The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-20
WORLD PEACE
and WAY To
IT CONSIDERED
Young Friends at Jordans,
England, Burial Place of
William Penn, Consider
Problem of Future.
.HOOSIERS ARE PRESENT
BY EMMA L. FETTA.

JORDANS, Eng. Aug 31.-Their al
legiance to an international policy of
brotherhood between men to assist i'll
Gbolishing wars and increasing social
happiness was set forth by the young
Friends Of America, England, Ireland,
France. Germany, Austria, Australia,
China, Japan, Jamaica, Canada, India
and South Africa in the minute closing
of their first world conference at Jor-
dams, this week
Four hundred young Friends ranging
in age from IA to 40 years gathered
for the conference in the historic
'neighborhood" of Jordans, where
William Penn, father of American
Quakerism, is buried. Other members
of the Penn family and other esteemed
Quakers also lie in the Jordans grave
yard. Nearby, in the hooks and cor
ners of this fragrant English country
side are the haunts of Thomas Gray,
author of the world famous "Elegy
Written On Country Graveyard"
Members Of the conference were
housed in the Jordans hostel and in
the hostel barn, which DR.. J. Rendel
Harris has recently focused historical
eyes upon, by his assertion that it is
made from the Pilgrim Fathers ship,
the Mayflower. But these accommo-
dations overfiowed and some hundred
delegates were lodged in tents staked
IN the region of the graveyard.
Plain bonnets and Quaker dresses
were absent. 1t was truly new gen
Grafton with an air of Fifth avenue
and Regent street. Some Of the young
men and women did not even speak
the plain" language, yet they did not
mince words in standing pat to their
Quaker faith
Discussions Are Lively.
Lively discussions about social and
political questions came up because of
the presence of socialisitc element
Radicals who had been unable to hold
their grounds against the conservative
majority in the London All-Friends'
conference, frankly presented their be-
liefs in the common distribution of
capital, and the like, but no confer
ence Endorsement was given radical
ism.
Ninety Of the delegates were Ameri.
cans. Indiana was largely represented
Among those from the Hosoier state
were: Clarence Pickett of Richmond;
Paul Furnas of indianapolis; Frances
w. Nutshell, Richmond; Mabel Cling,
Charlottesville; Pauline A. Ratliff,
Paramount; Wilma E. Reeve, Indian
aplois; Mildred Stubbs, Lewisville;
DR.. Alexander c. Purdy, head Bible
department., Earlham college, and re-
Gently stationed in Germany organic.
ing the Quaker embassy in Berlin;
Chester Reagon, Spiceland; Josiah
Russell, student at Earlham college;
Mary Baldwin, Westfield; Mary M.
Cassell, Centerville: Carrie L. Cox.
Sheridan: Lilith Farlow, Muncie; Eliz-
abeth Marvel, Richmond; Westine
Leitzman, Clayton; Sumner Mills,
Indianapolis
Americans are Appointed.
American members of the Interna-
tional Young Friends commission ap-
pointed were: Clarence Pickett of
Richmond. general secretary American
Young Friends; Taylor Thoms of
Washington. D. c.; Lyra Miles of
Salem, Ore; Annie Gidley of West
town boarding school in Pennsylvania
Chester Reagon of Spiceland, Ind, and
Edith Stratton, Of Philadelphia, Pa.
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