The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-19
CONGRESS OF MOTHERS
Scientific Standpoint Assumed oy Mrs,
Helen N. Gardner


WASHINGTON. Feb IS.-Ths First Rap-
is. church was crowded long before ;As
ooe-inS - the Mothers congress ana
an overflow meeting was held ii tbs
large Sunday school room Mrs Raliins
ton Booth Conducted the devotional exs--
cises ard spoke % her work among ths
Pcc- sni Criminal classes in New York
Ci:y. When s5s appeared on the plat
form dressed in the Uniform Of the Amer
i-al Volunteers. she was greeted with
a burst o. enthusiastic applause. Shs
sppea lsa q mothers % guard every av-
snge by Nhich their children could b
la a<tray sad declared that mothers
Iove vas the most potent inauenc. n rhs
formation ot the character % ths
child
Mrs louise e Hogan. % Germantown
Pa. read an interesting paper Ga de
tetics. il which the subject OF food. e.
pecialy for children. was treated in
practical manner.
Mrs. Helen II. Gardner OF Boston rad
I paper on ne moral responsibility q.
women in hsTedi1y IN the course OF which
s1e said.
Il fear that I shau strike less pleas
an. note than those who have deal; VIII
The IDEAL motherhood. Ny theme Is SCI
entihc. Il deals with demons,rabis
facts. and il goes back. even. o, the KIN
dergsrten. Self-abnegatiou. srbservisn-
c.. % man-whether he be father. lover
or husbands the most dangerous the
DRY tfat can be taught % or forced up-
on a woman. She has no right 20 trans
IA, nature that IS subservient and 90
a slavish character. either bisndly ohe-
dent or blindly rebellious and thervfors
So. as IS a ;ime-lock. 20 be preyed upon
b. society OF the future TX woman -
no. brave enough personally 70 demand
and 20 obtain absolute personal liberty
OF action. equality OF status. entire con-
tcol OF her greac and race-endowing
function. maternity. she has no right 30
dare 70 stamp upon child and 90 curse
race with the descendants o, such a
servile. a dwarfed. a time snd-masier-
serving character. We wonder how sAs
dares % FACE her child and know shas
she did not ft herself BY scif-develop-
men. and by direct. sincere firm and
thorough qualifications for maternity be-
fore she dared 70 assume its responsible -
tiles We wonder that man has been
ri0W IN learning 70 read the message
that nature has telegrsphed 70 him in
letters OF fire and photographed with
terrible pcrsistency upon the distorted.
{ seased bodies and minds o, his chill
dren and upon the moral iTnbeciles shs
has So before him as an answer 20 his
message % sex domination. Do you know
mat there j. an army or 7e0. 600 detectives
- this country Seven hundred shon-
and criminal victims OF maternal and
ps;eraaI ignorance. Our standing army
Is only =. 90 msn-these f0r our pr9tcc-
ton. our defective army 7o.o0o-these for
cur destruction"
&rz- Jeaness Miller % Washington.
Rad a paper on The Mothers Relation
% sound Physical Development q Her
Chiid. AMI Mrs Allc. Lee Moque g
Washington spoke on the subject OF
Reproduction and Natural Law
EDITORS ~ GALVESTON.
Galveston. Tex. Feb 1s-This uo~s-
ing's session o. the National Editorial
association was devoted % The discus
sion o. proposed amendments 10 he con
s.i,u,lon. none q which were adopted
TEE unittee on resort and home fos
members made a supplemental report.
rendering the Donation % sites for buif:-
iHZ. which was referred back 20 th~ conn.,
II tee. with instructions 20 continue ~
work as originally outlined and 20 con-
s.der offers and donations
This afternoon the editorial dc,-Eatss
visited the batJi-saip Texas n a body.
To HAvE a respect for ourselves rTlisies
our morals. and % have a Gelergnce Tor
others governs Cur ulauners.-,feroe.
TIE ran who thinks for himself viii
also think for the lobg procession that fol-
lows hin--Rzas Horn
Il THIS world s. j. BOT What we take up,
bit what We give up, that makes IS rrh.--