Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-24
Special 10 Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.
L. rnA.r.a N-l.r- n 1, L. III

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24-The woman
who suggested placing the great peace
statue, Christ Of the Andes. on the bound
airy line between Chile and Argentine Is
likely to attend the Pan American con-
ference Of women.
That ls the announcement from the
League Of Women Voters headquarters
Also the tentative program, of subjects
to be discussed by women from all the
Americas. is as follows:
Child welfare, IA charge Of Miss Grace
Abbott, chief Of the United States chill
dren's bureau, Department of Labor.
Prevention Of traffic in women. in charge
Of DR.. Valera II. Parker, executive sec
rotary Of the United States Inter Depart
mental Social Hygiene Board.
Civil status Qf women in charge OF
Mrs Mabel WilIebrandt assistant United
States attorney general
Political status Of women, in charge
Of Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, president Of
the international Woman Suffrage AMI
snce.
Education. IN charge Of representative
Of the United States Bureau Of Education,
Department OF the Interior.
Though only to be convened next April
in Baltimore, plans for this first meeting
Of women from the repu 6iics of North
and South America actively are being
pushed. Its main purpose is to bring
the women of the United States into
friendly relations with the women ot
South America, Central America, Mexico
and Canada.
How the women from the other cOun-
trie son this hemisphere Will respond Is
unknown. But invitations to send dele
gates having been forwarded by the
tat Tla a~frs, mt 70 Of
Latin America, a notable representation
Of women is expected.
The cordial response accorded the
spokeswomen Of the League Of Women
Voters by Secretary Hughes has been
encouraging. All the more because this
response has not STOPPED at mere words
OF eneoura cement, but borne fruit in ac-
tive efforts to help the idea along.
In many high quarters here in the ma
tlonal capital the cooperation OF high
minded, disinterested women is being
more and more cordially received.
There has been considerable editorial
comment on the new women's rights
amendment to the Constitution to be
sponsored by the National Woman's
Party. One Washington newspaper
thought the amendment was all right but
ala not 80 Tar enough. NOT only snail q
woman be the mistress of her own home
but every woman should be compelled to
be the mistress Of her own home, If she
has one" was the purpOrt Of its remarks
There is food for thought in the intima-
ton that many men only wish that they
might throw off more responsibility on
the partners Of their joys and sorrows
than they now feel some women are
cana BILE of shouldering
Should a wife use her own name? There
Is one case on record where a husband
is so proud Of his wife's accomplishments
that he likes to have her use his name
and not hers. This was brought to light
q day or two ago in Republican national
headquarters. Put me down as Mrs.
Charles Day Ayers and not as Mabel L.
Ayers" was the stipulation Of Mrs. Ayres
who has won considerable praise and
publicity as an organizer for the party.
My husband prefers it that way. He Is
not jealous of my work, but on the con-