The Washington herald., 1909-01-13
VOLUNTEER LADIES
HAVE 4 GAY TINE
st. Paul'S Lutheran Church
Holds Heated Debate.
SUFFRAGE QUESTION ARGUED
Mems Club EntertaIns the Ladies'
Aid Society by Telling Them Why
Millinery should Not Be Worn in
Church-Sterner Sex Appear in
Weirdest Headgear ObtainabIe.

There was the finest collection OF ana
tsur ladies and nature fakes IN St Paurs
English Lutheran Church. Eleventh and
II streets northwest. last evening that
ever appeared outside OF captivity
It had all the men, some OF whom
dared rot 70 assume so bTazenly the pan
oply Of feminine attire, gigling foolishly.
and it had all the real ladies splitting
their sides. Altogether il was the most
souI-satisfying entertainment the Mems
Club hss ever offered the Ladies Aid
Society
Madam Ninety-Eight Cents. adorned
with the cutest little monkey hat you
ever saw, gazed coldly upon an ambi-
tiousiy ford Merry Widow haunted by
Miss Paris-Modes. and declared that
young woman 70 be fossy- Miss Paris
Modes. retorted by saying her rial was
no lady. which statement OF course,
caused Madame Ninety-Eight Cents 10 get
red under the collar. Prove H." cried
Miss Modes. and that held Up the
controversy for the time being
OOIfGL AENUA 10 he%%AAE@r
All Of which was offered as an object
lesson 10 the Ladies Aid Society. The
Mems Club has for a long time desired
20 be helpful in the solution OF certain
pe-plsxing feminine problems. one OF
these is the propriety Of wearing hats n
the house OF worship
Therefore. when a gathering Of solemn
Iy bevhiskered men marched into church
before the ladies, bedecked with the Wild
est and weirdest millinery that F street
affords. laughter echoed about deiiriOusly,
but when they snuggled into the front
seats with expansive Merry widows.
spelling some OF the choicest scenes
there was much craning OF necks behind
Some OF the danes OF the Ladies Aid
Society actually attempted 70 get birds
eye views. and mounted chairs Some OF
the meanest men took advantage Of this
back-action argument, and said the ladies'
were hoist by their petard-
Following came a debate upon this
question: Resolved, That ladies should
not wear hats IN church. II was 2
heated debate. and for a time the cham
pions OF the ladies appeared to be get
ting the worst OF II. Their cause seemed
AT 8 low ebb. indeed. when the affirma-
tive forced home the argument that the
wearing OF hats II the sanctuary was IL
clined 10 produce badness
Millinery Is Essential.
Ladies and gentlemen and lady
judges" quoth Mrs Ladies Home Jour
nal. who vas none other than Paca ObeT-
lin. ''is II not true. more or less, that
l..
seen? II We compelled them to take their
hats of. Is there any surety that they
would come TO church at aII2 As Mrs.
Good House Keeping has declared. We
cannot accept the abuse Of q privilege
as an rgUment against its rightfui use.
We need not dwell upon the logic Of the
Merry Widow. She is but a passing fad.
When millinery becomes more sedate and
restrained. II would be unWarrantable 10
deprive the ladies' Of a custom which Is
very dear 70 them"
The philistine sayeth that the Apostle
Paul laid down the law that the woman s
head should be covered in the church. -
said Mrs. House Keeper. alias c. 5.
Hyer. We think that the Paulists are
mistaken in their dictUm. and have mis-
interpreted the apostles words For did
4atN Edli also Say Lll4L 4 NDDldl : ClDhU-
ing glory was her hair2 Should not her
crowning glory be exposed in the church
Ladies, hold 70 your millinery Your
sisters Viii applaud your resolution.
FIattered the Judges.
The debate vaged pro and con for many
painful minutes. Some subtle pIeaders
tried fattery upon the feminine jury;
others appealed 70 the common-sense OF
the Ladies Aid Society as opposed 70
their vanity Some hurled a terrible pic
ture OF the fearful unhygienic and insani-
taTy conditions Of the modern hat upon
their mock heads Others c0njured I'D 2
scene OF beauty, "a sea Of plungs," and
so on. Altogether. the Ladies Aid So
ciety appeared 20 be in favor Of main
tanning the status quo. and held &c hats
and happiness
From the foregoing Il may be gathered
that the muse Of comedy held high revels
n ST. Paurs Church last night The OBJ
jest Of the Ladies Aid Society is TO
provide monthly meeting place for the
ladies; its accomplishment is to pro-
vide refreshments for the Mems Club.
The object CT the Mems Club is 10 meet
70 discuss, 70 debate, 10 adjourn; its
N-~-DA-a Ei4lolAAAlEAAL - 70 LEl6 Lanes
Aid Society Banter OF this sort passed
back and forth and was a source Of in
nocent meTriment. Refreshments fol-
lowed the fun.
The dauntless members OF the Mems
Club who participated in the debate and
the masquerade were c. 6 Hyer, c z
Anderson, J. S. Moser, c. ". H Browne.
9. 5. Zepp. 0. B. Bowman. p. L
Kremer, c. B. Bateman, Paca Oberlfn.
Q. F, Muth, II s. Stevenson. E. J. Cur
It's. J. g. Jones. and J. F. Mccain.
= Church Debate.
A debate between the Mems clubs OF
ST Paurs and Calvary Memorial
churches will be held Friday evening.
January 2, on the question, shall the
people OF the District Of Columbia have
the right Of local government and Of
sunSge? St Paurs was the amrma-
tive The debate viii be held in the
Calvary Memorial Church.
Public Installation.