Arizona republican., 1922-03-25

IODAI .. FHO1HAm
10 a.m.-Meetina at Union high
school, west wing.
Executive business; report res
oIution committees; election of
officers.
/ p.m.-Executiv board lunch
con, Hotel Adams.
2 pm. - Auto m o b e ps
the valley for visiting delegates.
With a special session and an ad-
dress by the president to begin the
day. two sectional meetings of un-
usual interest and importance to take
up the afternoon, and the annual
dinner in the evening, the second
session of the eighteenth annual
Congress of Mothers and Parent
Teacher associations proved yester-
day busy and instructive one. Not
only was it interesting for the scores
of delegates who are here in an of
ficial capacity, but for the hundreds
of Phoenix women who are finding a
new and worth while source of in
formation in the convention.
Following the special session in the
morning at the high school. when
Mrs. John Langdon, president of the
congress, made an address, and the
reports of various committees were
received. the delegates attended
luncheon at the high school cafeteria.
Then came the sectional meetings.
one of which was held in the west
wing of the high school auditorium
and the other in the high school aud
itorium proper.
After Mrs. Hattie Green Lockett
had spoken on Programs and Mrs.
7 Ill
Ruth Bottomy, former corresponding
branch of the Federated Parent
Teacher associations of New Eng
land, delivered an instructive ad-
dress on "Co-Operation with the
School and How to Get It,"
Teacher Makes Address
Miss Minnie Porter of the depart
ment of English. Tempe normal
school, spoke on Extension, Pre-
School and Church." celebrating on
the theme that the education of a
little child in the home with the
mother as a teacher is one OF the
plans of extension being considered
by the organization.
Miss Mary Lee, secretary of the
Y. w. c. A.. had as her subject, THE
Girl Reserves" In the course of
Il6T T6uLdIkS SilS Sdiu.
1--WE are trying to form our girls
on the proper pattern, and to make
their impressionable years, 12 to IS.
the keynote years of their lives. In
these years we try to determine what
their life will be later. The Re-
serves satisfy the teen age with its
cravings for responsibility and rec
ognition If we can keep our girls
interested, all our problems are
solved"
Dean William Scarlet Of Trinity
cathedral then spoke on the Boy
Scouts. and his address was follow
ed by that OF Miss Alice Y. Joyce,
state home demonstration leader of
the University of Arizona. whose
subject was University Extension
Work" The gist of her remarks
follows:
'4The aim of the extension work
Of the university is to help the wom-
en- Of the rural districts in their
home problems, such as food. nu-
triton. clothing, home management
child care and general welfare. The
progress of education is offering so
many advantages to the daughters
which were denied to the mothers in
their school days that the extension
is really planned to give the latter
an education in home service which
will fit them to be companions and
teachers for their children"
Work of Welfare Board
Mrs. II. A. Guild of the state child
welfare board. spoke on the work Of
that department of the state govern
ment, emphasizing in her remarks the
child welfare bill. She declared that
the aim of the state is to keep in
mind always the fact that the chill
dren under its care are the citizens
of the next generation. and that they
will repay the cost of a right bring
ing up by the high standard of cit
izenship which they must attain un-
der an efficient and humanitarian
system.
Miss Kate Baer OF the state vo-
cationaI training department then
spoke on "The Building of the Home"
She outlined the work of home-
building as started in the schools.
and the artistic and cultural training
which follows and is made an integ-
raj part of the child's life. She also
emphasized the need for right food.
correct living principles and a COM
prehensive training.
Judge j. S. Jenckes Of the supe-
rior court spoke on the work of the
which the parents and teachers Of
the community can assist it,
The entertainment for the section
al meetings was provided by Mrs.
Doane Merrill, who sang ''in Car
den Wild" by Florence Turner, and
"An Open Secret" by r. Huntington
Woodman. Professor Wendell Jones
accompanied Mrs. Merrill at the piano.
Dinner in Evening
The evening was given over to
dinner at the Hotel Adams, in cele-
bration of the eighteenth birthday of
the organization. Beside their ma
tional president, Mrs. Milton P. Hig-
gins. the assembled members were
privileged to hear Thomas h. Camp
bell, governor of Arizona; Thomas
r. Marshall, former vice president
of the United States. and Mrs. ]. G..
Norton, all of whom seemed to be in
their happiest moods. The result was
an evening of instruction and pleas
ure which will not soon be forgotten.
Mrs. NJ. IT. Phelps vice president Of
the organization, acting as toastmis-
tress gave a splendid address of well
come, touching lightly on the pur-
poses OF the gathering before she in
troduced Governor Campbell as the
first speaker of the evening, who was
TO toast Motherhood"
Governor Campbell responding TO
the Introduction, pleaded embarrass-
ment at having 10 make the speech
he had prepared after such glowing
tribute. However, he said that is
had always been his lucky number,
he having been born on the eight
eenth, graduated from school on tle
eighteenth and married on the eight
eenth. so that he had a peculiar feel
ing in being called on TO address the
Congress of Mothers on its eighteenth
birthday.
Governor Diffident
The governor admitted that he had
not known what he was going to talk
about but had intended TO make a
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