The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-04-17
MOTHERS CONGRESS
IN SHREVEPORT
Highly Important Convention
To Hold its Annual Session
May is, is and ~.


isiana, Mrs. Frank DeGormo. o!
Shreveport, President, will hold
its annual convention in Shreve-
port May Is, 16 and IL. A letter
from Mrs. H. A. Winter, chair
man of the press committee OF
Louisiana, extends an invitation
to the mothers of Winfield to
participate in this meeting and
promises them warm welcome
and intellectual feast.
In writing of this proposed
meeting, Mrs. Winter says:
"A special feature of the pro-
gram is the promised address on
the Juvenile Court Law and the
Probation System by the eminent
jurist of Denver, COL, Judge Ben
Lindsay. Other subjects will be
competently handled among
which are: Cooperation of Par
ent and Teacher, Child Labor
Laws, The Position of the Father
in the Family, Domestic Science
and Manual Training as apart of
the School System, Music in
Home and School, Pure Food In
the Household, The kindergarten
System.
SIT will be seen that we are fol-
loving the example set by the
international Congress of Moth
ers recently held at Washington,
d. G., and discussing all problems
which relate to the Welfare of
the Child
"Just as President Roosevelt:
opened the International Conven-
ton, by virtue of his being Chair
man of the Advisory Council of
the National Congress, so Gov.
Blanchard has been asked to open
the State Convention because he
is Chairman of the Advisory
Council of the Louisiana State
Congress.
"At Washington many of the
honors were carried away by the
women of Louisiana. Miss Jean
Gordon of New Orleans was made
Chairman of the National Child
Labor Committee and Mrs. Frank
DeGarmo delegate appointed
from Louisiana by Gov. Blanch-
ard) was on the Nomination Com
mittee at the Convention and was
made Chairman of the National
Literature Committee.
"One of the most important
objects of this years work of the
Congress is the effort it is making
to secure State Training School
to care for the neglected and
dependent and delinquent children
OF the State. Their present sur
roundings are fast producing
paupers and criminals, so from
an economical as we'll as moral
standpoint it is our duty to make
good citizens of them. l wrote
you to this effect some time ago
and hopee you made some appeal
to the people. If so. kindly use
enclosed stamps to send me copies
of what you wrote, also of the
article on this material. / thank
you in advance feeling sure that
what interest the mothers of
Louisiana will also interest every
true son of the State"
4 4 y
Street Cleaning.
A new departure has been in
augurated in WINFIELD that is not
only commendable, but highly
conducive to sanitary conditions.
While WINFIELD cannot complain
of many offensive cess pools or
conditions that will promote un-
sanitary effects. yet it is conducive
to cleanliness and neatness to
gather up the loose papers and
trash on the streets and in the
CUTTERS. A man is employed at
this work and it adds very mater
tally to the appearance of the
thoroughfares. The refuse is
gathered and destroyed. That
looks Is If civic pride is still wide
awake in a town that is marching
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