Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-05-14
CONGRESS OF MOTHERS.

The annual meeting of the Nation
I'll Congress of Mothers is to be held
at Denver June 10 to II lnsluslVe
and al e ,dy the meeting gives promis
az being the largest congress eyer
ED by the mothers Of the land, who
are becoming more and more interest
ed In the great organization winch
ans accomplished so much during the
W ears of its existence toward
inainP about better conditions Tor
rbe children through cooperation
With school and legislative bodies and
general system of education un-
til the needs of children and how to
meet them have become familiar IN
e home, the school and in the
church, and the school houses of the
country have been opened as social
centers for the people that they may
II, cone better acquainted and dis
cuss the problems of child life and
The making of better men and women.
Following is a brief synopsis of the
work of that great organization of wo
lien and some of the things it has &C
eomplished in the past
Organization of mothers in connec-
on with hundreds of schools to stu
dy the needs of the children and how
TO meet them.
The cooperation of home and school
effected by the organization of Par
ents' association in schools.
The opening of school houses as
socia' centers for the people, with in
+, erestng, instructive and wholesome
entertainment for all.
Organization OF city branches Ma
tional Congress of Mothers.
Extension of organization of Moth
4rs and Teachers, and work for well
tare of childhood in foreign countries.
The calling together of the first
International congress in America on
the welfare of the child in March,
1909.
Securing co operation of depart
ment of state in extending invitations
to every nation.
hn osr.ay pfNyf1 rNF nJlIo nnC,
with government departments for the
education of parents in the physical
and moral, as well as mental training
of children. and the systematic greet
ing of immigrants on their arrival,
With literature, giving American i'd
cas- and customs and a welcome
The physical and economic injury of
,ome forms of child labor.
The removal of children from pris-
ons, thru active work in securing
juvenile court and probation systems
in many states and other countries.
The systematic care of the depend
ent, neglected, erring children, thru
gi. ing mothers much needed advice
and guidance and through organiza.
ton of juvenile court and through
the probation associations in COOP
Grafton with every court where chill.
dren are heard.
The presentation of ju.pnilo crime,
t@rt ugh opening of fairgrounds. and
school yards, extension of the intro
due on D manual raining aul do
nestle science in education, sta " OF
Inysical conoition; study of conlr,,ln
l'' conditions affecting Children, 60
operation with schools AMI courts in
ne of CHILDREN.
The publication of a Child Welfar,
z * zlne, which is an esscn'ial fac
to- in the development of the great
work the co, gress has in hand.
|he publication of book lists for
mothers and book lists for children,
prepared by the literature committee
Which are in constant demand. and
perform an important service.
The publication of study outlines
for mothers and parents, prepared by