The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-02
MRS. J.T. ROURKE
 TO PRESIDE AT BIC MASS MEETING

Mrs. James T. Rourke today ac- cepted the chairmanship of the mass m meeting in favor of reduction of ar meeting to be given by the Bridgeport theatre, Sunday, January s, at 2:30 p. m. at which addresses will be made by Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton, vice-chairnean of the Republican na- Cummings, former chairman of the Democratic ma fona1 committee, and Dr. Yum Slang Tsao, secretary gen. ,ral of the Chinese delegation to the 5rnlament limitation conference.
 This meeting will present the nov ely of a gathering in favor of a prac- uiGal solu fcn of one of the most pressing problems of the times man tsed exclusively by wounen bu de- igncd equally for the enlightenment of men. The meeting will be abso- Il ely non partisan in character. There will be no admission charge and men are equally as welcome as women.
 The Connecticut League of Women V7ters has been working systenaat- ically for months to arouse public in- rarest fn armament reduction, with ehe result hat the women through out the state are generally better in formed and more thoroughly aroused o the need of active support of the program than men. The Stratford
 eague of Women Voters is corning
 
 teeting, and delegat1ons of visitors re expected from Norwaik Danbury, ireenwicn. Fairfield, Rsddsng. She1- on, Monroe and other places in this vicinity. Among the more prominent
 o11 en expected is Mrs. Herbert Knox Smith, state president of the League f Women Voters.
 Mrs James T. Rourke, who will reside over the meeting, has been a leader In the work Of the Connecti- cut League of Women Voters and has represented the organization on sev- era1 occasions in Washington. She has been prominent in many branches of civic work. particularly in the ad- vOcacy of a separate court for juven- ile offenders and welfare work among children.
 Hon. Homer s. Cummings is so we'll known as to require no introduction to a Bridgeport audience, and the appearance of MT. Cummings, former chairman of the Democratic National Mrs: Harriet Taylor Upton. vice hartman of the Republican National Committee, emphasizes the wide ap- appeal Of the cause of armament limitation.
 Mrs. Upson is perhaps the most lican party. an orator of force, and fervor. She Is a woman of large stature both mentally and physically, and the volume of work she was able
 
 campaign was 8 source of wonder to her men co-workers. She is from Ohio and close personal friend Of President Harding.
 Dr. Yun Slang Tsao is fascinating speaker, whose long residence in America, where he received degrees from both Valet and Harvard has made him as familiar with English as a native. He is. perhaps. better able than any other man in America to interpret the Oriental in Occidental terms. He has made life study of the causes of war and throughout his public life has been an advocate Of limitation of arIna ent a necessary preliminary to any program of world rsaace He is the expert adviser or the Chinese delegation on questions of policy.
 Dr. Tsao holds the high position of Affairs in his home government, and prior to- his elevation to that off1ce was Charges d'affaires of the Chinese egation at Copenhagen, which Is known to the foreign office of every country as the whispering gallery ol Europe, and is post always reserved for a most astute diplomat. Early in his career Dr. Tsao engaged l actively in journalistic work and he | continues to refer to himself as newspaper man, enjoying the reputa- 1 Isn of being a mine of information tu | he interviewer He still retains al rectorship in the Chinese Press, the most powerful newspaper organization in China
 His wife is an American girl of un- 1sual beauty and of his social stand ing in her home city. and she has been m active helpmate to Dr. Tsao A1