Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-11
Will Hear Moving Picture Board.

II was further announced tnat at tHe
committee meeting this afternoon the
application of the moving picture board
of New York for a hearing before the
recreation committee of the council viii
be considered. The purpose of such q
hearing. it was explained, would be the
working out along broad lines of some
practical solution of the moving pic
ture problem"
Owing to press of business many in
vitations of social nature have been
declined by those in charge of the
council but in order that the delegates
may have an opportunity of meeting
some of the representative people OF
Washington a few invitations have been
accepted, among them that OF MRS.
Francois Berger Moran Thursday after
noon at ) o'clock, luncheon by Mrs.
John HAYS Hammond and a luncheon
by Mrs. Guernsey of Kansas Thursday.
Speakers Friday Night.
Senator McCumber of North Dakota,
Representative Tess of Ohio and Miss
Bina NJ. West are to be among the
speakers at the entertainment Friday
night given by the members of the
District womans Benefit Association
of the Maccabees for the delegates to
the council Miss West is the supreme
commander of the association. which is
composed of nearly 100000 women
throughout the country. 1t is expected
Miss Vests subject will be Women
in Fraternities."
viii Be Interesting Figure.
One of the most interesting figures at
the sessions of the council will be the
Warehouses of Aberdeen and Temair,
president of the International organi-
cation
The marchioness, who came to the
United States to attend the Interna :
tional Congress of Women. called at
San Francisco in November last by the
International Council of Women, is in
Washington to attend this meeting
| She has been president. of the Interna-
tional Council of Women for ten years
and atithe last quinquennial in Rome
| in May of 1914. the constitution was
amended to permit her to serve an
| other term.
Although the Marquis of Aberdeen has
been officially associated with the Brit.
ish 1vernment for many years, being
| the OILY living member of the Glad
stone cabinet, the Austrian and German
councils. az the International Council
meetings. although representing group.
! of women close to the imperial govern.
ments of their respective countries
| have always been ardent supporters o.
Lady Aberdeen.
| Has Many Achievements.
| Lady Aberdeen has been responsible
for many achievements in organization
1t was through her unaided efforts tha1
the Victorian Order of Nurses was es-
tablished during the time Of her resi-.
dency at Government House, although
in so doing she had to combat the op
position of almost the entire medica
interests and was accused of wanting
| to bring into existence a new race Of
| "Sairy Camps" She pursued the plar
| of having trained nurses in reach Of
| the sparsely settled sections of Canada
and a the present time there is not 2
| village or hamlet that has not a branch
| of the Victorian Order of Nurses, these
homes being the social center of tho
| community. On returning to Ireland q
second time as the wife of the viceroy
she began comprehensive campaign
| in the interest of better social and eco
nomic conditions. which eventuated ir
| the Womans Help League, witt
| branches in every part of the country
with municipal support. Because Of
| these activities, it is stated, the dealt
rate from tuberculosis has been enor-
mously decreased, sanitary housing
laws have been passed and genera
scheme of betterment has been inaugu
rated This organization has brought
together in compact work the Cathoiic:
and Protestants. In much OF the worn
Lady Aberdeen has had the assistance
of Lord Aberdeen.