The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-09
SOCIETY WOMEN
HERE WRITE. TO
JAILED FEL0NS
Maintain Correspondence
With Notorious Crimi-
nails in Prisons.
DRESSMAKER CALLS
ONE "NAUGHTY BOY"
Every Man, No Matter How
Old, Needs Some Coddling,
She Declares.

Prominent society women of Bridge
port and Fairfield are members Of the
prison correspondence league, the ac-
tivdties Of which probably will be sus-
pended because of the riots at the Jo-
bet penitentiary in Illinois, it was
learned here today.
The police have a. list of names OF
those who belong to the order, in this
city. The text Of a letter written by
a former Bridgeport dressmaker to
prisoner, is also in their possession.
Mrs Eva Roselyn Cooley, who lived
until about two years ago at 1,645 Park
avenue, but has moved to Hartford, is
a member and proud Of 1t. She has
been corresponding with "a young men
in prisons.
Every man. mo matter how old he
Is. has to be coddled,'' is Mrs Cooley's
philosophy. She thus accounts eor her
letter to her naughty boy in Joliet
which follows:
My Dear Boy: This is just the
beginning. as I have just oiled
this machine, and put in a new
ribbon. SO will try it on you,
and If it is spotted you will know
why. was dreaming this af-
ternoon. would not dare tell
you the dream, but it was real
love affair, o, o. Am I too old
to talk about love? Well, 4 should
l worry If I am. Oh, say, you
naughty boy. do you think your
| mother is jealous Of you No,
| dearie. I'd squeeze you if you
i were heretf for that remark Wish
my boy was here now.
II With little innocent boys like
Iv,sk oirI of oil
what l said, for you wouldn't !
know what meant anyway, you
| are SO young and unsophisticat-
ed. W
THAT makes me think of Ma
rion D. She Is beautiful. You
| would love her. Yes, think she
has been kissed on the cheek, but
she has slaL ped more than one
/ for trying it.
.sSigned, szszsss. - se1@s.s14.s
| your Loving Aunt Rosalyn.r
| Questioned in Hartford. Mrs Cooley
declared: f
SIT is not the letters from the
women Of the Esoteric league that has
caused all this trouble at the Joliet
prison. but 1t Is the rigid system OF
rules which have been instituted re-
Gently against which the men have
rebelled. admit that I have been
writing to the young man whose letter
you have. and have been correspond
ing with 23 others as well. There has
been nothing Of a sensual nature in
any of the letters which have writ.
ten"
Parts Of a letter to one young mar
were quoted and she replied: Some
of the expressions have used have
been synbolicaI. But suppose have
used endearing terms here and there
Don't you know that if YOU want tc
keep a good influence over man yor
must use endearing terms to him ones
in a while? Every man, no matter
how old he Is. has to be coddled
This man whose letter you hav,
has been corresponding with me fol
over a. year. He is % years old and
am old enough to be his mother.
have always called him my boy be
cause that is the way think Of him
, and have always signed my letter t,
: him, Your Aunt Rosalyn.'
: '"That boy comes from a prominen
: Chicago family. and he is in the priso1
4 for minor offense. He was promise,
t a parole about two weeks ago and h
: has not received it yet. AS result
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