Evening journal., 1922-04-17
POTOMAC ride
FOR DELEGATES
Mrs. T c. dupont to Enter
tain Women's Voters
League
MRS. HUGHES TO
RECEIVE WOMEN

Special to The Evening Journal.
WASHINGTON. April 17-one
of the social features for the enter
tainment Of thousands Of delegates
who will attend the National League
OF Women Voters, who will meet in
Baltimore on next Thursday. will be
river trip down the Potomac river
as the guests Of Mrs. T. Coleman
dupont other trips planned for the
visiting delegaes include trips TO
Bryn Mar. Washington and Annapo-
lis.
Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes, wife
OF the Secretary Of state. and chair
man Of the Woman's Auxiliary Com
mittee Of the United States Of the
. Second Pan-American Scientific CON
gress will receive the delegates to
the conference and convention al the
Pan American Union Building on
April 2s-Washington Day. The
white House Reception given by
Mrs Harding to the delegates and
alternates to the convention and
conference on the afternoon Of
April 20 will conclude the nine days
gathering.
Thirty Official delegates and more
than 100 official guests will take
part IN the Pan American Confer
ence. while more than a thousand
delegates and alternates have AL
ready sent their credentials TO the
league headquarters for the National
Convention.
The biggest hotel in Baltimore.
which has been selected as head
quarters for the convention. cannot
accommodate the number OF women
who. as delegates. aiternates and
league members. are planning 70 at
tend. and the Century Theatre Roof
hail seating 1000, will be used
for the convention sessions and the
banquet. The committee meetings
and executive sessions will be held in
rhe Bclvedere Hotel. the convention
headquarters.
The big mass meeting. on April %.
al which Lady Nancy Aston Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait. Mrs Sumner
7 Mcknight. and others.will speak.
viii be held on the Century Roof.
as viii the banquet on the 25th az
which the Governor OF Maryland.
Mr.. Richie; the Secretary OF Com
n1erce. Mr.. Hoover: Mrs Harriet
Taylor Upton. vice-chairman OF the
Republican Executive Committee
Mrs. Emily Newell Blair. OF tn,
Democratic National Committee, and
other notables viii speak. Mrs
Maud Wood Park will preside an,
Introduce the speakers.
The birthday Dinner which ha
been planed for April 81. will be hel
In the Belvedere. A delightful an
whimsical program will show tn
legislative achievements OF eac
State and these will be presented b
the State chairmen as birthday gift
to the National League.
About a dozen representatives O
foreign papers have made reserva
tion for press space. including Can
ada, Mexico. several South American
b countries. England. Poland. France
Sweden and more than a hundre,
leading papers and magazines from
all parts OF the United States.
The sessions OF the Pan American
Conference OF Women open at II
o'clock on Thursday morning. Apri
20: conferences on Child Welfare
Women in Industry. Prevention o.
Traffic in Women, Education. ant
Civil and Political Status Of Women
will be held for three days. Tn,
National Convention Of the League
Of Women Voters will be opened b,
Mrs. Maud Wood Park on Tuesda,
morning. April 25. Preceding the
formal opening OF the convention
viii be business sessions OF the Ma
uonal standing committees. on morn
ing Of April "a. The afternoon will
be given over 10 a delightful trip "a
Annapolis and a tea and reception al
Government House given by Gov.
ernor Richie and his mother 10 al
the delegates and alternates attend
Ing the convention. The evening Il
to be devoted to a forum on "Nh,
Is the high cost OF living stiu witt
us2' Mrs Edward p. Costiean vii
lead the discussion and Hon. Henri
Wallace. Secretary Of Agriculture
Hon Huston Thompson. chairman {
the Federal Trade Commission. an
Senator Arthur Capper are to !
speakers