Deseret Evening News | 1908-03-10 | Page 1 | Mothers Gather at Washington

MOTHERS MOT HERS GATHER AT WASHINGTON Two Hundred Delegates and Five Hundred Visitors Assemble For Discussion I ROOSEVELT WILL SPEAK President to Receive Women And iid 1 on Oil Somo Topic Bearing Upon Child Lite March 10 Delegates representing every eory state and territory In tho tim Union Un Iou and the tho leading countries of or the tho world assembled hero here today to attend the tho International In congress on tho the welfare of ot tho child under tho the aus auspices ot of tho the National Mothers con oon congress gress Fr HS It II is estimated that upwards of or 00 OO delegates are aro hero In addition to four tOUl or 01 five lye hundred visitors Tho The con congress Bre gress s will bo be In session elon for tor ono one week eek und and promises promise to be bo ono of oC tho the most meat of ot Its kind lelnd over held 1014 1 Among tho the subjects to 10 ho bo are child labor haber household economics economic homo and ami school associations public education tho education ot of tho deaf dell anil blind the euro care of ot tho the defective play day nurseries Juvenile courts nail tho the treatment of ot erring and dependent children SOME NOTABLE The notable speakers speaker will bo ho Commis Commissioner lIonel BlOnd of ot Education Fd cation Elmer Drawn Brown rown who will represent I tho thu United States Junies tho tim ain tun but United States StUte of or Labor Charles P I Nelll Nelli Dr Harvey A w Wiley Wile of ot the bureau of or chemistry of the department of ot Judge JU go flop Lindsay ay of pt If Colorado allI fHil lUl of ot Ango lu in Africa and others U till Ill The rho of oC tho the opening duy da will willbo bo ho tho the reception mid and to tu the Ih by b 1 President ut mt time thu at lit 30 this noun I which liichi will murk time tho formal torm ll o in inIng Ing 1111 of cit tho thu SS Tho 1111 will nil speak on en some phase of It the tho child life lIo