Indiana daily times., 1922-04-29
WASHINGTON rs
IN GALA ATTIRE
FOR CONVENTION
Greets League of WOnieE
Voters and PGn-Americdn
Conference.
BY CONSTANCE DREXEL.

For the first time since Armistice day
last November when the district commits
sioners ordered the city decorated for the
arrival Of the foreign plenipotentiaries to
the armament conference American flags
belonging to the city were grouped on
hundreds and hundreds Of lamp posts all
along Pennsylvania avenue and the other
tree.lined boulevards OF the capital. Gov
ernment buildings were bedecked and
even the street cars were not forgotten
in the welcome, bearing signs Greetings
to Our Pan-American Guests" Truly the
women Of Canada and Mexico and South
America must have been pleased at such
an evidence Of cordial good feeling.
To Miss Marian Parkhurst Of New
York, legislative secretary of the League
Of Women Voters who spends most OF
her time engineering bills through the
Congress OF the United States. must be
credited the engineering Of the thousands
or more women to every engagement that
had been made for them
First they found Washingtons' auto
mobiles waiting for them at the station
which drove them straight TO the mag
nifcent capitol which most Of the women
were seeing for the first time. This not
only applies to our foreign guests, but
70 most Of the delegates from other
States as well.
Arrangements had been made for them
to meet their Senators and Representa-
tives in their senior Senator's offices.
That is, each State delegation went to
the office Of the senior Senator OF that
State. There was lots Of pleasant chatter.
In fact Miss Parkhurst gave
lesson in how to be nice tc Con-
gressmen and on the train coming over
she called all the State presidents OF
those who had been chosen to be the
speakers in the various Senator's offices
to give them directions.
Don't oriticise the men or what they
are doing" she said. "Just be pleasant
snd cordial. Some Of the men in Con
gress still think we are a lot Of bad man
nered cranks, so We must give them the
opportunity to change their minds" she
warned.
The proposal 70 outlaw war, presented
BY Mrs. william Palmer Lucas Of San
Francisco in the name Of the league,
was passed by an overwhelming ma
jority and was presented by many OF the
State presidents to their Senators. A
telegram was received at headquarters Of
the league that the national convention
OF the 7. ". c. A Just closed at Hot
Springs. Ark, had also passed a slmi-
lar resolution for the outlswry instead
Of the regulation Of war among civilized
nations.
After the brief interviews IN Senators
offices, the various State delegations
spread themselves through the galleries
of the House and Senate watching their
legislators in action. Senator Lodge had
Il
whole half gallery for the women Of Mas
sachusetts.
Sharply at us o'clock the women
drove Of In private cars and TAKES to
the Washington homes where they were
70 be entertained for luncheon. Mrs J.
Borden Hartman entertained sixty Of
the New Workers in her home; Mrs. Nina
Van WISE, formerly Of New Jersey,
now police lieutenant here lunched about
forty at the Womens City Club. Mrs
Henry DimOck and Mrs. Lars Anderson
both well known Washington hostesses,
opened their homes TO large numbers.
the former for the Southern States and
the latter for Massachusetts,.
The Pan-American Union was also the
scene OF two important functions. one
was set at O'Clock. when a tree was
planted in the famous court yard with a
brief address by Vice President Coolidge,
and Immediately after Mrs. Charles Evans
Hughes entertained at tea in the
beautiful Hall Of the Americas, upstairs
Pan-kmerican delegates were the guests
of honor, though all delegates, and
alternates and visitors who had come
from the convention IN Baltimore were
invited.
But 10 many she most important event
Of Washington today was the spontane-
Gus visit to honor Woodrow Wilson All
the DemocratiG women OF the convention,
the Canadians and Latin-Americans
poured from their luncheon engagements
to keep the appointment at o'clock.
Mrs Wilson lad promised that the for
mer President would step out on the
porch at that time.
A cheer went up when Mr.. Wilson
doffed his silk hat and waved IL taunti-
ly with his right hand, smiling.
Il thank you for this greeting" he
said II appreciate the compliment most
deeply" and then he hesitsted es II he
wanted TO say more, but only added very
simply. and as II already tired with the
effort:
Il am sorry-I am not strong
enough 20 make a speech"
He waved his hat again and turned fee
bly, to step inside. The door closed. Some
" the women started to sing, Onward
Christian Soldiers" and q goodly number
Joined in. lingering.
AS for Lady Astor, this was her first
lay in Washington. She motOred over
from Baltimore. going straight to the
iiifford Pinchot's home. where she and
Lord AstOr are staying. Then she went
TO the Capitol to be the guest of honor
II Senator Swanson and the Virginia del
cation TO Congress. At 80 she went to
he National Press Club, where she was
given a great ovation by men and women
writer's.
Both she and Lord Astor were called
upon to speak and then they shook hands
md chatted with all present. Alice RoS-
-rtson, only woman member OF Congress
q the United States. had been asked to
ne present. She had not had the op-
portunity Of meeting Lady Astor before
so. Robert Armstrong, president Of the
club. called her to the platform She
hook hands with the British II. P and
hey had their photographs taken.
At the big mass meeting in Memorial
Continental Hall, kindly loaned by the
y. A. r. for the occasion Secretary
Hughes was the principal speaker
Lady Astor was present and Mrs. Gait
was scheduled, but had to return to New
York from Baltimore because of a sud
len heavy cold. Three OF the Pan-Ameri-
ans also spoke, as did DR.. Rowe Of the
Pan-American UniOn--COpyright 1922
by Public Ledger Company.