(As curtain rises, members of Ladies’ Aid Society are seen removing wraps, the President, Mrs. Jenkins, being in the chair.)
President. (rapping upon table). Will the meeting please come to order?
Miss Loomis. (wildly). Where is my other rubber? They were brand new last week, and—
President. (rapping again). Ladies, will you please come to order? We will open with the minutes of the last meeting, and Miss Loomis, who acted as secretary pro-tem, will read them.
Miss Loomis. (apologetically). I didn’t have time to copy them in the book, but I have them on a piece of paper. (rummages in bag). I’m sure I brought them. Here they are! (reads). Take one dozen eggs—Oh, mercy no, that’s the recipe for angel cake. Wait till I look again. (takes crochet pattern from bag). That’s the pattern for lace that Brother Tom’s wife gave me. (Holds it up.) It’s real pretty, isn’t it?
Mrs. Hodges. (eagerly). Let me see it!
Miss Loomis. (explaining). You make a double crochet, after you’ve chained twelve.
Mrs. Hodges. Oh, that’s easy! I could pick that out myself.
(Other members endeavor to examine the crochet pattern.)
President. (with dignity). Miss Loomis, we are waiting for the minutes of the meeting.