Show DAY NURSERY ATTRACTS INTEREST TEREST OF OP MOTHERS WASHINGTON Feb 25 Of W.-Of Of Interest to every woman In attendance ce at the Mothers Mothers' Mothers Mothers' Mothers Mothers' Moth Moth- ers' ers Congress is the wonderful day nursery nursery nursery nur nur- nur- nur sery under direction of Mrs Fred T. T Dubois Dubois Du- Du bois boi of Idaho It Is such a a. charming little nook that Mrs D Dubots bois bols has fitted up that the women I linger there and fondly touch the pretty cribs and dainty washable hangings There Thero is a little lIttie ivory iron bathtub and wash stand with its dainty furnishings and then there is a most wonderful combination combination com coin nursery table and Ice box for the baby that has to be fed on a bottle Most interested of qt all in these nurseries and kindergartens perhaps are Mrs Fred T T. Dubois whose little daughter is some 3 months old and Mrs Jonathan P. P Dol- Dol liver whose two baby daughters with herself will be in the nursery the babies as healthy examples of young humanity to be amused and Mrs Dolliver to assist assist as as- slat Mrs Dubois Despite th the unfavorable weather a a. large audience greeted Mrs Theodore W W. Birney the president when she called the congress to order In her annual address Mrs Birney said that what Is most needed to effect Improvement along any of the many lines where reform is essential essential essen essen- is systematic agitation whereby public opinion Is enlightened as to exIsting existing existing ex ex- ex- ex conditions and me methods for bettering them She declared that the mothers' mothers convention in Its State and national national na na- assemblies Is one of ot the vital factors factors fac fac- factors fac- fac tors in th this s education of public opinion Greetings were extended by Mrs Dusenbery Dusenbery Dusenbery Dusen- Dusen bery of Utah from the National Council of ot Women An interesting paper was read by Miss Mary D D. Runyon of Columbia university en on Childrens Literature She maintained maintained main main- tamed that our attitude toward literature of ot children depended very much on the meaning attached to literature as a whole One of the strongest needs of ot children which literature must meet she said sald is the furnishing of ot food for the Imagination which serves a a. very legitimate leglU mate i purpose PI as lo lor loh pure r recreation fJ tI In That m literature t Is bad for children h said id Miss Runyon which c portrays motives and fJ ideals beyond their imagination rna At the conclusion of her remarks the delegates plied piled her with questions regarding regarding regarding re re- garding the effect on n children of Illustrated illustrated Illus thus newspapers and certain books which brought on considerable discussion the consensus of opinion being that certain certain tam tain funny pictures which appear from time to time in the are hurtful hurt hurt- ful |