Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-02
MISS LATHROP HONORED
BY MOTHERS CONGRESS
Head Of Federal Children's Bureau
Made Life Member Of As.
ISOLATION.

Miss Julia Lathrop. head of the fed
eral children's bureau, Department Of
Labor, was made a life member of the
Mothers Congress and Parent-Teacher
Associations. by action Of the board Of
management today, in session in the
Raleigh Hotel. Mrs. Henry o. Holland
was made chairman Of the newly Gre
ated department to cooperate with
the children's bureau.
Mrs Robert H. Tate of Oregon was
made a vice president. Mrs. Charles
McDaris of St. Louis was designated
to the newly created office of financial
secretary.
Mrs. Milton P Higgins Of Massachu-
sets was appointed chairman Of a
committee on programs for local
Mothers Congress and Parent Tea cher
Associations. On the same committee
were named Mrs. Mary West and Miss
Catherine watkins. The committee Is
newly created, and it's purpose is to
standardize the activities of the units
OF the national organization.
other Designations Made.
other designations by the board of
management are: Miss Alice NJ. Jordan
Of Boston to be chairman Of the COM
mittee on children's books: Mrs. F.
Marion Barker Of waukegan. Ill. to be
chairman Of the committee on child
hygiene; Mrs. David o. Mears Of Cam
bridge, Mass. to be chairman Of the de-
partment of Child Welfare day. raised
by the board from a committee; Mrs.
Mary s. Garrett Of Philadelphia. chair
man of the committee on Child Welfare
legislation: Mrs. A. H. Reeve Of Phila-
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country life; Mrs. H. w. Lippincott of
philadelphia, chairman of the commit
tee on Child Welfare Magazine: DR.. NJ.
v. O'Shea of Madison. Wis. chairman of
Hartman OF Rutland. VT. chairman of
the committee on home and school gar
dens, and Mrs. Lyndon Evans Of Chi
caeo. chairman of the committee on
home economics.
Ben B. Lindsey. Denver. chairman Of
the committee on juvenile court and
probation; Miss Bessie Locke. New York
city chairman committee on kinder
bard, Washington. d. c.. chairman COM
mitee on loan papers on child nurture:
Mrs. Clarence E. Allen, Salt Lake City.
Utah, chairman committee on marriage
sanctity; Mrs. Charles c. Noble, Los
Angeles. Cal. chairman committee on
membership promotion; DR.. Mary Sher-
wood. Baltimore chairman committee
on obstetrics; w. c. Pierce. Chicago.
chairman committee on parent associa-
lions in churches; Mrs. o. H. Bright,
Chicago, chairman committee on pa
rent teacher associations; DR.. Jeanette
Bolles, Denver. chairman department
Of social extension
The work of the national board of
management is not yet completed. Sew
eral chairmanships are still to be filled
The annual dinner which closed the
seyen-day session of the Mothers Con-
eress and ParentTeacher Association
in Washington was held last night in
the Raleigh Hotel. Mrs. Philander p
CLAYTON. wife of the commissioner of
education, presided as toastmistress
pal speaker Of the evening. He pro-
tested against taking children and stu
dents from the schools and colleges to
meet the urgency Of war, declaring the
completion Of their education was q
greater necessity in molding leaders
'"The Soldiers Commissary on the
Furrow" was the theme Of Prof o. H
Benson, Department of Agriculture
Representative Heating Of Colorado
urged against overworking the indus
trial laborer, the women and children;
proven a patriotic blunder by the ex-
ample of England.
Miss Julia Lathrop Of the children's
bureau explained the work Of that es-
adjustment in behalf of child welfare
Others who spoke were Mrs. Joseph
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter. Mrs. Hubert
Rowell. Miss Watkins Of the Interna-
ttonal Kindergarten Union, Mrs. Kate
Waller Barrett and Mrs. David O.
Mears.
Greetings were extended to newly
elected officers. The occasion closed
] with the usual Adieux.