Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25
Federation of Women's Clubs
to Appoint Committee on
Possible Congress Here.
MRS. STONE OF BOSTON
INDUCES ACTION TAKEN
A Delegate to the D. A. R. Conven-
ton. She CriticiSes It for
Lack of Interest.

eliminating = lou.; tight for indnrss-
ment of plan which she believes
may pave the way for permanent
world peace. Mrs. Mary Hanchett
stone of Boston. a delegate to the n
A X, convention and A personal friend
of the Queen of Rumania. last night
succeeded in having the Federation OF
Women's Clubs of the District of CO.
lumbia appoint a special committee on
foreign relations to consider ways aud
means for holding in this country a
great international congress OF women
as the first step toward aholishins the
war
Mrs. Stone severely criticised the
D. y. r for refusing to consider the
suggestion at its sessions just closed;
called The Hague failure, and de-
clared that former President Tafts
position that governments can he con-
trolled by arhtral courts in times Of
difficulty is wrong.
EpitomiZed, her plan for assuring
lasting harmony among nations con-
templates the holding of world CON
gress of women, which. in turn. shall
seek to bring about the establishment
of a congress of nations. with execu-
tive, legislati tive and Judicial branches,
in contradiStinction to arbitral
court.
CT1I1c1SeS ArD1CTal court.
Mrs. Stone believes that should ali
nations agree to a federal law of ma
tions, the causes of war will disap-
pear. She spoke of an arbitral court.
saying that before such court could
be functionary all nations must sub
scribe by common consent to a code Of
laws, which never has been done. The
speaker also claimed that no signatory
power should have precedence i'll the
adoption of such an international law.
which can only he created by con-
gress of all nations.
81 stand alone before the world beg
gine for this plan, and as yet | have
been unable to get any club OF women
to subscribe to it. said Mrs. Stone.
Her address was followed by the
unanimous carrying of a motion au-
thoriZing the appointment of a special
committee to look into the merit of the
proposal.
Tuesday evening Mrs. Stone will lee
ture in the cabinet room of the New
Willard Hotel on Rumania. Bulgaria
and Servia and will again discuss the
suggestion for world congress or
women.
Last nights meeting of the Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs was held In the
oak room of the Raleigh Hotel, with
Mrs. Ellis Logan. president, presiding.
Most of the session was taken up with
stitution and bylaws and the arrange
ment of plans for the convention to he
held May and 5. at which new Off
GERS of the federation will be selected.
To Be Held at Eighth Street Temple.
The convention will be held in the
Eighth Street Temple. and nominations
for officers will be brought in by
nominating committee consisting Of
the presidents of the thirty-five clubs
having membership in the federated
body. There are several candidates in
the field for the position of president.
Mrs. Logan is not eligible to succeed
herself. Reports of officers and clubs
will be made during the two-day con
vention, and a considerable amount of
new business will be transacted
Withdrawal from the federation Of
the Twentieth Century club. Com
genial Club and HOUSE keepers Al
lance was announced last night. The
board of lady managers of the Eastern
DispenSary and Casualty Hospital was
admitted to membership.
Representative James T. Lloyd of
Missouri was the guest of the fedora
ton and read original essay on
''S;ls shine" Miss Lila Watts Collins
sang THE Call tof the Heart, and for
an encore number gave when the
Roses Bloom" She was accompanied
on the piano by Miss Josephine Abdlll.