. ▁ ▁N ird ling er ▁was ▁a ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the ▁Pap yrus ▁Club , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁writers ' ▁clubs ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Vor tex ▁Club , ▁a ▁professional ▁organization ▁whose ▁mission ▁was ▁" the ▁mut ual ▁adv ancement ▁and ▁benefit ▁of ▁the ▁business ▁trade ▁or ▁profession ▁of ▁its ▁members , ▁by ▁trad ing ▁or ▁doing ▁business , ▁one ▁with ▁the ▁other , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁close ▁com r ades hip ." ▁The ▁Vor tex ▁Club ▁became ▁a ▁L ions ▁Club ▁char ter ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁taking ▁on ▁the ▁L ions ▁Club ▁name ▁and ▁comm itting ▁to ▁semi - ann ual ▁dues ▁of ▁$ 1 ▁per ▁member . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁N ird ling er ▁died ▁of ▁ ▁chron ic ▁my oc ard itis ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁and ▁is ▁buried ▁at ▁L inden wood ▁C emetery , ▁Fort ▁Wayne . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 0 ▁death s ▁Category : W rit ers ▁from ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁St . ▁Louis <0x0A> </s> ▁P ink ▁Gre ase ▁were ▁a ▁six - pie ce ▁rock ▁group ▁from ▁She ff ield , ▁England . ▁Draw ing ▁from ▁prominent ▁early ▁influ ences ▁like ▁David ▁B owie , ▁I gg y ▁Pop , ▁T . R ex ▁and