Evening star., 1897-02-19
MOTHERS CONGRESS
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to the country during. the summer, is rep
resented by Mrs. Ida T. Hallowell.
The child's department of the Woman's
Club of Knoxville, Tenn. is represented by
Miss T. b. Boyd, who is also a daughter
OF the American Revolution, and who will
remain in the city till after the congress,
next week.
There is one lone lorn man who exer-
clses the privilege so long the prerogatiye
OF women, and wears his hat in meeting
IL Is WIDE OF brim and dusty gray in color,
ana Dy the same token he is a Friend
among the many women of many minds,
put most OF them very strong ones is Dr.
Ella Jennings. president and delegate from
Ihe New Era Motherhood Club of New
,t'n horA city, club founded. she says. ION
tne twentieth century appreciation of
motherhood and the loss of health in
heredity. DIR. Jennings has ideas: heaps
OF them. She believes In heredity with
pig n: IN fact, she would spell the word
with small caps. She has made deep
study OF II. and came to do SO in an odd
way She was for many years associate
editor of the Michigan Farmer. a stock
paper, puoiished In Detroit. She got In
terested in the subject of heredity as bred
ior certain qualities in stock and It led her
TO study the same thing In the human ami
maj, with the result of clinching her be-
iief IN the necessity of careful selection if
the perpetuation of the race is to be made
the high type that the Creator designed
Dr. Jennings has a scheme-it is simply
remarkable, all the schemes that these de-
hearts--a scheme of national Importance.
so Dr. Jennings thinks. 1t is for the found
ing of a National School of Health and
Heredlty 1t sounds very good and lots of
thing
Massachusetts is going to be right at the
head of the procession. After the exercises
OF tiie day at the Baptist Church the dele
Sates from massachusetts met for con-
ference i'll the Sunday school room, in the
basement, and perfected state organiza-
uon. as an auxiliary to the congress Of
mothers Mrs. Daniel Lothrop was elect
ed chairman of the committee. The other
members are Mrs. C. F. Dole, Jamaica
Plains; Mrs. j. Howard Nichols, Newton;
Mrs Helen M. Gardner, Boston; Mrs L.
Is Shapleigh, Boston. 1t is expected that
a large number of ladies from New York
who are present at the congress will add
their names to the list
Mrs. l. Tucker Cornell of Salem, Mass.
Is representing the Thought and Work
Club. of Salem. Kate Truatt Woods is the
president.
Mrs. Johr T. Graham of Mount Wash
lnston. Md, and Mrs. Henry Nj. Cooper of
Little Rock, Ark, have been added to the
committee on resolutions.
Many of the mothers are going to
Mount Vernon Saturday. The time on their
tickets has been extended 10 March 6. so il
Is probable that large numher will re-
main over for the inaugural ceremonies.
Miss Butler, secretary of the congress.
has recei.ed a letter from Alice Ruth Pal
MGR. pastor of the Congregational Church
of Wayzata. Mimi. who is heartily in sym
pathy with the great mothers movement
She suggests that congress of fathers is
the next excellent move. and she is of the
firm belief that a congress of fathers and
mothers combined would be a splendid
achievement.
Some funny questions drop out of the
question box. One woman wanted TO know
why women should be the scapegoats of
men,. Another woman wanted to know
why ii is necessary that mothers should
be martyrs to the shortcomings of men,"
Helen Gardner, whose husbands name is
something else, discourses Sunday after
noon at the First Congregational Church,
probably on THE Neral Responsibility of
Women in Heredity.'
Miss Fits will lecture at the Columbian
University at IL O'Clock Saturday morn
ing on What Kindergartens May Do for a
Community" one of course of three lee
lures under direction of Columbian Kinder
garten Association.
Miss Amalie Hofer. the editor Of the
kindergarten Magazine. Chicago, is a pro-
fessional journalist of twelve years stand
ing, having grown up in newspaperdom
from young girlhood. The family name is
traced back TO the TyroleSe Andreas Hofer.
and in fact the family is the nearest living
connections in this country Miss Hofer
was drawn to the kindergarten work
through a general interest in educational
matters. and has given eight years TO the
most thorough study of ii, taking the ed
itorShip of the kindergarten Magazine at
the earnest request of her friends some five
years ago. This magazine is the national
organ for this unique work, owned by some
thirty professional educators and kinder
gartners and aims to keep a complete rec
ord of the kindergarten movement. Miss
Hofer has been identified with the social
settlement work of Chicago, and is thor
oughIy experienced business woman, as
well as student of sociology. She considers
this mothers movement one of the great
soc Illogical epochs of the century.
Mrs. Daniel Murray of Washington is a
bright fire-looking woman, a resident of
Washington. and delegate from the Col
ored Won,an's League, a national organi-
zation.
This league had its birth in Washington
in 1892 and from there it spread to all the
states iH the Union. and in 1SD5 the ma
t:onaI congress was held in Washington.
with delegates from each Of it's hundred
or more branches This league has for it's
tenets the uplifting of the race, and in the
nc Tiers meetings. organized long before
this mothers congress was thought of,
they have been teaching the girls to sew
ard cook, to cut and fashion their own
dresses, to read and write. and in every
way possible 10 improve themselves. Mrs
Murray has the soft musical voice of her
race. and is a most enthusiastic worker for
all that pertains to the good of humanity,
white and black.
She has been particularly interested in the