Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-04-20 | Page 20 | Marye and Mom

S r rc 1 c a 1 t eire r s BY RUTH TIED EY GROVES Mom lom darling Florence orence is coming home nex next week Alan promised hei- hei heia a little roadster J if it she would agree agre I think that's going pretty strong but hut Florence Florence Flor Flor- ence had Just about made up her mind to move over to Mabels Mabel's and stay in the cIt city Of Ot course COUlse she's within her rights to refuse to be made the family goat as she says but it looks to me meas meas meas as It if the role is Js going to be Alan's henceforth Its It's queer that people born as individuals have their lives so deeply influenced by the family group I wonder won if It all aU this dependence among the members of a family isa is isa isa a good thing Take rake tho the Swifts Swift's for instance Theres There's Evan Everyone knows he could have done much better if hed he'd left home long Suppose Alan had remained because the family couldn't get along without with v out him lie lle wouldn't be able to tb todo todo do much for them now Perhaps P Florence would have found herself working at something she likes even loss lose than stenography And she might have had to work steadily lly too instead of ot Just keeping hl house for her mother between Jobs As Asit Asit it Jt is she knows Alan will wilt send them enough to live on when ihen Mother Merediths Meredith's little income doesn't make both ends meet Sometimes Im I'm not so sure suie that this self sacrifice Idea works out so well In the long run A person who succeeds at all costs costs I I mean I In regard to family famIly Is Is in a position finally to do things for his relatives relatives rela lela- tives that he couldn't have done if he had given up his ambitions and lost himself In the family Alan Aan thinks he is doing right in urging Florence rence to return home and forget a career In her case I think he may be because sh she hasn't an any real stage talent But if she could make good here at almost an anything any any- thing it would be a bigger that she could have at home What lat If it she did remain away Betty Botty an and her mother ought to be beable beable beable able to adjust themselves to living happily together Surely they can see that Florences Florence's chance is more Important than their own feelings But Alan seems to think that either he or Florence must live with their mother and If Florence doesn't doit do doit it Jt I do believe he would feel himself compelled to go back and take a a. small town Job at home The roadster road road- liter ster Is Js cheaper for us but even if it isn't expensive I think Florence hung It Jt on him You know Alan Isn't making malting a fortune With all aU my love Next Next Mom Mom advises Mayre not to tobe tobe be selfish Copyright ht 1924 NKA NEA EA Service Inc