▁to ▁organ ize ▁schools ▁of ▁household ▁science ▁and ▁service ." ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Women ' s ▁Congress ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Ex position ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁aw ak ened ▁the ▁public ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁matters ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁the ▁household ▁had ▁not ▁kept ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁process ion ▁of ▁progress . ▁Therefore , ▁a ▁day ▁was ▁appointed ▁in ▁which ▁to ▁investigate ▁this ▁neglect ed ▁science ▁and ▁the ▁result ▁was ▁the ▁organization ▁of ▁an ▁association ▁aim ed ▁to ▁benefit ▁the ▁home ▁mak ers ▁of ▁this ▁country ▁and ▁to ▁be ▁National ▁in ▁scope . ▁The ▁organization ▁took ▁as ▁its ▁name ▁The ▁National ▁House hold ▁Econom ic ▁Association , ▁and ▁Laura ▁St arr ▁W are ▁Wil kin son ▁of ▁Chicago , ▁was ▁elected ▁its ▁first ▁president , ▁and ▁Ellen ▁Martin ▁Hen rot in , ▁honor ary ▁president . ▁Mrs . ▁Wil kin son ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁efficient ▁executive ▁leader , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁Hen rot in ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁well ▁known ▁women , ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁indu ce ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Club s ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁to ▁take ▁an ▁active ▁interest ▁in ▁all ▁education ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁the ▁better ment ▁of ▁the ▁home . ▁The ▁Association ▁planned ▁to ▁work ▁especially ▁through ▁women ' s ▁clubs . ▁▁ ▁Wil kin son ▁was ▁followed ▁as ▁president , ▁by ▁Ellen ▁Har b art , ▁of ▁Illinois , ▁and ▁Dr . ▁Mary ▁E . ▁Green , ▁of ▁Michigan , ▁succeeded ▁Har b art ▁as ▁president . ▁By ▁this