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Show - o 1 ij SBBBIJSBBBWBBBBSSBBSBSBBSSBSBBBk ri::istrate Ilclds That ';Tl:ey Slicaia .Hot Monopolize Mo-nopolize Ballroom. . ' NEW YOP.K, March" 2. "Widows should not be admitted) to dances to the exclusion of maidens, ard they should not try to make a matrimonial agency of at dance halL" .. . . Magistrate - Luke J. Connorton of Queens made this ruling. not from the bench, but at a meeting of a social association as-sociation of which he is (he standard-bearer. standard-bearer. The members of the Luke J. Connor- . ton Pleasure club assembled at the -headquarters to perfect arrangements ' for the annual ball-to be given in As- , toria Schuetren park on the night of St, -Patrick's day. . ' ! The committee bad secured the larg- j est available dancing ball in the borough, bor-ough, but it was suggested that even . . I this might not be large enough to ao- -' ' j commodate all those who desired ad-mission. ad-mission. :, "It's leap year. Keep out the widows." wid-ows." spoke up Paton Noble, the poet of ! the club. i "Not on your life," interrupted. John HendTlckeon; "they are fine dancers and make a ball lively." The members stood evenly divided on the question. To avoid a deadlock the matter was left to the magistrate. , -. |