The San Francisco call., 1904-02-29

. Civil war has broken out in the
Fapyrus Club. The shot and shell of ar
lack is falling thick around the heads
= the combatants; the president. Rfrs
S--Alsson Kline. has fed from the fard
OF battle, and the officers left in com
mand failed. for some reason. IN nga
the verbal ammunition that had -
stored Up for the purpose Of lombard
-menr
And herein is the cause Of the hot
striie; since its inception the club has
been presided over by Mrs. Kline vii,
MIS-. Buckingham, the founder. as FIRST
vice president and latterIy Mrs. Thorn
as Mornew. Last year Mrs cuckine-
nam who went into the field only on
me eve of election as a candidate for
1ne presidency, was defeated bv but
three votes; therefore many Of her sur-
'porters-and she possesses a bosr ~
lhem-rather looked for her election
ms year Now the plot thickens. Mrs
n---ls nao announced her intention not
20 run Tor a third term. so Others in
Guiding Mrs. Buckingham. Mrs Tbor1
as Morffew and Mrs. s. Y. NooneI
were prominently mentioned for tbe
nonof Meanwhile q friend If Mrs
hlnnes s circulated a petition that ?
third term be rendered the present
oeFer ofhcial- Then the clouds began
20 lower Low rumblinEs, as of distant
thunder, were heard an the club. the nm
shot Of which was the appointment of
committee, with Mrs. Mooney as
chairman, 10 wait upon Mrs. Kline and
present 10 her in person the request of
lne club that she serve another wear
t.atterly' IN the capacity Of friend. Mrs.
--ooney calied upon Mrs Kline Tor the
purpose of apprising her Of the feeling
NL unrest abroad in the club stating
that while the club members had
'naught but the highest regard for her
apilty, tact and manag cement. many of
them were unalterably opposed 10 2
tnlrd term. thereby following the edict
lsld down against third terms in na-
ional politics And thus are women
learning 10 work by precedent
Ihereupon, as the tale goes. Mrs
hlnne grew cross at what she termed
the duplicity Of the committee and
the merry war was on. AS soon as
practicable the president called a spe-
cal meeting Of the directors, emitting
me second vice president and her fol-
lowers in the call and paprfks meet
lng was held IN star chamber session.
Here it was decided 10 impeach the
whole committee for bad faith" and
other naughty things, and motion was
ma4e that definite charges be brought
against each member thereof. Mrs. :.
w Backus standing sponsor for the
motion
Now. all this strenuous work pre-
ceded the calm and wholly delightful
musical programme u Thursday and
there lurked in the clubroOm not even
a suggestion Of open warfare. Then. on
Saturday. a special meeting was called.
az Which the cOurt-nartial proceedings
. "a ere 10 be instituted II is said that
Hr--rr ~ 1r1r r-H-
Kline left for the south. leaving Mrs
Bsckus commander in chief Of the
forces.
on came the enemy, Company
halt" was called. Read the minutes
~ Thursdays meeting. madame sec
retsry. came the command from the
field officer Where and when was the
meeting held on Thursday. madame
chairman2" came the quick query from
Second Vice President Mrs. Mooney
Back came the answer as 10 time and
place. Then. as director Of this or
gauiZstiOu. I declare that meeting H.
legally held. as I was not notified OF
i. and call upon the other directors
70 sustain me in my objection. The
point was carried by Mrs. Mooney. who
then put uD a gallant defense, and the
minutes containing the alleged charges
were not read. and the day was saved
The Kinne- -Rackus-COoper cOntingen+
. was thus left without weapons. and the
hattie ceased under the white flag OF
truce
. Then came a dramatic climax. Mrs
M0rffew. Mrs Blumenberg. Mrs. Grace.
Mrs. Buckingham. Mrs. Mooney and
several others presented their resigna-
tions with a flourish and so far as they
are personally concerned the smoke Of
battle IS 0'er-and IL is said that twenty
more resi- fgnatiOns are en- route by the
rnail-aud during the battle the COM
n1ander was many miles away" II is
confidently believed. that none Of the
ladies' 60 armed-and that hOstilities
are az an end-slmOst-
Is anything heard in the clubs these
days-save in the peppery Papyrus-