Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-23

Table Conference at Portland.
The Maine Branch, National Con-
gress of Mothers and Parent Teacher
Associations is to have a Round Table
| Conference at the Portland High
school building at Portland at 10 A. NJ
on Friday, Oct. 81. This meeting is
held by invitation of the Maine Teach
ers' Association and in conjunction
with it's Annual Meeting. The pro-
gram for the conference will consist OF
prayer by the Rev. A. c. Learned
rector of st. Saviour's, Bar Harbor
and an address, 1.-The Value of the
Constructive" by Mrs. Melton p. Hig-
gins, State president of the Masachu-
sets Branch, N. c. M. and PIT. A..
and National Vice President. Mrs.
Higgins has a most interesting per-
sonality, having been active in the
work for years and since the death of
Mr.. Higgins, who was known through
out the country as the Father of
Trades Schools, she has devoted almost
her entire time and attention to this
cause, having spoken in nearly every
state now organized. She was one of
the group mentioned in the April La
dies Home Journal, when it stated 1.-THE
United States Bureau of Education
and the National Congress of Mothers
and Parent-T Teacher Associations are
heartily cooperating to encourage the
organization of school district groups
IN which the parents and the teachers
may cooperate for the improvement of
school conditions, better training of the
child in the home and all that has to do
with his physical, mental and moral
welfare. This month the government
IS sending officials of the Bureau of
Education, together with leaders of the
National Congress Of Mothers through
the Southern states, to hold meetings
in the cities to stimulate this move
ment"
The Round Table Conference will be
led by Mrs. D. w. Adams, Maine State
president, Mrs. David o. Mears, Ma
total vice president. (who also went
on the Southern trip, and whose gen.
erous gift in memory of her daughter,
financed the organization of the Maine
Branch last winter), Mrs. Hugh Ross
Hatch, State chairman of Parent
Teacher Association extension work,
DR.. Ethel H. Walters, chairman Child
Hygiene Dept, Miss Lucia H. Con-
Josiah w. Taylor, chairman Educa-
tional Dept. Mrs. w. F. Jones, chair
man Magazine Committee, (the Child
Welfare Magazine is the official organ
of the n. c. NJ. and PIT. A's.), c. E.
Varney, chairman of Finance Com
mittee, J. H. Winchester. chairman of
Dept. of Literature. H. H. Stuart. first
vice president, and Mrs. D. B. Weeks,
Child Hygiene Dept. will all take part
in the Conference, telling of the work
of their several departments. The
State officers will also be present.
The meeting is designed to be very
informal and 1t is hoped that many
questions may be asked and answered,
to the end that very full understand
ing of the aims and purposes of the
N. c. NJ. and PIT. A. may result. The
first Year Book of the Maine Branch
has been prepared with the intention
Of giving all possible help and informa-
ton to the local associations belonging
to the Maine Branch. 1t is hoped that
all local Parent Teacher Associations
will join the State organization II they
have not already done so. This will
also secure a membership In the Ma
tional.
The Maine Bureau of Education has
in preparation a pamphlet on the SUBJ