Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-19
PROGRAM MAPPED
FOR CONF FERENCE
Officers and Board Members
of Crittenton Homes Be-
gin Sessions Today.

Officers and board members of Flor
ence Crittenton Homes in all parts of
the United States were registered last
night at the Grace Dodge Hotel for the
forty-siXth annual conference of the
National Florence Crittenton Mission,
which opens here today with a special
religious service at washington Co che
dral. Right Rev. James e. Freelean,
Bishop of Washington, will deliver
special address to the delegates, which
will be broadcast.
Mrs. Thomas E. Robertson, president
of the local Florence Crittenton Home
board, has been in charge of arrange
mentS for the conference. She has
been assisted by committees headed by
the following: Mrs. John Boyer, L..
program: Mrs. Helen Hunter Kerby and
Mrs. Fred G.. Mitchell, reservations;
Mrs. F. Cloyd Await, banquet; Mrs.
Bert Buck and Mrs. George Price,
badges; Mrs. j. B. Gregg Gusts, trans
portation; Mrs. Robert F. Mancill and
Mrs. Robert Rausch, entertainment at
the home; Mrs. Kerby, publicity, and
Mrs. Guy Baker Stephenson, registra-
ton.
Washington's Florence Crittenton
Home will be thrown open for inspec-
ton tonight. Supper will be served.
Banquet Tomorrow Night.
The principal feature is the banquet
at the Chevy Chase Country Club to-
morrow night, at which E. c. Graham
will preside. The speakers will be DR..
Valeria Parker of New York City, Judge
j. Austin, jr., of Toledo, Ohio; Elwood
Street, director of the Washington Com
munity Chest, and Robert S. Barrett,
president of the National Florence Crit
tenton Mission. The program for the
conference follows:
A meeting of the central extension
committee will be held this morning at
the Triangle Hut. Grace Dodge Hotel.
At 2 o'clock there will be a sight
seeing tour Of the city, followed by re-
ligiouS exercises at o'clock at the
Cathedral with an address by Bishop
Freeman. This will be followed by
an inspection of the Florence Critten-
ton Home, 4759 Conduit road, and sup
per will be served there. Devotional
exercises will follow with Miss M. e.
Luther, superintendent of Ivakota
Farms, and Miss A. G. Albee, educa-
tional secretary of Boston. as speakers.
Delegates will register at the Triangle
Hut tomorrow morning and devotional
exercises will be led by DR.. Joseph
Sizoo, pastor of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church.
The delegates will be welcomed by
Commissioner Taliaferro for the Dis
trict of Columbia and by Mrs. Thomas
E. Robertson, president Of the local
Florence Crittenton Home. Mr.. Barrett
will respond.
White House Visit on Program.
A round table discussion will be held
on the protection of children born out
of wedlock. Miss Katherine F. Len
root, Federal Children's Bureau, and
Miss A. Madorah Donahue, child well
fare division of Public Welfare, will lead
bia Board of Public Welfare, will lead
the discussion.
At noon the delegates will be received
by the President and Mrs. Hoover at
the White House.
The president, treasurer, superintend-
ent and extension secretary OF the
N. F. c. M. will report tomorrow after
noon.
A round table discussion will be led
by Dr. j. B. Gregg Curtis, chief of staff
of the medical department of the local
Florence Crittenton Home. and DIR.
Thomas Parran, assistant surgeon gen.
eral, United States Health Service.
Plans for retirement pensions for