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SyftdJcate Sytjcte SyftdJcateWNU Sytjctewrj -WNU WNU -wrj wrj - Feature Features . - - t IIp \ I\ I I1 _ _ ) \ \ - \\j\ j % ' \ Ij j1 - - 1 - 1 : : I IJ / - : : : : /-J J JThousands , Thousan Thousands < of bar bars . saloons and androad1 androad road1 road ! 0 o 05es /5es 5es Ises / have .prung prung sprung . mto into exIStence exIStenceeveryw1 existenceeveryw I exIStenceI everyw1 everyw1ere everyw ere and th they are frequenled frequented by Iwmen-women Iwmen women u.omen-women u.omenwomen u.omen uomen . - - 0/ 0 of 0all ofall / all allages ages Idle Idleelderly Idleelderly elderly women Idle youn/ youn young younWII / ( WII witas eJ 5choolKITls schoolgirls 5choolKITlsI I _ By KATHLEEN NORRIS NORRISI N ORRIS L I _ 'IFTY IFTY ' IFTY years ago any man1 man 1 [ -1 1 - - , ' who had said that womenI womenand womenand women womenand I and girls don't dont ' belong In Insaloons insaloons insaloons , saloons would have been beenIladghed beenladghed beenladghed Iladghed ladghed at His observation observationwould observationwould observationwould would have been so rIdlCU ridicu rIdlCUlously ridiculously ndiculously lously superfluous as to be ab absurd absurd absurd surd Fifty years ago only the thelowest thelowest thelowest lowest and most unfortunate unfortunatetype unfortunatetype unfortunatetype type frequentedbars of women frequented bars , and the great mass of ofwomankInd ofwomankmd ofwomankind womankInd womankmd only recogmzed recognized recognizedthe recogmzedthe the existence of such suc.h . places by placesby their dislike and condem condemnation condemnation condemnation nation of themToday themToday them themToday Today all that is changed Today Todayscores Todayscores Todayscores scores of decent men and women womenare womenare womenare are obliged to recognize the fact that thatthousands thatthousands thatthousands thousands of bars and saloons and androadhouses androadhouses androadhouses roadhouses have sprung into eXIst eXIstcnce existonce existcnce cnce once everywhere and that they are arefrequented arefrequented arefrequented frequented by women-women women women - women of all allages allages allages ages Idle elderly women idle young youngwIves youngwives youngwives wIves schoolgirls In our own qUlet quiet qUletcollege quietcollege quietcollege college community two school girls girlsof girlsof ' of 14 were picked up in m a bar the theother theother theother other day just 3ust as they were about aboutto aboutto aboutto to leave with two completely un tin unknown tinknown unknown known men for a good time in m the thecIty thecity thecity cIty 30 miles away In both cases casesthe casesthe casesthe the mothers expressed horror at the thedanger thedanger thedanger danger to which these girls had ex cx exposc.d cxposcd exposed posc.d poscd . themselves but both mothers mothersalso mothersalso mothersalso also took the att tude but what can canyou canyou canyou you doIt do ' It V . vould ould be a great and lastmg lasting lastmgshame lastingshame lastingshame shame to American Amencan womanhood If ii Ifthe iithe itthe the decent element of the popula populatlOD populatiers population tlOD tiers was driven to legislat leglslat on on thIS thISpomt thispoint thispoint pomt point and women women , , as a sex and andwIthout andwithout andwithout andI I wIthout discrimination dlscrlmmatlon were to be beforbIdden beforbidden beforbidden forbIdden to frequent bars But If IfI Ifthings ifthings ifthings I things continue contmue as they are go ng ngnow ngnow ngnow now or rather grow worse as they theyare theyare theyare are rapidly growing growmg worse the pub publIc publie publie lIc lie will certainly certamly take this step in insheer insheer insheer sheer self protection Bars have nev never never never er been places to respect but when whenpatroruzed whenpatronized whenpatronized patroruzed patronized by men alone they did didhave didhave didhave have their standards of behaVIor behaVIorSome behaviorSome behaviorSome Some of them rose almost to the thed thed thed d gmty gnlty gnity of clubs where a