The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-01-09

W1rKEsBARRE, Jan. 6.-The thriving
and enterprisiug town Of Plymouth has q
novel society in its midst II ia known as
the Young Ladies' Protection Association,
and its primative object is the protection
Of the matrimonial Interests Of the young
women of the place. Girls between the
ages OF seventeen and thirty arc eligible.
No woman can be admitted over the age
Of thirty. just why they can't Is explain
ed by a clause in the bylaws Of the SOIL
", which reads
SECTION g. No woman over the age OF thlrty
sha be eligible 60 memhersnip 40 this So ieiy be-
cause memhrTs OF that a4e would Rave no Hug ln
ese persons would be- a detiment 70 the organ
izatOR.
The society has now membership of
forty-seven and Is still growing. One
black ball is sufficient TO keep an appli-
cant Cat, The regular meeting night is
the first Tuesday in the month, when the
members assemble at the house Of one or
another OF their members. Miss Lillian
G. Hunter, n Sunday school teacher, Is the
president Of the society, and Miss Name
Vondersmith is secretary.
In explaining the worKings OF the soci-
ETY. the fair secretary said yesterday:
1--WE have banded together for our mutual
protection. We are not clamoring for
woman's suffrage OF anything like that.
All we want is protection of our common
rights We read in history of how woman
was made a slave i'm olden times. Well,
do you know that woman IS just as much
slave now 20 man as she ever was IL
is the knowledge of that fact that led us
TO start this society.
"Man is fall Of deception He doesn't
practice il SO much on his fellow man as
he docs on poor, helpless woman. We
had case here in point about two years
ago. young man who in the town was
tflnrfsfl :. Hrn0fInI runaarinrl nN
most beautiful and accomplished young
lEdies. Three months after the marriage
il was found that the man was not a mod
el, bat "a william. He had been living a
dual life. This fact was known to several
ladies, but they did not deem il their duty
TO inform the prospective bride until it
was too late. The young wife died short
ly aftcrward Of broken heart.
@NOw, you see, with our present organ.
izatiOn there can hardly be q repetition of
such foul crime, We meet once n month
and discuss society, love and matrimonial
| affairs. If young man is paying atten-
tiOa To one OF Our members we appoint "a
committee Of three to find out just how
the young man stands-tinancially, NOR
ally and otherwise. And youca depend
upoH it that we find out, too, for what a
woman can't find out on such q mission
isn't worth finding out.
AT the next meeting this committee
lAAtAAt-a % NIIalAN Al AllN AhhFA n AONllAl 10
be all right the young lady IN the case is
notified 70 thai effect. The good parts
Of she man are fully explained in the
presence Of all the members. If the man
is bad in his everyday life, his sweetheart
alone is apprisod Of his faults. Should
she continue 90 receive his attentions, she
is warned that q continuance OF the same
will cause her expulsion from the SOci-
ETY..
"What Is still worse, tho man is black
listed, and every member of the Society
knows by this shat there is a dark side to
his character, although only the Commit
tee appointed 70 investigate his case know
| all his faults. III man Is poor tinanci-
ally and it is thought that he cannot sup
port a wife, be is marked church mousse
Ehe meaning Of this is that II a girl wants
% put up on church mouse fare, she can
go ahead.
mo member OF the Society can receive
the attention Of a newcomer in town un-
| Ill his pedigree is first obtained. The
I dudes and mashers are also provided
/ agains,. 10 often happens that young
/ man W IL pay marked attention tOAyoung
| lady and then suddenly leave her for aIi-
/ other. In this way some good marriages
are delayed. Under the rules OF the So
clety no msmber 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 a girl tires of a mans society.
| Tnen she sends 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 be
| came acquainted with other members of
| the society and married them. After a
lady once releases a man she cannot be
the complainant against him in any fu.
turo trouble that may arise questioning
the gentleman's character.
~Each member of the Society carries a
! little memorandum book with her and pats
down how often certain young men attend
church and prayer meeting during the
month. The reports are filed with the
secretary and at the end of six months ol
a year il is known to all the members just
how many times a certain young maI
went TO church, although in all probability
the individual himself would not he able
TO tell how many times he attended divin,
worship. II young man is seen goinl
in or coming out Of a saloon this fact 4
reported also.n
! The Secretary says efforts will be madl
70 establish similar societies all over tn
country, which will have the effect o
calling a halt TO the work of the bigamist