The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-15
az ESTHER GRIFFIN WHITE.

~ ESTHER GRIFFIN WHITE.
When the women get to voting"
said a certain militant lady. "one of
the first things we're going to do is to
execute the recall on church fairs.
"How's that" asked the cynic.
Graft permeates every department
of society," exclaimed the militant la
dy dramatically.
"You amaze mel murmured the
cynic.
ut Is the TRUTH" went on the first
speaker "Aand church fairs aren't
any better than state legislatures.
It's all fixed up before hand and you
can't get a thing you want"
These are serious charges" said
the cynic. MAY l ask you to elabor-
ate them more clearly?"
Sure" said the militant lady laps
ing into the vernacular. why, it's
this way. Church fairs are scheduled
to open at a certain hour. Instead Of
body can go in before and by the
time the real opening rolls round ev-
erything desirable is sold.
I'm fact" continued the militant la
dy waxing indignant, many of the
best things are sold before they are
brought to the church-or wherever
the bazaar is held-and are only on
display. Marked sold before they're
put on sale!"
"Inconceivable!" cried the cynic.
Its graft-that's what it isl" vocif-
Grated the militant one. 1T isn't fair
its a mean way to run church
fair"
Church unfair" you might call it
interpolated the cynic making ready
for ejectment.
The militant lady, however, seemed
not to notice.
IF l had my way" she continued,
I'D do away with church fairs, ba-
zaars, suppers and everything that
didn't pertain strictly to the religious
aspect. Think how funny-a kitchen
in church,"
Funny" the cynic queried.
"Oh, you know what l mean," said
the militant one petulantly mot
amusing, of course, but-what you call
anomalous"
Certainly anomalous" agreed the
cynic.
well you know how it is. The peo-
pie who do all the work are elbowed
out of the way when there's any pos
ing in the spotlight to be done"
That's where the heavy-weights
come in. At the laying of the corner
stone, you know, all those who have
been intimidated into contributing in
Guiding Blufferton, who doesn't go to
church once in ten years although he
sends check with regularity, sit on
a dais with the preacher, the bishop,
the deacons, the wardens, the mayor,
the head of the street cleaning depart
ment, president Of the board of public
works, and the ministerial associa-
tion."
"Oh," said the militant lady, Il don't
believe they ever have the street
cleaning man there"
They d" in our town." said the Gym
ic. Its part Of his duties"
II don't see the connection"
There isn't any," said the cynic.
That u.s." he added hastily, lit is
merely a sort Of demonstration-to
to show people that the head of the
street cleaning department isn't a
myth. That he can be bodied forth in
the flesh so to speak"
This strikes me as being rather sill
~ talk" said the militant one. What
bearing has it on graft at church
fairs?"
None, freely admit" said the
cynic. You talk now
WELL" said the militant one, Il
know it's rather an old argument but
II all the time and money spent on get
ting up these fairs was turned into
cash it would exceed in volume the dig
ziest receipts ever raked in at the fin
ish.'
THE candy-booth-"
"Yes, just think of the high price
of living-of the terrifying prices of
butter, eggs, sugar and all the stuff
that goes into homemade candy"
think Of the part that doesn't adj
here but falls back into it's component
parts" interrupted the cynic.. "Of the
portion spilled on the stove and the
rest that drops on the floor and which
you step in when taking the stuff off
to COOL"
Then there's the pure food"
(Which I'm told is bought at the
Exchange"
Don't. you thing it. Its prepared
in fireless cookers and paper bags. Its
an awful lot of trouble to get up pure
food" said the militant lady.
Its too bad, too, that it's SO much
trouble" replied the cynic, because
its always SO nasty"
"Well, Id hardly call it nasty" ex.
postulated the militant one.
"No-certainly not-1 spoke without
due consideration. Hardly nasty-but
seeming to lack the proper under
pinning-needing little more bolster.
ing up with the leeks and onions, to
speak in Biblical metaphor"
why is it," pursued the cynic. that
healthful food is always so unpalata
BILE? That things that are good fol-
you are so repugnant to the taste
| That good girls are invariably ugly