New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-18


THEODORE w. B1RNFsY. PRESIDENT
RECEPTION GIVEN BY MRS.
c1.EvELAND-TIE FIRST DAYS
PROCEEDINGS
-,-,,b,,,,o, Feb 1.-THE first session OF the Ma
.,o,ar Congress Of Mothers. which mas at'rac'eu
-ob uida attention ali over the United states
u.,s onened at the Arlington Hotel at ~ ocloch
,bfs roorning Among the prominent delegates III
..,a,da,ce were Mrs. Agnes Hit. National presi-
don, Of the Woman's Relief Corps Nrs' WINS
ord Moore president OF the state euer"''oIi VI
Clubs of Kansas Mrs Emma Guyton OF the NM
ALL college for Girls Grand Rapids. Mich.' MIS-
y1an-v Croper, from the kindergarten Clu". u
Little Rock Ark. Mrs. Ellen Richardson vi Do
-. ME- Charles Noyes. OF the Mothers ana
Teachers Club Of the public schools OF "aI.e"
pan, . Mrs Warren 3. Hooker, Norman anu W
I<indergarten Fredonia, y. y; MIS- l'ose'' ~,
Ill wo,,an's Christian Temperance Union; Belle
tow Ky. Miss Frances a. Carroli' woman
Christian Temperance Union. CoIuflpia 49,
Mrs william P Frye. Literary CUP Lewis
ION Me-. Mrs Amy c. Keener Iehus 80
penn. Mrs Albert II. Tuttie- City 81 49,.
cocie+v Charlottesville. Va; Miss Mary D. i1i,e'
1roren.s Educational and Industrial Union hmo 'A
Won'' Nee Sarah Smith. Mothers CUB
..s,a Onto. Miss Amelie Hofer, Editor hl''uet
e,,+en Magazine" Chicago: Mrs. w -. 90 ~
JIrve,, Mass: Mrs. II. A Stinson Ne" ~ ni
Jucv s cambridge. New-1orA' MISS NJ, ,,,t-
X.
80, for Christian Workers. New-horh' 'i'
SEM >,oo,v training School. Northheid' haH MAJ,
-, q q Davis. Riverton. n j.; M'' 80
Ms Downs Mrs. Taylor ana Mrs, o =. pill
a.os from the Mothers influence Ciuo' r.Inr
sa,,b,a. Mrs Sophia McCleliaho an" - 80 ,bo
s.,aca,as from the psychological se'.U Ill,
w 80 o,,aI Society OF New-York; MISS E.'n,'
"a evenly other delegates from the -'u'
". po,nd Table Club. of Lansdowh, Ie"ii'
,,,-r How Dickinson. president hiiIe ras,dent
- ork and Mrs. Ellen NJ. Henro'l,i,
:, ,ha Federation OF Womens CiuOs' ~,
nau-known women occupied SECS vi W.
sa.for,o among them beng Mrs' -hui"' 80
pa - .ha Vice President; Mrs. fHoeoe "
-. Me- William L. WILSON, Mrs iial'ie' ~
-. NJ. lanes II. McGih. Mrs -id'E "a ~,
ford. Mss Emma Morton MIS- A. - IDA
NJ W. Fuller. ,,,,s o,o,.,in O. the
inc - go senate offered the opening prayer
,,p~ry,s ADDRESS OF WELCOME
u-e Theodore W Birney. the president o'"'
,,o Address OF welcome. saying IN par e-s.
' -. hafore YOU as the president OF tne ~, y;
,a,o Co C9ngress OF Mothers. i is my beart-
PRIVILEGE 70 extend 20 the hope that this large
leii ~r.,g audience this more than ehcoui ~ %,
response 70 o' designed 10 crown the work 10 wiz
o. re- and highest Efforts are no" co. n,o~e ar
iSss oeite as 70 general oo!ef i o. do we ex
gress but still me qnes,o, A. 70 our objects
pee. to acSoI n age in which 1--we is an age OF
'n5venienta" time OF spec.a,1gi Tt Every comedy
abie eroT. from the clothing OF me HOttVi 81 In
STUDY ~ occutsm mas peen cno ~ oypanization
', mas therefore seemed 70 us goou s 800 maj
ina ina. highest and hottest o. rt a. spsrsfrucure
- S,,,ar ueifare that element WHlcn may 80
u I.--.s as inc foundation OF the ehlire soCI
eeslg1also a. ca, caim our attention and be mace
- s,,biac, of our earnest and reVeie- I'M c,os
refer what may be caF ses on Of questions that
theme most worthy in all us Yatlamr mental one
studv and attention. because the l1IIaaior,. Of ,be
-. ION known In the specia ph'dSsoioS' u '
day child-cu.'ure'
THE wOMAN'S ERA.
This e time known pTe-enhen'y IL '"'
q. ,ne world as woman's era. 80 much mas p'e" "
Ard written in these latter days about the hlsHe' u
c,.,,, ire extended opportunities Of woman ina We
~. r,ras -, near the still small voice OF childhood
ana 90, hoU ask can we divorce the woman ques-
.,on f,opo the child question? Is not one inc naura
lo-,ca c,roa-y Of the o'her? Let us then CONSIDER
for a moment some OF the needs OF chdnood'
Nov tbat reform is beng effected in Gomest'
Science by the esta bshment of schools wnrie se1
wants can be properly trained. and by the hltihe o.
household and KITCHEN work rom t nv nrnsnec
Adrldgery 10 that OF science there ~ d ia Ia
Of more bodily for mothers. more time 10Y s,udy
for and with their children. and for outside Tecrra
ton ~ a sort helpful to both mind and body Iht
higher branches of book learning are Wen ehous,
tine for Them bur they should be secondary In hei
educatlC- 10 the knowledge which shall M Aer ioi
motherhood.
marry bur as one OF the sex on Whlch the care 'nl
education OF childhood must rest. she shouid hno"
rs needs ana be ready with head ana heart ahc
hand to serve the cause Of helpless infancy IN any
emergency. , ,ooohor,
are often through ignorance Of the nature OF ChI
dren stumbling blocks In their pathway no"
strangely the world mas worked. how al variance
With all natural law. For every single kinder.
garten there are hundred nay h .lousai,e
prisons jails reforma tories. asylIms ana hosplas
and yet society cries that there is need Ior more o
these blind that we fail as Nation ano
State and individuals TO recognize me incontroVer
ihle fact that such demand Will never cease untii We
cji of the supply.
WIDE SCOPE OF THE MOVEMENT
Tbs IL in no sense a sex movement. nor has the APP
peal 10 take up this child culture and kindred topics
been made to mothers alone. Non have a thousand
imperative outside interests ard pursuits. while
nature has SET her seal upon woman as the care
taker OF the child, and IL is therefore dvinely
natural that woman should lead In awakening all
mankind 70 q sense Of the responsibilities resting
epen the race 10 provide each newborn soul with