The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-04-02
Alice Would Form
Bachelor Club
Gives the Old Boys Some More Good AdvceScores the
Fellow at the Hotel.-How Young Boys and
Girls Being Lead to Ruin
Would Lift Them Up

pie. None of them are bad until some
one older leads the way to the dark
and downward path. Why not have
a regular system Of decent amusement
for young people
God bless the young people. I
would keep them always about me and
council them wisely. What do you
think of parents who will let young
girls and boys go to bootleg dances
gotten up for the sale Of liquor? Cut
it out young people, cut it out or your
reputation is ruined, cut it out or your
most sure to turn out social and
moral wreck For Gods sake let US
get busy and form societies for our
boys and girls.
Earnest parents, bestir yourselves in
behalf of the social lives Of your bud
ding girl and thoughtless boys. Teach
them self-respect or someone else will
teach them no end of deviltry before
you know anything about it. What
does a good, honest home boy think
when he sees bunch Of older fellows
drinking, gambling and frequenting
dens Of vice He Is shocked at first
but gradually he becomes curious and
follows the example Of older and more
fool-hardy men.
Do you blame that boy. No, you
must rather pity him. We are told
that such scenes cause the angels to
weep. Then my bachelor friends and
and all come out and help me in this
grand work. What good can a won.
ans club do with problem Of this
nature? 1t is the men we want. They
know all the pit folks better than we
do. Now remember I want your as
sistance in this beautiful work. The
Told girls IRE with, 4, u always. They
mean well all the time. The old boys
are what we need to turn the Wheel
Parents cannot keep their children at
home from Objectionable places unless
they, offer some form Of clean whole.
some recreation instead. Young peo.
pie are just foolhardy enough to run
away If they can't go where they
please. Young blood is restless and
must have vent But experience has
taught me that boys will take more
readily to good than to evil. SO why
not make the influence god for young
boys. We must organize. There is no
other way. want 500 bachelor sub.
scrfbers to this club right away. Call
1t the "A1ice club" until we meet in
Grand Convention next July and vote
on some real name for the club. With
such club grand wave Of social re-
form wouldrise up over this beautiful
land of perpetual sunshine that would
prove as great blessing to its peo.
pie as it's broad fields of golden grain.
Now bachelors come out every man, Of
you and help in this social work. What
are the duties of the Alice club you
ask: Well here are some of them:
Try to be decent yourself. Never
set bad example for boys. Never
speak coarse and rough about women
in the hearing Of any one. Send married
men home to their families and not
let them hank round the pigs until
they are beastly drunk and have spent
the money that should go to the wife
and family. Go home with them If
need be. Never scof at any form OF
church work. All mean well to say
the least. The only trouble with our
church work is that scoffers prejudice
the mind of youth. { Help to get up
social entertainments and parties for
the young people as well for the older
members of society. Be faithful and
jealous worker for good among youl
neighbor. Send in your names to Alice
in care of the Independent. wish
this society to get busy all along the
line. A president will be elected fol
each circle and I am sure the work
will move on smoothly. The president
must be man highly respected BY al
his fellows. So now get ready for tha
first election. Alice.