The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-05
CHILD CULTURE CLUB
Promoters Meet and Form C0mplet
ORGANIZATIONS

The meeting held last Thursday at the
Congregational church TO complete the
organization Of the Child Culture club
was well attended, Notwithstanding the
popular entertainment held the same al
ternoon of interest to mothers and chill
dren. Owing to sickness in her family
the president was absent. Mrs. Della
mater, the vice president, presided A
communication was received from Mrs.
L. s. Naftzger accepting the office of
president and expressing her conviction
of the Importance of the work Of the club
and her deep interest in the subject we
are to study. The other officers are Mss
Edith Preston secretary, and Mrs. z. Z.
Hamilton treasurer. The constitution
adopted provided that the purpose Of the
club should be TO stimulate an active in
terest in the work Of providing the ideal
environment in home life conclusive to
environment in home life conducive 10
child. to raise the ideal eof home life; to
secure the closer cooperation of parents
with each other and the teachers OF our
children and to encourage the kinder
ten in our midst.
No dues for membership necessary.
good working order This is the parent
club to lay out work for smaller clubs
located in different parts of the city.
which will meet as often as each shall
decide.
The central club, known as the Child
Culture club. will be the repository for
the best periodicals and books on the
subject Of child culture.
A communication was read from Pro-
fessor Frank r Dyer indorsing The Child
Garden Magazine. published in Chicago.
as being the best for children, also to
help mothers in its Mothers League de-
partment. Mrs. Frank r Dyer recon-
mended the book. "a Mothers Ideals"
by Mrs. Andrea Hofer Proudfoot, Of Chi
cage. as the proper one to be stadied at
first by the Cub. he chapter on Woman
as a Former and not Retorner." and
"a Wife's Problems" are especially
strong and helpful.
Mrs. NJ w. Buckner. Mrs. n W. Darl-
ing, Mrs. Chas Lawrence and Mrs. J. II.
Naylor gave testimonials recommending
the Child Garden to mothers. after ten
years acquaintance with It Many who
had read a Mothers I9eals." were anx-
ious to take # first in the reading course,
which viii not be taken UP til fall
During this month the work Of getting
every mother in the city acquainted with
the valuable magazine and the book. will
be carried on. Already fifty new sub
scribers TO Child Garden and slxty-two
copies OF "a Mothers Ideals" have been
taken The edition gotten out az the re-
quest Of the National Congress Of Moth
ers. when met at Washington IN 1880
called the souvenir edition OF the book,
costs : cents; cloth . cents. Any nuEn-
Der % copies Of either can BE had ~ any
time by calling On Mss Ella Bourge,:e.
In Mrs J. " K8spp's Office n the Ssdg-
WICK block Inquire ot elevator ~
Every mother. efthsr IN Or living cut OF
the CITY, 81 invited % leave sabscr.o-
ton FOR Child Garden. g a year; - eenss
for SIX months. with Mlss Bourzs..e. ard
purchase = copy Of TIE book wIth tEsse
equipments the work OF TIE club ray -
carried On ~ every mother a. Aarns
Some who have 10 snail children % tarsr
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parents were rot abs % take The nsrsr
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