Virtue is to be pursued at all times and in all seasons, by the members of the Society setting their faces against the practice of bowing and speaking to young gentlemen who are not acquaintances; waving of pocket handkerchiefs, signals from windows, and any species of conduct which would be thought unladylike by nice people anywhere, and especially by the mammas of the Society.

ARTICLE V.

The members of the Society pledge themselves to use their
influence against these practices, both by precept and
example.

In witness whereof we sign.

Katherine Carr, President. 
Rosamond Redding, Secretary. 
Clover E. Carr. 
Mary L. Silver. 
Esther Dearborn. 
Sally P. Alsop. 
Amy W. Erskine. 
Alice Gibbons. 
Ellen Whitworth Gray.

Next followed the By-Laws.  Katy had not been able to see the necessity of having any By-Laws, but Rose had insisted.  She had never heard of a Society without them, she said, and she didn’t think it would be “legal” to leave them out.  It had cost her some trouble to invent them, but at last they stood thus:—­

BY-LAW NO. 1.

The members of the S. S. U. C. will observe the following signals:—­

  1st.  The Grip.—­This is given by inserting the first and middle
    finger of the right hand between the thumb and fourth finger of
    the respondent’s left, and describing a rotatory motion in the
    air with the little finger.  N. B. Much practice is necessary
    to enable members to exchange this signal in such a manner as
    not to attract attention.

  2nd.  The Signal of Danger.—­This signal is for use when Miss Jane,
    or any other foe-woman, heaves into sight.  It consists in
    rubbing the nose violently, and at the same time giving three
    stamps on the floor with the left foot.  It must be done with
    an air of unconsciousness.

  3rd.  The Signal for Consultation.—­This signal is for use when
    immediate communication is requisite between members of the
    Society.  It consists of a pinch on the back of the right
    hand, accompanied by the word “Holofernes” pronounced in a
    low voice.

BY-LAW NO. 2.

  The members of the S. S. U. C. pledge themselves to inviolable
    secrecy about all Society proceedings.

BY-LAW NO. 3

  The members of the S. S. U. C. will bring their Saturday corn-
    balls to swell the common entertainment.

BY-LAW NO. 4.

  Members having boxes from home are at liberty to contribute such
    part of the contents as they please to the aforementioned
    common entertainment.

Here the By-Laws ended.  There was much laughter over them, especially over the last.