Evening star., 1923-04-22
Moral and Physical Training
For Girls Conference Topics
Girl Scout Leaders From All Parts of
Nation to Open Conference
Here Tomorrow.

colleges and normal schools of the
United States have elsa blished courses
in Girl Scout leadership. Under the
direction OF DR. Elizabeth kemper
Adams. trustee of Nassar College and
founder of the department of educa-
tion at Smith College. a staff Of
young co!le'~' graduates have under
taken the work of instruction in
scout leadership. When the present
semester ends. closing the the hrst
year OF the educational units work.
more than leo college girls will
have qualified expert Giil Scout
leaders
During this session also the work
OF the Red Cross. which has opened
scores of training classes i'll health
and first aid To Girl Scouts through
out the country: the eight national
training schools. which are held in
encampments; the local training
courses and the aid of the com
inunity. as we'll as the Girl Scout
fathers and mothers will each form
Z subject of address.
Meet i'm Museum.
In the evening. when the session
viii be held at the National Museum.
the delegates will be given lesson
on How t" use the museum. Miss
Grace Cotton. Of the children's Mu-
address. At this session the drama
and pagaent for Girl Scout purposes
will also be discussed.
The annual election Of officers for
the coming year. a matter always OF
intense interest. viii be held during
the convention. The present in
cumbents are Mrs Herbert Hoover.
president: Mrs Arthur Osgood
Choate of New. York city, Mrs. julius
Rosenwald of Chicago and Mrs.
William +. Sims, wife OF Admiral
Sims. vice presidents: Mrs Nicholas
+. Brady. treasurer. aud the follow
ing forming the. executive board:
Miss Sarah Louise Arnold. Mrs. Leo
! Arnstein. Mrs. Scldem Bacon. Mrs
, Nicholas =. Brady. Mrs Frederick II.
Brooke. Mrs. Francis X. Carey, Mrs.
Francis p Dodge. Mrs. Frederick
Edey. Mrs. Arthur W. Hart. Mrs V.
! Everit Macy. Miss +. Gwen Martin.
Miss Llewellyn Parsons. Mrs. Harold
| I. Pratt. Mrs. W. y. Rothschild. Mrs.
\ Clifford Shiukle. Mrs. W n. Srud-
der. Mrs. Edward .A SIae and Mrs
! Percy II, Williams
MrS. Hoover on Ticket.
The candidates on the convention
! ticket are Mrs. Hoover. for president:
! Mrs. y. q. Choate. first vice presi
dent: Mrs julius Rosenwald second
vice president; Mrs. Albert f.. Thorn
; ton of Atlan;a, Ga, fourth vic" presi-
Harrisburg. Pa. fifth vice president.
Mrs Z. NJ Swift of Colorado Springs
| had been listed for third vice presi
! dent. Her recent death. however. has
! left this post vacant. Who the nomi-
| nee will be has not been determined.
or the nominees for membership
! of the board of directors to fill va
| cancies which will expire with this
term are Mrs. John T BaXter of
Minneapolis. Mrs. LYMAN Delano of
Wilmington. ~ G.. Mrs. Lyon
Phelps of New Haven and Mrs. Mich
olas f. Brady, Miss Parsons, Mrs.
Skae and Mrs Williams.
Two Receptions.
The convention will be preceded
by two receptions, to be held tomor-
row evening, one at the home Of Mrs.
Hoover at 1900 street. the other at
the home of Mrs. Adolph Miller, 1880
street.
on Thursday evening the annual
banquet of the organization directors
will be held at Wardman Park
Hotel. For this a special program.
interpreted by national directors, will
be presented.
A number of tours of educational
value have been planned for the
delegates. They are TO visit the ma
tional cemetery at Arlington. the
Washington Monument. Lincoln Me
mortal and Washington's home at
! Mount Vernon.