Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-13
Town Improvement
Society Holds Meeting

The regular meeting of the Town
Improvement Society was held Fri
day afternoon at 2.45 in the parlors
Of the public library, with a good at
tendance.
In the absence of the president
Mrs. 1ren Turner, who is substitute
ing at the Park school for one of the
teachers who is i'll, and in the alb
sence also of the first vice president,
Mrs. Florence Waugh Danforth. the
second vice president, Mrs. Susie
Jacobs presided. The record of the
last meeting was given by the secre-
tary. The hostesses were Mrs Liz
zie HoXie Nye and Mrs. Louise Fur
bush. The decorations were bcauti-
full purple hyacinths and mountain
laurel leaves most attractively ar
ranged.
The program, which for the first
half continued the study of Mexico,
was arranged by one of the direct
ors, Mrs. Martha +. Morrill,. The
first paper, the subject of which was
Later Years of Revolution" was
comprehensive and interesting paper
written and read by Mrs. Della L.
Bartlett; the second paper on Mex
ico-City of Palaces" vas written
and given by Mrs. Frances Smith,
who told in a most interesting man.
ner of the many and wonderful
buildings, especially of the churches.
shrines, statuary, and the people,
stating that the highest society is
composed of the Spanish. Mrs.
Smith said that whereas there was
some manufacturing. the city of
Mexico was a distributing center.
Two songs, please, Papa, Buy Me
Baby" and Love Me All the Time"
sung by little Miss Nettie Beauier.
accompanied by Louise Laney, were
much enjoyed.
The committee to revise the con-
stitution and bylaws will report at
the next meeting of the society.
The principal feature of the pro-
gram was a splendid address. Points
of Law of Interest to Women" given
in a most interesting and explicit
manner by Hon. Lyman L. Walton.
Mr.. Walton prefaced his address
by stating that seats would be re-
served at the front of the auditorium
at the Opera House on Monday,
town meeting day, for the occupancy
of the women voters, and he urged
the women to attend the meeting and
not to hesitate to occupy the front
seats which the men were glad to
reserve for their use.
One of the first things Mr.. Walton
said was to advise the women TO
consult the lawyers before they get
into trouble instead Of waiting until
they are in deep waters and it will
take long and perhaps expensive
process to get out. He explained the
property rights of women, the legal
rights of girls and the infancy period
OF both boys and girls and stated
the age at which each becomes of
legal age. He mentioned the Dues
ton of control Of school children on
the way from and to school and cited
the decisions made in two states that
the teacher did have control of the
pupils in SO far as the conduct re-
Elected upon the discipline of the
school.
Mr.. Walton said that originally
the wife had no rights, but Christian
civilization had brought about a
great change, but even yet the wom-
en- did not have equal legal right with
the man. AS the man is the stronger
he is supposed to support the wife
and their children: he has a right to
the wife's. earnings. He discussed
the divorce law, and stated that the
expense of the proceedings mus. be
borne by the husband.
Mr.. Walton said that the Judge
has the right to the disposition of