MAKING PEOPLE HAPPY



  "Oh," she gushed, " isn't it a darling duck of a
name! Let's see - the Vivitas Society for - for-
what is it for, anyhow "
  Cicily came to the rescue of the forgetful zealot.
  " It's for the purpose of bringing men and women
closer together," she explained with dignity.
  Miss Johnson gushed approval with her usual air
of coquettish superiority.
  " Oh, read it again, Cicily," she urged. " It's so
inspiring! "
  " Yes, do read it again," a number of enthusiasts
cried in chorus.
  The presiding officer was on the point of comply-
ing with the demand for a repetition of the sonorous
nomenclature:
  " The Civitas Society for -" she began, with
stately emphasis. But she broke off abruptly, under
the impulse of a change in mood. "Oh, what's the
use " she questioned flippantly. "You'll all get
copies of it in full in your mail to-morrow morning."
Mightily pleased with this labor-saving expedient,
Cicily beamed on her fellow club-members. " What
next " she inquired, amiably.
  Mrs. Carrington rose to her feet, and addressed
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