The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-22
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OF "A BRIDE
Many Girls Who Work Spoil the
business World for All Of
Their Sex.
.NCo1yTiS8t 1900

Having had our little laugh, we
TELL Into silence and then into mel
ancholy, which dragged until
Daddy exclaimed:
~ say, Marie, you're the very
yEoman / want to talk business
With" Daddy drew chair close
TO us so that our talk couldn't
possibly disturb Bob, now gown
FeAtIess, his nurse reported.
Marie, I'm thinking Of firing all
The women employees in my
otfiees!"
Daddy Lorlmer glowed bit as
q IL rather proud Of an original
Gust why, Mr.. Lorlmer?"
Z Quite unmoved 10 Daddy's unique
\ bunch, Martha spoke In her soft.
slow professional tone, while l,
who up in arms in any case in
Yolving the we'll being of my sex,
cried 8ut:
"You never could be such a
wretch, Daddy"
touseled my bobbed hair in his
dear familiar way. ITO answer
Marie briefly, l must say that I'M
der present business conditions
nothing doing at nil in uor line
1 lone employees have got TO be let
but. And l guess they would bet
Ter be the women"
That's simply detestable!" |
"What's YOUR real reason?"
This query from Martha.
"I'll tell you Marie. I've a
bunch that the men III our office
will be a lot more valuable to the
arm If the women are not
around."
"oh, la! la! You're going to
save the poor things from them
selves by sacrificing the girls:
nothing new in that" | exclaimed
snrcastically.
But neither Martha nor Daddy
paid any attention to my temper.
Very calmly Martha said:
HI'ye observed myself that too
4 many girsl who work are ratehr
I5oil.ng the business world for all
their sex. Women have had
lhe most wonderful opportunities
q place themselves. to make
themselves equal to men IN the
pfnctical affairs Of life, to climb to
sshigh positions, but who have
they done with their chance-the
most important chance which mas
come to women in the history OF
sle race? AS l see 1t, the silly
ones are hindering the competent
zones. The conscientious women
workers cannot hold up the slack
aers. It's impossible.
9 Exactly SO, Marie. The fool
sisl1 Yirgins--they've been killing
5atlle goose that laid the Golden
Sscsg,'' Daddy said, and ! gigsled
sand had to cough to cover my
ntirth. In our place at least
Daddy continued, lit isn't the
Clothes and the paint they wear
that's made me SO sick OF having
some of 'em around. but it's their
Indifference TO what they're hired
10 do! Besides wasting their own
time, they waste the boys time!
: II seems to be the idea Of some OF
en- that they're hired to amuse
rather than to assist the men. /
wonder what makes EN- act SO!
Maybe you can tell nc, Martc'
Daddy was much in earnest.
siand I realized taht he had made y
scTitlcisn worth discussing.
Gas l see it, there's one thing
that makes woman ruin the
chances man has opened up for
her In business" said Martha,
so,It's big inclusive reason. and l
do not know whether she can help
II or not
aWell, what is this one big
thing?"
Her own nature! Everywhere,
at home, in society, down town,
each woman must become the
+ most important person on earth
TO the particular man with whom
she happens to be associated"
''V7hew-ew-ew!" whistled Dad
az. II say, Marie, you're on all