Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-04
THE CONGRESS
OF MOTHERS.
The National Body to
Meet In Washing
ton Shortly.
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Amid all the fads and fancles taken
up by the modern women OF leisure
none II more sternly practical than the
Idea represented BY the National Con.
grens Of Mothers. which meets In exec.
utlve session In Washington Feb. II to
II. n the proper study OF mankind IL
man. they think II ~ we'll worth while
investigating the possibilities Of man
In mlniature-thc healthy young hu.
man creature whose sensitive mind and
soul have not been scared and burned
and hacked into conventional mold.
IL IL the conviction Of those interest
cd In the movement that had Absa-
iom'a mother known little about
psychology or Messailna's 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 respectable por-
ton Of tn. book. Indifferent. ignorant
or wicked mothers the congress be-
lievcs TO be- responsible for much OF the
sorrow and suffering aud sin that ate
In the world. II IL TO compare theories
and practice In the art OF making chill.
dren good and happy men and women
that these women. representing social
~. intellectually and morally what ia
best In the country. yearly gather In
the Capital City.
The founder OF this society Il Mrs,
Theodore w. Dlrncy. a woman OF wealth.
education and social position. Her In
tcrcrt In tho rnnttcr was partially
aroused by attendance at the mothers
meetings Of chautnuaua. Many noble
women were associated with Mrs. Blr-
ney In the preliminary work OF orFani-
Katlon. Among these Mrs. Phmbe Hearst
md Miss Emma Morton ~ Washington
were influential In making the work Of
the society a success. Mrs Hearst vol-
untcering TO bear the expense ~ ita es-
adjustment Mrs Adlai Stevenson. wife
Of * Vice President Stevenson. Mrs.
Margaret y. Snnrstor. editor and poet.
Mrs Ellen Richardson Of Roaton. preni.
dent ~ the Washington Memorial Tint
versity association; Mrs Mary r. Mum.
ford Of Philadelphia. founder Of the IA
nous New Century club. Mrs Mary
Lowe Dlckinaono ~ the Kings Daughters
Mrs. Ellen Htnrotin Of Chicago Mrs
! Helen ". Gardiner Of Boston. Mrs Maud
psillnEton Booth OF the Volunteers of
/ America, and Mrs, Jfnneas Miller Mrs
/ Oarret a. Hobart and Mrs. Harriet
| Prescott Sronord Of Washington are n
/ few Of the brilliant women interested In
the congress.
The congress this year promises to
nnord specially fine intellectual feast.
II VIII assemble In the First Baptist
church OF Washington. The ofiiclai
headquarters OF delegates win be the
Cairo a hotel a couple OF blocks from
the church where the committee meet.
lngs Of branch societies viii he held.
The programme viii open Feb n
/ with nddrefrss OF weicome-one from
Mrs. Theodore w Rirney. the presi.
dent, the other from Dr. Whitman. pres.
iient Of the Columbian university. The
response will be mnde BY Mrs Mary
Green, president OF the Household
Economic association, an organization
Of almost us wide interest as that OF
the Mothers Congress. Reports OF dele.
gates will then b. In order Any club OF
department of any organization inter-
csicd IN the same line OF study rs the
National Mothers Congress and approx
ed By the executive committee OF the
congress Is entitled 20 one delegate Ia
the convention upon payment Of IS,
subjects which win be discussed are'
"Tho Duty NJ the state In Training
children For citizenship" led by Mr.
Lawrence Hunt. former president OF
the George Junior Republic. Parental
Duty In Education" opened by Mrs,
Mary y. Mumford, honorary vice pres
ident OF the congress and a member Of
the Philadelphia New Century club
Professor william II. Powell. superin-
tendtnt OF schools. and Miss Edith
westcott, principal Of the Western
High school OF Washington. win also
take leading parts IN the discussion
Adolescence will be the subject OF d
lecture by Or. O, Stanley Hall OF worees-
ter, Mass.
The Physical Care OF Children" will
be the topic discussed by Or. l.. Emmett
Holt Of New York. Rev, Hastings N
Hart, president u the Illinois children''
Home and Aid society, viii present his
views on Environment and Heredity'
"'rhe Supreme Peril OF Modern Ciyillza.
ton" viii be pointed out by the Rev
Josiah Strong Of New York, president Of
the League For Social Service. DR., VII