The Washington times., 1905-03-13
Committee on Resolu-
tions Expected to
Sound Slogan.
PRESIDENT ON DIVORCE
He Will Address the Con
gresS on This
Evil.

y,
begun months ago, viii be continued
with unabated vigor by the National
Congress of Mothers, now assembled in
triennial convention in this city at the
Metropolitan NJ L. Church.
This assertion was made today to The
Times by Mrs. Robert r. Gotten, of
Bruce. Pitt county. n. c., who is chair
man of the committee on resolutions,
appointed Saturday last by Mrs. Schoff,
president Of the congress.
Replying TO the rumor that the COM
mittee has already prepared a resolution
crying down Mormon polygamy. flrs.
Gotten said the committee had held no
meeting, but she would call 1t together
this afternoon, when 1t will be ready 20
consider any resolution that may b.
submitted If the resolutions are in
dorsed the committee win announce the
fact If they are not approved they
will be promptly tabled.
In Presidents Address.
The Times can further announce on
good authority, that tonight Mrs. Fred
making an opening address. will refer
in no uncertain tones to the necessity
for the mutners keeping up their fight
against the Mormon religion in the
United States.
1t vas said today that President
Roosevelt, who VIII address the congress
tonight, VIII take the divorce evil as
his theme, leaving the Mormon ques-
tiou untouched
Tomorrow night. however. United
States SerIstor Dubois of Idaho will
deliver an-address entitled, 'PolygaTny
and the Mormon Hierarchy" In which
he will pay his respects 20 the Mormon
problem.
Although nc resolution has been
formally prepared by the resolutions
committee for the purpose or clearly
defining the Mothers attitude IN re-
leard today to the effect that such Il
paper viii be laid before the congress
within the next day or two.
To Fight Mormonism.
The congress is fully determined to let
up in no way in its fight against Nor
monism and its position viii be empha-
sized either by a resolution or by
speeches. or by both, before the con-
gress adjourns next Saturday.
This afternoon al ) o'clock a reception
will be extended TO the congress at the
White House. and tomorrow afternoon
the delegates will go 10 Mt Vernon.
The mG.ning session of the congress
was devoted TO the reading and accept
auce Of three-minute reports from the
presid ents Of State clubs and delegates.
Child Labor Data.
Mrs. De Carmo. delegate from Louis
lana. submitted her report. which COW
cred. principally, data she obtained rela-
tive To child labor in her State and eff
forts which have been made to estab-
lish juvenile courts. Mrs De Garmo
stated that the laws of Louisiana re-
quire that no child under the age of
fourteen is permitted to work in fac
tories, workshops, or to travel with
strolling musicians unless provided with
certificates issued by principals OF
months Of each year in school
10 woman is permitted to work In the
s..uI,s unless she is provided with a
islncn or chair The working hour is
! limited to ten hours a day, allowing orc
hour for luncheon.
Mrs Edwin c Grier corresponding
sccrt tary, submitted the reports Of Mrs
Weeks chairman of the committee on
! literature, and Hastings. Hart of Chi
cago, on Dependent, Defective. and
Delinquent Children
Schools in California.
Mrs. Perkins read the report of the
mothers o1 California. showing what has
| been accomplished by them in improving
the school conditions there.
Mrs, A A. Birney. of this city. made
her report Of the Washington Mothers
! Club. saying it had just been formed
| but that she hoped it would be in gooC
working order very soon.
! At this point Mrs. Schof announced
| % the congress that Senator Dubois
/ who had put on the program THE Pur
! ity Of the Home the subject for hi,
address tomorrow nigh desired TO hay,
| it announced thar he would speak or
j''PolEgamy and the Mormon HieFa rchy =
| This announcement was received b,
| the delegates with rounds of applause.
| unanimous and PROLONGED.
re ports from delegates and Stat,
! presidents We're read during the re
/ mainier Of the session, showing that III,
! mothers clubs throughout the countr,
| have been numerically increased. AM
| their power and influence extended
! Miss HILLS of Des Aioines, Iowa
| reading her mothers report said he
! Mothers Congress in Des Moines Il
| now endeaVOring 10 secure Il juVenil,
court in Des Moines. The apathy o
| the people, she said, was the great oh
/ stacle TO the reform.
! Mrs. Jeffries, State president of Ohio
Mrs. Lowry, of the PhiladeIphi;
| Mothers Club. said that oreaniza tion
now eight years old. is keeping up it
good work Of former years.
West Philadelphia, said her organiza
ton has secured public Fairgrounds 70
te children of that community
Mrs Mary Pamela Rice Of Boston
/ said the Boston Mothers and Fathers
! Club tries to work for both city an
''t51i Our club she said. goes on tn
theory that fathers must cooperate wit
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