The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-29
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MAY on WORLD
WELFARE
Members Of Woman's Alliance
Shaping Plans for First
Annual Conference.

The first annual conference Of
the Woman's Universal Alliance
for the discussion OF world welfare
work will be held here April 80 to
May at clifton Massachusetts,
avenue and w street northwest, in
ternational headquarters of the or.
ganization.
Under the direction of conference
committees appointed by the execu"
tive committee of the alliance plans
for the convention are gradually h0'
ing put in shape. 1t Is not the pur-
pose of the alliance, 1t is pointed out,
to attempt in any way to influence
directly either by legislation or adj
ministration procedure present
methods of conducting world well
fare work. The meetings are being
called so that women Of the world
may study and consult in open
forum this important subject.
The Woman's Universal Alliance
was organized in Washington, April.
1922. It numbers among its menu
bership and co-workers distinguish.
ed statesmen, eminent clergymen Of
all creeds, learned jurists, presl.
dents of the leading colleges and
universities of the country, and
leaders in women's organizations OF
the United States. It Is universal
in character and is non-racial, non+
cally PARTISAN.
General membership in the Alt
ance is open to individual women of
all nations. Branches or units in
any State or country also can be
formed under the charter OF the
organization.
Roster of Officers.
The present officers of the
Alliance are: Mrs. Clarence Critten.
den Calhoun. president; Mrs. Harry
Lee Rust. recording secretary; Mrs.
Lydia Sylvester Draper. secretary
general and Mrs. Mathilde G. Ford,
field secretary.
To honor the mothers Of America,
a mothers memorial committee has
been appointed by the Alliance of
directing a campaign for funds with
which to erect a memorial building
Clifton" a fortysacre tract of land
on Massachusetts, avenue, midway
between Sheridan circle and the
National Cathedral OF IS. Peter and
Paul. has been acquired by the
alliance.
It 10 proposed to build the
mothers memorial building in the
center of a group OF structures on
this land.
Members Of the mothers memorial
committee are:
Chairman, Col. John Temple
Graves; vice chairman, Capt. Clar-
ence Crittenden Calhoun; Senator
Samuel Shortridge of California:
Senator William III. King, Utah;
Senator Morris Sheppard, Texas;
Congressman John w. Langley,
Kentucky; Congressman w. ID.
Bankhead, Alabama: Judge Charles
Kerr, Department of Justice: Milton
Fairchild. chairman of the Char
acter Education Institute; General
and c. w. Warden, vice president
of Washington.
Replies from delegates in all
parts of the world are being re,
ceived daily stating that they will
attend the conference on welfare
work.
Noted Women to Attend.
Among these replies are the fOl@
lowing noted women who are PLAN
ming to come:
Nine. Pessoa, wife of the presi-
dent of Brazil; the Countess D'Audi-
fret, of France; the Marchioness of
Huntley, England. one of the
honorary vice presidents of the
alliance: Nine. de Avila, of Mexico,
president of the Lumen Femina, an
organization of Latin American
women; Mrs. James M Thomson, of
New Orleans, daughter of the late
Speaker of the House, Champ
Clark: Mrs. l.. Birmingham, pres1-