Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-06

it does and this fact cannot be ana need
not be denied. The wonder is rather
that there are not more of such mar
riages.'
Four sessions were held in the after
noon. One on civics, under Mrs. Anna
d West. had as speakers and subjects;
Mrs. Perry. of Michigan, Responsible
ity of Women in Municipal REFORM
Mrs. NJ. Il. Frautman, of New York.
Means and Methods of Protecting
Public health" Mrs. Abby Ware, of
Kansas, Virtue of Community Life to
Social Reform" Mrs. Georgia Bacon of
Massachusetts, Vacation Schools and
Play Grounds" Mrs. Martha Hoppin,
of Oria, Proper Reformatories for Wo-
men and Children" Mrs. Frederick
Schoff, of Pennsylvania, Juvenile
Court Law"
Schoff said in part:
1T is the inherent right of every
child in the land to have the oppor-
tunity afforded him to develop morally.
| physically and intellectually, that he
become a good and useful citizen, yet
there are hundreds of thousands of lit
tie children to whom the privilege is
denied. When the natural parents are
unable to give their children this OPP
portunity the state should supply the
need. No state can afford to leave this
important matter to chance or to haz-
ard private charities. Wise legisla-
ton covering all phases of childhood's
needs and the cooperation of
ity in seeing that the laws are carried
out, are necessary before we shall have
ideal or civilized methods of ciyiliza-
ton
The audubon session led off with a
speech by Mrs. John Illick, of Iowa, as
follows.
THE friends of bird life have not
been inactive during the benign period.
The Audubon Societies have been or
ganiZed in most of the states of the IN
ion looking to the protection of bird
life. and other organizations have
worked to the same end. In this con-
nection special mention should be made
of the American Ornithologists' Union,
which has been better organized, and
thence more able to accomplish syste-
matte n efficient work. than at any
other period of It's history. This has
been made possible by reason Of the
aid brought to it thru the Thayer fund.
The report OF this society shows thatit
has directed It's work along two lines
first. in securing legislation for the pro-
lection of birds. and, second, by the
employment of wardens in certain To-
calities in the coast states. Manufac-
turers of and dealers in bird plumage
in quite a number of instances have
been prosecuted and fined, and in other
cases the threat of prosecution has led
to the cancellation of purchases on the
ground that dealings in those articles
for ornamental uses are prohibited by,
law.
Congress seeing the necessity of
some action on the part of that body.
for the protection of u North Ameri-
can birds, to save them from utter ex-
tinction, enacted the law which is
known as the Lacey act"
The subject of the Educational Vail
ue of Bird study" was given by Mrs.
Charles Tobinger of Nebraska. THE
Economic Value of Bird Life to HUI
man Life" by Mrs. Eben Smith Of Illi-
nois, was discussed by Mrs. w. H.
Bailey, OF Iowa.
A feature of the convention is the re-
ndbiSs 3kolai QllOIlS VI Lie duul-
forum. Ill women We're treated to a
floral surprise yesterday for when they
entered the great auditorium, which
week was decorated with 10000
Gala lilies. they We're greeted with the
odor of thousands and thousands of
pink carnations, which had replaced the
lilies as a solid background to the plat
form and as a border to the two ball
comics. The local committe was up at
daybreak and with a corps of assistants
accomplished their task of decoration
for the opening session at $3.50. This
flower feature, which is such a dis
tinguishing work of the California con-
vention, begun by local committees
along trains at outlying stations with
loads of bouquets. Almost every day
during the conventions punches of BIOS
are handed around, while the del
egate who does not receive from some
source a bouquet or a box of oranges
at regular intervals, belongs to theJ
'Order of the Overlooked Mrs. loves
room, moreover. is a flower bower. from
morning until night. |