Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-26
soul TWIN LOVELY
GIRL, FRIENDS SAY
oarland's Radical Love Tri-
angle Rapidly Developing
Into Quadrangle
20 WOMAN ACCEPTS IDEAS

The frankly unconventional romance
IN which Miss Lillian Conrad. former
Philadelphan. appears as the soul
twin" of Charles Garland, millionaire
idealist, had its origin. indirectly. in
Washington, where the girl was Gov
eminent clerk.
Mlss Conrad was one of the thou
ennds Of young women during the war
who hocked to the capital and found
places in the vastly expanded clerical
forces. She was in the Office of Louis
II. Post, Assistant Secretary of Labor.
from April 1. 1915. until May 81, 1920.
Miss Conrad resigned from the Gov
srnment service TO become a travelling
companion to G8rland's mother, thus
meeting the rangy young man who was
TO refuse but later accept n million
dollars, and who was to link her name
with his in a way that has shocked the
conventional.
Alleged Father Keeps siIenr
John II. Conrad. salesman, of 1928
North Sydenham street, today refused
again either To confirm or deny that
Garland's soul mate" IS his daughter.
Seighbors say Lillian is one of his three
daughters and that she attended the
Friends Central School and the School
Of Industrial Art in this city.
While a Government clerk. Miss Con-
rad boarded with Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
>. McCalmont, 1869 Irving street, \.
W., Washington. She shared a room
With another clerk. Miss Viola Smith,
now believed to be in China.
Lillian was a lovely girl" said
niece Of Mrs. McCalmont. "Sho lived
With us for many months and we were
sorry to see her go. The turn Of events
in Boston was surprise TO US. We
never dreamed she had any such ideas,
6ot.
Had No Men Callers
we never thought she cared for
men. During the time she was with
US she never had any men callers She
was very studious, Each night after
work she would go to her room and
study. Part OF tho time she attended a
business college, for she ALWAYS wa p,
trying TO better herself. She was Ger.
tainly elated when she got the oppor.
tunity TO become n travelling compan-
ion.''
The Garland affair is fast advancing
from L triangle to a quadrangle ar.
cording to reports today from Boston.
Miss Doris Benson, twenty. one years
cid, has said her regard for Garland ii,
more than sisterly, more than that OF q
friend, more than admiration"
Miss Benson was adopted about six
years ago by Garland's mother, and l.
now taking a course at the Nassnchu
srtts Agricultural College To fit her.
self for farm life. She said she ia going
TO live at Garland $ farm at North Car
yer.
Shares Gsrland's Ideals
II share his ideals as far as un-
derstand them," she said, IN speaking
Of Garland. II feel just as he does,
that we should accept no authority ex.
cept the authority that speaks within
us.
II do not think the marriage cerc.
mony Is necessary. Marriage will OK
iSt just as long as It fills any ones need
The children of parents whose convic
tions permit them to foreswear the
marriage ceremony will be brought up
accordingly.
Meanwhile Mrs. Garland. the love
radicals wife and mother of his two
children, is living with her parents.
She has been quoted as saying she will
live with Garland again II he gives N,
Miss Conrad.