The Washington herald., 1909-01-01

An uplift movement. 10 be operated
along the lines of the Roosevelt rural
plan, was inaugurated yesterday by
members Of the Lake Placid Conference
on Home Economies at the Mckinley
Manual Training School
The Americsn Home Economies Asso-
citation was organized in furtherance OF
laws were adopted. officers elected. and
plans for a general OF annual meeting
TO be held in the coming summer were
discussed
Pans for the new Organization VIII be
discussed at a meeting to-day at ths
Hotel Gordon. and again tomorrow at
George Washington University. A New
Years reception VIII be held al ths
Hotel Gordon tonight.
The object Of the organization, as map
ped out by the founder. Mrs. Ellen II.
Richards. Of The Massachusetts, Instituts
OF Technology. is 10 teach the wives
and daughters Of farmers and working
men Of the nation domestic economy and
art, by working in conjunction with the
home economic schools and Departments
Of universities ali over the country.
They VIII be taught hoU, by proper
cooking. fo0dstufs may be made more
paIatable. They viii be shown how. BY
study Of the quality of textiles. better
wearing apparel may be had for the
money expended Harmonizing OF colors
liz furnishing the home also viii be in
TIE list Of instructions.
Meetings Held for Ten Years.
For the last ten years a number OF
teachers have been meeting at Placid
Lake. y. 7, where home economies are
studied These teachers come from city
and country schools. Settlement work
ets also attend
A. The opening session Of the confer
ence Mss Helen Kline presided WIllett
z Hays. Assistant Secretary OF the De-
partment Of Agriculture. welcomed the
visitors He spoke Ct the general work
OF the conference AID OF the new move
menL He discussed the Davis bill. now
before Congress. which deals with the
cusslica OF home economies nationally.
Domestic art in secondary schools
vas the title OF a paper read BY Mrs.
Mary \ WOolman. OF the Teachers Col
Iege. Columbia University Papers also
were read by Miss Nellie Crooks. Mss
jennie Snow. OF the University OF Chi
cagO. and Miss MUriel SpeIler. OF the
Springfield Mass High School
Papers Are Read
Following the reading Of papers. Dr.. c.
F. Langworthy. Of the Department 0g
Agriculture. chairman OF the committee
appointed by the conference 10 formulate
plans. made his report he presented 4
set Of bylaws which. with q few changes.
were adopted The framing OF a coustitu-
ton was discussed 4 tentative one was
adopted.
Officers were then elected Mrs. Rich
ards was elected president by accIams-
ton SEe appointed a committee Of three
70 nominate the other officers who were:
First vice president. Miss Isabel Bevier.
OF the University Of Illinois; second VICE
president Dr. c F. LalgwOrthy. Depart
nent Of Agriculture. third vice president.
Miss Mary T. Watson. Guelph. Ontario
and secretary-t7es BENJAMIN r
Andrews. Of the Teachers College. Co
lumbia University
Arthur Wesley Dow. professor OF fine
arts at Columbia University. gave an
illustrated lecture on Household arts
AZ the session last night. The lecture and
slides showed what could be done at 1T
tie cost toward making the colors in the
home harmonize. and how. By simple
methods. household effects could be ar
tiStic8lIy arranged
The lecture was followed by a reception
TO the visitors. given by the teachers .of
domestic sciences and art in the District
public schools.
VIII Meet at Hotel Gordon.
The meeting at the Hotel Gordon. Al SO
O'Clock this morning VIII consist OF three
round tables .on Domestic scieEce.'
Domestic art" and Training for house
hold and institution management. 4
banquet viii be held tonight.
At George Washington University To-
morrow morning the first annual pubIia
meeting OF the association viii be held.
Addresses viii be given BY Mrs. Richards,
Dr. Elmer E Brown United States Cons
missioner Of Education: Clifford Pinchot,
United States Forester. and Dr. A. c.
True, director. Office Of experiment sta
ton. Department Of Agriculture In ths
afternoon the final SepOrts Of committees
VIII be received. all unfinished business
disposed Of, and the officers OF the asso-
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