Evening journal., 1921-04-23
STATE women
ATCONVFNTION
Delegation Has Part in
Parent-Teacher Rally at
Washington
GREAT GROWTH OF
WORK IN DELAWARE

A delegation Of Delaware women
including Mrs John r. Cleaver. State
president, and Mrs. Howard A. Pool.
State secretary, OF Middletown; Mrs
n. NJ. Waller. OF Delmar; Mrs. q. S.
Harrington, OF Harrington; Mrs. os-
car Brewington and Mrs. J. NJ.
Cleary. OF Delmar; Mrs. Warren
Mack. Of Dover and Mrs. Theodore
Ferguson. OF Blackbird. left last
evening for Washington to attend
the National Conference OF the Par
ent-Teacher Association which viii
be in session all OF next week. All
State associations are privileged TO
send one delegate for every five hun
dred paid-up members. Every State
in the Union. IL is reported by the
National Secretary. will be repre-
sented at the Conference. The pro-
gram will include speakers Of ma
tional prominence in social and edu-
cauonal work. There will be de-
partmcntal meetings with Chiidren's
/ Bureau and other government de-
partments and at the associations
headquarters In the n. +. A. Build
| ing. Evening meetings will be
heard at the Central High School
Building in Washington. on Tues
day evening there will be recep-
ton to which all the United States
Senators and Representatives and
many prominent government officials
have been invited, Wednesday the
delegates will be received al the
White House; on Thursday afternoon
they will be the guests Of Mrs. Percy
/ Daniels. who will arrange trips TO
Arlington and Mt. Vernon. Mrs.
Milton p. Higgins. Of Worcester.
Mass. is the national president
The Parent-Teacher Association
lin Delaware has shown remarkable
growth during the last year. Under
THE leadership OF Mrs. John B.
lCleaver. State president the policy
of the association has been extended
TO include community center pro-
Ijects which has very largely broad
ened the scope Of the work. Tho
Interest Of all associations working
for better social standards In Della
ware was enlisted early last fall. and
THE force of all these associations
combined into a campaign for more
widespread organization around the
school. The drive proper began last
, December. As a result sixty-threo
P new organizations are reported with
, paid up membership Of twenty-five
hundred In many instances three
times this number, however, have
attended the meetings.
The new associations are scattered
over all parts Of the State and dur
ing the past winter have added pur
pose and interest TO community life
, The joint campaign committee, madi
up Of representatives OF the Stat
Federation of Women's Clubs. IN
Boys and Girls Clubs. the Stat
I Teachers Association and the Ser
r vice Citizens Of Delaware adopted a
g a part Of the campaign the prepare
r tion and distribution OF two serie
o. Of leaflets. The first Of these fur
p. nished program suggestions fror
e which the new associations Nigh
- work up interesting and Worthwhile
.. programs: the second. pictorial leaf
% let's for general distribution at IN
] meetings. All OF this material ha
been furnished free. through the co
z operation Of the Service Citizens o
n Delaware. to an associations afili
20 ated with the state Association. Tn
{ subjects covered include, "schoo
{ Attendance and What IL Means q
s Delaware Children" "The Health o
the Community" The Moderi
school Plant" and Good Roads an
Their Relation TO Good Schools"
Plans are being made for the an
? nual State convention 90 be held q
/, Dover on Saturday May IA. Mis-
Mabel Carney. OF the Department q
Rural Education, Columbia Univer
n sIty. will be one OF the afternoo
q speakers. Governor Denney will ais
k take part in the program. Local az
Is sociations are entitled TO send on
e delegate for every ten members, an
e a record breaking attendance is an
,- ticipated.