The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-03
MYSTERY Of CR()CljS H|LL
A BAND OF OATH-BOUND
WOMEN
THEIR PURPOSE
Men Are to Be Gotten Along with
out by the Members of
the "OId Maids
CIub.'j

think an Old Maids club will be just
lots Of fun and we can show those supe-
rior creatures that they're not so i'm
portant as they think they are So
thereY
The new clubs president sat down, very
much flushed, very much out of breath,
but quite determined, nevertheless. This
speech was her maiden effort. 1t was
also her official address to the members
of the club who had chosen her their
president. The club is a great secret
The ten girls who belong to it have taken
the most solemn oath never to breathe a
word concerning it to even their most
intimate friends
Therefore full particulars of the first
meeting. held last Saturday evening, have
leaked out. Therefore it Is known that
the members do not live so very far away
from the vicinity of Crocus hill There
fore it is understood that the club will
meet the last Saturday evening of every
month and hold high revels undisturbed
by the presence of any "horrid man"
The clubs name is, in a sense, a mis-
homer, for the members are all under
q. The old maid part of it is but an
anticipation of future bliss, as it We're,
for the members have pledged them
selves, under penalties most severe never
to marry
1--WE fixed up some bylaws" said the
new secretary shyly, at last Saturdays
meeting, ''and I'm going TO read them to
you"
us that-er-the legal thing to do"
asked the girl in the pink shirt-waist,
doubtfully. 1T seems to me-
80 fddlesticks," said the new president
arbitrarily, who cares whether its legal
or not. Go ahead, Miss Secretary We're
dying to hear what you've written"
This club will be known as the old
Maids Club Of St Paul " read the pretty
secretary.
Goodness me, we know that already"
remarked a brown-eyed maiden with
tip-tilted nose.
But it had to go down." said the sec
rotary alphabetically.
THE object of the club" she continued,
lis the promotion of single blessednesS."
An energetic nod from every member.
Each member pledges herself never to
marry. If by any chance this rule is
broken she will the secretary paused
provokingly.
Yes. yes,"-chorus from the club ''Go
on. She will
"On the night previous to her mar
rage" continued the secretary, in
voice that all unconsciously had grown
sepulchral, ''she Will invite the members
of the club to a feast. The decorations
are to be entirely in black. The hostess
herself must wear black gown. There
must be no jollity. Everything is to be
most sOlennly conducted. At the con-
clusion of the feast the recreant member
will take solemn leave of her guests and"
still more sepulchral became the voice
of the reader-''she viii forever more be
to them as if she were not" The reader
paused modestly until the burst Of ap-
pIause had died away, and then eontin-
ued Each member of the club has
pledged herself to receive no flowers from
any man"
The members looked serious.
Nor any candy" read the voice firmly,
relentlessly. There was no applause
''She must avoid all personalities in her
conversation with the other sex. The
weather, politics, religion, things of that
sort are recommended as safe subjects
If she is a devotee of the wheel she is
not to ride tandem In fact concluded
the secretary with a finn flourish Of her
paper, 'she is to seek as much as possible
the company of her own sex and avoid
as much as possible that of the other
sex" The secretary sat down. The MEM
bers looked rather glum
''That about candy and-er-howers. you
know" ventured a plump maiden diff
IDENTIFY"
Must all 60" interrupted the presi-
dent with a brace-up-and-be -a-man air.
Wen take your bylaws, Miss Score
tary," she went on, with a charming dis
regard Of parliamentary law and like
nonsense. Now. has everybody taken
the oath of allegiance and secrecy?' she
demanded officially. IF So" her smile
changing from the official to the social
well adjourn the business meeting, for
o, girls, I've got the finest recipe for
French taffy. Come on. let's try It,"
The board of managers Of the Church
Home of Minnesota gave a silver tea yes
terday afternoon at the home on Wood
ward avenue. The different rooms in the
institution. which gives a home to aged
women, were decorated with wild flow
ers. The guests were received by Mrs.
Barron Proctor, Mrs. William Kent and
Miss Reed, Of Minneapolis, and Ms. G.
Blodgett, Mrs g. G. King. Mrs. l. a.
Jackson, Mrs. Pryor, Mrs. Markham AMI
Miss Schultz, of st. Paul There are at
present ten members in the home, and at
a meeting Of the board yesterday The an
plication Of two new members was ap-
proved Miss Fuller and Miss HarrieJ
Hale are arranging an entertainment 10
be given for the benefit Of the home
Thursday evening, May IT, at minary
hall. The entertainment viii be a Gr5ciau
pantomime. The young women belonging
to the different Episcopal churches in the
city win take part
The tenth anniversary Of the marri &c
of Rev and Mrs. w. c. Sage, Of ST. An
thony Park NJ. L. church, was celebrated
yesterday afternoon. The women of the
church prepared and carried out a sur
prise for the pastor and his wife. A full
dinner set of table ware and a Chair had
been purchased, and during the afternoon
about thirty Of the ladies and few gen
home. Rev. F. NJ. Rule, presiding elder
made brief address and presented the
dishes and chair. Mr. and Mrs. Sage re-
sponded. Light refreshments wee served.
a union meeting of the societies ccIn-
posing the st. Paul and MINI sapOlis dis
tricts Of the Womans Foreign Missionary
Association of the North German Confer
ence was held yesterday at the Dayton
Bluff German NJ Z. church. * was the
annual meeting, and Mrs. w. y. Miller
presided The attendance was large and
the following German NJ f. churches
were represented: First German. Day
toms Bluff, West Side, Rice Street mis-
sion, and Central churches Of ST Paul;
the North Minneapolis church, the s.
Paul Park and Woodbury. churches
Mrs. Bertha Roth, of Minneapolis. thu
conference secretary, reported seven IL ~
societies had been formed. with "A N M
bership of rinety-four.
The following committees We're appoint