News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1920-11-24
WOMEN SCORE BIG SUCCESS
In "Trying" a Divorce Case
At Ladies Aid Supper


walters being among the villages hand
soonest Dung ladies, who we're Jealous i
their attention to the guests.
After the spread, there was an entertain
ment which proved highly interesting. TIL
first of the program was made up of musi
by Miss Mildred Hooker, who gave sever
al piano selections; then came couple O
>cornet solos by DR.. Griswold, accompanies
by Mrs. E. G. Page; and a song by Mis-
Philips, accompanied by Mrs. Burnham
All were heartily applauded and received
an encore.
The "playlet," divorce trial, followed
and was full of fun from beginning to d
All of the parts were taken by ladies, some
of them appearing in the costumes OF The
.sterner sex, their makeup adding greatly
to the dignity, as well as pleasure of the
occasion. The least of characters wa:
as follows:
Judge-Mrs Stella Goddard.
Side Judges--Mrs Nora Schofeld and
Mrs. Nora Wood.
Court Steno.-Miss Charlotte Irish,
Cluk-Miss Sara Chaplin.
,Sheriff-Mrs. Mary Strong.
Case: Divorce Suit; Mrs. Happy at
Last Willing VS.. William Willing. Cause,
'Intolerable severity and refusal to sup
port"
Mrs. Happy At Last Willing-Mrs. Lii
lian Noyes, Plaintiff.
Mr.. VIM. Wiling-Mrs. Mary Soribner,
Defendant.
Miss Marjorie Hulburd, attorney for
Plaintiff. Mrs. Noble, attorney for De-
PENDANT.
Mrs. Smith, neighbor-Alice Trudeav;
Mrs. Jones, mother of Mrs. Willing-Mrs.
Eddy, witnesses for Plaintiff.
Mrs. Sam'l. Adams, widow-Mary Buck
ham; VIM. Jennings Byrau Smith, hired
man-Erla Fisk; MehitabIe Busybody-
Ellen Noyes. witnesses for Defendant.
Mrs. Vikings children by her first hus-
band: Murray Noble, Mary Mercer, Ray
mond Hood, Elizabeth Moves, Donald
Scribner, Dorothy Strong, Russell Page
and Lucille Foss.
The case was one where blushing
young lady sought separation from her
stern and rough husband, who had treated
her with intolerable severity, as well as
failure to provide for her maintenance.
The plaintiff showed the wear and tear of
matrmony and the ill-effects of the harsh
treatment she had received, while the Pc
titionee, looking very like Charlie Chap
lin, meelily and reluctantly stated his
side Of the case. After the several wit
ness had been heard pro and con, the Judge,
in clear and digniied manner, carefully
.admonished both parties, and so tenderly
and sympathetically were his remarks to
boths parties, that then and there they
fondly embraced and arm in arm marched
out of the conrt room amid loud laughter
on the part of the audience, which even
the sheriff was unable to quell.
The different characters proved them
selves equal to the occasion, especially |
SO was this with the presiding judge, who
looked not only like the real article" but
acted very much like one who has all the |
qualifications for filling the place in Our
real courts. And who knows but that she
might, some time, now that women have
the suffrage?
The attorneys were we'll posted and |
handled their case in manner that men,
bers of the bar might well initiate. The /
clerk administered the oath in a manner
that would indicate that she had got her
lines from the right source. The office of
sheriff was never better filled than on this
occasion-the peace and dignity of the
court being well maintained and the part
of crier being exce,lently rendered. The
" side judges, calm and dienifed, kept
close eye on all proceedings and carefully
advised the judge on all difficult points.
The st5nographer, clad in the habiliments
of her office, performed her duty in
business-like manner, carefully making
note Of all the proceedings.
As to the witnesses, never was there a
more heterogeneous array Of personages
than on this occasion. From hemother
of the plain5iff to the fearful one, all relat-
ed their parts just as they had been in
,structed by their attorneys. Special men,
tion should be made Of the array of child
rem by former marriage of the plaintiff,
a dozen SO from the gawking youth down
to the tottling kid, all lined up in good
shape.
All Of the participants scored success .
In their rendition of the divorce case.
To feel strong have good appetite and