Evening star., 1923-05-16
PRESIDENT GREETS
i WELFARE LEADERS
Courtesy Call by Delegates OF
Big Brother and Big
Sister Conference.

De,epates to the Big Brother ana
pie Sister Federation, which has oeen
holding a conference In this city FOR
several days this week, were received
at the White House by president
Harding this afternoon. Mrs. HARD
ing waved a greeting to the sather-
ing from the west terrace.
A letter from Mrs. Harding was was
read at meeting in the hoosetel'
Hotel last night, in which she ex-
nressed her desire to see the organ.
ization and expressed regret AT not
being able formally to receive then'.
Papers delivered and general as
cussions on various phases or the
work of the organization constituted
the mornings meeting of the 1eGera
fion. prior to it's journey to the Whlte
House.
Leaders of Discussions.
PAPERS were delivered and dis
cussions led by the following: MISS
Helen Mccormick. chairman or the
Brooklyn, N. Y, Catholic Big Sisters:
Mrs. G. ". r. Mechin. president OF
the Big Sisters of st. Louis. MO. !.
Claude w. Blake, executive secretary
Of the Big Brother movement or Den
yer, Colo,; Miss Henrietta Addition,
executive secretary OF the Big sister
Association of Philadelphia; Mrs
Samuel P. Rotan. president OF the
Rig Sister Association Of Philadel-
phia, and Mrs. Milton l. Dougherty,
general secretary Of the Big Brother
organization of ST. Louis. Mo. walters
s. Criswell, judge-elect OF the chill
dren's court of Jacksonville fla.'
presided.
]. Frank Richardson of the Big
Brother League of Baltimore, Md,
is presiding at meeting at the
Roosevelt Hotel this afternoon. ..
and others will deliver addresses be-
fore the organization at meeting
tonight.
The Importance of the home and
home influence was stressed by secre-
tary of Labor James j. Davis. VINO
spoke before the federation last night.
The mother was referred to as the
most important link within the home.
He stated that he was lntereSted IN
children of this country and particular
ly in alien children. stating that he
himself had come to this country as
an immigrant when seven years old.
Every undesirable immigrant who
comes to this country casts renee
tion on the desirable one who is do
ing all that he can toward max
ing America better" he said. IF
had my way about it I would organize
these seven or eight million 1mmi-
grants that we have in our country
into great big brotherhood ano
sisterhood for the purpose of teach.
ing them something about America
Other speakers of the evening were
Mrs. H. Glosfer Armstrong, member
of the Ladies' Charity Of New York
and Ernest c. Coulter, honorary pres
ident of the Federation of Big Broth
ers and Sisters.
Appeals to Civitan.
After outlining the tremendou:
strides taken by the Big Brother
movement in the western section OF
the country during the past few years
Colo, and delegate to the Big Brother
convention, appealed to members OF
the Civitan Club to foster the WORK
as much as possible locally, at meet.
ing of the club in the Hotel La Fay
ette yesterday.
associated with Judge Ben Lindsay
In the juvenile court at Denver, gave
statistics to show that since the inau-
guration of the Big Brother move
ment in that city, the community
average of from 500 to 1000 delin.
Quent boys tried in the court had
dwindled to negligible quantity.
Business Meeting Announced.
Clarence l.. Harding presided and
announced that the meeting OF the
club next week would be devoted en-
Forthcoming convention Of Civltan to
be held here next month. He also
stated that a special luncheon would
be given by the club during Music
week, when Robert Lawrence. direc-
tor Of Washington's music act1Vltles'
would present an elaborate program
Leonard Ruoff appealed to the MEM
bership for additional speakers at the
Americanization School to assist until
the close of the season.