Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-09
BEFORE THE PEOPLES BAR
Lack of Ice Cream Jars Serenity Of RamOat
Alley Social Function.
HOSTESS STARTS FUND TO BUY SOME
Money IL Entrusted TO Another BELLE,
who spends the Popular Sab
scriptiOn for = More EH-
hiIeratins DeIicacy.

The social life " Ramcat alley again
has been rent from stem to stern and CEN
ter to circumference, also from the
tracks to the solitary lamp post which
sheds its radiance in tangent ways over
the select precincts of the alley. Some
times the boy does not light the lamp, and
then there s no radiance.
~ Two months ago business in the alley
was suspended by an untoward happening
in the lives OF four OF its habitues, and
no sooner had commercial and social con-
fidence been re-established than another
outbreak occurred TO set the dial OF the
alley back two years. four months and one
week The latest morsel for the scandal
mongers happened Monday evening about
the eighth hour. at which time the gayest
Of the alley usually doffs its working
clothes and makes merry with the sounds
Of banjos mandolins or brass knuckles, az
the case may be Beer and ginger ale
and other condiments are frequently EN-
ployed until the lid goes on at the stroke
OF II.
Miss Mary chatham colored. one OF this
seasons debutantes of the alley, had a
function billed for Monday evening on the
social calendar OF Ramcat alley. Miss
chatham received at her home and was
charmingly arraSed in Nile green silk
trimmed with white Everything went
along as smoothly as a candy distribution
at a Sunday school picnic until someone in
the crowd limited that the host might
have provided ice cream for the guests
Pickles and pork chop sandwiches were
they argued, well enough in their way,
but a well-defined sentiment was expressed
that ice cream would lend eclat to the &C.
CASTOR and serve to equalize the effects
OF the pork chops and pickles. So Hostess
chatham gathered few of her exclusive
| set to one side and preached the idea of
subscribing for a gallon OF ice cream, as
| she had just had the chimney repaired
and did not think the buying of ice cream
would go well with her income.
! Miss Addie Thomas, one OF the guests,
| promptly offered to act as custodian of
funds offered for the ice cream. Miss, Chat
man gave Miss Thomas 10 cents as her
share and II began to look as II all hands
would be eating the frozen delicscy before
the hour had passed.
Miss Thomas was sent for the ice cream.
The guests waited long and patiently for
| the promised treat, which did not come. AT
length Miss chatham thought Miss Thomas
had been run over by street car or held
up by footpads, who slugged the woman
and stole the ice cream. So Miss Chairman
started out for the dilatory guest, who was
discovered by the host at the rear OF the
| house drinking beer with two companions
| There was no ice cream in sight 1t devel-
oped Miss Thomas expended the ice cream
money for beer in en- unguarded moment
in saloon. Just what passed between
host and guest will be brought out before
the peoples bar at later date. 1t was re-
ported, however. that Miss Thomas slapped
Miss chatham with the beer pail and Their
the party broke up with disgust and no ice
| cream
Miss Chairman was at the peoples bal
bright and early Tuesday morning. She
told her story and City Prosecutor Lee filed
a complaint OF assault and battery against
Miss Thomas, rl".- -....A,1> = .--