The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-30
THE CONGRESS
OF MOTHERS.
The National Body to
Meet In Washing
ton Shortly.
copyright, 1893

Amid all The fads and fancies taken
up by the modern women OF leisure
none is more sternIy practical than tbs
idea represented by the National Con
/ gress of Mothers. which meets in exec
Itive session in Washington Feb. II to
~. If the proper study OF mankind is
man, they think Il IS well worth while
/ investigating the possibilities OF man
IN miniature-the healthy young HUI
| man creature whose sensitive mind and
soul have nor been scared and burned
and hacked into conventional mold
1t is the conviction OF those interest
! ed in the movement that had Absa .
| Ions mother known a little about
psychology or MessaIinas maternal
| relative made an exhaustive study OF
the ethics of spanking the recording
angel would have been enabled TO put
them down in a more respecta bic por-
ton of the book. Indifferent. ignorant
| or wicked mothers the congress be-
lieves to be responsible for much of the
sorrow and suffering and sin that are
! in the world. 1t is TO compare theories
and practice in the art OF making chill
dren good and happy men and women
that these women. representing social
! ly, intellectually and morally what is
| best in the country. yearly gather in
the Capital City.
! The founder OF this society Is Mrs.
/ Theodore W. Birney. q woman Of wealth.
education ard social position. Her in
terest in the matter was partially
aroused by attendance at the mothers
meetings of Chautauqua- Many noble
women were associated with Mrs. Bir-
ney in the preliminary work OF organi-
cation. Among these Mrs. Phoebe Hearst
and Miss Emma Morton OF Washington
were influential in making the work OF
/ the society a success. Mrs. Hearst vol
unteering to bear the expense of its es
| IA blishment. Mrs. AdIai Stevenson. wife
I Of ex-Vice President Stevenson; Mrs
! Margaret +. Sangster. editor and poet
Mrs. Ellen Richardson of Boston. presi-
dent Of the Washington Memorial Uni
versity association: Mrs Mary E Mum
ford Of Philadelphia. founder OF the ia
nous New Century club. Mrs Mary
Lowe Dickinson Of the Kings Daughters
Mrs. Ellen HenrOtin OF Chica 90. Mrs
Helen NJ. Gardiner of Boston. Mrs Maud
! Darlington Booth Of the Volunteers OF
America, and Mrs Jenness Miller. Mrs.
Carrot A. Hobart and Mrs. Harriet
Prescott Spofford OF Washington are a
few OF the brilliant women interested in
the congress.
The congress this year promises 10
afford a specially fine intellectual feast.
1t Will assemble in the First Baptist
church Of Washington. The official
headquarters of delegates viii be the
Cairo. q hotel a couple Of blocks from
the church where the committee meet
ings of branch societies will be held.
The programme will open Feb. Il
with addresses OF welcome-one from
Mrs. Theodore W. Birney. the presi-
dent, the other from DR.. Whitman. pres
ident OF the Columbian university. The
response will be made by Mrs Mary
Green, president Of the Household
Economic association. an organization
OF almost as wide interest as that Of
the Mothers Congress. Reports Of dele
gates viii then be in order. Any club or
department Of any organization inter
ested in the same line OF study as the
National Mothers Congress and approx
ed by the executive committee Of the
congress IS entitled to one delegate TO
the convention upon payment Of 60
Subjects which viii be discussed are:
The Duty Of the State n Training
Children For Citizenship" led by Mr.
Lawrence Hunt. former president Of
the George Junior Republic. Parental
Duty In Education" opened by Mrs
Mary E. Mumford. honorary vice pres
ideut Of the congress and member u
the Philadelphia New Century club.
Professor William 3. Powell. superin-
tendent OF schools, and Miss Edith
Westcott. principal OF the Western
High school Of Washington. viii also
take leading parts n the discussion.
Adolescence" VIII b the subject CT q
lecture by DR.. c. Stanley Han % WoTcss-
ter. Mass
The Physical Care q Children" VIII
be the topic discussed b. Dr. l. Emmett
Holt OF New York Rev. Hastings II
Hart. president Of the Illinois Children 3
Home and Aid society. viii present his
views on Environment AMI Hered.ty
The Supreme Peril q Modern Ciylllza-
ton" VIII Be pointed cut by the Rev.
Josiah Strong Of New York. president 4
the League For Social Service Dr.. WI
liam Il Holman. secretary q The same
organization. VIII give al illustrated
lecture on Industry Itealize6, or,
Studies In d Labor Institute. Mss