Evening star., 1899-02-04
WOMEN OF THE NATION
Prospective Gatherings in Washington Under
Their Exclusive Domination.
National Congress of Mothers in First
Baptist Church-0utIine Of Pro-
Ernm-The Speakers.

The women of the nation will take pos
session of Washington early in February
and will hold congresses, conventions and
councils in every section of the city. The
national congress of mothers opens Fehru-
airy IA. St. Valentines day. and lasts tin
the 18th. The national council of women
opens it's convention February 13, and II
will continue ten days. The Daughters of
the American Revolution will convene their
congress February 20, and will continue in
session one week.
The meetings of the national congress of
mothers will be held in the First Baptist
Church, 10th and 0 streets. Ii will be re-
membered that it was in this church the
first congress was held. and 1t was filed to
overflOwing from start to finish. The head
quarters for the delegates will be at the
Cairo. The attendance of delegates will be
large, ii Is thought. because reductions in
fare have been given by nearly all the rail-
roads, and hotel rates will be very reason
able
The first meeting will be held Tuesday.
The president. Mrs. Theodore Birney, will
deliver the address of welcome and there
will also be one from President Whitman
of Columbian University. The response Will
be made by DR.. Mary Green. president of
the Household Economic Association.
There will>be a change from the mode of
procedure of previous congresses, In that
only one or two principal addresses will be
maze al a session, ana DheH a Xfeat zeal OF
time will be left for discussion of the sub
jects presented.
Some Of the Speakers.
Among the noted speakers who have
been selected is Mr. Lawrence Hunt.
former president of the George Junior Re-
public. His subject is 'The Duty Of the
State in Training Children for Citizenship"
The discussion that will follow will be open
to all.
Mrs. Joseph p. Mumford, honorary vice
president of the congress, and a prominent
member of the Philadelphia hoard of
education, will speak on Parental Duty
in Education" and the paper will be fully
discussed. Prof VIM. B. Powell. super
intendent Of schools of Washington. and
Miss Edith Westcott, principal of the
Western High School of Washington, will
lead the discussion. which will also be
open to all. These addresses, with the re-
ports of delegates as to the status of the
work in their various districts or states,
will take up all of Wednesday. DIR. G..
Stanley Hall of Worcester, Mass, will de-
liver an address on Adolescence" Wednes-
day night.
Thursday morning will be devoted to the
election of officers and the transaction Of
routine business. Thursday afternoon DR..
L. Emmett Holt of New York will speak
on the Physical Care of Children" He
will be followed by Rev DR.. Hastings
Fart. superintendent of the Illinois Chill
dren's Home and Aid Society, in an address
on Environment VS.. Heredity." Thursday
night DIR. Josiah Strong, president of the
League of Social Service of New York city,
will speak on THE Supreme Peril of Mod
ern Civilization" He will be followed by
DIR. William Tolman. who is secretary of
the same league, in a lecture. which Will
be Illustrated. on Industry idealized,' or
studies in labor institute.
kindergarten Workers.
Friday morning Miss Wheelock of the
Boston Training School for kindergarten
will address the congress on "Froebers
Text Book for Mothers" which will be dis
cussei in open congress, led by those who
are kindergarten workers. In the after
noon Mrs. Thomas Kirkbride of the Civic
Club of Philadelphia and Mrs Herman II.
Birney, devoted leader in university ex-
tension work will speak the first on. civ
les in Education" which will be fully dis
cussed, and Mrs. Birney on Literature for
Children" Friday evening Prof. Mary Rob
erts Smith of Leland Stanford University
will give an address entitled Does the Cur
riculum of Schools and Colleges Fit Young
Men and Women for the Duties of Life?"
Some time during the congress Rev. DR..
Wood of Philadelphia will deliver an ad-
dress on Religious Training of Children"
Tuesday evening the president and officers
of the congress will tender reception to
the delegates and their friends in the spa
cious pariors of the Cairo.
The promoters of this unique organiza-
tion feel much encouraged over the interest
eVnced in their labors and state that the
organization has developed rapidly during
the last year, and has taken on a perma-
nent growth that is eminently satisfactory.
Many philanthropic women of means and
leisure have given money and devoted much
time to assisting in the abors at official
headquarters here in Washington, and their
efforts have been productive of much good.