Evening star., 1911-06-03
WILL MEET WEST
IN COMING conference
Sessions of the Persian-Amer-
lean Educational Society
Will Begin June Is.

The annual conference of the Persian
American Educational Society will be
held IN the Public Library June 16 and
II. Delegates will be present from Chi
cago. New York. Philadelphia, Baltimore
and other places. as well as from promi-
nent societies and organizations Of this
city. The first Persian woman who has
ever visited America will attend the con-
ference. q young lady who is on her way
from that land to receive an American
education, which is one Of the results of
the work Of this society. There will be
an exposition OF the Persian press. show
ing the progress OF the newspapers and
the range Of international subjects dealt
with by the editors.
The first session viii be held Friday
morning. June 16. at 10 o'clock. The
president OF the society. William H. Hoar
ing address. He will be followed by
Benjamin F. TruebIood. secretary Of the
American Peace Society. on Peace, the
Keynote Of the Orient" while Mira
Ahmad Sohrab of 1spahan. Persia, will
speak on The Persian Women" Joseph
H. Hammer. secretary OF the society. will
present the annual report.
Numerous Addresses.
Friday afternoon there will be addresses
by Hooper H. Harris of New York city.
'rIs Persia's Future Safer; Charles
Mason Remey Of this city, 1.-THE Necessity
Of Closer Relationship Between the
Orient and the Occident"; Prof. H. p.
HoIler, this city, "Aims Of the Oriental
University: Mrs. Fannie Fern Andrews.
secretary OF the American School Peace
International Peace" and Roy c. Will
helm, New York city. How to Modern
ize Persia"
Saturday morning the following speak
ers will make addresses: DIR. Edward
Getsinger. this city. American Breakers
Ahead of Persia: Howard McNutt. New
York city. Reciprocity: Prof. Hermann
Schoenfeld. George Washington Uni
versity, "Persia's International Rela-
tons: Henry c. Ffnkelstein. attache OF
Constitution" and Prof Arnauld Bel
mont, Friends Select School. THE Flu
ture of the Orient and the Responsibility
Of America" after which the committee
on resolutions will make its report
Saturday evening at 8 O'Clock the fourth
session will be held In the hall of the
Public Library. with q paper on Where
is Persian" by Mrs. LYDIA Young Withee
OF the international commercial lecture
bureau, and an illustrated lecture by
sity. New York, on 1.-THE Land of the
Nightingale and the Rose" in which over
100 colored slides Of Persian scenes will
be shown.
Reception and Musical.
Saturday afternoon at 4 O'Clock there
will be q reception and musical at Raus-
cher's Hall in honor Of the delegates, and
to present Goodsie, Kanoum. the repre-
sentative from Teheran. Persia. This
will be in charge of the reception COM
mittee. of which Mrs. ]. Burton Hotch-
kiss is chairman The following will take
part in the musical program: Arthur
Mayo Mrs. Walter Gawler, Mrs. William
T. Reed, r. p. Backing. Miss Marian
McFall and Miss Lillian Koeckling.
At this conference the Persian-Ameri-
can Educational Society will arrange to
enlarge its scope Of work and to merge
its activities in the orient-occident unity,
which will embrace q worldwide cam
pain of education and economic develop
ment and peace propaganda
All those who are interested In the aims
and objects Of this society are invited to
attend the session. and also the reception
Saturday afternoon. June IT.