Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-07
MANY WOMEN ARE
HERE ATTENDING
STATE CONGRESS
Sessions Open in Moline City
Court Room with Addresses
of Welcome.
WELFARE FEAST FEATURE
Prominent Women Address Members
Following Repsst at Commercial
Club Room-Fine Music

The annual convention OF the Hi
nois Mothers Congress and Parent
Teachers association opened here yes
terday afternoon with some - dele
gates in attendance from all parts OF
the state. The initial session was held
in the Moline city court room and was
called 20 order at 2-3O by Mrs. l.. d.
Doty. chairman. Rev. 4. :. Ha1ey
gave the invocation and was followed
BY addresses of welcome by Mayor VI.
r. Carlson. Mrs. John McEniry Of the
Moline Woman's club. Mrs. c. p. Skin
ner OF the Kings Daughters. Mrs. {.
c. Sloan of the FOrtnightly club. and
Mrs. A. VI. BeaI of the Home Study
club.
Each speaker in turn gave the dele
gates a hearty welcome TO the city
and declared Moline as feeling highly
honored because OF its selection for
the scene OF the state convention.
Response BY Mrs. Doty.
Mrs. L. d. DOty. president OF the
association. delivered the response: eN-
tending the thanks Of the delegates
and the congress TO the city. she es-
pecially thanked those women who
have thrown open their doors fer the
entertainment Of the visiting delegates.
The high school chorus of Moline
furnished a short program OF music,
and the afternoon session came 10 a
clcse with an address by Miss Eula
Deaton. dean OF girls of Austin high I.
school. Chicago, on the subject, The /
Social Life OF High School
Miss Deaton's Address.
D. saE, fl EnnfaT nj
alton in one sense of the word" said
Miss Deaton. "and the changes that
have been wrought during the last few
years IN the notions and standards are
nothing short OF revolutionary" Some
Of the points which Miss Deaton en-
phasized in bringing out this idea are
the following:
ct is found that all girls AID boys
are not cast in the same mold and
therefore should not be put through
the same process. II has also been
found that it is easier to adapt the
school TO the child than the child to
tho school.
a large and important par: CT the
school training is not received from (
books. and it is dangerous TO ignore
this vital part.
The organizing instincts in every
boy and girl need direction rather than ;
repression. II
The right use OF leisure is of enor-
NOUS value. 1t isn't when children are I
81 work that they fall into bad habits,
but when they have nothing else TO do.
''Wcmen are necessary in city. state
and national hOusekeeping-the gov !
erlment-not only as an ornament,
but as a part-its warp and woof
There is a unity in our social life {
hat demands that We make imperative
he keeping of it all sweet and clean /
and wholesome" Z
Welfare Banquct is Feature
The feature event of the convention
iere was the child welfare banquet
Ted last evening in the rooms of the
Moline Commercial club and which Z
vas attended by practically all Of the
delegates and many other visitors.
The meeting opened al $50 with an
Informal meeting and an acquaintance
hip gathering Mrs. William Hefferan 0
4 Chicago presided as chairman and
ostmistress. the meeting being known
IS the sympOsium-respo g
Mrs. George HuntoOn of Moline was s
he first speaker, talking on the sub I
ect. What the State Owes TO the n
hid" She was followed by Mrs. p
,harles Maxson. also OF this city, on n
he subject, The Obligation of the c
school" Mrs. B. F. Langworthy OF n
river Forest on the topic, Where the
Home Fails" Mrs. Charles W. French
Il Chicago on The Relation OF the v