The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-18
NATIONAL coNGssEss or mprlsEns
!:iccts IN First AnnunI Session 1T tho
Art1nEtOn Hotel III WnAl,inmln,,

SWashinston, February 17.-rh,, FIRST Sos
s.Hn nni,{, OF the National Congress OF Mothers,
NJ MHicm hiiS attracted such wide attention
~ over the United States, was onnnnI NJ
Inc Inc Arlington Hotel ut 10 O'Clock This morn
Rcv. w. II. Alilburn OF 1yasbinrtor ,ho
ii oiina chaplain Of the Senate, delivered tho
oIesih nI,esii,hhE prayer Mrs. Theodore l'irrey,
dress or welcome - c ~"
TIE OBJECTS OF THE CONFESS
Speaking of The objects of thn Conr,,.s
or ,hi,d Jnid ~ was the culture and advancement
oi , chiiuren ana mothers. Tho child Cucs-
lion was ono most worthy or ntteniion
nnu as This was the woman's era when SO
much arosG TO distract women from tho
care OF their children, this Courrrss md
,akcn t upon itself 10 try to point out tho
wa WaS hc n whieh children should be brought
ration OF mothers should have IL college
euuSatlon ; anu q general knowledge OF Tho,
might better be able TO direct tn, footsteps
OIL the young. - -
~ 1i5sIS is NOT a sen MOVEMENT.
IhiS Is not IL sex movement b,t one IN
which sons and daughters, fathers and
nSfnerS Sfrs ,,ar2. should be interested alike.
York responded. She spoke Of the ronti
re,sn,lts OF The kindergarten work. Mrs
dickinson also referlel to tho great wrong
.nn notner to assume nll responsibility OF
rearing the children, when it was ed,in1ly
as a impoftant TO teach child the ways OF
After Mrs. Dickinson's address tho Con-
gress adjourned until 2:30 this afternoon
upon the platform. among them being
Mrs, Mrs: Mdai Stevenson, wife of the Vice,
WI1IIs,r; WvrGTiuent; MrS. . Phoebe 4. Heart, Mrs
Lean. Mrs J. II. McGlll, Mrs. Mary \
ilrney ana Mrs II. II. Fuller.
RECEIVED BY MRS CLEVELAND
Mrs. Clevelanus reception at Tho White
riomse to the Congress of Mothers com
stream or visitors shook hands Will her
IN m the blue parlor. the officials estimating
wl VIE nnmbgr 9f visitors at 1Seo mothers
made nd by Mrs Theodore Birney. :
!, nhe IN r' crowd or 500 received by Mrs. Cleve
rived for the afternoon session, ana tile
large banquet han or the Arlington was
round to be much too small.
Arrangements were quickly made for
holding tho second session in the First
Baptist Church, corner 10th and Q streets
This editice also proved inadequate TO nc-
commodnte the increased number, and
many AMY were unable to gain admission
The afternoon session began Mt 2:30
o'clock, the time being taken up exclusive
ly With the delivery OF addresses. The first
was BY Frank Hamilton Cushing, OF Wash
Primitive World" Mr.. Gushing is profess
sor In the Bureau Of Ethno!ogy or the
Smithsonian atls Institution, nnd his address
among the Zuni Indians, whom he de-
scrhcd as probably the best representa-
| tiVcS now living Of the civilization that eX-
| listed G,000 years ago
Other speakers We're Miss Lucy Balm
bridge. Of New York; Miss Amalie Hofcr,
OF Chicago. and Mrs. Itebckah Kohut, Of
New York.
| An overflowing congregation listened to
| the proceedings Of the evening session.
Mrs. Wilbur II. Crafts superintendent Of
the Sunday-school department. of the
Worlds w. G. II: u, and president OF the
school Teachers. presented the subject Of
"Mothe"s and Schools"
Rev. w. a. Bartlett. of Lowell, Mass,
spoke, on The Value of Music In the De-
velopmcnt Of Character"
Tomorrow mornings session will be
commenced by devotional exercises con-
New York.