her nose. We will now pro-
coed to elect secretary and treasurer
How shall they be elected.
''Yiver voiceri" cried one
'sI motion by ballot" added a
second.
.sBy exclamation 20 shouted third.
'You mean reclamation" explained
the President, looking at the last speaker
Il don't wear an Alaska diamond, F"
was the reply, ''but I know as much as
some folks that dol"
'SLess journ % shouted a female who
WIS DOIA III 1OlO.
''I move the previous notion" put in
the fat woman.
"Will some one nominate candidate? 2"
asked the president.
A painful silence ensued.
The fall of hair pin would have
sounded like a crow-bar falling over on
TO stove boiler. Each hoped to have
some one else nominate her, and all
therefore, breathed hard and kept 81
lence.
IL nominate hfrs~." finally said
the president, seeing there was dead
lock.
''You can't nominate and put the mo-
ton too?" squeaked an old lady with
beau catchers.
II order the previous" said woman
with red shawl.
'And I'm going hum, added the fat
woman.
''Soam /.
ssSoam l..
'.Soam I. ;"
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. "-Det5rOt Free
Press.