The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-01-22

Mothers Union of Shreveport, of which
Mrs. NJ. E. DeGarmo is president, is ;
branch of the National Congress o
Mothers
Its aim and purposes are herein Sc
forth:
To raise the standards OF home fife
To develop wiser. bettes trainea parent
hood
To'give young people, ignorant Of the
proper care and training of children
opportunities to learn this that the,
may better serform tho duties of par
enthood.
To bring into Closer eelations thu
home and the school, that parent ane
teacher may cooperate intelligently ir
the education of the child.
To surround the childhood OF ss,.
whole world with that loving, wise care
in the impressionable years % life. thai
will develop good citizens instead o.
lawbreakers and criminals.
To use systematic earnest effort II
this end, through the formation O.
mothers clubs in every public schoo
and elsewhere; ahe establishment Of
kindergartens. and Jaws which will ade-
quately care for neglected and depena
ent children in che firm Uelief shai
united, concerted work for little chill
dren will pay bettes than any Other
philanthropic work that can be done.
To carry the mother-love and a1other.
thought into all that concerns or touch
es childhood IN home1 schooS church
state or legislation
To interest men an4 women 70 CO.
operate in the work for purer, sruer
homes, in the belief that 20 accomplish
the best results men ana women must
work together.
To secure such legislation as win in
sure that children Of tender years may
not be tried in ordinary courts. but
that each town shall establish juvenile
courts and special officers. whose bust
ness it shall be 20 lookout for chat care
which will rescues instead Of confirm,
the child in evil ways.
To work for such probationary care
in individual homes sather than insti-
tutions.
To rouse the whole community 10 a
sense of its duty and responsibility 20
the blameless, dependens and neg
iected children, because there is no
philanthropy which will SO speedily re-
duce OUR taxes, reduce our prison ex-
penses, reduce the expense of institu-
tons for correction and reform
The work of the congress is civic
work in its broadest and highest
sense, and every man or woman who
is interested in the aims of the con-
gress is cordially invited to become a
member and aid in the organized eff
fort for higher, nobler, national life,
which can only be attained through
the individual homes. .st
Membership in the congress is two
dollars per year for associate members.
Child-study clubs mothers clubs and
parent-teacher unions pay per capita
due of ten cents per annun1-and by
this become members of both State and
National Congress-with the privilege
of representation at the convention.
Other bodies whose work is gern1ane
to- that of the congress may send dele
gates on, the payment of five dollars
- NOTES.
Mrs. James Ashton Blanchard enter
tanned at handsome co1irse luncheon
Saturday, complimentary 20 Mrs. Cur
rier of Boston.
Miss Maggie Flournoy, an ambitious
young school girl of our parish, is in
town canvassing for Mrs. Helen D.
Longstreet's book, Lee and Longstreet
at Hightfde." I
To encourage the Sale of the book
Mrs. Longstreet offers scholarship in
any Southern college to those who will
return her rs paid subscriptions. We
hope the book will be well received in
and the praiseworthy effort
IF Caddo's daughter to secure schol-
arship be successful. -,
Miss Hattie O'Kelly of New Orleans
IS visiting her sister, Mrs. Purnell, OH
Strand avenue - -
Mr.. Sol Loeb left last week for Los
Angeles. CAL, with his brother, Mr..
Amy Loeb, whose i'll health has occas-
oned his family and friends much TN
.asiness. The brothers will spend the
remainder of the winter and the spring
n the genial California climate where,
We hope. entire recuperation may come
o our young friend.
THE LETTER LIST.
The following is list Of letters re-
naming uncalled for in the Shreveport
,ostoffice for the week ending Saturday,
January IL. 1905. A charge of one
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