The Washington times., 1911-03-08
International ASSocia ton
Will Gather Here to Discuss
Welfare of Youngsters.
PROMINENT MEN AND =
WOMEN TAKE PART
Mrs. A. A. Birney Making Arrange
ments Here for the Great
Meeting.

"The Child" is the weighty subject over
which mothers, fathers, teachers, states
men and clergymen will puzzle their
wits when, on next April %, the second
international congress on the welfare
of the child will meet in Washington
under the auspices of the National
er Associations
Men and women internationally promi-
nent in the child study movement Will
come from Europe to attend the con-
gress. Every State in America Will be
represented by some woman who is a
leader in the social life and philan-
thronic enterprise of her community.
These delegates are active members of
the National Mothers Congress, and
are appointed by the governors of their
respective States.
Mrs John NJ. Harlan, wife of Justice
Harlan, will represent Kentucky at the
international congress. Like her hus-
band, who today is one of the most
active and enthusiastic Sunday school
teachers of the New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church, Mrs. Harlan is a de-
Vout church member, and interested in
many public and private philanthropies-
From Oklahoma.
Mrs. Charles d. Carter, wife of Rep
resentative Carter, of Ardmore, Okla,
will attend the congress as the repre-
sentative of her State. Mrs. Clarence
u. Clark, wife of former Senator Clark
of Wyoming, has been named as a dele
gate to the congress, and Mrs. Fred
T. Du Bois, wife of former Senator Du
Bois and for several years active in
child welfare work, will come from
Idaho to attend the sessions of the con-
ference. Mrs. Royden Douglas, whose
name is prominent in the social life Of
the South, will represent the State of
louisiana Texas will be represented
by Mrs. Cornelia Branch Stone, former
president of the Daughters of the Con-
federaCy.
Other delegates appointed by the gov
ernors of their States to attend are:
Miss Helen Mckinney, of Paramount,
w. Va; Mrs. II. G. Tye, of Pickens,
Miss; the Rev. J. w. Walling, Of AL
lendale, s c.; Mrs. Theodore Brantley,
Helena, Mont; Mrs. John B; Hunter.
Denver, Col; Mrs. Arthur R. Brown,
Mrs Richard p. Hopkins, Mrs. NJ. E.
Randall, Mrs. James NJ. Dell, tr., Dr.
Ellen L. Stevens, Mrs. William Hooker
and Mrs. H. T. Felkel, all of Florida.
North Dakota will be represented by
Mrs CeduIa Martineau; Connecticut by
Mrs. Ansel G. Cook. Mrs. A. B. Cook,
of Nashville, will represent the State Of
Tennessee; Mrs. II. A. Hartman, Yer
mont; Mrs. Robert B. Haines, Pennsyl-
vania: Mrs. A. L. Hamilton, California;
Mrs. Ansel G. Cook, Connecticut. Min
nesota will be represented by c. E.
Faulkner.
Mrs. Birney In Charge.
Arrangements for the congress are in
the hands of Mrs. A. A. Birney, presi-
dent of the District Mothers Congress
Mrs. Birney herself is the mother of
nine children. She is a sister Of the late
Mrs. Theodore Birney, founder of the
Mothers Congress.
Sessions of the international congress
on the welfare of the child will be held
in the Arlington Hotel. They will be
attended by teachers. parents, clergy
men, and club women, who will study
from every viewpoint the responsibility
of home, school, church, and state to-
ward the child.
Among the questions to be discussed
are The Duty of the Nation to the
Children and The Duty of Every
State to Its Children" Problems Of
erring and dependent children and of
the working child will be studied In
its study Of the public school system
the congress will take up the following
questions:
Has the city provided an adequate
number of schools? Are they equipped
with fire-escapes? Does the curriculum
embrace industrial education? Is do
mestic science a part of the curriculum?
Do the schools provide for backward
children? What inspection and care
are given to cleaning the school houses?
Does the city support kindergartens?
if so, how many?