Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27

ever awakened to give to the members of the
Heartsease and to the members of the Hearts
easers whatever assistance lies in our power to
render in keeping alive the honesty of love in our
community and in bringing the false ones to judg-
ment
Mr.. George B. Dawson then reads the same for
mula, while his club repeats it after him, and
to it he adds: "We the Heart-ease-rs, do prom
Use to protect every member of the Hearts
ease against further injury and to do everything
in our power to right their wrongs; to expose
every man of our acquaintance who has falsely
wooed girl and to forever give him the cold
shoulder. This somewhat solemn rite ends with a
meTyaround rosy dance and the club gets to
new business.
All this happens on club nights. In the mean
while each member is supposed to go about
gathering statistics. If Hearts-ease-er hears
Of man who has been false to girl he hunts
him up, or hounds him down. gets his story, noti-
fes his president and the president of the Hearts
ease and then commences war against the man
and campaign to get the girl to join the club.
| Whether or not she joins the false ones name
is entered on the books and after his case has
been thoroughly investigated, and it has been
proved that he has no excuse for his dastardly
action he is boycotted.
This means that all the girls of Jersey City
are warned against him-the Hearts-ease sees to
this and the Easers assist; that he will be turn
ed down" by every member of the clubs, and that
all members will do their best to get their
friends to give him the cold shoulder.
For any member to be in friendly relations with
false lover means expulsion from the club and
the fastening of the boycott upon the backslider.
No member of the Easers-so he has pledged him.
self-will marry girl who is down in the club
books as "false;" no girl will marry man with
like title after his name, no matter how peni-
tent he may seem TO be, nor how ardently he
swears his undying affection
In this warfare for fair play the men and the
women are treated alike, and one is as severely
censured for falseness the other. Both clubs
say that they are disgusted at the social code
which Furnishes "a woman for an offense, while
it allows the man to go scott free, and along
with their other work they will take up this
question and bring about different solution than
the usually accepted, or at least such is their
hope
The two clubs are very much in earnest and
they have brought about many exposures which
seem for the good of the community To show
the honesty of their purpose and as pledge OF
good faith the officers Of the respective clubs al,
low their names to be used in running down and
exposing falseness.
A great many surprises have been sprung among
the social sets of Jersey City, for no one is spar
ed if he or she has erred. Such active watch
dogs do these determined young people prove
that it is impossible to escape, even though
seemingly plausible pretense. When the guilty
one returns, feeling safe after the expiration o'
the customary nine days of wonderment have
elapsed he will find all desirable doors barred tc
him and himself boycotted. AT first those put
under the ban were inclined to treat the strange
organization and its threats as joke, and tc
look upon the talked of boycott with contempt
but when one by one their old friends passed
them with cold nod, or with no nod at all, ane
every one of the members of the younger sci
closed their doors upon them they commenced
to blink and to think.
Although member who proves his or her ele
gibility is forbidden to patch up quarrel, or t.
take into favor again the false love under an,
conditions, those who apply for membership antt
are refused because they are Obliged to acknowl
edge that the fault partly theirs, are en-
couraged to take the first step towards recon
ciIation, and each member of these clubs for tn
protection Of proper sentiment endeavors to hell
matters along If peace is declared certain
amount is drawn from the fund and an eegan
gift is presented TO the united couple on thei
wedding day, bearing the simple inscriptions EN
pressing the JOY of the II. Els.