Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14


into other lands
Mrs. George L. Clark of the Motherhood
Club of Hartford Conn, represented one OF
the large mothers clubs-nearly 200 women
She stated that these 200 women were real,
live members, for the club would not per-
nit deadwood. All members have to pay
dues promptly, she added, or find them
selves not members: The club affiliates with
many others, interchanging courtesies. The
organization, she said, did many things. It
interested itself in school work. domestic
science and all forms of philanthropic work
The club. along these lines. makes up in
fants' layettes, plain necessary little gar
ments, and has these things always on
hand for unfortunate babies, for poor moth
ers who cannot sew and who can buy moth
ing to sew, and the society also furnishes
doctors and nurses for these unfortunates.
Discusses Methods. .@
Mrs. Edmund c. Grice spoke briefly of
methods in work of mothers clubs, and de-
clared that it should be the aim of all to
keep their ideal high-to have for that
ideal perfect man or perfect wo-
man, into which type the child should de-
velop. This seems visionary, she declared,
but 1t is the man or woman with the vision
who uplifts the race. she thought. We need
more now than ever before the visionary,
who sees in his ideals the perfected human
race and labors to reach that ideal. Let
your steps be led by the star, as were the
wise men. she added, and that star will al
ways lead you where it led the wise men, to
the cradle Of a child, and by these cradles
the work for the uplifting of the race must
begin.
Mrs Alice Robinson of Baltimore spoke
briefly of the work of the committee on
purity in the press She said they had
accomplished much in Baltimore; that the
newspapers of that city responded in the
most courteous manner to their requests
Tor less notoriety in certain cases where the
moral plane of the home would be lowered
by having children read the noisome de-
tails of unnamable scandals Mrs Robin
son declared that she felt quite sure if the
mothers would unite in objections of a
reasonable character that most newspaper
managers would respond at once. She said
newspapers usually give what their readers
demand, and if the better class of readers
require that there be less scanGalous mat
ter printed the effect will be felt at once in
cleaner and purer press.
Mrs. Herman H. Birney, clear-eyed
young matron, with much earnestness,
pleaded for more methodical work in the
mothers clubs She thought club with
one. two or three definite objects in view
could accomplish much more than a club
that undertakes many things, and is too
diffuse in its work. She thought also that
there were too many set papers presented
before the mothers clubs and not enough
discussion and interchange of ideas, Sug-
gestion which was greeted by applause.
Among other interesting club papers and
talks were those of Miss Mary Hutchinson
Oh COluH1DuS, ONO, DF. OF CHIC
ago. Mrs Leeds, sweet-faced Friend from
Pennsylvania; Mrs. Hall of Chicago. Mrs.
Mary PAMELA Rice, president of the
Fathers and Mothers Club of Boston, Mrs.
Clements, president of the Mothers Club Of
Philadelphia; Mrs. Greene. president of the
Oak Park Club Of Chicago; Mrs Hoffman
of Chicago. Mrs. Kent of Delaware. Mrs.
ellison of Illinois. Mrs. LIE Groude Cannon
Baltimore. Mrs. G. L. Clarke of the
Mothers Club of Hartford and Mrs. w. M.
Austin of Plymouth
Trip to Mt. Vernon.
At 100 about 800 officers and delegates
went by special train to Mt. Vernon, where
the party spent the afternoon. returning
by way of Arlington.
The session of the mothers congress.
which opens at tonight at the Metropoli-
tan M. E. Church, promises to be of espe-
cial interest. Senator Fred T. Dubois of
Idaho will speak on the subject: '.Polyg-
amy and the Mormon Hierarchy Sena-
tor Dubois has been one of the mainstays
of the mothers congress In pressing the in
vestigation of Senator Smoot of Utah, and
1t is expected that he will tonight give
utterance to some very strong statements.
Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis, chairman of
the committee on legislative work of the
National w. c. T. u. will speak on DE
Tense of Home and Country"
The exercises tomorrow will open at 10
am. at the Metropolitan M. e. Church and
program. The invocation will be given by
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett. The speakers
and their topics will be Mrs. Anna e. Muir
ray Negro Children of America, - and
Senorita Carolina Holman Huidobro, on
Children of Spanish America. - -. g
The afternoon session will open at 3
O'Clock DIR. Samuel McCune Lindsey, first
United States commissioner Of education in
Porto Rico will speak on Children OF Por-'
to Rico and Mr.. Eki Hioki. first secretary
OF the Japanese legation. will speak. OF
Conditions Affecting the Educatdon Of
Children in Japan.
In the evening at o'clock Mrs. Theodore