Evening star., 1934-02-10
TRAINING KEYNOTE
OF HOME SESSION
Dr.. Wood of New York
Among Leading Speakers
on Marriage Topic.

Education for marriage and home
building will be the keynote OF the
second annual conference on marriage
and home life, sponsored by the WASH
ineton Federation of Churches and
many associated organizations. The
meetings are scheduled for Calvary
Baptist Church on February 20 and
21, starting at 10 am on the hrSt oay'
Outstanding among the visiting
speakers are DR.. L. Foster Wood, Sec
retary Of the Committee on Marriage
and the Home, Federal Council OF
Churches, New York City, and Mrs
Joy K. Sherk, head of the Marriage
Counsel Service Of the Old stone
Church. Cleveland, Ohio. Local SPEAK
ers and consultants, whose positions
and experience assure authoritative
addresses and discussion, include DR..
William A. White, Miss Aida Bowler,
Mrs, Ruth Camblon, DR.. Paul j. Ever
hardt Rev. Russell J. Clinchy, DR..
Chloe Owings. Miss Lois Kugler, Miss
Svbil Baker, Mrs. Elwood Street Mrs.
H A. Houdlette, Ray H. Everett and
other educators, sociologists and rell-
gious leaders.
Last Years Attendance.
Last years conference was so largely
attended that scores were unable 10
secure reservations for the luncheon
session Early registrations this year
assure similarly large attendances Tor
the 1884 series. The program TO date
Is as follows:
Tuesday, February 20.
10 am, section meetings:
Section 1-"Family Religion In the
New Day" program for pastors,
chairman, DR., Frederick Brown
Harris. president Ministerial Union,
THE Family Looks to the Church,
DR.. Wood; Where Leaders are Lead
ing Ray H. Everett, executive Secre-
tary Social Hygiene Society of the
District of Columbia: Marriage Coun-
selling in Old Stone Church. Mrs.
Sherk.
Section Social Interests OF
Adolescents," chairman, Mrs Elwood
Street: consultants, Mrs Ruth Cam
blon, washington Child Guidance
Clinic: Miss Lois Kugler, Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church, and
Mrs. H. A. Houdlette, director OF gen.
eral adult education. American Asso-
citation Of University Women.
1890 PM luncheon meeting
Chairman, William o. Tufts president
Federation Of Churches. Topic, How
to Meet Our Troubles-a Discussion of
Problems OF Family Disorganization'
Maintaining Family Morale" DR..
White, and "Co-operation Between
the Church and Social Agencies Mrs.
Sherk.
Adolescent Interest.
2:30 pm, section meeting%Sec-
tion 2: Continuation Of morning pro-
gram on Social Interests Of Adoles-
cents"
8 pm, public neutrality-suspicious.,
Hilary F. Winn, chairman Social Serv-
ice Committee Topic, THE New Deal
Waits on the Family" National Re-
covery Through the Home" DR.. Wood !;
1.-The Family UNDERWRITERS Character,
DR. Paul j. Ewerhardt. director Wash
ington Child Guidance Clinic, and
when the Family Encounters Stormy
Weather Miss Aida Bowler. director
delinquency clinic, United States Chill
dren'S Bureau.
Wednesday, February 81.
10 an, symposium on practical
Problems Of Home Service Through
the Church"-Chairman, DR.. Wood.
Personal Counseling on Family Prob
iems," Rev. r. j. Clinchy, pastor
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church;
"The Family Comes to the Church
School," Rev. Eddy L. Ford,
assistant pastor Foundry Meth
odist Episcopal Church; THE Church
as a Center of Social Activities
for Young People" Rev. Philip G.
Murray, assistant pastor Calvary Bap-
tist Church; Neutrality-suspicious.
Who Offend" Miss Anne w. Rogers,
Juvenile Court worker, Washington
Federation of Churches, and NAL
adjustment-Tho Who Need Help"
Mrs. E. w Murray, hospital worker,
Washington Federation Of Churches.
$50 pm, dinner meeting for young
people, Columbia Heights Disciples
Church - Chairman and discussion
leader, Prof D. w. Willard, head de-
Partment Of sociology, George Wash
1ngton University. Topic, Where
Youth Finds the Answers to Questions
of Marriage and Home Life: speakers,
DR.. Wood, Mrs. Sherk and Miss BERTHE
Backus. principal Alice Deal High
School.