Evening star., 1925-02-07
3 BY JAMES FORD.
Executive Director, Better Homes In
t America. v



As was noted in the article last
week. the President of the United
States is chairman of the advisory
council of the Better Homes in Amer
lea and Herbert Hoover, Secretary
or Commerce, is president of the or
gani7ati ton. The directors include
Miss Grace Abbott. chief of the Chill
dren's Bureau of the United States
Department of Labora Dom Barber
a fellow of the American Institute of
Architects; Edwin H. Brown. presi-
dent of the Architects Small House
Service Bureau; DIR. John NJ. Cries, chief
OF the Division of Building and Hous-
Ing of the United States Department
of Commerce, and a nationally known
housing specialist; Christian A Her
ter and Mrs. William Brown Meloney,
both editors of well known maya :
zines; Mrs John d. Sherman, presi-
dent of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs, and George w. VIII
der. publisher. With the exceptions
of Mr.. Herter and Mr.. Wilder, all of
the directors are also members of the
advisory council.
The Presidents cabinet is repre-
sented on the advisory council by
Herbert Hoover. Secretary of Com
merce: DIR. Hubert Work. Secretary
of the Interior, and James John Da-
Wis, Secretary of Labor.
Distinguish Folk in Council.
Julius II. Barnes, formerly presi-
dent of the United States Cha
offCommerce, is a member of the ad-
Nisory council. DR.. Katherine Blunt.
president of the American Home Eco
! nemics Association. is also a member,
Aas are DIR. Hugh S. Cumming, Surgeon
General Of the United States Public
Health Service; DR.. Livingston Far
rand. president of Cornell University,
now representing the American Child
Health Association and formerly ac-
: tive head of the American Red Cross
Mrs. Lena Lake Forrest, former pres
ident of the National Federation of
Business and Professional Women's
Clubs; DR. Lee X. Frankel, chairman
of the National Health Council: Miss
Ida Hafford. director of headquar-
ters of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs; John Ihlder. manager
of the Civic. Development Department
of the United States Chamber of Com
merce; Mrs. Francis King, honorary
president of the Woman's National
Farm and Garden Association; Mrs.
John F. Lyons, president of the Ma
tional Federation of Music Clubs !:
Mrs. W. c. Martin, former president
of the women's division of the Feder-
alton of Farm and Home Bureaus; j.
Horace Mcfarland, president of the
American Civic Association: John
Barton Payne, chairman of the cen
trail committee of the American Red
Cross and former Secretary of the In
terior; Miss Adelia Prichard. presi
dent of the National Federation of
Business and Professional Women's
Clubs: Mrs. a. II. Reeve, president of
the National Congress and Parents
and Teachers: Col. Theodore Roose-
yeIt, former Assistant Secretary of
the Navy; Mrs. Charles G.. Schuttler,
second vice president of the American
Country Life Association; DR.. Louise
Stanley, chief of the Bureau OF Home
Economics of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture; Mrs. Clara
Sears Taylor, rent commissioner of
the District of Columbia; DIR. John
James Tigert, United States Commits
sioner of Education; Lawrence Veil
Ter, secretary and director of the Ma