Evening star., 1914-04-22
CHILD WELFARE
WORKERS IN CITY
Delegates From All Parts of
World to Participate
in Sessions.

From many parts of the world leaders
in the movement for the improved con-
dition of children are to assemble to-
night for the opening session of the
third international congress on child
welfare. held under the auspices Of the
National Congress of Mothers and
ParentTeacher Associations at the
Raleigh Hotel. The congress will con-
tinue daily until Monday.
During these six days the relation Of
the child to the home. the church, the
school and the state will be considered
from every viewpoint. The program has
been divided into four general sections
TO correspond to each of the four :nsti-
Tutions which have a bearing upon the
welfare Of the child. Thursday and Fri
day are 10 be devoted to the home; Sat
urday To the school; Sunday to the
church. and Monday to the state
At the opening session tonight Mrs.
Frederic Schoff of Philadelphia. president
of the National Congress. is to preside.
Delegates from nine national organiza-
tions and delegates named by governors
of the various states and those from
foreign countries Will present their
greetings to the international congress.
The nine national organizations repre-
sented the National kindergarten
Association, the International Kinder
garten Union. the National Sunshine
Society. the Children of the American
ton. the Women's Christian Temperance
Union. the General Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs. the American Association
for the Prevention of Infant Mortality
and the Daughters of the American
Revolution.
Mrs. Wilson is to tender reception
at the White House tomorrow afternoon
at O'Clock TO the delegates and MEM
hers. This is the only purely social
function included in the program.
Those Who Will Speak.
Among those who are announced for
addresses are Miss Julia Lathrop. chief
of the children's bureau of the United
States Department of Labor; DR.. Helen
c. Putnam. Providence. r l.; Mrs. 5. H
Whitten. Ho1yoke, Mass; Mrs. Anna
Steese Richardson, New York; DR.. Max
Mrs. Robert H. Tate. Portland, Ore:
Bernard ]. Newman. Philadelphia War
rem Booker, Raleigh, n. c.: Judge John
son. Media. Pa: Judge Patterson. Phila-
ter. Mass; Miss Parker, Pittsburgh: DR..
J. George Becht Harrisburg; Mrs. Zerit-
"a D. Furnajieff, official representative
OF the government of Bulgaria; Miss
China: Mrs. r. P. Alexander. Toxic.
official delegate from the Ma
tional Mothers Council of Japan;
Mrs. Howard ". Lippincott. Philadelphia;
Ellen c. Lombard. Washington, Miss
Margaret c. Worcester, Cambridge.
Mass; Mrs. Edwin R. Weeks. Kansas
city: Mrs. Walter Leroy Smith, Maiden.
Mass; Mrs. David o. Mears, Essex, |
Mass: Mrs. c. C. Noble. Los Angeles, |
Cal: Mrs. William Foster Young. Chi
caso: Mrs. Fred Dick. Denver; Mrs. |
Orville 7. Bright. Chicago: Mrs. Henry |
Osgood Holland. Buffalo: Mrs. Augustus
Henry Reeve. Morristown, " j.; Mrs. |
Aristine Felts. Portland, Ore; Prof. E. A. |
Kirkpatrick, Fitchburg, Mass: Mrs Fred |
T. Dubois, Blackfoot. Idaho and Wash
fngton; James E. West, New York; DR.. |
NJ V. o'Shea, Madison, Wis: Judge Ben
b. Lindsey, Denver. Mrs. Warwick A.
Downing. Denver; Mrs. Margaret Dye
Ellis. Washington, and officials of the
United States Department of Agriculture.
Labor and Department of the Interior
Many of the delegates arrived last
night and today. and it is expected that
when the session opens tonight nearly a
thousand will be in attendance.
Preliminary meetings of chairmen of
various committees and state presidents
were held this morning. When the ses-
sion opens tonight Commissioner Fred
erick L. Siddons and Philander P. Ciax-
ton. United States commissioner of edu- |
cation. are to deliver addresses Of well +!
come which are to be followed by an ad- |
dress on LAYING Foundations for Race
Betterment" by Mrs. Schoff The various
international delegates are also to address
the meeting