Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-07
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IVf gress OF Mothers are looking
forward with interest to the
second international Congress of Moth
ers, to he held in Washington, d. c.,
April % tc May 2, under the auspices
OF the National Congress of Mothers
and parent-teacher association. The
object Of the Congress Of Mothers is
child study TO promote child welfare.
and the ngres has worked TO estab-
fish parents associations ain the schools
as by this means the cooperation of
home and school is effected. Subjects
TO be considered at the approaching
ongress are: THE Duty of the Ma
ton to Children" ''The Erriug and De-
pendent Child" '"The Working Child
THE Welfare of the Country Child"
THE Welfare of the City Child and
The Relation of the Church to Child
Walfare." The aims and purposes of
the National Congress of Mothers are
primarily TO raise the standards of
home life; to develop wiser, better
trained parenthood; to give young poo
pie ignorant OF the proper care and
training of children opportunities to
learn this, that they may better per-
form the duties of parenthood to bring
into closer relations the home and the
school. hat parent and teacher may
cooperate intelligently In the education
of the child: to surround the childhood
Of the whole world with wise care in
the impressionable years of life, that
will develop good citizens instead of
l~awbreakers and criminals; to use sys-
tematic. rne effort TO this end,
through the formation of mothers clubs
in every public school and elsewhere;
the establishment of kindergartens, n
laws which will adequately care for
neglected and dependent children, in
the firm belief that united. concerted
work for little children will pay better
than any other philanthropic work
that can be done; to carry the mother
love and mother-thought into all that
concerns or touches childhood in home,
school. church, State or legislation: to
interest men and women to cooperate
in the work for purer, truer homes, in
the belief that to accomplish the best
results men and women must work to-
gether; to secur such legislation as
will ensure that children Of tender
years may not be tried in ordinary
courts, but that ZACH town shall estab-
fish juvenile courts and special officers.
whose business it shall be to look out
for that care which will rescue, instead
of confirm. the child in evil ways; to
work for such probationary care in in
dividual homes rather than institu-
tons: TO rouse the whole community
TO a sense of its duty and RESPONSE
bility to the blameless, dependent and
neglected children, because there is no
philanthropy which will so speedily
reduce taxes, reduce prison expenses
and the expense of institutions for or
rection and reform.
The president Of the New Jersey
Congress of Mothers is Mrs. Augustus
Fl. Reeve, of Morristown. The officers
of the National Congress are Mrs.
Theodore W. Birney and Mrs. Phoebe
A.. Hearst, founders. and president,
Mrs. frederick Schoff, of Philadelphia.
The advisory council is composed of
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Robert
Collyer, New York; the Rev. Josiah
Strong, New York; Roger b. McMullen,
Chicago; Frederic Schoff, Philadelphia;
the Rev. d. O.. Mears, Albany; DIR.
William p. Wilson, Philadelphia: Ell
mer Ellsworth Brown, Washington, D.
c.; DR.. George r. MacLean, Iowa; the
Rev. Newell Dwight Hills, Brooklyn;
Charles r. Skinner. New York; Arthur
A. Birney, Washington; George *.
Johnson, Philadelphia.
Making of Cartoons.
Charles Bowers, a cartoonist on the
staff of the Jersey Journal, illus
trated the making OF a cartoon by
sketches before members Of the New
Jersey Woman's Press Club, who were
entertained yesterday at the residence
OF Miss Ada d. Fuller, II Emery street
Jersey City. Mr.. Bowers. who at one
time was on the vaudeville stage, told
a number Of amusing personal expert
enees. His cartoons included heads OF
famous men and he also drew full
length figures OF women wearing the
prevailing style skirts.
One of the characteristics OF Mr..
Bowers's cartoons was thai from a
number or figure suggested from one
to eight he evolved faces Of presidents
and statesmen.
During rhe busiress session which
preceded the program a resolution was
passed protesting against the use of
Brigham Young's figure on the silver
service which is to be presented to the
battleship Utah. This will be forward
ed 10 President Taft and a copy will
be sent to the secretary Of the navy.
An amendment TO the constitution TO
increase the dues was made and a nom
mating committee appointed to pre-
pare a slate for the election of officers.
which will take place next month.
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