The National tribune., 1894-05-24
CHAT WITH CONTRIBUTORS.

The following communication relating to the
Mystic Sisterhood has been handed US for publica-
ton:
In accordance with the editor of The Mystic Netcs
would like TO know who has been disseminating
items of the Mystic Sisterhood's business matters.
II is n firmly -established rule-snd to its invioa-
bility each member is pledged-that mention of
it's action in meeting ID to be made public except
through the Secretary At the March election of the
new board Of officers, G. Race President, and
Lucille AS Treasurer. were elected. almost unsni-
mously. There q necessity for n new ballot
for the Secresry ship. as constitution calls for
a four-ffth majority vote. The second ballot
called with almost the same result the first;
then J. as President and Acting Secretary called
for a third ballot. As Dorothy Doolittle had with
drawn her name, May Be was elected to the Office,
but il is due the latter to say tat she would have
been elected any rate the majority count, mo-
ton for which called at last meeting Il is not
all pleasing to US that our private affairs shall be
publicly discussed without our sanction. We
always ready to announce any action of Interest
to Puzzledon but demand in the name of the
Mystic Sisterhood. that such announcements shall
be made by our Secretary and with my approba-
tiou &c. RACE. President NJ 8.
trio of excellent fats graces the latest Study,
and Dorothy's praise OF them is not undeserved.
The charade of Iron Mask Is eminently striking
and horrible most fitting continuation of his
weird writings. which, Dorothy states. has won
him the name of the Poe of Puzzledon. This
would he very nice were it not fact. pretty gen.
orally understood. that Poe was the most intoler-
ably egotistic man imaginable. which. certainly.
the Bard of Batavia is not. Still, we do not doubt
the sincerity OF the Stltdy's rernark.-Not long
since we cited two instances tending to show that
puzzlers were not infabe, and more evidence in
favor of our position is brought to light daily. We
presume the concluding item of last weeks
"Chat" proved more OF puzzle than any of the
mysteries" and all because should have
spoken of what would be likely to happen If our
mail passed through Nypho's hands-6ut didn't!
We cheerfully acknowledge I've did it," but be-
lieve a recent reading of Iron Masks horror
had something to do with the miscue.-Ernest
left New York suddenly weeks ago, later
paying Philadelphia visit. Now Alumnus
ports there Is an Ernest Ager on Coxey's roster,
and we purpose taking spin out TO Bladensburg
to investigate-Tbe Mystic Ne1Cs, with its pro-
clivity to hustle" does not. Byron might have
said, let the garlics grow under its feet, and the
May number is rs newsy rs its predecessors; never
theless, it deviates considerably from its we'll
trodden path by wasting half page in iconoclastic
utterances concerning the e. p. L., as it now IL.
That Albany would have been better place to
meet than Baltimore Is utter foolishness, unless
the League is to meet for the purpose of disband-
ing.-Sacrameuto Rose sends her first plete
list-to Nyphos &c diamonds. II. s. Nut sends q
complete, with % of the answers typewriter in
one gigantic compound diamond.-Senorita
favors Mystery" with the first list Of answers
she has seut out I'm seven years. One two Of
those oharades, friend Senoriiai-Moving Is la
borious and expensive. but, the saying is, it's
cheaper than paying rent Our friends will please
send personal letters hereafter 10 24i4 X ST. u. W.
b-A-SA r. o. CHESTER.