The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-01-26
Women VOTERS To
HOLD GREAT MEET
THIRD ANNUAL CONVENTION 10
TO BE HELD IN BALTIMORE.
OPENING APRIL 20.
ENTIRE CONTINENT INCLUDED
BY EDWARD q. CLARK

Of Women Voters, which has head
quarters In Washington, desires tina,
the public shall know about Its third
annual convention which is to be held
In the capitals companion city, Balti
more, Md, and II TO continue In SEES
sion for nine days The convention
does not meet until April 10, but as
all the countries Of South and Central
America are 10 be represented the ar.
rangemcnts for the meeting are being
made early.
The blunt truth In that your CORE
spondent personally has been asked
60 write about this convention and Is
the more willing 40 TO do because the
National League 81 Women Voters II
composed Of women Of the two great
political parties and Of some smaller
parties, and II does not seek to create
a woman's party. prefcrring the seem
ingly saner course Of asking It's mem
bers to get interested In politics and
In Legislation and 90 exercise their In.
nuence ms actual voting members Of
any of the political parties which they
choose TO Join.
Both the Republican and the Demo
cratic national committees have asked
the women to enter their respective
parties and to work and To vote for
such legislation ms they may desire as
Republicans and Democrats, and not
as members OF a separate group. II
seems, therefore. TO be the aim Of the
National League of Women Voters to
tx upon such legislation ms women
think II advisable TO enact and then
TO attempt TO secure 10 by exercising
their influence as voters within one or
the other Of the great political parties
Subjects to BE Discussed.
The women have borrowed the word
"agenda" from the State department
for use In outlining the proceedings
Of the coming convention which they
Gull THE Pan-Americnn Conference
Of Women" In a general way the
country can tell from the subjects for
dfscussion which have been chosen
the chief thing which are interesting
ths~somen Of all parties OF the pres
ut day. There are TO be what the
women call round table conferences
on the following subjects. each discus
sion to be under the charge Of a won.
an whose name Is given as leader:
Child Welfare-ln charge Of Miss
Grace Abbott. chief Of the children's
bureau. Department Of Labor, U. y. A.
Edncation-In charge OF Miss julia
Abbott, kindergarten division, bureau
Of education. Department OF Interior.
U. s. A.
Women In Industry-In charge Of
Miss Mary Anderson. chief OF the
womnn's bureau. Department of In.
Dor. y. 3. A.
Prevention Of Traffic In women--In
charge Of DIR. valeria Parker. execu.
tive secretary OF the interdeparfment.
al socia, hygiene board. U. y. A.
Civil Status Of women-In charge
Of Mrs. Mabel Willebrandt, assistant
attorney general. Department Of JUS
tice. q. =. A.
Political Status OF Women-In
charge OF Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait.
president of the International Woman
Suffrage alliance.
Secretary of State Hughes, Score.
tary OF Commerce Hoover and DR.. L. |
H. Rowe, director general OF the Pan.
American union. are cooperating with
the women In efforts TO make the
conference success. Invitations to
sha yavarntnantu ~ San,h ana na...-i
American countries TO send delegates
20 the conference have been forwarded
BY the State department through Its
diplomatic representatives In the re.
publics Of Latin America.
Agricultural Conference Called.
Invitations have been issued to
large number Of American citizens tc
become members Of the conference on
agriculture which Is TO meet In Wash.
ington the latter part OF January.
II Is expected that at least 200 dele.
gates representing agricultural and
allied industries. such as packing, mill.
Ing and transportation. viii be pres.
ent. The administration seemingly be
lieves that the conference will pro
duce results.
II II definitely known, OF course
that the administration. with the coun
try. has been worried about agricul
tural conditions and the troubles which
have come 10 congress In Its ATTEMPT
10 adjust legislation so that one great
industry may be benefited without
working damage to other Industries
In brief. Il can be said that one ele
ment In congress thinks agriculture IL
asking too much and that another
thinks II is not asking half OF what
II deserves.
II the conference on agricultur,
shall have the success OF the confer
ence ON unemployment Its meeting
probably will be held TO have been II
every way worth while. When th,
assemblies II Instantly viii
begin 10 exchange views and TO Civ,
10 various lines OF pol
y. II Is believed a leader Of each
the Industrial groups which are e I