The Washington times., 1905-03-14
THE REAL WOMAN
IS Her SUBJECT
Mrs. Barber Delivers Fine
Address to Mothers.
NO TALK OF POLITICS
Congress VIII Probably Re-elect It's
Present Set of
Officers.

The National Congress OF Mothers in
its morning session today discussed the
methods of work IN mothers clubs and
parents associations, heard delegates
and State presidents make reports. and
listened to addresses on womanhood and
the value of childhood autobiographtes.
The featlre cf the session was mas
terly and scholarly paper read by Mrs.
Lucia. Gatez Barber. of Beston. Mass. on
TfTe ftts,ef N c5fT7sii1. IN which she point
cd out why many women fail to live the
lives they should live.
At 100 O'Clock this afternoon the
delegates to the Congress took special
ears to Mt Vernon, where, on the
porch OF that historic mansion, q pho
tcgraph of the congress will be taken
Tonight at s o'clock United States
Senator Dubois of Idaho will adress
the congress on "Polygamy and the
Mormon Hierarchy The speech will
be made in the Metropolitan NJ f.
Church, where all the meetings of the
congress have been held.
no Talk of Politics.
Although the election of officers of
the congress is set for Thursday morn
ing next, the mothers up to this time
have refrained from all talk of poll
ties, the general sentiment being that
continuance of the present officers
would best serve the interests of the
organization.
The president and other officers are
elected for three-year terms Mrs. Fred
eric SchoT. who is now terminating
her first three years as president of
| the congress. enjoys great popularity
among the delegates.
| Mrs. SchoT will be given another
term, said q prominent delegate to-
/ day So far there has been no dis
cussion Of the matter We are free
| from all political excitement and this,
1 think. is great factor of Gun smooth
sailing Mrs. sehof is so popular and
| has been such a great worker in the
+ congress- affairs, that ] think all of
| US want TO re-elect her
/ Mrs Robert r. Gotten, of North
| Carolina. first vice president of the
congress. will preside at the election.
| She also IS very popular, and should
| Mrs. schof decline a second term, it
might go to Mrs. Gotten.
Work of Mothers Clubs.
The first hour of this mornings ses-
sion was taken up entirely with re-
ports and brief suggestions of how the
work of these clubs can best be done.
The substance of the advice to the
| congress was that the mothers should
| keep before themselves always the
| highest ideals and educate themselves
| by frequent discussion and investiga-
/ ton OF all the branches OF mothers
/ work.
Among the speakers were:
/ Mrs D. O. Mears, Albany: Mrs. Ed
win I. Grice. Mrs. Herman Birney, of
! Philaeelphia: DR. Hamilton. Chicago;
| Mrs. Lee. Pennsylvania; Mrs. Hall,
| Chicago: Mrs Rice Boston; Mrs Glenn
ent. Philadelphia: Mrs. Green, Oak Park,
/ III, MRS ] f. James, District of Co
| iumbia.
Mrs. Barber's Paper.
Mrs. Lucia Gale Barber of Boston,
read the principal paper of the morn
| ing session Mrs Barber had carefully
| prepared her address on The Real
| Woman and created d splendid impress
| sion by her fine delivery and attractive
| she outlined and analyzed the various
attrikxtes and practices necessary tc
make the real woman, the woman neces-
sary to the home, necessary TO the
| world She sketched the delicate line
drawn between the real and the ideal
land offered many facts III proof of her
theories. Her paper was admira bly, pre-
pared and delivered with dignity, gra-
Ciousness, and potse.
| Ideals are the only real things" de-
t cleared Mrs Barber, the real woman
| radiates health, vigor and Is good te
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