The Washington herald., 1921-02-17
Foreign ENJOYS Feature
Opening Session of Suf-
fragist Convention.
SPEAKERS EXTOLL
RECORD OF PARTY
Future Policy of the New
Voters Among ImpOr-
tant Questions.

Women speakers from Iceland
Denmark, Czecho-Slovakia and other
foreign countries gave an interna-
tional aspect to the first Conven-
tion of the National Woman's party
which opened yesterday. when they
told assembled delegates from every
State in the Union the progress Of
the feminist movements in distant
countries at the session last night
in the Salon des Nations of the
Washington Hotel.
Mrs H. o. Hayemeycr. of New
York City, presiding. opened the
Z evening session with a tribute to
Miss Alice Paul, chairman of the
National Woman's party. Mrs. Have
meyer compared the organization
Miss Paul had built up to a beau
tiful human mosaic, which would
outliye the present generation as
the architectural wonders of the
Orient, from which so many of the
speakers of the evening had come
have endured beyond the lives OF
those who wrought them.
Greetings from Abroad.
Greetings from Czecho-Slovakia
where, she declared, woman suf.
frage has been in existence for over
half a century, and where the first
woman in Europe, with the excep-
tiOn Of Finland. has been elected
member Of Parliament. were brought
by Miss Anna Stepanek. sister ol
the Minister OF CzeCho-Slovakia
Lady Anne Azgapetian, of Ar
menia, declared that. the Armenian
women, although still Handicapped
by political letters, If once giver
freedom from the Turk would be thu
torch bearers of civilization in Asia
Minor. Armenian women had beer
given the suffrage, she said, during
Armenia's brief taste of freedom
from Turkish rule in 1918.
During our few years of inde
pendence," she explained. we hat
women in the Armenian parliament
and we call on the sisters of Amer.
lea, with their great power, to SCI
to it that the women of Armenia arr
given smNl measure of justice.
Nine. GroUitch, wife of the Min
lister from the Serbs, Croats an,
SlOvenes, told of her work OF or
ganizing the Serbian women in al
effort % train themselves for
share in their own government b,
enabling them to build up a work
ing organization to secure needet
reforms.
Progress in China.
The progress of women in China
where in 1919 women members o
the students union took an activ
part in protesting against the Shan
tung clause, which would give tha
province to Japan, was recounte
by Miss Cho Ryon Chang, of China
niece of the Chinese ambassador t
Great Britain.
other speakers were Nine. Thi
Jensen, Of Denmark, who advocate,
an extreme form of feminism; Mnfe
de Veyra, who spoke for the womel
Of the Philippines: Mrs. VeInr
swanson Howard. of Sweden; Mis-
HOlmfridur Arnadottir, of Iceland
Miss Margareta Chydenius, of Fin
land. and Countess, Irene di Robi
liant. daughter OF Gen. Count Di Ro
bilant, commander of the Fourt
Army during the war. The Counties
was at the front for four and
half years, and was decorated TO
bravery.
The convention was opened b
Miss Paul shortly after II o'cloc
yesterday morning, the invocatio
being made by the Rev Olympi
Brown. one of the first women to b
ordained to the clergy in this coun
try.
Welcomed to ID. {.
Miss BOardman welcomed the del
egates to Washington on behalf O
the District government
Il do not believe men or worne
should be elected or appointed be
cause of their SEX" the Commission
er declared in her address. "Fror
government officers what is due tn
public is efficient service"
The morning session was taken u
with the reading of reports of wba
I.the organization had done in tn
suffrage cause.
As treasurer Mrs. Lawrence Lew,
OF Philadelphia. accounted for the r,
Ceipt and expenditure of $757.747.F
during the eight years of the organ
ization's existence. One of the co
orful items was a matter of 1890
or so for bail for Jailed memoel
during the height Of the picketin
activities, which was later refunde
Margaret Wilson to speak.
Miss Sue White, who did so muc
in Tennessee to put the sufrrae
ratification over, was elected Offici
secretary with only one dissentin
yote-her own.
The removal of inequalities b,
tween the sexes was the keynote
the afternoon session when Mr.
Nora BIatch Barney, of New Tol
city. raised the cry Of "AbsoIu
equality for women-abolition
their special privileges as well
determinations against them"
Miss Margaret Wilson, daught
Of the President, is the first speak
At this afternoons session at whiC
representatives from governme
.dsnartments and national women
orpanizations will describe the
legislative program. Julia Lathro
chief Of the Federal Children's B.
roar. Mrs. Florence Kelly, gener
.ecretary Of the Consumers Leag-
Mrs. Henry Willard. president of II
woman's Peace Society; Miss Eth
smith. legislative secretary of {
woman's Trade Union League, a.
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