Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-18
LADIES IN POLITICS.
Dire Misfortune Oycrsakes Mrs. Mat.
thews While Trying TO Form n Lock.
wood Club.

From The New York World.
'.Honora Brady, Kate Matthews, Lucy Reh-
non and Emma Gibson" said Justice Ford at
the TOmbs Yesterday, as he read from a sum-
mons.
Your honor" said Mrs. Brady, ''our dispute
arose from politic1l discussion. I am for Belva
a. Lockwood for President. l can't vote, as you
know. but I'm doing my utmost getting votes
for her from the male population. l invited my
lady acquaintances, who have husbands, broth
ers. cousins and uncles to my honse on Wednes-
day night to form Belva A. Lockwood assOcla-
ton. The place was crowded. I opened the
proceedings with a brief speech. Mrs. Matthews,
acting in conspiracy with Mrs. Rehnon and Mrs.
Gibson. suddenly exclaimed, Three cheers for
Grover Cleveland They were given. My ia
bles and chairs were upset, and the ceiling be-
low almost shook, the way they stamped. On,
you may laugh" she said sneeringly. as the wo-
men Uttered behind their handkerchiefs, ''but
you will all cry very soon"
sis that why you have had these ladies sum-
mOued here9" queried the justice in surprise.
II think it's enough" she exclaimed indig-
nantly. II was never so insnlted in my llfe."
what else did Mrs. Matthews do?'
"She stuck her hand to her nose and extended
her fingers, excai aiming: We fooled you nicely,
didn't WEI "
What complaint Lave you to make against
the two other ladies'
They cOaxed Mrs Matthews to terse me and
they put out their tongues to me. They had
better attend to their own business before they
stick their heads into politics again. I'll defy
anybody to get into their houses for dirt. Their
dresses. too. are ali Old-fashioned"
This" said Mrs Matthews, and she laughed,
lis my story. Mrs. Brady firmly believes that
Mrs. Belva A. lockwood will be our next Presi-
dent. My husband and also the husbands Of
my companions are tor Grover Cleveland, and
we are where they are. So when we received
invitations from Mrs. Brady we planned to carry
the meeting and pass resolutions indorsing Gov.
Cleveland for the presidency. Our cheering for
Cleveland was so bOisterOus however. that
while we captured the meeti;E we were unable
to pass the resolutions oceans" Mrs. Brady al
tackled us with an old Punp handle and We tied
tor our lives As TOR %tyle, "hy vour honor
shes got the same bonnet GA shat she wore last
year"
Heaven forbid" eieri'atrl Mrs Brady
"I'I swear its last " bonnet" eXclteaiy
exclaimed Mrs. Gibson. ITS the same blu.
feather trimmed with black lace. You burn
your iingsrs when you talk of style. Ms.
Brady. The ideal
why. purcil }sed the bonnet from Mrs.
Stern. on Division street." angrily replied Mrs.
Brady.
NO. you didn't" cried Mrs Rehnon. .lwent
into the seyenty-two hat stores on Division
street and inquired if you had purchased bon
net. and they all SAID no. Mrs. Stern especially
told me tha! Il you called at her store she would
have you arrested. You haven't paid her Vet
tor last years bonnet"
This is shameful. monstrous. scandalous,-
THAT W i'll do Mrs Brai.v" said the iustica
"The complaint is dismisse
Ill have you impeached when Mrs Lock
wood is elected President" she exclaimed as
she fiOunced out OF the loom "Then I'll be re-
venged on ALL