Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-29

form. who will tell me what a good
pal I am and that am pretty.
Do you think it would be very
bad il l spoke to some of them? l.
don't want to be anything but what
| ana good girl. But I want COM
want a beau.
ANNE VERONICA.
Don't expect me to be scandalized,
Anne Veronica. because am not in
the least. l am only very sorry that
you neglected to send me your ad-
dress. and more than sorry that. like
Cinderella's fairy godmother. I can't
appear on the scene, wave my wand
over you and bring on the fairy
prince-in a uniform, of course.
I think you are an honest and de-
lightfully frank young person, and
l know this temporaryunhappi is
only the preface to better things. l
would not lose a moment in remedy
ing the blunders you have made in
getting properly acquainted. But,
at the same time, l shouldn't speak
to any possible Prince Charming l
met on the street or in restaurant
without an introduction.
"All the kings horses and all the
kings men" could never quite per-
suade him that Anne Vronica was
not addicted to that sort of thing.
He might learn to appreciate your
fine qualities, he might even learn
to love you, but way of, in some
remote corner of his brain, there
would dwell that ranking thought
that you had picked him up"
The Practical Part
Now for the practical part of get
ting acquainted in the inhospitable
National Capital-or any other city
for that matter where a girl goes as
a stranger to make her way. Recall
your list of relatives. friends. ac-
quaintances even-and If there is one
among them whom you remember as
having friends in the city where you
are taking root ask for a letter of
introduction. Say you are working
there, that you know no one and
would greatly appreciate the oppor-
tunity of meeting people.
If this does not bring the desired
results, join some one OF the girls
clubs that are now a feature of near
ly every city. l know of several in
New York, and they are genuine So
cial centers.. They have delightful
/ dances that are given as much for
the entertainment of the soldiers as
for the girls.
At any one of these clubs you will
be properly introduced to the right
sort of young men, and If you enjoy
dancing you can dance to your hearts
content.
You can also enroll yourself at your
own church, or any other church, as
willing to serve on one of the various
entertainment committees. These
! look after the comfort and amuse-
ment of soldiers who. like yourself,
are strangers in the city.
If you can sing or play the plano
they Will be delighted to have your
help. l know of one church where
the boys spend Sunday afternoons.
not in singing hymns-but in sing
| Ing rollicking war songs. After
wards they have coffee. sandwiches
and ice cream and the church hos
tesses are always delighted to find
girls who are willing to help wait on
the soldiers.
| So you see, my dear girl. you have
not gone about getting acquainted in
the right way, If you have been play
| ing role OF Mariana in' the Moated
Grange" Never were there such OPP
! portunities for girls to be useful and,
! at the same time. to have a good
time. Perhaps without realizing it
| you have been a bit aloof with your
fellowworkers and when they try to
get acquainted with you maybe you
make it difficult.
Unfortunately work is the portion
of every one who achieves. We must
work to live. work to make friends
unless we are very exceptional
and then work to keep them. It's
pretty safe thing to say that any
thing worth having must be worked
for-and worked for good and hard.