Evening star., 1921-11-14
PRESIDENT IS GIVEN
PLEDGE; Of women
Committee Of Six Named at
Mass Meeting Call at
White House.


the committee of six nationally promi-
nent women. who brought to him
pledge of women representing forty
eight nations in support of his efforts
to turn the mind Of the world to the
elimination of war and commencing
Secretary Of State Hughes program
for limitat ton of armament.
These women were appointed at the
mass meeting at the New Masonic
Temple yesterday afternoon, when
more than q thousand women from
all parts of the world gathered to
voice the sentiments Of women in ia
vor of the conference on the limita-
tion of arms and at which the reso-
sented to the President today.
Mrs. Hartman Heads Committee.
Mrs. J. Borden Hartman of New
York, who presided at yesterday s
meeting, was chairman of the COM
were Mrs. Robert J. Burdett Of Cali
fornia, representing the General Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs; Mrs. Mil
ton y. Higgins of Massachusetts,, of
the National Parent-TeacheFs Asso-
ciAtion: .Mrs. Marian tarkhurst Of
New York. representing the National
League Of Woman Voters; Mrs.
ternational Peace League. and Miss
Emma Void of this city, representing
the, Women's committee on world Sis
armament.
The resolutions expressed apprecia-
tion of the service President Harding
conference, and to the American dele
gates for the significant step they
have taken At the hrst session of the
conference. The resolutions also
urged the reduction Of existing mil.
itary establishments and control Of
clusion the resolutions stated: We
record our belief in the possibility
Of adjusting international c:slstes by
methods other than war. and we call
upon IT.; this sn conference to % devise means ehs
overburdened nations of the world
the greatest possible assurance of
permanent world peace"
Mrs. J. Borden Hartman opened
the meeting, and following a bries
! she led her audience in reciting the
Mrs. Thomas G. Winter. one Of the
advisory delegates to the conference
! on the limitation of armaments, made
an ants sddress IS which struck dominans s1n
reassured-we know we have started
! on a new road" she said. "At last
We have turned away from n1litarism
| To my mind Saturday was one OF tbs
/ greatest days in our history"
Advisory Delegates to Speak.
| Mrs. Charles Sumner Bird OF Massa.
| chusetts. Mrs. katherine Phillips Ed
Franklin Egan Of New York were
| the other advisory delegates who
| spoke. Each expressed her pleasure
at Americas bold move at the open
! ing session of the armament con.
! ference. and pledged their support II
| chairman of the American delegation
and the American people.
! Among the foreign representative.
at the meeting was Miss Kate Mani.
! com, representing more than 1,600. .00(
/ English women. principally members
| Of the British Working Women's Union
Among other significant remarks she
| said that the women OF the world
especially the young women. should
rise up and say there shall be nc
| more wars"
| Among others who spoke were
AIRS. Harriet Taylor Upton of Ohio
| vice chairman of the republican exec
| utive committee: Miss Julia Oconno,
Of the National Women.s Trade
Mme edca,or a a}.ma snd 1oma, ,at
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leader of Japan: Miss Marion Irwin
| who has spent the greater part Of hel
| life in the orient: Airs. Maud Woo
Park. president of the League Of Wo
! men Voters. and Miss Julia LathroI
i OF this city.
Measages Are Sent.
| Brief messages to the meeting from
| the organizations represented b!
them were made as follows: Ameri
! can Association of University Women
Mrs Glen l. Swiggett: General Fed
Grafton Of Women's Clubs. Miss Ldi
| Hanord; National League OF Womel
Voters, Miss Roberta Wexford; Ma
i tional Women's Trade Union League
Miss Ethel NJ. Smith: Young Won
ems Christian Association. Mrs. Ro
bert Speer; National Federation O
| Business and Professional Women
Miss Mary Stewart; Women's com
mitt for world disarmament, Mis-
| Emma Void: Women's Internationa
League for Peace and Freedom. Mrs
George T. odell: National Associa
! tion Of Colored Women, Mrs. Mar!
Church Terrill: Women's Christian
Temperance Union; Miss Anne Cor
don: japanese Women's Christian
Temperance Union, Nine. YAKIMA
Women's Auxiliary to Internationa
Association of Machinists. Mrs Ma.
Peake: Daughters Of the American
Revolution. Mrs George Maynard
i Minor: National Congress Of Mothers
Mrs Milton P. Eiggins: Council o
Jewish Women, Mrs Alexander Wolf
|