Evening star., 1921-04-25
WOMEN arriving
| FOR BIG CONGRESS
Mothers and Parent-TeaCher
Associations Convene
Tomorrow.

With delegates arriving hourly from
every section of the United States. all
was hustle and hustle at the New Eb-
hit Hotel today. preparatory to the
call of the twenty-f1fth annual con-
vention of the National Congress or
Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associa-
tionS which conveneS tomorrow.
Special board meetings were held
throughout the day. and visiting
delegates numbering more than 400
were conducted by guides over the
children's bureau, savings division of
the Treasury Department. the bureau
of education and the Department OF
Agriculture.
Reports from states constituting the
Middle Atlantic Council were read
yesterday and a program for the year $
work adopted. The District of Co
lumbia, New York, New Jersey.
Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland
compose this council. and those pres
ent yesterday included Mrs. Drury
cooper of New Jersey, chairman: Mrs.
Robert Moss. Mary land. vice chair
man; Mrs. John b. Cleaver. Delaware,
second vice chairman; Mrs. Walter
Greenwood. Pennsylvania secretary
Mrs: Giles S. Rafter. District of Co
iumbla- assistant secretary. and Mrs.
r. NJ. HoSmer. New York, treasurer.
Objective to Join Forces.
The prime objective of the organi-
zatlon is to join the forces of the
parent and teacher in cooperative
working for the welfare of the home,
church, state and school,"
The regular session will open to-
morrow morning at $40 o'clock with
prayer, and after greetings from the
national president, Mrs Milton B.
Higgins of Massachusetts, reports
from all state presidents will be read.
rms Will be followed by round table
discussion. Mrs. Isaac l.. Hilles of
Iowa presiding. when papers will
be read on Health" by Mrs. Hilles;
Social Hygiene by DR.. Valeria Park
Allen. and Home Economics" by Mrs
w. F. Stevens
A closed session, for voting dele
gates only. will be held at 2 O'Clock in
the afternoon. at which Mrs. Orville T.
Bright will preside Report of the
Missouri. will be read at the session,
followed by the reading of the min
utes of the day.
ClaxtOn to Speak
AT the night session to be held in
the Central High School at s o'clock,
r. +. Claxton, United States commits
sloner of education; DR.. Frank Bal
lou. superintendent of schools in the
District, and others will speak.
{: b: Rafter will entertain officers
and all state presidents of the Mid
Atlantic Council at luncheon tomor-
row at the University Club. A musi-
cal program has been arranged for
all night sessions.
Others to register today included
Mass; Mrs. Milton Z. Higgens of
Worcester. Mass. national president.
OF Massachusetts branch: Mrs S. NJ.
Williams of Lima. Ohio, president of
the Ohio state branch. and Mrs. W.
a. Sawyer of Columbus. national
branch: Mrs c. H. Remington, presi-
dent, Rhode Island branch. and presi-
dent of New England Council: Mrs
X. kenaston. president, South Dakota
branch; Mrs. Eugene Crutcher. presi-
dent. Tennessee branch; Mrs. N
Marrs. president. Texas branch. and
Mrs. o. Porter. national chairman on
thrift. from the same state. Mrs. ].
E. Dooley, president. Utah branch; !;
100 Detroit high school seniors. who
make the trip annually; Mrs. a. F..
Tuttle of New York city. a charter
member. and the oldest living mem
Der of the organization: Mrs. Henry
Hershey of Colorado. Mrs. H. S.
Ewing. president California branch:
Mrs. II. Semones. president Virginia
branch. and Miss Kathleen SheIor Of
the same state.
DR.. Jesse Russell of Pasadena,
Calf, national chairman Of legis-
lature. also is here, as is Mrs. George
Chandler Of Rocky Hill. Conn, ma
tional chairman of the poster con-
test; Mrs. John B. Cieaver, president
Delaware branch: Mrs. Hence Orme,
president Indiana branch. and Mrs.
Ferd Lucas of the same state; Mrs
Carolyn Forgrave. president Iowa
branch: Mrs. Fl. Parkhurst. president
Maryland branch: Mrs. William tn
man. president Kansas branch; Mrs.
T E. Halsey. president North Caro-
lima branch: Mrs. Drury Cooper. pres
ident New Jersey branch: Mrs. II. o.
Holland of Buffalo, n. Y. national
vice president. and Mrs. NJ. O. Holly
of Lockport. n. Y. president New
York state branch.