Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1888-12-01
LIVING CLUBS
For Bachelors and Why They
Should Not be Encouraged
by Society"
Causes That Will Certainly Con-
spire to Make Marriage More
of Failure.
MAKES MARRIAGE A FAILURE.

How Clubs Makes bachelors. n New w"Ber-
nv Walls" Opinion on the Great Social
Problem.
Harry B. Wilson, Esq, famo u
New York society gentleman, is in
Helena. Mr.. Wilson il sort of Ber-
~ Wall in the society of the metropo-
lis, aud he knows good deal about
the social conditions Of city men OF
the present day. He is a bstchelor
about 81 years old and is rich in a fine
appearance and plenty of money.
Learningof the presence Of so distin'
guished a person in the city, "A Helena
Record reporter sought him out and
found him standing in the corridor Of
the Grand Central hotel. After pass
ing n few conversational pleasantries
the gentleman said: "I understand
an order OF Eik- is about to he started
IN your city. Well, that news ought
to 5e received with fear and trembling
by your Helena girls. Why? The
reason is that the bachelorhOod Of
your city will increase fifty per cent.
The Elks is great social organization.
II is like a great family, the members
of which are all on intimate terms.
That order brings men closer together
than any other known Of. The club
room presents features that attract
men where they spend their evenings.
II the affair is a success in Helena, and
| doubt not that II will be, predict
that the next thing on the boards will
be the establishment Of a club In con-
nection with il where men will live.
Then goodbye, girls, TO your probable
besux.
II tell you, sir, these living clubs
are more avowed enimies TO the mar
risge system than anything else /
know of. There are Thousands Of men
living In lsrge cities who only marry
TO secure themselves from the terrors
of boarding house and q restaurant.
A man 10 marry these days must be-
come a member OF that Institution
known to US a. society" He must
learn TO dance, cultivate q certain
.uaveness in his manners, buy dress
suit and acquire all the fastidiOus airs
ofa diplomat. You will find some
men who like this, but the proportion
il very small. The great number do Il
because they want TO get married and
then they break of from society ard
enjoy the comforts Of n home, the
prime object of all their efforts. The
small proportion Of which | spoke that
like society are not the men who mar
ry. They are made up of dudes who
mostly become bachelors, and who
pass under me appelaIion Of exces-
sively gallant aud polite gentlemen.
"To the other and the large number
the society vestbule through which
they must pass TO get into home o.
their own is irk-ome and tedious
They would fly from 1t II they coult
acquire home life otherwise. Wei
here is where the club comes in: A
party of men, say twenty-five. vii
get together aud form club. They
employ their own cook and superin,
tendent to run il, with the requisite
number of servants. The number Ii
all good fellows and they soon grow
warti.,,y attached to one another. The,
pass the evening together, enjoy thel
quiet wine, cigars and their games
aud have everything they want at
cost far less than IL would take TO ruI
family. Business occupies thei
minds during the day, and they hsy'
little desire to wander from the cluI
rooms during the evening.
Thus they pass their time and th'
thoughts Of women or OF marrying
never enters their heads. They be
come cynics and sneer Mt society rath
er than embrace IL; aud where VERY
great social hospitality does not exist
there IL but little chance OF any q
them becoming beDedicts. j do no
know whether your Helena society i
hospitable or whether hey receive
strangers literally. But there appear
TO me TO he hundreds of men In thl
city who would fall easy prey to |
club. II your society here IL exclusive
M know II Is In some places, thel
your population of marriageable girl
are in bad condition.; for the adven
OF club, such as usually follows III,
introduction Of the order Of Elks, vii
most certainly absorb the marrlagea6l'
man to whom the doors Of society ar
shut, and when these doors are opened
for lack OF numbers 1t will be foun,
that there will be few 10 enter.
III am not giving you anything
new,n continued the gentleman, "bu
the matter Of which speak has growr