Weekly journal-miner., 1916-05-31
WELFARE MISS BRADT'S
 SPECIALITY
WILL COOPERATE WITH LOCAL PARENT-TEACH- FRS ASSOCIATION IN FORMING A CIRCLE.

As an organizer of child welfare circles for the National Congress of Mothers and Parent Teachers Asso- citation. Miss Mabel Bradt has arrived in the city, to cooperate with the To- cal officers of the ParentT eachers' Association, in the advancement of child welfare.
 This movement is the continuation of purpose which the congress has been endeavoring to perfect ever since its inception, Y years ago. For many years the congress has been striving to promote child welfare by means of parent-teachers' associa- tions, and while great progress has been made in the way of arousing public interest, yet individual results have not been what was hoped for. The mother was awakened to the necessity of systematic work along the lines of child welfare. but for lack of expert advice was left groping in the dark. Consequently, the National Congress of Mothers came face to face with the indisputable fact that parents can not intelligently and ei- Actively study the subject of child training without suitable text matter, any more than their children could cover the school curriculum without books. The congress then tried the plan of issuing loan papers to parents and parent circles, but this proved to be impracticable; as the mother re quired more than an occasional paper on child training and she needed the advice in convenient and permanent form.
 After a careful survey of the situa- ton. the national board decided to issue an official publication for par ents, which would deal with every phase of child life. Mrs. Mary liar mon Weeks, with a staff of suitable assistants, began work on this publi- cation years ago. Mrs. Weeks, who is one of the national vice-presidents has had "A years experience in child welfare work and IS herself the moth CT of large family.
 The congress not only drew from it's own fund of information, but en- listed the assistance of the worlds greatest authorities on the solution of child welfare problems; and the result is that the National Congress of Mothers today offers to parents and parent circles, an official compila- ton of aids and advice scientifically presented, yet free from technicalities. and absolutely without duplication.
 The remarkable feature of this plan is that it grew out of the needs of parents as expressed in requests for help that have come to the congress during its Y years of experience with parents, children and teachers.
 For the advancement of this move ment. the National Congress of Moth CTS have appointed organizers, who will cooperate with the local officers of parent-teacher associations. In communities where such circles do not exist. the organizers have been instructed and authorized to form them. Last, but not least, this move ment will permit the congress to get in close touch with the large number of mothers whom they did not and could not reach heretofore.
 This great undertaking is receiving the enthusiastic support and endorse ment of the most intelligent and pro gressive citizens of the United States. and in order that it be a success it will be necessary that local organiza- tions lend the national board every possible cooperation.
 The first club of this kind to be es- tablishcd in the West is in Berkeley, Hollywood and Los Angeles, Pasa- dena and San Diego having the only other clubs in California.
 The members will study under com potent leaders, all that relates to the study of the mental, moral, spiritual and physical development of the child. The course of study is the result of years preparation on the part of the best child experts in the country.
 It is the aim of the national con gress to establish clubs in every city of the United States. giving parents an opportunity to study the child and his needs from a scientific standpoint. and hear lectures by experts on child trainiun