New-York tribune., 1902-10-30
MRS. DAVID MEARS.
OF Albany. president.
MRS. MEARS PRESIDENT.
SHE Is AGAIN ELECTED BY ASSEMBLY
OF MOTHERS-"SHOw RESPECT
To THE CHILD"

An annual election is usually dull enough AFFAIR
hut the New-York State Assembly OF Mothers has
= way all its own of doing some things. and one OF
them Is elections. They turned their election
yesterday into a regular love feast when mothers
made pretty speeches al one another caught
another by the hand and encircled one snother's
eapacious waists (the assembly 10 stout WON
enl, and conducted their business generally with
frivoI,ty OF mind and friskness of oemeanor cal
culated 10 sadden the mind OF the rigid parlia-
mentarian.
There was only one ticket which. with two ex-
oeptious, repeated the roster of the year just
closed. There were dissentient voices. Mrs ".
A. Lockwood Of Rochester. was succeeded third
vice-president by Mrs. n. L. Wright, OF Oswego,
and Mrs. r. a. Benedict. OF New-Hork City. was
elected 10 the Office Of recording secretary vice Mrs
Aluon Hensley. OF this city.
waen Mrs. David o. Mears. OF Albany. who has
served the club president for four years
unanimously reelected. she was escorted 10 the
platform by 8 small bodyguard OF jubant moth
ers." and amid a blizzard OF waving hsndkerchiefs
in voice broken with emotion. thanked the as
senlbly for the continued honor. From that point
the election proceeded slowly but ecstaCcally each
officer being hailed 70 the platform she
elected and made 10 speak her little piece
The other officers elected are Mrs. II. O. Holland
a. Buffalo, first vice-prasident; Mrs. Harry Hast
ings. second vice-president: Mrs John D Whish. Of
Albany. corresponding secretary; Mrs Fanny ].
Bailey Of Albany, treasurer, and Mrs Merritt. Of
I4ockport auditor.
After Invocation by the Rev. DR.. Collyer and
the transaction Of routine business ffty-seven del
visited Ellis Island. where William Williams.
Tinted States Commissioner Of immigration, re-
ceiyed Them In his private once and gave them a
1alk on the handling Of immigrants, with special
reference the way which prospective domestics
are received in this country.
Papers The Training OF the Mother" occupied
rhe afternoon Miss z. Marguerite Lindley in
discussing The Physical Education Of the Moth
er, said. There is problem so serious as the
lack OF staying power among American women OF
The upper classes
Generally speaking the girl who has had the
college course without the cooking school is better
equipped for motherhood than the girl who has
had the cooking school without the college course.
said Mrs. Isabel Parker Huddleston, IN her paper
The Intellectual Training OF Mothers Most
married women, she further said. are as far from
The roprisals OF world Of cause and effect as the
In presenting The Spiritual Training Of the
Mother." the Rev Antoinette Z. own Blackwell said;
There is education that is worth while that
IS not spiritual education. In the future We shal
home, fathers more inside II.
Miss Mary r. Wells. OF the New-York Kinder
EsrJen Union. carried the mothers with her Nnen
she said. IN the course Of her address on Child
Study in the Home: We children all the re-
spect each other. Sometimes laugh al a
child's remark that the child VIII never ex-
press his thoughts again. or that ne VIII maks
himself ridiculous ever afterward 10 gain that
laugh
Girls ought 10 be spared that terrible crarnming
n the last two grades In the grammar school
Mass IN her plea for the AdoleScent Girl and
the mothers applauded her. The final paper was
by Miss Caroline T. Haven. on The kinoersarten
and the Child
a reception rendered 20 the assembly by the
NeW-York Citv Mothers Club at the Park Avenue
Hotel took place in the evening.