Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-03-18

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know, there'li oe boom for Mrs. Jack
| ,1enning. Let's see; this October; the
election comes in january"
"les-first Saturday"
Plenty of time. First, you know,
somebody'll ask if you'll accept the NOM
nation. Promise me you'll say yes
We'll" and my tone expressed some
degree of doubt, possibly l might con-
slider it,"
Bet your life" was the slangy re-
spouse, and the subject was dropped
That very night my husband removed
one great obstacle in the path of my
presidential possibilities by announcing
at the dinner table the decision of his
firm to establish an office in London.
That means" .he concluded, that |
shall have to go over myself and get
things to running. Wish 1 could take
You and the babies"
1T would be better for the children to
stay at home with mother l answered,
uncertain about myself.
yes" he answered, 'and matters are
so unsettled now that I'd better go alone.
But perhaps you might come over later
shall go the last of next week" And
was quite ntented with the way
Dame Fortune was arranging matters.
/ had little time to think over club
matters until after Joe had said good
bye and boarded the eastern train. but
the very next Sunday morning Mrs. Par
sons called me to the telephone.
Have you seen the Star" she asked.
Il haven't looked at any morning
paper" | answered.
did you authorize the statement that
you are to be the next candidate for the
presidency of the Nota Beneq" she
asked abruptly. For that is what it
amounts to-"
NO; never" l answered promptly 81
know no one on the Star, and have
never been interviewed on the subject"
who did it, then?" she pursued.
"Some one has knife for me all right
Come up by and by, and let's talk the
matter over"
I'D like to- I answered, but I have
company to lunch and guests to dine
with me. Joe's just gone to Europe, you
know"
well. soon. then; and read the Star
article" she said.
l sent out and bought the Sunday
Star, and hunted up the article 1t was
in the "Woman's Club Corner" and was
headed
Dissatisfaction in the Nota Bene Club"
'Rumors are ahoat," it went on to say,
"of widespread dissatisfaction with the
somewhat arbitrary methods of the pres
emit head of the Nota Benes, and of the
growing desire for a change. There will
be, we are reliably informed, a new
ticket brought into nomination at the
coming election. 1t is claimed by some
that the leader who has occupied the
chair of state for two years past, promi-
nent socially as she is, has become
persona non grata to a large and grow
ing faction of the club, and a younger,
more tactful officer will be brought to fill
her place. In fact. her successors name
is already being whispered about in club
circles, being none other than the hand
some, talented and popular wife of Mr..
Joseph Henning. Mrs. Jack as she is
called, is at the head of an increasing
coterie of society and club women" etc,
etc, and so on for half a column
My stars! How fortunate that Joe
has gone" l gasped, as | dropped the
paper This is Minnie Morrison's doing
not daring to launch the boom in her
own paper"
Hti i iell 10 THINNING.
Why not? | felt little doubt that
could be elected if | chose, and l had
long coveted position and prominence
Both would come to the woman who
stood at the head of the Nota Bcne. To
be sure, there was Joe But he would
not return for months yet. and besides.
when he came back and fully realized
the honors that would rest upon me as
president of this large and influential
club-the successor of Mrs. Teddy Par
sons--would he not be reconciled? |
thought 50.
But there was Mrs. Parsons, the WON
an to whom | owed whatever of position
or popularity | had already attained,
whose patronage had made Mrs. Jack"
popular in several sets How could
play her false? | went back to the DAYS
over the old store-days most unpleas-
ant to recall now-and lived over again
the afternoon when she called. and. SYM
pathizing with my warnings for q
broader life, opened the door for me TO
walk forth into the realm of modern
womanhood. | recalled all her kindness
to me when | was unknown and UNI
sophisticated how she had placed OPP
portunities in my way over and over
again for advancement in club life; how
she had entertained me royalty for two
summers at Meguntic Cove; how she
had chosen me, finally, as her friend and
confidante
Could / do this thing? Could 7 turn
against her now and crafty ny own
ambitions at the expense of her over
throw and my own false heartedness?
No, ! would not do it.
l started for the telephone to call her
up and assure her that the whole story
was false; that nothing would induce me
to accept tn nomination which should
dislodge her. But the bell rang just az /
reached the stairway, and Minnie Nor
rison was ushered in.
"Oh, here you are!" she exclaimed.
selling my hands. Did you see the
STAR"
| replied that l did; but my voice ex-
pressed no enthusiasm.
Well. your boom is on Don't give
me away. But YOU will be waited on by
a committee OF ladies this week You'll
he ~, ha .,J