The Washington times., 1914-04-21
MEETINGS ARE BEGUN
ON CHILD WELFARE
T usiness Sessions Held Today
to Form Policies and Discuss
Routine Work.

Meetings preliminary to the formal
spening of the Third International Con-
css on the Welfare of the Child, al
" Raleigh Hotel tomorrow night arc
, ng held today by the chairmen OF
nmittees. and by the presidents OF
various State organizations. To-
Is meetings are the only session of
. convention that will not be open
the general public, as they are sole
for the purpose of formulating pol
hes and transacting financial and
Other routine affairs.
Mrs. Frederic Schofr, of PHILADELPHIA
esident OF the congress. is already
y the city; as are practically all the
q" hCers and committeeman of the or
nization. The assembiage will con-
y re at the Raleigh at s o'clock tomor-
r " night. 1t is the purpose of the dele
Sates TO visit as many of the ninety
farent-teacher, home and school,
d mothers organizations Of Washing
as time will permit
Will Have Charge.
Mrs. Edwin f. Weeks, of Kansas
{ ~. Mo, one of the vice presidents
the congress. will preside at several
or the meetings, and IS proving herself
"ne Of the most active OF the workers
In the cause.
IN selecting the speakers for the con-
entlon. the greatest care has been ex-
cised TO insure authoritative discus
ms of such subjects as Prevention
Infant Mortality How to Pro-
re Sanitary Housing Conditions in
onsested Cities" The Opening of
a afSi5v As s, Social es centers." RELIGIOUS
= out Movement" Better Home Max
. Z, and kindred topics. Every man
woman, II Is said, Is a national au
.fitI on his or her subject
II the private dinner to be served
evening at O'Clock every member
the national board of managers Is
'pected to be present.
Many State Heads.
NJ today's meetings there will be pres-
r t the following presidents of stat.
q ngresses:
Alaoama-Mrs. W. J. Chambers. 17iL
eAter avenue. Montgomery; Arizona
~ Is. J. c. Norton, Phoenix; California
IS. H. n. Rowell. 315S College avenue
arkeley; Colorado-Mrs. Fred Dick
west Thirty-second avenue, Denver.
onnecticut-Mrs. B. L. Mott, $50 Crown
'eet' New Haven: Delaware-Mrs.
Gorge W. Marshall. Milford; Florida
n. Sheats. Tallahassee, State
perintendent public instruction: Geor-
= Mrs. J. R. Little, Peachtree road.
iIanta: 1daho-Mrs. T. c. Hollings,
ead. l6o5 North Seventh street, Boise:
inois-Mrs. l.. P. Doty, $3.50 kimbark
ehue, Cnicago: Indiana-Mrs. j. Fred
p ok Hoke. Indianapolis: Iowa-Mrs.
narles Brenton. Dallas Center; Kansas
Mrs; S; H. Williams, Kansas City;
Mrs. Alexander Mitchell.
Nonkton: Maine-Mrs. y. E Bragg, 81
2ird street. Bangor; Massachusetts,
rs Milton p; Higgins. 22s West street,
William J. togue. ss5 Dayton avenue.
81 Paul; Mississippi - Mrs. r. B.
Stapieton. Hattiesburg: Missouri II
Mrs. James S. Nugent. Pattonvillee:
North carolina-Mrs: W. R. Hallowell,
Jpn Acher. Valley City: New Hamp-
nire-Mrs. John D. Moore. Laconia:
e" MeXico-Mrs. John w. Wilson, AL
-querque; New Jersey-Mrs. Augustus
enry Reeve, Moorestown; New York
rect, Buffalo; Ohio-Mrs. ]. A. Smith,
30 East Eighty-sixth street Cleveland:
Teson-Mrs. Aristene D. Feltz, 1921
asst Thirteenth street. Portland; Penn
IEania-Mrs. George X. johnson, 100
Walnut lane, Germantown: Rhode
slsnd-Mrs. Dwight X. Bartlett, Edge
GOD; South Carolina-Mrs. Malcolm
v GODS. Marion: Tennessee-Mrs. Eu-
me Crutcher, 81 Lischey avenue.
ashVille: Texas-Mrs. Chalmers Hut
inson; Fort Worth: Utah-Mrs. John
Dooley' 5O6 East S. Temple street,
1T Lake City; Vermont-Mrs. Henry
Harmon, Rutland: washington
rs. Helen Hubbel Bebbs. 1000 Fifteenth
''nue, North Seattle: Wisconsin-Mrs.
a Belts, Mukwonago; wyoming
IS B. II. Hamilton, Greyhull.
ne following organizers in foreign
lions will attend:
Argentine Republicans. Abel Re-
ard. Buenos Aires: Cuba-Mme G. c. |
ortiz. Coffigney, Gervasio 90, Ha- |
na Bulgaria-Mrs. 5soritZa y. Fur |
tJief, Sofa: Great Britain-Mrs. Eliza
IN Sloan Chesser, Beauchamp House, |
Gloucester. England: China
lss Mary E. Ledyard. Foo |
TOW; Persia-Mme. Ali Kuli Kahn.