Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-23
FOR WELFARE OF THE CHILD
CONVENTION TO BE HELD AT
SHOREHAM HOTEL.
Opening Session March 0-Daily
Gatherings Thereafter to and
Including March II.

Arrangements have been completed for
the International Congress on the We'll
fare Of the Child. which is to be held at
the Shoreham Hotel beginning Monday.
March 2, and to be continued until
March Il.
On the opening day the delegates will
receive cards emitting them to admis-
sion to reserved seats. admission to the
"h1te House and to all functions Of the
congress. Invitations have been ex-
tended to all interested in presswork to
attend the special conference Of the ma
tlonal press committee. to be held We'd
nesday morning. March II. in the Metro
polltan NJ. E. Church, to discuss the
plans for the promotion and extension
throughout the country of the press
work OF the National Congress of Moth.
erS.
The session Tuesday afternoon. March
10. VIII take the form of reception by
the President at the White House at $50
O'Clock. Exercises will be held in the
evening at o'clock at the Metropolitan
NJ. f. Church, at which Elmer r. Brown,
United States commissioner of educa-
ton. Will deliver an address on Chill
dren in the United States"
Business Session Wednesday.
committee Wednesday morning there
VIII De a business session from $50 to
1890 O'Clock. during which reports will
be heard from Mrs. Allen Whitmore. Lon
don. England; Miss Sevarti Callisperi, in
spector of public schools for girls in
Greece; Mrs. A. w. Cooper. representing
the Siamese government; Mrs. b. w.
Labarrer and Mrs. l.. l.. TribuS. repre-
sentlne the PERSIAN governmnt. At the
evening session Gen. Francois Joubert-
Pienaer Of Angola, Africa will deliver an
address on "Children's Lives in Africa"
Thursday morning the legislative COM
mittee meeting Will be conducted by
Mary s Garrett. At the business. SEES
sion addresses will be delivered as fol-
lows: THE Spirit of the Home" Mrs
Henry J. Hersey. Denver. Col; 1.-The
Home, Mrs. David o. Mears. Albany, n.
Y; The Right Education of Young
Women" Miss Lucy Wheelock. Boston.
Mass; The Physical Care of the Child"
Mrs. James s. Bolten. New Haven, Conn.,
At the evening session addresses are to
be delivered, themes and speakers be-
ing: Child Labor" Charles p Neill,
commissioner of labor; PLAY Grounds
Graham Romeyn Taylor, Chicago. ILL.,.
Address on Pure Food.
Among the features of the meeting Fri
day March IL will be an address by DIR.
Harvey NJ. Wiley on pure Food in the
Household There will also be a demon
stration of cooking. At the evening ses-
sion Mrs. E. c. Grice will preside and
there will be- discussion on Symposium
on Parent Teacher Associations
Addresses are to be delivered at the Sat-
urday session as follows:
Backward and Deficient Children" DIR.
E. A. harrington, director of department
of experimental psychology, Bancroft Cox
School. Haddonfeld. n. j.
''Education of the Deaf" program in
charge of Miss Mary s. Garrett. cofOund-
err Of the Home for the Training in Speech
of Deaf Children Before They Are of
School Age.
"A Consideration Of the Welfare Of
cal Profession Charles s. TurnbulI, MD.
Extension of Opportunities for Early
Training in Speech and Language for
Deaf Children" Mr.. ]. B. Showalter.
Helps and Hindrances in Acquiring
Speech and Language at the Proper Age"
Mary s. Garrett. ---. -a
In Memory Of Mrs. Birney.
There will be devotional services Sum
day March 10, and memorial services for
Mrs. Theodore w. Birney will be held at
Hotel.
Judge W. Fl. DeLacy of the Juvenile
Court will deliver an address on Causes
at the evening session Monday. Other adj
dresses in connection with the Juvenile
Court are to be delivered. There will be
a session on the blind Tuesday afternoon,
March II. at which the prevention and
opportunities for blindness will be thor
oughly discussed.
The congress will adjourn at the even
inc session