The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-01
HOW TO RUN THE CLUB.
Girl with the Pink Shirtwaist Was
Seeking Information.

Seeking Information.
Brooklyn Times.
The interviewer dropped in to see the Girl
in the Pink Shirtwaist one night last week
and found her in sore trouble.
I'm terribly glad to see you," she ex-
claimed. II think you can help me in this
matter and 1 am sure you will if you can"
The interviewer returned that it would be
impossible for him TO resist, but intimated
that knowledge of the matter to be dealt
with appeared to him to be essential.
"Oh. of course, meant to tell you that
Now, our club has just elected me presi-
dent. and / am supposed to preside at all
meetings. but-well, to be entirely frank
about it, have not the slightest idea what
to do. You know. don't want to be too for
NAL or too strict, because that wouldn't be
very nice. and don't know exactly how to
go about conducting the meetings unless /
have some rules.
The Interviewer asked what kind OF a
club she belonged to.
I'VE call ii a book club; that is, we have
a kind of circulating library among our
selves. Each girl buys book and then we
loan them to each other"
The interviewer intimated that he did not
think that such an organization required
any particular knowledge of parliamentary
procedure, as the mere exchange of books
was matter of personal choice, and that
ended ii.
"Oh, no, you are mistaken. The books
form only small port of the club We
meet every two weeks, and, of course, we
have to have little luncheon or some
thing of that kind. We have the dearest
times! You know we have chocolate and
whipped cream. oh, / just love it, don't
you? 1 think it is just the dandiest drink
for the afternoon-it beats soda all TO
pieces. One of the girls has a lovely after
with cute little alcohol lamp, and we
make it with that. She got it for Christmas
and she will not tell who gave it to her.
Now what do you think of that?
The Girl in the Pink Shirtwaist paused
dramatically and very knowing express
sion came over her face, as If she imagined
that the Withholding of the name of the
giver portended something of far-reaching
significance. The interviewer said he had
not the slightest idea of the motive behind
the tea set.
Good gracious I should think you could
see through 1t right away. But no, fellows
are dreadfully slow sometimes. When L
asked George the same question he said he
supposed Santa Claus gave 1T to her. and L
could not get him TO make another guess.
Really, don't you known?
The interviewer ventured a guess that
some rich uncle might have become afflicted
with softening of the heart to the extent of
a tea set The Girl in the Pink Shirtwaist
laughed merrily and long.
mo, indeed, IL was no rich uncle or poor
uncle, or anybody like that Now, when a
girl gets real nice present and will not
tell you who gave il TO her, you may rest
assured that some fellow is stuck on her.
and that she likes him pretty we'll or she
would not accept the gift would not be
at all surprised if Bess were engaged now.
We are all dying to know, but she will not
say word They say he's an awfully nice
fellow, too
The interviewer asked if she would item
lie they, as Ii appeared rather strange to
him that he" coIld be an awfully nice fell
lnyy r ffap ali ", of
that he" existed at all.
Why, everybody says so. They means
everybody who says so, and we girls are
sure that 1t is true. Don't you see, il must
be true or else nobody would be talking
about il.
The interviewer did not consider it wise
to pursue this line of reasoning any further
and so he led her gently back to the menu
of the Book Club.
'Oh, yes. l mentioned only a chocolate
Then we have stuffed dates, and olives, and
creamed chicken, and sailed peanuts and
crackers and cake and bonbons and some
times other things. They are dandy lunch
cons. but George says l will ruin my stom-
ach with such mixtures
The Interviewer thought but did not say
that George was about right, but the Girl
in the Pink Shirtwaist secuted such an idea
and added, by way of convincing proof,
that the girls had been eating these lunch
cons for years. To avoid further argument
he asked her if literary subjects were dis
cussed during the luncheons. She smiled
very sweetly and replied:
well, really, We forget TO bring the books
most OF the time and we find 1t more inter
esting to talk about other things. L think
literary people are awful bores outside OF
| their books. But. my. i had almost forgot
| ten what / started out TO ask you. Now
we must know whether or not Bessie is en-
gagged to that fellow, and / want TO know il
there Is any way that the club, as an or.
4 ganization, can make her tell. We all think
IL Is real mean of her not TO tell and so, il
we can make her, so much the better. but
we simply must know. If you can suggest
/ any way / am sure the club will give you a
| vote of thanks. Now please do help U.S.
The interviewer suggested that George
l being lawyer. would be more competent
! to pass on the legal rights of the organiza-
| ton toward an individual member.
| THE legal part doesn't make so much diff
| ference she replied. sweetly, "but We
must have some trick and newspaper re-
\ what they want"
The interviewer stated that there wer,
4 several ways in which Miss Bessie might bs
trapped, but no. way that he knew of Il
\ force her.
.'Oh. do tell me about the traps" she
/ said, enthusia stically.
The Interviewer stated that a resolution
might be introduced by some member tC
/ the effect that all of the members ther
| constituting the club should agree. on pair
of some penalty, never to marry. making 4
condition OF the resolution that the vot,
should he unanimous. This would force
declaration OF intention, and IL Bessie hat
any intentions. matrimonially. she would
/ certainly not vote for the resolution.
That is terribly good" exclaimed tn.
Girl in the Pink Shirtwaist. excitedly. 81
I know she would never agree 10 such
thing. She will be awfully mad when sh'
sees that she has been trapped"
She was so elated at the thought OF find
! ing out the giver of the tea set that tn,
Girl in the Pink Shrtwaist did not care I,
talk about the heavier questions of the day
The interviewer again missed George by
| few moments, but ne went into the stree
followed by the profuse thanks of his hand
| some friend.