Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
Neighborhood
Animosities
hnS How Not % Make.

THE more neighborly snf
sociabla Tho community IN
which you live ths more surely
II follows that there ara sorns per-
sons living about you between whom
and you there exists an antipa'hv
that varies from rnsrs lark % con
geniRiity 70 an act1al hatred N you
live in tho city where Il II no, your
fortune 70 know Yo1r neiEhbors yau
may At least have tho advantage p
feeling kindly disposed toward Them
all ~ you move into one % thoss
gociable. friendly. Dsighbor1y e1u
munities wbers u is tho rule % know
every one. Tho only way you cap ps
cute surs Of running no risk - fis
liking some ons or being diniikef
By holding yorrssIf sbsoiutriy aIoef
and to bs as ono apart from ths res,.
And Of course fhst wOulf bs varv
bad way ont ~ r.
Don't Form Anrpng,l'~-
But when you r'ovs ir'o n~w
community you can ~ Dlan ysnr
tcourEo ~ sociai a~tfon that you mint
noizs the chances % forming th~r~
Dsighborhood snfipsfhf~- ~ yon
have been broughf up IN a r~'wqA~-
bood All your li's. and naThsp 80
IN tho same h0uEa IN whi~h yonr
parents Or ErandDsrentE lived -
side tho Dsr~rts sn1 Er-nSpav~n's
Lof the people that i've b~uid. yoa
no-. and ~ ev~rY ono hs- rnown
every one else for generations thsa
there ir smaller ehane~ - lgh,fng
SHY of -ntip@'hie~ r-. -v~- ,--, .sa
be done - Some rrferf AnA
really worth whf@
To buDd up friendly 'saiinr wi'h
any one for whorn Eueh = f~~iing be-
never eris,ed 0r has Eon~ ont ~
only way N proceed ia ~ Eraduai
nethor To attempt anything rs
dramatic and startling a. q Frddeu
reconciliation would uzually defeat
its own purpose at least IN most
American communities. Fhrrs penpis
arc tho 1ndsmOnEiraffvs n talrrafs
any such social ars~orkR Ro 1n- I,
fn a It Of human charity 70 nn6 Dav
cali on the unrrlsndly ono. grayir =
her forgiveness and craving III
friendship. The chances are fhaf fr .
unfriendly ono would not admt 4a.
such a feeling had existed --a
would probably De suspicious ~ vo Z
motive AZ any rate But 20 aDou' {
lgraduaiiy.
Even Enernfc- Fn~v-s-
! IN time you know the worst
D enemies will begin 10 forget VIA
was they quarrster about
> will remember some OF the incld e1 "a
of the quarrel 20 their dying day. n
4 somehow the real ISSUE becomes
:. distinct IN their memory 20 perhapi
K your nefghbor has forgotten Ehy
d vas that her family never had muca
2 use. for your family. IL has becnm-
& an fndistinct tradition ana Is mat
> ter OF course you don't E1-&x whsn
+ you pass
J. Sometimes try the exp-r1rn-nt 3,
4 bowing slightly. Catch tn, neigh o0l
Il UnaW2res and she VIII bors back.
a she thinks anything about glch
.y slight bow she VIII thins thzE Tor
L ness or because You have f0rEuttel
" that a feud eKisled- Th.n when -1l
Is meet at the same Organization Eulle
q tine casually drop an HnnSsasl TO u
Sc Good morning" taclndtng lsr
n your remarks 20 the other psoyle.
III Surely she czNn no3 RESIST GoeA
n gradual attack. and probably n -
le heart il mas &lS4ys besA raIAe
or bothersOns noS 20 % Grsa-..-ly va
ae you. And 50 iet ths reconciliation
81 progrSs-not With he end % beln
ID bosom frieRds-eor Darhx-s after ~
k there is an fnnAe. lack OF coASealall {
between your families t1Al brOuE 3
ne about the original falling os.-but o
ys that you can be friendly neighbour
ID After all. In The entire commuai-
re there are only Two OK thEex pa y
On suited b. temperament 70 20
closest friends. and ths best arr1as.
to ment Is % make or al ne -sSl a.
be quaintances Who bear No grudgs
er spite toward voc.
0u
th ARE YOU TFHANAFgE, YOg