New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-06
AT THE MOTHERS CONGRESS.
THE PROGRAMME FOR TO DAY AND SOME
FLAG WITTICIsMS

| THE PROGRAMME FOR To DAY AND SOME
FLAG wITTIClsMS.
Washington. May THE exercise, FOR 20 morrow
OF the National Congress OF Mothers now IN session
here will begin IN tho morning with devotional ex-
erciscs. which Will be followed by music. and this In
turn BY the presentation and adoption Of the con
s,ituton and bylaws. At tho afternoon conference
| Mrs. Fannie Z Barnes. o, New- York. Will speak on
| House Government" and Mrs Sarah y Harris.
o, Now York. on "Kiniersnrten Training a Neces-
slty." Mrs. Mary Louisa Butler aad Miss Amalic
IIorer viii also talk o; ca .dren's training Mrs A
" Palmer. president 81 the Rainy Day club. OF
New York. Will present paper. and Mrs Margaret
| Bottome. president Of tho International order q
Kings Daughters and SoEs. vii! speak on Tho
Motherhood o, God" Johanna +. Moore O.. Nash
Vile Tenn. and Mrs Frederick Osgood OF Port
land Me. will deliver addresses
Speeches and papers VII b" given r. tho evening
by Mr.. Almon Henscy and Miss Mary T. Burt of
New York. and ~ William II Tolmln. ~ tho New
York Association for Improving the Condition OF
the Poor
Tn. music Will be furnished by Washington Col
lege. Miss I.undy being the soloist and Professor
Rath the director.
The mothers OF this National congress-" said
one OF the audience to-day. manage 10 get doa
Of fun ont OF IL. wel! stories ~ wi dom. The
hall IS filed with flags Of al kinds The peace-at-
ny-prico banner has served 70 Inspire more witt
cisns than ono can count Tho best hing said
about II was. in the words OF Fl woman writer: II
the peacc-at-n price people want the public to be
coms enamorcd with their principles they must burn
their banners II as three stripes white. purple
and yellow. In The centre stripe OF purple Is a
queer -ooking thing that might be lobster and at
arms length resembles a two-ciawed crawfsh. On
Inspection that It - a shicldshapcd piece
OF white satin. hearing dove and olive branch
This shield hangs suspended from two claws which
are really two halOs. out Of which two hands appear
claspcd below Is a ribbon scroll. which are the
words. Pro Concord.a Labor and a star at the
top surrounded by aigret'es."
Another woman suggested that the second
grcs, o, mothers may well 90 down 10 postcrity
the Confusion Of flags In the first place there
Is the peaccat-all- price banner before our eyes
wherever We turn. then Their" IL the cuban nag
great profuson until patriotic woman made
scene. ana they were removed. ana LAST. and least
ThcoIorc seward. Of Ne~-York, who las the
deal ~ chatting which b" bears Win ioriiud me
pretty badges pinned on 50 deity by Mrs hcrfiIi
spoken that II would wiring money from a shylock
Mr.. Seward walked up 10 the table Oh Tuesday.
aG bY, abscnty WaIk"d on and did not pay Tor
IL Mrs Vcrriil put down on her list. Badge TO
morning III seward hurried himself down to Mrs.
Verrilrs table and plnnkcd down his 10 cents. with
profuse apologies for hls lapse OF memory
ION. ! didn't worry about H." said Mrs. verriE.
Wei. perhaps you didn't" responded Mr.. Sew
ard earnestly. but worried all night And then
he looked surprised because all the women around
Miss Lille Dcyercux Blake is one OF the favortes
,, the convention. and her bright speeches are fro
1ucntly quoted Her opinions OF men are expressed
vigorously and to the point
There no masculine virtues. she says; they
ali belong TO women.
Mrs Rebecca Kohut. also Of New York. has been
described as OF the most cultured OF all the
cultured women at tho congress. Mrs Kohut was
entertained at tea on Monday by the Jewish WON
ems Society OF Washington. Among the other
New-York and Brooklyn women In ATTENDANCE ut
the congress Or. Ruth Louise Ravens. Pratt
Institute Brooklyn Rachel W Underhi. presi-
dent Froebcl Society Brooklyn: Mrs. Eliza New
comb Alcxandcrs. Mothers Congress New York:
Mrs Marion b. -. Langzettel, Pratt Institute,
brooklyn: Mrs. Frederick Nathan and Margaret
Rn1 tonne NcW-York.