Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-04-10


III mothers in a systematic eff
ort TO better the physical, IN
ellectual and social conditions
# the young people.
Supt. Reed was invited te
ddress the meeting. He said
n part:
The child is educated by all
the influences of his life. In
school certainly, but out of
school m ore particularly.
The average attendance in
the M. v. schools is about
145 days out of the 180.days
of the school year 756 hours
we're spent in school out of
the $40 waking hours. or
about 13 pr.cent Of his time
The influences of the play
time OF the child is of 1.-THE
utmost Importance To ac-
complish anything in the
development of the child.
we need LIST. interest i'm the
home, business, school, so.
ciety and church i'm the ac-
tivities of the chill l.-2nd.
a greater feeling Of respor-
sibility by all agents of the
community. 3rd, we need i'm
telligence in understanding
the nature of the child in
his physical and moral de-
velopement. 4th. co.opera-
tion oil home. school and SO
ciety. 5th, we need to "get
busy" in formulating stand
ards, providing amusem'nts
providing and supervising
the play of the childr'n and
i'm arcusing a proper public
sentiment to bring about
most favora bic conditions
i'm the community.
The following resolution.
we're adopted and committee.
appointed.
Resolutions
The mothers of Missouri
Valley in mass meeting Assem-,
oled, realizing the temptations
before our children. the lack o
entertainment. the lacl
If high ideals, the lack of sym
pathetic cooperation upon thu
part of the mothers, the lack
If direction i'm the choice o
amusement. the lack of contro
n all public social affairs, de-
-esolve:
LIST. Be it resolved, That the moth
rs of Missouri Valley organize our
elves for the purpose Of bctterin
he social conditions surrounding GU
and that this organization
70 known as The Mothers Club Q
Missouri Valley,
I'd. Be it resolved, That we reques
hat the curfcw ordinance be re
lived, and that such amendments b
Ldded to 1T as may make it forcefu
Vt the present time.
Sd. Be it resolved, That publ
places be under the su
oervision Of competent censors, act
ng under suitable regulation :; an
De 1T further resolved, That all GU
private social functions he CAREFUL
guarded, that nothing in precept o
example should creep in to lower til
zone of our social life.
4th. Be it resolved, That we peti
lion the people OF Miss 'uri Valley
provide a public play ground, to b
placed uuder the direction Of a pla
and that we set in operation
the necessary plans for a suitabl
in which the physical devel
opment Of our children may be d
rected, under the authority of GU
public schools.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Mrs. w E. Royce, Mrs. Guy Smith
Mrs. Tom Finley.
ADMINISTRATION
Mrs. S. G. Graham. Mrs. Clarence Ke1
ogy, Mrs j. s. Dewell, Mrs. w. II
Sudduth, Mrs. j. N. Tamisiea, Mrs
H. Deur, Mrs. w. M. Carlisle, Mrs
George Colver, Mrs. III. G. Hcckerl
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS
Mrs. DR.. Gamble. Mrs. H. c. Hoyer
Mrs. +. A. Heath, Mrs. w. e. Royce
Mrs. Leroy Doty.
The next meeting will be h.l,
IN the library auditorium at
&c ock Tuesday afternoon
April 8.
Mrs. Winnie Foote is the CUES
IF Blair friends for a few days
At the Evargelistic meeting
Of the W. c. 7. U. Tuesday af
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