The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-21
A gresp convention of women's club

| the regular literary reformative or
philanthropic club-was today opened
at Des Moines. Iowa, and will continue
in session until Friday. The convention
in question is the annual gathering OF
the National Congress OF Mothers,
which includes the federated mothers
clubs of the United States. 1T is ex-
Dected that this convention will be at
tended by five thousand delegates, and
the five days discussion. by both men
and women specialists. will deal en-
tirely with themes relating to the home
the program will include the following
important topics: Child Study I'm it's
Possibilities for Boys" This subject
will be treated from the physical, in
tellectual and spiritual sides by men
and women of note. The Right Edu-
cation for Women will also be consid-
cred in its various phases of thought.
The Training of Young Children" and
| the Child Saving Problem i'm Its Many
Attitudes will be considered by men
and women who have n,-de the ques-
ton one of special study. The Ideal
Education" will be presented by Col
onel Parker. and Mrs. Theodore w.
Burney, president OF the National Con-
gress of Mothers, will speak of The
| Benefits TO Be Derived from Organized
Motherhood" IL Is well that this great
! congress should convene in the West.
! where the mothers club originated
and fiourished until It spread eastward
and southward. embracing finally ev-
| cry state and territory in the Union.
: In Iowa eighty out OF ninety-nine
/ counties have active mothers clubs.
! There are those who disclaim loudly
| against women's clubs i'm general, yet
| surely there can be no dissenting voice
| relative to the fact that great good is
being accomplished by the mothers
clubs OF our land. That the men OF
| Des Moines, Iowa, are in hearty ac-
| cord with the efforts of these particu-
lar clubs is evidenced by the fact that
| the congress meets in that city unde:
| the auspices of Governor Shaw of Iowa.
| the mayor of Des Moines, the chamber
of commerce, the board of trade, to-
gether with the State Federation of
| Women's Clubs and the Woman's club
| of Des Moines. There are two essen
| tial things which enter into the work
| of all mothers clubs. One IS the edu-
| cation OF the mothers themselves in
! regard to individual responsibility to
| the child; the other is the establish
ment of a closer relation between the
home and the school. which shall tend
| TO a greater degree of cooperation be-
| tween mothers and teachers.
| But TO bring matters into the con-
| fines OF Rhode Island. we herald the
near approach Of the close of the club
| season, and as club interests wax and
| wane i'm our own state, still largcs
| interest centres in Milwaukee. Whel q
| thousands of club women will soon
gather from all parts of the country.
Il
| Among the club meetings of the past
| week the first report at hand is that of
| the Providence Mothers Cub, when
| met i'm the Classical high school, sum-
| mer street. on Monday. May 14th. The
meeting was addressed by Miss Annie
| May Wallace OF this city, who ex-
| planned the Gilbert System OF Aes-
| thetic and Social Dancing" Mr.. Gil
| bert who is teacher in DIR. Sargent y
| School of Physical Culture at Harvar 1,
| has developed an original system of
| physical exercise especially adapted
| for the development OF little folks as
well as adults. The teaching OF this
| system is based upon simplicity and
imitation. At the meeting on Monday,
mir. little girls. about ton years Of
age went through very graceful
drill. demonstrating Mr.. Gilbert's
unique methods employed in the teach
ing OF dancing.
The meeting OF the Mothers Club.
this afternoon, was addressed by Rev.
r. Tallmadge Root pastor of the Elm
wood Temple. who spoke upon Con-
science and Its Cultivation"
The last meeting of the Travellers
Study Club was held at the residence
| OF Miss Annie Sumner, Trinity square,
on Monday evening, May 18th. when
with unabated interest. After the usual
history lesson, the members of the
club listened to an interesting talk on
the captivity of Francis L., who was
the prisoner of Charles V. during an
important period oS-Spain's history.
Next followed a paper on Las Casas,
the historian who was also known as
the Apostle OF Slavery" from the
fact that he spent many years in the
West Indies and used all his power to
abolish slavery In the Spanish colon
les. A paper entitled "A Tour of Gra-
NADIA was extremely entertaining and
vividly described the Alhambra, the
grand Cathedral and other beautiful
architectural ruins OF Spain, closing as
when we must tear ourselves away
from sunny Spain. and IL is with a
pang of regret that we do so. However.
IL is a Joy forever to have seen her, and
hereafter in the picture galleries Of
our memories there will hang no more
brilliant or alluring tableaux than
those which are tinted by the sun of
SPAIN The last paper OF the evening
presented i'm realistic phraseology the
horrors of the spanish Inquisition.
The Coventry Woman's Club held an
enjoyable afternoon at the club rooms,
in Anthony. on Wednesday. May 18th.
The program was I'm charge of Mrs.
Mary Andrews. Mrs. Mary Potter and
Mrs Lener. and opened with the solo.
"The Mocking Birds Message by Mrs.
Ida wilcox.
An argument on the question. can
a Woman Reason" was participated IN
by Mrs. John Arnold and Mrs. Gallup.
Mrs. Arnold considering the question
from woman's point of view and Mrs.
Gallup the opp.site. Mrs. Mary Pot
ter presented an interesting paper en-
titled Can n Woman Reason as an In
..o,,oco" Mrs GiddinQs OF BOSTON fol :