Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-11

| neyed to Gainesville. Fla, where she is
now instruct2ng a class OF Summer
gchool students at the University OF
Florida. She will wind UP her tour
with q three weeks, sojourn at Colum-
bia University, New York City. There
/ is q possibility that she will devote
/ her entire season next Summer TO
teaching at Columbia, where she has
been asked to conduct a course In the
educational aspects OF the parent
teacher movement exclusively for adj
ministrative teachers working for
higher degrees.
iDRECEDING the national board
meeting Of the American War
| Mothers to be held in Thermopolis,
Wyo.. July IL to IA, inclusive, there
| will be dedication ceremony Tor the
national memorial home in Denver
| C.olo.. which has been built by the or"
/ Plantation for the purpose or housing
war mothers whose boys are lnVahos
in the Denver sanitartum.
All war mothers have been invited
To attend the ceremonies Whlcn are
to be held this afternoon. A speclai
train left Kansas City Friqay noII-
;n1 arrfving in Denver last night,
Nth members Of the national board
and war mothers from all over 1he
country. The visitors were TAKEN
Through the hospital in the mornlns'
| uyhare the veterans are f1ghtlnS 10 re-
| ereir health. AS a part Of the deolca.
tion service the Stars and Stripes VIII
he raised over the home by some OIL
fine children of veterans IN the noS-
pital. Mrs. Rifle, the mousse nnotne ei.
win welcome the visitors upon treir
The home will be dedicated to the
| Cold star Mothers of America, those
| mo lost their sons in the World war.
Mrs n. H. McCleur, nationai presl
dent. win preside at the ceremonies.
fate this afternoon a special tram
| ,,,;1i leave Denver for ThermoponS,
| where the national board meethe win
Econyene tomorrow. An inIornAL I
ception given by the Tnermo MOI, ms
| Chapter in honor OF the poaru VIII 10
held tomorrow night. ..,,r x,5l1
omen formally with a program OF a9'
dresses by State and city ofnclals, wei
( corojna the War Mothers to Thermop-
| dis At 2 o'clock in the afternoon the
executive board will hold closed SEES
sion. During this session reports
from national officers ana ndtioIl s,1
Committees will be heard. Tnese VIII
be followed by reports OF state preSi'
dents. .so.,>, rvo-
orayo is PLANNED. Mrs. Martin NC
Grath. president of the hostess cnAP
tar. viii address the assembly on ClE
;zenship. Americanization and PaArr
-+So I,ducation." A dramatiZanon Oh
the neclaration OF independence VIII
he efyen by local high school students
and Flag Etiquette VIII DC pi0
sented by IA school children. -
Mrs. Martin; Bennett Little Ioui'a
vice president, will preside over q
,.a,,nditahla discussion of the state
presidents Wednesday morning; M.
Thonnas Spence, national nnance
chair7narl. will give her report on SaI
nation day. This viii be followed Dy
) d;scussion of the official magazine
led by Mrs. Root, first national vice
president and magazine cnalrmaLl.
Mrs. Vessa Russell VIII conciuoe ne
morning program by a report on ne
gold star department, OF WHICH sie -
chairman. ~, A.
voted to discussions Of organization
nolicv. including methods OF 1ncreas.
inep membership, Recommendation Oh
amendments to bylaws and to a ds-
c,lssion of the value OF memory tree
planting. Disqualification ana LIS
| Needs" will be discussed by MIS-. WI.
liam Shananans ndllOLleA cliNAAAA, 80
| the disqualification committee. IN tne
! anal session, which viii be closed py
i q. conference on 1.-THE Home, led ny
Mrs. Lynn C. Boyd, national treasure
| Mrs. II. H. Mcclure, national presl-
dent. win preside over all general ses-
sions OF the board.
/ X y Il y
IAFRS. ELEANOR CRESWELL
w WAGNER, president OF the DIS
ltrict of Columbia Chapter OF tne
j American War Mothers, LETT WASH
ington wednesday night to attend the
meeting Of the board at Ther7nopons'
| Wyo., with Mrs. O'Neil, treasurer.
1 They are the delegates from the local
| chapter. Mrs. Wagner is stopping on
/ at Denver today to attend the dedlca-.
i ton Of the National Memorial home
and will go to Thermopolis this eve
ming on the special train reserved TOT
i the organization. Following the ses-
/ sions Of the board, Mrs. Wagner ex-
poets to travel through the West, re-
| turning home about the list OF Au-
i gust. Mrs. O'Neill will remain on the
/ west coast for several weeks.