The river press., 1910-06-15

There Is an able advisory council,
composed OF men headed by Theodore
Roosevelt. Governor Hadley of Mis-
souri, is much Interested in all pertain.
ing to the work in behalf of children.
In an address before the congress of
mothers President Roosevelt said:
This Is the organization for which
care most. You are dealing with vital
things In u sane and healthy way"
A man who was himself a waif aud
thoroughly familiar with the misfor.
tunes Of childhood has given some OF
his best efforts to legislation for the
betterment Of conditions surrounding
children. the child labor problem. This
man is Thomas e. Kihuey. state sena.
tor from st. Louis.
Senator Kinney was born and reared
in the tough" district Of st. Louis
and when he grew up became owner
OF saloon In that section which q
number Of years ago was notorious as
a "hangout" for the gang element.
Kinney got into politics and was elect.
ed to the state senate. where he has
served several terms. He surprised
the element which opposed him and
feared that his legislative work would
be detrimental to the interests of So
ciety. Senator Kinney became an
earnest and able advocate of educa-
tion. particularly for children who had
grown up under the evil conditions
which surrounded himself in his child.
hood. He is in hearty accord with the
work of the Congress of Mothers.
Is a Constructive Force.
The National Congress of Mothers
tries to lead through research. medita-
tion, suggestion and observation. 1t is
constructive force reaching all over
the United States. The mothers work
to eliminate those errors menacing So
ciety which have brought degradation
and disease to the little ones is to the
end that less of wrong shall confront
each generation.
These women are working to get at
facts and not at theories, fully realiz-
Ing the statement of all students Of So
cial conditions that the inefficiency
and insufliciency of homes is response
BILE for most of the crime. disease and
failure. The ignorance in this line is
not so surprising when it is remem.
bered that child nurture is almost the
only line in education that has been
neglected. Mistaken methods in rearing
children in the home or school or state
are the result of ignorance and of
lack of practical teaching. To supply
this deficiency the Congress of Mothers
urges provisions that shall embody and
make available to parents and young
people knowledge of the science of
child nurture.
The futures solution lies with the
children. From their ranks must come
the malefactor and the benefactor. the
helper and the hinderer.
Thus the Congress of Mothers is
working for the future by seeking to
improve the present.
Appeal to Mothers.
Mrs. Frederic Schoff. president OF
the National Congress of Mothers. has
issued an appeal to the women OF
America. She wants mothers to send
their names to her address. 341S Bar.
ing street. Philadelphia. The appeal
follows:
Mothers of America. do you realize
that upon you more than any one else
rests the future of this nation?
Have you grasped the breadth aud
height and scope Of work that is now
in your hands:
"Are you giving it first place in your
thoughts and life?
Are you fitting yourselves to be
in the broadest sense, or are
you drifting. without aim or compass.
In the greatest life work given to hu.
manity?
God made you the medium through
which life begins. He gave to you the
nurture and guidance of his little ones.
On You more than any other devolves
the possibility of life, health. mental
growth and spiritual ideals. On you
more than any other is the welfare of
the child dependent in home, school
and state. Mother love. mother thought.
mother wisdom. must consider his
needs. must see that each child has the
chance to develop the possibilities i'm
planted by God in every human heart
"The science of child nurture is the
greatest of all. 10 reach every home,
to enlist every mother in this study of
how best to meet the great responsi.
bility that God and humanity look to
her to bear-that is the work of the
National Congress of Mothers.
"Organized. intelligent, purposefu
can in large degree pre-.
vent infant mortality. disease and
crime. To the home must we look for
physical. moral and social uplift. To
the careless. thoughtless home can we
trace most Of life's tragedies.
Mothers of America, 1t Is only
united. purposeful effort that
conditions favorable to child welfare
In home, school and state can be Dro.