Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-10
WOMEN'S CLUBS
PLAN TO HOLD
WORLD Farley
General Federation Proposes
Conference on Inter
national Relations.
BY CONSTANCE DRExEL.

WASHINGTON, May 1O-Though
American men may fear TO tread on
such dangerous ground. American won-
en-. thousands strong, will walk right
into world parley,'' if plans of the
General Federation of Womens Clubs
materaliza.
As a member of the advisory COM
mission Of the Washington conference,
Mrs. Thomas 6. Winter, president Of the
Federated Club Women OF America is
conceded To be one of the worlds lead
ing authorities on international rela-
tons. Since il Is upon international
relations that the peace Of the world
hangs this topic is to be a leading one
at the great gathering Of women from
all sections Of the world the biennial
convention Of the General Federation OF
Women's Clubs to be held at Chautau-
qua. n y. from June 20 TO 80 was the
forecast given to the writer today at the
new national headquarters of the fed
eratfonS
The house is handsome private resi-
dence of some twenty I've rooms with a
sweet garden and low garage in the
back which will be turned into an at
tractiye tea room. Located within
block of the British Embassy. ike most
Washington residences the house has not
missed its interesting occupants. Built
by General Nelson A. Miles, 1t was the
residence of Mrs. John ]. White, who
now makes her home in New York. but
Is prominent In the Washington doings
of the National Womans Party and OF
the Women's International League. More
recently it has been occupied by the
Czecho Slovak legation.
At present the house Is used as fedora.
= H.
offices. with Miss Ida Hafford, National
director. in charge But soon all the bed.
rooms. sixteen in number will be avail
able for visiting clubwomen. The big as.
sembly room has already served a useful
purpose-last Monday when the women's
Joint congressional committee had It's
meeting there.
But to return to the biennial conven.
tion. which the General Federation
News just of the press, says is to be
a world parley.''
It will follow closely upoo the heels
of the Fan American Nomens Conference
in Baltimore. Mrs. Horace Mann Tow
ner, Hife Of Representative Towner OF
Iowa. and chairman of the new fedora
tion committee on international relations,
and Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes. hem
orary chairman Of the same committees,
the international program. Raymond
Robbins Of Chicago Will speak June 20
ON The 0utlawry Of War. the Next Step
in World Civilization Within the past
month national conventions of four wotn-
en- Is national organizations have passed
resolutions on this suhjeet-I University
Women of America formerly the A c.
! }. at Kansas City; League of Women
Voters. al Baltimore u w a. A.. at Hot
Springs. Ark. aud Women's international
League. al Washington.
Among other noted speakers on other
topics scheduled for the biennial con-
yentien As foreea sted today. are Senator
Thomas Sterling of South Dakota, chair
man of the Senate Committee oil Civil
Service. on ,e4utleok for Civil service
in the United States on the program Of
Mrs. imogene 8. Oakley, Civil Service
Commission
The subject of citizenship will be pre-
sented by Commander MacNider Of the
American Legion. Bishop Clinton S.
Quinn. coadjHtor Of the diocese OF Texas,
and Miss Jessie Burial Of stephens
Junior college Columbia, Missouri.
VIII II. Hays is to present his ideas
OF the motion picture Industry and DR..
George W Vincent. president of the
Rockefeller Institute. New York. will
talk an Women and Public HEALTH
1t Is said that Chautauena can take
care of 15.060 delegates and visitors to
the convention. With such an array of
speakers and subjects already in view
II is safe to predict this years biennial
viii be the largest and most important
ever held.