Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1885-07-25
COMMUNICATIONS.

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Mr.. EDITOR With your permits.
sion we would like to answer the
pleasure Lover" We do not want
to stand in the way of anybody's
pleasure, nor would we, for one mo-
ment, cast reflections on any person or
persons when we could avoid it. We
cannot see where there is confectioner
or ice cream saloon keeper, who deems
it necessary to keep fire arms in readi-
ness for his customers, and we cannot
see where we have placed Beverly
Park on a par with licensed saloons,
for, of course, the Proprietor of the
Park would not thus lay himself
amenable to the law. We do say,
however, that bees hover near the hive,
and that light attracts the moths, just
as certainly as Roller Kinks and
Dancing Pavilions attract all classes of
people.
Expense or trouble has not been
spared to make the Rink attractive,
and the order may be of the best, but
we speak of the different classes who
are thus thrown together by frequent
ing such places. 1t is absurd for any
sensible person to think for one mo-
ment that all who visit the Beverly
Rink or any other rink, are all reput-
able people, ana young men and
women are contaminated or made pure
by the company they associate with.
One degraded, depraved person, male
or female, in such place, can incul.
cate ideas into the brains of the young
who visit these places, that will result
in harvest of ruined bodies, hearts
and souls.
The pleasure Lover" makes a
mistake when he says that the "Friend
to Beverly" alluded to the "Young
Ladies'" we spoke of the virtatout
aoomen, old and young, not the young
ladies. The "riuer 'front.' referred to
in our communication of July 18th
takes in more ground than Beverly
Park. We repeat, that the scene;
along the river front would have made
any woman, who loves morality, blush
with shame for the actions and ccnduc
of some of the so-called men and wo
men who came to Beverly on the
Fourth Of July, might have been fl
for some den of iniquity, but it wa
not fit for the eyes Of decent people
and we further say, if there had beer
no attractions they would not hav'
come.
We do not condemn all who fire
quent Beverly Rink, but we say as W
have always said, the harm is not il
the Rink or Dancing Pavilion, but i
is the company it brings together, ant
many young lady and gentleman
too, clasps the hands of people in
Rink and Dancing Pavilion, VIII
would scorn to notice them even as al
acquaintance on the street, and coult
not claim them as friends in thei
homes.
In regard to Kinks we further say
we know of Sunday School Teacher
and Protesting Christians who visited
such places, and had influence enough
by so doing that some of the scholars
vacated their places in their classes
and went to educating their heels, in
stead of their hearts. and were led int,
bad company. We say to the "Pleas
ure Lover" "evil communications cor
rupt good manners" and we add evi
companions corrupt good morals.
We do not consider we have insult
ed any person who lives in Beverly
we only say let the greatest good be
done to the greatest number, and the
majority of our people desire no tav
erns and no rowdyism
STILL A "FRIEND TO BEVERLY"