The San Francisco call., 1897-11-18
and THE GLORY
HAS DEP ARqBD
Why a Certain Social Club
at the North End Meets
No More.
Kissing, Waiting and Fighting
Would Not Blend, and an
Explosion Rnsued.
Green Eyed Jealousy and Libations of
Steam Beer Turn a Parlor Into
Prize Ring.

According to an anci mt proverb, all
things must have an end, and the mem
bers of the Morning Glory Social Club are
of the opini on that the proverb is only
too true. One short week ago 1t was
fourishing like a green bay tree and its
"swarrys," SO called, were the social
events throughout the length and breadth
OF North Beach. Now its mem bers are
divided in 70 rival factions.
Saturday night soirees were the pri
cipal events given by the Morning Glories.
The affairs were given at the res licences OF
mem bers OF the club, and while the ladies
furnished the eatabes for the supper. the
gentlemen clubbed together to purchase
the drin katles and hire the music.
One rule of the club was that every
me m ber should be allowed to invite one
outsider to each party, and this rue
brought about the trouble and eau ed the
dissolution of tue club.
Last Saturday evening the Morning Clio
ries and their guests assemb ed and as
one of the invited guests came George
Dubois. po2ulary known as ''Slob." Be-
tween George ami the president of the
Morning G:ories, Alphonse Harvey, ex-
listed bitter feud, caused by the fac: that
OF North Beach belle. Alphonse had
carried off the prize.
The appearance of this unexpected guest
for time mad a depressing effect on he
assem- blaee. The president OF the club
| gave il as his opinion that some mem Der
had invited Dutl,is IN order to create a
! row that won injure the good name of
the Morning Glories. He further as'e ted
! that under no circumstances would he lay
bands on his enemy unless he was first as
saulled.
On the other hand Dubois notified his
| friends that he int"ndei taxing no notice
! of Nj Harney, whom he contemptuo usly
alluded to as SKINNY" owing to the slen-
! derness OF that gentleman's neither limbs.
! White-w hged peace, however, was not
| hovering over the assembly 10 any great
extent. Mr.. Dubois kept his promise of
| not taking any notice OF Mr.. Harney, but
| he did paw most noticeable attention t.
the latter's wife. While the husband was
employed in one OF the back rooms tap
ping the barrels OF liquid refreshments
| and tasting the same-duties that de-
volved upon hin as president OF the club
his late rival dauced a mazourka with Mrs.
| HarDey.
Friends of Harney at once carried hi m
| the news ami he hurried 10 the scene. O. My
TO find the mazourka over and the couple
slowly circiinC the floor IN a local rendi-
| i
| his enemy's arms and strike a pugiiistit
| pose was The work of but few conds
| Mutual friends, however. intervened, and
out of respect for The good name OF thr
Morning Golories Harvey agreed not to
proceed to bostilities. Dublols only re-
marked that Skinny had derned little
| spunk," and that he would try TO "stil
him mp la err
Finally dancing was voted bore, ana
| according to the time. honored custom OF
| the club pillow was brought into service
and the announcement made that from
then on until supper was served kissing
games wouii be the order OF the evening
| This was the op. riunlty that Dubois haC
been awaiting. Both ne and Harney had
meantime inuulged in several "steams
and both were coming belligerent. Sc
curing the pillow Dubois walked calmly
over to his enemy's wife, dropped it at hel
| feet, and pulling her down upon her knee!
imprinted a kiss upon her lips that sound
ed like the report OF a Colt six-shooter.
Forget u! of the fair name of his clut
and desirous only of avenging his out
ragged honor, the president OF the Morn
ing Glores sprang across the room anC
smote his enemy on the jaw. The latter
| turned there was a clincn, ano then two
enraged men rolled across the floor, now
this one and then that one upperm ost
striking VIII hnnever they got an arm Tree
Mrs. Harvey faintei, the other ladie!
| screamed and the men urged the com
batants on, until finally the owner OF TIL,
house, having no desire OF police vista
,ion, took hand and with the assis.
ance Of one or two others separated th,
enraged com batants.
Druggist Gould, who repaired the in.
| juries 10 the two men, used UP rol Of
court plaster and quart OF arnlca before
he finished his job. According 10 his
statement skinny got the better OF th'
argument.
But the Morning Glores are thing c1
the past. The men are divided into twC
fac,ions-the "Slobs" and The "Skinnes.
The lad es have refused to attend any
more social functions where broiis arr
imminent, and the staid heads OF familie!
| sternly refus, 10 harbor any club tht
mem bers of | ich are likely TO turn thei
| parlors into prize rings.