Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-30

the treasurer begged to be put under
bonds. seeing that she might take UP
some manly occupation. like that OF
bank cashier or superintendent of Sum
day school. thus jeopardizing the funds
of the club. All this took up so much
time that it was half past four before
the outer door Of the temple of mans
sacred Idol, the ballot, was reached.
There were 50 voters and 81 proxies-109
, votes to be east. The constitution of the
Woman's club provides that the nominal
ton of candidates shall be by secret bal
lot: one of the voters told her secret be-
fore the nominating ballot was taken
This is why woman can't be man: she
will tell. The nominating ballot showed
63 votes for Mrs. A. H. Wethey, Al for
Mrs. w. j. Christie and six scattering
The scattering women withdrew leaving
| only Mrs. Christie and Mrs. Wethey in
! the field. Mrs. Wethey was present, Mrs.
| Christie was not.
A voting ballot was then taken. the
telers counting 1873 ballots: there being
| only 100 votes. 1t seemed as if there
might be a little accident of color
! hiding away in the wood pile. One crcum-
stance ineXplicable to the telers was that
1903 votes We're divided between Mrs.
Christie and Mrs. Wethey, while 20 votes
We're scattered over almost as many
names. 1t was plain that some one had
Numbered" How distressingly unman-
like! An elderly woman thought she
smelled very small mouse. She had
seen three women leave the room while
! the ballot was being collected. Fear
seized her soul. She said 1T would be
just like women to nut in the whole
| shooting match al once
And that is what those vanishing
women had done. They said they We're
tired and didn't see any use in waiting
there forever. One of the three had only
| voted for the president She voted for
| Mrs. Christie and Mrs. Wethey both be.
cause she didn't like to make differ
/ ence. The elderly woman said. what a
misfortune It is o be You and woman
at that. Almost any man would have
| known better
Another ballot was taken and this time
! there We're only 106 votes: the three miss
/ ing ballots We're far on their way home
ward. This time Mrs. Wethey received
/ Sc votes and Mrs. Christie 80. Mrs
! Wethey was declared elected 1t was now
half past five. and a murmur went -.ound
| the rooms Pm hungry That was in>
tensely man-like. Someone moved to lay
all the un-elected officers on the table
/ till next week, but the chair ruled it out
( of order, being unconstitutional 1t was
then moved to suspend the constitution
and adjourn. That was lost. Ballotne
| had to proceed whether dinner was laid
on the table or not.
| First vice president was ballOted for.
AIS. BuzZo Mrs. Majors and Mrs. Reu-
er received the nomination. Mrs. Ma
j..rs and Mrs. Reuger Withdrew and
! Mrs BuZzo was selected by acclamat ion.
On the ballot for second vice presi-
&, mt, Mrs. Majors. Mrs. Russell and
| Mrs Kelley received the nomination.
| Mrs Russell and Mrs. Kelley withdrew.
A committee appointed themselves to
talk and laugh so loud that Mrs. Ma
jnrs could no.. be heard, even if she did
! withdraw, and she was elected by ac-
C'amat;rn.
Next the recording secretary was bal
loted for. Mrs. Whitcher. Mrs. Renisch
| md Miss SlemOnS We're nominated. Miss
S.emons withdrew and Mrs. Renisch
withdrew. The question was raised
whether it would be in order for Mrs.