The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-04
MOTHERS ORGANIZE.
Two "Mothers' Societies. Formed
in This City.
ABOUT THE LOWMAN HILL SOCIETY.

They HSve q High Obi ect in View
Training or Children to Become
coed Citizens.
The Mothers Society of Lowman
HILL" is new organization which met at
the home of Mrs s. S. Stanton at 1882
Morris avenue Friday afternoon. About
twenty of the thirty members were
present, and the afternoon was devoted
to a discussion of the home kindergarten
work more particularly of the physical
for the development of the young baby
and there was profitable study of real
live baby on its mothers lap.
Mrs. Ollie a. Dickinson is president of
the society and Mrs. D. /. Furbeck is one
of the secretaries.
The society is the idea of Mrs. Dickin-
son vino was for ten years teacher in
the state reform school. The society
is built on the principal that the "hand
that rocks the cradle rules the world"
and its object is the aggrandizement of
the race through the mothers 1t was
formed for the purpose of getting the
mothers together to talk over methods
for the intellectual, spiritual and physi-
| cal development of the child from it's
birth.
"It occurred to me-" said Mrs. Dick
inson, shat the world is educated intel
lectually beyond its physical and spirit
ual being. If a person is to gain physi-
| cal, spiritual and intellectual excellence
| the training should begin as early as
possible. This society is to teach moth
ers how to train in all of these. 1t means
work We realize that there ID some
thing more to do for child to make him
| good and strong and intelligent than
praying for him.
During the ten years 1 was in the re-
| fO~,N, 7 fOunA hut foxn Of ho
! boys that go there are really saved. It is
announced that they are by people con-
nected with the institutions, but if they
| do improve they backslide again. The
records of the courts will bear me out in
| this.
'sMy motto is let the children learn no
bad and waste no time. Physical i'm
provement should begin as soon as the
/ child is born. Moral and intellectual
| growth come later. All mothers are in
! terested in and anxious for the better
j ment and advancement of their children,
! but all mothers do not have the same
| ideas in regard to the raising of childre n
and as some are better than others | be-
lieve in finding the best and applying
| them to all.
| I'VE need a consecrated motherhood.
| We have learned that the smallest thing
| in a child's life has its significance.
| Parents and teachers may become pos
sessed of the power to recognize in the
Immediate act of the child something to
make or mar its future. When we edu-
cate our children to put in practice the
principles that respect manual labor
and even glorify it We place ourselves in
that attitude of Christianity which leads
to harmony and content We should
mingle with our children in their games
aud occupations that we may foster the
right principles of upright life.
The parental spirit needs cultivation.
| Mothers can make their lives such that
religion is to them not the mere going to
church and reading the Bible Her office
is priestly and great is the reward"
kindergarten work in the home is one
of the dreams Of the Mothers society
Auburndale also has a Mothers society
with 20 members. More of these associ
ations are to be formed as soon as posi-
hla-