New-York tribune., 1919-01-26
Ida Clark to Go
To South, America
For Y. w. C.. 4.
" ritter and Editor To Be On.
of Group TO Sail Soon: to
Study Conditions and Sec
What Women Are Doing

Having been delegated b, the Y -.
e. A. to 20 to South America ana -, y,
out how this organization can wo~L ""a s
hciently with the women Of otber nona w.
tries, Ida Clyde Clark. wri,or N01', ,
Washington editor of The pic.o~;,
heView'' has collected all her ho, al
co!d weather raiment and is pstien,,,
waiting for the boat on which sha
10 sail to stop changing its mind ars
settle on a debarkation date.
Tomorrow appears at last
definitely settled on. and Mrs clorL y,
finishing off the last of six oa;t1.,-' 70
she has written in the spare momom,a
Of the last few days and brushing ~
her First Aid in Spanish ~
Il told my book dealer Mrs c,..,
confided, that l wanted book 80
spanish at glance but the hes, bn
could do was Spanish in tbir,v a..'
ana that Is far too long. o'sS'
NO. didn't have much troublo u.;..
passports after found a friend wtn mkn
could prove that I'd been born Of le'ra ""o
twenty-five years" az 'e"Se
Ida Clyde Clark is ono of a.
women being sent by the Y " cii.e
IN IT'S first campaign of internst;oA;; "A;
qI,nT.derstanding. I,T. With her viii % Ma, MAJ
Eilzaoeth Conde, y. " c. a sees s,rSS
1aiF VINO mas spent some time in ~.
'y, Drlent' and Miss Ethel Whitemiro0
ne party VIII land in Rio de Janeiro
pO1nC from '"AVilN.
theY VIII meet with an interna,;on',
conference of student leaders Tba
tour viii take five months in all anS
Will include, besides the two nlacas
already mentioned. Buenos Avres Val,
paralSo and some point in Peru.
Not Going as Missionaries
"W e are in no sense of the word
mlssionarles,' Mrs. Clark said I'm
lact' we expect to learn quite as much
as we teach, If not more. South Amar-
lea represents an older civili1a.,or
you know, and had institutions ~
learning while we were still holding
school IN log cabins. But | think tha,
American women have the enthusiasm
ana the vision needed to waken tho
women of South America TO a rsaliya1
tlon OF their opportunities. The world
IS just big neighborhood. and il ;s
up TO America to be neighborlv Tho
!. W. {. A, whose place as vehicle
ior constructive work was recognized
by President Wilson and RAYMOND r
rosdicA when 1t was included in the
campaign OF the seven war work or.
sa'ilNaIoils' wants to carry on its pro-
pramme In broad. sensible, and I'm.
man fashion. 1t is sending us to 90.
acquainted with South American girls
ana women. to see what movements
are an ectlng them. and what ocntribu-
1loh the y. ". c. A. can make TO Their
PERSONALLY. consider it q rroa,
privilege to be one Of the pioneers in
inns movement. and hope shall hs
able IN small way to help bring th..
two continents closer together
Mrs Clark, who isn't half so pron5
OF her work as She is of her two SOM
one IN khaki and the other in blue be-
ileVeS that American women can do
mucn to shed the light Of advanced
thinking upon the women of lands
when nave hitherto regarded the ia
maze OF the species as objects 10 he
seen and not heard.
Again Women Are Human Beings
But we can't go around Growing 10
any great extent. Our own male he
ings have awakened only gradually 70
me reahzatlon that we are helm IN
ume OF stress. Not so long ago women
rad never been employed in certain
orahches Of the navy. Then there was
dearth OF men, and certain being in
authority, male, needed help. lie dug
up copy of the Constitution. read that
persons with the right qualifications
'0uI" be used in naval service and
called for dictionary.
ne dictionary stated that a person
was "A human being having body and
mind.
Humph said the person in author
lty, women are human beings.
hey have a body said the first
iackey, and the second lackey chimod
IN IKE "a Greek chorus, And tkey have
a mind
Then said the person in author
ity with relief and determination. lets
employ them in the navy
And that" said Mrs. CLARK. us how
we broke down one more old tradition
Meanwhile. the y. W. G.. A. IS getting
away from traditions This movement
to send delegates to foreign countries
10 travel and ESTABLISH friendly. hu-
man relations with tho people there
and return TO Y. ". c. a headquarters
to make reports on methods which this
organization shall adopl "a future vitn
those foreign countries. is ore Of he
modern departures from custom
Ihe South American delegates niii
be the first TO 90. About the frs, Of
February four more representatives
VIII be sent 20 Japan. They are Miss
Katherine Hawes. Of this city: MISC
Rebecca McKillop, Of Richmond. vs.:
Miss Mabel Stafford. OF Berkeley. Cal,
and Mrs. Paul Walker. Of Topeka, Kan.
Later. delegates Will go TO China,
and in tho fall others VIII be sen, 70
India.