Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-07


kimbaII' which was next on the pro-
gram was as graceful and MS perfectly
done as dance could be. It was ap-
plaudcd roundly.
Tho afternoon exercises closed With the
strong suffrage argument OF Nv. Holden
Weeks OF Now York Along with the
customary arguments for suffrage, Mrs.
weeks who is an excellent speaker, IN
troduccd number of witty and fanciful
Illustrations OF her points against the
stock anti-suffrage arguments, which
were decidedly refreshing. Her talk was
AN exposure, one by one, of what she
termed "supersttlons" about woman and
woman's sphere.
EVENING MEETING
The city hail was crowded to its ca
pacity at the evening meeting and those
present were treated to u delightful en-
tertainment While the crowd was gath
ering. the Sherman band played several
choice selections on the street and later
In the hall Al the request of Mrs. c.
5. Van Patten, president Of the local
suffrage organization, Mrs. Harry S.
Howard, the vice president, again presid-
ed.
ards reading Of the letters which were
first read at the afternoon meeting.
MRS WEEKS'S ARGUMENT.
The speaker of the evening was Mrs.
Holden Weeks. the well known suf-
fragist who has attained an international
reputation. the moro interesting from the
fact that she is converted anti-suffra-
eist. She proved to he most inter
est'ng talkpr and she again answered
calmly and dispassionatcly all the stock
arguments Of the "antis' and advanced
several original ideas in favor of the
sexes enjoying the equity OF suffrage,
Mr.. Ncens attended the international
suffrage at Budapest and in her re-
marks She called attention to the slsni-
hcanco of the fact that there were %
countries ROY resented by the women pres
EFT, bctok ming the fact that the suffrage
movement is of word-wid" scope. 1t
was remarkable, too, she said, that there
was not a single tight skirt at the gath
erng and one of the great topics of con-
versation was babies" one must not
look for news OF that congress in the
newspapers, she added, because there
was nothing sensational about it such as
Of the delegates from Iceland. All but
four countries of Europe have suffrage
organizations The exceptions are Greece,
Turkey, Spain and the Dutchy of Luxem-
burg
Equal suffrage means SAID the speaker
and she said that she wished to be taken
literally, the association of men and
women and that condition means the
Kingdom OF God upon earth. Equal sut-
| frage does not mean an attempt to brush
aside the men. 1t does not mean the sac
rifice OF the qualities OF the sex. Every
| human being in the world has mother
and 1t Is the motherly instinct that women
| wish to infuSe into the affairs of the
world, as a thing she knows more about
| than men. There are departments OF hu-
man endeaVOr that women know more
| about There are also things which meJ
| know more about. The dire prediction oi
! the "ants" that something dreadful woulo
! happen II women were given the franchise
was not borne out in the ten States where
equal suffrage is allowed. Mrs. Weeks
said that on her fathers and mothers side
she was an American. Her ancestors came
to this country 800 years age She was
therefore an American citizen If some
women did not wish to vote that was theii
privilege, but it should not interfere witt
| her the speaker's) desire to act according
to the dictates of her own conscience, OF
her not having an equal voice in govern
ment with mon, many of whom are aliens
who may aspire to American citizenship
as soon as they have the price OF a steam
| err ticket from Europe. The affairs of hu
man beings can never be properly admins
tered SO long as they are controlled by
one-halt Of human intelligence and one
half Of human ability.
Mrs. Weeks's talk was received will
nthIsiasm The next number on tn
program was the very laughable mono
logue of Mrs. Charles S. Van Patten OF
| why Women Should Not Vote" Sh
described in very amusing manner VIII!
the men should not be deprived of the
long standing monopoly OF the ballo
and perverted all the hackneyed argu
ments in highly humorous style. Sh
recited a Very telling little poem on tn
same subject by way Of encore.
A SUFFRAGE PLAY.
Next came the play in one act. entitled
How the Vote Was Won" The seen
shows the home of Horace Cole, Il poo
clerk in a London office who does no
believe in votes for women. His wifi
quite agrees with him. He believes, too
in the argument that the women of Eng
land are supported by the men or the.
ought to be. 1t so happens that tn
English suffragette is on the verge q
making demonstration to prove the fal
lacy of the argument by ordering all tn
l. ~
give up their possessions and money AM
go to their nearest male relatives an
live at the said male relatives expense
Mr.. Cole suddenly finds himself foode
with female relatives. several cousin
showing up Of whom he had not hear
for years 1t all ends with Coles ac
ceptlng the inevitable and taking up tn
banner in the suffrage ranks. All tn
parts Were acceptahly played and tn
performance went through without
hitch. The parts We're taken as follows
} Horace Cole, George W. Marks; Mr.:
Cole, Mrs. NJ. l.. Powell; Winefred, he
sister, Mrs. IT, r. Shaw; Agatha, Horace
, sister, Mrs Sam Sparhawk; Christine.
, distant relative, Mrs, j. II. Mimm'
| Mollie, his niece, Miss Marguerite AulC
! an actress cousin, Mrs II. c. Wheeocl
Gerald Williams. F. NJ. Bell; Lily, a mai
OF all work, Mrs. G. NJ Page.
RESOLUTION, SINGING AND DANC
ING.
Mrs. Howard read resolution, copi,
, of which were introduced at all the su
frage gatherings In the country, the rest
T luton being to the effect that the su
frage propaganda now before the cour
| trV Waa apurnNnd aud mara ri Ia ri