Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18
AMERICA LEADING FACTOR
Closing Session Of Persian-American
Education Society.
PROPOSED SLATE IS ENDORSED
Plans to Be Prepared for Occident-
Orient Unity-Reception at
Rauscher's.

Universal amity. with the United
States as a leading factor in it's at
tainment, was predicted by Senator
Theodore f. Burton OF Ohio before tho
closing session OF the Persian Aneri-
can Educational Society conference
last night in the lecture hall OF the
Public Library.
The proposed treaty with Great
Britain. providing for arbitration. was
cited by the speaker as an indication
of the future International policies of
America.
Senator Burton directed attention 20 tho
advance in civilization I'm the world in tho
past ten years. declaring that progress in
that period almost eclipsed that OF tho
100 years preceding It. He detailed the
attainment OF the popular election OF half
the imperial council In autocratic Rus
STA. the representative governments es-
tablished In Turkey. Persia and India,
the abolition OF slavery In China, together
with plans for a general legislature and
the establishment Of a republic In Portu-
gal. asserting all these evolutions are
proof OF the supremacy OF American
IDEAS In which they had their inception.
An instructive paper. entitled Where
ls Persia p was read by Mrs. Young
Women. In which the resources. industries
and commercial possibilities OF Persia and
geographical facts about that country
were Interestingly described
Various Projects Commended.
Prior to a highly entertaining lecture
by Mira s. Raffie of Teheran, Persia.
and Columbia University, I'm which more
than 100 beautifully colored stercopticon
slides illustrating the character of the
land and the habits OF the people. We're
shown. the conference formally rat fled
the slate OF the nominations committee
reported by Howard MacNutt of New
York. and adopted the report submitted
by Chairman Hooper Harris OF the reso-
buttons committee. In which all efforts
for closer relations between the occident
and the orient were Endorsed. and COM
mendation of the following was made:
The United States-Great Britain arbi-
tration treaty.
Closer commercial and financial rela-
lions between the United States and
Persia
Reconstruction OF Persian fiscal system
by an American commission.
Study Of American educational systems
by Persian commission.
Proposed establishment OF diplomatic
relations between Persia, China and Ja-
pan.
In other resolutions the thanks OF the
conference were conveyed TO Its officers
for their work in furthering the aims or
the society. and the retention of the
Observation-Disclosures Educational So
ciety-was provided for.
Another conference will be called at
the discretion of the officers OF the So
ciety to consider plans which will bs
prepared in the meantime for the or
ganization OF the Occident Orient
Unity.
Miss Ghodsia F. Ashraf. the young
Persian girl. who has come to this
country under the auspices OF the So
ciety to receive an education, made u
short address just before Adjournment
in which the steps being taken to lib-
crate the women of Persia wero
graphically described.
Reception at Rauscher's.
Miss Ashraf was the guest of honor
yesterday afternoon at a musical and
reception held at Rauschers. the ball
room being beautifully decorated
with flowers and ported plants
for the occasion. The program:
Original poem by James II. Hammer.
Liebestraum fLiszt, Arthur ID. Mayo. a
TOT (Bemberg). Vous Dansez Marquise
Demaire) Miss Marion McFall; My
Live is Like the Roses" 0Spence), white
Throat" (Weatherby). Mrs. William 7.
Reed: I'll Sing Thee Songs of AraIby'
Clay. When the Roses Bloom tReich-
ardt), Richard p. Backing; Etude en-
Mayo: Il Hear You Calling Me-" MAR
shalD, AN Open Secret" I'll. Woodman),
Miss Marion McFall; still as the Night"
fRohm) Richard p Packing