Smyrna times., 1911-11-29
DELAWARE STATE BOARD :
OF MOTHERS CONGRESS
HELD ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
AT MILFORD LAST WEEK
Mrs. Geo. W. Marshall, State Presi-
dent, Presided, and Several
Interesting Addresses Made.

The Delaware State Board of the
Mothers Congress held very en-
thusiastic and interesting meeting
at the home of the State President.
Mrs. George W. Marshall at Mil
ford, Tuesday, November 21. Twelve
members were present and gave very
encouraging reports of the past
years work and asked the co-opera-
tion of all the Parent-Teacher AS
sOciations in the State to make the
year 1912 year of active work. The
meeting was called to order at a.
m. by the President, Mrs. George
w. Marshall and was opened by
prayer by Mrs. Henderson, of
Georgetown, State Recording Secre-
tary. Mrs. Marshall spoke briefly
of this work outlined for the coming
year and said she felt as though the
work would now be easy as there
were so many Parent-Teacher As
sociations in the State and so many
willing workers. She dwelt at great
length on the forming a Boys Road
Patrol. These boys are formed into
squads of eight, were uniforms and
carry guns and are drilled by
member of the National Guard. Each
squad has a certain road or street to
patrol after school AMI keep in
order They are paid by the county
or town council and do away with
political road overseers who know
nothing about roadbuilding and also
do away with the supposed street
makers and cleaners in the town.
AS they patrol their districts each
boy carries a logue with him and
takes an account of every needed
repair and then proceeds to repair
the same. This will give the boys
something to do to help beautify our
country roads and town streets, will
give them little money and save a
great deal paid out to overseers who
ruin the roads instead of improve
them. This Road Patrol can affiliate
itself with the Mothers Congress by
the payment of three dollars a year.
If the boys were not able to buy the
suits, the county could buy them
and let the boys work to pay it back.
There should be no trouble in Dover
to organize a Road Patrol as the
Knights of Honor is quite a large
organization anu has been already
drTPftS bv a member of the militia.
A prize might be offered for the
best kept road or street. Surely
each boy could keep the street in
front of his own home in order with
out interfering with the town coun-
Gil. Do it boys and see how your
muddy streets, full of holes Will be
transformed into beautiful streets.
You will be thus trained for our
future road overseers. Mrs. Hen
derson, of Georgetown, told how she
is teaching her Sunday School class
crocheting and knitting. The girls
meet with her one afternoon each
week. The first half hour they read
and study the Sunday School lesson
for the next Sunday, then they
spend the next hour in learning to
crochet and knit Mrs. Jones of
Milford, Chairman of Child Hygiene,
dwelt at length on the care of milk
used by the family, especially that
used by the baby; the care of the
teeth and the great need of period
i-al examination of the shool child
rem by a physician. Then the
physician will give each child who
needs attention slip to take home
to his parents stating his condition.
DR.. Hayward, of Delaware College,
will 20 to any town free of charge
at any time and tell you how i'm
portant it is to care for the milk,
COW and stable and how to do it.
Mrs. Jones asks that each Mother S
Circle and Parent Teachers Associa-
tion appoint a Chairman of Child
Hygiene to work with her. Send the
names to her as soon as possible.
If the Board Of Education cannot
appoint a physician to examine the
school children, the Board of Health
surely should do it. Mrs. Virden Of
Lewes, Chairman of Domestic
Scieuce, asked that we make an en-.
deavor to have sewing or cooking
and both if possible, taught in oui
shoots. If the Board of Education
is not able to employ such teacher
could not one of the teachers tax,
an hour each week to teach thes,
branches, or if some young lady il
the town would like to go to tn,
school once or twice a week t.
teach free of charge because sh
wanted to do something to he'll
sonmeone, would the Board ALLOW
it? If it were not possible to Civ
her a period in school the girl
would be glad to stay an hour afte
school once a week to learn thi
art. Give them a chance, see hoy
quickly they respond. If twent
ladies in the town would have girl
meet at their homes for two hour