Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-02
V|RG|N|ANS WILL ATTEND
!, PAN-AMER|CAN MEETING,
League of Women Voters Will
Send Representatives to Bal
timorc Conference.
LADY Aston TO NE THERE
From Hudson bay 10 Capr Horn
Women Are Journrying Ia Nionu-'
mental city for GnthrrinS-M~aI-
cnn delegates PIny Prominent I,or,

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/ mental city for GntherinE-Me,I
rnn Delegates pIny Prominent Part.
l'lans arc going forward for a
large delegation OF Virginia women
T." attend the thIrd annual convcn-
tion Of the National League Of Won
cn Voters. which VIII he held In
Baltimore this month In connection
with tho pan-Amcr!can conference,
OF women the dates for the Joint
meetings being April 20 To 30
The virginia League Of Women
/ Voters is entitled to twelve dele
gates and altcrnatcs. and. in add
tion, the chairman Of it's standing
committees, corresponding TO the
standing committees 81 the national
league. ar" counted as delegates and
ar" permitted aiternatcs. making I.
total representation for Virginia of
twenty Delegates and twenty alter
mates. Groups OF visitors are cN-
peCtcd at TIA" conference and con
vention as well as press representa-
lives
TN" fact mat Niacountcs. Astor 10
coming to America especially FOR this
gathering OF the women OF The Amer
Teas IL 81 deep interest 10 the Viz
;Sinia delegation. among whom VIII
be the honorary Vice pre- silent Of
thc Virginia League, Mrs. John H.
Lewis. u I.ynchburg. aunt az Lady
Aator.
From Hudson Hay to Cape Horn.
From Hudson BAY to Capc Horn
women are journcyinr - the PAN
American conference "a. Baltimore
this month. Twcnty governments of
the American continents are sending
. delegates TO the conference. accord
ing q" an ANNOUNCEMENT, made yes
'"tdst at ih" headquarters uf the
NHiiUuEl League Of Women Voters
when formal notice ~ IN" final
iist "i H"ccptnnccs war received from
the oiic" II the Secretary OF STATE.
Invitations 10 the sar!uiIs ran
American nations were sent through
~" stat" Department on behalf ur,
"a" League, ana tn" t""uty accept.
anc"s include the majority Of South
and Central American republics,
Mexico and Canada
Already rnhl" messages hav" am
u"unc"d to TIA" league OF women Not-
crs that many south American dele
gates are now on their way TO this
country to attend the conference.
From Chile comes the news that
Sonorita Graciela ManduIano. :, we'll
known student and writer. viii hc
present =, the Baltimore meeting To
represent her CountrywOmcn sonora
Maria Fclicidad Gonzales. Of Ascun-
sion. official delegate FOR Paraguay.
has sailed for the United States. So.
also. have Seuor!ta MarFarIta Con,
roT. The Peruvian delegate; bona
Bertha Luz. the famous Brazilian.
secretary % the National Museum
and foremost woman OF her country
today. and Scncritt Celia lie WHALE.
"a member Of the t>-uGuayan dciega-
ton. Sonora Mercedes d. Gucvera.
the official delegate ~ Venezuela. IL
"A . IN he al
states and viii reach Baltimore In
time for the conference.
Hrprrsent Diplomatic Corps.
The Latin American diplomatic
circl" at Washington viii hc well
represented at the rau-Americau
gathering. Nine. JacOho Narc!a. wife
OF thu trUguayan minister. has bccy
Uruguay as official delegate for That
country Ecuador viii b. represent
cd by Nine. Matilda Carbo wifc OF
4 former minister from Ecuador.
and bolivia by Sonora Arcadia Zal-
les. daughter OF former Minister
Ca!dcrOu, while The National Council
OF Women ~ Argentina has appoint
cd as their delegate Nine. Tomas
lie breton we OF the Ambassador
from Argentina.
The Central American republics
are not ;o-hc outdonc by South Amer
u
on" after another has come the news
of the appointment OF delegates to
tho Pan American meeting. Costa
itica VIII b" represented by Sonora
; Sara dc Cuiros. one OF the most dis
iimgnishcd women az that country.
Honduras by Senorita Mercedes
l.aincz. Nicaragua hy Scnorita Maria
Ci"tiid" Vega and Guatemala by
Nine. Francisco Latour The wife
OF the President OF Panama. in a
charming letter I" Mrs Maud wood
l'ark, president Of tho league Of,
women voters. expressed regret that
she could not he present In person.
and assured the league that tho del
cSatc sent by tho republic OF Pana-
ma Sonora Ester dc Calvo. is one
Of the foremost women OF the coun-
try.
ind RcpubIics Represented.
Representative women from the
. island republics, as well as from the
, two continents. arc coming to join
cation is headed by Mrs. Emma I.o-
peZ de Garrido. from Haiti comes
Nine. Charles DUDE. OF Port-au-
Prince. while the Dominican Republic,
Is sending one OF it's first women
lawyers. Senorita Ana Teresa Para
das. Porto Rico and the Philippines
Will he represented at the confer
"ncc. the latter by Nine. Jaime C.
de Ncyra. wife OF the resident com
missioner.
II is particularly interesting
feature of the conference that the
Mexican women are 10 play promj-
ncnt part. The delegation will he
headed by Scnorita Elena Torres
secretary OF the Centre Femenista
who Will inc accompanied by other
official delegates appointed by prcsi
dent Oregon and by delegates from
. some or tn" Mexican States. as well
as by other representatives of her
organization.
The Latin American countries ,viI,
not hc tho only ones to be rcnrc
scented. however Tho lcaruo az
: women voters has just received for
ma, notice mat. in response to an
, invitation addressed To Lord Rvnr
; "t HimF fo'crnor-Gcncral of Cana
"a nr Hl'rhj" England. of Montreal.
mas nccn appointed official delegate
'ahadian women are much interest
9" IN inc conference, ana DR. Eng
lahn VIII head a large delegation. in
cI"uinS members OF the leading Ca
nauiah organiZat tons and women who