Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-21
women IN favor
CLOSING SALOONS
Committee Authorized by WOman's
Club To Make Effort In Behalf
of Soldiers.
nR. BALDWIN DISCUSSES CHILD
Nead Of Research Station Of Iowa
Tells Of Constructive and Pre-.
yentiye Work.

,o closed Immediately If the women of
the city have anything to say in the
matter, for by unanimoVs vote Of the
Rock Island Woman's club, nearly q
Thousand strong, at the January meet
ing held Saturday at the Masonic tenn
nile. steps will be taken at once to-
wards this end. The motion as adopt
cd read THAT a committee of five
women be appointed to take immed-
late action looking towards the clos
ing OF the saloons Of Rock Island"
This committee Is composed Of Mes
DANES c. W. Halves, c. w. Castetter, J.
p Clarkson, H. S. Bollman and II. w.
Ward Just how the committee is to
nroceed in the matter was not dis
russed, though at meeting OF the
committee this morning telegram
was sent to DR.. H. A. Garfield asking
tim to close the saloons during the
same period as the factories closed.
Also a telegram was sent to Secretary
Raker asking him to close the saloons
as a war measure. Much dlssatlsfac-
tim seems to have been occasiOned by
the fact that the city schools are to be
closed for a week while the saloons
are allowed to remain open and fur
ther comment was made on the fact
that during the five days in which the
industrial institutions are closed that
the saloons are crowded with men at
fected by the closing order, who are
spending the money which should be
saved to buy the necessities of life.
The action is also taken because OF its
effect upon the soldiers at the arsenal.
The motion affecting the saloons re-
ceived the enthusiastic approval OF
every woman in the club and was
roundly applauded.
The club Endorsed the action OF the
executive committee in its disapproval
of the action taken by the state feder-
alton of Women's clubs in leveling a
per capita tax of % cents for the pur-
pose Of establishing recreational d.
rectors at the various cantonments
throughout the state headquarters for
women at these camps and the organ
ization of soldiers club, believing that
these activities overlap the work be-
ing undertaken by the Y. M. c. A. and
Y. W. c. A, and also because of the
fact that the civic department of the
local club is making an effort to pro-
vide suitable entertainment for the
soldiers stationed at Rock Island ar
senal.
Mrs. C. Z. Sharpe reported for the
civic department and its work for the
soldiers. Mrs. c. A. Boehme Of the
study department, announced the SUE
pension of the next meeting of the de-
partment because of the fact that the
Masonic temple, where sessions are
held, is to be closed during the time OF
the next program. Mrs. c. L. Thomp-
son announced the next meeting OF
the pure food and home economics
department for Feb. when the pro-
gram which was to have been given In
January, will be combined with the
February program and made an excel.
lent attraction. French and Italian
cooking will be practically illustrated
and explained and labor saving de
vices in the kitchen will be discussed
by Mrs. c. A. Hoge. Mrs. c. H. Cas-
letter of the social service department
announced the postponement of thu
gymnasium classes because of the ina
blity to get a room that can be heat
ed, and likewise the postponement o
the January session Of the department
because OF the closing of Masonic TEN
pie.
What Is Normal Child?
The speaker of the day before TIL
Lob Nv Jurin hoad
the Iowa State Child Welfare Re
search Station, taking the place OF DI
W. A. Jessup. president of Iowa Stat
University, who was unavoidably de
tanned at the last minute from appear
ing before the club. DR.. Baldwin pre-
faced his address on the subject "Wha
Is the Normal Child?" with few re
marks on the influence that a WON
ans club can exert, speaking OF tn
opportunity for women through club
to advance education and saying tina
there is practically no limit to wha
the women of the country can do
they stand united and have the will t
do. He spoke of the development c
the clubs of the country beginnin
with organization for entertainment t
the present clubs which are organize
for the purpose Of functioning, OF dc
ing something worth while.
Coming to his subject for the after
MOON DR.. Baldwin explained what
being done through his bureau or sta
ton in making a study of the norma
child under control conditions wit
the sole aim Of conservation and pre-
yention as they apply to children. H
spoke OF the fact that in all the camp
throughout the country practical psy
biologists are being stationed to stud
the soldier and put him through Gel
tain tests il preparation for the II
constructive period to follow the wa
The boys and girls of today are tn
men and women of tomorrow and the
must be prepared for the great v-nr
that is awaiting them under cond
tons never before experienced. He d
Vided the life of the child into fin
ages, the chronological, the physica
The mental and the pedagogical. an
the social or moral. He explained {
some length what each Of these nv
ages means, and its RELATIONS to tn
other four arriving at the conclusio
that the normal child is one in whic
The five ages parallel or balance eac
other He gave many practical Illus
trations that have come under his OF
seryation in the testing of many thot
sands Of children in his research wor
IN explanation of the mental status {
the child under certain conditions an
at given periods in his life. He spok
OF the necessity of procuring thos
things that are necessary for the d.
velopment of the child along rigl
lines, and in this connection con
mended the installation OF pia!