The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-04-16
.WOMAN'S
WAY
BY MARJORIE CLOUCH

The ladies' of Ringwood, having de
cided to establish au orphan asylum.
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. An committees reported
favorable results except the committee
appointed to rent Il house for the asy.
lum.
"1'he only place large enough for the
purpose" reported Mrs lmogen Brain
ard chairman of the committee, "and
with grounds such rs we must have Is
the Garfield property 1t has been va
cant for two wears, but has just been
taken by mems literary club. to be
called the Goldsmith Unfortunately n
lease was signed 10y the owner and by
the officers of the club only yesterday"
perhaps" said mild hammered Miss
Blandng, "tf the gentlemen of the club
knew that we wanted it for the dear
children they woud'-
Hold on TO IT," Mrs, timber con'
tinued, "iust as tenaciously as they
would II we wanted it for any other
purpose. Far be il from me to be.
come suppliant to them. prefer
a heroic method, move that a com.
mittee be appointed to 70 to them and
demand that they give up the property
TO us"
The motion was carried. and Mrs,
TIMBER Miss Bates and Miss Blanding
were appointed on the committee, Mrs
timber being chairman
The three members of the Goldsmith
clubs committee on house consisted
of Mr.. Flint. Mr. Downing and Mr..
men what Mrs timber was among wo
mon. when the asylum committee
called upon him to give up TO them the
Garfield property he replied with an
emphatic NO" MeSSrS Downing and
Fairweather though sympathiziug With
him in retaining the place for the club,
could no, hut feel that Miss Rates and
Miss Blaudmg who were comely. look
ed upon the refusal us extremely un.
gallant
Mrs Timber issued \ request that the
members Of the club meet. march to
the property in dispute take possession
Of il and hold It MIR Flint got wind
OF the movement and barred all the
doors and windows
This made a deadlock Tor both clubs
The men knew that II they opened
the house the women would take pos,
session. and 50 long as il was locked
up It could not he used either for a
club or an orphan asylum, There was
4 meeting Of the womens committee
to take measures for further prccc.
dure. Mrs. Jmhcr was in favor of pro
posing that every woman Interested in
the asylum cut every member of the
club Her colleagues did not agree
with her rs TO the effectiveness of this
measure Then the chairman suggest.
ed that they use militant methods,
threatening to destroy the property,
But II was pointed out TO her that the
club was not the owner Of 1t and
might prefer to see 1t ruined rather
than be forced to give It 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 MT Downing stating that
majority of the asylum committee
would be pleased to see the clubs com.
pittee that evening at her house for
the purpose of making a proposition
thar would, she thought. be salts
factory TO the men and end the dead
lock upon the property in dispute,
Since MIR. Flint was away and Mrs 1
Timber would have nothing more TO
do with the matter the interview was
between MT Downing and Mr.. Fair
weather on the one part snd Miss
Bates and Miss Blanding on the other
The two men. both of whom were
bachelors, went to the place of meeting
together, each hoping to parry what [
was expected TO be some sharp move |
on the part OF the women and DO II (
without wounding their feelings.
Miss Bates. by way OF smoothing
the way, she said. proposed game OF
cards, and before Il was finished a
maid brought IN refreshments After
thst Mr.. Downing psired with Miss
Bates and Mr.. Fairweather with Miss
Banding Each gentleman was feei-
tne very. comforta bic and ve5 happy