Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-03
MRS. HUBERT GOT 94 VOTES,
MRS. PLEAS 80
Two Club Factions Smiled All After
noon Till the Result Was AM
nounced, Then Smiled
Some More

1t was election day at the Ebell club
yesterday, and such an election day
as it was. If only the politicians could
have been there-how much they might
have learned.
Such politeness. Smiles, smiles and
more smiles becoming gowns and
happy greetings. To the casual OBJ
server it would have been considered
the incest kind Of a pink tea, but
Woman was ever a gay deceiver, and
yesterday was no exception.
There are two factions in the Ebell
club, likewise there were two favorites
and thus there was a little fire burn
ing in the heart of each woman.
So Regular, Too y
An Ebell club election is wonderful
in more ways than one. Everything is
done in regulation order and with as
much ceremony and secresy as If the
president Of the United States was to
be chosen.
The business meeting opened at 2:30
o'clock and needless to say that it was
long after the usual closing hour when
the last member said her last fare
well.
Long before that time the polls
opened. At 10 o'clock the tellers were
in their places in a room adjoining the
8 o'clock there was a steady stream of
women who had come to deposit their
ballots.
A ticket had been prepared by the
nominating committee containing the
names of the candidates for the va
rious offices.
The name of Mrs. w. F. Pleas was
the only one presented for the office
of president, but the members were al
nj tph
ticket and inserting the name of some
other favorite.
Each woman was required to pres
ent her membership card and register.
She was then escorted into the polling
room and then out again. No cleo
tioneering was done at that time.
Polls Close
At o'clock the polls closed and the
tellers closed themselves to count the
ballots. The club members gathered
i'll the auditorium and perpared to pass
the time with a program which had
been prepared.
The smiles were still in evidence.
Mrs. Frank w. King called the meet
ing to order. Mrs. Katherine Kimball
Forest sang two beautiful songs in her
usual charming manner, and then some
of the women who were in charge of
the arts and crafts exhibit told anec-
dotes CLEANED from their experiences
with the exhibit.
The women were still smiling.
The report of the building committee
was read, and yet the nominating
committee did not appear. The women
smiled on. but tiny feet grew more and
more restless and the little fires be-
gan to glow more brightly in the eyes
of the women.
Tea was suggested, and the women
adjourned to the reception rooms
where they smiled over their tea cups
pretended to convince themselves that
they cared whether it was lemon or
cream, and talked of everything but
the one thing which was uppermost i'll
their minds.
Again they returned to the auditor
ium and again there was q wait--a
door opened, the door, and then
Mrs. King gave the signal to again
come to order.
Mrs. c. E. Crary, chairman of the
all important committee, announced
the decision.
"Total number of votes cast 2O2.
"Mrs. Philip G. Hubert "a.
"Mrs. w. F. Pleas 90."
A hush fell over the house, but it was
momentary. The members of the two
factions looked across at each other
and smiled. All, such smiles. SO po-
lite.
There were other names read, but
none were heard. These were the only
two to be considered. One woman had
been placed on the ticket and one
whose name had not appeared received
a plurality vote of four.
Then and there the legal side OF the
question arose.
Mrs. Hubert had plurality, but not
q ma iority. Could II woman be elected
to the presidency of the Ebell cluD|
without receiving a majority vote?
Postponed Till May
The question was debated and de-
bated with the final result that the
chair declared no president had been
elected and not until the first Monday
in May will there be another chance to-
elect one.
When Mrs. Pleas decided to run for
president she did it with the idea that
she had no opposition. When the ques-
ton was first discussed Mrs. Eugene
Pettigrew was suggested as possible
candidate for the office. Mrs. Hubert
had friends who desired to see her III
the presidential chair, but Mrs. Hubert
had pledged her support to Mrs. Petit
grew and she declined the nomination
ON this account.
Her friends were determined, as were
the friends Of Mrs. Pleas, ana thus the
ticket scratching.
Nominations From Floor
When the report of the nominating
committee was read Mrs Hubert was
asked is she would accept. She made
a pretty little speech in which sheI
finally signified her willingness ana
nominations from the floor were dis
cussed. Mrs. Florence Collins Porter
nominated Mrs. Hubert and Mrs. Pleas
seconded the nomination.
The legal question again came up and
nominations from the floor were pro-
nounced illegal.
Mrs Pleas said she would not accept
the presidency now under any consider
alton.
All the other officers were elected.
They include Mrs. J. r. Fitzgerald, first
vice president; Mrs. B. r. Baumgardt,
second vice president Mrs. ]. T. Mccoy,
third vice president; Miss Helen Louise
Kimball, recording secretary; Mrs.
Frank Kelley, corresponding secretary,
and Mrs w. F. Jones, curator.
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