A LONESOME CLUB.

Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 320, 24 December 1929, Page 5

A LONESOME CLUB.

LOS ANGELES SCHEME. Advice by the latest mail from Los Angeles states that perhaps the most collossal scheme yet devised there for the convenience of wandering boys is that of an enterprising matron who is now conducting .a Lonesome Club in one of those picturesque Beverly Hills mansions. The mistress of the club doesn’t believe in giving out protection money as long as she can outsmart the law. So far that has been her only qualification for operating a high class joint on the grandeur style. The method of securing customers is under cover in the employment of two high priced motor cars. If John Doe wants to come out for the evening and play cards, or have a few drinks with the girls, all he does is phone Madame X and the car is sent for him or his part. This avoids suspicion of having a flock of machines hanging around the mansion and also insures safe transportation home if the boys should indulge too freely. Drinks at the club, arranged on the same order as the pre-war parlor emporiums, are priced according to the-guest’s pocketbook. That is, a hoy can have the drinks served but he must buy the whole bottle which he never sees. He is often reminded that it’s empty. If he sqawks, that’s the sign to ease him out.

Madame X didn’t build her exclusive clientele over night. It’s the result of an accumulation of boy friends over a period of five years in and about Los Angeles, where she conducted similar institutions under a less pretentious scale. She is known for her ability of picking “ pips.” When trade was lean she and a group of fcer best looking girls would make the rounds of the night clubs to grab the Johnny patrons. Activities along ~s line became so bold and obvious to night club proprietors that they put up the bar against the woman or her girls unattached.

Madame X not only conducts a home service, but also delivers femme companions minus liquor.