Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-12-14
A NEW SOCIAL CLUB.
SOMETHING ExCEEDlNGLYN NOV
Ell FOR THE "JINERS."

1t Will Undoubtedly Find Rich Soil for Growt
in This City. Where Money is More EasiI
Dug Up For Lodge Dues Than for Be,
Steaks.
A new organization which has JUS
been installed at Walla Walla, accord
ing to the Statesman, is quite difl'eren
in many points from anything of a SO
cial nature that has preceded it. Th
organization is known as o. The Lob
sterS." Just why the name of tn
crustacean should be adopted, is no
stated and we are left to infer that i
Is his frequent presence at the festive
board that has now brought him s,
prominently to the front. This place
the still more acceptable clam and oy
ster in line for &" side degrees" both o
which are eminently fitted for tn,
Grant'li&e virtue of keeping (if they
have any their mouths closed.
The Statesman's account of the new
order, with some apparent modifica
tions, is rs follows:
"The Lobsters" have organized.
Not the macrourous or long-taile,
crustea, which scientists tell us live il
the sea; and not the handsome rec
thing that goes into the Thanksgiving
salad, but rather a flock of young mer
with bohemian tendencies and abbre
waited pocketbooks and whose name
can be as quickly guessed as told.
In the slang language of to-day {
lobster is "dead one," worthless
fellow, dub, but the Lobsters who
have joined together to form the clnl
are persons to whom the slang phrase.
cannot be applied.
The membership is limited to TWEEN
ty-five. This is the only thing the
club has limited.
1t has no more constitution than q
consumptive Chinaman.
1t has no bylaws.
1t has no house committee.
1t has no rules or regulations.
1t has a committee on drink.
Unlike the celebrated Blue Pencil
club Of New York, it is not a question
OF the booze paying the dues, but rath
er " the dues pays for the BOOZE"
1t will have club rooms if some good
kind-hearted landlord can be found.
The club rooms will be nicely fur.
nished and open at all times TO mem.
ber>.
Just how the furniture will be Sc.
cured has not as yet been determined
Some Of the members who have been
constant and patient readers OF the
Ladies' Home Journal, think that 10y
securing few lemon boxes, five or six
barrels and some eight cent calico, per.
fectly exquisite chairs can be manu-
factured. At least they draw this con.
clusion from the recipes in that jour
nal, show to make chair at home
A perfect love of q divan has been
erected by one of the members out ol
discarded nickel-in. .the-slot- ot-machine
Another member has built hand.
some and strong table out OF butch.
er's block, kindly donated by Fourth
street butcher who hopes by this mean:
to get into the club.
At least once a month the club will
give social to which outside friends
will be invited. They expect to cinct
these friends for enough hard coin te
satisfy the avaricious desire of the
landlord.
At each OF these socials handsome
souvenirs will be awarded to the hand
soonest and the homeliest visitor
These souvenirs will be made out o
gum elastic, attached to miniature
hammers. The watchword will be
Rubber First and Then Knock" o.
course the club looks for plenty o.
knockers.
The names of the members and the
presiding officer are kept secret. Any
member divulging q name will be
forced to read the Capital every week
for a year. This the club feels will
be punishment sufficiently severe
to assure secrecy in all things. Wher
the punishment was agreed upon at 6
late meeting every man in the room
shuddered, and the combined shuddel
shook thirty-five cents out of the
pocket of the presiding officer. Tall
about earthquakes! No earthquake
could have done more than that.
Members without baggage are vel
come, if they have money.
Around the wall of the club room
will be twenty-five pegs-one for each
member. On these pegs will be hunl
long and sweet rags for the member.
to chew. In the corner will be large
pile of hammers. Dishes will bt
thrown at all bellicose members. Any
interference from the police will bt
censured.
There were many other rules adopt
ed that would indicate the Lobsters'
are to be howiing success.
During the week the committee ap
pointed to find rooms will labor will
landlords. The committee on furni
ture will do business with the junl
man and proceed to turn out some
! fine samples of homemade furnitude