The chronicle=news., 1913-01-30
STRICTLY BRoPeR
SMOKER, SAYS MAN
WHO WAS THERE

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stOrcr OF Hampstead; Floyd Weeks
| president Of Hcmpstead. and Lacol
Rosenihal. thc-wcll. he lives IN
Hampstead and that's credit enough
And together they went to an annex.
alton meeting NJ UniondaIc and cam.
away from IL.
Where now" asked Fl0yd Week
es. president OF Hampstead, as they
stood on tho stairway ut uniondaic.
''Wc'r" invited Eucsis.' said Louis
Cohen. TO the FIremen's Strish,iy
Hroper Smoker at Hampstead. 50 lets
go
Then well go. We wlii." said
Floyd Weekcs. president of Hemp
stead
The smoker was strictly proper
affair for while. The boys sat
around and told stories. brand new
ones. fresh as butter. and then some
professional performers nGm IN. city
arrived.
One OF these performers was a
ycntriloIuisi. another n dancer. and
last. but most popular by long shot.
Ia younE'wOman. Lolita Collins. who
both ran. and danced.
Her voice wasn't much. It's said.
but the dance was perfectly satisfac-
tory. Her costume. which she had
brought over In II stamp purse. was
corn colorcd. and It's no wonder that
when Floyd Wcckes, president OF the
village. arrived. she attracted his at
tcntion.
Well. SIR. that girl danced for n
few minutes. and then righ, OFF the
stage she hoppcd and. taking Mr..
Wcckcs about the shoulders. b.ga IA
to do the turkey iroi. Mr.. wc.k.s
doesn't make "a living at that Kind
OF work. but he's very apt. IL seems.
and for some minutes the fire de-
partm-nt OF Hcmpstcd Kazcd in as
tonishmcnt while tho president
sw,ved to the mclodiouS strains Of
"Hitchee Koo.''
me next day the storm broke and
there wcre published interviews--oh. Il.
scores OF published aboui
the dtsGraceful occurrence. Mis-.
Celeste =. johnson. the leader of tn.
". c. 7. L.. who protested u draw
ing in the nude shown ut the Min.oln
art exhibit last fall. said wha, .h.
thought about such soinRs on.
II feel tnat such actions should
not be- countenanccd In Hampstead.
said Mrs. johnson. They are not
In keeping with tho staid old town
nnd they are u xnirch on the fair
name We have always borne. The
fact OF our protest against moving
picture shows running wide open
sundays shows that this turkey trot-
ting affairs liz not approved.
- have known Floyd Weeks since
he Was a 10y. and although he L. a
good natured soul. IL Is hard to be-
licvc he would thOuKhtlcssly do any
thing so indiscreet. However. We
will look Into the matter. Such ac-
tions should be stopped"
MIR. Weckcs refused To he alarmed
by tho attitude taken by tho right
eous.
what excuse have you to offer?
asked his interviewer.
Every body" said Mr.. Wcckcs. lis
doing II. ! cannot understand why !
should be single out when Mr.. Cohen
here. who IL n citizen OF stratlinS
prominence. is not mentioned. lie
did the Bunny hug with the fascin-
atinR young woman even before ]
had made her acquaintance. wish
to protect him. That's why I men-
tion it,
But you are prominent both In
the fire depart mcnt and AZ n village
officer Insisted the interviewer.
land therefore your conduct is more
conspicuous"
This" answered Mr.. Weckcs.
placing his forefinGcr between MIR.
Cohen's eyes. "is the most important
thing In the city. He has money in
buckets and he owns everything here
but the railroad. DO YOU not, Mr..
Cohen?"
I'm this VILLAGE" began Mr.. Co.
hen. ~ am prominent. | didn't got
what l got. y'understand, In two
days. In regards to Turkish trots,
amt pleased. That womans was wer-
ry bold and wrassled nit me. You
bet me she's lucky. now. that she
didn't got a plue eye
MIR. Cohen talks like a busted
photograph" remarked Mr.. Weekes.
but every one here likes him. Don
they, Cohen?"
Every one." answered Mr.. Cohen.
"She tried to dance with me,
continued Mr.. Cohen. II was sitting
by Floyd and after she does trot-
ter with him she pulls me outer my
seat and says. Come on. Mr.. Cohen,
and pulls me around like | should
dance. | couldn't dance, but " ] was
ID years younger didn't like II.
When ! got back to my seat ! had TO
hold OH to It for fear | should get
so mad and break away from the
chair and give her II plue eye. Next
Tuesday night shall call special
meeting OF the town board and de-
mand that never again shall such
smoker be held. should have
punched her"
That would have got YOU in bad.
said Floyd. Everything was prop
er."
"Surc it was broper." exclaimed
Cohen.
People SH0rrn C1IARn