Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-16

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TBE NOTIFIES CONGRESS.
The first national conference Of
motbess held st Washington, u. G.,
Peb.I7, i, -. wa attended By about
1000. Delegates from women's cluts
aud organizations from all the states
and territories were present. Mrs
Theodore Birney in her Presidents
address said:
The tireless energy and enthusiasm
u the women who for months past
have given their time and strength to
this cause need no words Of thanks
from me, with such an audience
as this facing them, beautiful in its
earnestDess and inspiration.
The mental attitude Of the world
today Is one Of receptiyity; never be-
fore we're people 50 willing To accept
new thought from all sources. 1t has
been truly said, ITO cure was the
voice Of the past; 70 prevent, the d.
vine whisper Of today"
May the whisper grow into a mighty
shout throughout the land, until all
mankind takes it up as the battle cry
for the closing years Of the century.
Let mothers, fathers, nurses, educators,
ministers, legislators, and mightiest
Of all in its ~far-reaching influence
the Dress-make the child the watch
word and ward Of the day and hour!
Let all else be secondary, and those OF
Us who live to see the year 1925 will
behold a new world aud new people.
Howstrangely the w~orld,has worked!
how at variance with all natural law!
For every single kindergarten there
are a hundred-nay, a thousand
prisons, jails. reformatories, asylums,
ahd hospitals. And yet society cries
that there is need for more Of these.
Are we blind. that we fail, as nation
and state and individuals 70 recog-
nize the lncontroyertible fact that
such demand will never cease until we
cut of the supply? And does II not
behoove us 70 work with a will aud TO-
gether, that the little ones OF today
may not require such training as civ
l~lizatlon offers through its police and
courts or law
Let US have no more croaking as 70
what cannot be done; let US see what
can be done, and above all see that IL
is done.
This is IN no sense a sex movement,
nor has the appeal 10 take up this
child culture aud kindred topics been
made 10 mothers alone Mem have a
thousand imperative outside interests
and pursuits, while nature has set her
seal upon woman as the care-taker OF
the child; aud II is therefore dlylnely
natural that woman should lead In
awskng mankind TO a sense OF the
responsibilities resting upon the race
70 provide each newborn soul with
an environment which will foster its
highest development.
With generous hospitality Mrs.
Cleveland received the entire delega-
tlon attending the congress, at the
White House, Papers we're read aud
addresses delivered according TO pro-
gram published In THE JOURNAL
heretofore. "what the kindergarten
Means 20 Mothers" was presented by
Amalie Hofer, OF Chicago, who claimed
for the k~indengarten that IL MAS a