Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-11
Board Of Managers Arranging
for Coming Meeting.
NOTABLE SPEAKERS
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND
BRITISH AMBASSADOR pURANp.
Mrs. Roosevelt to Give Reception to
Delegates at White House-Topics
for Discussion.

The president of the National Congress
of Mothers, Mrs. Frederic schoff Of Phil
adeiphia. is In the city arranging for the
coming congress OF the organization, to
be held in this city. The sessions will open
March 10. and continue until March Ii.
with sessions morning. afternoon and
night. There will be notable speakers
from all over the world in attendance.
people who have. been doing things. not
people with just theories which they are
seeking TO expound. Among those TO de-
liver addresses will be Theodore Roosevelt
President OF the United States, and Sir
Mortimer Durand British ambassador.
Other prominent members of the diplo-
matte corps have been invited to speak. but
have not yet signified their acceptance
Senator Fred T. dubois will also ba
among the speakers.
President Roosevelt will have "A Mes
sage for Mothers" and Mrs. Schoff de-
clares that both the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt are greatly interested in the
work that the Mothers are carrying on.
The President Is chairman of the advisory
council and keeps himself thoroughly in
formed on everything connected with the
congress. His associates on this commit
tee are Robert Collyer, Rev Josiah Strong
Of New York city, Mr.. Roger McMullen
of Chicago. Mr. Frederic Schoff and DR.
William p. Wilson of Philadelphia, Rev
D. o. Mesrs of Albany, DIR. George f. Nc
Ivan Vi iO"d III anu I SKINNER OF
Albany.
The Training Of Children.
President Roosevelt has been greatly in
terested in the congress from the institu-
ton Of the organizat ton. and in expressing
his confidence in the benefits to be de-
rived from it he said of tile training Of
children
Fundamentally the questions OF love
and confidence between parents and chill
dren underlie the whole social system, not
only underlie but are. Our civil life In the
long run Will rise sink as the average
family Is a success or failure All uues-
tons of social life will solve themselves II
the children are brought up to be the high
est they are capable of being. IL our social
and FAMILY relations are as they should be:
II not. no material prosperity, progress
IN literature, art, success in business or
victory in war will make up for It TO the
nation"
His recent utterances on the subject of
punishment for wife-beaters. and his ex-
pressed desire for a compulsory educa tionaI
law and a child labor law In the District
OF Columbia, are proof sufficient, Mrs
Schon thinks, that there Is a great work
for the congress to do especially when It is
supported by such eminent authority.
Notable Society Events.
There will be number of notable recen-
tons during the congress, and In many
many of the women prominently connected
with the organization are in social or
official life, women who are active and
earnest in their efforts to promote the
happiness in the home. Mrs Roosevelt will
give reception at the White House Mrs
Fred T. Dubois; wife of Senator Dubois
Mrs. A A. Bfrney and several others will
entertain in honor of Mrs. Schoff and her
co-workers
There is to be one international day when
it Is expected that there will be speakers
from half dozen foreign countries Sum
day, March II. will be devoted to the sub
ject of religious education. The pastors Of
all denomination throughout the world
are to be requested to preach sermons on
that day with the religious training of the
child in the home the text Here in
Washington the whole of the afternoon of
March II will be given over to distinguished
divines. who will speak with that topic
for their text.
Board Of Managers at Work.
The board of managers of the Congress
of Mothers, consisting of Mrs. Frederic
Schoff. Mrs. Fred T. Dubois. Mrs. w. F.
Hoffman. Mrs. A. A. Birney and Mrs.
Edwin Grice. Is completing the arrange
ments for the congress, and incidentally
attending the Smoot hearings in the SEN
ate committee elections and privileges.
1t is said the Mothers have been the real
instruments In bringing about the Smoot
trial, having Senator Fred r. Dubois as an
ally. He has been especially interested in
the congress, and Is classed as a champion