The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-07
GIRLS WHO LIVE ALONE
Ky sOPHIC IRENE LOEB

ny SOf'nIC 1tFsNE b.Obo
 The mysterious murder or | young woman Is being heralded in all the papers, but the biggest tragedy is that of tine mother of this girl who even up to the day of the girls death sought every way to win her away from dang paths. but alas! with out success.
 This a,rl insitcd on living away from her mother. This was, perhaps the chief cause of her untimely death
 cannot help wishing there was some law that would compel girls to live with their mothers until they reach their majority. Of course, I pean good mothers, good guardians. fc? nearly all the ills-the great trials that come to young women, come because of their living midst too much freedom.
 It often happens that young women are so situated that it is not possible for them to have their mothers live with them, or the mothers may be tied to family cares and the young woman must needs spread her wings alone in the world of work.
 When there is no other alternative, nf course nothing can be done. In such cases, it is up to the young woman herself who must needs 50 conduct herself that she can ward off evil. This she can do by not invit-
  to yield to temptation which very often seems harmless.
 Such girl runs risks, but if she Is strong and wants only tse right kind Of living, sic stands little danger of getting ny other kind.
 But the vouu Q W oman we are most concerned with is she who could live with her mother and does not. as was the case with this girl who was mur- dered
 Such girl never realizes what the mere presence of mother in her own home means. Many young girl who does not mean to lead anything but a fine. honorable life gets into the wrong way of living by insisting on living away from those close to her.
 If the trae edics of all the fallen women could be written it would be seen that in nearly every case they have sought to be free from home ties. They have found that such freedom is dearly bought. and in many cases they pay tn price of worse than oblivion.
 There is nothing so stabilizing as the knowledge that there is some one in the same apartment or home be- longing to you that is there for your best interest. who will stand by you in time of trouble and before 1t is too late.
 Girls who find themselves absolute ly alone when some crisis comes into their lives are prone to choose the line Of least resistance and get further down the scale of distress and wrorgdoing. They do not realize what wholesale influence there is about them always when some one belonging to them in under the same roof
 Many a. foolish cscapade that would lead 10 gravcr issues is foregone be- cause of this Knowledge.
 There is the girl who will not live with her mother because the mother is not as up-to-date as she wants her to be. Despite not the old-fashioned mother. Do no think she does not understand and will not be q verit- able Rock of Ages should any time come when she is needed to lean uaon.
 The girl who is ashar.. d of her mother is the very worst type be- cause sine has lost the finer sensibil- ite; She would prove to be more attractive personally if she developed a keener appreciation for her mother. When a girl cannot appreciate her mother taere is somehing lacking in her makeup and she loses out in the long run.
 If every girl could only understand this, she would save h rself many a sorrow and would live with her mother whenever tt Is at all l O. sible to do so.