Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-14
MAJOR MARY BALE
BY Mrs. n. A. Coleman :

charge than during any previous term
Of the Court
TO what do you attribute this CON
dition?"
The trouble is usually with the
home life-ether too lay-or too strict
and no real bond of sympathy or I'M
derstauding between parents and chill
dren. Bad habits or questionable &C.
quaintances. and certain types of pub
lie dance halls produce-in many
young girls wild disregard Of al re.
straint. Many thinking it makes them
appear sophisticated and independent
10 drink and use drugs, and naturally
they are headed sooner or later for
disaster. Many times The girls who
90 wrong are from the country and
distant towns. and have no family ties
|. here They live in the ordinary board.
ing houses where their associations be.
tween young men and women has no
SUPERVISION whafcgor. This Is one .:
the reasons, as preventive measure,
why we are so anxious to establish in
Baltimore Boarding Home for young
women. at rates low enough to provide
the. factory and shop girls with clean.
comfortable and attractive rooms, well
balanced meals and home comforts.
The great need for such protection
is shown BY the reports from our
Rescue Homes and Hospitals.
Are there so many who apply to
the Salvation Army
Il should say So" exclaimed the
Major. cnphaticaIlv.
More than 4 thousand illicitimatc
babies are born every year in our hos.
nitaIs. In some cases the mothers are
wholly innocent Of wrong doing as was
true Of Margarct--no we never tell
their Margaret was most at.
tractive girl Of nineteen. OF good fam.
ily. and the whole support OF an allins
mother and two small sisters OF ten
and twelve years Of age. She was
clever artist and was making good
living as an art designer For several
wears she had been engaged TO a youns
student who was working his way
through college. They were TO be mar.
ried upon his graduation. As the lime
OF the wedding approached-Mar'
garet's mother developed an anti.
patty TO the young man because she
felt that he could not. and would no!
be able 10 support them all. He took
the attitude that the mother was able
10 DO something for herself. His own
mother had been self.supportlns
through many years Of widowhood
Arguments finally brought on quar-
rel. The wedding was postponed. The
man demanded that Margaret Sc.
time when she would leave her mother
and 20 with him TO distant city
where he was to work. The result was
an absolute break between ahem, for
Margaret saw that her mother was
equally determined to make her choose
between them. and though MarSare'
srieved deeply for the man she loved
she would not leave her mother.
Some months after she met an Older
man. prosperous in business. who
seemed interested in her, stimulated
her work. and sympathized with her
problems He asked her TO dine with
him one evening and though indiffer,
ent TO the idea. her mother urged heI
10 90. She was brought home about
midnight bran: GldeIix woman who
told the mother she had fainted:at the
cafe, aa,9 had aeen tslf zhfhsr qare all
evening. and that the. gentleman had.
insisted that cshf'tes fac girl home
The mother was pleased and Hattsred:
rather than alarmed. even when Mar.
Saret, could tell nothing OF beri eve.
ning's. experience except that she be-
came Very s;idy and tainted. How
ever. when weeks had passed aud the
man vas. not SEEN: or:hda,d from sgain
the mothers suspicious we're aroused.
and when later confirmed By, TIE girls,
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