The Washington herald., 1914-11-02

Rockville Center, Long Island, Nov. l.
/ Sam Fisk is the village cutup Of Rock
vile Center. Just now he is hiding in the
| cyclone cellar, for seven distraught
| women, boiling with wrath and thirsting
for revenge, are on his trail. They are
the members Of the famous Bonny Grip
! pie Club. now declared to be extinct be-
cause Of the pernicious publicity Sam
gave It . The other name for the Bonny
Cripples Is The One-Baby -a-Year Club"
The indignant women say Sans pow
ers Of exaggeration are too highly de-
veloped. They declare they are going to
put q safety valve on his imagination.
Moreover, they vigorously deny they are
disciples of the annual motherhood cult
It all came about this way: Sam Fisk.
a short, stout man with a black mus
tache and friendly smile, knows every
man, woman, child and dog in Rockville
Center. He writes personals for a week.
ly paper in Rockville Center, and one
day last March he was browsing among
the village streets when he encountered
Ed femme, former captain Of the town
police
Anything new?" said Sam, hopefully.
mot a thing" responded the copper.
Then he frightened suddenly: Say, Sam,
IN take that back. There's a meeting up
at my house; you might put piece in
the paper about that"
The copper drew the other close and
whispered. He grinned and winked. The
clouds lifted from Sans face as he list
ened.
That's a peach!' he cried.
Evidence Bears Ont Sam.
Thus was born the story that set Rock
vile Center buzzing and put the village
on the map. Six women, spoke Police
man Ed. femme in Sans receptive ear,
even then we're gathered in his home
trading bits of advice and congratulation
and confidence. Came the slogan. zone
baby q year," and presently there were
several fulfillments. The population Of
Rockville Center was increasing, and
there seemed every prospect OF a note
worthy annual growth. !
Yesterday came the news that ANOTHER
meeting of the Bonny Cripple Club had
been held, and that the six charter MEM !
bers were present; that 1t was decided
to accept widows and unmarried women |
as honorary members; that a resolution |
was passed denouncing the use Of the |
dictograph in homes, that the club MEM |
bers were not in favor of patroniZing |
married physicians, that condolences be- |
tween man and wife should be nurtured, |
that the members were not ashamed OF |
their cause, that they deplored the rev. |
elations Of the Carman case, that unity |
in the home is better than doubt, and, |
finally, came the news that three Of the !
members, two of whom redeemed that /
baby a year" pledge last winter. were
to become mothers again before the |
stated year had drawn to an end.
Six Charter Members.
Those present at the meeting. accord
ing to the report, were: Mrs. Frederick |
G. Marquardt, Mrs. Elmer Raab, Mrs. |
Walter NJ. johnson, Mrs. Louis Carr,
Mrs. Edward femme, and Mrs. Morti-
mer Wood. And It was made known,
through the prolific Sam, that an hon
orary member had been elected in the
person Of a trained nurse on a cooper
ative basis-Mrs. Albert Biglin, of No
I7e North Center street, the mother Of
Mrs. Carr.
All this set Rockville Center on fire.
Denials were flung and Sam stuck
his guns, pointing to Policeman Ed
femme and to meetings held in the past
and to confirmation by the members
themselves last March OF the existence
Of the Bonny Cripple Club. But now
the women insist II is all over and that
Sam has ceased being funny On the
other hand, 1t is insisted that a meet
ing really did take place this week,