Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
LUNCHEON FOR MISS PRICE.

Who ever heard of a girls school that
didn't boast of secret societies? Miss
Deans Young Ladies' Seminary" was
no exception to this rule. Nearly every
girl in the town attended it, and out of
school all were the best of friends. but
from Q to 1 they were two distinct sets. as
far apart from each other as A and T..
one-half was composed of the older
classes. and called itself the NJ. F.'s In
the other were all the younger girls.
known as the d. Els. Neither society had
the least idea of its rivals name. although
1t did its level best 70 find out. Each tried
to Guido the other in spreads and lunch
cons and various other entertainments.
and no trick was considered too mean to
be played on "the other girls In conse-
auence OF all this rivalry. the girls were
kept in continual excitement over some
thing. and. In fact. there was so much
hard feeling that Miss Dean talked of
abolishing the clubs altogether.
One morning Viola Day, an an. F.
rushed into the study where a group of
her classmates were sitting, and said in
her usual excitable wav:
''Girls. what do you think? The D. z. s
are going to give p luncheon for the new
teacher and 1 think it's to be next
Wednesday. heard Dorothy and Virginia
-tz1SADg about it. and although, of course,
I 6,,dn't have listened. l simply
couAn't )help it, Now isn't that just too
hatAh7 We plan 70 give her one our
selvesSqnd to think those ships are going
to get ahead of us. It's a shame
EverY one agreed 1t certainly was most
aggra yatIng.
Some thing must be DONE" said Lou
Hall. land right away. too, for today's
Friday. Now we must either prevent that
, lunche on entirely. or else do something so
as TO ~Spkke 1t an absolute fizzle. l think
U0t1il ha the he hacanca then
rould be such a Joke on those smart
d. E-'s-"
~fhe girls all satin deep thought. and
finally Viola broke the silence.
Girls. I have a scheme. but I don't
know whether you'll approve of 1t or not.
AS | was hurrying down here to tell you
the news, / picked up this card In the
hall. and I'm sure d. f. dropped IT,.
foy. see. it's the name for their luncheon
on Wednesday. Now listen to my plan.
Let US invite Miss Price to a luncheon on
Tue8day.afsand have exactly the same
things 20 eat the others are going to-.
but with a few extra courses so ours will
be the most elaborate. Then when they
give their luncheon it will be an old
story. while ours, being the first. will be
a great success. What do you say to
that
II was a bold idea and most of the
girls hesitated at doing such down
right mean thing. However. Viola. the
on il. and in her convincing way soon
managed TO talk the others into her way
OF thinking.
Viola, in the name of the NJ. F.'s,
wrote cordial little note TO Miss
Price, inviting her for luncheon on Tues
day. the 22d. This invitation was ac-
copied promptly and preparations were
begun.
There were TO be fifteen girls besides
Miss Price, and a luncheon for sixteen,
such as they had decided upon, can't BE-
gotten up for nothing. as the girls soon
found out. Each had to contribute a
large share of her weekly pocket money.
but the thought that they We're getting
the better of their rivals buoyed them
up. and they tried not to think that 1t
meant going without new gloves or a
hair ribbon.
Tuesday morning dawned bright and
clear. and the girls were In a flutter of
excitement. The entire band OF NJ. +. :
secured the woods the day before. and
the dining room was gay with bright au-
tunln leaves and vines.
BY five minutes of all the girls were
ready In the study. looking very sweet
and pretty in their best bbs and fuckers,
and a few minutes later the guest OF hon.
or appeared. and the party gathered
around the table. Viola sat at the head,