The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-03
YOUNG LADIES "SPIEL"
THEY WERE HELPING FIRST
 BAPTIST CHURCH STAND.
Their Work Proved of Immense Ad- vantage in Financial Way for Crowds Blocked to the Lunch Stand.

There was a sudden rush of business at the lunch stand conducted by the la- dies of the First Baptist Church on North Perry Street yesterday morning about noon. People began to pour in thror gh the doorway in solid streams and soon every table was accommodate ing its capacity of customers.
 What is the rush?' wonderingly in- quired the cashier, as punches of money began to collect on her counter.
 Why, don't ycu know?" smilingly re- are outside spieling.'
 Five young ladies of the church were in front of the stand giving a first rate initiation of the spieler." True, they vas due to the fact that they couldn't lay hands on one. They tried their best to get one. In every other particular they were giving the genuine article. Where fore. the rush of business inside.
 The experiment that proved so suc- oessful to the lunch stand grew cut of a conference held in the stand. One of tho young ladies :'ffered to assist the ing in front of the place and calling out for custom CTS, provided the others would join her. The others promptly agreed and the plan was put on. It $as agree{i gether 'p' A A A
 The young ladies who took up the novel work were Miss Mattie l.uckfe Barnett Miss Fannie Warren Leake.
 
 and Miss Kate Ely.
 Mrs. J. D. Burke, Mrs. Ed Gay. Mrs. Florence Harris, Mrs. Ida Ivy and Mrs T. W. Hannon agreed to ring a bell alter nately while the young ladies called out the amazingly good things to eat.
 The first young lady to enter upon the work of ''spieling' stepped bravely out upon the sidewalk and took her stand
 Come in and get lunch," she called out in sweet contralto that was heard at least two feet way
 "oh. you've got to beat that her as loud as you can. That's the way they do it over at the Japanese village.
 Thus encouraged the first young lady Tilted her voice about two keys and stood on tip-toes to shout:
 A trio of men who appeared to have just finished a hearty dinner somewhere down the street passed that way. They heard the nsr cry anG hn1s st'p2 pne "a saia nor'
 That reminds me, I'm hungry, too." said another.
 Before the third could make an ob- servation. the dainty ''spieler" saw that her work was telling and she supple mented her first invitation with another.
 walk right in," she cried. 'The best lunch in town for ten cents! And the three men walked in. . Al quarter of an hour later both the young ladies had lost the nervous man ner of their first attempt and both were at the work in hand like veterans. ....
 Here, here, here! they were snou.- ing. "Lunches. sandwiches. chicken sal ad Walk up, walk in. Ten cents. Best In town.' ..--.--,r
 An hour of the work proved the experi- ment a great success and the ladies con cluded to keep it up all day. The young ladies cheerfully agreed to continue their efforts, since it was helping out the church fund. Until the supper hour was over they were standing before the door, the young ladies crying out the advan- tages of the stand and the married ladies ringing the bell.
 During the day the f'speilers" referred to the incident of Friday, when the stand lost S9S0 by a snatch thief as the cashier was changing $10 bill. This reference told in a substantial manner for a well known physician walked in, ate lunch and paid s for it. Another physician paid $25 for his lunch. Five young men had dinner there and planked down SIG for their meals.