Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-11

It will convene tonight at $50 in open
session to hear addresses by Rev. Wallace
/ Radcliffe, Gen. Francois Joubert-Pienear,
Angola Africa: Mrs. Allen Whitworth
London, England. and Philip Rottenbil-
Ter, LII. D.. Budapest Hungary.
| All the sessions Of the congress are
open to the public and the evening ses.
sions are particularly interesting. the ad.
dresses being interspersed with music
and discussion of the topics presented.
| The Star, from March 10 to IS, inclusive
| containing all the addresses. conferences
and business discussions, with the pictures
of prominent delegates to the mothers
| congress, will be mailed to any part OF
the United States for % cents. postag &c
80 cents to Canada; 40 cents to foreign
| countries.
First Session Last Evening.
The evening session yesterday of the
mothers congress was simply a. prelim-
mary opening the real opening coming
| this morning. After the singing of
America the meeting was opened by
Mrs. Frederick Schoff. national president.
with few words of greeting to the
| guests of the evening. in which she out
| lined some of the things the mothers
congress had accomplished, and some of
the things that it was hoped would be
accomplished. She then presented Mr..
| Elmer Ellsworth Brown of the national
bureau of education. She stated that he
had been appointed by the President as a
delegate from the United States to this
that he would speak on Children in the
United States
Mr. Brown said in part:
ITO promote the general welfare by way
of betterment of American childhood
is, as 1 understand it. the main object
of your activities. 1t Is a purpose which
| in an especial degree commands the Presi-
dents warm consideration. In this solicit
tude all patriotic Americans must share.
And whatever wise measures you may
initiate to carry your high purpose into
effect cannot fail to find a response in all
groups and sections and parties Of our
American people.
Regarded as High Theme
81 would not venture to advise you
with reference to an education which
should fit women for their part as moth
ers in the home. That is high theme
in which others may learn from you
What 1 should like to urge upon your
consideration is a narrower and lowlier
calling, yet one which may conceivably
become of large significance In the life
of our people.
Under modern conditions there is need
for a great deal of mothering by those
who are not mothers themselves, a need
for foster-mothering, if the term may be
permitted. In orphanages, in day nurser-
les. in social settlements, in homes from
which the mother has been taken, or in
which the living mother is unable to
carry all the burdens of her position.
there is today wide demand for the
services of young women who are expert
in the care of little children from the
first month of babyhood to the age for
kindergarten or school,
"A leading place should necessarily be
given to the care of the little ones health,
and particularly to the problem of nour-
ishment."
Program for Children.
In connection with the sessions of the
International Congress of Mothers spe-
cial program for the children has been
arranged for next Saturday afternoon,
and a general invitation has been issued
to the school children of the city to par
ticipate in the event. The entertainment
will be held in the Metropolitan NJ. E.
Church. John Marshall place. The entire
Afternoon, from 2:3O o'clock, will be de-
voted to the entertainment Of the little
ones. Miss Susan Hilton will open the
entertainment with series of childrens
stories, and Mrs. DIN Leech Of this city
will sing children's songs. with accom-
paniments by Miss Cora Johnson.
A talk on literature for the juvenile
members of the body polite will be given
by Mrs Herman Birney of Philadelphia.
AS a closing feature Of the afternoon the
basement Of the church will be thrown
open to the children for free play, and
Mrs. Walter Seymour Burley and Miss
Cora Johnson will direct series of inter-
esting ring games.
Congress Notes.
There is kindergarten in one of the
| Sabbath school rooms of the church. and
this morning it was filled with bright
faced children. Among these were the
son and daughter of Senior Lopez Of the
Mexican embassy. Sonora Lopez is one of
the delegates in the congress. Senior
Lopez is also attending all the sessions.
Mrs., Roosevelt is life member of the
National Congress of Mothers.
President Roosevelt heads the advisory
council of the National Congress of Moth
ers and went over every ttem In the pro-
gram with the national president Mrs.
Schoff, and expressed his qualification at
the completeness of the whole thing be-
fore it was sent to the printer.
Mrs. Edward Mix Is chairman of the
committee of information and registra-
ton, and she has her own trials. About
the time she thinks she has her reference
box in good working shape somebody
comes along and insists that there shall
be different program Mrs. Mix man
ages to have information on tap for every
| body, however, and keeps everybody in a
good hunlor.
An evening Of song and story is to be
given in the ballroom of the New Willard
for the benefit of the homeless waits the
evening Of st. Patrick's day. Tuesday
March II, at the close Of the mothers
congress. Mrs. Charles Goodwin Ben
nett. the wife of the secretary of the
Senate, has consented to sing, and Mrs.
D. Olin Leech, contralto, and Mr.. Philip
| Lee Scantling, tenor, will also contribute
solos, There will be songs from the boy
soloist of st. Pauls Church and other at
fractions.
First on today's program of the interna-
tional congress on the welfare of the
child at it's morning session held at the
Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church
was a conference Of the national press
committee of the society. The object of
| the conference was to discuss and formu
| late plans for the promotion and extension
throughout the country of the press work
| Of the congress. The discussion was led
| by Miss Jane A. Stewart of Philadelphia,
| Pa, national press chairman, and Mrs.
Mary Mills West of Washington, national
press correspondent.
TRIBUTE TO MRS. BIRNEY.