Evening star., 1923-05-17
CONFERENCE NOTES


merce. who is chairman of the local
Washington committee on arrange
ments. will attend the general ses-
sion tomorrow evening in Memorial
Continental Hall. Although not on
the program. Secretary Hoover will
make informal remarks.
He delivered an address before the
National Conference at it's session in
Providence. r. l.. last year.
Tea will be served at the College
"omen's Club, 1922 I street north
west, every afternoon from to 6
pm. in honor of the woman dele
gates. The privileges of the club
house are cordially offered to these
delegates during their stay in Wash
ington.
A luncheon meeting on the subject
prohibition, What 1t Has Done for
America" will be held tomorrow at
IE;45 pm at the General Federation of
Women's Clubs. 1874 n street. Speak
ers include Roy A. Haynes, Wayne B.
WheeIer Mrs Elizabeth Tilton and
Mrs: Mabel w. Willebrandt Robert
A. Woods Of Boston will preside.
The National Conference of Social
Work will give luncheon tomorrow
at l pm. in the Spanish gardens of
the Hotel Washington in honor of
Its foreign guests. Greetings will be
PRESENTED from Poland. India. Mica
ragua. Mexico, England, France, Tur-
Key. Germany, Austria and Japan
speakers VIII be from among those
Icrelkn guests who do not appear on
the official program. Allen T. Burns
is chairman Of the luncheon.
Eugene T; Lies of the Playground
and Recreation Association of Amcri-
ca is available at 1414 street for
conference on community recreation
roblems.
Editors and others interested In
social welfare publications Will meet
at luncheon tomorrow at 12:45 at the
Ienguin irl ;un1 Club; 1904 G street. Speak
Survey. Harold S. Buttenheim of the
American City, George j. Hecht of
Better Times and Philip Jacobs of the
National tuberculosis Association.
The annual conference reception
and dance will be held tomorrow at
10 pm. at the Hotel Washington.
The American Child Health Asso-
citation will serve tea every afternoon
from 4:30 to $50 at it's headquar-
ters. 5S2 18th street northwest.
The children's bureau. United States
Department of Labor, goth and D
streets northwest, will give an in
formal tea today from 6 to $50 to
and others Interested in child welfare.
A housewarming of the new So
cial Service House at 1922 11th street
northwest will be held Saturday from
to 6 pm. All family case workers
are invited. Miss Mary E. Richmond
will receive and tea will be served.
rotary of the local Y. w: c. A. will
entertain the Y. w. c. A. delegates
to the conference at tea on Sunday
afternoon from 4:30 to 6 o'clock at
lasS street The he exception nnsn
to all delegates and tea will be served
every afternoon.
The editors Of the Survey win give
a luncheon to Survey associates and
their friends Saturday at lis pm. at
the Old Pierce Mill Tea House. Rock
Creek Park. James J. Mallon of
Toynbee Hall will be the guest of
honor.
Ambassador Jules Jusserand Of
France and Nine. Jusserand enter
tanned as guests at luncheon at the
" tse National
Of Social Work. and Mrs. Folks: Able
Jean Violet. Of Paris, editor Of
LAssistance Educative. and Mile.
Annie Nouff1ard. director of social
service in the tuberculosis hospital
of Paris.
Mr.. Folks organized and directed the
department OF civil affairs of the
American Red Cross in France during
the war. Able Violet was chaplain
n the mia SoSsad xai was % the
croix de guerre for evacuating a
hospital under fire.
Tho opening day of the conference
shows q registration OF over 1900
compared with 1880 for the first two
days of last year. The heaviest regis
tration so far is from New York city
and state: Pennsylvania and Ohio
about equal-come second. while
Massachusetts and the District OF CO.
lumbia are running third There are
sixty-two representatives from Sanada
purely a discussion forum, has en-
tered upon a full week with great
enthusiasm.
The Washington Council of Social
Workers, the Sterling Relief Associa-
ton and the Tuesday Evening Club
of Social workers are serving
luncheon to the visiting delegates to
the National Conference OF SoGial
Work in the ga safesefla e A at at ine em nh'''
Among the persons at the "Y" for
this conference are Miss Eva D.
Bowles Of the National 7. W. c. A..
Mrs. E. F. Horne. Miss Edith Alston,
Mrs. e. C. Day of the Big. Sister
Movement of Brooklyn and Miss
Hazel Lyman and Miss Bondine Lee
Of the Detroit. Mich, probation office.
Miss Ethel Cochran. of Charleston,
S. c., and Mrs. Wheedebee of Louis
Vile. Ky. are also in attendance upon
the conference.