ORDER OF THE GREEN BADGE.

Dunstan Times, Issue 3146, 4 December 1922, Page 2

ORDER OF THE GREEN BADGE.

The bachelor and spinster members of the Order of the Green Badge have just held their first meeting under the official presidency of the Mayor of the Fourth District of Paris in the official reception room of the City Hall. Ihe rules and regulations - of the dub Mere firs! drawn up. after which each member uas given a number'. The first rule, contrary to expectations, says that no member must he seen wearing the green badge on tinstreet because the police have notified the directors of the club that such, wearers might be liable to arrest on the charge of wearing -false dceorat ions.

At the first meeting there Mere about 100 persons present representing all M’alks of life from a rich banker’s son to little shop girls. Even office boys were there, for the club decided to admit youngsters from the ago of lo up to join the ranks of marriageable persons.

It was decided to organise various festivities during the winter to bring the couples together. Dances will he held and special reservations made in restaurants for dinners. Outdoor gatherings will lie held in summer. The strictest rule says' that no member must reveal his identity under penalty of being cx-oomniuuicatcd. If Mr No. SO finds .Miss No. 90 to Ids liking he must deposit a special slip in a scaled box making known his desires. Later the management of the <lnb asks him to (ill out a questionnaire. which asks, among other things, his employment, his earning capacity and the amount of his savings. If he answers the questions satisfactorily he is called before the medical hoard, which decides whether he is lit or unfit for marriage. I’ntil all ibis is done .Miss No. !)0 will not be informed of the man's intention. It is understood that girls also will be called before the medical hoard and they will also have to prove that they are either from a well to do family or are earning an honest living. No attempts will be made to bring couples together until all tests have been passed to the satisfaction of the club management. Later when the directors called on flat members to contribute to a fund for the publication of a comic newspaper the idea was ridiculed. “How about a fund for buying bouses for the couples who marry!'" asked one member. Another remarked: “Instead of publishing a comic newspaper, why not put Ihe money aside to help the couples roar their children decently!''’ As they seemed unable to settle this question the meeting was finally adjourned, pending finding of suitable meeting and entertainment quarters.