| Show THE MOTHERS CONGRESS II Enthusiasm Among the Women of America Over the Approaching Ap-proaching Convention to Be Held In Washington Copyrlcnt IBS There has never been a society formed form-ed In the history of America that has altrocted and held Ihe attenUon ot woo men a haa the Nallonal Congrees ot 3lothero nnd necesoarll 0 Iery wnman on tho tneo ot the earth II a mother at heart unless Indeed she boa bo-a montcr In temlnlno ehal The ma Jorlty of women have children of their own either fruit of their bodies or allied al-lied to them nearlj by ties of blood Jvcry womnn molhers ome onoIt not a chlll then some other dear one who I In some ay Ielndellt upon her When Mrs Theodore Dlrney made public her thought for a national or gunlzaUon ot mol hero sho ounded a pibroch that summoned the whole mother rlan to her side The first con gre lat Car In Wahlngton a a surprle een > to Its nthuslastlc found r Hundrd ot womn were crowded out nt a < h eolon owing to the 1m posslhllllY ot nccommodatlng the enger crowds Child life and motherhood were treated In all their aspects by the abl speakers and absolute satisfaction and harmony prevailed throughout the en tire session To an outsider the ah ence of hitch or confusion and the cllim deeanor and decisions ot tho sldent were evidences that this moement wa not only the outcome ot long tontlnued and concenlrated thought but the life purpose of a noble wlu woman On ued to the avernga or even the superior woman club and Its admInistrators was espclnlly Iruck with Ih gntle yet decided wisdom hown In momenls ot crll by a woman who tarted thl gigantic movement with 10 club knowledge or experience to guide her This jear the board of ofllcers who ar arranglnl < ror Ihe coming congre ave something to guide them In their preparations The work has grown tremendously during the past jear and Mrs lllrney could easily keep busy 25 Instead of the five clerks of the secretary secre-tary who are at present emplojed The chief work of tha secretary and hr asltanl cOll8l8t ot correpond ence with and advice to mothers clubs all over the country the distribution of circulars giving details of proposed I work and the keeping of records Recently Re-cently In response to urgent demands I on the part of clubs and of Individuals there has been organized a book de partment and nrrangement have been made tonil all orders for books recommended rec-ommended by the congress as suitable for children or for mothers clubs Among the books recommended by the congress are Tellx Adieus Moral In structlon of Children froebels books A Study of Child Nature by Harrison Harri-son Childrens Itlghts by Kat Douglas Wltcln nils Children of the Poor Ternalds The New Womanhood Woman-hood Nursery Ethic by Florence Hull Wlnterburn Little Knights and Ladles by Margaret K Sangstcr nnd III the Child World by Ilmllle Poulson Copies of all the proceedings ot lat nrs congress are also Issued trom tho orne at tho mall um ot s tents The torthcomlng congre I to be I ied the first week In May In Washington Washi-ngton as before In 1SJJ the metIng met-Ing will be held In another of the largo cltla of the country to be nclerted at tho corning concre It I tho Intnllon hownr that In each altemnte yenr the gathering shall occur at Washing ton The programme Is not of eourse IInally and absolutely settled upon Many eminent authorities on child cul turo Ilh whom Mra Dlrney I In com munlcatlon hn v not as t ghn n definite answer as to whether It will be lslbl for them to be present or not but of those who It Is expected will ad dree tho meeting th tollo Ing nnmes have been given Dr Stanley O Hall tho preldent of Clark unhersltyi Pro tsor Charles Thurber Mrs Mary owe Dickinson Dr Minot J Savage Mrs Maud Nathan Dr A Graham Bell Mrs Mary E Mumford of tho Philadelphia board of education Dr Martin W Barr Jlev Anna Shaw Dr J Madison Taylor Mrs Almon Hen asty Dr Mary Wood Allen Mrs Harriet Har-riet Nell of Kindergarten fame Booker T Washington the witty chlmplon of he colored race Mr Hobnrt Richards I Mr J Wilson Olll Mme KrausBoelte the pioneer klndergortner Mrs Alice Treeman Palmer Mrs May Wright icwall Dr W T Harris tho national ommlsroner ot ducallon and Ihe unl versally known editor of educational works Professor Elmer Rates Miss Laura Fisher Mr Cornllu Stevenon and Sarah J Inrmer whose ummer ichools In her beautiful home In Maine have been so wldelj talked about Dr Mary Wood Allen Is the author of ome most Interetlng a well 00 mlua ile books for the use of mothers when the dimculty confronts them of acquainting ac-quainting their daughters with the deeper motrle ot humnn xltnce Dr Minot Savage who hopes to be present If his many duties will admit oft of-t will probably speak on home life the elation of parent nnd child Mrs Mary Iown Dickinson 10 well knon 01 tho incident of the National Council