The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-12
With the Clubwornen

The second international congress on
the welfare OF the child Will be held this
year In Washington, D. c., from April %
TO May 2. under the auspices Of the Ma
tional Congress of Mothers and the Pa
rent-Teacher association, both Of which
are represented by local organizations
doing much for the welfare OF the child
and many are Interested in the work
who have not allied themselves with
either organization because they did not
understand the exact purposes nor the
scope OF the work.
In It's circular announcing the coming
congress the allied organization says tine
aims and purposes OF the two are:
To raise the standards OF home life
To develop wiser, better trained parent
hood.
TO give young people, ignorant OF the
proper care and training OF children, OPP
portunities to learn this. that they may
better perform the duties OF parenthood.
To bring into closer relations the home
and the school, that parent and teacher
may cooperate intelligently in the educa-
ton Of the child.
world with that loving. wise care In the
impresslonable years of life that will de-
velop good citizens, instead of lawbreak-
ere and criminals.
end. through the formation OF mothers
clubs In every public school and else
where; the establishment OF kindergar-
| tens, and the laws which will adequately
care for neglected and dependent children.
in the firm belief that united concerted
work for little children will pay better
thnn, 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
To interest men and women to co-ope-
rate In the work for purer. truer homes,
| In the belief that TO accomplish the best
results, men and women must work to-
gether.
TO secure such legislation as will in
sure. that children OF tender years may
not be tried In ordinary courts, but that
each town shall establish juvenile courts
and special officers, whose business 1t
shall be to look out for that care which
VIII rescue. instead Of confirm. the child
In evil ways.
To work for such probationary, care In
individual homes rather than institutions.
To rouse the whole community to a
sense OF its duty and responsibility to the
blamelessr dependent and neglected chill
dren, because there is no philanthropy
which will so speedily reduce our taxes.
reduce our prison expenses. reduce the
expense of institutions for correction and
reform.
The work OF the congress is civic work
in Its broadcast and highest sense, and
the aims OF the congress is cordially In
vited TO become member and aid In the
organized effort for a higher, nobler ma :
tional life. which can only be attained
At the meeting OF the Ladies' Literary
club, held on Friday last, the subject of
Spanish art and letters was taken up in
most able and exhaustive manner by
Prof Thorld Arnoldson OF the University
OF Utah and by j. Leo Fairbanks, the su-
pervisor OF art In the city schools. Both
spoke at some length, the former Inter
spering his talk with readings from Span
ish authors from either his own or his
pupils translations. Mr.. Fairbanks spoke
especially the work of Velasquez. and
commended the copies OF this gifted ar
lists work. which are to be found I'm the
Utah collection.
Mrs. Lizzie Thomas Edward furnished
the vocal music. singing "Carissimo" and
angels Guardians" by Jocelyn: and for
an encore Believe Me II All Those En-
dearsns Young. Charms. with harp ac-
compartment by Mrs. Tuttle, who later
gave two beautiful harp solos The only
business brought before the club was the
partial report OF the committee on pro-
gram for the next year. The proposed
amendment 10 the bylaws was defeated
by vote. The next meeting will be held
on Friday. March "a, when Mrs. Charles