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tical matters which she would have to handle if
she were president of this group. It would be
a "lot of work" and Betty sighed as she thought
about it; but she had "the girls" to help her
through. Carolyn, Kathryn, Peggy -- perhaps
she could get Lucia to join now! Oh, that would
be great, because if Lucia joined it meant that
some of the "society" girls, or girls that did not
care much for anything of this sort would come
in. They'd have a membership campaign and
she'd appoint Lucia chairman!

Then Betty smiled at herself for planning be-
fore her name was even suggested!

"What are you grinning about, Betty?" whis-
pered Peggy Pollard, who had plumped herself
wearily down by Betty at the beginning of the
program.

"Oh -- things," smiled Betty. There was more
or less disorder just now, for the girls were
distributing ballots. Then the announcement
of names returned by the nominating committee
was made and Betty had the experience, not en-
tirely new, of hearing herself named a nom-
inee for president. "I'm going to vote and then
skip out," she told Peggy. "I've got lessons
to get, Carolyn and I will be getting Cicero just

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