Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-10
MRS. HOWLETT-WRlGHT
CONTINUES CRUSADE HERE

Always hack Of old glory" said
Mrs Frances Howlctt-Wrght at the
beginning Of her address last night In
the high school auditorium as she
pinned on her white gown a silk
American flag. As she stood there in
white behind the American flag n
could easily imagine her the person.
iication OF purity and right living in
this great United States "the country
that is asked to give the moral stand
ard to the world"
At the conclusion OF her address
Donald j.. Watson. of the Chamber
of Commerce, made q short plea for
the support of the Florence Critten-
ton Missions and took a collection.
Fifteen dollars from this alone was
realized. Pledge cards for member
ships in the Chales Crittonton Circle
for the supper or the Florence Crit
tenton Missions were also distributed.
Plans for a tag day for the support
OF the home in this vicinity were lis
cussed and a committee meeting of
all Interested was called for 3 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon in the Chamber of
Commerce headquarters.
Mrs. Howlett-M Wright began her
address by telling of the work accom-
plished by the workers and upon what
a small salary they work as most OF
them worked for the love of the work
anu t4PItSSCu Ati dCNP 1RHA tNAdAlOiA
to Mr.. and Mrs. Victor p. C~hristoffer-
son of 81 Kearny avenue, at whose
home she Is residing as a guest.
Turning TO a book on statistics she
read a few excerpts n stated that
New Jersey takes care OF more feeble
minded than any other state in tho
union. Girls, the reports stated. go
astray as low as the second grade
grammar, hat is between the ages OF
txraltyo onh tNyapfW-E1x VRae = Tfha mn
jority in this section of the country
include nurses. students, waitress,
clerks. domestics. seamstress, teach
ers and office workers. In lemon
strating the Inconsistency of some
laws in this state Mrs. Howiett-
Wright said: ut is Illegal for a young
girl under eighteen ears of age to
give her consent to marriage accord
ing to law, yet according to that same
law she Is privileged to give her con-
sent as far as with relations with men
are concerned. Where is the consist
ancy of such a law?"
One little girl after being dragged
down voiced the question of the null
titude by saying, "Why can't men be
convicted and prosecuted in such
crimes" and was answered by a judge
who could but quote the law, Be
cause we cannot get the evidence on
the men as we can on the women"
To attempt to remedy this situation a
council met recently In Ocean Grove
TO consider the question What a be
done with illegitimate motherhood
and attempt to a a bill making
both parties responsible. When this
matter was Drought before Judge
Russell of New York, he said, Men
stand shoulder to shoulder with each
other, while women let their own pass
by" The law which this council IS
trying to have passed and enforced
will include articles to the effect hat
every child will have the name of It's
father. In the case of more than one
man being implicated in the affair the
responsibility OF fatherhood and sup
port Of the child should be shared
alike by all and ii in the case of the
man being married the child should
be put in charge of some bachelor
whose duty it shall be to educate the
child.
This much credit, Mrs. Hewlett
Wright said. New Jersey did deserve
and that was that they are standing
more by the girls here today than
lots of other places.
Mrs. Howlett-Wright concluded her
lecture with a few remarks concern
ing the emancipation by surgery, stat
ing MANY feeble minded girl and boy.
mary incorrigible lass and man. many
persons on the verge of insanity may
be cured and sent into the world q
help to il instead OF q burden by the
physical emancipation 10y surgery"
Following her discourse an open TO-
rum was held and a few questions
were asked by those present.