Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-02

NJ H. kinsley. Arlington Mothers and
Teachers Association, Arlington. Va: Mrs.
Agnes Kemp, w. c. T. U, Harrisburg.
eisn Missionary Society Of NJ E. Church.
Washington: Mrs. Mary Downs, Linwood
w. c. T. U, Linwood, Pa: Mrs T. E.
Eout, Mothers Club Of United Brethren
Church. Washington; Mrs Thomas Gil
bert. Maternal Association of First Church
Of Christ. Middletown, Conn.,. also Mrs. Vas
Gray OF the same organization; Miss Anna
HIN, Henshaw P. E. Church, Free
kindergarten, Baltimore; also Mrs.
Thomas Hill of same organization:
Miss Ida Miner. Mothers Club, Lucy Webb
Training School Washington; Miss Alice
May. Society for Study of Higher Mental
Motherhood, New York city: Mrs. Beverly
B. Munford, Woman's Club, Richmond. Va /;
Mrs. Sarah T. Miller. Mothers Club. W. C.
T. u, Ashton, Nd; Mrs ]. c. McCraaken,
Mothers Club Ryerson, Pa; Mrs. John l..
Mcneil, Woman's Club. Denver, Col: Mrs.
Study. Yenkers, N. Y; Miss Emma A.
Richett, formation round table, Froebel In
ststute, Lansdown, Pa: Miss l. H Rodgers.
Mothers Club, Lucy Webb Hayes Training
Club. Hartford. Conn: Mrs. Hannah Sa-
Ransom. Woman's Hygienic Physiological
Reform Society. Salt Lake City. Utah.
The programs are very handsome, being
embellished with a baby's picture, the
small elf who graced the programs Of last
year. and who claims the president of
the congress for it's mother.
Notes.
The office of the national congress Of
mothers in the Loan and Trust building
will be closed during tine week the COLI
gresS is in session.
Large placards in the arcade of the
opera house Indicate the arrangement of
the places designated.
The book exhibit in the arcade is one
of the most interesting features of the con-
sress. Tie literature committee has in a
comparatively short space of time col
lected many books and periodicals of in
terest to mothers and the public generally.
The report of the first national congress
o. mothers is a handsome volume.
A Stenographic report will be made of
the proceedings of the second congress.
and it will De edited and published as soon
as possible. These DESTROYS of receiving
notice when the report is ready for distribu-
ton, will kindly leave name and address
with those in charge of the book exhibit.
The committee on badges and credent ials
and registration are located in the arcade;
also the bureau of information, the post
office and souvenir booth. a table contain
ing catalogues of institutions advertised i'll
the program, and a corner specially fitted
up with kindergarten materials.
TeleSraphic blanks and messengers can
be obtained at the bureau of Information.
The various committees may be readily
distinguished by the color of their badges,
as follows: Executive. white and gold ush-
ers, white. scarlet lettering; arrangements.
scarlet; transportation, light orange; liter
allure, nile green; badges and credentials.
olive green; music, TAM Information, car
dinal; press clippings, magenta; registra-
ton, dark green; press, lilac, pale; pubiici-
ty, royal blue; resolutions. old rose; recep-
tic n, purple; editor of report, light yellow:
delegates, medium blue; visitors, light pink;
delegates from other organizations. dark
pink.
Delegates and visitors are requested TO
remove their hats and .bonrets during the
sessions. The mothers are progre ssive.
Mrs. NJ. S. Gist, who is delegate from two
or three organizations, is the registrar. and
all the delegates and visitors are requested
to register their names.
Mrs James II. McGill. chairman of the
committee on entertainment, Is omnipres-
ent.
The programs are annotated with quo
tations of the most pointed character.
The badges are very neat. with row Of
stars in silver or gilt around the edge, and
Bodenhausen's Madonna and child en-
bossed on them. The press badge is in
mourning.
One of the quotations in the program was
evidently suggested by the Don't Worry"
man, Theodore f. Seward. 1t reads: DO
not hurry, do not worry, as this world you
travel through