The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-02-08
YOUNG LADIES' PROTECTIVE SOCIETY
Man is Full of Deception.

The thriving and enterprlsing town
of Plymouth, Pa, has novel society in
its midst. 1t is known as the Young
Ladies Protective Association, and Its
primary object is the protection of the
matrimonial interests of the young
women of the place. Girls between
the ages of II and 30 are eligible. No
woman can be adnhtted over the age
of thirty. Just why they can't is ex
planned by a clause in the bylaws Of
the society, as follows:
SECTION Is. No woman over the
age of 80 shall be eligible 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 Al and is still growing. One black
ball is sufficient to keep an applicant
out. The regular meeting night is the
first Tuesday night in the month, when
the members assemble at the house of
one or another of their members. Miss
Lillian c. Hunter, a Sunday School
teacher, is the president of the society,
and Miss Name Vondersmith is secre-
tary.
In explaining the workings Of the So
ciety the fair secretary SAID recently:
awe have banded together for mu-
tual protection. We are not clamoring
for woman's suffrage or anything like
that. All we want is protection of our
common rights. We read in history
of how woman was made slave IN
olden times. Well, do you know that
woman is just as much slave to man
now as she ever WASP 1t is the knowl-
of that fact that led US to start this So
ciety.
"Man is full of deception. He doesn'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-
young ladies. Three months after the
marriage it was found that the man was
not a model, but villain. He had
been living dual life. This fact was
known to several ladies, but they did
not deem it their duty to inform the
prospective bri lie until it was too late.
The young wife died shortly afterwards
of broken heart.
"Now you see with our present Or
ganization there can hardly be repe
tition of such crime. We meet once
a month and discuss society, love and
matrimonial affairs. If a young man is
paying attention to one of our mem
bers, we appoint committe of three
to find out just how the young man
stands-fnancially, morally and other
wise. And you can depend upon it
that we find out, too, for what woman
can't find out on such mission, isn't
worth finding out at all.
"At the next meeting this committee
makes its report. If the lover is found
to be all right the young lady in the
case Is notified to that effect. The
good parts of the man are fully ex
planned IN the presence of all the mem
bers. If the man is bad in his every
day life, his sweetheart alone is ap-
prlsed of his faults. Should she con-
tinue to receive his attentions, she is
warned that a continuance of the same
will cause her expulsion from the So
ciety.
What 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, though only the COM
mittee appointed to investigate his case
know all his faults. If a man is poor
financially and it is thought that he
is marked church mouse The mean
ing of this is that if girl wants to put
up on Church mouse fare she can 60
ahead and do so.
No member of the society can re-
ceive the attention of new conner in
town until his pedigree is first obtained.
The dudes and mashers are also pro-
vlded against. 1t oftentlmes happens
that young man will pay marked at
tention to young lady and then sud-
denly leave her for another. In this
way some good marriages are delayed.
Undrr the rules of the society no men,
Der can receive the attentions of a man
who is known to be making love to an
other member of the society.
"The only time this rule is kroken is
when a girl tires of the mans society
Then she sends release card to the
secretary, and the man is free property
again. Within the last SIX months there
were but two release cases. The la
dies gave their lovers up, and the latte'
became acquainted with other members
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