The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-10-09
WOMAN'S
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BY MARJORIE CLOUGH


met for the purpose and organized.
Then they appointed various commit.
tees and adjourned for one week,
when they came together again to hear
the reports. All committees reported
favorable results except the committee
appointed to rent house for the asy:
.lum.
"The only place large enough for the
purpose" reported Mrs. Imogen Brain
ard. chairman OF the committee, .:and
with grounds such az we must have Is
the Garfield property. 1t has been W.
cant for two years. but hSs just been
taken by II mems literary Xlub, to be
called the Goldsmith Unfortunately. a
lease was signed by the owner and by
the officers Of the club only yesterday ~,
Perhaps" said mild hammered, Miss
BIanding. III the gentlemen Of the club
knew that re wdiited It for the dear
children they would"-
Hold on to It." Mrs. Jimber con.
tinued. "just as tenacfously as they
would IL we wanted 1t for any other
purpose. Far be 1t from me to be-
come suppliant to them. I prefer
heroic method. ! move tint q CON-
mittee be appointed to go to them and
demand that they give up the property
to U.s." ~ -ii;s.l-. t. %
The motion was carried, and Mrs.
Timber. Miss Bates and Miss Blanding
were appointed on the committee. Mrs.
Timber being chairman
The three members or the Goldsmith
clubs committee on house consisted
Of Mr.. Flint. MFR. Downing and Mfr.
Fairweather. Mr.. Flint was among
men what Mrs. timber was among wo-
men. When the asylum committee
called upon him to give ND to them the
Garfield property he replied with an
emphatic "Nor' Messrs. Downing and
Fairweather though sympa thizing with
him in retaining the place for the club.
could not but feel that Hiss Bates and
Miss BIanding, who were ,corely, look
ed upon the refusal as ext ~nely un-
gallant.
Mrs. Timber issued request that the
members OF the club meet. march to
the property In dispute. take possession
Of It and hold It Mr.. Flint got wind
OF the movement and barred all the
doors and windows, m -
This mnde a deaai6ck FOR both clubs.
The men knew That IL they opened
the house the women. would take pos.
session. and so long as It was locked
up It could not be, used either for 3,
club or an orphan; Asylum,n; There was
meeting of the e.someg'so committee
to take measureas fori fprthari lproce-
dure. Mrs. JimbaF.was I'm fayot Of fpron
posing that eyerNiWoman interested In.
; the asylum cut every member OF the
club. Her colleagues did. -nos; agree
with her as to the effectiveness of this
measure. Then theTchairman suggeAt
ed that they use militant methods,
threatening, to destroy. the rproper$y.
But It WINS pointed but sot1ler thata the.
club was not the owner Of 1t and
might prefer to seq IT ruiped 4rathe.s
than be forced to give 1t up. Then
Mrs Timber lost her temper and told
the other two members Of the. com.
mittee that she would have nothing
more to do with the matter.
One day Miss Bates heard that Mr.
Flint had been called away, She wrote,
a note to Mr.. Downing stating that
majority OF the asylum committee
would be pleased to see the clubs com
mittee that evening at her hnnee sos
the purpose Of making proposition
that would, shea thought, be salts.
factory to the meh and end the dead.
lock upon the property In disbutea a;i'
Since Mr.. Flint was away and Mrs.,
timber would hnv6 nothing more :to'
do with the matter the interviH2ws' y Was
between Mr. Downing and ,Idr, Fair
weather on the one part and Hiss
Bates and Miss Blanding On the other.
The two msn. both OF yWhoa4 were
bachelors. went to the place Of meeting,
together, each hoping 20, paEyi what,
was expected to be bone sharp move
on the part OF the! women and do Il
without 7olinding their fselsngsa,Ar j
Miss Bates, by way Of, smoothing
the way, she sold. proposed; d. sgams,of
cards. and before It twas finished a.
maid brought In refreshmentai..A /. After
that MY. Downing paired with Miss.
Bates and Mr. Fairweather with .Mias
Rlandins. Each gentleman Wes feAAs.
fng very comfortable and very happy
when Miss Bates Whispered TO Hiss
Blanding: - b is.si iit.Esiti II!
II have named a price at which MI.
Downing will recommend that the club
let tis have the Canneld property. /
have, agreed to give him a kiss before
both clubs assembled when We take
possession. He has accepted. See II
You can get tho same terms from Mr..