Arizona republican., 1922-03-24

The Towner- Sterling bill. providing
for the creation of a federal educa-
tional bureau and a cabinet officer
for the director thereof, will give the
Congress Of Mothers and Parent
Teacher Associations the moral and
financial support needed to carry on
and broaden their activities. Mrs
Milton r. Higgins. national president,
told the eighteenth annual Arizona
Child Welfare conference last night
in urging support OF the bill. Her
address featured the opening general
session of three day session OF the
congress at the high school audi
torium.
More than 100 delegates from all
secticta Of the state registered at
the .el Adams, the conference
head tiers, yesterday morning.
others are expected today. Following
the registration, there was a meet-
ing OF the state executive board in
the Blue room of the hotel, Mrs. John
Langdon Of Clemenceau, state presi-
dent, presiding. Formation Of IL
new associations during the past year
were announced at the meeting.
About 40 were present at an ex-
ecutive board luncheon at the Splen-
did grill at noon, at which Mrs. Lang
don also presided. Cartwright school
children furnished the flowers for
the table decorations. These flowers,
it was explained at the luncheon,
were planted and grown by the chill
dren especially for the occasion Mrs.
brank r. AllSire presented Mrs J. c.
Norton and Mrs. John Langdon re-
cent grandmothers, with tokens Of
the associations appreciation.
Reception for President
At 3 o'clock a reception and tea in
honor of Mrs. Milton p. Higgins, the
national president, was given at the
Woman's club The club house was a
bower of spring flowers. Mrg. J. C.
Norton, Mrs. Emory Kay and Mrs.
Charles Macbeth poured. Miss Anna
Marie Luke sang a group Of songs
and William McF'ee, 'cellist at the
Arizona School of Music, favored
with a solo. In the receiving line
were Mrs. Higgins, Mrs M. 7. Phelps
of Phoenix, national vice president;
Mrs. John Langdon, state president,
and Mrs. Frank T. Alkire. About 200
attended the reception.
An orchestra selection opened the
general session at the high school au-
ditorium at s o'clock last night. The
invocation was pronounced by Rev.
p. y. Pendleton. pastor OF the Central
Christian church, with Mrs. III. D.
Ross leading in community singing.
Richard e. Sloane, city attorney and
representing Mayor Willis TT. Plum
kett, gave the address of welcome on
behalf Of the city.
1.-THE schools today are called upon
TO perform many functions that have
heretofore been duties in the home"
John D. Loper, superintendent Of city
schools, told the session in his ad-
dress Of welcome on behalf Of the
schools.
"Ours IS a duty OF character build
ing: the building of the future citi-
zens of this nation" he declared.
Visitors Are Welcomed
Mrs. M. T. Phelps, president Of the
local council, gave the address of
welcome for the Phoenix council,
Parent Teacher associations, to
which Mrs. John Langdon, state pres
ident, responded in part:
ITO the members Of the Phoenix
council, the city OF Phoenix and its
citizens we extend our thanks. We
realize the amount Of time and work
required to care for and manage a
conference and we hope that you
will be rewarded in the future by see
ing our work expand in other dis
tricts of the state as it has here in
Phoenix.
"It is a great pleasure 20 meet the
new representatives and to know that
the hearts and minds that have gath
cred here in the years past are still
with us, ready and willing to carry on
the work: with added treasures Of
enlightened sympathy, of ripened
thought. concerning the life and
needs of childhood and the glory and
-
as women. as mothers especially,
We would fain see better things in
the future that are to be the in
heritance OF our children. We are
constantly rejoicing in the fact that
our civilization shows that never be-
fore was there a time when at the
heart of every movement, large or
small. Law such consideration for the
welfare OF the children as today.
s'It is indeed a privilege to be able
70 come before so great a body OF
interested workers, to talk over dit-
ferent matters pertaining to our asso-
citation, so that our work VIII proaden
and do more good for our children
and for the teachers and the schools
in our state and country.
az ord give the mothers OF the world
more love TO do their part: that love
which reaches not alone the children
made by birth, their own, but every
nbiIdish heart. Make in their souls
true motherhood, which aims at uni
versaI good"
The Spiritual Element
The spiritual element must not be
ova,.looSed in the educational pro-
nan, for the child, Mrs. Higgins told
Ibe congress. Character building was
stregsed in her talk. and she SAID tnaI
not aII valuable education is fouho
in books.
an avenne from the home to the