halt half hour hourof hourof hourof of companionship compamonslup and relaxat on onmade onmade onmade made a break at the end of the dayBut dayBut day dayBut But many of today s bars road roadside roadside roadside side restaurants and saloons mam main mamtain maintam maintain tain tam no code whatsoever In somepick somepick some somepick pick ups are a recognized recogmzed part partof partof partof of the entertainment entertamment to Immature ImmaturemarrIed immaturemarried immaturemarried marrIed women and undeveloped undevelopedweak undevelopedweak undevelopedweak weak witted young g ris rls and loyalty loyaltyto to home ties absent husbands anx anxIous anxbus anxlous Ious bus parents are all thrown aSide aSideFIdelity asideFidelity asideFidelity FIdelity to whatever whatcver whatcer these women womenhave womenhave womenhave have been given ol of purity honor honorfa honorfa honorta fa th is thrown aside tooShe tooShe too tooShe She Was an Angel Angel'My AngelMy ' My Angela was truly that-an that an thatanangel thatanangel that - anangel angel writes wntes a heartbroken worn wornan wornan wornan an from a western city She is 15 15A 15A 15A A widowed mother I carefully in instructed Instructed instructed structed her in m the elementary facts factsof factsof factsof of life but hers is one of those thosenatures thosenatures thosenatures natures that seems unable to asslm assim asslmlate assimilate assimHate late ilate ! anything anytlung that is not sImple sImplesweet simplesweet simplesweet sweet childish and pure A year yearago yearrn yearago expensivebr , rn S I .1a'art .1aart 1aart . placed , ' her in m an expensive ago b--r----- b r . , v ' - 6 - . - _ - - - - . - - - - - - - b--r----- b r . , v ' - 6 - , . - _ - - - - . - - - - - - - brprivate _ . L Ln _ n _ .L L . _ L _ _ private school ) just ust to avo d the hor horror horror horror ror that has now fallen upon me mealthough mealthough mealthough although my most agonized fears fearswould fearswould fearswould would not have reached the fullness fullnessof fullnessof of this despairSeveral despairSeveral despair despairSeveral Several of the girls g ris rls of ofgood ofgood ofgood good fanul farml fermI es were in the habit of ofdropping ofdropping ofdropping dropping In at a roadhouse now and andthen andthen andthen then They were not steady customers custurners cus tomers turners their visits were always In 10 10N " \N N \ : 7 r rShe , \ / = j/\ j jShe , ; / \ Sh She , uied wed used ' to tq drink drmk l lemonade lejnonod m nad , . . CRAVE GRAVE PERILTaverns PERIL PERILTaverns Taverns cocktail lounges loungesroadhouses loungesroadhouses loungesroadhouses roadhouses - every place placewhere placetvlierc placewhere where tvlierc people ofall of allsorts all sorts mmgle mln men mlngle mengle gle and dnn drinkintoxicating drink ! . Into.ncatrng Intoncatrng intoxicating . intoxicatingliquor Into.ncatrngliquor liquor - ts lS is unwholesome and anddangerous anddangerous anddangerous dangerous girlsMature girlslIlature for adolescent girls lIlature Mature itomen uomen women can protect protectthemselves protectthemselves protectthemselves themselves from froni men seeking seehlng seehlngpIckups seekingpickups seekingpickups pickups but teen age girls girlseager girlseager girlseager eager for excitement e'tcltement etcltement evcitement ' are ingrave In en Ingrave engrave grave perilAngela perilAngela peril perilAngela Angela a snect slt-eet slt eet ssseet - and pretty prettyclllid prettychild prettychild clllid child clllidof childof of 15accompamed 15accompanied 15 accompamedsome accompaniedsome accompanied accompamed some someof someof someof of her companions compamons from an anexclusIVe anexclusive anexclusive exclusIVe school to a roadhouse road roadhouse roadhouse house Here the girls gtrls met some sonic somemen sonicmen somemen men ivith with withIthorn ivithztltom it/iom it iom It-horn horn ztltom - / they wereslightly were wereslightly wereslightly slightly slightlyacquainted acquainted One mansuggested man mansuggested mansuggested suggested that theyall they all go to tothe tothe tothe the