The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-03-31

me invitation to Annapolis the capital city of
Maryland comes from the governor of the state,
who viii receive the delegates. A visit to the
United States Naval academy will be included in
the program of the day.
The day In Washington will be given largely
to visiting places of interestthe Capitol the Pan
American Union and other public buildings. In
the evening mass meeting will be held at which
prominent speakers will discuss what the Won
en- of the Americas Can DO to Promote Friendly
Relations"-a subject which embodles the guiding
thought of the entire conference.
Mrs, Maud Wood Park president OF the Nation
al League of Women Voters has said that women
are instinctyely ready to work together for the
things that they wish To accomplish. because their
interests are cooperative rather than competi-
tive.
"Womens distinctive interests" Mrs Park said
are In common-home making. children. general
wefare-wherens mems distinctive interests are
sometimes OF necessity conflicting and have TO be
settled by compromise, There is nothing about the
ordinary occupations of women which is competl-
tive. To illustrate, IL the women of one nation
are able to secure a chIld-welfnre measure and
10 develop and improve their work along these
lines, their step In advance IN help and not
hindranee to the women of all other nations The
occupations ana interests of women are the oc.
equations and interests Of peace and lend them
selves readily to cooperation"
While the leaders of the round table confer
ences viii prepare outline programs covering the
topics under discussion they have agreed that
these programs should be Informal and elastic
Offering ample opportunity for free exnrsssion 10
Ideas.
Miss Julia Wade Abbott of the United States
bureau of Education, will be In charge OF the
conference ON Education" Speaking of the plan
for this conference Miss Abbott says:
ut Is significant that the women OF the Western
Hemisphere should come together at this time Ia
discuss education In its relation to the welfare Of
women and children. This conference should helm
define what Is meant by the term American edn-
cation For the term American education should
be applied not alone to the ~ different state sys
tens IN the United States or America American
should define an education that Is based upon the
common needs and interests of the people In this
New World; In Canada, In the countries of South
America and Central America and in the United
States of America. On this side of the water we
are mere less free from academic traditions
As women, We have been the first teachers Of the
race. aud with us education has always been ~
lated to life, Is Il too much to hope that because
We bring an untrammeled point OF view to this
conference may make real contribution Ia
education1 In discussing educational conditions
In the different countries the efficiency of the
schools may be tested by the degree To which
they are providing for the great detectives of
education--heaith practical efficiency, citizenship
aud the enjoyment of leisure"
Miss Mary Anderson. chief Of the Bureau Of
Women In Industry Of the United States Depart.
ment of Labor. will BE- the leader of the confer,
ence en- Women In Industry" She says:
The conference will be interesting To the WON.
an In industry because OF the large import and
export of commodities produced in South Amer,
can countries and In the United States Women
In the industries Of all these countries are faced
with common problems which must be solved in
cooperation, lndustrially the Americas are lnk.I
and the standards oi must affect those of the
other. For Instance. in both the South American
countries aud the United States We have eommodi.