, 1899-01-10
THE WOMAN'S CLUB
MOTHERS DEPARTMENT RE
VIEWED IN DETAIL THIS
WEEK.
Scope of the Mothers Department of
the Club Shown to be Broad and
Noble in PuTpose-Lessons In
shructive. Elevating and Beneficial
to all Mothers.

year ago by Mrs. {. +. Arnold She
called to her aid one or two friends and
together they invited others, trying to
get members from different ~neighbor-
hoods and sets that the idea might
perneate the whole town and various
other clubs Of the same sort spring up.
The number was necessarily limited as
the club had to meet in the different
homes. The first few months two
readers were appointed by the presi-
dent, one realizing from Spencer's Edu-
cation, and the other some article bear
ing on child study. After this a half
an hour was devoted to discussing the
subject matter read. The reading al
ways proved interesting and the dis
cussion were enthusiastic in the ex-
IRENE.
AT the June meeung it was decided
that it would be best to persue a regu-
lar course of study the coming year.
Just what was needed came to hand
through the New Crusade" edited by
DR.. Mary Wood-Allen of Ann Arbor,
NTH. This little magazine, by the
way. is issued in the interest OF purity,
and better morals and is an inspiration
TO any mother. Here was formed a
course of study covering two years
work and sixteen years of a child's life.
1t is divided into five periods as fol-
lows: First, Preparation for parent
hood Second, Three years of the
child's life" Third. Kindergarten age,
three to six" Fourth, six to twelve
Fifth. Twelve to sixteen" There are
leaflets to and in the study.
On September 18th the club consid-
cred "Heredity," The Law of Hered-
ity," Gospel of Heredity.'
The sevex laws of heredity as con-
sidered BY the Rev. Joseph Cook were
read and discussed. The sever laws
are: Direct heredity, re~versional her,
edity, Collateral heredity, co-equal her.
edity, pre-marital heredity, prenatal
heredit. The last is considered most
important though all are of great i'm
p%Crtance.
Bible texts were read. There are
about forty bearing on the subject.
An article on spiritual heredity was
read and discussed also a poem. Her,
Gritty effects of stimulants and mar
cotics were considered.
Sanitary Marriage" was touched
upon. 1t is an established fact that the
use of tobacco by either parent is a
cause of diseases, %scrofula
etc., in the children, and drunkenness
in parents is a very frequent cause Of
some form of idiocy, as well as many
physical disorders.
At this meeting the club decided tc
enter the woman's club, when it was
organized, as the Mothers department
Mrs. Annie B. Arnold being chairman
Mrs. Maud S. Buffum secretary and
Mrs. Eleanor Fox vice chairman. Sep
TENDER 27th the Mothers department
met in the court house to consider
"Heredity' (continued) under the head
of Mind Building, Character Building
and Their Relations to the Child
The article entitled The Art OF
| Mind Building" by Prof. Elmer Gates
was very interesting, as was Parents
| Mistakes and How to Modify inner.
tied Tendencies"
Preparation for Parenthood' was
taken up in October. Constitutions
diseases, acquired defects, c%ultivatine
mental defects, cultivating natura
powers, right relation to God, adherence
to moral law, self-reverence and pure
speech, study of general and special
physiology, were subjects covered by
talks. articles from the New Crusade
and readings from the following books
which are now in the department IL
brary to be read by any n belonging
to the department: Sour Grapes" ar
| excellent treaties ON heredity by Ed
Amherst OFT, dean of Iowa College ot
Oratory: Marriage and ~Parenuage," by
NJ. l.. H%olbrook, NJ. D.; Sex and Life
by Eli T. Brown, NJ. s., M. D.; "Prena'
tai Culture by E. A. Newton.
At the November meetings "Prenata
Life" was considered under the follow
ing ~sub-heads: Physical condition o
the mother, mental condition of tbs
mother. dress exercise and food of thu
mother. effect on the physical life O
the child. effect on the mental life o
the child, divinity Of the fatherhood
the fathers are of the mother. knowi
edge of these subjects was obtained
from the aforementioned books, witt
the addition of Mother, Baby ant
Nursery" by Genevieve Tucker, sup
plemented by articles from The NeV
Crusade. The discussions proved IN
teresting, bringing out many indtvidua
ideas.
In December meeting "Baby's Fists
were considered. The program has AZ
ready appeared in these columns.