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tN"H''ubeI from fTst PaEE.t
next introduced. He delivered brief
address of welcome. after which there
We're several very pretty vocal selec.
tons. Then Mrs. Schoff was intro
duced. She spoke for nearly an hour
handling her topic in a decidedly IN
teresting manner.
The conference viii be resumed ,h,s
morning promptly at 10 O'Clock. when
MISS Constantine McCorkle. secretary
or the Y. NJ. G. A, will lead of with
Our Girls"
Opening Session.
AT the opening session of the con-
ference yesterday afternoon in the old
Richmond high school building. Mrs
Schor cited some concrete instances
or the effect OF the work already
done for the welfare Of children. Among
THESE was the case Of an eight-year-
oio slrL VINO set fire to a house In
Philadelphia some years ago and was
sentenced to reformatory for the Of
tense. But through the influence and
efforts of the mothers OF PhiIadeIphta
she was rescued and given special
attention That girl. said Mrs Schoff.
IL now the assistant principal of one
or the big public schools in PhiladeI-
phia-
The meeting was opened with In
vocation by the Rev. James w. Morris.
rector or Monumental Episcopal
church. Then followed the registration
and roll call of delegates,
Mrs RI. l.. Whitlock, president of
the local club. preceded Mrs Schorr
Ia an address that Well defined tho
purposes anti scope OF the mothers
mONemAnf
spread to the mothers spirit In the
home and the school, bringing the two
as closely together as possible
We want to get the mothers back
TO the starting point" she declared.
They have drifted too far away from
their line Of duty. Instead Of the So
eial club and the reading club. we
want them toSfeel that their first duty
OF all is to their children and to the
children OF others.
Mrs. Whitlock felt confident the
mothers would come back. II the pres
ent movement Is continued along the
line 1t Is now directed
Opposes Suffrage.
Mrs. Schoff stated incidentally that
she was opposed to equal suffrage for
the very reason that 1t tends to CON
trovert the purposes Of the mothers
in their work to raise children to a
better standard of womanhood and
manhood. She did not doubt that
women, as a general rule. would ex-
ert wholesome effect upon the bal
lot. However, she believed this could
! be better accomplished by raising a
better class OF men through system
attic EFFORT on the part of the mo-
! theirs Then there would be fewer
grafters and crooked politicians who
under present conditions appear to be
absolutely incorrigible.
Mrs. Schof was recently asked by
the mayor of Philadelphia where
grafters are reputed to flourish in
great numbers and with impunity, to
serve as chairman of childs welfare
conference to be held in that city
November 20 under the auspices OF
the municipality. This Is the first IN
stance, she says. in which munich
pality has taken official cognizance of
/ the mothers work.
Mrs. Sehofg came down to Rich
rond on a dual mission. In add
ton to being the leading figure at the
mothers conference she is here with
her husband. who Is one of the prom
inent Philadelphia delegates to the
Deeper Waterways Convention. she
also has son who is delegate from
Pni'a deiphia. Last night she at
tended the convention 81 the Jefferson
to hear him speak. before proceed
ing to the mothers conference.
Mrs. Schor says she has great hope
for Philadelphia. even though 1t has
been in the grip of crooked politicians
these many Years She believes the
day Of awakening will come sooner or
later.