Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-07-29
LONELY WIDOWS
SEEK TO MARRY
New Jersey Cooperative Love Union
DeIuged With Applications For
Membership.

Hammonton, n. j., July ga tire
mendous volume OF mail from all
parts of the United States is pouring
into the office of Thomas d. Delker,
secretary of the Lovers Cooperative
Union, based on plan of Lewis S.
Conley. its president, to marry Off the
widows and widowers, the bachelors
and single women tired of living
alone, through the matching of the
applicants at drawing to be held
here Wednesday, August 16.
The great majority Of those who
seek matrimony, through the plan Of
the Lovers Cooperative Union hail
from Philadelphia and New York city
Loneliness" is the keynote of most
Of the letters received by Coney and
Delker. Quostionnaires will be mail
ed out on Wednesday afternoon to all
whose letters are received by We'd
nesday morning.
In many instances Conley and Del
ker will pair off couples through the
information contained on the return
ed questionnaires. They have in
mind a number of applicants who APP
pear to be suited to each other, but
await information through the ques-
tionnaires before passing on word to
the fortunate ones that they have
been matched for the six months of
NJ hot f.lt
the selection of the pairs.
The following excerpts are from n
fractional part of the mail delivered
in one morning. The letters from the
male applicants for life partners are
kept separate, hence none appear in
the list below:
please list me in your matrimony
plan. am widow looking for a
loving husband"
81 am widow, a good cook. and
good-natured. | would like to get a
nice man to be companion. get
very lonely"
81 have nice farm and would like
an industrious fellow to keep it up
for me-"
Il am lone widow looking for the
right man. Am still young, but, oh,
so lonely"
81 am single lady, middlc-aged,
10 years. ] would like TO meet re-
fined gentleman; one that would APP
precate home and is settled"
81 am single, but not old. Kind
and easy to get along with. | would
make pleasant home for kind
man. as get very lonely by myself.
! am good cook and homemaker.'
please find me a nice old man with
snug little farm and home. am
past so. not good-loolling but would
be good to him. He must be good
and gentle"
Il am not a widow but am past a
chickens age. Would like to get mar
ried. Am Jewish and would like a
Jewish husband. am pretty handy
and think | would make a suitable
wife"
81 am a widow so years old, kind
and easy to get along with. | would
make pleasant home for a kind man
as get very lonely by myself. am a
good cook and homemaker."
Would you consider Philadelphia
widow" If so, please put my name
on your list, as would like to meet a
good reliable man. | wish to COM
mend you on your wonderful plan to
make lonely people happy"
81 have been a widow for eight
years past. II has been the most I'M
happy part of my life. miss my
husband more and more every day
He left me in care Of our son. but.
alas, he brings home a wife. and am
sad and alone, | am good house
keeper and would be true to any loyal
man."
81 think your idea unique one,
and who knows but you may be the
instigator of many happy homes.
would be glad to be entered on your
list. am n middle-aged widow, en-
joy life and the making of happy
home with n congcnial companion"
81 am young widow and am keep
ing my own home and have held a
position for three years past am
growing tired of the kind of life am
now living. | think your plan a good
one to make new acquaintance, as it
affords new opportunities. which,
otherwise. we would not have"
MAY he listed in your matrimon-
ial grab bag?' am 4 middle-aged
(young) widow, have my own home.