The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-22
BAL TIM0RE IS
THRONCED BY
DELEGATES
By MILDREDD MORRIS,
i. n. S. Staff Correspondent.

Baltimore, April 22-BaItimore be-
came the feminine capital of the Unit
ed States yesterday as women nota-
pies from every state in the Union
and from practically every country in
the Western Hemisphere gathered for
the pan-American conference and the
third annual convention of the League
or Women Voters.
Peace-Through Unity of Women
is the mission of the Woman's pan
American Conference, the first bring
ing together of the women of Ameri-
ca and Latin America.
Out of it may grow world dis
armament conference of women to
demand universal peace
Lady Nancy Aston, the American
woman who was the first of her sex
to be elected to the English ParHa-
movement for IAN understanding
among the voting women of the
world in her address Friday night.
Peace among nations is essential
to the work that womeT. have most at
heart said Mrs Maud Wood Park,
president of the League of Women
Voters.
I'VE believe that friendliness with
our neighbOring countries will be
stimulated and strengthened when
women from all parts of the Western
Hemisphere come together for q SYM
pathetic study of their common prob
lems.''
Governor Richie, of Maryland, open
ed the first peace conference of pan
American Women in history with an
address of welcome.
Education, child welfare women in
industry, prevention of traffic of wom-
en-, civil and political status of wOn-
en- and international friendinesS are
some of the subjects on the program
for discussion.
Chtldren's Bureau of the Department
of Labor, presided at the opening
discussion Yesterday afternoons pro-
gram was devoted to q discussion of
wit IL I
S. Bureau of Education and Mrs.
Walter Dubois BrOOking Of California,
chairman of the AmericaniatOn Com
mittee of the League of Women Vot-
ers in charge.
Lady Astor, who will arrive this
morning, will be the lions" of the
More than 1000 delegates coming
from every corner of the United
States and representing more than
7,00O,000 voters are expected to as
semble Monday for the convention of
the League of Women Voters
Whether the League shall endorse
candidates for political offices will be
one of the big questions discussed.
Mary Garrett Hay of New York and
Mrs Scion Jacobs of Alabama, will
be among the speakers.
The high cost of living will be at
tackled by such distinguished persons
as Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
ana S. Huston Thompson, chairman
of the Federal Trade Commission.
Secretary of State Hughes and Sir
Auckland Geddes will address the
convention when it adjourns to Wash
ington next Friday.
1.-THE problems which women are
cared upon to solve are the same no
matter where they live" said Miss
Mercedes LANES of New Orleans a
native of Honduras, who is represent
ing that country at the pan-American
conference.
"a cooperative attempt to solve
these problems is sure to help the
women of all countries concerned
who will meet and exchange ideas and
even if the conference accomplishes
other purpose, this would be val
liable"
THE women of Latin America will
benefit by attending the conference.
women of the United States" said
Miss Sofia De F'errari Rojas. one of
the three delegates from Chile.