Evening star., 1902-01-24
THE CONGRESS MOTHERS
SIXTH ANNUAL GATHERING OF Ma
TIONAL ORGANIZATION.
views of the President of the Assocfa-
tfon Regarding It's Present
and Future.

THE National Congress of Mothers Is
one OF the great womens organizations al
the world" said Mrs. Theodore Birney
this morning. Mrs. Birney enjoys the
honor of holding the presidency. of this
body for the fifth consecutive term, and
is greatly interested in the spread of Its
propaganda. Our last congress-" contin-
ued Mrs. Birney, was held in Columbus
Ohio, and the auditorium was crowded
every session with an interested audience
The movement has succeeded beyond our
widest hopes and we are proud of the
scope 1t has taken. / am sure that the
sixth national congress of mothers will be
the largest as to delegates and attendance
that we have yet held"
The officers of the congress represent
nigh social, literary and philanthropic cir
cles, as the following names evidence: The
honorary vice presidents are: Mrs Phoebe
A. Hearst, Mrs. Adlai Stevenson Mrs
John 7. Lewis, Mrs. William T Carter
The active vice presidents are: Mrs
Frederic Schoff, Philadelphia, Pa; Mrs
Roger B. McMullen, Evanston, H., and
Mrs. A. A. Birney, Washington, D. c. Mrs
Jos. p. Mumford of Philadelphia is record.
Ing secretary and Mrs Hardin w. Masters
OF Lewistown, ILL.,, treasurer.
The executive committee is comprised Of
the president and vice presidents and Mrs
u Q. Mears Of Albany, n. Y, and Mrs
Fred I. Dubois, wife of Senator Dubois
Mrs William T. Carter of Philadelphia
heads the committee on finance; Miss Har-
riet A. Marsh, Detroit, Mich. committee
on education; Mrs. Herman II. Birney OF
Phiiapelphia, committee on literature; Mrs
Mary Moody Pugh, Omaha. domestic
science; Mrs. P. l.. Mckinnie. Evanston, Ill.
legislation, and Mrs. Edward l.. Morris OF
Washington is chairman of the press COM
mittee.
Mrs. Robert r, Cotton Of Bruce. n. c.,
but for the winter in Washington is cor
responding secretary.
The advisory council is comprised en-
tirely Of men, and is as follows: Theodore
Roosevelt, President of the United States;
robert Collyer, New York city: Rev. Jo-
slab Strong, D. D., president League for
Social Service, New York city; Col. Fran.
els w. Parker, Chicago, ILL.,; DR.. William
Powell Wilson, director general national ex.
port exposition, director commercial mu.
seums, Philadelphia; Mr.. Roger B. Nc
Mullen, Evanston, Ill.,: Mr.. Frederic Schofr
Philadelphia; Rev. David o. Mears, d. D.
Albany, N. Y; DR.. George e. Mclean
chancellor State University, Iowa City
Iowa
President Roosevelt has twice delivered
addresses before the State Congress OF
Mothers of New York, and while governor
OF New York gave the state organization
an evening reception in the state house al
Albany, the first time it was thrown open
to a reception Of this character. He ex-
pressed himself as much interested in the
movement.
The arrangements for the sixth congress
are practically complete and the program
now in the hands of the printers is said to
contain the names of many noted men and
women. The congress will be held in the
First Baptist Church, 10th and o streets
and all sessions are open to the public. The
Cairo will be the general headquarters
The first session will convene Tuesday
February 25, at $3.50 am, and the closing
session will be Friday evening, Febru.
ary %.