The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23
MANY HUSBANDS
JOINING SPUGS
People Without Money or Credit
Decide Against Christmas
Presents.
SKILLET ENDORSES REFORM
Henrico Citizen, in Official State
ment, Shows That He Is
Progressive.

Be A SDug and laugh at the Chrlst-
mas present problem. The orgahlza
zion Is national. there are no dues 10
pay, there IS 4 chapter in every town
and growing colony In Richmond
To enroll in the spugs one has only
TO subscribe mentally 20 the follo"lns
Spugs' Confession of Faith:
IT as a self-constituted member or
the Society for tho Prevention OF Use
less Giving, commonly known as Spuss'
hold these truths TO be sef-eTident'
First. It is foolish 10 Join in Civ
ing presents 10 those higher up
Second. 1t is vulgar 10 give Christ
mas presents because they are given
10 you.
Third. II is wicked TO give Christ
mas presents without love and com
mon sense"
These are the cardinal principles.
They apply to Spugs in all stations OF
lie The line may be drawn more
definitely by Spugs with specialized IN
terests Thus. domestic Spugs may
well bar useless interchange OF sltts
between husband and vie. art'st'c
spugs may draw the line against brio
a-brac. and literary Sprgs may ITO"
down padded-leath poets.
just the IbinS. rats -Ahhats.
You can say for me that 1 regard
the Spug movement as the most prom
isIng reform in the past forty years
said Bill Skillitt, OF Henrico COUNTY
ia an official interview last night
have lived through them ali-prohioi-
,ion. free silver and simpliied spell
ing"
Mr.. skiliitt. II will be recalled. ag-
ured prominently in the newspaper.
last February as an outspoken oppon-
emf Of woman suffrage. His uns =
ing stand on this question caused a
family upheaval. with the result tna'
his wife Nish. who had Joined the
suffragettes. left for Reno 20 secure
a 6iyorce. Friends OF the family sue
ceeded in bringing about reconciiia-
tton and Sish returned last July
The incidents Just related were Civ
en- due publicity in The Times Dispatch
AT the time. Bill Skiilitt. the behavior
Of Sish. the incorporate habits or MS
eldest son. Larkin. and t>e Impending
debut OF his youngest daughter. Wops'
all received their share OF the motto
riety Mr.. Skiliitt last night depiore'
the fact that the Spugs interFie"
would bring him again Into the Spot
light
5000 Members I'm Richmond-
enroll 5000 Spugs in Richmond In ta.e
next two days" said Mr.. Skillitt- I q
omen An Office in Main street and issue
snug buttons which could be worn on
the lapel and shown to the stofe
clerks whenever they tried to unioAp
mink bordsre-d hanfks-chiefs on you
.Tt's ali right 10 shop early. con-
tinued Mr.. Skiliitt Y believe IN IT.
when you've got am shopping 10 90.
Nv experience has been that II you
know what you want you can buy II
/, mighty short time. Most OF THIS
snop early business is TO give women
more time to look around and PICK
on, things which they had no loea
In getting. TO start with. and are no
earthly use after they are bought.
NOW there is Nish. for example
She started shopping for Christmas
last September she has been at i,
every dav since I don't know wha'
SHE'S bought. OF course. but It can
be much. because I have only gwen
her 60 cents to spend II she had
been a Spug she could have done all
her shopping in one day