Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-27
WOMEN VOTERS
TO LISTEN TO
u. s. OFFICIALS
Secretary Hughes and Others
Will Take Part in Third
Animal Contention.

WASHINGTON, March N-An unusu-
ally large number Of Government off,
Gals and speakers o. national and inter
national prominence viii take part In the
third annual convention OF the National
League OF Women Voters. which is to be
held In Baltimore, Nd, from April 20
to 20, according to the program which
has just been made public at the leagues
national headquarters In Washington,
D. c.
The Secretary OF State. Mr.. Hughes;
the Secretary OF Agriculture, Mr.. Wal
lace; United States Senator Arthur CGp-
per; DR.. L. s. Rowe. director general Of
the Pan-American union; the Hon John
I. Hugent, member Of the Federal trade
commission; Mrs. Mabel W. WiTlebrandt.
assistant Attorney General, Department
OF Justice; Mss Julia Abbott Of the
Bureau Of Education, Department Of the
Interior; Miss Grace Abbott, chief Of the
ehlldreu's bureau, Department Of Labor;
Miss Mary Anderson. chief Of the Wom-
ems bureau, Department Of Labor; DR..
Faleria II. Parker Of the United States
interdepartmental social hygiene board;
Mrs. Helen II. Gardener, United States
Civil Service Commission, are some Of the
governmental officials taking part in the
leagues convention program.
DISTINGUISHED
ALIENS TO APPEAR.
Among the distinguished foreigners
who are to speak during the convention
are His E1cellency Senior don Beltran
Matthew. ambassador from Chile; the Rt
Hon. Sir Auckland Geddes, K. C. B., am
bassador from Great Britain, and Lady
Nancy Astor, NJ P. a number of dis
tinguished women from Hispanic Amer
lea and Canada win also take part IN
the conference and meetings, as viii Mrs.
Robert Lansing, representing the WON
ems auxiliary committee Of the United
States Of the Second Pan-Ameriean Scien-
ti6e Congress.
Cooperation" keynote Of last years
convention. has been broadened TO meet
the enlarged scope OF the leagues activ-
tiles and the Baltimore convention viii
stress Cooperation and International
F~riendliness Through Women's Work"
Preceding the convention Will be q
three-day Pan-American conference Of
women, with delegates from North, South
and Central America, Cuba, Haiti, Do
mfncian RepubIie, Porto Rico, Hawaii
and the Philippines taking part IN the
round table conferences on child welfare.
education, women in industry, prevention
Of traffic In women, civil and political
status OF women
Women in United States Government
service VIII preside at i've Of these round
table conferences, and another woman
Government Official will preside at tie
afternoon mass meeting on Sunday IN
tribute to Famous Wemen Of the
Americas" as they are named BY q repre-
sentative Of each country.
WEEKS PROGRAM
TO OPEN APRIL "a
The weeks progrEm Of actual owen
ton work begins Monday April "a,
when az executive sessions Of the stand
ing committees viii be framed the years
program to be submitted to the conVen-
tion from recommendations made By the
State leagues. The proposed programs Of
the committees. notably brief. practical
and conservative, are designed to help
the women "carry on IN their citizen
ship by really constructive work, con-
eentrated rather than scattered, In order
to secure concrete results
Delegates 10 the conferences and con-
vention are to be entertained at Annap-
oils on Monday afternoon and will visit
points Of historic interest IN the quaint
old Southern city.
why the B. C OF L. Is stiu With
Us," is the subject for discussion at an
evening forum. As causes for the high
cost Of living Secretary Of Agriculture
WaIlace viii discuss Production and
Distributor and ex-senator John Y.
6ugent, member Of the Federal trade
commission, "Open Price Associations"
AS remedies for the high cost Of living
Senator Arthur Capper Of Kansas win
oner -Coopera1Te Associations and Pub
lie Markets" Discussion IS permitted
after each speaker. Mrs Edward 2. Cos
tigan, chairman Of the leagues food sup
ply and demand COMMITTEES viii be the
Official leader Of discussion