The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-22
Women To Hold
EpOch-Making
Convention

baltimore, Md, April 22-what is
declared will be one of the most i'm
pOrtant gatherings of women in the
history of the United States will be
convened here today, when the Ma
tional League of Women Voters and
the PanoAmeriGan Conference OF
will continue until April so. Fifteen
hundred delegates from the United
States, Canada. Panama, South and
Central America and Cuba are ex-
pected to attend the conference, and
plans for their reception have now
been completed. Seven department
heads from each state in this country
will attend.
One of the outstanding figures at
the conference will be Lady Nancy
Aston, member of the British Parlia--
ment, and great interest is already
manifest respecting Lady Astor's ex-
pected address. to the conference.
Lady Aston is chairman of the con-
sGltation committee of the women's
organizations of England, which are
working for international security for
states without resort to force. Lady
Aston. with her committee, represents
30 national women's groups of Eng
land.
There will be many other notable
speakers from foreign countries.
Has International Object
Though this is the third annual
convention of the National League
of Women Voters it is the first time
attempted. The conference has the
approval of high government officials
and is expected to have a far-reach-
ing effect on friendly relations be-
tween the English and Spanish
speaking countries.
Secretary of Commerce Herbert c.
Hoover is deeply interested in the
conference and has promised to de-
liver an address at one of its sessions
Mrs. Minnie Fisher Cunningham,
of Texas has general supervision of
the plans for the conference.
DIR. Grace Richie England. of
Montreal. has been appointed the rep
resentative of the Canadian govern
ment at the conference. Governor
Richie of Maryland. and Mayor
Broening, of Baltimore, have named
committees of prominent men to lend
their aid in making the conference a
success.
The first three days of the con-
ference will be devoted entirely to
International affairs in the matters OF
health and the welfare of women and
chESFen. The remaining six days of
The convention will be turned over to
the National League for the delegates
from the United States.
VIII Visit Washington.
The delegates will visit historic
Annapolis and Washington. The del
cEates will be entertained in Wash
ment officials and members of the
Diplomatic Corps will take promi-
nent parts in the functions on that
date. Arrangements for entertain
ing the delegates during their visit to
Washington are in charge of Miss
Marian Parkhurst Congressional sec
rotary for the National League of
Women Voters. Among the official
functions to be given is an afternoon
reception at the White House, when
delegates TO the Pan-American Con-
ference of Women will be received by
Mrs. Harding.
are planned in honor of the visiting
delegates DR.. L. S. Rowe, Direct or
General of the Pan-American Union.
will receive the visitors in the Pam
American Union building during the
afternoon. a mass meeting will be
held in the evening at which Mrs.
Wood Park. president of the National
League of Women Voters, will pre-
side. and Secretary of State Hughes
and other distinguished men and
women will speak