Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-16
SANE EUGENICS
LAW is URGED BY
IDAHO MOTHERS
Annual Congress Held at
Caldwell Is Very Success
full Meeting-Off for
the Year Elected.

Caldwell, April 15.-The State Con-
gress of Mothers, at its annual meet
ing, held here this afternoon, went up
on record in its resolutions favoring the
passage at the next session of the
legislature of a sane law on eugenics
that will offend neither decency nor
good sense and at the same time be
practicable and capable of enforce
ment. The congress went on record
as being opposed to the Heating owen
child labor bill in its present form,
which prohibits the employment of
children under 16 years OF age, and
ask that it be so amended as to al
low some liberty and discretion upon
the part of the parent, guardian and
educator. Further in their resolutions
it was recommended that Saturday
matinees with pictures for children be
given at the motion picture theaters
Vocational education in the grades of
the public schools was strongly in
dorsed.
The convention was the best at
tended ever held by the congress-,
there being 125 delegates present and
II circles represented. The conven-
ton was held in the auditorium of
the high school. Mrs. w. d. McFad-
den, state president called the meet
ing to order and Mrs. r. B. Scatter
day of Caldwell, welcomed the guests
to that city. In the absence of Mrs.
Lucy Morton, secretary, Mrs. ]. Il.
Dickie was elected secretary. The re-
port of the treasurer showed that SIS
had been collected during the year
and expended for the congress.
Officers are Elected.
Officers for the ensuing year were
then elected as follows: President, !,
Mrs. j, *. Dickie, Boise; first vice
president Mrs. r, b. Scatterday, Cald-
well. second vice president, Mrs. Mad
ison, Eruitland; third vice president,
Mrs. W. H. Baker, New Plymouth; re-
eording secretary, Mrs, MCCLURE,
Eagle; treasurer, Mrs. ]. w. Starkey.
The round table work proved of
great interest and accomplished the
puri ose of raising $50 for next years
work in circle and individual sub
scriptions. II also arranged for a
closer union between city and rural
circles by abolishing the city circles
and county federations instead. The
| round table WAS presided over by Miss
A. J. Norris
In her annual address, the president,
Mrs. n Fadden. called attention to the
great work which could be done by
women in this state for the better
ment of conditions for children. Super
| intcndent Clifford Of the Caldwell
! schools addressed the convention upon
the subject. Vocational Training"
Mr.. Gipson spoke on the need of get
ting the fathers interested in the same
line of work as the mothers. and Mr..
MeLain. principal of the New Ply
mouth schools. made Il helpful addess.
Miss Amy Kelly of the University of
| Idaho, representing the domestic sci
ence department of that institution,
suggested that the mothers encourage
their daughters in that work by Civ
| ing small prizes from time to time for
good work. Excellent music was fur
nished by Professor and Mrs Beale,
among the numbers being a vocal solo
by Mrs. Beale. Dream Yet a While
With Me- composed by Mr. Beale.
Dinner Served Delegates.
The girls of the domestic science de-
| partment of the school served a de-
lightfu1 dinner to the delegates, for
which they We're given vote of
thanks.
The resolutions passed were lengthy
They Endorsed the prohibition umend-
ment to the constitution, both state
and national, condemned the Keating-
Owen child labor bill in it's present
form, welcomed the immigrant mot,s-
ers by indorsing the movement Of
| Amerieanization OF the foreign ele-
ment, recommended the passage of a
sane law on eugenics; Endorsed the
plan of cooperation between the
| schools and the Juvenile courts: rec
commended further legislation on the
mothers pension law so as to give aid
to all W1rthy mothers deprived of mas
euline support: recommended Satur-
day afternoon matinees for children at
the motion picture theaters; recon-
mended the plan OF encouraging school
gardening and finally expressed thanks
to officers, press. railroads and the
hosts of Caldwell. The committee on
resolutions was composed OF Mrs. Ray
Roberts. Mrs. McLain and Miss Nor