Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-01
MOTHERS DEPLORE
DOUBLE STANDARD
Sentiments Expressed at Con-
greSs Exercises Meet
with Approval
NEEDS OF YOUTH DISCUSSED
Speaker Says Boys and Girls
Should Know Truths of
Physiology
NEEDS OF YOUTH DISCUSSED
[snecial TO The Herald.1

NOulGIl III dlLtilOetilNG db Tic ANCSAtACNA
ty day exercises of the California Con-
gress of Mothers, held here today,
crowded around Dr. Kate Warning
Barrett and Mrs Hester Griffith this
afternoon to express their approval of
the remarks made by these two speak
ers along the lines Of equality of the
boy and the girl and the subject of So
cial purity.
"The under world is not a necessary
part of any city, Mrs Griffith, presl-
dent of the Southern California W. c.
r. u, had declared. "Such an idea is
monstrous. Laws of nature making
such things necessary never were ere
ated. Otherwise, our God would not
be worthy our worship
She created a sensation by an en-
phatic sstatement that sex physiology
should be taught the little boys and
girls in the public schools. This was
applauded heartily.
Teach them the truths of sex physi-
ology while they are yet young" she
said. Teach them they are TO be the
future parents of children before the
age when the subject will bring other
thoughts; teach them the facts, and
the children viii grow up better. 1t
would be the best thing for the race
DEPLoREs DOUBLE STANDARD
The teaching of the parents is often
improper, she declared, and leads to a
double standard of morality, which is
frequently responsible for the falling of
women. The double standard of moral
ity she asserted to be untenable and
deplorable.
DR.. Barrett's talk, which just pre-
ceded Mrs. Griffith's, was a plea for
equality In the home.
1.-The girl does the work in the home"
said she, while the boy is lord OF the
house, If he works he is paid for 1t,
because it saves the expense of hiring
a man; but the girl drudges on with
out pay, just because it is custom
to expect it of her The girl and the
boy should be treated equally. The fact
that they are not makes 1t often the
case that when the boy becomes man
and a husband he does not treat his
wife as he should, and also is unable
to assist her with the housework as he
should be expected to do when she Is
incapacitated.
"The man of the house should pay
the ILLS, 1 believe, but the woman
should he able to help out if the man IS
stricken and made unable to work. L
rejoice in the army of women who are
making their own living. l believe IN
equality. We women pay men three
times as much for making our ga
ments as we do women, because they
make them better. But believe Woln-
on, on the other hand. can be just as
good lawyers and physicians as men,"
GATHERING A NOTABLE ONE
Tie gathering of mothers at this all
day congress was notable. a glance
over the crowded auditorium of First
CONGREGATIONAL church, at Third street
and Cedar avenue, brought to the eye
an i'm 1essive sight. Most of the moth
ers present were well past middle age,
and many heads We're crowned with
siivery or white hair.
The members of the Long Beach Dis
trict Federation of Parent-Teachers
associations were hostesses. Mrs. Myra
X. Miller is president of that fedora
tion. Mrs. Chalmers Smith, state pres
ident, was unable to be present, owing
to a death. and the state vice presi-
dent, Mrs. D. K. Trask, represented
her.
The members of the committee in
charge were Mrs. Catherine Pierce
Wheat, Los Angeles; Mrs. VIII r.
Schilling, Long Beach; Mrs. Isaac
Springer, Pasadena, and Mrs. Harry
Stearns, the last named being in charge
of the artistic decorating of the meet
ing place.
Mrs. Catherine Pierce Wheat was
chairman of the day. The morning ses-
sion opened at 10:15 o'clock, when Miss
Theta Mae Lynn of Long Beach played
an organ prelude. Rev, F. Nj. Rogers,
pastor of the First Christian church,
offered an invocation and Mrs. Princess
Long sang "A Group of Favorites."
Miss Nixon played violin solo, and
then Mrs. Myra K. Miller extended the
greetings of the Long Beach district
Mayor Windham followed with a short
address of welcome, in which he indi-
Gated his conviction that the work of
the federation Of mothers was an i'm
portant and praiseworthy one, Mrs
Trask, state vice president, responded.
PROGRAM OF SHORT TALKS
An hour with Long Beach workers
followed, flve-minute talks being given,
as follows: The Ebell Club Mrs.
George Barndollar, president of the
club; "P. e. O.-Our Educational
Fund" Mrs. j. A. Rominger; THE D.
A. R." Mrs. ]. d. Graham; "W. c. T.
IT," Mrs. f. E. Young; "Y. W. c. A,
Miss smith, secretary; Civic League"
Mrs. e. \. Strong; "Our Schools,
Prof j. d Graham, superintendent;
Our Associations" Mrs. W. II. Schil
ling. president Of the Atlantic Avenue
Parent-Teache association Of this
city.
A vocal solo by Miss Flossie Gold
smith with Miss Goldsmith playing a
violin oblgatO, concluded the morning
session. Adjournment for luncheon
then was taken. Luncheon was served
in the parlors of the church A tasty
menu was served in appreciable style
on tables beautified with flowers. Mrs.
w. f. Roscoe was chairman of the
committee in charge of the luncheon,
and Mrs. NJ. K. Miller was toastmis-
tress.
The afternoon session was given over
almost entirely to the visiting women.
After an instrumental solo by Miss
Nielsen; an invocation, offered by Rev
II. *. Booth, and a contralto solo by
Miss Lucy Wolcott, an Hour with the
state Committees" followed. FiVe-min-
ute talks were given as follows: Chill
drer's Hospital" Mrs. c. e. Huntcher-
son: "Educational," Mrs. l.. V. Twin
ing: Legislative" Mrs o. Shepard
Barnum; "Patriotism," Mrs. IT. c. Ter
rell: MATERNITY Cottage" Mrs. A. NJ.
Lord; Literature" Mrs 0. T. Help
ing, and Fairgrounds" Mrs. F. L.
Schoheld
EXCELLENT PROGRESS SHOWN
These women outlined the work of
the various committees along their par
ticuIar lines, and all reports were so
favorable and so indicative of progress
and great accomplishments of good
that the remarks were lnterspersed ire
quently with applause.
Musical numbers by Mrs. w. %.
LVfseman. soprano, accompanied by
Mrs C. r. Mitchell, and an instrument
tVasaF Foil