Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-05
WOMENDRAWN
BY CONFERENCE
ENJOY CAPITAL
British Typists Attract Atten-
ton and All Study Mrs.
Wellington KOO.
Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Rr CONSTANCE DREXEI

BY CONSTANCE DREXEL-
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-ThOugh none
Of the official foreign delegates or ad-
visors will be women, those who have ar
rived who are connected in any way with
the ornaments conference are the subject
Of keenest interest
PerharS the happiest women in Wash
inGtOn today are the seven typists, ste
nographers and secretaries who are here
with the vanguard of the British dele.
CATION They have not had to commence
their duties as yet and are therefore tax
ing advantage Of their time to do sight
seeing. They are all living at the Hotel
Lafayette, but will work in the Franklin
Square Hotel where the British delega-
tfon has reserved the second floor for
office headquarters.
Two women from the Orient however,
are the center of interest. One of them,
Mrs. Wellington KOO, is the charming
yo-u- VIE f one Of the Chinese dele
gates. and her reputation for attractive
ness has preceded her. She made great
impression at Geneva, during both the
sessions Of the League of Nations as
sembly which DR.. Koo attended Is q rep
resentative from China.
It is said that Madame Koo is equally
fetching in either European dress or
Chinese costume and that she takes great
pleasure in appearing one day like a
model just stepped out of a RIe de la
Pafx dressmakers and, the next. dressed
in the picturesque attire of her native
land. Mrs. Koo arrived firm I""don
where she presides as chatelaine Of the
Chinese legation. Her husband is Chi
nese Minister there.
But no one is awaited with keener in
terest than the 9o-year-oId japanese
woman. Nine Kali YAKIMA. Contrary to
published reports she was still IN New
York today, where she addressed a meet
ing in the assembly hall Of the National
Y. W. c. 4. headquarters.
The world seems 4 small place, and it
is not necessary for q woman to give
up her outside interests, even though
married Those two reflections were
borne in on the morning mail today with
a press notice from Geneva dated Oct.
II. Il came from the Second Interna-
tienal Congress Of Working Women, but
what led to the opening sentence in this
paragraph was the name Of Jessie Haver
Butler as publicity director. Miss Hayer.
now Mrs Butler. originally came from
Colorado to do war work in the National
Capital, and then went to the League Of
Women Voters as their legislative chair
man.
About a year ago she suddenly mar
ried Hugh Butler Of Chicago and sailed
away with him to England where he
was being sent as a commercial at
tache to the American embassy. In
deed I am not going TO give up my in
terest in women's activities, even though
married" was her parting shot TO her
friends Evidently she hasn't If her
name. on her program Of the Women's
Congress is any indication.
Women in Washington are co-Operat-
ing 70 make their mass meeting on
Sunday Nov Is a huge success. The
speakers include Mrs. Thomas G. Win
ter, whom President Harding has ap-
pointed one Of the four women from the
advisory council OF the armament con-
ference, Mrs. Maud Wood Park, presi-
dent Of the League OF Women Voters
and Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton, vice
chairman Of the Republican Legislative
Committee. The meeting has been called
to voice wOmen's expectations and wo-
mems hopes of what the armament on
ference may Copyright, 1921,
by Public Ledger Company.