The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-02
EDUCATORS PLAN
CITY CONFERENCE
Vocational Training Will Be
Especially Considered
at Meeting.
EVENTS AT THE HOTELS

The Educational Conference and Ex-
position Committee has taken h~eadquar-
ters at the Hotel Blltmore. where
preparations will be made for the edu-
cational conference and exposition which
is to be held in this city from June %
TO July s. Vocational training Will re-
ceive particular attention.
Among those who will attend the con-
ference are Mayors Preston OF Balti-
more, Riddle of Atlantic City. Ffske Of
Mount Vernon. Marshall OF ST. Joseph.
Mo. and Raymond OF Newark. y. j.
III plan and scope committee OF the
conference consists of Arthur u. Dean,
CHEZ division of schools. New York
state Department of Education Albert
Shields, director OF reference and re-
search. New York city Board OF Educa-
ton Magnus Gross. president Teachers
Council. New York city Department of
Education Miss Florence Pickett. prin-
clpal Vocational School for Boys (:
George j. Loewy. principal Murray Hill
Vocational school. and Edgar $. Barney.
principal Hebrew Technical Institute.
An exposition committee has been APP
pointed consisting of chairman. Mrs.
Clarence Burns. president of the Little
Mothers Aid Association; treasurer,
q. II. Masten, president OF the @. II.
Masten Realty Company: Mrs. George
Kerr. Joseph 81. Petry and Arthur ID. V.
Storey. executive secretary.
Frank l.. Mulholland. international
president of Rotary clubs, was the guest
Of honor and principal speaker at the
Rotary Club of New York banquet last
night in the ballroom Of the Hotel Nc
Alpin. The Brooklyn Rotary Gu men,
bers were the guests OF the New Workers.
While we bar any discussion OF re-
ligion and politics In our organization
said President Mulholland. "yet we fol-
low the flag and the President OF the
United States In any course he may de-
eide upon in the present controversy with
Germany Mr.. Mulholland. who was
formerly president OF the Chamber OF
Commerce in Toledo. told Of the effort
the Rotarians are making to secure In
creased business relations with the
South American republics. The mer'
chants OF Buenos Ayres are forming n
Rotary Club and have asked for n char
ter from the main body here. Honolulu
has n f'ourlshing Rotary Club. while
Australia and Cape Town have lately
been added to the fold
Andreas Knudsen Of Copenhagen, who
arrived at the Waldorf-Astoria yester-
day, was a passenger on board the
Oscar II. of the Scandinavian Line. In
] Sltthl1k VI MS mp Nv NV
81 was in Russia three weeks ago
In Petrograd and Moscow there is ne
sign of war. The theatres and restau'
rants are all gay. Russia has enough
money and men TO keep fighting in
definitely. Il was different when
stopped in Germany last December
There one felt the economic pressure
In business. In my opinion the war can
not last later than November. for th'
Germans will not want to risk the ex'
pense of another winter under war con
ditions. The cost is too terrific.
1T was really astonishing TO find tn
number Of Americans in Russia will
things TO sell The city was fairly aliv'
with them. selling locomotives, railroad
cars. motor cars. motorcycles, machinery
electrical equipments and everythini
Imaginable. for the Russians are yer,
wealthy"
A dinner was given by Rabbi Ephraiu
Frisch OF the Hebrew Temple at Fa'
Rockaway at the Hotel Martinique las
evening to ten officials of the congre
CATION. :. conference or religious mat
tiers was held following the dinner.