The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-10
Mrs. NARY A-U STIN

I'VE the best But when a girl knows so few men.
comes into close friendly acquaintance vita few.
how can she find her at ell?
Marriage age ought TO be a real mating process-litsr
ally that When it is not, the individuals and the
muny suffer In the great majority of cases it is not!
Now these social centars. these matchma king bu
acauantsnce TO give this freer choice do not mean
them only for the poor them for every one
athoush of course, suggesting any social mir
II most sincerely believe that the municipality ought
70 taEe an interest in the ACQUAINTANCE and coshp
IT'S boys and girls. and help it along think that the
sHuhlty oufht to recognize that courship is of
the rights of youth-just the right to work
slhe community ouCnt establish social centers
oversee the social meetings of its young people take
eehnite place in helping to widen the possibilities for
better marriage choice.
= There is Municipal Divorce Bureau in New
iors.why not Municipal Marriage Bureau? We
Then should have wiser. more far.sirhted mar
fegss and less unhappiness infdelty, and divorce"
q LONG with rhe establishment of municipal mar
riase bureaus. however must go. Mrs Austin de-
clsses. the complete reveluato of women
he place of women in socety's scheme of things
n mens scheme of things. must be entirely changed
Woman's importance. her desirs bility as a wife is
now judged she only by her power to attract
men.
Unless cur social life is be wrecked in the vhirl
pool OF marital wretchedness women must come to be
valued tor their intrinsic worth-as mothers, as home
community. -
we must nave the revalu2t1on of woman, - she
declared empnaticay.
We have always heard great DEAL il sermons
and poems about the beauty and the sanctty of mother
hood There has been much theoretic talk But it has
been only theoretic.
There is not law on our statute books that
recognizes the beauty and the sanctiy motherhood
There never mas been such law.
There has never been in any country since the
days of the Roman Republic any law that recognized
the importance to the community Of the pregnant
woman.
There is ENTHUSIASTICALLY none--in law for
supplying mother with the necessities of
life for herself and her child in case the chds father
is not able to do So
As for the young mother whose husband dies and
leaves her with little children there is never any pro
vision. by law. FOR them Society has never made It
eas!er tor widows: sccety has always made things
/ harder. -,
There Is no law whatsoever-and until quite re.
Gently there has been especial sentment-aeainst
woman in this condtin doing the heaviest and severest
work in factory. go
No schools recognize the importance Of maternity
end the need that lis lessons be taught s.
AS mother the valuation Of women has never
oeen practical In the slightest degree
- As aoorer the valuation has been sem. ctIcaI
WoEans force as worker has been recognized by In.
a!vdua!s and groups Of individuals But IL has never
| been recognized by society.
| - All laws underrate toe labor Of women Thu arht
70 ger ena pay for teachers Is en- instance az
TINS Laaor for women has always been the next beat
tnag ~ she can't do anything else she can work q
"a Tor woniens labor In the home that has ,,on "a