Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-20
STATE WOMEN's COUNCIL
LAUNCHED IN RICHMOND
Organization Committee to
Draft Constitution Is Named
After Conference.
DIR. KATE nARnErr HEADS nony
Call for Meeting Here Yesterday Is
sucd by the League of Women
Nofcrs-Niss Adele Cin.k Elected
Temporary Chairman.

Presidents and representatives OF
fourteen Statewide organizations OF
women met at the jefferson Hotel
yesterday morning Ia confer upon
the question of forming a Virginia
Council Of Women similar to and
affiliated with the National and In
ternational Council of Women, and
by unanimous vote decided to recon
mend to their various organizations
tho formation OF such council in
Virginia
The call for the conference was is
sued by the League OF Women Voters.
and tho meeting followed the two
day convention Of that association.
the program OF the last night Of III.
convention dealing with the subject
OF Go Operation of Womcn,' sub
jcct discussed by DR. Kate Waller
barrett honorary president of the
National Council Of Women. who en-
thusias,icaliy Endorsed Virginia
Council of Women.
Miss Cinrk prcsidcS.
Miss Adele Clark. president OF the
Virginia League of Women Voters.
called the conference 10 order Miss
London, representing the South At
lantic Field Committee OF the Y W.
Z. ~. was elected secretary OF the
conference. and Miss Clark temper
airy chairman. Dr. Barrett outlined
the aims and history of the national
council. which was formed i'll 1855.
stating that the council was not q
grab bag out Of which the various
members got something. but a reser-
voir into which they pat their hes;
thought ana co-opcrativc activities.
Mrs. Howard liorc. OF Lincoln. Va.
president Of the Womens Christian
Temperance Union, who was u dele
gate to the recent meeting OF the
national council. spoke OF the work
OF the council, and the scope OF its
legislative interests. making II clear
that the legislative measures conSid :
cred by the council We're sent to the
member organizations three months
prior To a meeting OF the council and
that the various delegations were
thereby thoroughly Informed upon
these matters and upon the attitude
Of their respective organizations. II
was fully explained that no action
OF the council was binding upon the
member organizations.
Mrs. Wcstmorcland Davis spoke in
favor OF cooperation among women
Organization Body Named.
An organization committee to
draft constitution for the Virginia
Council To he submitted TO interested
organizations WAS elected by the con-
ference. D.. Kate Waller Barrett.
chairman: Miss Adele Clark. vice.
chairman: Mrs. Howard Hogc. Miss
Rachel Gregg, Mrs. sylvan Living
stone, Miss Katherine Wcschlcr, Mrs.
T. y Osgood compose the committee.
Representatives prcsen, We're: pr.
Kate sWallcr Jarrett, Alexandria,
honorary president OF the National
Couurh OF Women. regent OF the
Daughters Of the American Rcvolu-
ton and president OF several State
wide organizations in Virginia: Mrs.
Howard Hogc, president OF the
Womcn's Christian Temperance
Union; Miss London, Y. w. G. a.; Mrs.
Leon Wallcrsicin. Council OF Jewish
Women: Mrs Hewitt. of Portsmouth,
president Of the Virginia Chapter
OF the National Catholic Aiumnae;
Mrs Ernest Earle Osgood. Woman's
Auxiliary OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church: Mrs. NJ. Il. Ramon, Daugh-
tiers OF the American Revolution: Mrs
watt!cs OF Alexandria. Virginia Iva
kota Farm Association; Mrs. Allen
Woman's Auxiliary OF the American
Legion: Miss Rachel Gregg, repre-
senting Association of Administra
tive Women in Education and the
Southern Educational Alliance; Dean
May !. Keller, American University
Women. Mrs. Louis Brownlow. OF
Petersburg: Miss Elizabeth PidGcon,
OF Clarke County,; Mrs. Gertrude II.
Boatwright. OF .Boi,poke, Mrs. Kath-
crime Copper. of Norfolk. wer. among
the out-of-town attendants Of the
conference ana a number Of Rich
mond women were present.