The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-21
Women Voters To Have Busy
 Convention

Baltimore, Md. April 21-An at mosphere savoring of the memora- ble Democratic convention of 1912 permeaed the Monumental City as the third annual convention of the Ma l tional League of Women Voters got 1 under way.
 1 Women from every nook and cranny of the United States and from foreign countries were here in great numbers to attend the opening session
 of the convention which promises to l be the most notable yet held by the League because of the unusually ! large number of government officials and world-famous persons who will participate.
 Among the distinguished foreign CTS who will take part in the conven- | tion are Sir Auckland Geddes, Brit
 ish Ambassador to the United States; Senor Don Beltran Mathieu, Am
 bassador from Chile and Lady Nancy
 Astor, member of the British Parlia-
 ment
 'Co-operation," keynote of last
 years convention, has been broaden 1 leagues activities, and the convention | here will stress "Co-operation and 1n-
 ternational F'riendliness Through 1 WomenS Work according to those
 handling the meetings.
 Plan Constructive Work. l Actual work or the convention will
 not begin until Monday, April "A. when, at executive sessions of the l standing committees, will be framed l the years program to be submitted l to the convention for recommends
 tions made by the state leagues. The l proposed programs of the committees, 1t Is stated, are designed to help the women "carry on' in their citizenship 1 by really constructive work, concen- | trated rathed than scattered, in order l to secure concrete results
 Delegates to the convention will not suffer from lack of recreation to l divert their minds from the routine torN
 Altdring entertainments and short
 excursions to nearby points of interest | nave been arranged for the dele gates. Monday afternoon they are | will visit points of historical interest | in the quaint old Southern city, the
 home of Uncle sam $ Naval Academy l Tn emomentous question of Why
 be discussed at an evening forum Monday. Secretary of Agriculture l Wallace will discourse on ''Productior and Distriutibon," and ex-Senato1 Commission, will discuss "Open Price | Associations" as causes for the higt cost of living. As remedies for the high cost of living Senator Arthur
 Capper. Of Kansas. leader of the all powerful Agricultural Bloc" in the
 Senate, will speak on "Co-operativt Associations and Public Markets"
 "Get Together is Keynote Of unusual interest will be the re- ports made to the convention by the national officers and committee chair. | men on Tuesday and Wednesday. Re. 1 ports of State League officers and z discussion of their local problems will 1 show, it is expected, the accomplish l ments both in nation and state. The | "et-Together"G dinner for state presi- dents on Tuesday, it is said. is design. ed to promote stu better co-opera. l ton and friendliness among the Ioca | leagues which comprise the member ship of the National League. And | hint of international "get-toget her. spirit is shown in the speakers select ed for the evening mass meeting
 Lady Astor, of the British Parlia l ment; Mrs. Carrie ChaDman Catt
 president of the International Suf
 frage Alliance, and Mrs. Sumner T | Mcknight, treasurer of the Nationa | League of Women Voters.
 I Discussion and adoption of the | committee programs will occupy tht day sessions on Thursday but in tht evening delightful Birthday Party | will provide each state league an op. | portunity to bring its years accom- 1 plishments as a gift to the Nationa | League of Women Voters.
 | Friday has been designated al | Washington Day. when the con vention delegates will move over from Baltimore to the National Capi tai.
 The convention will close with tn,
 adoption of the convention resolu | tiOnS