The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-24

$50 al Lle Ia
sIn0 or II i'm a lunch wagon, de-
pending on how successful the pre-
vi0us cocktail party had proved.
There were things like spring
housecleaning that came around as
surely as the arrival Of spring itself.
There were certainties that the eX-
pectcd dividends would b. fOrthCOm-
ing-the investments were preferred
stock. weren't they? Well, they
could never fail.
There was the knowledge. which
few postwar children enjoy. that
there would be Jobs waiting for them
al the appropriate age If only they
behaved themselves reasonably we'll
and studied their arithmetic. There
were evenings of lamplt peace, with
the Youngsters doing their home
work and the family engaged in
reading or playing the piano. No
outside Influences. or radio or tele-
phone. disturbed the quiet Of the
scene
And this bred cOnfdence-confi-
dence that tomorrow and next year
were NAfN4N NetAANr Aht+N-A 90
makes a man or woman feel armed
and certain of his or her own abil-
itv 90 meet whatever situations Will
arise. For 10 Is known what they
are likely 10 be.
Such f-pOsSeSslOn as that has
passed out of the modern world.
our childrcn-even Ourselves-were
born too late to enjoy a feeling OF
the repetition of events. Having lost
all touch with homely things-with
their common. daily OCCurrenCe-we
get sad cases of the filters for the
simple and adequate reason that We
have no idea what is going TO hap
pen next.
Parents Changed
Self-expreSSiOn for youth Is sup
posed TO have brought about the
great change in family life which
came with the new generation, says
Mr.. Candy. 1t was a cause. but an
equally potential one was Self-ex-
preston for parents. who deter
mined 10 stay young, live their own
lives. while the boys and girls were
sent of TO camps and schools.
Fathers and mothers in the
earlier time put parenthOod first.
To fail in that, letting the children
go Wild or be sent of to convenient
institutions or TO spend the family
income on display while the home
and Children'S education suffered.
set all the gOSSipS talking. When
children came young men and
women gave up the right to be
young and assumed the response
bihty for a home. with no reServa-
tOns-mental or physical
We Call Room Service Now
Today that simply does not hap
pen. Today the individual happi-
ness of the husband or wife-nis
golf club records. her facial massage
are put on at least an equal foot
ing with the Youngsters right TO
the best education that money can
provide. Staying young is a luxury
todav'S parents are extremely reluc-
tant TO give up.
And so we live in apartment
houses or hotels. We call room serv-
ice for our meals at any hour We
choose. and our ServltOrS are selected
bv the management and are civil In
accordance with our tips.
our amuSementS are undertaken
az the SPUR of the moment. and our
engagement books. with their lists
Of friends. show a terrific turnover.
When we gave up the American
home we gave up a great deal more.
For We lost security and rhythm and
that sense Of the slow progress OF
events from day 10 day that makes
a man or woman sure enough Of
himself or herself 10 push through
20 the achievement Of greatest pos
SibihteS. We lost the age OF con-
hGenCe.