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LEAGUE Of WOMEN
VOTERS CONVENTION
Local Women to Hear Noted
Speakers at Meeting In
Baltimore.

well m TO women all over tho country |
is tho Pan American Conferences OF
Women and the annual convention OF
tho League OF Women Voters that
will be held in Baltimore from April /
20 to April 20 inclusive. Delaware will
send its full quota OF delegates and
there Will probably be other visitors
from the state ut the convention.
The list Of speakers Mt tho confer
ence includes many distinguished gov
eminent officials. among them. the
Secretary OF State, Mr.. Hughes: Sec
rotary OF Agriculture, Mr.. Wallace:
United States Senator. Arthur Cappcr
Hon. John y. Nusent. member OF the
Federal Trade Commission: DIR. l.. s
Rowe, Director General OF the Pan
American Union; Mrs. Mabel w. viii
lebrant, assistant attorney general,
Department OF Justice: Miss Julia
Abbott. OF the Bureau OF Education.
department OF the Interior: Miss
Grace Abbott, Chief OF the Children's
Bureau, Department of Labor: Miss
Mary Anderson, Chief OF tho women's
Bureau. Department OF Labor; DR.
Naleria II. Parker. OF the u. s. Inter
departmental Social Hygiene Board
Mrs. Helen II. Gardener, u. s.. Civil
Service Commission.
Among the distinguished foreigners
who Will speak during the convention
are His Excellency, Senior Don Beltran
Matthew, Ambassador from Chile: the
Right Honorable Sir Auckland Cictiaes.
X. c. n. Ambassador from Great
Britain, and Lady Nancy Astor, NJ. i.
A Of tssi
Spanish America and Canada will al
so take part. as will Mrs. Robert Lans-
ing, representing the woman's Auxil-
larry Committee OF the u. s. OF the
Second Pan American Scientific Con
gress.
The convention will stress Coop
GRAFTON and International Friendliness
through women's Work"
| Preceding the convention will be n
three days Pan American Conference
of Women, with delegates from North.
South and Central America, Cuba.
Haiti. Dominican Republic, Porto
Rico. Hawaii and the Philippines. TAX
ing part in round table conferences on
Child Welfare, Education, Women I'm
Industry. Prevention OF Traffic I'm
/
Women. Women In L. y. government
service will preside at FIVE. OF these
round table conferences and another
woman government official will pre-
side at the afternoon msssmeetins on
Sunday In tribute to Famous Women
OF the Americas" ~ they arc named
by a representative OF each country.
The weeks program OF actual CON
ference begins on Monday, April %
when at the executive sessions OF tho
standing committees will be framed
the years program TO ne submitted
to the convention from recommended
tons made by tho state leagues, The
proposed programs. notably brief
practical. and conservative. arc de-
signed TO help women to do construc.
tive work.
Delegates are 70 be entertained al
Annapolis on Monday Afternoon.
why the II. c. OF l.. Is Stiu with
Us" is the subject Tor an eveninr
forum. Mr.. Wallace will discus,
Production and Distribution" anl
Mr.. Nugent. open Price Association.
AS remedies. Senator Capper OF Kan
sas Will offer COOPERATIVE Associa
tons and Public Markets Discus
sion may follow each speaker. Mrs
Edward p. Costigan. chairman OF tn
Leagues Food Supply and Deman,
Committee will be official leader O
discussion.
Tuesday and wednesday the report
, OF state and national officers wer
helpful and interesting. The Get To
gether" Dinner for state president
is designed TO promote better coop
! Grafton and friendliness among loCa
leagues. An international get TO
sether" spirit will be shown at tn
evening massmeeting al which IN
speakers will be Lady Astor OF IN
: British Parliament. Mrs. Carrie Chap
e man Gait. president of the Interna
= tiona Suffrage Alliance. and MIR
= Sumner T. Mcknight. treasurer of In
I National League OF Women Voters.
q Discussion and adoption Of the com
mittee progsnm will occupy the da
sessions on Thursday. and in the even
= Ing a Birthday Party" will give eac
state league an opportunity TO tell II
years accomplishments.
Friday will be Warrington Day
for which all sorts OF pleasant enter
tainments have been prepared, In
I Guiding a visit to the White House an
reception by Mrs. Harding TO all tn
. delegates: a massmeetins at Memoris
{ Continental Hall with speakers of ir
3 ternauona prominence, and teas. re
= ceptions, and gay little motoring PAL
. ties for Sightseeing.
{ Adoption OF the convention resolu
tons, report OF election committee an
presentation OF tho now officers TO III
delegates will close the conventio
on Saturday.
u An unusually interesting sessio
= Will be the one on THE Value OF Won
= en- In Office" which will be discusse
!, by a number OF women holding Office
In the u. s.. including Mrs. Maggt
7 Smith Hathaway, a state legislatC
from Montana Miss Adah Bush. e,
lecutive secretary 10 the governor Of Ir
diana, and Miss Rose Moriaty. men
h Der OF the Industrial Commission ,
d Ohio.
b Other speakers at the conventio
70 will be Hon. Albert c. Richie. COVER
I nor OF Maryland; Hon. Williai
:. Broening, mayor OF Baltimore; Mr.
= Charles Ellicott. president OF the Mar!
n land League OF Women Voters: Mia
e Mary Garrett Hay, chairman or Ne
y York City League: Mrs. Scion Jacob
s secretary OF the National Leagu,
e Mrs. +. +. Senseney, Independei
President NJ fha Missouri League