The Washington times., 1928-04-24
PAL MARRIAGE
HAS BACKING
Of LEGALITY

Uf L[OHLlII
LOS ANGELES, April PA lot
Of people have a halled-up idea of
what "companionate marriage is!
They think it's another fancy name
for free love. 1t isn't, and if you're
going to read this story about
piuuant Josephine Haldeman-Ju Julius
and tall, slim Aubrey Roselle-the
days outstanding companionate
couple-you might just as well
understand al the outset what
companionate marriage is.
Companionate marriage Is NOT
free love. Josephine and Aubrey
are legally married, just as any
other Mr., and Mrs. It's in the
definition of what marriage itself
means that the ''compa nionate"
views of these two youngsters are
interesting. and significant.
Wife Retains Name
They're living together now in a
tiny apartment at 4O1 South Ram
part st. On the register they're
mfr. and Mrs. A. RoselIe." But
under that entry there's another
Miss Haldeman.Julius."
When. they arrived in Los Angeles
they lived apart. They do that
quite frequenty-live apart. That's
part of the compartments code.
It was 10 o'clock the other morn
ing when a cameraman and 1
knocked at their door. Aubrey's
touseled head, his hand clutching a
bathrobe together. popped out.
From Universal Service, we
explained. He guessed he and
Josephine would be dressed in 10
minutes. They were.
Josephine is rapid little house
keeper. She had the little apart
ment all cleared up-even the bed
was made and folded up into the
wall recess. She and Aubrey sat
down and waited for questions:
they're experienced interview-ees,
these two.
Declare Union Success
So the interview began:
Q.-You've been companionately
married now for six months. In
your experience, is companionate
a success?
He---I think it's great!
She--As far as Aubrey and are
it's unqualifiedly a sue
cess. We're thoroughly happy and
in love!
He-If it hadn't been for COM
marriage, I'd not be
married now. Josephine's mother
thought we were too young. but
she knew of conpanionate mar
riage. told her loved Josephine
and wanted to marry her. But. VIC
could neither support the other.
And conpanionate marriage offered
the solution.
O.-How. in your cwn words,
does companionate marriage dfffer
from ordinary marriage?
Financially Independent
she-Well. IN the first place,
we're financially independent of
each other. I pay my bills; he pays
his. If I get a 20-cent dinner, !
pay 90 cents; If he eats SO cents
worth, he pays so cents.
Q.-Do you pay your own cheeks!
She-Well in effect we do, al
though actually. we arrange be.
forehand for Aubrey to do the pay.
ing. 1t looks better for the man to
paw. YOU see. But we divide the
cost afterward.
He-We divide our income, too
fifty.fifty At present. we're being
paid as a unit. We each get half
of that. But if we were making
separate incomes, we'd pool it and
then divide the total. Then we
each pay for our own expenses.
The balance we save in joint ac-
count.
Shelf want to bay something,
I buy it. / don't have. to ask my
husband for permission or the
to get it. But to go on
with the explanation of how com
panionate marriage differs: You see,
we're not Husband and wife" so
much as we are companions" OF
course, if we had children, it would
cease to be companionate marriage.
1t would then become family mar
rage. But we don't want chill
dren. We can't support them.
He-But. dear. don't give the
that you never want to
have children.
She-Oh, no. When we can
support them, we will have them.
When we have a home, that is.
Now we realize that he cannot
support me and I cannot support
him. You see, co.npanicnate mar
riage depends IN keeping our
agreement.
o.-What are the main points
in that agreement you made?
She-Well, first we are to be
financially independent of each
other. Second, we both agree not
to have children-as much as any
agreement can be made about that.
Third, if it were legally possible
we would divorce by mutual con-
sent, If it came to parting. But
there is no such law now. So if
we wanted to be divorced now, we
would have to get it with all the
bunk you other people would have
to go through.
Q.-Would you advise young
people to follow your example?
She-I certainly would. Usually,
under the old plan, half their hap.
piness is lost If they marry. They
get to worrying about finances,
and before they know it. a baby
is on the way and there are more
worries and romance and love
vanish. The comparionate way,
they'd be enjoying each other and
preparing for the real home land
family married life in the future.
Instead of having IAN affair on
the side" like so many Of the
younger genera ton now. we're han