Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-15
THE MOTHERS CONGRESS
Delegates snowbound and the Opening Pro-
ceedings Thereby Postponed.
Program of Exercises for Tomorrow
The Roberts Case Probable
Subject of Discussion.

The National Congress of Mothers did not
hold its opening session yesterday, as was
contemplated in the original program. There
was a conference of the officers Monday
night at the Cairo, at which the advisability
of adhering to the published plan was dis
cussed. 1t was decided to postpone the
opening until Thursday morning, February
16, when it will be held at the First Bap-
fist Church, corner of 10th and o streets
northwest.
Aside from the almost impossible condi-
ton of the streets of Washington the Off
GERS of the congress were guided in their
decision to put off the opening a day by the
fact that a great many of the delegates
have been unable to reach Washington,
some being snowbound en- route, while 9TH
ers have not left their homes. The recep-
tion, which was to have taken place last
night, was postponed until this evening.
The program heretofore arranged for yes
terday will be carried out Thursday, Friday
and Saturday without change. The dele
gates will be received at the church at 0
o'clock, and addresses Will be made by Mrs.
Theodore W. Birney, the president; DR..
Mary +. Green, Mr.. Horace Fletcher and
Kew. Il. Lawrence Hunt.
The reception which should have been
held last evening at the Cairo will take
place later, the date to be hereafter an
nOunced
The Roberts Issue.
An open letter has been addressed to the
congress, in which an appeal is made for
action of that body against the seating of
Representative-electR Roberts of Utah as a
member of the Fifty-siXth Congress- The
mothers are asked to memorabilia the Con-
gress of the United States upon the sub
ject.
The Cairo yesterday presented a busy ap-
pearance in spite of the storm. Such men,
berS of the executive board as had arrived
before the onset of the blizzard, or who
braVed the terrOrS of Snow-b blocked streets
to reach the hotel, We're on hand receiving
the few delegates there. They were as
eager to present their affiliations as if the
temperature were mild and the zephyrs
spring-like.
On the first train which came through,
reaching the city at o'clock this morning,
there were number of delegates from New
York and Philadelphia, who had been from
ten to eighteen hours on the way, and who
had walked to the stations in the hope of
getting that much-talked-of first train,
which pushed its way through the drifts,
pulled by four or five engines, and covered
inches deep with snow, fringed with icicles
and filled with weary but cheerful tray
elerS.
1t was good news which greeted them,
that they had missed none of the proceed
ings, and that the congress would not be-
gin its sessions until Thursday morning.
1t will crowd things a little to put four
udyS WOTh INTO three, Out DllZZdTQS come
only once in years, and though their con-
sequences are very unpleasant, they do not
chill the ardor or dampen the enthusiasm
of the National Congress of Mothers.
The Program.
The program tomorrow, Thursday, will
be as follows: Credentials recorded; badges
distributed; delegates received; prayer by
Rev Chas. A. Stakely; address of well
come Mrs. T. w. Birney; responses by Dr.
o'clock p.m.-Prayer by Rev. George
Bradford Leavett; Physical Care of Chill
dren,'' l.. Emmett Holt MD, New York
discussion, led by Samuel S. Adams, NJ. D..
Washington, D. c., and Mrs. Jos. p. Leidy,
Philadelphia
o'clock p.m.-"Environment VS.. Hered-
ity,' Rev. Hastings H. Hart, Chicago, ILL.,,
superintendent Illinois Children's Home and
Aid Society: discussion, led by Mrs. Roger
McMullen, Evanston, ILL.,, and DR.. Rebecca
Evening Session.
Cole, Washington, DC.
S o'clock p.m--"The Supreme Peril of
Modern Civilization" DR.. Josiah Strong,
president of league for social service, New
York, NY. 0 p.m.-'Industry localized, as
Studies in a Labor Institute" DR.. w. H
Tolman, secretary of league for social SER
vice, New York, NY. Lecture will be il
Illustrated by lantern slides.
Luncheon will be served at the church
the three days of the congress. Mothers
will not forget the provision made for the
care of their children in the children
room at the church.
The public reception at the Cairo will be
announced later.