Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-18

Atlanta and Denver.
Judge Ben b. Lindsey of Denver was APP
pointed chairman of the committee on
Juvenile court and probation, and Mrs.
Florence Kelly was named as chairman of
the child labor committee. Mrs. Max West
was made national press correspondent,
Mrs Jane y. Stewart chairman of the ma
tional press committee and Mrs Herman
II. Borney chairman of the committee ON
book lists for mothers and children.
Other Committees.
Other committees appointed were the fol-
lowing: Education. Mrs. w. F. Hefferan,
Dr. G. Stanley Hall, Prof. M. V. O'Shea
and DIR. Sherman Davis: executive commit
tee, the officers and Mrs. Fred T. Dubois.
Mrs J. a Jeffreys and Mrs. Arthur A. Bir-
ney; finance. Mrs ]. A. Jeffreys. Mrs. Geo.
X. Johnson and Mrs. w. l.. Foster; do
nestle science, Mrs. e. NJ. Thatcher, Mrs,
F. S. Sheldon and Mrs. J. L: Kimberley.
Rev. Newall Dwight Hills of New York
was added to the advisory board.
1t was decided to call upon every state
congress of mothers, and every mothers
club in America to take up the fight against
Mormonism. Mrs. Schoff, who has spent
years in the study of the problem, PERSONAL
ly investigating the conditions in Utah and
attending the sittings of the Senate COM
mittee which heard the evidence in the
Smoot case, will direct the campaign of
education to arouse the womanhood of the
nation.
Afternoon Addresses.
Among the addresses of the afternoon was
that of Mrs. Lille Devereaux Blake of New
York, who addressed the congress on the
subject of the mothers joint guardianship
of her child, and told of her efforts in New
York to bring this about.
Mrs. James P. Cahan delegate from the
New York City Mothers Club, of which
Mrs. Lille DeyereauX Blake is president, re-
ported for her club that it was doing a
great work, particularly in the public
schools. This club, she said, held regular
meetings in fifty of the public schools of
New York city. She stated that in one
school on the lower East Side of New York
quite a number OF fathers came to the meet
ings, but they had a grievance. They want
ed to know why the principal of the school
had them ordered away from the front of
the school building when they were there
with their push carts, doing no harm. I'VE
explained to them that this was necessary
to protect their own children, well as
others, in case of fire or a panic of any
kind said Mrs. Cahan, land from that day
the trouble with push-cart men in front of
that school ceased and no need of police in
terference has ever been felt"
Mrs. Cahan also told of the organization
of Audubon and Helping Hand societies
among the school children, and how these
little school societies were saving pennies
and laboring Q help clothe poorer children,
so that they. too. might attend school. In
another East Side school the children
wanted trees in the playground. and the
Mothers Club had them planted. One of
the members of the club, Mrs. Henry Par
sons, had founded a school farm" she
stated, where the children could go for
few days and learn about farming and gar
dening.
During the coming year, Mrs. Cahan
stated, the Mothers Club hopes to estab-
lish mothers clubs in connection with every
school in New York city. She stated that
the SllnaTintnpdppt Mr. Maxwell helm
ing them to do this.
Reports From Connecticut.
Mrs. Frances Sheldon Bolton of New
Haven. president of the Connecticut con-
gress of mothers, presented report from
that state. She began by stating that she
always resented the wooden nutmeg des-
ignation of her state, she thought that
when a state had constitution after which
the Constitution of the United States was
modelled it deserved a more dignified title,
as the Constitution state for instance.
which brought a round of applause and
laughter. Connecticut, she stated, had six
teen clubs in the state congress, and she
saw prospect of more clubs soon. These
clubs are working with teachers and pupils
and extending their influence In every d.
rectiOn.
Mrs. Bolton stated that the mothers con-
gress members in Connecticut had a bill
presented to the legislature for the Juvenile
court and probation system. and secured its
passage. The results, she stated, had been
most gratifying.
Notes Of the Congress.
Among the delegates to the congress none
has been greeted with warmer welcome.
perhaps because they have seldom frater
nized with national club women. than were
those from the south. Particularly this
true OF the members OF the congress from
far-away Louisiana, Mrs. Frank De
CAIRNS, president of the MotherS Union
of that state. and Mira Will Foster, dele
gate both from Shreveport. La. These la
dies made a report to the congress In which
they spoke encouragingly Of the work In
Louisiana and of the chivalry Of the men
of their state, who are assisting the men,
beers of the Mothers Union.
This mingiing OF two very bright and
charming society women with the older
new experience to them. but they confess
they like 1t. They were constant in their
attendance and unfiagging In their atten-
ton to the work of the entire session. and
were central figures in the numerous social
functions.
Mrs. Frederick Schoff. national president.
expressed great pleasure that the south Is
at last waking up to the necessities OF the
hour. and that 1t sent two such splendid1y
representative women to the congress.
Mrs Foster was placed upon the COM
mittee on resolutions and was elected
member of the national finance committee.
Both Mrs De Garmo and Mrs. Foster
are club women in their native state.
But" declared Mrs. De Garmo. viva
cious woman OF the true southern type,
while we are In genuine and sympathetic
touch with the literary and athletic club
women, Mrs Foster and feel that the
highest ideal of each should be to be
womanly woman, to be homemakers and
homekeepers, and workers for and with the
child. and this is. of course. the central
object with the national congress OF moth
ers. We shall go back to our southern
homes enthusiastic over the exalted and sub
lime aims ana purposes OF Inc nationat
congress of mothers. and we shall carry
with us the beautiful truths and helpful
suggestions we have heard from speakers
of our own and other lands
Mrs Foster declares that 1t Is her belief
that the chtyalrous men of their state to
whom both ladies gave much praise In