The Monte Vista journal., 1908-03-14
INTERNATIONAL GATHERING eATHE;lRllN AT
d.. CAPITAL TO Dicuss VEL
FARE OF CHILDREN. 7t
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
PLACES THE GATHERING EVEN
HIGHER THAN VETERANS OF
THE CIVIL WAR.

Washingt delegation Of Cob
oradO women who nre here to attend
the first International Congress OF
Mothers in America on the welfare OK
the child will take active part in tho
deliberations. The delegates from Col
orado are Mesdames II. J. Hersey. II.
A. True, t. M. Ashley and A. w. Steele
OF Denver, J. II. Region of Fort Collins
and Hawse OF Greeley. The delegates
attended reception given members or
their organization at the White House
Tuesday afternoon by the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt and later held tho
first meeting Of n series which will 90.
cupy the remainder Of the week.
"This Is one body that put even
higher than the veterans of the Ciyl
War;" was the enthusiastic preliminary
remark Of President Roosevelt in re-
ceiving the delegates The President
made the occasion a decidedly more
than in formal reception by having tho
Marine band in attendance and his miI-
itary and naval aides in full uniform.
He said:
when all is said, 1t is .he mother,
and the mother only. who is a bettor
citizen even than the soldier who fights
for his country The successful mother,
the mother who does her part In rear
ing and training bright boys and girls,
who are to be the men and women OF
the next generation. Is OF greater use
to the community and occupies, II sho
only would realize It. a more honorable
as well as more important position than
any successful man In II.
81 want 10 ask your assistance FOR
two or three matters that are not inn
mediately connected with the life tn
the family itself but that are Of Vital
consequences. 10 the children. In ths
first place. In the schools, see that tho
school work is made as practicable as
possible AS regards our public sclolts
| especially. I want to put In speci1t
word in behalf OF the right kind or
Fairgrounds No school Is Gooa
school II II has not Il good playground
Help the children to play: and remctn-
ber that yGu can often help them most
by leaving them entirely alone. II is
| the gravest kind OF wrong not only tn
! the children, but to the whole commu
nifty. to turn out the boys and girls. cs-
pecially In the congested part OF tho
city. with no place to play but thu
streets.
"You can not have good citizens.
good men and women Of the ncd scn-
GRAFTON. II the boys and girls arS
worked In the factories to the stuntfns
Of their moral, mental AMI physicai
growth. Wherever the national gov.
ernment cGn reach II should do away
with the evils OF child labor. and Z
! trust this Will be done: but much must
be done by the actions OF the several
state Legislatures; and do each OF you.
In your several states. all TINT you can
to secure the enactment and then tho
enforcement Of laws that shall put II
stop to the employment OF children or
tender nse In doing what only grown
people should do"
Wcdn eaday luncheon will be ten
dcrcd the members and their friends
mt which Mrs. Hcrsey VIII preside as
tonstmis' rcss. At Thursdays meeting
Mrs. Herscy will rcad n paper entitled
THE Spirit Of the Home" and Friday
Mrs True will speak On THE Welfare
| OF the Child"