Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-10
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9ARPEn COOLEY Str, reg rTssS'SIGH u Wo,ror n,
Christian Association hote,, went tc
her room and killed herself. She was
unknown, and the papers told of the
incident. Four hundred parents telc-
traphed, to learn if the girl was their
own lost daughter.
From earliest days. young folks have
been restless. and endured the wander
Inst, but in old times they were guarded
% strictly that it took a good Gcal of
0artng to run away. Now. however.
there are the excuses Of seeking jobs
n other communities. because nearly all
K but the very rich work for their liv-
1ngs. Thousands upon thousands OF
etartingly inexperienced and ignorant
Glris leave their native village or farm
\ blithely. with only few dollars tc
3ortify them against Il long search for
e work, and reach u strange city perhaps
et midnight.
n They have no acquaintances. anj
Know nothing of hotels. If they try
q Few hotels. il may be that these are
/ unusually crowded owing TO some con.
ventiOn, and they have no idea where
20 20. Or. if they stay Il few nights.
they find their cash diminishing so rap
Idly that they are almost destitute before
ehey begin to earn.
IN THE spring almost everybody is
- restless and i'll At ease Youth is
human sprngtime. An active. ambi :
tt0us girl looks with horror on the
dull farm life and sees relatives set
tied In n rut. often old and dcader Cd
beyond their years. She declares with
spirit that she never will stand such q
life. The big towns and opportunities
for her. And so she deties older coun =
eel and plunges into the maelstrom
Indeed, fools rush in where angels fear
- tread!
Years ago. there was n big melo
drama called The Lights o London,
- which a sister and brother walked
nom the country into the immense capt.
4 tai, lured by the bright lights and all
I Ny stood for. Years afterward, sad
9ened and broken hearted. they trudged
boek home, cursing the lights that had
lured the human moths to SINCE theil
5 wings or perish.
uISTORY repeats itself. There ar'
- the legitimate longings and SAM
ambitions. Young girls of talent anc
sense. who have plugged" and finally
oquipped themselves with profession
and have saved enough money to insur,
their living few months before earn
Ing, often succeed in creating n place
for themselves. 1t Is quite true tha
Villages afford no opportunity fol
Aoney making. and parents who merel,
Dc0ld and discourage youth are fool!shl,
conservative. Little birds must leay
the nest, and try their wings, and de
spite the dangers, experiments must b.
h made.
Most biographies Of famous men tel
proudly of the terrible obstacles whicl
they overcome. Often they were ex
tfslnely poor, and had to educate them
d eolves. Very often indeed. the olde
H GDneration put every obstacle possibl
NJ = their way. Nowadays, girls are en-
lpentering the same old opposition
.'Ss larry the first man that asks you
Is - settle down to routine" Is the sug
n ntiDn tacitly made by every one /
IL ,ft A home town.
Y Z " 1f Allowing for all the sensational ex
X oEgeration. there is no doubt that vi
an l3eu and women met trains and sug
oooted all kinds Of friendly aid to gree
. Soung girls, telling Of cheap hote
y - some relatives" home nearb.
Ehere the stranger could stay till ST
If{ Qnd . boarding place. Alas for Il
psands Of young girls who disar
ted before kindly philanthropists p,
In the railroad stations. Eve
the number Of lost ones Is enol