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decided by ballot. The most satisfactory method of arranging place of meeting is to have each member entertain the club in turn, her place in the rotation being decided by the alphabetical position of the first letters of her surname. Only severe illness in the house, or a similar circumstance, is considered sufficient excuse for failure to entertain in one's turn. Any member who wishes another to entertain in her place, without urgent reason for so doing, should be compelled to pay a specified sum into the club treasury, and should be compelled to take her turn at entertaining later. Fines At each meeting the play should be commenced at a specified time. Every late comer should be fined a certain number of 42 points from her score for the first ten minutes which she keeps the guests waiting, and an additional number of points for each additional five minutes she is late. No excuse can win an exemption from this rule. Dues If desired, each member may be required to pay the treasurer a certain sum at each meeting, the amount to be

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