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as delegates to the biennial the names of Mrs. N. H. Gentry and 

 Mrs. W. F. Flournoy, with Mrs. P. P. Lewis as alternate. Report 

 accepted by convention. 



The committee then reported on nominations for officers to 

 serve for one year : President, Miss Alice Kinney, New Franklin ; 

 first vice-president, Mrs. J. Ed. Hall, Lamonte; second vice-presi- 

 dent, Miss Louise Stanley, Columbia; recording secretary. Miss 

 Pearle Mitchell, Rocheport; corresponding secretary, Miss Nelle 

 Nesbitt, Columbia; treasurer, Mrs. Cora Chapin, Appleton City. 



Convention moved acceptance and adoption of committee 

 report. 



At 1 :30 o'clock the conference met and listened to Mrs. Char- 

 ters on "The Moral Training of Children." "Caring for the physical 

 welfare of the child comes first; later follows the duty of mental 

 training. She told of a statement by Dr. Elliot "that for 6,000 

 years there has been no improvement in ethical training," but she 

 doubted if it were true. She thought the spiritual training of the 

 child was largely turned over to the church, but the moral guidance 

 was the duty and task of the mothers. She thought this a wise 

 provision, since the mothers had most to do with the children, and 

 woman was the more moral, naturally, of the sexes. She believed 

 that the child was born without any moral balance, and this had to 

 be developed. She said that children were more easily tired than 

 grown people and this was often responsible for their misbehavior. 

 In response to suggestions for keeping children quiet, the majority 

 thought story-telling the best method. She urged her women 

 hearers to go home and organize mothers' clubs for the mutual 

 study of child training and care. 



Mrs. Rich being absent, her paper on "Commercial Gardening" 

 was read by the secretary. Miss Kinney then told of potatoes raised 

 in a pen in layers of straw and manure which yielded well. 



Mrs. Ravenel's paper on "How May a Home Garden Be Made 

 to Last the Year Round," was read by Mrs. C. W. Greene. It gave a 

 good idea of the proper planting and cultivation of the home garden 

 and recommended cross-walks and the rotation of vegetables. From 

 two quarts of peas planted she had produced four bushels, canning 

 the surplus, as she did, of all vegetables. 



Discussion of gardening followed, showing many ideas and 

 various methods. 



