Evening star., 1925-08-23
When Home Talent Shines
Varied We're
BY NINA WILCOX PUTNAM.

A S Cleopatra in her famous book
~ "The Asp, and It's Social
"a Usage" once said: The Onion
4 a builds you up physically and
tears you down socially: 1t is
the only thing sure to cost you
But I dunno did Cleo or Pat, or
whatever they called her for short
have altogether the right dope on the
last part of that, on account l per-
sonally myself found where Amateur
Theatricals will often lose you
bunch of friends. And only a few
weeks ago I and George, that's my
husband, was remarking about this.
The whole trouble started by our
Ladies Thursday Club voting to con-
tribute to the Home For Absent Mem
bers, and when the treasurer's report
was read we had only 1852 in the
Treas. Dept, hardly enough to make
a decent contribution to the home, not
and carry on current expenses. So
Mrs. Goofnah, our Madame President,
got up and appointed a committee TO
raise the funds, and l and that Mabel
Bush got the job.
Well naturally we at once went into
Mrs. Goofnah's room and a conf
dence, and l says Mabel Bush, I says,
it certainly is the limit how nobody
else in this club ever seems able to
do any work except me. that's what
comes OF being competent, my land,
anybody would think ! didn't have
thing in the world TO do only serve on
committees.
And Mabel says, yeh ain't it SO,
dear, l have often wished I was a
perfect fool SOS this club wouldn't be
all the time bothering me to use some
of my famous efficiency.
Well, naturally there was no use in
pointing out TO Mabel where her wish
had undoubtedly been granted the
first time she made il, If not before,
SO l merely says we'll we can't all
have our wishes as easy as you, dear,
but whatll we do to raise the money?
And she says. how much do we need?
And I says five hundred bargain bind
ers, I believe.
And Mabel says oh dear. my back
aches when l think of another food
and apron sale. don't you suppose we
could get the money out of our hus-
bands? And l says yes, I don't sup
pose, but let's try. Well. that suited
Mabel all right. she is the type that
likes TO sit around in preference to
doing little work, believe you me, if
she had been a man it would of been
the kind the two pants suits are made
for.
WELL, anyways, 1 went on home,
and just as quick as I seen Geo.
1 come to the point with all the di-
rectness of a crab facing west but
going north. Say dear, I says, dyou
know l heard a lady remark today she
thought you was awful good looking?
Aw nonsense says Geo. but taking
a little peek az his necktie in the
mirror, just the same. All apple
sauce! he says, I suppose you told
her 1t was my manly beauty caught
you, too, eh? Oh no dear, I says, l
told her of course 1 thought you was
handsome, bilt that what I really ad-
mired was your generosity, see? Well,
says Geo. 1 don't quite, as yet, but
I'm commencing to suspect, go on,
spill It.
Well dear, I admitted. l was think
ing of asking would you care to con-
tribute two hundred and fifty dollars
to a fund we ladies OF The Thursday
Club is getting up? And Geo. says no.
Nix! nothing doing! And then 1 says
we'll that leaves me no alternative
give a performance.
The next day early Mabel Bush
called up. and it seems where that
Joe Bush of the Hawthorne Club she's
married to, wouldn't cough up, shake
down. or loosen simoleon, and so
MaOel was perfectly QellR1IeQ Wnen L
spoke of the Dinglewood Dramatic
Club.
Oh fine, dear, she says, let's put on
something funny. how about a COM
edy? And I says oh that's too much
work, 1 thought Of a vaudeville,
where the people could get up their
own acts. We could call it the Din
glewood Follies of 1925. see? And
Mabel says thatll be great, dear, I
will sing q few songs.
OF course l hadn't realized when l
spoke, where Mabel might sing but
1t was too late now to prefer a play.
In order to stop her singing a person