The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-12
MOTHERS CONGRESS.
PAPER ON THE SUBJECT OF
 "CHILD LABOR.D

Chosen for New York Peace Confer
 ence-New Officers Elected.
 The only business left over for the afternoon session of the Mothers con gress was the election of officers. Mrs. Frances Sheldol Bolton, of New Ha- ven, who has been the acting president for the past year, was elected honorary president. For tine new term, which has been extended to two years, Mrs W. B. Ferguson, of Middletown, was chosen president. The other officers elected were as follows: First e-president-Mrs. F. B Street, of East Haven. | Second vice -president-Mrs. L. C. Taylor, of Hartford.
 Third ce-president-Mrs A. N Pierson, of Cornwall.
 Fourth presidential W. T Barnum, of New Haven.
 Recording secretary-Mrs. J, K. Guy | of Middletown.
 Corresponding secretary-Mrs. D. R Mack, of New Haven.
 Treasurer-Mrs F. A. Crockett, oi Hartford.
 Auditor-Mrs. c. K. Bush, of West Haven.
 The committee chairmen for the en- suing year were chosen as follows:
 Ways and means-Mrs Ferdinand Wolf, of Waterville.
 Educational-Mrs w, R. Edwards, oi New Haven.
 Registration-Mrs. E. F. Tillinghast of New Haven.
 Programme-Mrs. H. P. Scoville, oi Torrlngton.
 Press-Mrs. Edward Parritt, of Hart ford.
 Literary infornationM Mrs. Harry Bonyorx
 A reception to the newly-elected off cers followed the business meeting, aft CT whictl a final adjournment was taken.
 The morning session, which was de- voted to the business of the congress opened in Foy auditorium at 10 o'clock yesterday, Mrs. Frances Sheldon Bol. ton presiding. The session opened with two solos by Miss Martha Sprenger, soprano. Songs My Mother Taught Me" by Dvorak and "Husheen," by Needham, botf sung cilarmingly.
 The minutes of the last meeting were read by Mrs. J. K. Guy, of Middle. town.
 Mrs. Charles II. Reyes, of Hartford the state treasurer, reported S2009S re. ceipts and a balance of s126,69 in the treasury
 Mrs. F. B, Street, of East Haven, the state organizer, presented her report in which she told of work resulting 1T the addition of six new elubsEas Hartford, Plymouth, Middlefeld, Leila and Hope Day nurseries and Lowe House club of this city. The latter have joined very recently, as they art engaged in a line of work similar to tho Mothers club.
 Mrs. Mary Gale Dawes, the fourtt vice-presldent, of Bridgeport, present ed a suggestion for ritual to be uset 1 in connection with the club meetings and 1t was voted that the ritual bt printed and sent to any club on appli- ] cation.
 Mrs. Homer s. Cummings, of stam. ford, chairman of the ways and means committee, Is quite i'll in Denver, ant there was no report for that commit tee.
 Mrs. Elizabeth $. Tlllinghast of tli! city, for the legislative committee, 1T her report mentioned that the United States senate ignored the petitions 1T the Reed-Smoot case. Perhaps they felt that their own records unfttet item to cast the frst stone, although they have not the reputation of being long on humility.
 "The pure-food agitation met with ; better fate, We as mothers should in vestigate and personally insist on pur, meat, groceries, milk and water. New Haven is far behind other cities in thi respect but Dr. Bartlett's admirable report has given us wonderful impetu in this direction"
 The juvenile court and the agitation for woman factory inspector were re viewed, The bill to give state aid {, small towns for educational purposes and the misappliance of funds, wer also reported. The subject of countr. schools in Connecticut is very dis couraging one, as S2 of our 16S town are under the anticipated district sys tenn. Mrs. Tillinghast earnestly recon | < ae, At. members.
 Mrs. K. B. Ferguson, for the educa tlonal committee, mentioned a few line of work in which she is particularly in terested.
 Mrs. A. N. Pierson, of Cornwall. re ported for the aff1liation committee.
 Mrs. Bolton read a communication from the New York Peace conferenc asking for. delegates, Six delegate were c3aosen as follows Mrs Charle H. Reyes, of Hartford; Mrs. Mary Gal Davis, of Bridgeport; Mrs. Abrams, O Hartford; Mrs. Middlebrook, of Hart ford; Mrs. Frances Sheldon Bolton, o New Haven, and Mrs. w. B. Ferguson of Middletown, with power to cleo their alternates.
 The reports of delegates were next the clubs reporting in order of joinint the Connecticut congress: West Havel club, New Haven club, Cornelia circle Rockville Mothers club, New Canaan Motherhood club, Hartford (this cluI has presented a petition to the boar, of education asking that music be ad mitted as an elective study in the higi schooD; Plymouth club, Woman league, Middletown; East Haven Moth l CTS Sunshine club.