The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-23
State Mothers Congress
Closes Great Contention

4 the men OF the state had takon care o
} the women, he declared, as well as the.
. should, much suffering would hay,
been eliminated.
DIR. Vests discourse on the cause an,
cure OF cancer was most interesting
: IN which he said cancer must be cureS
! before II got TO be a cancer. AmonE
some OF the causes was mentioned con.
tlnual smoking ana tho imprint OF
prass collar button on the back OF the
neck, The only remedy he said wal
the A-Ray and surgery taken In III,
very early stage. One woman out o.
/ every eight who reaches the age Of
thrty.f ive dies OF cancer, and one mar
/ out OF eleven who reaches the age OF
thirty-tive dies of the same disease
saying that II was getting TO be one OF
the major cases OF death.
| Albert Williams. state superintend.
emit OF schools, compared absentee land
iordism to that of absentee parentisn
| m the school life OF a child, explaining
tnat the former meant where man had
lett his farm or other business interest
| 70 be operated by some one else other
plan himself, and as result things
| ran down or complications arose. The
| uuty or parenthood, he explained, was
one that could not be sold or trans
Ierredi therefore when parents sent
children to school to get them out of
the way and shifted the responsibility
OF rearing them on the schools II was a
dreadful mistake. perhaps they knew
nothing OF what kind OF a teacher
their children to school to get them ont
taught to them. thereby showing the
Importance of a mutual understanding
oe'ween the parents and the teachers.
Buffet Supper.
Previous TO the evening session the
delegates and members OF the conyen-
ton We're entertained with buffet sup
per az the home OF Hon. and Mrs.
Meweii Sanders on Lookout mountain.
In cars provided by the hostess Mrs
=: IL, Anderson. daughter OF Hon, and
mrs. Sanders, acted as hostess assisted
by the official bard OF the city and
county federation and members OF the
Farent. Teachers association. The porch
OF the home was entwined with a treliis
OF morning glories, the association
Iiower. ana a profusion OF dahlias and
cosmos, together with potted plants and
ierns made an attractive scene.
Many compliments have been heard
concerning the beautiful decorations OF
the courthouse auditorium, where tho
uhiiy sessions are being held, and Il Is
nut Justice to say that the work was
~ me hands OF Mrs. ID. It. Beckham,
OF the city. federation, and Mrs. c. w,
shackleford. of the county federation.
Juvenile Judge Camille Kelly, OF
memphis, the first and only woman
yuuge In the south, has been one OF
the most interesting women among the
personnel OF the state officials attend
ing the convention. She visited the
Juvenile court of ChattanooRa Saturday
morning and was much Impressed with |
the needs OF n detention station In
Chattanooga. She thinks Il In a Sc
rious and pathetic matter that there
10 none. She says she believes I'm love
IN controlling children, because love Is |
slrong ana not weak, and places the |
delinquency OF the children when they
get into the court as really adult dc.
!inquency instead of that Of childhood.
she places the causes of ohildren.a
troubles on neglect and poverty. hut
says they much have chance. While
q child Is waiting tho pleasure OF the
court IN Memphis, she said he In In
y detention station going To school IN
the care Of good Christian women
She said that she never tries n case
the, same day 1t comes up, or the fol-
lowing morning, but waits until the
next Gay In order TO thoroughly lnves-
tigate It. She Says the Juvenile court
n Memphis IL u great big house and
the upstairs Is maintained al n school
IIor the boys and girls, and. besides,
there Is special course school for de-
linqmonts and others backward In their
Judge Kelly has three children. and
when one looks into her wondrousiy
aeep blue eyes, they feel the power OF
her tenderness and recognize her ability
In judgmnt. '