The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-04-19
THE CONGRESS OF MOTHERS.
Closed It's First Annual
Convention Yesterday Afternoon

successfully CLOSED It's flrSL AHHudl
Convention Yesterday Afternoon.
The first annual convention Of the
Congress Of Mothers of Connecticut
closed successfully yesterday afternoon
at the United church chapel About
one hundred representative women of
the state were in attendance. Yester-
Gays session opened at 10 a. m. with
President Frances Shelton Bolton in the
chair.
The following programme was OBJ
served:
! Music.
! Reading of minutes of the formation of
the Connecticut Congress of Mothers,
Mrs. Caroline j. Taylor, Bridgeport.
Report of treasurer, Mrs. Homer s..
Cummings, Stamford.
Report of education committee, Mrs.
LeGrand Cannon, New Haven.
Report Of legislative committee, Mrs.
Elizabeth Sheldon Tillinghast, New
Haven.
Report of press committee, Mrs. ]. p.
Bronx, Bridgeport.
Report of utilization committee, Mrs. ].
p. S. Bolton, New Haven.
Owing to the illness of Mrs Cum
mings her report was read by Mrs.
Austin, of this city. Although only in
existence a year, the organization was
reported on firm financial and numer-
ical basis. The papers of Mrs. Lee
Grand Cannon and Mrs. Tillinghast re-
ceived merited applause. Mrs. Cam
non reporting for the education COM
nlittee spoke Of the schools and more
particularly of the Art Students
league, of New York, where she was
student. She laid great stress on the
Importance of art in the education of
children and advocated all parents
sending their children to such an insti-
tuition when possible.
Mrs. Tillinghast speaking on behalf of
the legislation committee delivered an
excellent address. She discussed at
length the legislation affecting wives
and children here In Connecticut. She
lamented the fact that while otherwise
liberal and fair in this respect the laws
of Connecticut are meagre and unjust.
Attempts to change this will be made.
Committees to investigate and act will
doubtless be appointed, and a branch
of the national legislative committee
will be formed. Mrs. Tillinghast also
said that other subjects which this COM
mittee proposes to investigate are:
Legislation in behalf OF pure food
The organization and administration
of the country school of the state.
The regular incorporation of vacation
schools and play grounds into one edu-
cational system. The possible introduce
ton of the Gill school.
The press committees report made
by Mrs. Bronx told of the division of
the state into sections for the further
ance of the work.
The session was reconvened yester-
day afternoon and listened to the re-
ports of the affiliation committee, the
resolution committee and elected dele
gates to the national convention in Co.
lumbus, O., next month. Mrs. Tilling-
hast delivered another instructive adj
dress full of good thought and timely
ON Teaching Patriotism"
This was followed by an address by
Miss e. Marguerite Lindley entitled
"The Little Human Machine" Miss
Lindley is from New York city, and Is
a most efficient and entertaining lee
turer and instructor in health, culture
and physical economies. The conven-
ton closed with the singing Of Amer
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