Evening star., 1902-02-25

the character Of the organisation. This
and, II they are allowed to come In the
name Of the society viii be changed to
Mcsse,s:. ,.Ths Ha'ionil Council of Fathers and
AS was stated hx one Of the board Of
to impress the fathers of the.land general
~ tnat more attention should be paid by
extend beyona supplying the food and AL
lowing the mather-t to take the entire re-
sponsibiiity Of the Aild's mental and physi-
cal growth. 1t Is the expression of the board
their childrenso as great an extent as they
should. and the resolution to admit men to
the council viii be Voted upon next Friday
Tomerrow's Program.
The program for Wednesday afternoon
and evening is as follows:
Ten a.m.-openins prayer. Rev. s. H.
Greene. ec
Reports from state presidents and organ
izers-Mrs David o. Mears. Albany, N. Y,
president New York State Assembly; Mrs
James 3. Bolton. New Haven, Conn.,. pres
c. Grice. Riverton, N. j., president New
Jersey Congress: Mrs. Frederick Schon,
Phiiadelphia, president Pennsylvania Con-
gress; Mrs. Roger B. McMulien, Evanston,
liz, ~ cSiOSut 1ilnOlS COHSTeSS, hIS. 1odaS
Lea Hills. Des Moines. Iowa. president
Iowa Congress; Mrs. Joseph A. JEFFREY
Columbus, Ohio, president Ohio Congress;
Mrs. Marguerite Beaulieu president Michi-
organizer for Virginia; Mrs. e. E. Shep-
herd, organizer for Utah; Mrs. j. NJ Smith,
organizer for California; Mrs. Mary G. An
drews organizer for Nebraska.
Mothers Clubs Among the Colored Race.
Mrs. J. Silone Yates, president Colored
WOmenS Federation
pm, visit to Congressional Library and
Capitol.
to pm. reception to officers and dele
gates, Mrs. John B. Henderson, 10th and
Florida avenue northwest.
3 pm, the Educational Value of Play,
MRS Mary Boomer Page, Chicago Kinder
garten Institute
Mother Clubs and Kindergartens in the
Slums, Miss Mary E. Remington, Buffalo,
N. Y.
Delegates Registered.
The following delegates have registered
at the congress headqurters: Mrs. M l..
Tanner, Washington, D. c., delegate Dis
trict Federation of Clubs; Mrs. A. T. Good
win, Robinson Springs, Ala, president of
Mothers Union of Montgomery; Mrs. S.
c. schenck, Newark. N j.. visitor; Mrs.
r. e. Grice, Riverton, N. j.; Mrs. ]. v.
Ripperger, Riverton, N. j.; Miss Harriet
a Marsh. Detroit, Mich: Mrs. E. S.
oIiilH, " fd, uelGSdte fdTeHt
and Teachers Club; Mrs. R. Richardson.
HeWberry, Pa, delegate at large from
David Todd, Wiliamsport, Pa, delegate
Mothers and Teachers Club of Williams
port; Mrs. A. P. Albert, Washington. D.
e. delegate Harriet Beecher Stowe Club;
Mrs. Rosetta Lawson, Washington dele
gate; Mrs R. H. Parsons, Buffalo, N. Y,
visitor: Mrs. Caroline L. Perry. Auburn
dale, Mass, delegate Fathers and Moth
ers' Club, Boston; Mrs. John r. Webster,
Omaha, delegate Omaha Women's Club;
Mrs. III. Ashbourne, Riverton, N. j., dele
gate from Mothers Club of Riverton Miss
Francis Boulton. Riverton, N. j., associate
member of Mothers Club of Riverton; Mrs.
A. o. Dayton. Camden, N. j., delegate-at-
large from the New Jersey state congress
of mothers: Miss Jane A. Stewart, Phila-
delphia, press (Boston Transcript. Journal
of Education, Boston; Miss Mary L. Stew
art, Philadelphia. Pa, Milton Bradley Kin
dergarten; Mrs. Bernard A. Connolly, Buff
falo. n y: delegate from the Mothers
Club of Buffalo. NJ Y: Mrs. G. H. Blye,
Philadelphia Pa, delegate: Mrs. B. F.
Blye. Washington, D. c., visitor: DR.. Mary
d. Hussey, East Orange, N. j.. delegate
from New Jersey state congress of moth
ers; Mrs. E. Hastings, New York city, del
egate from New York City Mothers Club:
Mrs. H. D. Money, Carrolloton, Miss; Sarah
G. Turnbull. Excelsior Literary Club, Fra
ternal Delegates, Washington, D. c.; Mrs.
NJ. l.. willis. Federation Woman's Club of
Washington, D. c.; Mrs. c. J. Taylor.
Bridgeport. Conn, Mothers Congress of
Connecticut; Mrs L. L. P. Brank, Bridge
port. Conn, Mothers Congress of Connecti-
CUT Mrs. Chas.. F. Stowell, Albany N. Y,
Mothers Association Of Fourth Presbyter-
ian Church; Mrs. A. c. Esterbrook, Syra-
cuse. N. Y, Mothers Club of Syracuse;
Mrs. Annie Harnois. Syracuse, N. Y, wis
itor) Mrs. Ida Stabler, George School, Pa,
associate member: Mrs: R. A. Benedict,
Crawford. N. j., New York Mothers Club:
Mrs. D. c. France, 1904 Haverford avenue
Philadelphia. Mothers Club Of Philadel-
phia Mrs. E. .A.Tuttle, 131 Lexington avenue,
New York-Mothers' Club of New York
Miss Mary Garrett, Philadelphia delegate
at-large for eastern Pennsylvania; Miss
Mcmahon. Philadelphia, delegate from
Home for Deaf Children; Mrs. Mary P
Rice. Boston. Mass. delegate from Fathers
and Mothers Club; Mrs. Robert B.
Haines. Germantown, Pa, president Mo-
theirs in Council; Mrs. ]. Barclay Jones'
Germantown. Pa, delegate from Mothers
mantown. Pa, delegate from Mothers in
Council: Mrs. Deborah P. Lowry. Philadel-
phia. Pa. president Of Philadelphia Mo-
TIERS Club: Mrs. John B. Clement, Phila-
Tiers Club: Mrs. Lillian NJ. Turner, Phila-
delphia Pa, delegate Philadelphia Mo-
thers' Club: Miss Mary l.. Burt, Philadel-
phia. Pa. visitor; Miss Emma Kublemeier,
Philadelphia. Pa. visitor.
Representative Kindergarten.
Mrs. Mary Boomer Page, who will de-
liver an address tomorrow evening. en-
titled 1.-The Educational Value of Play"
has long been identified with Chicago's ed
ucational history. but received her train
ing mainly in the east. She was for five
years in Brooklyn Heights Seminary, max
ing a speciality Of music. While abroad in
the summer of 1881 the plan of studying
kindergarten work first took possession of
her. In September. 1882, she entered the
class of the Free Association in Chicago
for the study of this subject
Her first Kindergarten was in Moseley
Mission Chapel on Calumet avenue, and