New-York tribune., 1901-09-27
TO DISCUSS HOME INTERESTS
TWO NATIONAL CONVENTIONS OF
WOMEN TO BE HELD SHORTLY
IN BUFFALO

The growing interest in everything pertaining TO
home life is evidenced by the great bodies of
women which win be called together simultane
ously in Buffalo the second week in October by the
conventions of the National Household Economic
Association and the New-York Assembly Of
Mothers Delegates from every section of this
country will meet to discuss the difficulties and
problems confronting the complexities of modern
social life and the various aspects OF moOed ques
tons in different localities.
Members OF the Household Economic Association
will be recognized by little PIN which represents
q gold beehive surrounded by blue enamel. The
various committees Of the mothers will be dis
tinguished by haGges Of various colors. The ex-
ecutiye committee will yellow ribbon; the in
formation, red: reception, blue and orange; enter
tainment, green; decoration, orange badge, red
and white press, violet and white; ushers, green
and white The session will be held in the
Woman's Educa tional and Industrial Union. No Sc
Deaware-aye
particularly attractive programme is offered.
Among the features addresses by Professor
w. o. Atwater of the United States Department of
Agriculture on Food and Household Economies:
Miss Martha Van Rensselaer, of Cornell Univer
sity. on Life in Farm Homes; Mrs. Harriet S.
MacMurphy, of Nebraska. Home Science in the
Ciranary of America - and Mrs. Helen Campbell, of
Boston Arts and Crafts in Relation to Home
Economics" A discussion The Value of
Scientific Education in the Household will be led
by Mrs. Adelaide Hoodless. of Canada. Mrs.
Laura B. Craig, of Nebraska viii tell what house
hold economics has done for the colored women of
the West, and James L. Hughes of Toronto. will
speak Household Economics a Factor in
Human Evolution
The meetings will begin on Tuesday morning
October Is and close on Thursday evening October
Il. There Will be three sessions the first and last
days and two on Wednesday. The meeting on
Wednesday afternoon will be held in the New
York State Building. the Pan-American grounds.
BY courtesy of the board of women managers Of
the exposition viii be served TO officers and
delegates in The Woman's Administration Building
al o'clock Tuesday afternoon. On Thursday
afternoon the annual election Of officers will be
held. The ticket presented by the nomination COM
mittee suggests only change in the present ad-
ministration-the substitution of the name of Mrs.
F. S. Barrow, of Erie, Penn. for that of Mrs
Frederick W Barker of Syracuse. correspond
ing secretary The other officers Mrs. Ellen NJ.
HenroIin OF Chicago honorary president; DR..
Mary E. Green of Charlotte, Mich, honorary vice
president: Mrs. Linda Huh Larned, of Syracuse,
president; Mrs. Mary Moody Pugh, of Omaha, vice
president; Mrs. John Kendall Dunn, of Jamaica
secretary and treasurer.
One aim Of the Household Economic Association
is 10 induce all normal schools and colleges ana
other educational institutions having domestic sci,
enee departments to cooperate with the national
society with view to securing more UNIFORM
system OF teaching.
ing the attention OF all philanthroplc ana rensous
organizations TO the ethical value of household
economics IN all alfruistlc eHIorts IN,
The meetings of the Assembly of Mothers will
bes.n on Monday evening. October a. and close on
Thursday afternoon. October II. Music Hall, of
the Young Mems Christian Association. will be
Utilized for the purpose. Mrs Helen Il. Mont
gonaery. president of the Educational and Indus
trial Union, of Rochester will preside at the first
session. Addresses of welcome will be made by
George A Carnahan. Mayor Of Rochester; c. H. Gil
bert Superintendent of Public Schools; Mrs Adele
Brooks, representing the thirty-four mothers and
teachers clubs connected with the ward schools ;
Mrs S. a Ellis. for the Primary Sunday School
Teachers Union, and Mrs. Henry G. Danforth. for
".
Asars president Of the New York State Assembly
Of Mothers. viii respond. Among the topics TO be
considered are Farmers Institutes. >. The Rela-
Ton OF Food Character The Garden and the
thile" and many subjects of vital importance to
parents
As a result of the extension work of the mothers
otganization mothers clubs have been established
h churches missions schools and social settle
nents throughout the land All have the one pur-
pose-to elevate the home and its Inmates