Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-28

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better state of preservation than that
of her stout companion. but it was far
from fresh or inviting.
Little Mrs. Peters skipped along be-
side the other women. faded blue
straw hat askew on her white hair
All three women wore exceedingly
shabby shoes. and their garments SEEM
ed unsuitable for the hot June day.
They had been the last ones to leave
the church. and now they had the
white. bot highway to themselves.
did you see it?'' asked Mrs. Wiz
on breatblessly of her companions.
Il did," agreed Miss Barton acidly.
'And ~ chirruped Mrs. Peters.
Il guess we'll have to call special
meeting, after ALL" murmured Mrs.
Wixon. with degree of relish in her
tone.
'There air't no use in having q So
ciety with rules to it if the rules amt
kept" snorted Miss Barton.
MY husband says rule isn't rule
unless it is enforced" remarked Mrs.
Peters importantly.
Were going to enforce this one,"
said Mrs. Wixon decidedly. "Cornelia
Rowland knows the rules Of the Give
1t DIP society OF the First M. e.
church just as we'll as you and me do
She knows she ought to wear her old
bonnet. no matter how poor it looks.
until the new organ is paid for
Il guess it won't hurt Cornelia to
give up buying flowers for ner hat any
more'D 1t does for me to wear my
Cousin Emmeline's CASTOR clothes"
commented Lucia Barton gIoomily.
mo. indeed" chilned in Mrs. Peters,
"or for me to wear this awful bonnet.
l amt accustomed to wearing blue
anyhow. and
""Tain't so much the wearing the
Clothes interrupted Mrs. Wixon.
tossing the thin feather Enthusiastically;
Its the principle OF the thing Here's
Cornelia. one OF the charter members
OF the society. coming out with pink
flowers in her bonnet for the last two
Sundays. She knew she was breaking
the tenth rule. which says:
mo member shall purchase any
new garment or article of adornment
for her person until the debt on the
church organ has been fully met and
paid" quoted Mrs. Peters eagerly.
"As | was about to say" remarked
Mrs. Wixon in an injured tone.
And there's still $50 due on the or
gan" commented Miss Barton as she
took out handkerchief saturated with
Florida water and proceeded TO dust
her square shoulders energetically.
II suppose it will be another year
before we can have any new-that is.
suppose it will be another year be-
fore the debt will be paid" said Mrs.
Peters moodily.
MARY Peters. do believe you are
feeling bad because you can't 90 gal
livanting around with pink flowers in
your bonnet, too" exclaimed Mrs.
Wixon Indignantly. "For my part
she continued virtuously. Pm willing
to wear my old clothes year in and
year out for the Lords sake
$50 am H. said Miss Barton. II
give s. last winter that was going
to lay out on spring clothes"
II guess I've done my SHARE" whim
pered Mrs. Peters angrily. Il guess
done all the cooking for the fair and
give
THAT amt either here or there in
terrupted Mrs. Wixon decidedly as she
paused ut her front gate. 1.-The mat
ter before the society will be this
CorneIia Rowland has bought new
pink flowers for her bonnet and ha.
wore EN- to church two Sundays
Last Sunday ! spoke to her about it
and she said nothing and did nothing
Today she wore EN- again. and now
we've got to take some action. THAI
bunch of flowers never cost less thar
50 cents!'
How do you know?" asked Luel]a.
II went into Miss Kline's millinery
store and asked to see pink geraniun
flowers, and she showed me bunch
1ust like Cornelia's. and it was 81
cents" %%tf. ...~
did CorneIia buy hers there?" ask
ed the other women eagerly.