The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-18

low daffodils. yellow candelabra and yell
low confections.
The ladies in charge were Mrs. John G.
Knowles assisted by Mrs. Irving Cham
plin, Mrs. Horton and Mrs. Babcock.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Rhode Island Woman Suffrage associa-
ton was held I'm the small hall OF the
Y. NJ. G. A. yesterday afternoon, with
the president. Mrs. A. c. Dewing In the
chair.
Mrs. Dewng called the meeting TO or
der shortly after 3 O'Clock and In a brief
talk stated the objects OF the associa-
ton and the main reasons for its exist
ence. She then announced that the an
nual May meeting and banquet would
occur on the 30th of May, In the Mathew
son Street NJ. f. church, when the dis
tinguished guest and speaker OF the oc-
casion will be Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait.
the president Of the National Woman
Suffrage association. Mrs. Dewing also
announced that, at this meeting a re-
ception will be rendered TO Mrs. Gait and
that a fne musical program Will be rend-
cred.
At the close OF her remarks Mrs. Dew
ing introduced as the speaker OF the af-
ternoon Mr.. Harry Parsons Cross, the
well know attorney of this city. IL will be
lecture before the r. i. Suffrage asso-
citation on the subject of the Rights of
Married Women at Common Law" This
lecture was so much appreciated that
Mr.. Cross was asked 10 deliver another
on the topic, Parent and Child at Com
mon Law, This he did before an intelli-
gent and appreciative audience yesterday
afternoon.
, In beginning the speaker stated that
the common law was greatly affected by
statutes In various states and by courts of
equity. He explained that the topic
comes under the general head of domestic
relations or persons; he explained. also,
the meaning of parent and child and then
quoted Blackstone, 1who says that the
relation is "the most universal relation
in nature" and also Schuler. who says
both natural and polite law. morality
and the precepts of revealed religions
alike demand the preservation OF this re-
lation i'm its full strength and purity"
The speaker then touched briefly upon
the question OF the domicile or an iniah,
and showed how the domicile followed
the fathers. so long as he lived, ana
upon his death that OF the mother. and
stated that infants cannot make a domi-
He then stated that there were three
leading duties parents owed children:
First. protection; second. education, ana
third, maintenance. Mr. Cross briefly
discussed each of these and quoted Black
stone. who SAYS that education Is OF the
greatest importance OF these three.
He then touched briefly the statute or
43d Elizabeth, which makes grandfathers
and grandmothers liable TO support their
grandchildren under certain conditions,
and then took up the custody or the child,
the parents obligation TO support the
child. the parents right in property or
child other than earnings, the parent
right to child's earnings. emancipation,
actions by the adult or emancipated child
for services rendered 10 parent, actions
by parent for damage TO his right I'm the
child and parents liability for torts OF
child. Under each of these specific cases
were cited and extracts read from the
opinions OF noted judges. A brief dis
cussion of the Rhode Island cases on this
subject with extracts from several Of the
leading opinions, closed the lecture.