Miss Helen Sumner, Assistant Chief, Children's Dr. W. C. Rucker, Assistant Surgeon General, Pub- Hon. Philander P. Claxton, Commissioner of Education, Department of Interior. Wednesday, April 11 Conference Day as guests of Goucher College in Baltimore. 9:50 a. m. Special train leaves Washington over B. and O. R. R. for Baltimore. 10:00 a. m. Conference of Branches. Conference of Alumnae Associations affiliated with Conference of Women Trustees of A. C. A. Colleges. Conference of College Professors. 1 p. m. Luncheon as guests of Goucher College. 2:30 p.m. Automobile drive about Baltimore as guests of Baltimore Branch of Southern Association of College Women. (The Walters Art Gallery will be open at fifty cents each. Those desiring to visit it should communicate with the committee as attendance is limited.) 4:00 p.m. Reception at College Club. 5:00 p.m. Special train leaves for Washington, arriving 5:50. 2:00 p.m. Open Meeting under the auspices of the Conference of Women Trustees and Presidents, President Ellen Fitz Pendleton, presiding. Auditorium of Central High School, Thirteenth and Clifton Sts. General subject: "The Curriculum of a College for Women." President M. Carey Thomas, Bryn Mawr; Dean Ada Comstock, Smith; President Mary E. Woolley, Mt. Holyoke; Miss Margaret Washburn, Vassar. THURSDAY, APRIL 12 Conference Day as guests of Trinity College affiliated with the Catholic University of America, Brookland, D. C. 10:00 a. m. Conferences continued. 1:00 p.m. Luncheon as guests of Trinity College. 2:00 p.m. Conferences continued. 8:00 p.m. Open Meeting, as guests of the Southern Association of College Women, Miss Elizabeth Avery Colton, President, presiding. Ballroom, The Raleigh "College Standards-Public Interest," Chancellor J. H. Kirkland, Vanderbilt University "Fallacies in Modern Educational Theory," (Speaker to be announced later.) FRIDAY, APRIL 13 10:00 a. m. Business Meeting, Ballroom, The Raleigh. 1:00 p. m. Recess for luncheon. 2:00 p.m. Council Meeting, Oak Room, The Raleigh. 7:00 p.m. Dinner, in which the Southern Association of College Women will join. It has been decided to make this a subscription dinner at $2.50 a plate. Short speeches from group of famous men and women, including high officials of the government. Ballroom, The Raleigh. SATURDAY, APRIL 14 Capital City Day Specially conducted sight-seeing tours will be arranged for delegates and visiting members for the morning and afternoon. Suggested tours: Congressional Library (special exhibits). Department of Agriculture, Office of Home Economics, Bureau of Chemistry, etc. Columbia Institution for the Deaf (Gallaudet College), the only institution of collegiate rank for the deaf in the U. S. It is one of the semi-government institutions. Bureau of Standards and Geo-Physical Laboratory. National Museum (special exhibits explained by competent guide). Smithsonian Museum (special exhibits explained by competent guide). Corcoran Art Gallery. Botanical Gardens. Other tours may be arranged as desired. Requests and preferences are solicited and should be sent to the chairman of the committee on arrangements. 4:00 p.m. Members of the A. C. A. will be the guests at tea of Miss MacDonald and Miss Webster at the National Cathedral School for Girls, Mount Saint Albans. 1:00 p.m. Subscription luncheon, Ballroom, The Raleigh. Topic, "What Some Women Are Doing for the Government." Responses to toasts by a few women who are giving distinguished and unusual service. 8:30 p.m. Pan-American Meeting at the Pan-American Building. Short addresses by John Barrett, Director General of the Pan-American Union, Mrs. Louis F. Post, a representative of the Association, and one of the diplomatic corps from Latin America. Announcement of scholarships and response. Reception to officers, members and guests of the A. C. A., at which Mrs. Robert Lansing, Mr. Barrett, and other officials of the Pan-American Union and the Department of State will receive. SUNDAY, APRIL 15 Automobile trips through Washington and its environs will be arranged for visiting delegates and members by the Washington Branch. PRE AND POST-CONVENTION TOURS The committee in charge of transportation has arranged three main routes over which groups of delegates will proceed to the Washington Convention. For such delegations as cannot conveniently connect with either of these groups, other