The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-30
Wild Parties
Don t Mean
Girl Is Bad
BY MARTHA LEE.

With the new order of things, the
men of our cou.- y are attempting
to reform the women. No longer
does little Nell stand around the
saloon door praying for her daddy
to be delivered from drink, but bad
bold Bill attempts to extract from
the same little Nell a promise to
go straight"
1t is a result of environment, ac-
cording to modern psychology. 1t
is the result of trying to keep pace
with the men in our mad struggle
for freedom 97d equality. 1t is an
other case of Darius Green, the
birds can fly, so why can't II"
The boys started this talk about
the wild, young generation by adj
nittedly drinking to excess. The
girls, intrigued by the publicity &C
corded them by their gullible eld-
ers, and fascinated by tales of thrill
ing adventures invented by our
juvenile mentally, at least) novel
lists, Joined the boyS-as all girls
wilton their rocky road to perdi-
ton The parents, accorded a
place in the background not to their
liking, are attempting to follow these
youngsters, and now everybody,
young and old, is in the mad whirl.
Most of Them Quiet
Not everybody, of course. If sta
tistics were made, it is probable that
eighteenth of the population still
is the same safe, sane, home folk
that ruled the country when grand
pa was boy. But nobody ever
hears about them.
People who stay at home and
mind their own business never will
make the front page of the news
paper. These are the people who
stay home and read the newspaper
to see what fresh mischief their
neighbors' kids have stirred up.
There really is nothing wrong with
the world, when you sift matters
down to rock bottom. It's just
dressed up for a little fun-a mas
querade party, perhaps, and every
body is working at top speed to
make little "jOy."
Dear Martha Lee: I am writing this
letter in behalf of my mother. My brother,
who is 81. has fallen In love with a girl
who for several years has been drink
ing. smoking, and going on wild parties.
| My brother is no angel, and I under
stand he has been going on wild parties
with this girl, but he has obtained ner
promise to quit drinking. He seems to
think ha he
you think?
We want our brother to be happy and
to save him as much grief as possible
Can we do anything but sit on the side
lines and watch developments. hoping
things will turn out all right?
WORRIED.
1t is the general conception that
girls who drink and smoke, also
go on wild parties, therefore, they
must be wild. 1t may be true; but
don't you think there may be ex-
ceptiOnS to the rule? Don't you
think it is possible for a girl to
smoke, take an occasional drink, and
still manage to keep the respect of
her associates? 49,
Maybe They're Still Good
Don't you think that young people
car meet, drink little. maybe, and
| still conduct themselves in a be-
coming manner? Don't you think
that so-called wild parties are ex-
aggerated, and are the exception
rather than the rule?
If your brother is 81, Worried, the
only way you can help him is to
sit on the sidelines and await de-
velopments. If the girl is as bad
as she is painted, your brother soon
will become disguised with her.
If she loves him, though, she will
keep her promise to stop drinking,
and if this is the case, her indica-
ton of character and will power
will be the assurance that you need
have no fear for your brothers hap
piness. The test will bring out her
real worth.