Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-08
CONGRESS- OF MOTHERS
Will Be Beld al Watervitle OD
 Thursday and Friday.

The Connecticut Congress or Mothers will hold it's eighth annual convention at Good Will hall, Wa terville, on Thursday and Friday. The members will attend banquet arranged by the Waterville club at St Paul's parish house on Thursday evening. The Marscheld trio and the Waterville orchestra will assist in entertaining the visitors. The program is as follows:
 Thursday, ? p. III.
 Invocation, the Rev J. Atwood Stansfield.
 Music, Mothers Hymn" by the audience.
 A welcome from the Waterville Mothers club, Mrs Ferdinand Wolf, president. ....
 A welcome from the city, Mayor William E. Thoms.
 Response by State President Mrs Walter B. Ferguson. Address, "Selfhood," Prof Edward F. St John. Religious school peda- gogy, Hartford.
 Music. Friday, 9:3O a. m. Music. 2" Minutes of the Connecticut Con gress of Mothers for 1907, Record ing Secretary Mrs J. K. Guy, Mid dletown. Report of treasurer, Mrs r. A. Bracket, Hartford. Report of auditors, Mrs c. K. Bush, West Haven. Address, Parents Meetings Junius c. Knowlton, supervising principal Winchester district, New Haven.
 Report of standing committees Ways and means, Mrs Ferdinand Wolf, Waterville; educational, Mrs J. G. Phillips, Waterville; affiliation, Mrs Frank Waters, Rocky Hill; leg islation, Mrs E. S. Tillinghast. New Haven; printing and program, Mrs H. R. Scoville, Torrington; press, Mrs Edward Porritt, Hartford; lit erary information, Mrs Harry Van Vorx, Bridgeport; labor bureau, Mrs Edwin I. Atwater, New Haven. Friday, ? p. m.
 Address, Some Mistakes of Ma ture," Principal Marcus White, New Britain normal school. Report of delegates. Report of credentials committee. Report of resolutions committee. Election of officers. The present officers of the state body are:
 Honorary president, Mrs Francis Sheldon Bolton, New Haven. President, Mrs Walter B. Fergu- son, Middletown.
 Vice-presidents, Mrs Frederick B, Street, East Haven; Mrs Levi c. Taylor, Hartford; Mrs A. N. Pier son, Cromwell; Mrs w. T. Barnum. New Haven. ......
 Recording secretary, Mrs J. K. Guy, MidldetOwn.
 Corresponding secretary, Mrs B. L. Mott, New Haven. ...
 Treasurer, Mrs F. A. Bracket, Hartford.
 Auditor, Mrs c. K. Bush, West Haven.
 Councillors. Mrs o. V. Coffin, Mid dletown; Mrs George l.. Clark Wethersfield; Mrs Charles H. Reyes, Hartford. .-.r
 The following heads of special committees have been appointed by the local club:
 Reception. Mrs Ferdinand Wolf; banquet. Mrs Frederick Pretat transportation. Mrs William Wey- mer; credentials. Mrs S. F.. Chap man; hospitality, Mrs Hubert Al. cot; music, Mrs William Palmer: badges, Mrs Henry Knott; ushers, Mrs Albert Bradstreet, 2d: inform ation. Mrs William Noble; to meet trains. Mrs H. Platt and Mrs E. F. F. McMahon.
 At the banquet on Thursday even- ing the first toast, Our Mo;hers,' '' will be responded to by Mayor Thoms. The International Con- gress of Mothers" will he responded to by Mrs Walter B. Ferguson of Middletown, the state president. The next toast is to be on Childhood and Our Schools" by Superintend- ent B. W. Tinker. Home Infiu- ences" will be responded to by the Rev Matthew !. Traynor. and the last toast, by Mrs Edward Porritt of Hartford, will be on ''The Press"