Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-12-02
MRS. VAN KLEV-
VER'S CLUB.

her particular friend, Miss De Korus,
did you ever 60 to a stuffed club?"
Whats that, dining club?"
Nancy. you are improving"
Really"
yes. You are like a good transla-
ton You're SO literal that you're al
most original"
II don't understand you"
Il know you don't. That's one reason
like to be with you. One gets SO tired
of the people who think they always ex-
actly understand your inmost soul. No
one does that"
Really"
"Oh, Nancy; why do You always say
Really People will think you are
English. An English girl, Nancy.
Think of that and try to reform"
But what shall sayT
Say anything. Just any old thing
Say what Maud does"
"Maud?"
"Our Irish princess"
why, Katheriner'
"Well 1t would be a change at least"
What does she sayT"
"She comes in and asks me what we
shall have for dinner, and when / as
sumo a world weary air and tell her
humming birds wings and rose leaves
she says:
"Oh, get out, now, Miss Vanr
katherine, you wouldn't have me
say that?"
Yes, I would. Anything but one
continual round Of reallys. / suppose
you do 1t because you're so realistic"
DO you think so?"
You are in one of your teasing
moods to-day" remarked Miss De Ko-
rus, with some stiffness
Am l, dear? There, beg your par
don. Its the after effects Of that
stuffed club"
What was 1t, anyway"
"Oh, 1t was great fun at least. for
those who were inside. Part Of the
stuffing, so to speak"
VIII you explain yourself, Rather.
ine"
well, I'll try to. I'm not quite sure
that l can make 1t clear to you, but I'll
try. You see, | am almost the only
woman of my acquaintance who has
not belonged to club, and sometimes
have felt that maybe l was missing
some fun, which would be dreadful.
Even you belong 10 club"
"Not exactly. Mine is guild"
"Oh! Well, that's different, l sup
pose. At any rate, this was a club
that is. it became one yesterday, when
It was organized, had its officers elect
ed and a habitation and a name pro-
yided for ii. The name was the Tues
day Club for Parliamentary Practice.
Isn't that greatT'
But why did you join club for par
liamentary practice:"
That's just what Jack asked me last
night, and l told him that he wouldn't
20 to church on Sundays, 80 had made
up my mind TO work out my salvation
on week days"
But what about parliamentary prac.
sice?"
Jack again! Did you ever hear Of
heavens first law-namely. orderT
"Of course"
well. when Mrs Van Klubber told
me that the text book of the club would
be Roberts Rules of Order wasn't It
natural for me to think 1t the first step
toward a haloT
II doe't understand" said Miss De
Korus.
''Of course you don't. don't think
I really expected II. Never mind, I'll
be liberal. too. Did you ever hear Of
packed conventionT
Yes, l think So"
That's what they did to the club
yesterday, and that's why / call 1t a
stuffed club, which may or may not be
the right name for 1t. but which has a
familiar sound. The Parlie Prack-
one really has to call 1t something for
short-was the pet project OF Mrs. Van
Klubber. She and haH Q dozen Of her
friends have been working II up for
some time, and they had everything
beautifully planned. They got up
constitution and bylaws. made out a
list OF officers they meant to have elect
ed, and then they invited a whole lot
of women to come and help organize.
went among the rest; though, to tell
you the truth. Nancy, l had about as
much idea of joining as-as you have OF
what I am going TO tell you. Still, l
dou't know why Mrs. Van and those
women-you know the set, Mrs. Fed
Grated Jones and Mrs. Organized Smith
and Mrs. Amalgamated Brown, and all
those women-should have seemed a.
surprised to see me as they did.
why, Mrs Van Klevver! You here.
and all that sort of thing, you know.
They patronized me as If 1 were a
child. l thought Mrs. Amalgamated
Brown would take me under my arms.
lift me into chair and offer me pic
ture book TO play with"
Not really" exclaimed Miss De 10
rus
Mrs Van Klevver made a gesture OF
despair.
You're a hopeless case, Nancy Never
mind. Ii you don't say something be
sides Really when l finish my story
I'll declare our friendship adjourned
sine die. Now, listen! l didn't care
about being patronized, SO l sat down
in one of the middle seats and let them
alone. ] don't know who all the WON |
en- that came were. They seemed to |
know Mrs. Van and her crowd, at least
by sight, and found out from what
overheard that most of them were club |
fiends. / suppose that was the reason |
/ didn't know any of them The first |
thing l knew Mrs. Federated Jones wac |
on the platform asking eeWs enc M