The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-02

Mrs. Brown and whispered nervously,
Recognize her."
II recognize Marcia" calmly re-
| torted the hitherto undisputed leader
of Pleasureville society.
Miss White cOughed alphabetically.
Call her Miss Belknap," she prompt
ed
I The president redeemed. Mingled pro-
test and indignation were depicted on
her aristOcratic features; but she re-
membered her Office, assumed more
presence and yielded.
Being formally recognized, Marcia
proceeded, Il move that we devote fif-
teen minutes TO a parliamentary drill"
Il second the motion" said Miss
I White, then hastily mumbled something
! in the ear of Mrs. Brown. ThereupOn
that harassed lady obediently chanted:
"All of you who are in favor of this
motion say aye"
The ayes had it.
At this iuncture Miss White whis-
pered to Mrs. Brown again, and Mrs.
Brown somewhat automatically sug-
gested that Marcia should take the
chair, which she did with suspicious
alacrity.
Miss White arose to take the floor.
but Myra Gait already had it. The
club looked excited and apprehensive.
Madam Chairman!" said Myra,
briskly, II move that the following by
law be passed: No man on pain of
death shall be present at the meetings
of the Woman's Club of Pleasureville."
did her eyes turn to my pOrtieres?l
ain support of this bylaw" she contin-
ued, 81 call your attention to the face
tious pleasantries at our expense among
oartaiD ma 10 aeo11air1fanppC
What pleasantries?" eagerly in
quired our town gossip, Miss Smith.
Members will please arise and adj
dress the chair" said Marcia haught-
lily.
Miss Smith subsidized and cOnfded to
a neighbOr that she never could talk
standing.
Silence More silence.
Has any one anything to say against
the notion" asked Marcia, encourag-
ingly.
The men that 1 know" said Miss
White laughingly, would be more apt
to run away from the club than"
Not at all, interrupted Myra. You
don't know anything about men. Some
of the men of this town would go so
far as to stoOp to surreptitiOus means
to attend one of our meetings"
Did she touch the electric button
that controlled the machinery of con-
versatiOn? Everybody began to talk
violently. Babel, Bedlam. No word can
describe it. l learned afterward that
these tempestuOus occasions were tech
nically known as 'infOrmal discus
siOns." Volcanic emotions We're engen-
dered. The Methodist preachers wife
arose and in On agitated voice called
out Madam Chairman
Mrs rT9NlOr no dop7. cold
Marcia.
Il can't and won't belong to any club
that my Joe can't come to- 1t sounds
as if our meetings weren't respectable.
| never made motion in my life, but
l now motion that men can be admit
ted to the meetings of this club
The air was thick with Ayes" and
Noes" and Marcia pounded vigorously
before getting "a quiet moment in which
to explain that the drill was all in fun.
and that Mrs. Taylor could not make a
motion because another motion was be-
fore the house.
Whose motion? What motion"
cried several members.
Miss Galt's motion. VIII Miss Gait
give her motion again."
Miss Gait made her motion again:
No man on pain of death may be pres
ent at the meetings of the Woman's
Club of PIeasureville.
Mrs. Taylor (still trembling)-But l
insist that preachers ought to be ex-
pected to come to everything
Mrs. Brown-And surely our hus-
bands.
Mrs. Gray-And our sons.
Miss BartOn-Make them honorary
members.
Miss Green-Associate members.