The Washington herald., 1908-03-13

Reports OF foreign delegates were heard
by the delegates to the Congress Of
Mothers yesterday.
Another feature of the days proceed
ings was an illustrated discussion by Gra-
ham Romeyn, of Chicago.
The following foreign delegates re-
ported
Miss Syarte Callisperi. superintendent Of
girls schools, Athens, Greece; Mrs. A.
W. Cooper and Mrs. b. w lie Barres
OF Siam, and Mrs. James Cowles, Of
Persia.
Child Labor Address.
The address on child labor to have been
delivered by Commissioner Of Labor
Charles P. Neill was postponed, Mr.
Neill having been called out OF the city
The following young women from Bel
court Seminary acted as pages: Misses
Anna Kate Byrd. Dora Adams. Mar
garette Frank. Ugenia Giles. A. Aston.
Burk, Kate Martin. Marguerite Lamkin,
Evelyn Blair. Emily Craig, and Torci
Caldwell.
The members Of the congress have ar
ranged a series Of entertainments for
children and citizens of Washington to-
morrow and Sunday.
The younger generation of Washing
tonians will be guests Of the mothers to-
morrow afternoon. in the Metropolitan
NJ r. Church. Stories will be told. games
played. and songs sung by old and young.
and all children have been extended a
cordial invitation to be present
Entertainment for the children will be
preceded by a visit from the teachers Of
the public schools this afternoon at 3
o'clock Moral training through the
agency OF the public schools will be
discussed. Although the meeting was ar
ranged for teachers. It will be open TO the
general public. and mothers are extended
q special invitation.
HOstesses to Pupils.
Sunday afternoon. at o'clock. the
Mothers viii assemble IN the Metropoli-
tan Church and act as hostesses to the
pupils Of Washingtons various Sunday
schools. The programme for the after
noon viii be in charge of Rev. William
Loring Worcester. Of Philadelphia. and
addresses will be made by Mrs J. w
Barnes, elementary superintendent Inter
national Sunday Schools Association; Rev.
Robert G.. Boville national director Vaca-
tiOn Bible Schools; Rev. Richard NJ.
Hodge. Teachers College, Columbia Uni
versity. New York. and Rev Josiah
Strong. American Institute Of Social Serv-
ice. New York.
In tribute 20 the memory Of Mrs. Theo-
dore w Birney. the Mothers will hold
memorial services in the Shoreham at
O'Clock Sunday night.
One of the most interesting and scien-
tiic parts Of the programme OF the con-
gress will be heard tomorrow morning.
when the subject of the subnormal child
and the care Of the deaf will be discussed.
Some New Delegates.
Delegates 10 arrive yesterday were:
Mrs. A. w. Krumm. Ohio; Mrs L. E.
lyman. Ohio; Mrs. sullidge. Pennsylva-
mia: Mrs. 4. B. Shorrell, New Jersey:
Mrs. J. SpelIman, Iowa; Mrs. c. W. Fes-
enmeyer. Iowa; Mrs. Bullock. Rhode
Island; Mrs S. w. Mendell, Wyoming;
Miss Edith Howe New York City; Mrs
Helene Ingram. New York City; Mrs
Mary P. Duston. New Hampshire: Miss
Alice Page Thompson New York City:
Mrs II. F. Haywood. Pennsylvania: Mrs
JudsOn T. VOdges Pennsylvania: Mrs
George II. Marshall Delaware: Mrs Jo-
seph Z. Holland. Delaware: Mrs. Charles
w. Ward, Massachusetts; Mrs. George II.
Stein Illinois: Mrs. A J. Elliott, West
Virginia; Mrs. John A. Sterling, Illinois;
hrs. w. ". Wilson, Illinois: Miss Alice
Jakey, New Jersey; Mrs. Edith c. Grice.
Pennsylvania; Mrs. Arthur L. Lamb.
Maryland; Miss AlOuise c. Longstrelb.
Pennsylvania: Mrs Sarah L. Shuts.
Pennsylvania. Mrs X c. Dillingham;.
Colorado; Mrs. J. G. Phillips, Connecticut,
and Mrs. Henry II. Dawson, New Jersey.