friendsEveryone friendsLVerOne studl studio ( ) ofone ofoneof of oneof one of his Ills friends LVerOne Everyone ) agreed agreedand andsoon and soon soonAngela soonAngela soonAngela Angela found herself herselfIn herselfen in en the tire themIdst tiremidst themidst mIdst ofa of a wild partyAngela partyAngela party partyAngela Angela mother smother s tintes urites t ( Tltes Illy My Illyclltld Mychild Mychild clltld child clltldwas childwas teas was destroyed body bodyand and andsoul andSoul andsoul soul All hope ofan of an honor honorable honorable honorable able normal normalttOman normalnonians tiomans ttOman nonians slIfe life isgone lS is lSgone isgone gone She is scarred for lifethe life lifethe the manner of escapades al vays on onthe onthe onthe the sly Once or twice without tell tellmg tellmg telling mg me Angela went with them Un Unt Until Until t til the last terrible occasion she shedr.ank shedrpnk shedrank dr.ank drank drpnk . lemonades and only looked on onm onin onin m in fascmated fascinated d sgust at what took tookplace tookplace tookplace place Then one afternoon it was wasproposed wasproposed wasproposed proposed by several men tt they > ey had hadpIcked hadpicked hadpicked pIcked up to go on to someone s sstudIO sstudio sstudio studIO Angela accompanied accompnrued them themShe themShe themShe She does not know after that what whatshe whatshe whatshe she ate or drank or what went on onunt ontint onunl unt tint 1 the frightened girls telephoned telephonedme me at about ten o 0 clock I had hdd hd sup supposed supposed supposed posed Angela was with my sIster sIsterand sisterand sisterand and her COUSinSMy cousinsMy cousins cousinsMy My child was destroyed body bodyand bodyand bodyand and mind mmd and soul The men had haddone haddone haddone done only what the g rls1 rls1by ils rls , by their theiractions theiractions theiractions actions and their presence in m such a aplace aplace aplace place had invited them to do but In Ineach ineach ineach each case all hopes of an honorabie honorable honorabienormal honorablenormal honorablenormal normal woman s life were gone goneFam goneFarn goneFam Fam Farn ly Iy doctors are discreet and an anepidemIc anepidemic anepidemic epidemIc of scarlet fever made a at at at t mely explanation but we three threemothers threemothers threemothers mothers know and our g ris rls know knowthat knowthat knowthat that they are scarred for lifeAngela lifeAngela life lifeAngela Angela from being as hghthearted lIghthel1rted lighthehrted lIghthel1rt lighthehrt ed as a hummmg humming bird is s lent lentshamed lentshamed lentshamed shamed bewildered Love romance romancew w tehood fehood and motherhood are words wordswhose wordswhose wordswhose whose mere mention fills fllls her w th threpulsIon threpulsion threpulsion repulsIon Oh yes we could per perhaps perhaps perhaps haps have identified Idenl1fied these men had hadthem hadthem hadthem them arrest arrested cd Our girls are only only15 15 But no mother w will l do that bIt- bIt bItter bittar bit bitter - ter tar as may be her thir thlr t tor for re revenge revenge revenge venge " - - No no mother will do that And AndAngela AndAngela AndAngela Angela s 5 mother may have this con consolat consolat consolat solat on if it misery really does iove love iovecompany lovecompany lovecompany company Thousands of other moth mothers mothers mothers ers are hiding secrets like hers hersScores hersScores hersScores Scores of girls w 11 II have to remem remember remember remember ber all their lives hves the degradmg degrading mo moments moments moments ments that opened tl ti dr eir elr eyes to the theuglness theugl theugl uglness ugl ness of life hfe Memories of coarse coarsetalk coarsetalk coarsetalk talk low companionsh companlonsh p hum hat hatmg hating liating mg ing hbcrt lIbert es don t make a good goodbackground goodbackground goodbackground background for that development developmentinto developmentI developmentmto mto into wise and d gn fled womanhood womanhoodhappy womanhoodhappy womanhoodhappy happy wife wile - and motherhood to towhIch towhich towhich whIch every girl aspires |