The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-01-30

Woman suffrage will come here some
day. In the meanwhile there are ladies'
in training for the femalennium and
a number of pioneersesses have made
up their minds that they will meet in
secret and run their own City and
County Board of Supervisors, only not
under that title. They prefer to call
themselves The Pretty and Flouncy
Horde of Sympathizers.
They held their first meeting last
evening and, as the affair was absolute
ly secret, l was invited to be present
that might write it up in The Star.
You will put in something nice
about us, now, won't your" asked the
Chairlady, beaming on the poor Man
About Town
Yes, do, there's a dear" added the
Pretty and Flouncy Clerkerine.
Sure now!' urged the Pretty and
Flouncy Attorneyeyette.
And send us some copies of the pa
per- requested the Pretty and Flouncy
Auditrelle.
And be sure to mark the copies
reminded the Pretty and Flouncy Trea-
sure.
Sure thing" says /. "Yon can trust
me, girls
Well, they had sweet little re-
porter's table set for me alongside the
desk of the Mayorine. 1t was cover
ed with cream de shine kambrick,
splotched with father-of-pearl hibis-
cults, and l was allowed to smoke and
take my coat off.
THE Horde of Sympathizers will
please come to order, there's a dear"
said the Chairlady, taking a chew of
gum and removing her sheath-hat from
the dangerous viciniture of the be-
ribboned ink-well.
First order of BUSINESS! The
Clerkerine will read the minutes of the
last meeting"
There wasn't any last meeting" in
terrupted Sympathizer Estelle.
We'll, read the minutes of the next
meeting, then, silly" said the Chair
lady.
There hasn't been any"
But there will be-"
Referred to the Committee on
Days, Hours and Minutes ordered
the Mayorine, alias the Chairlady.
Committee on Minutes respectfully
asks for time,' chirped Honorable Sym
pathizer Augusta.
Help yourself said the Chairlady.
Next order of BUSINESS" she con-
tinued, reports of standing commit
tees.
I'VE have no standing as yet" This
from Sympathizer Mamie.
in our set we don't believe in
standing
New busyness" called the MaycS-
rine.
Now you're talking. Williamina,"
exclaimed Sympathizer Evangeline. Il
have an ordnance to introduce"
You mean an ordinance. An or
dnance has to do with arms
We'll, this HAS to do with arms,
may it please the Chair"
please remember this Chair is not
an armchair! Proceed
Il won't proceed; you're awfully
mean. l think the Chairs a lounge,
so there"
Order! And don't get angry. 1t
doesn't improve your peculiar style of
beauty
Il move we appeal from the last i'm
pertinent remark of the Mayorine and
ask her to put the motion"
Ladies of the Horde of Sympathiz-
ers, | decline to put the motion"
For the second time I respectfully
ask Your Honoress to put the mo-
ton"
For the second time l shan't do
any such thing"
For the third time, only less res
pectfully-cat-I ask you to put the
motion"
For the third and last time | re-
fuse and if you ask me again I'll give
you a piece of my mind"
Ladies of the Horde" said the lady
who had the floor, I'VE must pass the
motion over the Mayorines head"
What's the ordinance?" asked the
Chairlady, getting curious.
1T is an ordnance, not an ordinance,
as / tried to say before you so rudely
snubbed me, dear, and it provides for
tagging babies in arms That's where
the arms come in. told you sol"
why tag a baby in arms?"
eve tag it because it is TT. Tag,
you're it! See? Wherever there's a
baby in a house, that baby is certainly
1T. Have you a little fairy in your
homer"
Don't get personal" cried the Ma
yorine, you know very well I've chill
dren older than you are"
yes, much older"
Here the Clerkerine butted in. pro-
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