The herald., 1897-05-05
Opening Of the Parliament
at Ventura
SEVERAL STRONG PAPERS
DUTIES OF PARENTS OUTLINED
By MRS. SEVERANCE
Beading for Young People-Cause
and Prevention Of Disease-Moth-
ers and Daughters

AAVHuAus VeutuId W tuc O~o AA-S
welcomed with open arms the woman's
parliament today. Quite large dele
CATION came from Los Angeles. and
there were other delegations from San
ia Barbara. Santa Paula, Pasadena,
saticoy, San Jacinto, San Diego and
other points in the southern counties.
The parliament opened at p. m. in
the Methodist church. on Oak street.
the building being filled at an early
hour with a few gentlemen sprinklsd
in the audience Of women.
The platform was occupied by the
officers. Mrs. Kate Tupper Galpin. pres
ident; Mrs. Fred Foy. secretary; Mrs.
Robert N. Bulla, treasurer; also Mrs.
Pierre Severance and Mrs. r. H. N.
variel, the SPEAKERS Of the afternoon.
The officers of the parliament are ali
mothers of families.
OPENING EXERCISES
The parliament opened promptly at
the hour named, with prayer by Mrs.
Kyle, followed by a duet rendered by
Mines. Lloyd and Wisemnn. entitled.
Hungary" (Moszkowski). After the
preliminary exercises the first paper Of
the afternoon was presented by Mrs.
Pierre Severance Of Los Angeles, who
took the place Of Mrs. Alice Dimmick
Carpenter on the program, Mrs. Car
penter being detained on account Of ILL
ness In her family.
Mrs. Severance read most admirable
paper, which was entitled Duties of
Parents" The first duty a parent owes
to q child, Mrs. Severance argued, was
to see that 1t Is welcomed and most ten
derly protected. Its right Of happiness
should be secured.
Each child should be developed to
its highest individual capacity: he
should have judicious discipline and
the aid Of wise liberty. The speaker
touched the atmosphere Of the home.
the mental moral, social and affec-
tionate atmosphere, the necessity for
tranquility in this age OF restlessness
which is so within our gates. She also
alluded to outside work which 30 abb
serbs the women Of today, and while
not deprecating 1t. felt that each mother
should first consider the family and the
children. The necessity Of choosing
good reading for children was empha-
sized.
Further was argued the duty Of
fathers. The speaker closed with the
idea advanced by Rev. M. ]. Savage.
that child should be taught that sue
cess in life depends upon making life
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distinguish right from wrong apart
from any consideration Of God in heav-
en-, or king or president or policeman
on earth.
Discussion followed in which the fol-
lowing members of the parliament took
part: Mre. c. M. Severance, DR.. Reed,
Mrs. Longhead, of Santa Barbara. Mrs.
Sessions. Of Hueneme. Mrs. Kyle, of
Montalvo, Mrs. Glossick. Of Ventura,
Miss Hutchins. of Monrovia. Mrs. wi
son, Of Santa Barbara. Mrs. Burton
Williamson. Of Los Angeles. and others.
READING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
The second paper Of the afternoon was
presented by Mrs. R. H. F. variel and
was entitled Reading for Young Peop-
le." Mrs. variel opened her paper with
the idea that next to feeding and cloth
ing the body and keeping the children
in good health is the moral and intellec-
tual training Of young people.
In the reading Of children the charming
legends of Grimm, Of Hans Andersen
and others were advanced as being Of
value for cultivating the fancy and the
imagination. Kipling's Jungle Book,
with Its gift of animal speech charms the
child, as do other fables and myths.
The stories Of the Bible were consid-
cred important when the child was
young. Later Miss Alcott, Robinson
Crusoe, Swiss Family Robinson and
other books Of this nature are good for
general reading.
The speaker closed with the idea that
there should be laws that Investigated
the mental food body of childhood Just
as the laws today investigate the phys
ical food. Place before the child the
ideas that strengthen and elevate the
mind and develop taste for the pure.