The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-05-17
A DETROIT SEWING SOCIETY.
It Organization and Its Halt nj the Yer,
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ItI orsanIEatIon and Its Halt nj the Very
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It's a Sld thing, says the Free Press,
to see ten or twelve women get together
and attempt to organize q "society to
aid the deserving poor" They tried in
Ninth avenue the other aiternoon, after
having talked up the matter for three or
four weeks. Thirteen or fourteen OF
them met by appointment, and after
some skirmishing one Of the number
called the meeting to order and said that
the first duty would be TO elect o presi-
dent. et.dI ssIs = -
A sharp-faced woman got up and said
that she didn't want the position, but IL
it was the wish OF the meeting that she
should take IL, why, she would, There
was al painful pause, and q fat woman
arose and said that she had had consid-
cradle experience with such societies,
and that she thought she could render
greater personal aid II made president.
There was another painful pause, aud o
little woman rose up and squeaked. Il
Il move 10 lay the subject on the
table," g.
The other women looked at her in a
freezing way, and ii was suggested that
aballot be taken. All readily agreed
to this, and ballots were prepared and
bonnet passed around. When the
votes were counted il was found that
each woman had put in OF least one for
herself and three Of them had put in two
or three. The president pro ten. look
ed very grave as she stood up and re.
marked !: 'p1 i.'l -a's. Z
"Iadies, / trust that this error mny
not occur again" y
It did, however, or at least each one
cast vote for herself, but on the third
ballot o clioice was made and tho lucky
woman took her seat, smoothed out the
folds Of her dress and remarked:
"The next thing in order Ia the-the
next thingw clf@ 5tt.i
A woman with wart on her nose ther
made aspeech, saying that she had beer
treasurer OF several similar associations,
and that II II was the wish Of the conven.
tion she would accept the Office. II
didn't seem 10 be the wish, however.
81 move To adjourn" solemnly ex.
claimed o woman with q large back
comb. n @t
aThe motion Is not in ORDER" re,
piled woman across the room.
Am / in the chair or ore you," de-
manded the president. "a.
81 move 10 reconsider the motion y
squeaked the little woman.
F"Isupport the question: put in the
fat woman. 4N
The president wiped her spcctacles,
raped on the stoyepipe, and replied:
"Ladies and gentlemen, there is nc
motion before the house, and the ques-
tion TO adjourn is out Of order"
"Not muchln exclaimed woman
nearly six feet high, drawing herself up.
Give seen more meetings Of this kind
than the president ever heard Of, and
know thatan order to adiournis always In
motionl" s
$50 is your tongue |" said some one
on the lounge, and thepresident knocked
on the stoyepipe and said: z
The chair believes she knows her bust
ness as wellas anywoman wearing plated
iewelry, or as well as II she had n wart
on her nose We will now proceed to
elect o secretary and treasurer. How
shall they be elected Z"
"yiyer yoicerlp cried one.
al motion by ballot r. added q
second.
"By exclamation |" shouteda third.
nYou mean acclamation, explained
the president, looking at the lastspeaker.
81 don't wear IN Alaska diamond, "
was the reply, q but ] know as much as
some folks that dol"
journl" shouted q female who
was born in 1910.
.sitI move the previous motion" " put in
the fat woman. 1ofs 5ll 'f4lti
"will some one nominate o candt-
date Y asked the president.
A painful silence ensued.
Tho fall Of q hairpin would have
sounded like o crowbar falling over on o
stove.boiler. Each hoped to have some
one else nominate her, and oil, therefore,
breathedl hard and kept silence.
a" / nominate Mrs. -" finally said
the president, seeing there wasa dead;
lock. s tgFlii- f'4i rs r1riia4 .s
HYou can't nominate and put the mo.
,tion, tool'' squealted IN old lady with
beaii-catcliers. t.F lntiie ..-,
az order the previous notion" said o
woman with o red shawl. III
"And I'm going hunt" added the fat
woman. y ti n
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And they stalked out, leaving the
president tying up her left shoe and her
eyes flashing wildcats. 5si si