The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-28
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WELLINGTON, Kan, Aug. &c, 1892.
To the Editor IF the Eagle
My attention has been called to an article
in your issue of the oath, entitled ''Flirta-
tion at Wellington" which does great in
Justice to the Ministerial association sof
this city, and is an insult to our best citl-
zens. The article in question implies that
the meeting of last Monday evening was
held for the purpose of condemning the
social customs of our young people. Moth
ing could be further from the truth. On
the contrary the meeting was protest
against the growing decentralization of
class of boys and girls but little advanced
in their teens; children whose only proper
place and companions, especially after
nightfall, are home and parents,
but who are too frequently seen at late
hours on our streets and at the depots
showing undue familiarity with persons of
questionable character. Some of these
children belong to our best families. Not
"A few parents are alarmed at the hayward
ness of their children and are at their wits
end in the administration of family gov
eminent. The problem has become a
serious one to our public school teachers,
and already threats of expulsion have
been made against certain Of these boys
and misses in case they carry on" next
year as they did last. The pastors, Who
are set as watchmen to warn the people
when they see the sword coming Ezekiel
33d chap, and as spiritual advisers who
have been appealed to for help in this mat
ter, aDnOunced meeting of parents and
married people.
All can readily see what the dreadful
fruitage of such sowing is sure to
be ia the multiplication of the social evil.
Indications are not wanting that the first
fruits of the fearful harvest are to be
{ lar "a
squarely IN the face, to adopt measures for
their proper treatment, aud TO secure the
cooperation of all parents In making
those measures effective, WAS the three
fold purpose of the meeting. As might
have been expected the church was filled
with the best people of all the churches
and of no church. They We're there to
consider interests that lie nearest their
hearts. There was 10 gOssiping and no
excitement, but every face showed deep
feeling and intense conviction. No more
intelligent and earnest audience ever as
Sembled in this city, and no higher pur-
pose ever called al audience together in
any place.
AS there is no microscope at hand can
not find single grain of truth in the
EAGLES Write-up of our meeting. 1t was
not an authorization meeting, but an anti
social evil meeting, which probably &C
counts for your informers antagonlsm TO
II. No committee was appointed 10 ask
the council TO pass such laws as Will
stamp out every veStige of Irritation from
the streets of Wellington" A committee
was appointed to ask the council TO pass
laws prohibiting children from running
the streets after certain hours. The Hon.
Jacob Stotler was not made chairman of
that committee. Not one word was said
by the writer or any other speaker about
handkerchiefs or any ordinary firtations;
hence, all the strained smartness OF
your smart alick reporter on that line is
lost. Rev. Denham did not say that he
mad to keep his children in doors on ac-
count of the flirting tendencies of our
young people" He did say with splendid
effect, that he had rigid rule that re-
quired all his children to be at home after
nightfall, and that the fact that so many
other children are on the streets until late
hours makes it difficult to enforce that
rule in his home. The manifest purpose
OF your reporter WAS to ridicule the in
| tensest feelings, the deepest convictions
and the most sacred interest OF our best
citizens. j. d. BOrKIN.