Evening star., 1926-04-24
HOMES CAMPAIGN
OPENS TOMORROW
Lectures in Schools, Sermons
in Churches to Be Features
of Coming Week.

Better Homes week, beginning to-
morrow. will be observed throughout
the United States as u elimination of
the efforts of womens clubs, civic
associations and commercial agencies
under the guidance OF Chairmen APP
pointed by Better Homes in America.
In Washington, the better homes
committee of the District of Columbia
Home Economic Association has been
1T work for the past month complet-
ing plans which will result in an eX-
tensive and inspirational program
during Better Homes week.
The District of Columbia Home Eco
nomic Association is opening the week
of the campaign with a dinner for
those who have. in one way or
another, made substantial contribu-
tions to the uplift of the homes of
the Village Inn, 5522 Connecticut ave-
nue., at 7:15 o'clock tonight. Several
speakers who have been active in fur
thering the movement will be heard
DIR. Albert +. Woods. president OF the
University of Maryland. will speak,
and Mrs. William Brown Meloney,
editor of the Delineator, will also tell
OF her experience in the work. Two
hundred guests are expected, 10 OF
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Home Economic Association of that
State having Joined with the District
Home Economic Association in the
celebration.
The schools of the District, both
elementary and secondary. have been
well planned for. and during the week
of the campaign. time is to be taken
each day for consideration of the vari-
Gus ways young people may help make
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mentary schools pupils Of the home
economics classes will give short talks
on some feature of the subject III their
classes, and in many of the schools,
assemblies have been arranged at
which such talks will be given.
High School Speakers Named.
At the high schools, outside speak
ers have been secured TO speak at
assemblies as follows: Central High
School. Tuesday. Thomas NJ. Sloane
OF Better Homes in America. Inc:
Eastern High school, Tuesday, at
which il is hoped to have Dr.. Lois
Meek. educational secretary of the
American Association of University
Women: Western High School, Thurs
day Miss Blanche Halbert of Better
Homes in America, Inc; Mckinley
High school, Wednesday. Miss Mabel
Campbell of the Federal Board of No-
cational Education: Business High
School. Wednesday, \. l.. Harris.
municipal architect.
The universities, colleges and prf-
Nate schools of the District are also
cooperating. many Of them having
set aside assembly periods. at which
prominent speakers have agreed to
speak. Last Sunday DR.. Nina {.
Denton, head OF the home economics
department of George Washington
University. presented the subject at
the Cathedral School for Girls at YES
pers service. Monday Miss Clyde
Schuman, chairman of the Better
Homes Committee. viii speak at Hol-
ton Arms at Il am. Horace Peaslee
will speak at the Zonta Club luncheon
at the Raleigh Hotel at l pm. Tues
day Wednesday Mount Vernon Sem
mary will hear Miss Emeline Whit
comb at $3.50 ain. Mrs. Belle S.
Ketcham will speak at the American
University at 10 am, and Miss Edith
Thomas at Gunston Hall at L pm.
Miss Mary Stewart of the Junior en-
ploynlent service of the Department of
Labor IS to speak at National Park
Seminary, and Friday at 1920 o'clock
DR.. Dorsey Hyde of the United States
Chamber of Commerce will speak at
George Washington University.
DIR. Richardson Talks.
DR.. Frank Howard Richardson
spoke under the joint auspices of the
Better Homes in America and the food
and nutrition section of the District
Home Economics Association on
Breast Feeding and the Responsible
ity of the Mother for the Care of the
Baby and the Choice Of Her Food"
last night. This meeting was held in
the assembly hall at national head
quarters of the American Red Cross.
DIR. Richardson has just recently writ
ten "Simplifying Motherhood" He Is
regional consnltant of diseases Of chill
dren to the New York State Depart
ment of Health; chief of nutrition
class, Brooklyn Hospital; attending
pediatrician to Brooklyn Orphan Asy-
lum; vice dean of Southern Pediatric
Seminary; director of children's clinic,
Black Mountain, y. c.: lecturer at
Teachers College, school of practical
arts (nursing): collaborating editor of
Archives of Pediatrics. of Pediatric
Medicine, of Review Of Reviews and
Of Southern Medicine and Surgery,
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