Evening star., 1924-06-26
THRIFT EDUCATORS
MEET TOMORROW
Teachers of Subject Here in
Conjunction With N. 6. A.
Tigert Will Speak.

Representatives of more than one
hundred national organizations will
attend the conference on thrift edu-
cation to be held at the Willard Ho-
tel tomorrow and Saturday under the
auspices of the thrift committee or
the National Education Association
Brig. Gen. Herbert VI. Lord, director
of the budget bureau, Will be the
principal speaker. Speaking on The
Nations Business he will describe
how the country'S annual budget is
made
Registration Of delegates to the
conference will begin at the Willard
Hotel tomorrow moning at O'Clock
The first session of the Conclaye viii
begin an hour later. The address "f
welcome will be made by DR.. Frank
W. Ballou, superintendent Of the piS-
trict public schools. Miss Agnes
Winn of the National Education As
sociation also will speak. a roll
call of the national. state aid local
organizations will follow.
Tigert VIII speak.
"ApplyinE Thrift to Every IA s.
Life" will be discussed at the after
noon session tomorrow by Fedora
Commissioner Of Education John J
Tigert, H. r. Daniel. secretary Of the
American Society for Thrift. " IS
Olive NJ. Jones, president Of the IA
tional Education Association. and
r. NJ Hudson, chief of the division of
simplified practice Of the Department
Of Commerce. The evening session at
which Gen. Lord will speak IS Scncd-
uled to convene at CLOCK.
The Saturday morning program
Will consist of ten group meetings.
with the following program n: Group
A, savings and investment, Howard
Moran. American Security g. Trust
Company, Washington, .. G.; group
b, natural resources; group c, health
and physical fitness. Thomas j..
Wood. Teachers College, Columbia
University. New York City. chairman: ::
William q Owen, president, Chicago
Normal College. chairman. group f.,
agriculture and food products. group
F. economy of time, effort. energy,
Mrs. Arthur c. Watkins, executive
secretary, National Congress nf Par
ents and Teachers, chairman: group
G. social service. J. y. Goodeil. ma
tiona1 thrift committee, Y. NJ. c. A.
New York City. chairman; group H.
waste and by-products. r. NJ. Hudson,
chief of division of simplified prac
tice. United States Department Of
Commerce; group l. the family and
the home. Mrs. A. H. Reeve, prest-
dent. National Congress of Parents
ana 1facnPTS, fhilaaPtpnld d. FTd g.
group J. publicity and program, H r
Daniel. secretary. American Society
for Thrift. chairman. Delegates will
choose the group of their special in
terest.
school Thrift Program.
The closing session Of the confer
ence will he held Saturday after
noon at o'clock. Fred NJ. Hunter.
superintendent Of the schools of
Oakland, hte principal speaker viii
discuss What constitutes school
program in thrift education. There
will be reports by the group chair
men who will act as a committee on
resolutions.
Among the participating orga MIA
tions are the American Association
Of University Women. American
Bankers Association, American Fede-
ration of Labor, American Fedora uon
of Teachers. American Legion. Amerl-
can Red Cross, American Society for
Thrift Boy Scouts of America. Gen
eral Federation of Women's ttuos,
National Catholic Welfare confer
ence. National Congress of Parents
and Teachers, National Council jew
ish Women. National League of won
en- Voters, United States bureau or
education. United States Chamber OF
Commerce and Public Schools of the
District Of Columbia