Arizona republican., 1922-04-02
RESOLUTIONS BY
MOTHERS CONGRESS
HELD IN THIS CITY

The following resolutions were
adopted at the recent conference in
Phoenix of the Arizona branch of the
Congress of Mothers and Parent
Teacher associations:
Whereas, The objects and purposes
of the National Congress Of Mothers
and Parent Teacher associations are
to work for good citizenship, to in
culcate moral and spiritual ideals in
the young manhood and womanhood
of our country, and to promote clean
and sound conditions morally and
physically among them, to the end
that a better class of citizenship may
be established in our nation: there
fore be it
Resolved, BY the delegates assem-
bled in the eighteenth annual con-
ference Of the National Congress OF
Mothers and Parent Teacher asso-
Citations, Arizona branch. at the city
of Phoenix, this 25th day OF March,
1922, as follows:
1. That we heartily endorse Presi-
dent Harding's words of counsel to
observe more strictly the laws of the
land. and above all, do we commend
his efforts TO turn the thouNlts OF
the American people into a more
spiritual direction.
2. That we urge upon all parents
the necessity of developing deeper
spiritual life in their children in order
TO counteract the present-day loose
moral te&Sheacies.
;. That we recommend thaA great
er safeguards be placed around our
young people relative to present-day
amusements along the following
lines:
(a) That boys and girls Of tender
years be not allowed to play outdoors
after dark unsupervised.
(b) That girls be not allowed to
20 unchaperoned in autos with young
men.
(c) That simple home parties be
encouraged to take the place of the
public amusements for young people.
(d) That parents urge their young
daughters to be home by IL o'clock
and their sons by 1850 o'clock at
night.
(e) That where public dance halls
are permitted by law to 6e maintained
and conducted in municipal corpora
tons that the same be strictly regu-
lated and supervised by the munich
pal authorities thereof. and that
where dance halls are permitted to be
operated and conducted outside of
municipal corporations that the leg
isla&ure empower and authorize the
various boards of supervisors to reg
ulate and supervise such dance halls;
that no minor under the age of Is
years shall be permitted to attend
or remain in any public dance hall
unless they are accompanied thereto
and therein by parent or guardian
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the age of 21 years having the writ
ten consent of such parent or guard
ian; that no minor under the age of
Is years be permitted to remain in
such dance hall after IL o'clock p. m.
f. Be it further Resolved, That
we endorse the following public well
fare platform of the National Con-
greSs of this association. to-wit:
Prohibition-No change in the Vol
stead act that would readmit wine or
beer or otherwise weaken enforce
ment.
Peace-Reduction of armaments by
international agreement.
Protection of Women in Industry
Adequate salaries for women's bu-
reau of department of labor.
Physical Education-Demand that
the plank in the national Republican
platform for physical education in
our schools be speedily translated in
TO a law following the general lines
OF the Fess-Capper physical educa
tion bill.
Public Schools-Principles embod
led in the Towner- Sterling educa-
tional bill.
Protection of .Home-The Fess
home economies bill.
5. Be it further Resolved. That we
stand for law enforcement and. there