The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-30
MOTHERS TANGLED In CUSHING
THEIR CONGRESS DABBIIS N
P4RLIAMENTARY RIFLES.
hut II Took Too Long to Elect Onlcers
That Way. so They Elected EN- In n
Bunch-Spinster Explains for the Old
Maids-tOngress Down on Cooking.

OubEe-s IOWu Ou NoOhlnks
The State Assembly Of Mothers spent
most of yesterday afternoon IN clecting
Officers for next year. There was no oppo-
snlon To the candidates of the nominating
committee, hut the Assembly was very
particular that everything should he done
s'rlctly according To parliamentary law,
so enough red tap" was unrolled 10 meet
the demand for some time to come
When election time came Mrs David
%, Mears, president Of the Assembly, va
Gated the chair in favor Of the vice uresi-
dent. Mrs. ii. q. Holland, and withdrew
from the room. Then tie nominal ions
were read
only accredited delegates will BE- allowed
to vote. said Mrs. Holland, and after
roll call. the delegates were seated in the
from, rows
wow, We want some t.llcr4?" said Mrs
Holland. Miss Rayncr, viii you act
- a teller?"
Miss Ravner declined and ten minutes
w"re spent in trying to find two Iadic.
willing to accept the posts Finally the
,hairwoman urged Miss Ravner 20 accept
Il won't act as teller. because don't
want 10 lose my vote, protested Miss
Rayner.
You won't lose your vote" said Mr..
Holland
An right, then" was the answer; but
wasn't going to Ice a teller and not have
my vote"
SO one ops' acle wa- overcome. There
was more time spent while two election
inspect rs We're named.
An this make, a little delay" commented
IL. Al 81,
ia getting things through hight"
There was another hitch because MIR.
Hudson, a delegate from Auburn Wa not
duly accredited in that she did not have
credentials from her local association
"Nr- Hudson j. a member bur she hasn't
Ter card filed ont, 80, to be strictly parlia-
'nentarv, I'm afraid she can't vote" an
rouuc"d Mrs Holland "Ru' IN ak her
to be- TELLER instead
The other delegates, however. protested
agains, deprivug Mr. Hudson ii her fran
chise when every one knew that she really
had right To vote; 80 a motion was made
To- allow her 10 vote, and II was carried
unanimously
The name Of Mr. M~lr~ wa~ presented
a. the nominee FOR president There wa.
no opposition candidate. 80 a motion was
for Mi- Near Mr.. Amuu hen-lry. the
secretary. Thought that was Lrr cue Size
waS on her feet in a minute
The secretary takes pleasure in annouuc-
Ing that she has cast one vote FOR Mrs Mear-
for pr",ld mt she said
"Bu We haven't seconded 'hc motion or
voted vet, protested "A delegate
That 50" said Mr.. Holland Any
one second the notion
1t was seconded and the vote wa a uuani-
IhgtI Ia, q.
one vote back and cast Il over again. - a-
10 have everything strictly according 10
Cushing
Mrs Mears was son, for and escorted
10 the platform All the delegates waved
their handkerchiefs a. her ami appiauded
louder than they had At any other time
in the conference and Mrs McarS made a
speech OF thanks, Then she took the
chair long enough to have Mr. Holland
reelected vice-pre-id.nt and Mr., Holland
made a speech. 80 did Mr. Harry Hast
ings. the second vicc-prr~dent. and 80
did Ms Wright til" third v,c"-pre-id'nj.
Then parliamentary pruCedur" came
cropper Il was found that if the > ,inr
method OF election was PERSISTED il II would
take all the afternoon TO get the officers
and there would be- no time fo- rue ptprr-
which We're 20 be- read SO Nj. Holland
dropped Gushing and nominated all the
other officers and ChalTmrn ui committees
in bunch and they were all ,l,ri,i
Time hour % minutes 81 seconds
Miss j. Marguerite Liudlry, described ON
the programme as lecturer. Instructor,
physical economies, read uaJDr ON
The Physical Education al th. Mother"
IN which 81" said great deal about "c,llu-
lar units and ""gp.' Sic also seemed
20 feel called upon To defend tn" pracr Ice
Of old maids telling a congress of motLcr-
how to marlag" children. Tive explanation
she offered was. 1T isn't always our
fault. YOU know
The next paper vas on The Intellectual
Training Of the Mother" hy Mr. Isabel
Parker Huddl.~tuu. The writer was nm
able to be present 80 u" secretary, Mr.
lenslcy, read IN" paper for her
I'm sorry Mr. Huddr-ruu isn't here.
she explained u"iOrr she b"Guu, "u,r piper
l. - very "NH ,'llcut. ! haven't had tim.
10 took i over, and I'm sur" haven't
time 10 do It Justice
One sentence ia the paper drew hearty
applause Il read She who las had
rolcg" without cooking school will lr
better fitted for life than -" who Las lad
cooking school. hGt no 'o.,..." 'hn g
wcr" few men present. bV' they made no
demonstration.
lhc Rev. An,oin"l,o Brown Blackwell.
whit"-haired lady who said -lr mace
her first public address IN 1916. wa intro
duCed by Mr. Lille DrvorcuN Bake Nj
Blackwell spoip on "Th" Spiritual Education
uf the Mother Among other filings Sc
said she thought lha' IN th. future 80"
mother uf a family will have more d.'is
ont of N" h0u-e and Nh" father moir l.yti
a. home
Mis- Mary 4. Wells paper vas .urit'cd
Child Study in the Home, aud pr " ira
/ Pratt Chadwick followed that with 4
Plea for the Adulo-ocrl tiiI' Sic al
tnat tn" av"rrg" American woman oyer
20 years Of ag" L. an invalid and con-
d"mnod school Courses which raduirr
great amount of work from pupils in girl
hood On account Of this Excessive ,ci uol
work, ste said. We are a wrecked ua'i IA a.
regards vitohood and motherhood
Miss tarulp" 7. Haven read the last
paper of the afternoon. The session, will ba
continued to-day