arrangements will be made. Delegates from Washington and Oregon will start the evening of Sunday, April 1, over the Oregon Short Line. Those from San Francisco and vicinity will start the morning of Monday, April 2, over the Western Pacific. Those from Southern California will start the morning of Monday, April 2, over the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Line, all meeting at Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 3, and proceeding as follows: Tuesday, April 3, Salt Lake City. A sightseeing ride about the city. Leave over the D. and R. G. at 5:15 p. m. Wednesday, Apr. 4, Royal Gorge. Arrive Colorado Springs 5:40 p. m., Hotel Antlers. Thursday, April 5, Colorado Springs. Numerous optional excursions, none included. Friday, April 6, Denver. Leave Colorado Springs 9:45 a. m. Arrive Denver 12:20 noon. Automobile ride about the city pro vided. Leave on the C. B. and Q. at 9:45 p. m. Saturday, April 7, Lincoln. Arrive 1:50 p. m. Automobile ride about the city. Leave at 4:30 p. m. Arrive Omaha 6:30 p. m. Sunday, April 8, Chicago. Arrive 8:09 a. m. day. Leave on Pennsylvania Limited at 5:30 p. m. Monday, April 9, Washington. Arrive 4:40 p. m. meeting of the Convention occurs Monday evening. Easter Sun The first The price of this Trans-Continental tour will be $175. This will include railroad fare from the Pacific Coast to Washington and return, a standard Pullman berth, one-half section, to Washington, room for two nights at the Hotel Antlers, and such rides as are indicated in the program. Special arrangements will be made for such as must remain at home till the last moment, and make the trip without stops. The following rates are quoted from intermediate points: Salt Lake City, $61.00; Colorado Springs, $56.00; Denver, $55.00; Lincoln, $38.00; Chicago, $20.75. These prices are based on one-way party rates and are available only for those traveling in groups. Rates from other points may be ascertained from the Bureau of University Travel, 31 Trinity Place, Boston. These prices in clude railroad fares to Washington, standard Pullman berth, onehalf section, to Washington, and incidental expenses as above from departure from home town. Neither food en route nor accommodations in Washington are included. It is expected that the New England delegation will leave home the morning of Monday, April 9, join delegations from New York and Philadelphia en route and reach Washington in the late afternoon. This plan depends on train schedules which are in prospect, but not definitely announced at the time of going to press. Party rates from New England are as follows: Boston, $10.14; Providence, $9.24; Springfield, $8.13; Hartford, $7.55; New Haven, $6.74; New York, $5.09. These rates refer to railroad fare only. The Bureau of University Travel has nothing to do with the Washington arrangements. Information in regard to arrangements with hotels will be found in the Official Call for the meeting published elsewhere in this issue. The details of the plan for the Post-Convention Pilgrimage to the Colleges for Women along the Atlantic coast are as follows: April 16, Monday, Leave Washington, 9:00 a. m. Pullman chair cars provided. Arrive Philadelphia 11:55 noon. Hotel Bellevue Stratford. Afternoon, automobile ride about the city. April 17, Tuesday, Valley Forge, excursion by automobile through Fairmount Park, and along the beautiful Schuylkill to Valley Forge. Afternoon at Bryn Mawr, return to Philadelphia by rail. Bryn Mawr program arranged by alumnae and local committee. April 18, Wednesday, Independence Hall, second to no building in the United States in point of historical interest. The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. In the afternoon, inspect through the courtesy of the management, the Curtis Publishing Company's Plant. This is the largest and best equipped publishing house in the world. The arrangements for contributing to the health and happiness of the employees are especially worthy of notice. Leave Philadelphia 8:14 p. m., Pullman chair cars. Arrive New York, 10:15 p. m., Hotel Prince George. April 19, Thursday, Orientation Sail, entirely around Manhattan Island. In the afternoon, lower Broadway, the Woolworth Tower, and other architectural giants; the Aquarium; Trinity, a Gothic gem in a strange setting; its church-yard where sleep Lawrence, Hamilton, Fulton. |