The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-10


held Friday afternoon, March 9th,
at the home of Mrs. NJ. E. Norman,
at which time the Morgan City
Mothers Club was organized by
Miss S. C. Prunell Of Birmingham,
Ala, and keen interest was shown
in the work to be undertaken. The
interest Of the club is to instill into
the hearts of parents a greater in
terest in the welfare of children.
4 To bring the school and home in
closer touch and to better prepare
the mother for the great and sacred
task of training the little ones en-
trusted to her care.
i The best the world has it owes to
the child. The presence of the child
is not of it's own volition, nor of its
/ footsteps guided by that which
dwells within. It's comfort, its joy,
its destiny, are in the hands Of 9TH
ers for the time being and it is
unable to alter or control one chap
ter in the unfolding drama of the
future.
The little child, all innocence,
who sits untouched by the storms of
life, and unmarried by its corrupt
ing influences, is the richest trea-
sure the world possesses, and its
welfare should be supreme in the
minds of all intelligent beings. I'm
developed yet capable of becoming
mighty in its power to help, the
child deserves the best the world
can give, in protection, in the care
Of its body and in intellectual, NOR
al, and spiritual training, and when
the sacred obligation to give the
child these things has become re-
cognized by the race, there will be
far less of weeping, and far less. of
suffering among adults.
If the beauty, the sweetness and
the purity of childhood We're COM
municated to the adult race, what
a goodly world it would be! And the
nearer the world comes to giving
childhood its dues, the nearer it will
approach to this state.
The talk given by Miss Prunell
enlightening the club on this work
was beautiful and indeed very inter
esting.
Truly a feature to be of real
merit is the story hour once each
month under the supervision of the
club.
This is for the children whose
mothers are attending the Club
meetings and will be conducted by
some lady whose sincere effort it
will be to promote the highest ideals
in the minds of these children and
at the same time furnish ammuse-
ment for them.
The work of the club accords with
the true American spirit. It is ar
ranged for American homes-for
homes both rich and poor, and prac-
tically for the honest, industrious,
ambitious mothers and daughters of
America who desires to see the
homes Of America more able to do |
their share in the training of good |
citizens.
The following officers were elect
ed:
Mrs. E. E. Moberly, President
Mrs. M. E. Norman, LIST Vice
President
Mrs. J. R. Jolley, End Vice Presi-
dent
Mrs. J. A. Strauss, Secretary
Mrs. T. E. Dreher, Treasurer
Mrs. ]. A. Pharr, Musical Direc-
tor
Mesdames, B. A. Storm, w. M.
Kreisle and T. A. Duffy, Committee
to arrange Story Hour.
The Club. will meet on the first
Friday Of each month at the City
Hall. The Story Hour will be held
Ut Mrs. J. NJ. Dyer's home.
The followin gis a list Of the
membership Of the Club: Mechanics
E. A. Pharr, NJ. E. Norman, J. A.
Pharr, J. NJ. Dyer, E. E. Moberly
Jr., J. A. Strauss, X. s. Foster. J. H.
Doiron, b. A. Storm, T. A. Duffy,