The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-25
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To The Forum: In regard to the
| editorial in The Forum Friday night
and the policing Of Island park quoting
Chief Of Police Blnai:s N and GDr1in'S"
siener Jordan ON the hard task of
regulating the crowd after the dances
l would like to state hat the policing
of the park is not under the city de-
| partment of police at all but under
the park commission entirely. The pa
trolman they have reports only to
the park commission and he did good
and faithful work after staying long
overtime. But If n policeman Is
not enough and IL one is overtaXed
let there be two. as many have suS-
gested, or else let the park be lighted
so that the greatest difficulties will be
removed.
The Chief of Police visited the park
dances a very few times last summer
and the commissioner not once. Thus
the extra work certainly did not fall
on their shoulders either as individ-
uals or as heads Of the departments.
Any policeman from the city depart
ment who was called upon TO help the
pliceman supervise the dance, was
paid 50 a night by the management
and was sent by the department.
when he was not booked for his regu-
lar beat.
(signed) Henry Hector.
To The Forum: l have been deeply
interested in this great question Of
how we are going to amuse our young
folks who have no homes and this
last week have heard considerable
comment concerning the dance paviI-
ion m would like to ask a few ques-
tons, which need an answer.
If we are going to close tile dance
pavilion where the one class Of young
people find some amusement. why not
close all the supposed better class of
dancing halls where our college girls
and boys get gilt edged invitations and
ride in closed hacks with chaperons
no older than themselves but consider
ed proper simply because they belong
to that class of people.
1t has been my privilege to be plac-
ed for many years in a position where
l have seen both sides of life. I
mean the so-called educated life and
the worthy but very poor class that
have to work in u kitchens and the
kitchens of the public houses. And 1
want to tell you that If the moral con-
/ any 90 III AL PAblAS
dance halls than right in our high
school private parties then l have been
blind for years.
have had to hire girls in my BUSH
ness for years, usually have from six
to ten girls working for me ten months
in the year and also keep a girl for
house work. And l have tried real
hard to do what / think is right by
them. out I want to tell you l have
found TO my dismay hat my worthy
nelghbors are constantly criticising
me. because l treat my help as one of
the family. Because | shop with her,
have her eat with us. instead OF In my
horrid hot kitchen. and few women in
the city of Fargo have a home large
enough to enable them to give their
help a private dining room that Is
is their right.
How are we going to amuse that
class of young people that nave to
work so hard and are not welcome in
our churches or our parlors, for it is
all right for US say WELCOME" to our
churches, but please tell me how many
of our worthy church mothers and
fathers want their children to make
friends of the girl or boy who has
that terrible title servant" You
might be nice to them, also a few
others, but what Of the majority?
| may be wrong, IerhapS cannot see
as far as others into the lives of the
workers. but l have found that you
nave to have their interests right in
your heart, have to treat them always
as you would your own flesh and blood
If you would help them to live right.
SO why not get at the root of the
trouble instead of just skimming the
top. For to me when you close the
dance pavilion you only ~aggravate the
trouble, as the young folks have to go
some place for amusement, if not here,
DilWorth. where the worst dance hall
in the state exists! Is it not better
to have a committee of people take
charge of the dance pavilion and run
1t properly n instruct our police
officers to see that the young folks get
home properly than to close it al
together? And although 1 never dance
and never want to, we cannot stop
bur poor class OF young folks from
dancing when their employers are
paying from 81 to So for private
tango and hesitation waltz and all the
other fool steps of today and con
stantly talking about the fun they
are having" That old. saying What is
sauce for the goose is good for the
gander" should be used in this case
also.
And now I will close trusting I
have not wearied you with this letter
of mine.
Will you kindly speak a few words
on this subject as I have to leave the
city for some time and would like to
hear others version Of the matter be-
fore leaving.
Sincerely.
Ono who wants to do right.
Mrs. Meyers, SOL list Ave, g.,