Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-29
COLLEGIATE ALUMN.E.
The Association Finishes Up Its Work and
Adiourns.

AdIourns.
The Association of Collegiate Alumna. COM
posed of female graduates which has been in
session here since Thursday last. concluded its
labors this morning and adjourned to meet at
Chicago next July. the particular time to be here
after determined by the committee on worlds
fair. Mrs. Annie Howes Barns. the president of
the association. presided at today session. Miss
Marion Tabott, the secretary of the association.
also being present. The meeting was not very
largely attended. the president explaining that
while the attendance of meumbers seldom was
very large. Yet those who did atterd always
made up in enthusiasm and hard work
for any lack of numbers Reports from
committees We're made as follows:
study of the Wage Question" by
Miss Eleanor L. Lord. chairman: ..On Fellow
ships" by Mrs. Bessie Bradwell Helmer. chair
man; admission of Colleges" by the secre-
tary, Miss Marion Talbot and bureau of
Occupation" by Miss Eva NJ Tappan. director.
TO RECEIVE NOMINATIONS OF COLLEGES.
Tie association directed the executive com
mittee to formulate plan for receiving nomi-
nations of colleges. but TO receive no invita-
tons until the next annual meeting of the asso-
citation. The time of holding the annual meet
ings was changed. SO that they NAV be held in
October or at such other time the associa-
tior may fix. The committee on finance
recommended that $50 be appropriated,
for the worlds fair committee; $50 FOR the
bureau of occupation: $50 for committee on
study of wage question; 800 for committee on
fellowship; $50 for committee on study of the
development of children and $50 each for cler-
lcal expenses OF the secretary and treasurer
The recommendations were adopted and the
appropriations made.
Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer was appointed as
tl.aa
council of the worlds congress of representa-
tive women at the Chicago worlds fair Nav
next.
Papers on the higher education of women
were directed to n prepared one by the presi-
dent, to be forwarded to a high educational
officer of Germany who had requested the same
but whose name. the president explained. it
was thought inadvissble TO make public and
one by the secretary for distribution at the Chi
cago world fair.
The invitation of the president of the Wo-
mems College of Baltimore, Nd. to visit that
city Mt the present time, was accepted with
thanks. Then. after extending a rising vote
of thanks to the Washington branch of theasso-
citation. to the Columbian University, the officers
of the National Museum and to all Washington
friends for courtesies shown the association
during the present meeting, an Adjournment;
until next July was declared.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN
The association held its session YES
terday at the Columbian University, the
meeting being called to order at 8 O'Clock.
The afternoon was devoted to discussion
of the study of the development of chill
dren and the question of the bestowal of col
lege scholarships. papers those subjects haxing
been prepared by Mrs. Annie Howe Barns and
Miss Elizabeth Deering Hanscom
The evening session held at the National
Museum where Mr.. W.T. Harris, commissioner
of education. made an address, expressing his
sympathy with the work Of the association A
paper on the local work Of alumnse was pre-
sented by Miss Elizabeth Raeburn How. Short
addresses were made by Miss Ida Wood. Miss
Hanscom, Miss Talbot and Mrs. Martha Foote
Crow.