Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 214, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1915 — Pittsburgh Treaters Have Evolved Novel Plan [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Pittsburgh Treaters Have Evolved Novel Plan

PITTSBURGH. —“Gimme a pair of black silk sox." r “Have these on me. Bill." “No, Joe; you bought the last time. Yon take a pair on me."

“Well, I forgot; but if Ido I’m going tn buy collar buttons for the bunch. Don't try to put anything over on me." Four or five members of the East Liberty Treating club, it might be explained, were lined up in front of the counter of a men’s furnishing store. There are fifteen members of the club, all of whom several months ago decided to cut out the allurement of the saloon. They chose the furnishing stores of the big East Liberty district as being the most useful avenue

by which to show their good fellowship and at the same time keep away from the useless expenditure for alcoholic drinks. Three or four other members of the club sidled up to the furnishings counter. "Now,” said one, "let’s have a necktie all around.” The proprietor looked pleased. "The next treat is mine, boys,” he said. And without further ado he tossed out five very attractive tie fasteners. "Don’t you think w*’ve had enough?” asked a husky youth with a pair of fine blue eyes. "Well, I don’t know,” said another member of the party. "Wd might stand a round of collars." And the proprietor brought them out Instantly—all shapes and sizes. The youth who h>o ordered planked down the money. "Now,” he said .“let’s go home to dinner and tell the folks that ,wo have treated all around.” And the East Liberty Treating club soberly marched out.