Rambling Red Hat Ladies

Ladies, we have formed a Red Hat Club in our chapter. We are the Rambling Red Hat Ladies. There are no dues or fees. We hold no meetings, elect no officers and there is only one rule: You must be 50 years or older and wear a red hat and purple outfit on all Red Hat occasions. You may belong if you are under 50, if you are willing to identify yourself by wearing a pink hat and lavender outfit. The purpose of the Red Hat Club is best expressed by the Huntington Beach Club: "We are the ladies in red hats. We make no apologies or excuses. We asked no favors, we are just little girls grown up, playing dress-up and holding tea parties". Join us at the next, pre-rally.

The Rambling Red Hat Ladies have a small meeting before their outing. Come and join us for all ladies events!

WHEN I AM AN OLD WOMAN

I shall wear purple

With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me,

And, I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves

And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.

I shall sit down on the pavment when I'm tired

And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells

And run my stick along the public railings

And make up for the sobriety of my youth.

I shall go out in slippers in the rain

And pick the flowers in other peoples gardens

And learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat

And eat three pounds of sausages at a go

Or only bread and a pickle for a week

And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry

And pay our rent and not swear in the street

And set a good example for the children

We will have friends to dinner and read the papers.

But maybe I ought to practise a little now?

So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised

When suddenly I am old and start to wear purple.

From Warning - by Jenny Joseph

RED HAT...IMAGINE THAT!

Hope to see you soon...