fortable riding and danger which 
they result in, and the causes of 
flattening, such as a flaw in the 
mold, skidding on the track. He 
told serveral instances of flat wheels 
in the physical sense, drawing at- 
tention to the analogy of flat wheels 
in the figurative 
instead of in metal. Everywhere 
that men and women work together 
toward one end, in club, legislature 
or chureh, flat wheels are found to 
impede progress. 
First there is the chronic objector, 
who always opposes every move- 
ment, saying, ‘‘It can’t be done,’’ 
‘or ‘‘We have never done it that 
way here.’’ The objector does not 
see beyond his own eyebrows. 
Then, Mr. Spencer said, there are 
the vain men who will block any 
plan in their clubs if they are not 
approached obsequiously for their 
co-operation. There are the sensi- 
tive people, too, who go out in this 
cold, cruel world with the antennae 
of their sensitiveness always out- 
stretched for every hurt, and they 
seem to think this peculiarity places 
them a little above ordinary clay. 
There is the frank man or woman 
who rides rough-shod over your 
feelings and thinks ample excuse 
has been made when he, or she says, 
‘‘T am always so frank, you know.”’ 
“T declare to you here tonight,’’ 
continued the speaker, ‘‘I should 
far rather enlist with King Albert 
and go forth upon the bloody battle- 
fields of Belgium to perish than face 
the prospect of being tied to a man 
or woman who takes pride in being 
erank,’’ 
Then there is the hypocrite, who 
tries to pass for a religious man 
when he is not, but the speaker 
said that in all the years of his ex- 
perience with people, he could point 
to no man and say positively, ‘‘That 
man is a hypocrite,’’ and he cited 
one or two instances to carry out 
his point. ; 
The erying need in America is 
symmetry in character, for which 
three things are necessary: a worthy 
personality, a worthy purpose and a 
worthy program. 
After the lecture, dancing was 
enjoyed until twelve o’clock with 
music by Long’s orchestra. 
When you think of painting think 
of Tappan, 17 Bridge street, Man- 
chester. adv. 
Lamson & Hubbard Fall and Win- 
ter Hats at Bell’s Beach St. store. adv. 
Queen Quality boots for fall and 
winter wear at Walt Bell’s, Central 
$ adv. 
q. 
Swett’s Fish Mkt. 163-W.. adv. 
flat wheels in men 
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EQUAL SUFFRAGE NOTES 
It is great pleasure to be able to 
report, with sincerity, that the per- 
formance of the ‘‘Ballet of Sylvia,’’ 
at the Boston Opera House on Tues- 
day afternoon, was one of the great- 
est successes of the season in every 
way. The great house was crowded 
with an enormous audience, which 
looked like an ‘‘opera audience.”’ 
The performance itself was charm- 
ing and a very large sum of money 
was made for the two causes of 
Equal Suffrage and war-relief. It 
will be of local interest in Manches- 
ter to know that among the many 
pretty girls who took part in the 
Ballet, one of the most graceful was 
Miss Florence Leach; and_ that 
some of the beautiful flowers that 
were sold in the intermission came 
from Mr. Knight’s greenhouse. 
Many persons well known on the 
North Shore were seen in the audi- 
ence, among them being Mrs. R. D. 
Evans, and the Misses Hunt, Mrs. 
Henry L. Higginson, Mrs. H. E. Rus- 
sell, Mrs. ‘‘Jack’’ Gardner; Mrs. R. 
S. Shaw, Mrs. Dexter, and others. 
Great credit is due to the Ways and 
Means Committee, (Mass. Woman 
Suffrage Ass’n) of which Mrs. B. 
F, Pitman is chairman, for the most 
attractive entertainment which has 
been given in Boston this year. 
At a meeting at the Women’s City 
Club of Boston, devoted to the sub- 
ject of ‘‘The Unemployed.’’ and 
the problem of unemployment, most 
of the speakers, who were social 
workers and specialists, also proved 
to be Suffragists. The chief speaker, 
Miss Poyntz of New York, who has 
studied the problem for several 
years, said, informally, that ‘‘it 
went without saying’’ that women 
must be enfranchised before they 
can do much to help the very seri- 
ous conditions that face us all at 
present. Mr. Robert Valentine, who 
is remembered in Manchester, and 
is now an authority on labor ques- 
tions, confirmed this opinion of the 
importance of Equal Suffrage, in 
connection with these problems of 
suffering which face us this year in 
our own country, (and which. we 
must face!) And even while trying 
to help, we must not forget the 
work for enfranchisement. It all 
goes along together. 
The Manchester Suffrage League 
will meet on Monday evening, Feb. 
7, at Mrs. Leach’s house, for both 
business and pleasure. New mem- 
bers will be welcome. 
—L. R.§, 
