New-York tribune., 1897-12-17

srvpRAL HUNDRED WOMEN DEVOTE AN AFlfd'-
NOON no DISCUSSION ON MUNIc-
IPAL AFFAIRS.
Ch,ro,ean held its monthly meeting yesterday
afternoon in the Knapp Marson, In Bed1ord-aVe''
B-ooklyn The Committee on Municipal AH"ns,
with Dr. Katherine D. Burnette as chairman nan
charge Of the programme. on WEIGH were
known Nev-Yc.k and Brooklyn women VINO o'S-
cussed public education IN pid'''' W
hensive manner " ,A
After the usual luncheon. which was e'"oo-
ratelv and beautifully served. Mrs. Avian u
Brown the president. called the II ehoere 10 oiuVI
and nresented Mrs Charles L. Scardi. who gave
,.o eniovahle sorCs-"Bird and the Rose by
= 15arrocks and "Auntie, by A. H. Behreno'
Miss Grace NJ D. Haam was the accompanst'
Dr Purnette then presented the subject for dis
cnss,on What Are the Most Favorable and What
-. Most Dlscouraging Features OF City Lie
,,rs Charles OH Cracie the first speaker.
Her topic was Public Libraries. and she spoke
without notes She presented the duty OF the Oon-
norweaith In providing suitable means Tor inc
education Of her children and stressed 'he puolic
uhrary as one Of the most potent and necessary
factors IN this great and imperative work CarlyIe
desicnated the public libraries as public universe
ties What the pIblic schools are 10 the ch!'uie"
the pubc libraries are 10 older Students VINO "''
unable in many instances 10 procure diHeren'
edncation The sentiment Of the whole country Is
now tending to the establishment of public hora-
rios They are ESSENTIAL factors in the cultivation
Of the vast populace in the great cities. leaPHe'9
need the Hbraries they should have free access 10
them and should find just such BOOKS as "o"'u
bear upon the branches they taught me speaker
tnstanced the public library az Worcester Mass
as being the most practical in the United states
II was built especially 20 supplement the work oi
the city teachers. and there are rooms "hele ueS
may take their pupils and use the library DOCKS
for reference and supplementary WORK In hahsus
CITY the club women conduct the public library
money and this sum enables them TO DO Inuch
toward keeping the library Up 10 hne stands'u'
The National Library Washington Is OF mes
tirnshle value to the Senators and congressman
who frame the laws OF the country II the highest
legislative bodies in the lard need the library Tor
purposes of vestiga;ion and verhcation. now
about the great unframed populace and It's neeo
for similar reference?
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.
Mrs Cragie was followed by Mrs. George L. Went
worth in a paper on The Puolc school system.
She SAID In part I'm the present aglta'ed cohoi-
,ion of our schools there seemed At hTst 10 DC no
favoTab ole features this question but upon reiec
ZION I find several can DO mentioned. The intro
ducton OF the kindergarten in our primary depart-
ment IL So much has Deen said from 'ns
platform, IN favor OF this movement that Il Is un-
necessary 70, me 10 make any comment We AL know
that the first impression made upon the mind OF
the little beginner is apt determine his future
school career. 1t is in The elementary SCHOOLS that
q child should be trained TO think and 10 express hls
Thoughts Another favorable feature is tho penny
provideni fund There is scarcely an idea which We
can uetter AFFORD TO Introduce into our public
schools than The penny provident fund Money IN
The eyes Of thousands Of our yoLaS YeGPie 60, O.. TO-
spent Our children must be taught dnerent vaue
OF money than they al present nave and the penny
provident fund Ii doing much 10 impress this les
son; ,.. -. r,u,.,r,, arm. .r, ~. a..
drills means Of discipline These are invaluable
Love Of country is being incu!caiod IN the young
memorable days in our history" Mrs. Wentworth
Then 9ke o. o nyIoa S 11 ana e 95 n
derfully educational She was followed by Mrs.
Alden. in a paper that embodied the two preceding
subjects, "oPportunities FOR elfEducation-Dissp-
lections-(a) For All Eternity" by. Angelo. Mos
cherani. and (O For YOU by Harrison Millard-
MORALS OF CHILDREN
Mrs Florence De Graf Shaw resumed the dis
cusson OF the afternoon in learned paper on
Health. Education and Morals 0t Children in City
and Country" She seemed 20 think those three
essentials in the life and character Of children were
about evenly balanced in tho training and expert
the coEny ouny and city RE are esusy sy hee aad
eessary Ior the proper physical mental and moral
general application to the question 0; his future
Mrs. Vijie. Bogue read a paper on Parks and
Der Of cities she had visited City Park. IN Port.
anS natural "a. had 5a AeT na the
sary in city lives. as holding the mirror up to
much
be observed by the city's inhabitants Lincoln
Park. in Chicago, Golden Gate Park in San Fran
cisco. and public grounds and parks In of the
cities OF South America were described. Monu-
ments Of national and universal heroes should be
placed in tho public parks Of the world. They
are incentive TO young minds.
The discussion was closed by Dr. Katherine j.
Townsend, who presented Some Tenement Re-
fections and Suggestions" for Chiropean's consid-
Grafton. She gave an exhaustive account OF the
life she In the tenemcnts She thought the
women-the mothers-needed public training schools
where they might be taught how to cook for
thelr homes ana children, ana learn how necessary
II Is for cleanliness to enter into every household
duty. The elder daughters Of the tenement fam
llles came In FOR share of Dr. Townsends sym
pstny. she said they were generally tho drudges
OF the household. the second mothers 10 the
younger children when the busy mother had 10
go OUT oread winning She said that In her visits
she rarely heard the tenement jewellers wish for
Weaith; Ihey usually wished for steady work and
heuth. There should be public institutions where
they might be trained TO secure both these desirable
and absolutely necessary factors 20 life and sue
The general discussion that followed was taken
part IN by Miss Edna Doughty. OF the Clvitas
Club: Mrs. Julia Powell Miss Coppernou Mrs
Isaac II. Cory Of the Womans Suffrage Associa-
ton, and Mrs Margaret w. Ravenshlll
Among the guests present were Mrs Almon
Gunnison. Miss Emmie slmis. OF the Urban Club;
Miss Alice Campbell, OF Civitas; Mrs George w
Brush president OF the Colonia: Miss Ella Nc
Donald. OF the Flushing Wornans Club. Mas
Mary f. Troutman and Mrs. scrrngeour OF The
BROOKLYN Womens Health Protective Association.
Mrs J. Wesley Johnston. Of MddIetown Conn
and Mrs David @. Downey ''
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