Evening star., 1931-06-21

this Rocky Meadow Club pay me the honor
I speak of, which was during the early part Of
July of this present season, our third The
honor a notice frcm Mr.. Allstover, the
secretary of the club, informing me that I'd
been appointed chairman Of the House Com
mittee, and I called upon Mr.. AllStoVer per-
sonally the same evening to tender my accept
ance and also to inquire in a roundabout man
ner just what position the chairman Of the
House Committee occupied because I'd never
filled a craftsmanship Of purely sociable ma
ture before. He had a worried expression when
/ came in; but, after I told him I'd thought
it over and decided to accept his face cleared
up
"Good!" he said. I'm sure everybody will
be delighted, especially as the position has been
entirely vacant since Mr.. Dalrymple's resigna-
tion last week. Do you think you could
veniently assume the chairms nship by tomor-
row morning?"
'I suppose might told him. IT take it
you mean I'd better call meeting of this
committee and preside over it?"
He looked kind of surprised "Oh, no." he
said. "Our house committees never have any
meetings; you'll never be bothered with the
other members of the committee. AS matter
cf fact don't remember who they are; they
Just give the use of their names, you see, and
nobody ever pays any attention except to the
chairman. You'll be the whole thing of course,
Mr.. Massey"
Well, couldnt help 1eellng Jnat tnS was
pretty gratifying. you mean don't have to
even consult the ether members of the COM
mittee?" I asked him.
Goodness mol" he said You don't have
to consult anybody. You just take complete
charge of the club house. Mr.. Massey. The
chairman of the House Committee has absolute
control of the whole place-ServantS, house rule,
conduct of members everything. All you have
to do is to go over to the club and run 1t prac-
tically as II it were your own property. sup
pose there isn't a more autocratic position any
where, and it's going to be the greatest pleasure
in the world that you're to I'LL it for us, Mr..
Massey"
Well, there's no denying that felt some
pride in being selected to occupy the chief
sociable position, SO TO speak, in the whole OF
Mary's Neck; and when ! went to the club
house the next morning to take up my new
responsibilities everything was very gratifying
indeed. The steward, a man who had made me
kind of nervous sometimes up to now, came
right forward to meet me and expressed him
self most respectfully. Are there any orders
you care to give sir?" he asked me. "All the
employees are very anxious to please you, sir,
and we hope you'll make your wishes known
as to any manner in which 1t may strike you
the service could be improved, SIR
There was only one club member present in
the house, everybody being at the beach; but
this member was very nice lady, widow
named Mrs. Hepburn, right good-looking for
her age. She came up to me after a while and
congratulated me on the chairmanship, which
you could see she thought was something
pretty large "I know in your position you
can't grant any special favors Mr.. Massey"
she told me, but If you would let me make
Just the timideSt little suggestion, think 1t
would be 8 great deal more convenient If the
newspapers could be kept on the table in the
reading-room where the magazines are, instead
Of in a corner over in that lonesome billiard
room, where no one ever goes
thought she was a pretty nice little woman,
and when told the steward to do as she sug-
gested he said. Instantly, sir!" and did it.
Then he came back and asked me If I'd mind
looking at the billiard table ITS pity no
one ever uses it." he told me. But, you see,
the children got 1t into such terrible condi-
ton last year that nobody would scarcely be