Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-09

many of the women in attendance have
the prefix Miss"
One little matrcE who was very indie
rant at the slu-s cast unon these yo,,r.,
ldcles ana the men attending exnrcsse1 r..
Views very empha tically
mold n responsible position IN life
si;e asserted. My husband has a high Of
,;ciai station. We have means a beautiful
nome and dutiiui children. While / owe
inuch to my family, still have a duty out
sue OF IL IN society and to the world in
general. If / shut myself up at home I
would grow rusty, selfish and unlovahla
Inc world world call me queer paonIa
NcuiI say was stingy unsocial and eccen-
trie, MY children could not profit by my
oid-tashioned id 7as and theories and bo,n
husband and children must ne4ossaril,r
crow away from ne. To meet these oh
1ectlons and to be a companion for those I
lo,e ! deem 1t my duty to be Interested in
an that tends to educate and elevate hil-
man KIND. Then / cannot be nv chfldren's
! .cacher i must in time send them AWAY
lfo m me- When do that I want to know
tiat the people intrust them to are Them
sciNes trustworthy. ] want to be sure that
they know something outside Of books
something other than the knowledge learn
Ell In schools. Such teachers are Usually
young men and young women. Where
want to know. can these people learn bet
Ter 10 judge of the young. their needs ana
necessities than in mothers meetings.
iEey come before us and read us papers
eISi DIS ol HldlltfS ana Things
In general. Then we as mothers with o9r
wider experiences, can confer with them
ana discuss their methods publicly. thus
be nefiting everybody.
From n mothers standDoint I wan, 10
say that 1 consider the national concre =
OF mothers God-inspired idea We have
no political aspirations no society longings.
no desire for office. We are siupIv mot n
ers. gathered from India and England from
maine and Mississippi. to interchange
ideas, discuss methods and perfect plans
20 MAKE our homes the bulwarks of the ma
ton. When Rome forgot God. and her
MONIES became houses of prostitution.
kome's doom was sealed. Never while th,.
mothers OF the United States meet In COZ
gross IKE this will a fate like that of Rome
oeiall our beloved country"
Expressive of General Sentiment.
The sentiments of these two women seem
to be the sentiments of the whole congress
out OF the organization of year ago over
'foo clubs in various parts of the country
nave reported. These clubs as the reports
Show, reach cut Tito every avenue of won-
ans work, INTO every branch of home and
houseWifeiy duties, and the enthusiasm
seems unboundad In the large cities these
mothers clubs are largely philan thropic
and are besicging city administrations TO
provide better houses and better sanitary
methods for the poor. and have formed
kindergarts n nurseries for the care of the
poor little waits whose mothers have to la
Dor for their daily bread. The women OF
these clubs are after the sweatshoDs and
are oetuoning city councils, state legisla-
lures ana everybody else who can aid them
IN their endeaNor to better the conditions of
the ignorant, vicious and fallen
ihere are cranks in the organization. fad
dists, theorists and fanatics. These are
fcurd everywhere, but when all are brough,
together and all the theories com-,ared
something of good comes out of Il. The
congress just closed has been singularly
harmonious. not Jar. not an unkin5 word
10 mar the perfect concord of feeling exist
ing. The 2i5 delegates in attendance feel
amply repaid for their weeks hard work
anu HAPPY In the knowledge that a perfect
organization has been effected