The Washington herald., 1909-02-21

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torted Mr.. TIden. with a twinkle in his
eye nobody would have her
So, while the devotees Of the Mystic
Shrine and the Twinkiing Stars make
money a non-essential to marriage, there
is an organization which scorns filthy
lucre. 10 is the Forget-Me-Not Club,
whose president is Ms Kathryn Bull,
Of No. 593 North Clark street, Chicago
If q youth wOOs a maiden in this So
ciety he must. under its rules. demon
strate his ability to make her laugh be-
fore he can expect to win her The mem
bers are pledged 10 jOllity. and want no
husbands with long faces. The Wizards
Club is in the same class. Under the
leadership OF Miss Catherine Adams, its
adherents follow this rule:
IF you wish 70 get fat and be jovisl,
smile. eat pickles and cake. and more
pickles. drink buttermilk and wear sun
bonner" This society Of young women
Is not in any sense a courtship
club Il exists solely that its members
may have a good time altogether. az par
ties OF picnics. when queer little sunbon-
nets of many hues are worn
Precisely the opposite OF the Wizards
are the girls Of the Sincerity Club. who
live in aristOcratic KenwOod. and are
sworn 10 abstain from frivoIity IN man
ners and dress.
Provisions for Marriage.
Chicago's Cinderella Club. Miss May
Myron. president. is something like the
Wizards. but has added features Il IS
composed Of stenographers OF the stock
yards. twenty gOod-IOoking girls. They
give parties during the winter and in
vite their young men friends, but CON-
pei their guests to pay for the tce cream
and other delicacies served. In this way
the Cinderellas amass enough money 10
pay for two weeks outing every sum-
mer for all OF themselves.
Miss Edith Cox of f442 Montana street
Chicago, heads a Girls Again Club, whose
members are aged from eighten 10 twen-
ty-two- These young women make il a
practice 70 get out their dolls and dress
in the short skirts of their childhood az
club sessions, meantime playing infan-
tile and juvenile games. There IS an or
ganizatiOn Of men similar TO this. al
though their pranks DO not extend 50 far
back toward the cradle The men are
members Of the Charles Sumner Debat-
ing Club. organized by them when they
were boys in school. in honor Of Sumner
For thirty-t1ree years-there were origi-
nally 100 OF them-they have been holding
annual meetings, playing they were boys
again.
Must Have Bank Account
Young men Of West Chicago, under the
leadership Of Daniel Clancy. have or
ganized the Asterisk Club, and signed
a constitution foTbidding any one Of them
10 marry till ne has accumulated S1.oo0
in a bank. Some OF these boys. said a
girl Of the district, are saving as much as
81 a year. IN the Englewood district a
crowd Of young men has organized the
Owls Club. whose delight IT is 10 COM
nit harmless night pTanks. There. too.
is found the Celibate Club, which forci-
bly, illustrates how birds of a feather
can be found 20 flock together A
good-looking youth, John F. Delaney by
name. and a nephew Of John HiH. jr.
Chicago's jealous and famous enemy Of
bucket shops and graft in business deals,
Quarreled with his inamOrata because she
did not find II convenient one night 70 ac-
cept his invitation to the theateT He,
therefore, decided that all the girls were
tickle. and resolved in revenge 10 eschew
them all He founded the Celibate Club,
which soon had a large membership OF
youths who had similar woes to his
The West Chicago City Club. composed
of men. and the HI MAXI HI VI Club.
composed Of young women. were organ
lied respectively by woman hsters and
man haters- The members Of both
bossted that they were proof against
Cupid's darts 4 determined young Wo-
man. Miss Violet Fay Bailey. induced
the Cityites 10 give a ladies night.
Just 10 show" that they were mot
afraid Of women" There and then she
captured the heart OF their president,
Charles G Bunker She married him
later in the holy Of holies Of bachelor
dom, the main hall Of the clubhouse,
whereUpon the other woman haters be
came advocates Of early marriage. Among
the Hi AIukis. Miss Eva ITby. daughter OF
an eX-State representative OF Illinois, was
the most rabid man hater. Handsome
Carl DOOlittle led her TO the altar after
two years Of persistent refusal 70 take
Nc for an answer. This converted
nearly all Of her sisters 10 a belief in
men. and. although the club still exists, il
is no longer a hand Of man hateTs
The Bachelors and Maidens' Club. how
ever. refuses to surrender 10 Cupid. This
vas started BY Miss Rega Russell whose
mother, Mrs. Mary Hulen, founded the
Chicago Grass Widows Club Miss Rus
sell capitulated TO an actors wooing.
whereupOn the Bachelors and Maidens'
Club oUsted her, and its members re-
newed their oath 70 remain free Of bridal
ties.
Wear Green Year Round.
The Governors Club is an aggregation
Of kindred souls. all men. who think
nature made mistake when II insti-
tuted the habit Of stripping the earth Of
green IN the winter months. II attempts
to correct the error with a rule that its
members shall wear green neckties while
the rest Of the world is garbed in brown
OF black The Friday Night Club seeks
fun al bargain rates. Every week for
twenty years its six members. Police In
spectoT John Wheeler. Of Chicago. being
president, have played penny ante. FIVE
cent limit. in ths rooms OF the inspec-
tor. bachelor. ike the other FIVE. The
inspector has kept an account, which
shows that in the twenty years he has
lost s2-37. while he figures that ne has
had fun worth S2.000.60o
Chicago has 4 Thirteen Club. which ex-
lists 20 defy unlucky omens. Michael
HyIand. q business man. is chief ruler
Skulls grin on the table at its banquets.
and there are black cOffins on the menu
cards. while ladders rest against the