Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-02

tive club, after paying membership fec or two dollars and one weeks board in advance, sat down to their first meal at the Roby. Mrs. Guyton gave up keeping boardere, and she and ali her guests fell into the new order of things. There is no doubt aboat Mrs. Guyton's enthusiasm. She met me and be- gan another book of her epic.
 "What are VIC doing down heret Why, you see expenses foot up so high in this thriving, growing, booming city of Decatur that people couldn't stand it. Our swell people are swell, can tell you. They formed this eating club, indulged in the lux ury of doing the discharging of servants for once, put out the fires in the ranges, locked up their larders, turned their kitchens into sewing rooms or nurseries, closed up ac- counts and drove dull care away.
 eve have fifty-four members-men, wo- men and children-all of the upper crust aristocracy who are used to living well, and they wouldn't put up with anything but the best We get that for two dollars and sev enty-fve cents week a head; half price for children"
 'What do you have to eats'
 "Everything in season. Stay to supper and find out. Now we get everything down to minimum cost by having each family bring their own linen and silver and fancy dishes. We have a common stock of deco- rated china. The club rents my basement, including the range. Expenses are like this: Rent Cat S25 month). )......................$ 6 % Managers salary. ......:.................. 10 00 aeaa eook o0 o0 Three walters at $25O. 5O........................ 50
 Per week. .........................$ 32 50
 ,'The income is from:
 Fifty two grown people, at $275 $l42 % One child. half pay. 40
 si4s 70
 "Miss Fuller gets her board for her servi- ces as secretary and treasurer"
 Miss Fuller cams in presently and opened her books for our inspection. It was disoov- cred that certain bill of fare was guaran. teed for the pries. Thif is something like what the club eats:
 Fruit; cereal food of some kind; two kinds of meat; eggs potatoes biscuit, grddle cakes or rolls, Soup relish or salad; one kind of fish and two fruit coffee, tea Chocolate or milk DIG 'r poou"s SUPPER.
 Cold meat; baked or cream potatoes; salad; hot rolls, cakes or mullins: fruit or dessert; coffee, tea chocolate or milk.
 "That is about as good as anybody lives, remarked Miss Fuller. ''It is all dainty and we'll cooked and nicely served" went down into the dining room, a large, cool apartment in the basement. Eight or nine tables were covered with snowy linen. Napkins in rings, silver and china were ou | the table. Iu the kitchen aoross the hall, where range was going at full blast, five l girls, black as Egypt, were sitting around l bage were beautifully blended on their plates.
 stayed to supper. The ladies came in l the newest thing in tea jackets and sat on the front piazza. One of the Misses Wither- spoon had an aureole of pale golden hair. The company was merry and talked volubly l about their experiment.. On the wall was ! the name of an applicant for membership. ] He will have to wait until some of the mem bers go away for the summer.
 There was cold roast beef, baked potatoes, l potato salad, eggs, delicate custsrd and cake, with tea, coffse, chocolate or milk. Everything was good and abundant, and served in the best style.
 The membership includes:
 l Mir. F. Anderson and family of three. Miss E. Bartholomew and family of i've. MT. and Mrs l Richard Bohrn, Mrs. William Chambers and family E. asnf oS Gaf a 8 French, Mir. c. A. Foster, two; Mrs. Q. F. Fulie 5oS s s%o Ts aaon % Suascn Mi Powell, MT. Quinlau, four; Dr. Stoner, druggist aye MT ani i r WSrnes two the Misses "ither l spoon auu Mr A W. hatCu
 They all expressed themselves as beini charmed with the experiment, and did no fear the pessimistic prophecies concerning it destruction. The books show that bills ar, being paid up every week out of the allow l ance. It is a success, financially and social ly, SO far, and can recommend the table. If you should ever go to Decatur, advis you to get room somewhere and take you meals at the Roby, in the cooperative board ing house. Guests are charged twsnty-fv' cents g meal. By this means you will far' better for legs money, meet the cream of De 1 catur society and see the practical working O | part of Bellamy's dream. You will bt | converted to the idea of cooperative cuisine, and go home to spread the new gospel Cooks will be abolished from dwelling house and housskeepers emancipated.
 The servant girl question will be solved.