The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-16
THE MOTHERS CONGRESS.
Enthusiasm Among the Women Of America Over the Ap-
preaching Convention to Be Held In Washington

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"In the Childs World" by Emile
Poulsson. Copies OF all the proceedings
of last years congress are also issued
from the Office at the small sum OF SO
cents.
The forthcoming congress is TO be
held the first week in May in WASH
ington, as before. In 1899 the meet
ing will be held In another OF the large
cities of the country. TO be selected at
the coming congress. II is the intention.
however that in each alternate year
the gathering shall occur at Washing
ton. The programme is not. OF course,
finally and absolutely settled upon.
Many eminent authorities on child cul-
ture with whom Mrs. Birney is in COM
munication have not as yet given a
definite answer as to whether IL Will be
possible for them to be present or not.
but OF those who, II is expected. will adj
dress the meeting the following names
have been given: DR.. Stanley q. Hall,
the president of Clark university; Pro-
fessor Charles Thurber, Mrs Mary
Lowe Dickinson, Dr. Minot j. Savage.
Mrs. Maud Nathan, Dr. A. Graham
Bell, Mrs. Mary f. Mumford OF the
Philadelphia board of education, DR..
Martin w. Barr. Rev. Anna Shaw, DR..
j. Madison Taylor, Mrs. Almon Hen
sley, DR.. Mary Wood Allen, Mrs. Har-
riet Neil OF kindergarten fame. Booker
I. Washington. the witty champion OF
the colored race: Mr.. Hobart Richards,
Mr.. ]. Wilson gill. Nine. Kraus- Boelte.
the pioneer Kindergarten: Mrs. Alice
Freeman Palmer, Mrs. May Wright
Sewall. DR.. w. t. Harris. the national
commissioner OF education and the uni
-versaiiy known editor of educationai
works; Professor Elmer Gates. Miss
Laura Fisher. Mrs. Cornelius Stevenson
and Sarah J. Farmer. whose summer
schools in her beautiful home In Maine
have been so widely talked about.
DR.. Mary Wood Allen is the author OF
some most interesting as well as valua-
BILE books for the use of mothers when
the difficulty confronts them of ae-
quainting their daughters with the
deeper mysteries OF human existence
DR.. Minot Savage. who hopes TO be
present If his many duties will admit of
Ii. will probably speak on home life. the
relation of parent and child. Mrs. Mary
Lowe Dickinson is we'll known as the
president of the National Council OF
Women. II was she who at the con-
gress las. year replied, in the name OF
the congress. TO Mrs. Birney's address
of welcome. The congress generally
will be glad to note the name of Pro-
fessor Elmer Gates on the programme
this year. At the last congress-, al
though not officially announced as one
OF the speakers, he kindly consented to
give the mothers some account of the
experiments in heredity and transmit
ted tendencies made in his office and
laboratory. His clear, decisive words on
the subject of a woman's responsibility
for her child's good or evil nature rous-
ed every mother present to a sense of
the power which parents exercise in the
begetting OF a child. DR.. Gates laid
great emphasis on the necessity for the
restraining of every evil emotion not
only during the period OF CESSATION, but
for months previous to the conception
of a child. The further and fuller
presentation OF his ideas and theories.
as well as their practical exposition, will
be one of the serious attractions at the
second congress. An interesting feature
OF the congress this year will be a re-
union OF all the speakers at the last
meeting. A whole afternoon and even
ing will be devoted to short speeches
from each.
AS at present arranged the programme
Is as follows:
The congress will be In session six
days.
The first day will be devoted to re-
ceiving delegates. distributing badges,
hearing reports OF national officers and
five minute reports from clubs repre-
sented.
The second and third days will be de-
voted to questions bearing chiefly upon
tho relations of me ther aud child.
On the fourth and fifth days subjects
involving the duties OF both parents will
be discussed.