St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-20

N1arrfagcaDIe Young Women
Form Combination TO Protect
Themselves From Dudes, I'M
posters and Bigamists.
Philadelphia Times.
WLKESBARRE, Jan. 5.-The thriving
and enterprising town of Plymouth has
q novel society in It's midst. It is known
as the Young Ladies' Protective asSo-
citation. and its primary object was tho
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
admitted oyer the age of thirty. just
why they can't is explained by clause
in the bylaws Of the society, which
reads:
Section Is. No woman over the age
of thirty shall be elioibie to member
ship IN this society, because members
of that age would have nothing in com
mon with younger members. and there
fore these persons would be detriment
TO the organization"
The society has now membership Of
forty-seyen, and is still growing. One
black ball is sufficient to keep an appli-
cant OUT, 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, Sunday school
teacher. is the president of the society,
and Miss Mamie Vondersmith is secre-
tary.
In examining the workings of the So
Getty the tair secretfiry said yesterday:
I'VE have banded together for our nlu-
tual protection. We are not ciamoring
for woman'S suffrage or anything like
that. All we want is protection of our
common rights. We read i'll history of
how woman was made slave in 0iden
times. Well, do you know that woman
is Just much slave now as she ever
was? 1T is the knowledge of that fact
that led us to start this society.
'Man is full of deception. He d0esn't
practice it SO much on his fellow man as
he does on poor, helpless women. We
had case here in point about two
years ago. A young man, who in the
town was considered model, married
one of our most beautiful and accom-
plished young ladies. Three months
after the marriage it was found that the
man was not model, but villain. He
had been leading a dual life. This fact
was known to several ladies, but they
did not deem it their duty to inform the
prospective BRIDE until ii was too late.
The young wife died shortly afterwards
Of broken heart.
Nov, you see with our present Or
ganizatiOn there can hardly be a repcti-
lion OF such foul crime. We meet once
month and discuss society. love and
matrimonial affairs. If q young man is
paying attention to- one of our members,
we appoint a committee of three to find
out just how the young man stands
financially, morally and otherwise.
And you can depend upon it that we
find out, too, for what a woman can't
find out on such q mission isn't worth
finding out.
cat the next meeting this committee
makes report. If the lover is found
to be all right. the young lady III the
case is notified to that effect. The good
parts Of the man are fully explained in
the presence of all the members. If the
man is bad in his everyday life. his
sweetheart alone is appraised of his
faults. Should she then continue to
receive his attentions, she is warned
that continuance of the same will
cause her expulsion from the society.
Nv hat is still worse, the man is black
listed, and every member of the society
knows by this that there is dark side
to his character, although only the com
mittee appointed to investigate his case
know all his faults. If q man Is poor
financially, and it is thought that he
cannot support wife, he is marked
church mousse The meaning of this
is that if girl wants to put up on
church mousse fare she can go ahead.
"NO member of the society can re-
ceive the attention of a newcomer in
town until his pedigree is first obtained.
The dudes and Washers are also pro-
Vided against. 1t OfttimeS happens that
a young man will pay marked attention
to a young lady and then suddenly
leave her for another. In this way
some good marriages are delayed.
Under the rules of the society no mem
Der can receive the attention of a man
who is known to be making love to an
other member of the society.
The only time this rule is broken Is
when girl tires of the mans society.
When she sends release card TO tho
secretary, and the man is free property
once more. Witiin the last two months
there were two release cards. The la
dies gave their lovers up, and the latter
became acquainted with other members
of the society and married them. After
lady once releases man she cannot
be the complainant against him in any
future trouble that may arise question
ing the gentleman's character.
EacH MemDer OF Jne 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 a year il is known 10
all the members just how many times
certain young man went to church. al
though in all probability the individual
himself would not be able TO tell how
many times he attended divine wors hip.
If young man is seen going in or COM
ing out Of saloon this fact is also re-
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