The evening world., 1912-12-18
SPUCS TUMBL|NG
} over EACH OTHER
: TO SWING IN LINE
3verybody's Joining 1t and
! Movement May Become
Too Popular.

Some idea OF the etfec, spuggins will |
hDvs on New York's Christmas this year
~ gathered from the reports N Spug
oaDtalns 1t meeting In the $. p. U. O. |
SoDdQuarters. No. los West Foruetn
street., last night. There were forty-nine
numinine captains and ono masculine
saotAan on hand.
1fiss Anne Morgan presided. In calliug
- meeting to order she asked the so
ADty-s President. Mrs. August Belmont.
for Q few remarks. Mrs. Belmont re-
olisd that she had come there with the
undsrstsndinE that she was not golnx to
- called upon to speak. and she Jus,
~sld not do II.
'>oh. we'll" said Miss Morgan. I'VE
s0osrs have done q good deal Of talking
already. Clear. hear" from Miss Mary
pennelly.) Now let's hear from some OF
The uAptainA"
Several captains arose and savo en-
shssiastio testimony 10 the rapid pro
grees of the spug movement. and also
contributed statistics Of new members
easI It developed. that the statistics OF
new members could not be kept UP. and
eoasequently no one really knew how
many spugs there were.
"0ow let's hear from some OF the old
aptains," said Mas Morgan swectly.
No one replied. We'll. then, let's hear
moro Of the new ones" she went on.
EVERY ONE WANTS TO sPuo,
CAPTAINS REPORT.
CAPTAIN Porter said thai she had
already gained one hundred and nine
teen members. and she had only started
- take In men. Miss Mary Donnel'y'
who had already announced that she
had gained enc hundred and sixteen
members In single day. thcreupon
eams 20 the front with this statement;
Madam Chairman. ] want TO say that
] have been starting things for some
time. and l never start anything with
out taking the men along" cloud ap-
plausc.)
Captain Porter spoke Of her masou-
lins squad and her feminine squad.
0ome other captains objected to this,
saying that II would DO better to mix
them instead Of having separate squads.
~ this Mi0 Elisabeth MArbury was
heard TO remark. soto voce: Never
mind about mixing them: they'n mix
al right. doo't WORK. ..
Miss Morgan said that she thought
everybody understood that nobody
wanted to interfers with any gifts that
psopls wished to give. inside their own
families for instance. "its the compli-
osatary gifts We spugs are against"
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Kate Doasias wisssn said that she
thought everybody ought TO be careful.
y their seal for clearing away the use
isss Sits. to do no harm TO the real
beautiful spirit Of Christmas. She her
3 self had q friend. who on hearing OF
Z shs sOu0s. had exclaimed. ''oh. isn't
thAt incl Why. q had half the money
] hsys spent In the last few years on
usessas Gifts, I could have a new mo-
tor" NrsL wiggin thought that was
positively wicked
MODEST MAN ePUo DRAGGED
OUT FOR sPEEcH.
George barr Baker. editor OF the De-
linsator. WHO had the proud distinction
Of osing ire only masculine spug pres
snt, was dragged forward By man
force and compelled TO make few re-
marks. He was cheered Justify when hs
eeld how he had made forty Spugs In .
very brief period recently and would
ave made moro II his cards and badges
had held out.
Mn DaAsaheth Narbury made . sinai
cessation BY Giving all true Spugs th'
candid end eincere ADVICE to get mar
sAod - soon - they possibly could. Nc
chances should be taken. the lady wal
understood to say. Take the first mar
that proposes II you aren't sure OF an
othsr ohAoes. loud applause)
After the meeting broke up Miss Don
n>iiy oornsrsd all the reporters an
made them Join the society before the
could gst away. enrolling them In he
s0Aad.
Mise Smith. secretary Of the society
I'D that a. near as she could mex
out, thsro were now over 1000 feminin
epugs and over 500 masculine one'
headed by Theodore Roosevelt an
JudSe Ben b. Lindsey.