New-York tribune., 1908-01-14

found that we were hazy about the etiquette Of
the invitations Just how send them to the
different diplomats. he had the Secretary of State
draft those invitations and that they reached
every one Of the forty-eight embassies And he
has asked US 10 the White House the
first day Of the meeting think, said the speaker.
'ours will the first convention that ever opened
in the White House"
Mrs Roosevelt is an honorary member of our
state organization" said woman in the audience
Not only an honorary nenber-she has paid
her dues" returned Mrs Schon with pointed en-
phasis.
The sneaker gave the mothers before her some
rractical suggestions about how be real mothers
Motherhood isn't only just taking care of your
own sons and daughters she said 1t means
more. You New York mothers can't afford not TO
be in touch with the neglected children OF your
city If for no more than selfish reasons you
should do what you TO better the conditions in
which less fortunate children live, for their lives
are bound TO affect the lives Of your children more
or less II is by Indifference that we have
made the conditions in country that trouble US
TThv don't you try 10 get few of the immi-
grants who are being dumped upon US, and who
stay here in the sluns of New York. many OF
them because they've no money TO get further
why don't you try to help few Of them out 10
the farming regions. where their children won l
have to grow up in dark rooms and crowded
streets? Not mothers work. you say? Why, every
thing is mothers work that has TO Go with the
fate of children. Why do you good mothers sit
down and take il for granted that there must be
sluns2
mink what q field there is among those Slav
mothers. fresh from the farms Of Europe, where
they were accustomed TO leave the baby in the
house swith perhaps dry crust TO suck. while
they worked in the fields They are ignorant. they
need teacfing-and yoi., you cannot aHord not 10
be in touch with them"
MOTHERS" sHG AT REAL WORK.
Then Mrs. schon talked about juvenile court
work which was her work until she -ook her pres
ent Office
,.r want to tell YOU what mothers club in Ger
rnautown has done" she said. They are women
Of social position too They support a probation
officer paying her 500 year, and every week one
Of their number meets this officer and talks over
the cases that come up in the children's court,
what can be done for this one and that. In Phil
adelphia mothers Of all denominations meet to
gether and work in conjunction with the children s
why those children can be saved. They are
like other children. Some Of them have nagging
mothers who drive them out upon the street.
where they get into trouble And the mothers are
ignorant. Some have been shopgirls, or. Ike a
mother I saw who had been maid in a house,
know how to wait on table and dust furniture,
she said. but I don't know how TO take care OF
this this being the baby in her arms.
Get into touch with such mothers and such chill
dren Now there aren't nearly enough probation
officers in New York A probation officer can't do
much when she has 20 visit 50 many homes that
she can't stay any time in any Of them Think
how much yeu could accomplish if each one Of
you mothers here would go 10 a probation officer
and say III be a friend TO child, one child
that needs it
The speaker paused. Every body looked At every
BODY else. Here was q chance for some real, prac-
ticaI work Everybody continued 70 look at every
body else. Finally small woman arose. Mrs
Schof beaIned OF her.
You have something 10 say2' said Mrs Lille
Devereux Blake. the chairman, hopefully
Yes" said the small woman; Il wish 70 say that
III subscribe for that magazine you We're talking
about-our club magazine"
There was quite an inflx Of 5e-cent subscrip-
tions fo: the magazine. Then the New York City
Mothers noated out 10 The elevator and TO their
homes