Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-01
PROGRAM READY
FOR THREE DAYS
Leading Workers to Be Heard
at Mothers Congress in
Moline Next Week.
REPORTS MADE THURSDAY
Sessions VIII Be Held In Commercial
Club Rooms and Will End at
Noon Friday.

The program for the two closing
days OF the 18th annual child welfare
convention OF the Illinois Congress OF
Mothers and Parent-Teacher associa-
ton. which will be held next Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday in Moline,
has been received. The program for
Wednesday has already been printed.
Following will be the order for the
other days:
Thursday mornIng-e:so.
Session at Moline Commercial club,
Mrs. Charles W. Blodgett presiding.
Music-Seventh grade chorus, Mo-
line schools.
Report of Oficers-President, Mrs.
L. D. Doty; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. George Honaker.
Presentation of Committee Work
Parent-teacher extension, Mrs. Orviile
T. Bright; literature, Mrs. c. NJ. Cart
wright.
3 Address-"The Modern Trend in Ed
ucation,' Miss Minnie Whitman, prin-
eipal William Beye school, Oak Park.
Delegate Reports-Lewis Champlaln.
School-Parent Teacher association,
Chicago; Lincoln School Mothers
club, Bloomington; the Woman's club
of Austin; East Side Mothers cub,
Charleston; Mothers Study club OF
Rockford; Sheffield Woman's club;
Franklin School Parent-Teacher asso-
Cation. Bloomington; Lyman Trum-
bull School Parent-Teacher association,
Chicago: Nineteenth Century club.
Ellwood School Parent-Teacher asso-
ciaticn, DeKalb.
Luncheon o'clock. Woman's club,
lunch and rest room.
Thursday Afternoon-2 O'clock.
At Moline Commercial club, Mrs AL
fred Bayliss presiding.
Reports of Officers-Recording sec
rotary, Mrs. Lawson Gilbert; treasurer,
Mrs. George w. Eggers; auditor, Mrs. !
Richard Napier.
Delegate Reports-Englewood Wom- !
ans club: West Side Mothers club. |
Charleston; Edwards School Parent !
Teacher club, Bloomington: Harding |
School Parent-Teacher club. Mon |
mouth; Mothers circle. First Christian !
church. Bloomington; Bloomington /
Woman's cub; Copernicus School |
Parent-Teacher association.
Presentation of Committee Work
Home Economics. Mrs. L. Stevenson
Mann; Country Life, Mrs. Samuel
Bradt.
3:15-Address. "a New Phase of
Rural School Education illustrated
with stereopticon. OrvilIe T. Bright,
Jr.. country life director. Cook county.
a fol1 r-fv
of the Greater Moline committee.
6:OO-Dinner served by domestic-sci-
ence department of high school, man.
ual arts building.
Hostesses-The Woman's club of
Moline.
Thursday Evenings O'clock
At Moline Commercial club, Mrs. l..
u. Doty presiding.
Music-Mrs. B. J. Lachner. vocal Sc
Iections; Mrs Samuel NJ. Miller. VIC
i'm
Address-"Some Common Errors
Regarding Education" DR.. Nathaniel
Butler. University OF Chicago. 4:
Friday Mornings O'clock.
At Commercial Cub. Mrs. L. d. Doty 1
presiding
Presentation OF Committee work /!
Child Labor. Mrs. W. S. Hefferen; Ed 4
1cation, Miss Minnie Whitman: Press. \
Mrs Milton B. Blouke; Magazine, Mrs. /,
". ]. Benson. \
Reports Of Delegates-Towanda Par
association; West End | !!
Mothers council, Chicago; Parents H
md Citizens club, Perkins bass Il
'chool, Chicago; Parent-Teacher asso-
'iation Of the University Of Chicago.
Elementary and high schools
Report Of Nominating Committee l
drs. Orville T. Bright.
Election Of officers and directors.
Report OF Committee on Bylaw Re- y
'fsions-Mrs. B. F. Langworthy. q
Report OF Committee on Resolutions y
Mrs. w S. Hefferan.
IL time permits reports of chairman
Il standing committees not present
viii be read.