The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-14
! The WOman'S Edition.
: WHY THE LUNAVILLE A. B. CLUB
CAME TO A DISASTROUS END.
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III Mrs. Crackle, president of the
I.unaville A. B. club, as the members
came TO order for the regular meet
ing.
SWhat is it?" inquired IA girls in
chorus. (The "A. B. club-sometimes
known as the Anti-Bachelor club-al- |
ways referred to each other as girls.)
"It will come up under miscellaneous |
business" tersely replied Mrs. Crackle.
Routine business proceeded. 1t was
decided. among other matters, after
heated argument, to meet on Thursday
instead of Friday, because Mrs. MINIS
husband never came to dinner on Thurs
day, and she could much more easily
get out to the meetings. The sum of
.S125 was voted to have the constitution
and bylaws printed, and then came
miscellaneous business.
"Mrs. Tully will please take the
chair" requested the president in
manner indicative of something eX-
traordinary ahead.
"My idea is this; to issue woman's
edition of the Lunaville Lamp"
"Oh, capital" responded all but one
member. Mrs. Whiler demurred. She
held radical ideas as to the limitation
to be put upon feminine effort, and she
expressed them.
az think" she said, at would be very
4mpropah to entah upon any such
scheme. l have nevah been favorably
impressed with such effohts. You will
excuse me. ladies, but l am quite suah
that ouah cause would be much noah
benefited by confirming ouahselves strict
.iy to woman's spheah."
"To get the matter before the club"
said Mrs. DeMur, who had hitherto re-
Trained from talking, 81 move you,
Mime. President, that this club issue one
aumber of the Lunaville Lamp"
az move that we adjun," interposed
Mrs. Whiler, who had determined to
thwart the plan to get outside "wom-
ans spheah."
Mrs. TulIy, who was stiN in the chair,
very properly proceeded to put the mo-
ton to adjourn.
at is moved that we adjourn" said
she. "Allimfavor will say"
"Mrs. Tully," interrupted Mrs. De
Muir, az made my motion first and
want it put first"
Without desiring to injure Mrs. De
Mur's feelings, Mrs. Tully kept on put
ting the motion to adjourn. Mrs. De
Muir further objected.
al insist" said She, putting her foot
down suggestively, sit is only fair, my
motion having been made first that i
be put at once"
e cob iST1 n M
Mrs. Crackle asked Mrs. Whiler for th'
good of the club to withdraw her mo
ton.
"'In the interest of harmony" re
marked Mrs. Whiler, 81 temperate.
Withdraw my motion to adjourn"
Then, by a vote of - to 2, Mrs. Crack
refraining from voting because OF mod
,esty, it was decided to issue a woman
edition of the Lunaville Lamp. Quit
naturally, Mrs. Crackle was made &c
itress-in-chief. To placate Mrs. DeMul
she was made managing editreSs. Mr.
WhiIer was offered the business maj
agement, but she refused.
Ladies'" said she, at would not b
possible for me to act. Besides, it woul
appeah to me impropoh faw me to az
cept the offah."
So Mrs. Jejune was made bushes
manager Mrs. Crackle, Mrs DeMur an
Mrs. Jejune at once went to see Editt
McJack. of the Lamp. Mr.. McJack W;
a crusty old widower, whose respect fC
woman as an entity died with his b.
loved wife.
f'It would be just for one issue, yc
know, Mr.. McJack," pleaded Mr.
CraGkle.
"Huh! just for one ISSUE" repeatt
McJack, cutting paper with increase
dmpetuosity. 81 don't want any WON'T
,poking her nose into this office. Goo
'day!"
Three crestfalien women later a
peared in the Office of Editor Overjoy,
the Tripod.
"Why, certainly" said he. "Of cours
The Tripod is at your disposal"
Aud so it was arranged. Mrs. Crack
at once made headquarters at the T.
pod Office, while her husband ate co
dinners. Mrs. DeMur began lookil
for contributions and Mrs. Jejune al
her staff of attractive young ladies
gan Fostering the merchants of Lur
Gille.
The week before the woman's edit