Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

Under the auspices of the Norwich Equal Franchise league, the one act farce How the Vote Was Won. was given on Friday evening in Y. M C. A hall, preceded by an address along equal suffrage lines by Mrs. Donald R. Hooker of Baltimore, president of the Just Government club of that city.
 It had been intended to make the play an out-of-d doors production, g1Y- ing it at the home of Mrs Willis Aus tin, on Washington street. but the storm made it necessary to transfer the programme to the hall.
 Mrs. William A. Norton Presided.
 At the opening of the programme, Mrs William A. Norton, president of the Norwich league. introduced those who gave addresses before the play was given.
 Mrs. George Day of Hartford spoke briefly. saying: We may treat the subject of woman's suffrage merrily, but the play will carry its lesson" showed won1an's share in the worlds work.
 Just Government Club President.
 Mrs. Donald R. Hooker, president of he Just Government club of Balti- more took for the subject of her ad- dress, The Relation of Woman's Suf trage to the Home.
 Justice ana gov are dL the root Of all suffrage problems, she be- gan. Voting is the emblem of free dom and the means of holding on to it.
 Women must be free women. They hsve the special duties of mother. Nan attends to the pure food laws. He cannot insist upon their enforce ment unless he has the housekeepers back of him. People say we don't know about government so we women can't vote. You may not be able to make good bread, but you know when bread is good.
 If women are good and votes are good, why not put them together? We do not wish for mems work, but to follow our children, wherever they go. We must insure good milk, good schools and decent surroundings in our cities.
 Men do their work through fran chise. Through franchise we can do our work better. One hundred twenty five years ago we didn't need the vote we could control our cows, spin our flax for clothes; now government con- troIs everything-the water, the dust in the street.
 We women must follow our work wherever 1t takes us. We are our brothers keepers. The only way in which we can help the laborers in sweatshops is through the government. The ballot is the only end of the lever of which we can take hold Don't you see now that there is a reason back of all this-there is the bitter need of children who labor. We must pay the price to help them, but the suffragfsts are willing to pay that price.
 Questions and Answers.
 Questions and answers followed this address, which was given an enthus- iastic reception by the interested au- dience.
 How the Vote Was Won.
 This was followed by the one act farce, How the Vote Was Won, given by the Connecticut Players, to a most fish farce, the only one of its kind now being given in this state. It is one in which Forbes Robertson starred in Haymarket theatre London, and had a long and extremely successful run. Mrs Hepburn of Hartford thought of using it for the suffrage movement and while very amusing, 1t teaches the les son desired. Charles Hill, the actor, has helped this cast in its work It has been so successfully given that an offer has come from theatre man sger to produce the play, sharing the profits.
 The characters are as follows:
 Horace Cole, clerk, Walter Emery Gard of Hartford.
 Ethel, his wife, Miss Louise Gould Of Bridgeport.
 winifred. her sister. Miss Elsie Hill of Norwalk
 Agatha, his sister Miss Dorothea Morse, New Haven.
 Molly, his niece, Miss Theodora Wheeler of Fairfield.
 Madame Christine, his second cousin, Miss Emily Louise Plumbley of Stam- ford.
 Maudie Sparks. his first cousin, Miss Anna von Hogan, New Haven.
 Miss Lizzie Williams his aunt, Miss Clara Hill, Norwalk.
 Lily, his maid of all- work, Miss Pol ly von Hoegen of New Haven.
 Gerald Williams. his neighbor, Elisha Dickerman of North Haven.
 Mariqueta, Miss Ada Richards par rot
 Mrs. Willis Austin's dog Flick.
 Walter Gard of Hartford, secretary of the Society for Social Hygiene of Connecticut, is very good in his lead ing part. The Misses Hill are daugh- ters of x-Congressman Hill. Miss Wheeler is taking a medical course at Johns Hopkins. Miss Anna von Hoe