The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-06
NEW HAVEN MOTHERS CLUB.
Regular Meeting Held at New Haven
 House Yesterday.

lRegular Meeting Held at New Haven
 House Yesterday.
 The New Haven Mothers club held a meeting in the parlors of the New Ha- yen house yesterday afternoon. The ex- ecutive board held a meeting previous to the regular meeting. Mrs. Bolton, the president, called the meeting to or der. and the secretary read the minutes l of the last meeting, which were approv- ed, after which the various committee reports were called for. Several new members were added.
 | Mrs. Andrew read a short practical paper concerning the first year of the club. Mrs. Pickett reported her inter view with Senator Reed Smoot while in 1 Washington. The national president on May 15 expects to go through New Ha- ven on her way from the national con- vention which meets in Illinois the 11th, 12th, 18th of May to Massachusetts, where she will establish a mothers club. Mrs. Bolton reported upon the success of the women probation officers in other states, and how much good could be ac- complished if we had one here in our own city, The judges of our courts l have here a, remedy in dealing with jul venile criminals, an earnest, consecrat- ed woman can win the little boys often when man is powerless to accomplish anything with them.
 The treasurer was absent from the city, so no nreport was rendered. l Mrs. Bradley reported on the success lful tea given Wednesday. January 27, in Mission hall. Volunteers were call ed for serving tea in February.
 On February 1T the national order will celebrate the birthday of their organi- zation, and state clubs are planning for observance of the day.
 Mrs. Bolton announced that on Feb ruary 19 the husbands are invited to a meeting with their wives at her home to progressive reception. Mrs. Shell don, wife of Judge Sheldon, also will be glad to welcome an& overflow to the re- ception.
 Mrs. Bolton announced that in the lat ter part of March pr. G. Stanley Hall would be the guest of Mrs. Dr. Seaver, and urged the ladies to be present and hear him speak.
 An invitation to an organ recital given by the Lowell house Mothers club March IS in Woolsey hall was ac- cepted
 Mrs. Bolton then introduced Mrs B. L. Mott as chairman. She called upon Miss Ruby Street. who sang very sweetly The Songs My Mother Used to Sing" and was encored, after which Miss Marion, Whitney gave a talk on ''The Use of Good English in the Home.' What does it mean? Founda- tions are laid early in the home before we are six years old. The faults are con- tracted, and then the teachers are ex- pected at fifteen years of age to correct these early habits. Don't let them clip their words: teach them to love their mother-tongue so that they will not murder it, and Miss Whitney told of the ignorance in upper classes of schools in regard to the meaning of words like phlegmatic, ecclesiastical; the wrong use of "will" and 'shall,'' lay and "lie,'' 'set and sit .'get em'' instead l of get them" and of the expression lit is in the back Of he table" instead of 'behind the table," She told how many applicants for positions fail to secure them because of the poor language. She advised giving children solid reading i Let them read beyond, not beneath l their understandings Miss Whitney spoke of the attraction of a sweet voice. quoting, "A sweet. low voice Is an admirable thing in woman,' and ad- vised the reading of the Bible as one of the best cultivators of pure English Miss Whitney held the attention of her audience and confessed that as she was not mother she felt a delicacy about speaking.