The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-16
BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERAID SUNDAY NOVEMBER 49, 1919

I have made two good friends over here
/ ny saying to them. next to me in cafes,
How do you do2 Lots of rain, isn't it?
l don't like Dickens, do your"
'Get-together" meetings are not held
here. They have formal rallies" When
/ | was in America for short visit in
August l was invite. dto a sffirt-sleeve
lunt heon of the Rotary club in my home
town. Oddly enough, my host was an
Englishman ard heabIoomed out, as did
the other members, with a large cellu-
loid button bearing his first name in large
letters, his family name so small it could
hardly be read. Everybody was Pete
/ OF Fred or Bill; there were no misters
there This couldn't go on back in
the old country 1 said to my friend.
know it, said he "but isn't ii fine?'
Even club members don't speak cas-
ually to each other. May I repeat the
well-known story of Sir J. NJ. Barrie
Of the member of the Athenaeum clup
who hurst itno tears when asked If he
was finished with a newspaper explain
irs it was the first time in % years that
any one haG spoken to him at he CLUB
Due to the aggravated loneliness OF
English folks, a magazine known as
| THE Yink' is said to have had quite
bonn. 1t calls itself "A Monthly Social
Medium for Lonely People" and con
tains in addition to editorials euloglzlnS
genuine friendship and disparaging ad-
venturouS affairs and gushy letter writ
ing, hundreds of small numbered adver-
tisements of men and women seeking
ccmpanlonship Some Of them that are
remarkable little canoes of life are
taken from the October issue and follow
LONELY officer would welcome corre-
spondence With London boys, 1874
View fixing up chum when on leave. IN
close snap photo.
LONELY Kanak, %, looks 30, ugly, BASH
full quiet. sincere. also bad letter writ
er, would like to correspond with work
ing girl Peal friend wanted.
YOUNG soldier seeks correspondence
with same sex, with view to friendship.
GENTLEMAN Gondon), educated, musi-
cal. sympathetic, lonely, human
wishes meet lady, young or middle
aged, minus limb or otherwise physl-
caly crippled.
YOUNG artist G4iverpooD good family,
tan, dark, well educated fond of dane
ing. requires real pal male.
GENTLEMAN (Manchester1, 3D. desires
to meet or correspond with one or two
chums, own sex preferred
ILONDONER, young, would like to cor
respond with girl, not over 70 VINO
wears earrings Also with any persons
interested in tattooing, either sex.
OFFICER (France) young, sporty, very
lonely, requires real friend, either sex
Do write, someone.
TEMPEST Ooadcn), a thoroughly Dao-
tempered girl wishes to meet thorough
~ pad-tempered man under 10
LADY (Kent), 40, educated, OF gooo APP
pearance and position, bright, happy
disposition wishes to meet with edu-
Gated man of some appearance ana
standing 1890. Also lady.
F. r.. Ocndon), 30, tall, educated, wishes
to meet reliable. educated man, tall
Of good appearance, for country walks,
outings Saturdays and Sundays. Nice
girl friend also
ALL HAIL Sussex, Irish lady, bored
by many aunts and sundry other rela-
tjons, waves a welcome to all VINO
love laughter, literature, freedom, open
air and can appreciate mist on the
hills.
TALL, and fair Sussex, wears tailor
mades. seeks introduction to tall dark,
curry haired gentleman, late thlrueS
not too quiet, used to give and take
system of life Bohemian and literary
MUSICAL MABEL Sussex, muddllhg
along unmusical groove, desires CORE
snondent not obessed with the arts
only hut with human tendencies also.
Foreigners welcomed
PFRPI.EXhD U,ondon), just an ordinary
little woman would like to meet IN
teresting man of the world, dark anu
not over As.
u p (Mitcham), As. widow, would like
to meet educated man, 45-4S, jolly, TOT
pal.
t"rhe Link" is sold monthly at most
news stands and comes in sealed en-
velope. prohabiy to mark it's strictly con-
6dential nature. There are other papers
for .lorelv people, as well as marriage
bureaus and their papers.