Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-14
HEART-BROKEN PARENTS IN
VAIN SEARCH FOR PRETTY
FIFTEEN-Y -YEAR-OLD GIRL
Jennie eGirarde Left
Her Home Last
Saturday.


have appealed to the Evening Star to
unearth 15-year-old Jennie De Girarde,
who disappeared from her home Satur-
day night after she had been given
money to purchase a new dress The
story surrounding the disappearance
of the girl is most mysterious and the
mother, while declaring the girl had
no friends, either male or female. re-
fuses to discuss certain features of the
case essential to the tracing Of her
daughter
The fact that the mother says the
girl had no companions is not born
out by investigation. 1t Is firmly es-
tablished that another girl named
Laura, who was the chum of the girl,
is also missing. The name of the other
girl is withheld for definite reasons
Jennie and Laura worked at the Cen
eral Electric Company. Friday after
noon they asked the foreman for an
afternoon off to attend the theatre.
This was denied them, but they left
the shop. Both girls returned to
work the next morning and were dis
charged. They asked for their pay and
were told they would have to wait
until the regula- pay day. They left
and since then have not been seen by
any of the other girls.
While the mother hss been willing to
tax she failed to state that the girl
had not come directly from her work
to her home. The factory closes down
at $50 p. m. for the regular days
work. Some girls work overtime, but
neither Jennie or her friend Laura ever
did. Minnie, an older sister, who
worked at the same shop, spoke to her
sister about her late me-coming, but
never received any satisfactory an
swers.
The father of the girl, who is chief
engineer of the American Tanning
Company. at Butterworth, N. j., Is in
total ignorance of who the friends of
the girl might be- He was seen today
and stated that while the girl was ex-
ceptlonally bright and an accomplished
pianist, she had but few friends to his
knowledge assr
On Saturday when the father rs-
turned from work he says Jennie asked
him for enough money to purchase a
new dress II gave her little over
9$3," he said, land told her to hurry
home. looked at my watch and
found it was just quarter to Z. She
kissed me good-by and that is the last
/ saw of her. cannot understand
what could have prompted her to go
away, for she had every comfort and
we never denied her anything she
wanted. l never saw her trouble her.
self with any companion and know she
had no boys visit her at the house.
AS matter of fact I would have OBJ
jected. Her mother, as far as 1 know,
also objected to her enjoying the COM
pany of youths"
Inquiry In the neighborhood where
the girl lived revealed little. Most of
the neighbors say the girl was always
courteous and ladylike. She is said to
have been devoted to her piano. which
she played continually when not busted
with her duties of helping her mother.
Jennie graduated from the Sacred
Heart School of Vailsburg last year.
has been employed for the past
three weeks at tho General Electric
Company at Boyd street and
Eighteenth avenue.
At the factory the girls all say that
Jennie kept much to herself, although
she was often in the company of girl
known only as Laura. She and Jennie
were always together when not busy
and seemed to have much in common.
Their conversations were always car
ried on in whispered tones and no one
ever received an inkling of what they
had in view.
Mrs Victoria De Girarde, the mother,
was visited by an Evening Star re-
porter and to him she declared: Jennie
was a very good girl. She had no
friends and was always at home. Her
only pleasure was when she visited the
picture shows, and she has not been
to one in over a month. Saturday
morning she did not seem to be in
good spirits and l thought there was
something wrong. I spoke to her and
she said nothing more than she de-
sired a new dress. l told her she could
have one and she felt relieved"
When questioned close the woman
admitted that it is possible that her
daughter might have gone away with
another girl. She gave the name to
the reporter, but her address was not
correct. The girl is now being sought.
The police of the Fourth precinct
who have had a notice of the girls
disappearance since last Sunday night.
have apparently made little headway
in locating the girl. When asked con-
corning the case 1t was said they knew
nothing.
Mrs. De Girarde says she went to
Laura's home, but was not admitted.
II am sure there was some one at
home. for 1 heard the key turn in the
lock. Why they should deny me ad-
mission was more than I could solve,
for I am not acquainted with the girl
or her parents. 1t may be possible
that Jennie was there and did not care
to see me, but do not believe this"
Jennie is the second child. The other
children are: Minnie, 20 years old:
Elsie, 1S years old; Charles, II years
old; Loretta. 3 years old. and Leo. 8
years old The faith had recently
purchased a typewriter for the girl
so that she could practise. 1t was his
intention of sending her to business
college and arrangements for her to
begin her studies had already been
made.
The girl is described as follows:
Five feet 6 inches in height. light blue
eyes. light hair and scar under left
side of chin.