The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-13

both places. while his choruses and orchestras will be permanent in the houses in which they perform.
  in our report. We wish to make known that books worth while are written by southerners."
 WHAT WOMEN ARE WORKING FOR THE WORLD OVER. Perhaps some suggestions to the Club Women of Alabama will be found in a list of the movements espoused by women who have become enfran' chised. once upon q time 1t was won- dered what the negro would do with his freedom and his vote. Now many are wondering what wo- msn would do with the ballot If 1t be one of the privileges in store for them through the advance of civiliza- ton and a look into the matter may be gotten by reading what those In other countries are doing with their votes.
 Those are some of the countries where women vote and a list of the movements they have espoused and won.
 CD 4 measure giving increased pro- tection to married women whose hus- bands are guilty of cruelty to wife or child, or both. and of assertion or l neglect.
 l2) The iesitimation of children on l the marriage of their parents. (s) Raising the age of consent from | 16 to 17 years of age. In connection with this last, 1t may ! be remembered that when Sir James Rose Innes brought in a measure to | raise the age of consent in this coll | fA l~ta fFnn Nf | them fathers of daughters themselvesl | threw 1t out. They raised 1t insteah | to thirteen years.
 (4) Prohibition of the sale of inde- cent literature to children. (5) Fixing the maximum hours of labor of girls and boys under six teen to ffty-two hours a week. With hours in vogue In England where. as thirteen work ffty-five hours a week as we'll as attend school. | (S) Prohibition of smoking to chill | dren under sixteen. l the measure against fathers of illegit- l innate children. This measure has al- ready had a sensible effect In dimin- l ishipg the percentage of ilegltimate | births.
 Western Australia. | fourteen to seventeen. | (2) Protection of children by proper | supervision during play and luncheon hours in public schools (3) Appointment of women inspee- tors
 (D A measure providing for the | case of neglected children (5) A measure protecting girls of moderate circumstances out of work or when newly arrived In the coun- try.
 Taama nia. | The first result of the enfranchise- ment of women In Tasmania was the esta blishment of a Children's Court. Queensland. l As soon as the women of Queens | land were enfranchisea they set to work to raise the age of consent and to establish a Children's Court New Zealand. | Since the enfranehisement of women many measures have become law. l among them are: CD An Infant Protection Act regu. lating the adoption of children and SO on.
 (21 A minimum wage fixed for women and girls.
 In New Zealand. too. a direct result | of the enfranchisement Of women Is | that there women, for equal work re- ceive equal wages with men. The con- sequence Is that women's work has not lowered the mems wages. Hence the father Is able to support the home without the mothers financial contri- button. This is probably the first cause of the rate of infant mortality in New Zealand being lower than in any other country.
 New South Wales. CD measure provides for more severe punishment for crimes against little children.
 (2) The establishment of chil. dren's Court.
 (a) measure protecting children selling things in the streets
 It is foregone conclusion with mer
 when asking for the vote that tho obtaining of 1t will be for the beneat of the class they represent: in tho same way we are working in the be, lief that the granting of the suffrage
 to women will benefit not only our. selves but future generations. Hence our attitude. as symbolised on tht postar by the figure of women shield
 ing child.-We are. etc. MoNTGoMERY's DEBUTANTEs. Among the young social buds who
 will be formally presented to society this winter, and many of whom will
 make their first appearance at tho grand OPChiH5 pdti 5iNCl pJ NHc 6SaA' voir Club are Miss Georgia Whiting saffold daughter of Mir. and Mrs. W. A Saffold; Miss Mary Ellen Harris daughter of Mir. and Mrs. George L. Harris: Miss Sara Warren wilkerson daughter of Mrs. p. NJ. Wilkerson Miss Annie Rowan Gaston, daughter of MT and Mrs. Bernard Gaston Miss Georgia Richardson. daughter of Mir and Mrs. L. J, Richardson; Miss Luls Mcqueen. daughter of MT. and Mrs. J P. Mcqueen: Miss Grace Betty, daugh- ter of Mir. and Mrs. Thomas H. Betty Mss Genie Burke. daughter of Mir.