Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-02
HOUsEKGEPERs COxvExTION.
A Number Of Ladies' Meet and
Declare War on the Tramp.

Declare War on the Tramp.
The proceedings of the tramps con
vention published in yesterday issuI
caused quite a hutter in feminin,
circles. The resolutions passed b,
the convention looked like business
and were aimed pointedly at the femall
portion of the community.
Recognizing the Importance of or
ganizing a united resistance, abou.
thirty ladies held an impromptu mas
meeting, to which the reporter wa
not invited, but he was on hand never
theless, lid in a basket-one of the
square tall kind with a cover, which
usually sit in an obscure corner.
About five o'clock the convention
was called to order by an angular lady
of forty-fve summers who began by
reading from the LEDGER the reso-
lutions Of the tramps' convention.
They were greeted with exclama-
ton Of alarm and amazement by the
entire convention. Now, ladies'
said the temporary chairman, you
have heard the declaration Of war,
and you see it becomes our duty to
organize. The nomination of a chair
man and officers is in order"
ORGANIZED.
The convention nominated the
speaker as chairman and two young
married ladies as secretaries, The
chair then announced the convention
ready for business, when a member
arose and read as follows from the
tramp's resolution
Resolved, That we will overwhelm
with shame and modification the red
headed, snaggle-toothed woman, who
wants us to chop wood for our dinner
and then eat it off a tin plate on the
back steps.
"Oh-o-o-ohl' screeched a little
auburn haired female, stamping her
pretty No. G slipper on the floor and
slamming her needle work to the
floor. THE outrageous, contemplate,
nasty thing
Just wait till one of EN- comes
around to my house." ~intcrjected a
lady of five feet ten, giving her foot a
significant flop.
This won't do, ladies' put in the
chairman, we have met here for bus
mess. The tramp has declared war,
has refused to eat cold food, vowed to
poison our poodles, and is especially
yenomous when speaking Of those Of
us whom nature has burdened with
red heads and freckled faces"
HER RED HEAD.
The little auburn haired lady above
mentioned turned red to the roots of
her hair, where the red began natural
ly, and said to a neighbor in an audi
Bile tone, that the absence of any hair
and a sleek, red nose, such as the
chairman was happy enough to pos
sess, might also have been mentioned
with proprietY by the tramps. This
little by-play created some COM
motion, which was quelled by the
business like chairman, how
ever, who said they would leave
those discussions for rainy
days and discuss the common
good; that Mrs. - red head was
her misfortune and her own sleek nose,
the fault Of the cold weather and a
vacuum in the powder box; that she
was willing to acknowledge she had
10 hair Of her own to speak of, buthe
husband was able TO buy some fof her
Of color hat suited her better than
rod.
With this the by-play ended and a
committee offve on resolutions were
appointed, who retired to the back
porch, and after the absence ofhalfan
hour, returned to relieve the curiQsi-
y Of the convention. The following
was then read:
RESOLUTIONS,
The ladies of Memphis 10 mass
meeting here assembled resolve, that,
whereas, hal festive specimen Of the
lords of creation, known az the genu !
tramp, have declared war and def
ancs upon us; we do hereby resolve,
First-That we will always keep a
kettle Of boiling water on hand.
Second-That we will serve. this in
the most liberal manner upon all those
who attempt to carry out the resolu.
tions Of the tramps convention.
Third-That we will positively re
fuse to shed a tear over the narration
Of the moa' blood-guFdlilg story.
Fourth-That unless a mendicant
can show by incontestable and sworn
proofs that he processes a profound
regard for feminine wisdom, and that
he feels a deep confidence in the ca
pacity Of married ladies to direct the
erection OF ~stoyepipes and the kin
ding Of fros, heshall be treated to the
hot bath as aforesaid.
Fifth-That unless he is able 10
prove he voted Tor 1arcocx and Han
field, VIC will not pay the slightest at
tebtion to anything he may say, but
will politely call our big brother or
our husband, Just as if he we're in the
front room trying 70 pin on his starch
ed collar, instead Of up town in the
Office, figuring on futures.
The resolutions we're adopted uaan-
imously, and the ladies spod away to
their respective homes, taking the op.