The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-04

to be changed into bitter enmities Is a
question 10 be decided in the near future
by the Bachelor Girls Club. an organiza-
ton formed several years ago and de-
signed TO show the young men Of this
place and the surrounding country that
Owensville young women could be as in
dependent as the young men.
The club grew out OF conditions that
are not exceptional in small towns It
had been noticed that the young men
were inclined TO visit the young women
in the county seat ten or fifteen miles
away. and on such occasions report that
had It that they were very liberal with
their money.
Here in Owensville. though. they were
close with their earnings. and 1t was not
infrequent that four or five girls
went to shows by themselves. and lined
up before the soda fountains OF around
tables in the ice cream parlors and then
had TO foot the oils. The Sunday night
beau was omnip-esent. because there was
no charge al the churches and he could
always be depended upon for a little home
dance when he girls furnished the music
and supper
Organize bachelor Club.
This condition soon began to wear on
the nerves Of he girls and especially
when some of the most desirable Of the
young men found wives in the nearby
town. Action was finally taken when
twenty Of the Owensvile girls held a
meeting and. after very full and free
discussion. as the minutes Of the meeting
put it organized the Bachelor Girls Club
with a constitution and bylaws that
would make them independent Of the
Sunday night beau.
II was provided IN the constitution that
no member should accept the attentions
Of young man 70 church unless he had
accompanied her or other members Of the
club 10 social functions where the cost
OF entertainment was not borne by tre
lady hostess" and under no clrcum-
stances should any member OF the club
accept attentions Of that class OF young
men who are recognized as church gal
iants only" A church gallant was de-
finod to De n young man who always
knows when Sunday night comes. but
never hears Of an entertainment where
he can spend a dollar till three days
after II Is over"
Another class was defined as "the
young man who washes his fathers
buggy Sunday morning and then drives
fifteen miles 10 see some county seat
girl in the afternoon. never seeming 10
realize ;hat an OwensviIle girl would en-
JOY a buggy ride or eat bonbons and
chocolate creams with as much zest as
the more distant object Of his attentions"
Any member who should violate an arti-
Gle OF the constitution or any Of the by
laws was 10 be fined cents for each Of
Tense.
A Decided Success.
For the first year OF its existence the
club was a decided success-not howl
ing success. rs some OF the members
explained. for Il was quiet and diguifed.
and brought some Of the young men 10
a realization Of the sins against which
the organization was a protest. IN fact
the bi-mOnthly meetings Of the club were
scenes of congratulation, for there was
hardly a member who did not report
buggy rides or the calling OF some beau
with box Of candy.
Some OF the older members. those who
had become confirmed spiusters, heard
these reports with anything but relish
They were IN the minority. though. and II
they protested the voice was one of envy
and the younger set gave it no attention.
But one night one Of these spinsters
was seen at church with a Sunday night
beau and at the next meeting she de-
posted cents with the treasurer without
a word OF complaint The next Sunday
night three of the spinsters had beaux
and the treasury was enriched with Is
cents more. The younger girls looked on
the unfortCnates with plying eyes. but
made no comment
The next Sunday night every spinster
in the club had beau. while all the other
girls went TO church alone
Spinsters Have Escorts.
This proved 70 be the beginning Of dis
cord. Some OF the beaux Of the spInsters
we're in good circumstances. and the aver
age girls would -egnrd them as catches.
These hocked 20 the spInster Sunday
night after Sunday night and on two oc-
casions one OF them accompanied a spin
ster to a prayer meeting.
At the next meeting there was a scene.
AS one Of the spinsters handed the treas
urer nickel one II the young girls who
hadn't had beau for two months asked
with sheer II The spinsters escort 10
church the sunday niEht before was pay
ing her fines. This was the signal for a
debate, as the minutes put it. but to 9TH
ers Il appears very much like row, Tor
the spinsters declared that il was no
body's business whom they went with IL
their fines were paid.
Somehow, but just how nobody knows.
it got out that The younger members Of
the club would not object to paying a few
fines themselves. and the next Sunday
night the spinsters trudged 70 church
alone and the younger set all had beaux.
And for three Sunday nights IN succession
this happened. the girls paying the fines
and the treasury showing a surplus that
was really distressing
But the girls had taken all the beaux
away from the spinsters and the constl-
ton and bylaws were things Of Jest
among the young men and the bachelors
OF the town. Some OF them limited that Il
was cheaper 20 pay the girls fines than
10 put up for soda and cream and buy
chocolates" and when this got to the ears
Of the spinsters they raised merry Ned at
the next meeting. and it Is believed that
another meeting will mark the end. so
bitter are the anlmosities that have been
engendered.