Evening star., 1914-04-05
Nine National Organizations to
Participate in Discussing
Baby-Saving Methods.
BIG DELEGATE BODY
TO MEET IN WASHINGTON
First Session to Be Held Wednesday
Evening, April 22-Program
Features.

Nine national organizations will par
ticipate in the third international CON
gress on the welfare of the child, to be
held in Washington April 1921. in ad-
dttion to representatives from the prin-
cipal foreign countries and delegates ap-
pointed by the several states of the
Union
The opening session of the congress.
to be held Wednesday evening, April
-. will be devoted, after the presidents s
address. to addresses by representatives
Of the National Kindergarten Associa-
tion, the International kindergarten
Union. the National Sunshine Society,
Children of the American Revolution,
National Civic Federation. Woman s
Federation of Women's Clubs, Ameri-
can Association for the Prevention II
infant Mortality and the Daughters Of
the American Revolution. Greetings
from the foreign delegates and state
delegates will conclude the first ses-
sion. The congress itself Is to be held
under the auspices of the National Con-
gress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher
Associations.
The serious work of the congress is
scheduled to begin the following morn
ing. after business session.
First Topic of Discussion.
"Baby-saving Work the World Around
is the subject OF the first round table" !"
or discussion. Miss Julia Lathrop, chief
of the children's bureau of the United
States bureau of labor is to deliver the
first address on this subject. Her con-
tribution is entitled THE Government $
Interest in Baby-saving'
DR.. Helen c. Putnam, of Providence
r. l.. follows Miss Lathrop with a paper
on Physicians Work in Prevention of
Infant Mortality" At the same session
Mrs. s. H. Whitten of Holyoke. Mass.
will tell about city that has assumed
Mrs. Anna Steese Richardson of New
York is on the program to speak on THE
Press and Bavy-saving."
Nathan Straus Of New York the philan-
thropist. has also been added to the pro-
gram on baby-saving, according to an an
nouncement of Mrs. Frederic Schoff,
president OF the National Congress of
Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associa-
tions
Mrs. Wilson's Reception.
The afternoon of Thursday is to be
taken up with reception by Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson at the White House
and a visit to the Congressional
Library and Capitol.
Parental Duty Is Related to World
Life and World Needs-Life, Health,
Character and Citizenship is the sub
ject of consideration at the session
commencing at 8 o'clock, Thursday
evening. DR.. Helen c. Putnam Of Prov
idence, r. l.. is to contribute to this
discussion with paper on Twentieth
Century Motherhood" and DIR. NJ. P Grosz-
mann Of Plainfield, n. J., will speak on
Sane Eugenics." Mrs. Robert n. Tate
of Portland. Ore. will also tell of the
work of the Oregon child welfare COM
mission. A round table on the sub
ject of opportunities for parents to OBJ
home making in different states and
nations will follow.
Reports of ciairmen of four of the ma
tional departments of the work of the
National Congress of Mothers and Par
ent-Teacher Associations are set for Fri
day morning, April "a Mrs. Howard w
Lippincott of Philadelphia, chairman
of the work accomplished through the
Child Welfare Magazine Mrs. Mary
S. Garrett of Philadelphia, chairman of
the department on legislation, will re-
port on childwelfare legislation; Miss
Ellen c. Lombard of this city. chair
man of the department on loan papers
on child nature. will report on the broad
Miss Margaret C. Worcester of Cam
bridge. Mass, chairman of the depart
ment of children's books, will conclude
the program for this session.
Home and Child Welfare.
Under the general subject of THE
Home and Child Welfare" a discussion
Immediately follows on the opportu-