of Women It was she who at the con Kress last year replied In tho name ot the congress to Mrs Blrneya add of welcome The congress generally will be glad to note the name of Pro teor Ilmr Gatrs on the programme hls year At the last congress although hough not officially announced as ono of the speakers he kindly consented to give the mother ome nccount ot tho xperlments in heredity and transmit t1 tndencle mad In hi omco and aboratory Ills clear decisive words or tho subject of a woman responsibility tor her child good or evil nalur rous d every mother present to a sense oho o-ho power which parents exercise In thi begetting of a child Dr Gates laid great emphasis on the necessity for the < rstralnlng ot ery e11 motlon not only during the period of gestation but tor month preou o the conception ot a child The further nnd tulle presentation of his Ideas and theories as well as their practical exposition will 10 one of the serious attractions at tho < second congr An Interesting teature ot the congress this year will be a reunion I re-union of all the speakers at the lang metlng A hole attrnoon and evenIng even-Ing will be devoted to short speerhe trom each Aat preent arranaed tho programme Is n i tollows The congreas will bo In elon elx doThe The first day will be devoted to reo celvlng delegates distributing badges tearing reports of national office and nve mlnul reporta Irom club repre lented Tho seconi and third day will b do voted to question bearing chleny upon the relation ot mother nnd child On the fourth and fifth dajs ubject Involving the duties of both parent will be discussed Tho > sixth day will bo given to a dl ion i-on of methods to be emplovcd from the Individual social municipal nnd national standpoints which si hall ge to the child both before and otter birth mich conditions ao thall Inure to each successive generation a higher tIPe ot humanlt General receptlons will be held on th first and final evenings of the congre For the nccommodatlon ot Iltor and delegates them will be a temporary postofllce ami a bureau of Information In the building where the congress Is I I held and arrangements are already be made tor the nccommodntlon ot 11 egaten Mrs J H Men 111 of Le Drolt 1IIk Dlitilct of Columbia chairman 01 Ihe commlltc on enlerlalnment bal charge of this department All delegates from any mothers club In > the Union will be given badges alld peelally accredited rents clubs of Ilv memb are entitled to Bend one dele gate untl thoe ot 0 ur mOl to fld twoThe The eXIense 01 the nrot congre were borne almot cluslvely by Mrs Ih b A 1Iarot tho IIrst Ico preal trf I oozP 4 1 t > 9 1f J1Wt 1111 11 WI d r iJ 1 ir I I r lj J J l 1 nrI tn ji IJ kJ MilS PHCEBE A HEARST dnt and generous friend of the organl zatlon reeling that the public should now be given a chance to contribute townrd the expenses of the cr > ncre the board of management has organIzed organ-Ized a fund called the memorial fund to ivhlch all who wish to make an offer Ing In memory of some dear dead child or asked to contribute The congress will be regularly organIzed Ized at tho rorthcomlng meeting In It istltutlon will most probably be er bodied the principles at present held by the iociety From every part of the country eve slnc e the Initial step of the congrem the board ot manacment hns reclved orrra suggestions and advice of all ort All of this that was worthy has been courteouoly and caretnlly conshl ered but In the main the lines prevl ouly laid down by Mrs Blrncy havo been > followed Not that I feel myself to be wler Ihan other tho preldnt nld recent Iy In n personal Intrlew hut som tlms the uggtlon come trom peo pie who do not realize that the quei < tlons that they are now considering for the first time or the new thought thai haa just flashed acroM their minds Is all old ground to me Rvery detail of the I ongress every possible contingency th pro and con ot nch quetlon were nlnutely and carefully thought out I month yars betore th Idea wa mooted at all The matter brought tome to-me tor conldratlon by some goo friend of tho congress perhaps Ii I very likely one over which I have pondered through sleepless nights long monlh ago and which having been though out exhaustlvI has been relegate to the regions of unpractical or at ptei ent unwle procdure It Is useless to try to reform eoclal abuoe to atern tho torrent ot moral nil that Is deluging the world unit the fountain head be reached Follow the torrent back to the little elream the little stream to the source tie tho on ti-e who Is I the head of all society be cause the had 01 tho home tho moth cr Teach hr world principle world duties world ned and h will r spond and Ihrough her the whole r oclal world Such 10 the Idea of the moth rs 1 congress and such being the idea IOclety bids It godspeed MRS ALMON HENSLCY 7 I MRS THEODORE BIJINET |
