New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-26
THE OBSERV YER
Makes Random Observations
On the City and Its People

oul mum solllc quarters OF the nan
came demands that they fight
1t seems that atavistic impulses
inherited from cave man forebears
struggle for outlet at a boxing
, match. There is craving for
slaughter on the part OF many spec
! tators. some Of whom would run if
a fist were held in front of them.
Seldom does anyone interfere with
| their blatant cries because ii has
t always been claimed that dissatis-
fled customers have the right to
voice their protests. But on the
other hand, satisfied Gust omers have
right to enjoy the show without
! having noisy neighbors bark into
their ears and howl like children
whose candy has been stolen. This
, fact. seemingly. is overlooked. If
the better element would take a
/ hand i'll putting the hahi'ual howl
crs in their places, boxing shows
would be more satisfactory.
The younger generation can be
W. pa u 'IliLllIS " lltll IL Will. w -
had an example OF that the other
evening when a night club in Il
nearby city filled up with members
OF the conflicting generations
younger and older. A society was
holding gct-togrther ut the place
and fat dowaeers and gloomy BACH
"lors We're grouped solidy to APP
prove or dissapprove Of the younger
crowd
OF course the youngsters resented
their intrusion into the realms of
youth. or course they had every
right in the world to hold their get
together where they would by why,
argued the much maligned younger
set, did they have to pick this place
OF all places. We agreed with them
because We flatter ourselves into
thinking that We belong TO the
younger generation and We cast
looks like daggers at the crowded
staring tables of the fat-and-for
Mixing on the dance floor, the
distinction between the two sets
''A"' iiiiti''NAat'Is dINliIiS iiSIid DE. IL
one got heel in the ankle and an
elbow on the back Of ones head.
lie was near an older couple. If one
heard: But honestly, honey. I real
IS mean what I'm saying. do" one
vas near younger couple.
If one passed table which up>;
conversing about that green G"t., al
Mrs. F"ehl"s'. on" Vas n...r tn. d.
cioty's phaianX. If one heard OF th.:
hot party that was had down ut
Lchigh a couple OF weeks ago. one
was near the younger generations
trenches.
And the looks that passed be-
tween the two factions. If sleek
haired youngster laughed a little too
loudly, one hundred eyes stared at
him and may whispers agreed that
he was probably drunk. If q young
slip of d girl showed a coupl. Of
knees in the intricacieS Of a modern !
step, fifty eyes stared in mild APP !,
prevail and fifty frankly said, THE !
hussy."
The melancholy bachelors looked |
obviously at the few square bottles /
that nestled beside the legs Of the /
tables occupied by the younger
squad. The fat dowaGers looked on !
viously at the untiring feet of the !
young girls. And all the time. thu.
Younger bunch merely tolerated the
older group. frankly patroniz"l il. /
If one of the collegiate couple,
received an elbow in the ribs from
5omc ploughing married couple. he |
his face with a great
show OF physical agony and glarcd
1t the offending couple. Impolite--
nut funny.
All through the evening the men
al battle ragged. The members of
he gct-togcthcr must have enjoyed !
themselves as they stayed to the
nd. AS they cleared out the older
group was still family envious-
'nvious OF the fact that the young
,tcrs could awaken on the morrow
rith no though OF lumbago or ach-
ng feet and that they. really had
rad most Of the fun that evening.
IF London ever ercctS another
tatuc to 4 prominent American.
hat American is almost certain to
re Sam Humphreys.
Sam Humphreys? People men,
ion his name today with query in
he same breath. yet Sam Hum
'hreys probably did more for Eu-