The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-25
More Nonsense
 In This Thing
 Called Shifters

Bridgeport members of the Society of Shifters. a new organization which has been Ekened unto a fapper ku Klux Klan, are excited over the at tack which has been opened on the club by the Vacation Association, of New York. The society is said to number many local High school pupils among its members, and is now branching out to. include busi- ness and professional men, and even practical men such as telegraph oper- atOrS.
 The Society of Shifters is said to have gained a foothold in Bridge port, first in the local High school It spread rapidly throughout that insti- tuition, and then broadened out into the business world Recruits Hooked to its standard, or pin, or whatever emblem is representative of the or ganization, until a very sizeable mem bership has been established.
 The bylaws of the society are re- ported to be as follows:
 Shifters are an organization
 of brotherIy and sisterly love
 To become a member:
 Make he or she put their right hand over their head and left over their heart
 He or she must promise to be a good fellow or sister and to help other Shifters at all times.
 He or she must promise to pay whatever amount you think he is able to pay, either in money, merchandise, tobacco or food.''
 After meeting these require ments, the ritual continues:
 ''PasSword-'I have paid my check
 Handshake-P1ace the palms of the hands together. but not closing the hand. then put hand in the coat and say: Be a good fellow, get something for noth- ing
 As this is a. secret order, all persons joining must promise not to divuige the foregoing signs, etc, of the Shifters.
 Yours truly.
 JOHN DOE,
 Official Shifter.
 ''P. S,-Get wholesale prices on enblems and bylaws at once.
 Try and Get It
 According to members of the or ganization, the principal motto of Shrifter IS Get Something for Moth ing" This line is impressed upon a newly initiated member to such an extent that for 24 hours after he is Der of the organization anything she asks for. Young mem students in the high school are said to have been narpooned for many boxes of candy l by means of this simple procedure. Upon it's organization. the Society | Of Shifters adopted a paper clip as a | suitable emblem for the order. Said | siip is worn on the right lapel of |
 
 sign for intended victims.
 In New York City, according to ali -eports, the Shifters have run afoul | of two gentlemen who are shiftier -han the greatest Shifter who ever shifted a mean shift. These gentle-l men conceived the idea of inventing p real honest-to-goodne nesbs emblem 1 or the Society. The put their plan nto practice, and all regular Shifters Ire now paying 15 cents for a reg Ilatloh emblem. The inventors of i lut they are getting something just he same.
 The Petting Party
 Tn it's fight against the Society, he Vacation Association claims that he paper clip emblem leads to i'm 'roper advances being made to young Vomen by male members of the or 1 and has even gone so far 1 IS to result in "petting parties' 1 mong high school students. Accord ( ng to the Vacationists. there is 1 ( hitter dress and a Shifter walk. From the standpoint of a Nom hifter, 1t looks as if the new society s grabbing all rights and patents / f Ye Ancient and Honorable Order 2 f Ye Hard Boiled Eggs. Whether ' he latter organization will fight the hitter on infringem ent- of-patent | Y could not be determined | i ere today. It is thought that the f ociety of Shifters, if a battle oc- ' lrs, will base it's defence on the pur- hase of emblems- Regular members I Ye Hard Boiled Eggs never g and1ed money as loosely aus that ! nd as one Egg remarked this morn lg, 50 help us. Hammer, we never [