Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-01-14
MRS. VAN KLEV-
VER'S CLUB.


whats that a dining club"
"Nancy, you are improving
"Really?"
"Yes. You are like a good transla.
tion. You're so literal that you're al
most original"
81 don't understand you"
81 know you don't. That's one reason
l 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"
"Rcally?"
ooh, 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 l say?"
"Say anything. Just any old thing,
Say what Maud does"
"Maud?"
"Our Irish princess"
"Why, Katherinem
"Well, it would be a change at least"
"What does she say?"
"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 Vanw
katherine, you wouldn't have me
say that?"
"Yes, l would. Anything but one
continual round of reallys. | suppose
you do it because you're so realistic"
do you think SOP
you are in one of your teasing
moods to-day" remarked Miss De Ko-
rus, with some stiffness.
Gam l, dear? There, beg your par
don. It's the after effects of that
stuffed club"
what was it, anyway"
"Oh, 1t was great fun at least, for
those who were inside. Part of the
so to speak"
"Will you explain yourself, Kather-
inc"
well, I'll try to. I'm not quite sure
that | can make it clear to you. but I'll
try. You see, | am almost the only
woman of my acquaintance who has
not belonged to a club, and sometimes |
have felt that maybe l was missing
some fun, which would he dreadful.
Even you belong to club"
Not exactly. Mine is a guild"
"Oh! Well, that's different, | SUD-
pose. At any rate, this was club
that is, it became one yesterday, when
1t was organized, had its officers elect
ed and n habitation and name pro-
yided for it. The name was the Tues
day Club for Parliamentary Practice.
Isn't that great?"
But why did you join club for par
llamentary practice?'
That's just what Jack asked me last
night, and | told him that he wouldn't
90 to church on Sundays, so | had made
up my mind to work out my salvation
on week days"
but what about parliamentary prac-
tice?"
Jack again! Did you ever hear of
heavens first law-namely, order?o
"Of course
"Weil, when Mrs. Van Klubber told
me that the text book of the club would
be Roberts Rules of Order wasn't il
natural for me to think it the first step
toward Il halo"
81 don't understand" said Miss De
Korus.
"Of course You don't. l don't think
I really expected it. Never mind, I'll
be liberal, too. Did you ever hear of a
packed conyention?"
"Yes, think so.'
That's what they did to the club
yesterday, ana that's why call 1t a
stuffed club, which may or may not be
the right name for it, but which has n
familiar sound The parlie Prack-
one really has to call it something for
short-was the pet project of Mrs. Van
Klubber. She and half a dozen of her
friends have been working it up for
some time, and they had everything
beautifully planned. They got up a
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 l am going to tell you. Still,
don't know why Mrs. Van and those