The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-05-20

ali over the country. A move is now
underway for the organization of the
association here, and a meeting was
held at the home of a well known
Second ward young lady last Tuesday
night to take the necessary prelimi-
nary steps. The primary object OF
the association is the protection OF the
matrimonial interests of the young
women of the place. Girls between
the ages of seventeen and thirty are
eligible. No woman can be admit
ted over the age of thirty. just why
they can't is explained by clause in
in the bylaws Of the society, which
resds 4:
Section 10. No woman over the
age of thirty. shall be eligible to men,
bership in this society because men,
bers of that age should have nothing
in common with younger members,
and therefore these persons would be
detriment to the organization.
The workings of the society are ex-
planned by the secretary of the Ply
mouth association. She says:
"Man is full of deception. He
doesn't practice it so much on his fell
low man as he does on poor, helpless
women. We bad case here in point
about two years ago. A young man,
who in the town was considered a
model, married one of our most beau
tiful and accomplished young ladies.
Three months after the marriage it
was found that the man was not a
model, but william. He had been
living a dual life. This fact was
known by several ladies, but they did
not deem it their duty to inform the
prospective bride until it wss too late.
The young wife died shortly after
ward of broken heart. Now, you
see with our present organization
there can hardly be a rep, tiiiOn of
such foul crime. We meet once
a mouth and discuss society, love
and matrimonial affairs. If a
young man is paying attention
20 one of our members we appoint a
committee of three to find out just
how the young man stands, fnaH-
cialIy, morally and otherwise. And
you can depend on it that we find
out, too, for what a woman can't find
out on such a mission isn't worth find.
ing out At the next meeting this
committee makes report. If the
lover is found to be all right the
young lady in the case is notlfed to
that effect. The good parts of the
man are fully explained in the pres.
ence of all the members. If the man
is bad in his every day life his sweet
heart alone is apprised of his faults.
Should she continue 10 receive his at
tentions she is warned that a contin-
uance will cause heI expulsion from
the society. What is still worse, the
man is blackiisted, and every mem
Der of the society knows by this that
there is a dark side 10 his character,
although the committee appointed to
investigate his case know all bis faults.
fla man is poor financially, and il ia
thought he cannot support a wife, he
is marked church mouse, I. the m can
ing Oh this is that if girl wants to
put up with church mouse fare she
can. No member of the ciety can
receive the attention Of a newcomer
in town until his pedigree is first OBJ
tanned. The dudes and Washers are
also provided against. 1t oftentimes
happens that a young man will pay
marked attention to young lady
and then suddenly leave her for an-
other. In this way some good marri-
ages are delayed. Under the rules
of the society no member can receive
the attentions of man who is known
to be making love to another member
of The society. The only time this
rule is broken is when the girl tires
of the mans society. Then she sends
a release card to the secretary and
the man is free property once more.
Within the last six months there
were two release cases. The
ladies gave their lovers up,
and the latter became scqusinted
with other members of the society
and married them. After lady once
releases a man she can not be the
complainant agsiast him in any fu-
ture trouble that may arise question.
ing the genllemsn's character. Each
member of the society carries little
memorandum book with her and puts
down how often certain young men
attend church and prayer meeting
during the month. These reports are |
filed with the secretary, and at the end |
of six months or q year it is known to |
all the membersjust how many times a
certain young man went to church,
although in all probability the indi-