Middletown transcript., 1914-04-04
MOTHERS CONGRESS
Large VOIumn Of Business Trans
acted at The Annual Meeting
MANY REPORTS WERE READ

MANY REPORTS WERE REAL
The annual Council Meeting of the
Delaware Congress of Mothers anC
Parent Teachers Associations was helC
in The Century Club Room, this
town, Friday March 27, President Mrs.
George w. Marshall in the chair. The
Morning session was devoted to business
The afternoon meeting opened with
prayer by P. L. Donaghay. A greeting
from the President Miss Eliza C. Green,
response by Mrs. Henry Marshall Presi-
dent of Delaware Congress. The report
of the treasurer, Mrs. Thomas Carpen-
ter, of Lewis, was encouraging, show
ing possibility of some advance work.
The resignation Of the Press Chairman,
Mrs. R. E. Lewis, of Dover, was ac-
cepted, with regrets. Mrs. T. N. Raw
Inns, of Seaford, was elected to succeed
her. The resignation of Mrs A. R..
Benson, Chairman of Education was
read and accepted and Mrs. E. E. Ben
son, of Dover, elected to fill the place.
The returning Chairman sent in an in
teresting paper on her work which was
filled with good suggestions relating to
better education among the country
children. Motion was made and carried
that officers serve for two years, which
resulted in the following officers holding
over for another year, President Mrs.
C. W. Marshall, Milford; Vice-Presi-
dents, Mrs. A. E. Watson, Dover; Mrs.
o. v. Wootten, Laurel; Mrs. Robert
Lindale, Wyoming; Cor. Secretary
Miss Frances Emily Jones, Milford;
Recording Secretary Mrs. James F.
Aron, Dover; Treasurer, Mrs. Thomas
Carpenter, Lewis; Auditor, DR.. William
P. Orr, Lewes.
Delegates to 3rd International Con-
gress of Child Welfa4e, to be held at
Washington, D. c., April % to 27, were
as follows, viz: Mrs. James P. Aron,
Dover; Mrs. Ella Emery, Seaford; Miss
Halkett, Wilmington; Alternates, Mrs.
w. J. Benson, Dover, Mrs. T. T. Raw
Inns, Bridgeville; Mrs. Jennie Andrews,
Henry Clay. The president reported
ten Parent-Teacher Associations and
one Mothers Council in the state. Re-
ports were given by Mrs. C. V. Wootten,
for Laurel; Mrs. Moore read the. report
of Mrs. R. E. Lewis, for Dover; Miss
Taylor, for Wilmington; Mrs Carpenter,
for Lewes; Mrs. Cook from Seaford; the
President of Shawnee School, Harring-
ton, for Milford; and Mrs. Jennie An
drews, for the Mothers Community
Circle, at Hagley House, Henry Clay.
Miss Conwell, of Lewes, favored the
meeting with two beautiful solos. Mrs.
e. B. Rosa, of Milford, Chairman of
Child Hygiene, gave talk on her sub
ject fraught with helpful suggestions.
She spoke Of the o. E. Library League,
an international Association for prornot-
ing the circulation Of useful literature
by mail, on moral and social subjects.
All persons, members or not, may re-
ceive books by the payment of five cents
per week and postage. Any one inter
ested may write to Mrs. E. B. Ros a, Mil
ford, for further information. Mrs.
Rosa also spoke Of a communication
from the Colorado State Teachers Col
lege, asking that the Delaware Congress
of Mothers take action toward establish
ing uniform style Of dress for high
school girls, and recommended the Peter
Thompson suits, with dark colored
boomers to match, and colarless, but
not low necks. They also included neat
ness in arranging the hair and proper
protection for the feet. In other words,
to veto the present mode Of dress and
fashion and adopts a uniform method of
comfortable and sane dressing for high
school girls.
The Council unanimously voted to
favor and recommend sane, comfortable
and sensible dressing for school girls.
Rev. Irene EARL, President of Mothers
Council at Hagley House, spoke en-
couragingly Of the work done in the
settlement. Mrs. Lila w. Aron, spoke
on Teaching Truth" to which the aud
ience responded. Mrs. Frederick Schoff,
President of the National Congress of
Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associa-
tions, was present and gave and excel
lent address, telling of the remarkable
progress of the work and # the propects
for a great gathering at the Child-WeI-
fare Congress in Washington, to which
this Government has sent invitations to
all foreign countries to send delegates.
This being the last time our government
can do this without a special act of
Congress. Mrs. Schoff offered $25 to
the chairman of child hygiene. for use
in the state work which was greatly ap-
preciated. She also took up the subject
of Teaching Truth, spoken of briefly by
Mrs. Aron, which was followed by a
general discussion, resulting in a motion
authorizing the president to endeavor to
secure a place on the program of the
Teachers Institute for a Round Table
with the Mothers Congress. Mrs.
Schoff told of the interest Commissioner
Of Education Claxton, has taken in the
work Of the Mothers Congress, giving it
a desk in the Bureau of Education, tax
ing its books and pamphlets and assist
ing in various ways in furthering the
work A rising vote of thanks was
given the Middletown ladies for the use
of thail. hall and assistance in rnr-r;,,or or