Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-04-01
A Forward Movement

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=, Mrs J. B. Mcbride of Spring
field. president of the Missour
Congress of Mothers and Paren
Teacher Association, was her,
to assist in the forming of a per
manent organization, a temper
ary organization having beer
made March ).
Officers were elected AS fol
lows:
Mrs. NJ Craig, president.
Mrs. Horace Paul, first vice,
president.
Mrs. r. N. Farren, second
vice-president.
Mrs. W. A. Black, secretary.
Mrs. G. 5. Burney, treasurer
The following committees were
appointed;
Observation-Disclosures d. w.
Hoover, c. A. Stephens, c. L.
Beach. r. n. Farren, c. E Cath.
cart. J.W. Brazeal, and J. A. Riley.
Program MesdameS Horace
Paul, J. a. Hylton, Miss Cloe OS,
born.
The 80 members Of the assOci.
alton are: Prof. J.A. Hylton and
wife, c A. Stephens and wife, j.
W.Brazeal and wife. .P.W. Newton
and wife, W. b. Hitchcock and
wife, Dr.. J A.Fuson and wife, o.
l.. L.Robnett and wife, J.C. Carter
ank wife, r. n. Farren and wife,
W. A. Black and wife, Mesdames
G. W. Miller, J.D. Reynolds, J. N.
Craig, Me. West. d. S. Cantrell,
Ezra Dennis, D W. Hoover. G.. L.
Beach, G.S. Burney, Horace Paul,
j. A. Riley, c. E. Cathcart, n. j.
Craig,F. d. Mooney, Misses Cloe
Osborn, Neril Ellis, Ivylee Glad.
den, Sarah Gaskill, Ora Rippee.
Anyone interested in the wei.
fare of a child may become a.
member of the association. The
dues are only l0c per year and
everybody in Mansfield and vicin.
ity should join and have a part in
this great work.
Mrs. Mcbride is an enthusias
tic worker, and fluent speaker,
and is well versed along the lines
of work being accomplished by |
this organization, the largest
child welfare organization in the
world. Size spoke at both the
afternoon and night meetings
and her remarks were given a
most appreciative hearing.
Other numbers on the night
program were piano solo by
Miss Bertha Miller, aud a piano
duet by Mesdames OIL. Robinett
and Horace Paul, and talks by c. |
A.Stephens, NV. Brazeal and W. |
A. Black, Mesdames G. w. Miller
and j. A. Hylton, and Prof. j. A.
Hylton.
The next afternoon meeting
will be held April } and the next
night meeting April g.
The annual convention of the
association of the state will be
held in Kansas City April - to
20, and it is expected that one or
more delegates from Mansfield
will attend. Many noted speak.
ers will have part on the pro.
gram.
Among the aims of the organ.
ization are:
To raise the standard of home
life. To develop wiser, better
trained parenthood.
To give young people, ignorant
of the proper care and training
of children, opportunities to learn
this, that they may better per,
form the duties of parenthood.
To bring into closer relations
the home and the school, that
parent and teacher may cooper
ate intelligently in the education
of the child.
TO surround the childhood of
the whole world with that loving,
wise care in the impressionable
years of life, that will develop
good citizens, instead Of law.
breakers and criminals.
To carry the mother.love and
mother.thought into all that con.
Germs or touches childhood ia
home, school, church, state or
legislation,
To interest men and women to
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