Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-05


son ! didn't know any of them Inc hrst
thing 1 knew Mrs. Federated Jones was
ON the platform asking some one to nom
mate a temporary chairman. She hadn I
the words ont of her mouth when Mrs.
smith piped mp Mrs. Browns name and
Mrs. Van seconded IT. and the women IN
front said aye. and Mrs. Brown got up IN
the chair before YOU could wink.
Humph" said woman back of me.
They've got things fixed all right. Trust
81rs. Amalgamated for that
Wonder who'll they put in for presi-
dent the woman with her whispered
That Mrs. Van TN bet anything, said
the first one You see they won't have
Mrs. Brown cause they've made her tenn
porary chairman. and the other two want
to Doe secretary and treasurer. You can sec
that"
..r baaan 20 De interested 7 listened to
tho reading Of the constitution and all
chat sort OF thing. and they asked those
who would like 90 Join 10 come up and sign
their ugues. went mp and put mine down
with The rest Mrs Organizer Smith had
chare. of The book and when it came my
trrr TO sion she pretended to be immense
ly astonishcd.
".What" she exclaimed. not Mrs Van
Klcvvcr, Well. what next?
AIRS Van Hlevver paused and smiled
"T natter myself. Nancy. she resumed,
"that astonished her even more by what
aid come next When we had all taken
our seats again they counted the names
and announced that there were thirty
3 ffrrf ION
they would proceed 70 the election Of ofh-
GERS. twenty votes being necessary TO
choice Mrs. Brown said that if there
We're mo- objections "a" election would De
Iv a-weU by your saying yes or no.
don't know what they call At any rate
that was where they struck the first rock.
woman back of me objected She
wanted tho vote TO be by ballot. That's
where YOU write q name-oh. YOU know
wha, ii is. do You? Well. first they said
they would elect a president, so some one
got mp and nominated Mrs. Van Rubber
and il was seconded.
eel told YOU so. said the woman back OF
me-
Someone c'se got up and nominated tha1
srimpy Mrs. Caucus and that was sec
woman had been tearing paper into sips,
which they sent around through the audi
encc. with bits of pencils which you pass
ei 90 your ncishbor. l was waiting Tor
pencil TO get TO me. when 1 heard the We
mon back of me saying:
How DO you spell her name. anyway
Il DON'T know said the woman beside
her.
someone touched me on rhe shoulder.
How do YOU spell that Mrs. Vans
name the woman whispered.
Mrs Vans?' / said
...H -I-e-v-v-e-e-r' I whispered.
oh, I thought it was Klubber.'
No Elevver.
..Why. Katherine how dare YOU?
cd dare do anything that becomes VAN
and Z guess I've just as much right TO
the uamc as She has, But wait, 1 heard
"a great whispering an around the lines
behind me.
That isn't RIGHT. It's spelled K-l-c-v.
After while some one came around
ana collected the ballots and took them up
Co the platform. I looked as innocent as
the babe they seemed to consider me, but
kent sharp eve ON Mrs. Federated
Jones and Mrs. Organized Smith. They
were the teIlers OH. my dear. II YOU could
only have seen them and Mrs. Nanclev
YER threw back her head and laughed.
Mrs. smith picked up a slip and looked
at it. She pucscd mp her forehead and
souiutcd a little closer Then she unlock
cd her glasses and took another look al
it, Gradually smile stole into the cor
uers of her mouth and she passed the slip
over to Mrs. Jones Mrs. Jones took
long look al il through her speclacles ana
then they put their handkerchiefs to their
mouths and / could see their shoulders
shaking
Never mind said 10 myself. They Il
find il "a larger joke than they think
And. ON. Nancy, they did. 1 wish 1
could nave taken a dozen or two photo
graphs of their faces as they counted
those ballots. IL was funny at first. Then
it was queer Then it was very strange.
Then IL was ncreditable. They went over
and over and over the thirU-nine slips Of
paper. and then they whispered together
for while. Finally. Mrs Smith went up
20 the chairman on the platform and said
something in her ear.
Brown. right out loud, and went down to
the table and took look at the ballots.
Then she went over and whispered to Mrs.
Van Rubber. who was sitting at little
distance trying TO look unconscious ana
succeeding about as well as man who
knows that ne will be called on for the
next .eNtemporaneous speech at a ban
olct. and is afraid he hasn't learned it
thoroughly. 1t was a very unparliamen-
tarv proceeding all around. anyway. l
read up about it last night. and think L
could have them all impeached if it were
worth while
Really"
Nancy" i'm a warning tone from Mrs.
Van KIevver. you remember what l said
about adjouruing our friendship"
I'm try. dear but / was so interested.
so was /. People began whispering and
wondering what was the matter. The wo-
man back of me snickered.
" I'm bet that Mrs. Caucus is elected
she said. Wen. I don't like her, but 1
wouldn't mind seeing the machine defeat
ed"
..The machne?" inquired Mrs. De Ko-
rus.
Eyes"
What's that2"
"Why. thats-weu in this case It was
Mrs Van. Thatn do for the present 1
haven't looked up its general application
vet. 7 know IL was Mrs. Van because I
know she was really beaten
"You don't say 500
Bravo. Nancy, You'll work mp to
NIauJ's eloQuence before I'm through.
Yes. she was
"Aud That crumpy Mrs. Caucus elect
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