The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-23

After the most profitable and inter
esting convention In the history or tn
organization, the Tennessee Congress o
Mothers and Parent Teachers assocla
tion adjourned this afternoon. 1
Resolutions indorsing the child wei
fare movement and better education
ana home conditions we're adopted Il
the closing session.
! Menxler Speaks.
Touching upon subject which hat
not been heretofore discussed on III,
program c, c. Member Saturday morn,
ing gave one OF the most enthusiast,
speeches yet delivered on the subjeci
OF the Dependent Child" and SO
aroused the audience that applause was
given perhaps more frequently than
son.
Your purpose" he said, lis looking
after the normal child, but your task
is not complete unless you show inter-
est in the dependents, It becomes my
duty to call your attention 10 the child
who IL delinquent or defective. That
chlid looks to you and its state for
The morning session was opened with
an invocation by DR.. l. ID. Steele. fol-
lowed by group singing by the public
school children from Park Place. Hem
lock, Chestnut street and First Dis
trict, each song being directed by the
the, group. Mrs. A. s. Dickey is gem
eral supervisor OF music in the schools
Miss Evelyn Chase. OF the state board
OF health, made brief talk following
Mr.. Members address, and the body
adjourned to the Hotel Patten for
luncheon, as guests OF the city and
the county federation OF schools, after
which there was a round table confer
ence. some unfinished business and the
conferences adjourned. During the morn
oValr IA
chairman OF the resolutions committee,
read the convention thanks to the local
declarations, church. organizations and
press.
AT Friday nights session the chatta-
nooga High School Glee club aud orr
chestra furnished excellent music, un-
der the direction OF Miss Clara Whips
ana Mrs. w. II. Pryor, musical director
OF Central High school, sang two solos. /,
Governor Speaks.
such prominent speakers a. Gov
Roberts. DIR. DIN West. secretary OF the
state board OF health; ana Albert VIII
liams, state superintendent OF schools. |
talked before the Congress OF Mothers |
and Parent-Teachers' association state |
at the courthouse audito. |
rum Friday night. There have been |
many ffne speakers, both men and
heard during the past two days. |
session. but this program brought be-
Tore the audience more men OF note /
than any other one session. Mrs. ISu-
gene Crutcher presided.
mrs. q. y. Steward, president OF the
tennessee Federation OF Women's club,
was present and gave words of greeting
% the convention and promised the
hearty Cooperation OF the federated
hubs in the work OF the PARENT
Teachers association.
Mrs. George Y. Milton and Mrs. John
=. Meek, who were on the program
we're both out Of the city.
Gov. Roberts made n short talk be-
ore going to the tabernacle, where he
made an address later in the evening,
10 stated that he stood squarely be-
lind any measure for Improvement OF
ural schools, and referred briefly 20 his
upport OF child welfare measures In
when the mothers and PARENT
eachers were interested.
The governor was followed by DIR.
Din West on Public Health and Citi-
enship;" he held the closest attention
4 his hearers throughca& his talk. The
uty OF child birth REGISTRATION and It's
'eneiits were not only told but illus
rated with facts In every day life to
now the Importance OF such registra-
ION. About one-half Of the number OF l.
hildren born annually In the state. he
aid, were born dead, and this he at.
riDuted largely to the ignorance of the
mother, to disease of the parents, orI
o the mothers being overworked. ri