Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-28
D. c. BODY LEADS
ENDOWMENT FUND
Franklin Thomson School As
ISOLATION to Assess Its Men,
bers Ten Cents Each.

| The Franklin Thomson School Par
| cnt-Teacher Association of this city
has taken the initiative in contribu-
tons to an endowment fund for the
Mothers Congress and Parent-Teacher
i Association. to carry on the work of
| child welfare. Announcement was
| made at this mornings session of the
national conference in the Raleigh Ho-
tel that the local organization had
voted to assess each of its members 10
cents for the general fund as an exam
pie to the more than 100000 members
of the national body.
Mrs y. H. barton is president of the
local organization which took this &C
ton.
The morning session was in star
chamber. Amendments to the consti-
tuition We're on the program.
Boards Powers Not Curtailed.
proposed curtailment Of the powers
of the board of management was voted
down. This amendment proposed that
the board of managers and the execu-
tive committee should be identified only
with business details and that in case
| of emergency between conferences all
| questions Of public policy involving the
! conference or it's members. acting in
| official capacity, should be submitted
| to referendum vote of the state or
| CARNATIONS.
The board Of management was given
/ power to decide all questions of mem
| bership by a two-thirds vote at which
! twenty-five members Of the board are
/ present: this includes the authority to
| cancel membership.
| In the interest of unification of the
parent-teacher overwhelmingly now
working independently-with. the ma :
I tional organization, an amendment to
| the constitution. adopted. provided that
| twenty organizations in state with a
| mem bership of 500 may be organized
! by the national body into a state
4 branch: "all state branches shall work
! in harmony with the national constitu-
/ tion.' declared a kindred amendment.
| Control Of State Branches.
| Provision was also made that the ma
tional president shall be ex officio a
member Of all national committees.
when any state branch shall. in the
| judgment Of the national executive
committee. be unable to conduct the af-
| fairs prosperously, 1t shall be the duty
of the national board of managers to
able local arrangements can be made"
declared another amendment adopted.
| 1t was also voted that the treasurer
| of each state branch shall contribute to
| the national organization five Gems for
each member Of the state organization,
| as annual dues; and that in morgan
| lied safes tax of ten cents a member
| shall be levied for the same purpose.
| A number OF other changes were
made. of less Significance. The session
adjourned without completing action on
proposed amendments.
Extension Of Publicity Work Urged.
| Mrs. Charles McDaris Of St Louis
chairman of the publicity committee,
urged extension Of publicity work
Throughout the thirty five states en-
rolled in the national organization. She
stated that six states have reported
publicity worth. at advertising prices.
$4,000 in the past year. Drawing in
spiration from this, she said, publicity
activities should be organized in every
state. SO that this free benefit OF pub
llicity could be developed to its fullest
extent.
In only seventeen states, she said.
have publicity committees been or
ganized. Many of these departments
are new. But she WAS sure that a
would bear the best results that the
conference can hope for.
| At the afternoon session OF the child
| welfare exhibit this afternoon, in
Woodward & Lothrop's auditorium. DIR.
tW. c. woodward answered questions
or prospective mothers. A question
box was established earlier in the week.
in which any individual inquirer was
Invited to submit problem.