Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-24
THE MOTHERS
Des Moines Convention Still
After Professor Chrisman.
SMITH is VERY POPULAR
Delegates to the Congress Psy Further
Respects to the Kansas Man-Are
Sorry Now That They Paid
Him to OFFEND Them.

Sorry Now That They Paid
Him to offend Them.
Des Moines, May 24.-The delegates
to the Mothers congress found plenty
of time yesterday between routine to
defend man Of the charge that he does
| not"love." Following the storm of Tues.
day afternoon, when Tom Smith talk
ed himself to fame, the sessions OF
the congress were almost oppressive
ly quiet, but the women were none
the less earnest. Professor Chrisman
did not reappear in the Auditorium,
having left town on the first train af-
delivering his speech attacking man.
Mr.. Smith was present, but did not
talk.
Among the delegates the subject OF
man love" was still the absorbing
topic, and the papers and discussions
on the program were largely over
looked in the excitement.
Here is what some OF the most
prominent club women have to say:
Mrs. Fannie Humphreys Gaffney,
president of the national council cf
Women-Woman would be unjust to
mar. to permit Professor Chrisman.s s
statement to remain unchalleuged.
Men have sworn that they love us.
Men have acted as if they love us.
And, speaking for many women,
will say we thoroly believe in the
word of men and will continue to he
lleve that they love us until, by deed
or word, they convince us to the con-
trary.
Mrs. Theo W. Birney, president of
the National Congress of Mothers-I
certainly disagree with Prof. Chris
man. There is in men high and noble
love. The highest is there, and is
found if we but seek it.
Mrs. Maria Purdy Peck, vice presi-
Ident of the National Council of Worn-
en-Men certainly have high ideals and
lofty sentiments. In many cases, 1 be-
lieve, not always, their love surpasses
1 the love OF woEuau.
Mrs A. j. Murray, president OF the
National Council of Colored Women
think Professor Chrisman was aim
ing at great truth, but he did not
hit his mark exactly. A man is man,
after all.
Smith, Man's Champion.
The women have taken pains to
learn more of mans champion, Tom
tSmith. A telegram from Harlan thus
describes him:
Thomas 81. Smith is a leading attor-
ney OF Harlan. He is republican and
"a Methodist. He has been county at
torney and candidate for senate. He
was born in Davis county and grew
up on farm. Walked into Harlan
twenty years ago and grew up with
the country. Has beautiful home,
an intelligent wife, and three daugh-
ters. of whom he is extremely fond. He
possesses an acute sense of the ridicu-
lous, but is fighter when aroused.
Is a stanch worker in church and tenn
perancei causes. Is about so years of
age. His neighbors are pleased with
his Des Moines speech
Chrisman, the Detractor.
Professor Chrisman, mans detractor,
/ has also been under scrutiny, says a
telegram from Emporia, Kan:
Oscar Chrisman Is professor OF
history of education and child study
in the Kansas State Normal, is grad
uatc Of Indiana State Normal, A. B.
and A. NJ. of Indiana university, Fell
low in Pedagogy Clark university,
Worcester, Mass; P. P. d. of university
of Jena, Germany; has been superin-
tendent OF schools in Gonzales, Tex,
and has been principal of schools in
Aenia, Ind, Logansport, Ind, and
Houston, Tex. He has resided in EN-
poria since 1896. He is married and
; the father Of a 9-year-old daughter.
His married life is of the happiest.
the utmost confidence existing be-
tween husband and wife-so much so
that all his most important lectures
; and writings are submitted to her for
criticism before being given to the
public. His wife reviewed the lecture
delivered in Des Moines before he left
this city"
milwaukee Makes Bid.
milwaukee children need care" was
the postscript which the newspapers
of Milwaukee added to their invitation
to the National Congress of Mothers
to hold it's next annual convention
there. The invitation came today,
signed, "The Press of Milwaukee" In
vitations have been received also from
Buffalo and Cincinnati.
4 The congress probably will 60 on
record in favor of reform movements
of far-reaching Importance. The CON-
mittee on resolutions will present,
among Others, at Fridays session,
resolutions endorsing unifcation OF
education and radical changes in the
method of state care of defective chill
dren. "Unification Of education is
explained to mean the cooperation of
teachers in the public schools, the
Sunday schools and the homes.
The congress will be asked to act
on resolutions endorsing the kinder
garten as the greatest modern educa-
! tional institution, and recommending
the establishment of such schools, free,
everywhere