New Britain herald., 1914-04-24
COUNCIL OF. WOMEN TO MEET AT ROME
Representatives From 2l Countries
 Will Attend Convention.

l Dublin, Appril 24.-Representative women of all nations will meet in
 Rome next month for the session of l the International Council of Women, l held once every five years for the re- view of women's progress and plan- ] ming of new activities. The total 1 membership of the organization in- I cluded in the International Council l is about 6,500,00O women, from tWenty-One countries. This great affiliation of interests | was founded by Susan B. Anthony and l other American women leaders in 1888, and the women of the United ] States represented in 1t, numbering S.O00,0OO, lead those of all other countries. The Countess of Aberdeen, presi- l dent of the organization, is busy at the Viceregal Lodge in Dublin con- cluding arrangements for the gather ing. which she believes will be the largest in the history of the move
 ments designed to better humanity l men not excepted. Details Being Arranged. Lady Aberdeen has corner of the Viceregal Lodge set apart as "bus- mess room" where she and Dr. Alice Solomon of Berlin, corresponding sec- retary of the International Council, l have been working early and late on details of the gathering. The dates set are from May 9th to 14th, in- elusive, and the meeting place will be the Hotel Quirinal in Rome. The 1 list of National Councils affiliated with ! the international organization, all of
 which are expected to be represented l1% 1 Canada, Germany, Sweden, Great l Britain. Denmark, Netherlands, Aus 1 tralia, Italy, France, Argentina, Switz- erland, Austria, Hungary, Norway,
 Belgium, Greece and Bulgaria. wom-
 en leaders from Russia, Turkey and l China, India and Japan are also ex- l pected.
 1 pr. Anna Howard Shaw, president
 of the National American Woman
 suffrage association, will deliver an
 address on woman's suffrage, while | Mrs. Kate Waller Bennett president of the National Council of Women of the United States, of Alexandria Va. will also attend.
 l Italian Women Awakened. In many ways this is to be one
 of the most important of the meet.
 ings of the council. The women of
 Italy are said to have been waking ! up' the past few years, and "senti- 1 ment is ready to crystalize" This l meeting is expected to help to focus l the thought of the women, of Italy; because the International Council of ] Women stands for the less radical Iorns Of feminism; representing ''the l spirit Of every woman who has begun l to think outside of herself of her home, and stands for the alleviation of the grossest social abuses affect
 ing women and children" 1 After the adjournment of the ses- sion of the council, the Italian wom-
 ems organizations have invited the | delegates to remain and attend a con-
 gress of women. The councils meet
 ing will last one week; the congress
 will be in session two weeks. 1 The International Council can 1 identify itself only with such move
 ments as have been unanimously ac-
 cepted by it's members The sur
 vival of the f1ttest of propositions thus far considered includes: l l. To further international peace
 and arbitrations.
 l 2. To combat the "white slave,,
 traffic.
 | ~ WILL SuAAIdSO TOT women. 4. To promote legislation con-
 cerned with the general welfare of 1 women and their legal position.
 ,. To promote the improvement of public health
 6. To protect emigrants and es-
 pecially safeguard women and chil-
 dren.
 | Further Golden Rule
 The preamble to the statement of
 the aims and objects of the Interna-
 tional Council is
 We, women of all nations. sin 1 cerely believing that the best good
 of humanity will be advanced bv
 greater unity of thought, sympathy and purpose, and that an organized
 movement of women will best insure
 the highest good of the family and
 of the state, do hereby band our
 selves together i'm confederation of
 workers to further the application of
 the Golden Rule to society customs and law" Lady Aberdeen has been president
 three quinquennfal terms. She had
 expected to retire this year, but at
 the unanimous request of the presi-
 dents of the various national councils
 she has allowed her name to stand
 for renomination.
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