The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-04

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here IN New York come
towns. she says. and thsv
bring their families NJ.
They live In small rooms r
ed boarding houses. vhiel ~!
maintain parlors any mo,. ~
the boarders may entertss
friends. The only place ~.
meet youLg men is in the 1l..s
Yeu Can't Blame Genlss
The other day." the ca =.
an told the reporter, = ~
came to me very much vory;.s
cause her daughter, who i, II.
had been seen - frequentl, y
men In a rather notorious N.
lobby. She ever thought -.
Inc would turn out that IS, =
told me pathetically.
Turn out that wayg" s,n
dignantly. Are you askinr s.
believe that Geraldine is q iool,
so, l can't accommodate 4.
think that the child is takiss !.
only course open to her. Yos
live In one room in bos,s
house, and it is net very ~.
tive room at that. Geraldine ~
not possibly entertain her -.
there, and so she selects ~
attractive background avaihhs h.
her, which is the hotel arosr 4
corner. / have seen her ~
self talking nonsense with IS ~
lumbia student, who is
about her."
One Of the worst results 4 4;
lack Of counting facilities. ,ep.r,|
ing to this wom..n, is the ~
marriage. Young folks desnaii'
Of having any privacy, decide b =
married and find a place TIM !,
call their own, she says.
"And anybody knows whts nj
pens in too many hasty marYi,ss|
she added. 1.-THE counting ~
would. l believe, lift a tremepAs1
burden firm the divorce Court.
Several New York apart
houses have recently responds
the need I r some such institntl
by ecuipping and RELOCATING 4 =
ton of their Hobbies for the scti
diversions of their young tepnarl
One such apartment house in h
Bronx has a large reception m
for this purpose on the first Ga
containing a tactful number Of q
corners, a player piano and victu
with a large assortment Of daa
records.
Public Spooneries.
There is also a woman's Il,
known as The Girls Commua
club, on East Thirtieth street BE-
which has made special efforts
, revive the pastime of counting
its members. 1t has a huge eli
room attractively furnished and
yided into private hooks and Q
ners, with a porch conservatory
the rear and a small kitchen on
side. Thus, when any member
the club wants to entertain
particular swain, she can pliel
tea table in a corner OF the eli
room or conservatory and serve
or oyster stew prepared in the q
kitchen. II she wishes to emp
size the domestic note, she
even invite the young man into
kitchen and let him wipe the did
for her.
! But while many such admire
enterprises have recently h
started for the benefit of our {
girls, outside counting is bewnI
increasingly difficult. Hotel NJ
ayers are beginning to prot
about SO many strange, dtyd
couples in their Hobbies; the n
Offices complain that their popul
ity as meeting places for loysn
interfering with the efficiency
the mails, and the movie the1ll
are coming antagonistic to on
ing couples on the grounds y
real love-making in the au4id
distracts attention from the %
making in the reel. Then, ther
the city police, who are 80 .
when it comes to rebuklng chi
but are so fiercely resentfu
spooning in the parks.
! Only the other day. Cupid
chased from one of his strcnl
refugees by the police, while . 9
jewelry robbery was taking p
around the block. In proud
umph. a group of young coul
were hailed into court, finger-Pf
ed, and required to explain
. they. dared to embrace n
righteously respectable place
, a park. However, in this case
, arrest came, in the majority
instances, too late. Cupid hdd
J ready triumphed, for most o.
girls showed the judge Their
gagement rings as excuses
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