Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-04
WOMEN COME
FROM AFFAIR TO
CONFERENCE
Delegates Cable From South
America and Other
Lands.
By CONSTANCE pRExEL.

WASHINGTON. April ALREADY cable
messages have announced to headquarters
here Of the National League Of Women
Voters that many South American dele
gates are now on their way to Baltimore
10 attend the Pan-American Conference
Of Women Invitations to the nations Of
the Western hemisphere were sent
through the State Department, on be
half of the League OF Women Voters. and
the twenty acceptances received include
the majority OF South and Central Amer
lean republics, Mexico and Canada.
In view of the distances to be covered
the Invitations were dispatched some
months ago. But the call to the confer
ence and to the convention which i'm
mediately follows it, has only just been
sent forth to American Nomen from head
quarters here. It reads:
1.-THE National League Of W omen Voters
calls its affiliated and associate members
to send delegates to the Third Annual
Convention Of the League at Hotel Bel
videre, Baltimore. Maryland. from April
oath to 18th, 1922.
The League calls women Of all the
Americas to meet in conferences from
April Goth TO 23rd, 1922, on subjects OF
special concern to women-educatlon.
child welfare, women IN industry, proven
ton Of traffic IN women, civil and polit
ical status OK women and international
friendliness."
Peace among nations the convention
call continues, lis essential TO the work
that women have most at heart. A def
mite step towards the maintenance Of
peace has been taken by the conference
on limitation Of armament. The League
has borne its full share of responsibility
70 h hn
profound hope of the people Of this land
that war may cease.
But this hope can never be wholly
realized until friendly cooperation for
comomn ends take the place OF inteTRa-
tional rivalry. The league believes That
friendiness with our neighbOr coun-
tries will be stimulated and strength
ened when women from all parts Of the
Western Hemisphere come together for
sympathetic study OF their common
problems"
Apparently Secretary Of State Hughes
agrees with this line Of thought, for, in
accepting the invitation extended by the
league TO address a mass meeting dur
ing the Pan-American conference, he
answered as follows:
The effort to assemble representa-
tive women Of North and South America
i'm Il pan-American women's conference is
of special interest to all who desire TO
promote a better understanding between
the american republics. In many Latin
American countries, as in the United
States, women are taking an increasingly
sSrge part in the study and solution of
s&aI problems which viii be discussed
ut %Our meeting. and an interchange Of
views\ip regard to these problems can
not but be helpful to all. I feel conf
dent that your conference viii again
demonstrate the spirit sof pan American
cooperation which has made successful
such gatherings as the pan-American
scientifical and financial congresses. You
have by best wishes for the success OF
your undertaking"
An unusually large number Of Govern
ment officials and speakers Of national
and international prominence will take
part in both the conference and the con
Nention. In addition to the secretary OF
State, who Will speak at the mass meet
ing on the evening Of Washington
Day" april PSI the speakers include the
secretary OF agriculture, Mr.. Wallace,
United States Senator Art hur Capper, DIR.
l. 5. Howe, Director General of the Pan
American Union; Hon. John Y. Nugent,
member Of the Federal Trade Commits
sion: Mrs. Mabel W. Willebrandt. as
sisJant attorney general; Miss Julia Alb
bolt Of the Bureau OF Education, De-
partment OF the Interior: Mrs Helen H.
Gardener, United States Civil Service
Commission among others
on the list Of distinguished foreigners
who are to speak during the conference
or convention are the Right Honorable
Sir Auckland Geddes, ambassador from
Great Britain. His Excellency Senior Don
Beltran Matthew ambassador from Chile
and the Viscountess Aston NJ. P.-COpy-
right, 1922, by Public Ledger Company.