New-York tribune., 1900-11-30
WOMEN AND THEIR WORK.
STRIVING FOR THE PROHIBITION OF
POLYGAMY THROUGHOUT THIS
COUNTRY - TEMPERANCE
AND EDUCATION
AND EDUCATION

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women fer week 10 come as the twenty-seventh
annual convention oS the Nat.oral Wonau's Chris
t!an Temperance Union begins there to-day. over
one hundred delegates are booked 10 leave on the
y e-o.h giT @ ~ ms gornlIg ron The LooL OF
yention ot the Wonan's Christian Temperance
L 55s 4ssyse @ s sqoags o oPsT4 F35s and The
a resolution was unanimously carried By the In
1ernational Council of Women for Christian and
Patriotic Science. last week, make the first az
Eressive work q the society an effort TO bring
about the adoption by Congress Of constitutional
amendment which shall prohibit polygany through
out this country. II was decided. after discus
sion ot ways and means, 10 start the work with
educational campaign. Mass meetings are 10 be
held Il large cities and the subject VIII BE pre-
scented ny prominent speakers. The officers of the
organization follows: President Mrs Oar
win r James; vice-presidents, Mrs. r. :. Mac
Arthur. Miss Helen Miller Gould. Mrs William
K:cCzt5. Miss Virginia Ort0n. Mrs Clinton 3
Fisk and Mrs. Garret \. Hobart; corresponding
secretary, Mss Susan Hayes Ward, recording sec
1fch hss roo1os N Is 4olTcL ol me soSiety
vEe1 L seems TnOsI needed. concerted action ia
Inatlers of National and Christian import.
A. -he meeting recently held in MINNEAPOLIS Of
rhe National Council Of Women the public meetings
drew large audiences The Mayor Of The city greeted
r1e council officially. and expressed his hope that
women would erter more largely into municipal
Z n
ing yea the social and domestic conditions in the
NV possessions Of the United States with q
View q seeing IL what WY the council can CO.
operate Rllh the women Of The Islands for mutual
Professor Maria L Sanford. Of the University OF
Througa Improvement Leagues and pleaded for a
more active civic life and disinterested work
Iae National Association Of Colored Women was
sEEai.tec - ner.loeTs ZIP in Ine council - and its
+o-, spoke II OF the public meetings The
Progress + me CoLored Race
Many valuable Suggestions were called forth in a
discussion on the Connecting Class Between the
KluderEz---a and The Primary" at q recent meet
IN ~ M Kraus alumni Kindergarten Associa-
roa- Or one point the teachers were all agreed
tGa- consideration should be given by the kinder
gs-caer 70 what is to follow in the chnd's educa-
Ji51 after the kindergarten PERIOD Of training has
passe1 Mss Minnie :. Wigglns, Of Montclair.
y =. ae-.eved THAI the step 10 follow should re-
ce.ve consideration throughout the whole educa-
u5-al system. Discipline. Miss Virgins said. is
imposing yourself upon your pupils but the teach
ing = self-control s. one Of the vital points IN
ktr5ergarten.ng.
M Mary = Walton emphasized the necessity
Of il- observance Of little things. One Of her
Ugp-s. sa= had noticed. in playing with the PAL
arzn lag. would toss the TOY up. but invariably
~ tal 10 ne floor before clasp5ng e ms nam h9hIs
q eaten II ! was JUST TINS loss OF Ie-ls~
81 saic, that might cause him 70 stand he5PIess
Ecv- Careful training. however, had overcome
Ms ADA Eckert Tor1pkrs. Of Yonkers, speaking
9: lie aroadenirg influence that The kindergarten
has the child thought that the environments
and teachings there must give him a firm fouTlda-
uoL for fG1lre development. In the home she
Ez5G --ne child finds himself Of great importance,
bur II The school ne sees himself IN broader rela-
Ions
7 Ras the opinion Of Miss y. /. Roethgen. of the
Aae-Ii Academy. that in the days programme a
kIEg--r should not be followed abruptly Dy an
Other way relating it. that The heavier les
sors szoud come while the children are bright aI1d
1TeS1. and TrcreatiVe exercises when they are
Iraz
Mss a T. Harvev illustrated 4 talk on Finger
Game" VITA several modern ones. which she
tao.-tt more instructive than the old time y MS
ttt- pig went 70 market this little pig stayed at
home"