Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-20
WONAN'S WORK
FORSOLD|ERS' WELFARE
Mrs. Parkhurst land Mrs. SchOff
Speak at State House.
FOR STATE, HOME AND SCHOOL"
Educate Foreign Mothers" Says Mrs.
Schoff-'Co-operate With Fathers
Says Mrs. Parkhurst


Despite the downpour OF rain good
sized audience was present at the
meeting in the House Of Delegates at
the State House last night. which was
held under the auspices of the Moth
els Circle. Mrs Thomas J. Linthicum
president, who presided
The opening prayer was made by
Dr. H. W Burgan. pastor OF the First
NJ E Church. after which the orches-
ira played America
The motto of the Mothers Circle
state Home School" was empha-
sized with State for Laws, training for
Home, and cooperation with teachers
for Schools.
Mrs Linthicum introduced Mrs.
Parkhurst. president of the Maryland
Branch of Association of Mothers. who
said there are three most efficient Cir
cles in Maryland, and one is right
here in Annapolis. The opportunity
here. she-said. is so big on account Of
navy The Mothers Circle wants TO
be parent to a soldier or a sailor. to
give welcome to all strangers, and
mothers of Maryland must help TO do
their duty as we'll as others We
can't start too early We have
hitherto worked with little boys, now
we must work with big ones, your
boys and some other woman boy
Mrs. Parkhurst suggested plans that
would not overlap each other. Armo-
ries opened for sleeping quarters, CO.
operation with the Y NJ c. A. Ask
cooperation of the Adjutant General
with the Mothers Circle and plans
will shortly be forthcoming.
Cooperation of fathers means so
much to any organizations.
There were noted number of
fathers in the audience last night, as
well as mothers. Mrs. Parkhurst said
| 1t is not for mothers alone to take in
terest in this work, but all interested
in child welfare and in Mothers
House. which we hope soon to have
here
In introducing Mrs. Frederic Schoff,
of Philadelphia, President of the Ma
tional Congress of Mothers, Mrs. Lin
thicum said simply, Ladies and gen.
tlemen, Our President"
Mrs Sohoff told OF the duties of Cir
cles engaged in this work, the import
ance of keeping children in school;
of getting foreign mothers together
and teaching them America and what
it means to them. more so than for
elgn countries
Children are lacking in respect to
r,others because they know more by
education than their parents. Edu-
cate the foreign mothers, urged Mrs.
Schoff Juvenile crime is increasing,
she said. since fathers die in war.
Guard sons from crime as from dis
ease germs, for we can expect no
help from fathers now
mothers interest in her child
never ceases, no matter how old,
sailor or soldier.
Mrs. Schoff has boy in the service.
She visited him at camp and found
all facts as to government conditions.
The government, she said, is doing all
it can for the men,
There is no better influence than a
woman's. When bad women organize,
it is time for good women to organ
lie, 10 conquer evid with good The
boy wants some one to take a per-
sonal interest in him.
Any man who offers his life for his
country, no matter from what home he
comes, is worthy of your personal
care, whether he wears shoulder
straps or not Some OF the very best
ere enlisted men,
From now on we mothers must get
busy. The work is increasing on ac-
count of the war The day is past
when we can only think of clothes,
marketing. personal pleasures. 1t is
now time to put in the hearts of
children what is right, so the future
will be different
Mothers have organized and accom-
plished the changing of conditions.
our place in community life is to pro-
tect future generations, to have the
right ideas for future welfare.
Two cents a day saved from our
spendings saves millions for our coun-
try to support soldiers.
Our work today is this mothers
care for camps, and continued CO
operation with the government after
the war, when we must have a larger
amy and navy
Zone lone woman's statue stands
in the Halls of Congress, Frances
Willard, who. practically alone.
fought for what Congress has done.
The seed she has sown has dethroned
King Alcohol We must SOW the seed
now in the children
The program closed with the flag
salutation by four girls and four boys
of the Sth grade. and the Star-Span-s
gled Banner. after which the Benedic-
ton was pronounced by the Rev E. D.
Johnson. Rector of st. Anne's.
Sale Of Real Estate.