Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-10

STpiE attention of educators all over
the country is being called to the
n convention of the National Con-
gress Of Mothers and Parent Teacher
associations, which will convene in
Portland May u to IS. Delegates
from all parts of the United States
will be in attendance and plans for
their entertainment are being made. p.
j.. ClaxtOn, commissioner of the bureau
Of education of the department Of tne
interior, has sent out letters to edu.
eatMs in all sections of the country
calling attention to the conferences
which arc held under the auspices Of
the National Congress of Mothers and
Parent.Teachers working jointly with
the same education division of the
United States bureau of education.
There will be u number of these con.
feTences held in the western states by
the officers and delegates Of the Moth.
rs Congress and the representatives of
the home education division of the bu.
read of education, on their way to at
tend the annual Child Welfare confer.
ence here. The schedule for the con.
ferences is as follows: st. Paul, Mimi,
May 34; Bismarck, N. W., May SIS;
Butte, Mont, May 7; Helena, Mont,
May 80; Seattle, Wash, May III;
Portland, May 1916; San Francisco
May 1920. The national board of
managers of the congress will meet in
the Hotel Benson May 10, at ! clock,
and May Is at O'Clock. The first
general session will open at o clock
"Wednesday night, May 10, in the Ii.
brRry. Governor Withycombe will give
the address Of welcome. Mrs. Frederic
Schoff, president of the national boly,
will give her official message. Other
speakers on the program will be: l..
X. Alderman, Mrs. Aristenc Felts, Mrs.
Jennie NJ. Kemp, Mrs Edward r. Tag.
gart, Mrs. Robert Tate and Mrs. Sarah
A. Evans. Mrs. Delphne Marx will
sing. Thursdays program will include
n morning meeting at the library, an
afternoon at the parents educational
bureau and n reception at the Hotel
Benson at night. Friday morning will
be filled with business and addresses
and at | o'clock there will be an elaho.
rate luncheon given by the Portland
Parent-Teacher association at the Ben.
son. At 4 o'clock the national Officers
and delegates will be entertained at a
ten in the nome Of Mayor and Mrs. II. |
X. Albee. For the program Miss Lillian |
Morgan, Miss Constance Piper and Mrs. |
Charles Il. Sears will prcGide artistic
musical selections. For the closing ses.
SION Friday night Mrs. Jane Burns Al. .
bert will sing, The speakers will be
Mrs. William +. Thacher Of Washing. .
ton, d. c.; Mrs, A, King Wilson, Super .
lntendent Alderman, Mrs. Milton z. .
Higgins, Of Worcester, Mass, and Mrs. .
Fred Dick, Mrs. Thomas Carrick Burke
will have charge of the music for the
convention.
The members Of the Thinble club of
Silver Bell circle, Women Of Wood.
craft, were delightfully."- entertained by
Mrs. Norma Leffingwell at 2g3 North
cottage street, Wednesday afternoon.
The decorations were both pleasing and
unique. One entered the parlor, which
was Transformed by means of maple
houghs and branches into miniature
forest, cool and inviting. Passing from
there into Il "circlcN work room, here
were festooned the colors of the order,
red, white and green, and around the
room many circles were arranged to
typify the work Of the order suspend.
cd from each circle were thimhles and
scissors, the former being used as sou.
Nenirs, as the guests departed. Huge