Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-23

while to put the child to bed. II he
would do this several times week, and
there should be stories, sacred as father
stories, she. thought the tie between the
father and child would grow more sa-
cred by this little act of personal serv-
ice. "A woman should look for her best
counsel about the child to her husband,
the man should talk over his business
with his wife tapplause.) Mrs. Birney
thought instead Of our colleges having
a special training for motherhood. they
should have a special training for par
ienthood.
Mrs. r. p. Weeks, corresponding sec
rotary of the congress. was a little out
of breath when she got up to speak.
She confessed that she felt go strangely
she did not know whether she would
be able to say what she wanted to say
or not. Do our children inherit only
the vices of their mothers 2" she excit-.
eddy asked and. a loud burst of APP
splause was her answer. She continued:
Has the father who leaves his mark
oh the child no need of education in
parenthood? If 1t is true that in nature
the male is the beast and is influenced
only by passion. women have spent
years in transforming man into the
husband and father. What need have
we for a family and home. il man is
simply to earn a living? I hope the
time will come when college curricu!a
for boys, for parenthood. will be regard
ed as necessary as schools for girls ard
motherhood. (Great applause.)
Mrs. Kimball, of Rockford. H., re-
minded DIR. Chrisrnan OF what Tennys.on
said. that the man should be more of IL
woman, and the woman more OF a man
She said we didn't want a woman who
was all love and nothing else.
Mrs. Col. Springer. of Anamosa, in
strenuous tones, advocated the crying
she for one was ready to assist in the
is the need of a congress of rnothers?"
asked Mrs. Springer. The mothers do
pretty well. Why not stir around and
start a congress of fathers ?"
Mrs. Katharine Hoffman, Of Kansas
whose husband has long been one of
the regents of the Kansas State Agri-
cultural college, arose to say a good
word for her neighbor, DIR. Chrisman,
and also to remind him that the Kan
SAG institution had such department
in domestic science az he advocated.
4 man rose up in the audience at
this juncture. and every one thought he
was the leader OF a relief column o
the beleaguered professor. But not so.
He stood upon his seat and in emphatic
manner delivered several II resentsr
to the speakers statements. He re.
scented "as shame" the Statement
that the man had no true love for his
Wife and family. He resented in the
name of the enlightened womanhood
of Iowa and the country the aspersion
cast upon the higher-educated woman
These educated women he said, made
the best mothers. the best wives and
the best bread anr have the happiest
healthiest children. AS the man sat
down he was greeted with whirlwind
of applause. Vice President Schoff
asked for his name.
Smith" he loosely replied.
Will the gentleman please give his
real name?" the vice president rather
severely demanded
"Smith--Tom Smith is my name re-
sponded the gentleman. and come
from Harlan City, Iowa
Avote Of thanks was given DIR. Chris
man. which he smilingly received, and
he was allowed a few words Of come
back. in which he laughingly suggested
that he hardly thought Mr.. Smith had
played fair" He ought to have stood
by me-" he added, seeing that was
only one man against all these women