Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-13
SNUBS FOR SOCIETY
FOR PROMOTION" OF
LITTLE BLIND GOD
Hands OFF" Says Mr..
Pennypacker to the Bureau
to Encourage the Happiness
of Families.

Marriages, all the good books say, are
made in heaven but II a certain asso-
citation which is applying for articles of
Incorporation to the Supreme Court in New
York and which. IL it gets them, expects
TO establish branch bureaus in Philadel-
phia and other large cities, has its way,
it's going to be permitted to keep its
eye on this business OF the celestial king
dom to see that every one goes all right
or course marriages may continue to
be made in the same place, but the sue
Cessful outcome of them is, hereafter
going to be looked after by this associa-
ton, which calls itself the Society for
the Promotion of Family Happiness.
or what avail is 1t, asks this organiza-
tOn, to have your husbands life insured
or his health or his safety. If you leave
out the most important thing Of all and
do not secure a premium on his affec-
tons?
Has the first blush of romance been
brushed from your welded bliss Have
your husbands "detained-at-the-off office"
messages become suspiciously frequent?
Are the Saturday night votive offerings
the flowers and the candy-no longer
forthcoming? Does the pale blue blouse
which used to bring forth eXtravagant
eucomiums every time YOU wore 1t no
longer elicit compliment or even com
ment?
In short do you feel that your love
ship has gone the least bit astray and
would you like to prevent the founder
ing? Then consult the Society for the
Promotion Of Family Happiness. which
Is headed by no less a parsonage than
Judge Mayer. OF the United States Court
In the language of the vernacular, the
socicty's the Doctor!
MIR. PIGNNYPACKER sNUBS IT.
In an cndeavor to find out Just how
badly such an association was needed in
this city of BrothCrlv Love tand the other
kind. tOol a rcporte. went to Samuel w.
Peuuypacker, who. from the wealth of
experience which he must have gained
on the bench, at the bar and in the subcr-
national chair. is considered an authority
on all these matters.
The former Governor and ardent advo-
cate of reform divorce laws though inn
mersed in the accumulation OF several
days work, stopped to express his dis
approval of such an organization.
He stuck his eye glasses on vigorously,
frowned across the top of them, and then
raped out starply:
"rut. tut there are some things that
il is best for outsiders to let alone and
the love affairs of a man and woman
is one of them"
And because ne really was provoked at
the thought Of COld-hlOoded association
daring to interfere with a matter that Is
the express business of certain little
blind boy who wears wings and not much
else. he would not say another word,
Judge Patterson. on the contrary
though he agreed with Mr. PennypaCker
that the less outside interference the
home is afflicted with the happier it will
be, was pleased to put forth some epi-
ufrl lrT1G 10 af
posed Society for the Promotion of Family
Happiness. and after thinking a minute
or two he spoke:
JUDGE PATTERsON's EPIGRANs.
The best sort Of love insurance that
any man and woman can take out is
large family. This will keep them so
busy that there will be no time left for
martial disagrecments or for cults Cults
are great detrment to conjugal felicity
- prospective husband should think
twic" before he speaks the words that
VIII bind him, and tn" irrespective wife
should think at least three times before
she answers
"A man should be Industrious, kind.
fo-D"arne and wiilnS to give way 10
his wife when reason demands He should
also turn over a good portion of his
earnings to her
\ woman. no matter what ncr station
i'm life and no matter how many maids
She can afford to keep. should give the
running of her menage her personal at
tentiou No wife Is rich enough 10 be
able 20 afiord 10 neglect this
And finally, lawyers would serve tn,
community better II they expended more
Of their energies on bringing dissenting
couples together instead of pushing
divorces
once upon A time, long while ago a
body of men applied for articles OF uCor-
pOratIon for n society whose business It
was To- insure people against the frightful
tragedy, in their estimation, OF falling IN
love. hut this was a cynical business and
Philadelphia would have none of II. In
sure people against falling in love!
shades of AphTodite and Eros! OF course
not. The society was not allowed TO in
corporate here.
Tud-ing from the expressions Of opinion
If Mr. Pennypackcr and Judge Patter-
SON the new society. whose purpose it IS
~ insure people from falling out Of love,
VIII not receive a more cordial treatment
although its purpose is certainly not
against public policy.