Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-25
NATIONAL CONGRESS Of
MOTHERS MEETS NEXT IN
DALLAS On MARCH 20-26

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Dallas Tex Jan q The ENecu-
Ityc BOARD meeting o. the National
Congress ~ Mothers and Parent
Teacher Associations which convened
In Philadelphia In the early part Of
This month has as their main consii-
Grafton the National Child Welfare
Conference and 18th Annual Conven.
,ion of the National Organization. 10
be held In Dallas. March 2o-26 At
this time recommendation OF the
President ~ the Texas Congress Of
Mothers were considered particular
~ those relating 10 local and Nation
al speakers. II was determined to
secure sneakers on questions pertain.
inr 70 those departments OF work
which have been designated as OF
special importance IN both National
and state organizations among
these Good Roads and school I'm
proyements. klndcrgarten work. nlav
around organizations. the school "a
@ Social Center. and the Delinquent
child The principal theme. how
ever Of the entire Convention will pc
M Responsibility Of the Home and
q More Practical Education for Par.
cuthood. and on these two are the
Nations perpctuitv based
\ communication has been receiv-
cd AZ State and Dallas Healauo, tiers
which are now being maintained in
mo Methodist Publishing House
building. from Mrs Frederick Schoff
President Of the National Congress
OF Mothers. I'm which she states that
Mrs VI. V O'Shea, Head of the School
of Education Of the Wisconsin TINT
yersi'v win appear on The program
Nr O'Shea is brilliant speaker on
matters relating 10 Education and
tho Child Delegates and visitors 10
'hn Convention viii enjoy rare op-
I'''N NIIlNN w I'hi Nlk NiIlN Ii'lffl flfU
Miss Elizabeth Harrison. Of Chica.
go Head Of the Kindergarten Col
l'-o. and the author. OF many books
on child study, also a contributor 10
the Texas Motherhood Magazine. will
also appear on the program. and nave
3s her subject Maternal Efficiency"
Mr. Henry l. Cone. Secrcto 80 Of
the Religious Education Assoc "a ION,
OF Chicago. will attend the Con, n
tion and have charge Of the nroot1-,
for both Sunday afternoon and el en-
ins. His reputation is too vol
known In Texas 10 need any cCwr'out
However. II is safe 10 predict q ~
these occasions which viii offer such
splendid opportunity for the fathers
as we'll as the mothers. will prove
of lasting benefit In the training o.
the child
u has not Vet been determined
whether judge Lindsay will appear
on the program In Dallas. but ar
any rate the Delinquent Child" will
receive the attention of some vel
known speaker. as this is che Of tho
phases In which the National Pros
dent Is particularly interested. as slo
was responsible 10 n great measur
for the establishment of Juvenile
Courts IN the State Of Pennsylvania
However every effort will be made
20 secure Judge LINDSAY. who is the
Chairman Of the Juvenile Court De
nartmcnt Of the National Congress
Of Mothers In his home State he
has done most excellent work for the
child, and has given great aid 70 the
Colorado Congress ~ Mothers In nis
effort for childhood Judge Lindsey
in cooperation with Judge Thomas.
the State Factory Inspector. is now
preparing an act for the Colorado
LEGISLATURE which will require the
State 10 assist the family whose chill
dron are compelled 10 either 70 70
school or refrain from work where
such families are in need of the as
sistance and helm Of their children
This law will incidentally require the
State 10 pay n certain type OF moth
or 10 stay at home and take care Of
her children rather than 20 have the
court declare them dependent. and
send them off to state instructions 10
be cared for. \ survey is being made
Of some Of the conditions in Denver
concerning the children
One Of the most remarkable things
in the life OF the National Congress
81 Mothers IL the fact that IN the
sixteen years since II was formed.
there has .rome in'o active member
shin from the forty-seven states now
represented In the American Union.
thirtv-siX states which are making
every effort not only 70 hotter thos'
conditions Of the child life within
their own provinces. brit 10 aid In
developing the different phases Of
child life taken M nv the National
Mrs Frank DeCarmo. who rocont-
~ was made member ~ the Good
Roads Department Of the Federal
Government ~ WASHINGTON. and who
Is chairman Of this important De
partment OF the work in the National
Congress Of Mothers. will appear on
the program at the Dallas Convcn-
tion. and also on the program ~ the