Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-17
Information Council Of
Women to Hold Ses-
sions in Wash.
TO COME IN 1925
Object OF Getting is TO PremotS
Understanding Between Female
Organization Working For
Good OF Humanity


Council Of Women. is To BE- held
in this country, probably a Wash
ington, during the early Summer
of 1925, according to Mrs. Ma
thaniel F.. Harris, vice p.esids";
OF the National CouncA Of Wom-
en- and chairman Of the QuinqUfn-
NAL Committee.
The International Council OF
Women is Federation Ct Nation
al Councils Of Women IN thirty
five countries, for the promotion
of unity and mutual understand
ing between all associations OF wo-
men working fox the common vel
fare Of humanity.
It was for,ned in Washington
in 1888 ard. after the Worlds
Fair at CHICAGO il 1898, the Coun-
ell spread 20 Euro1e. The last
Quinauemnial was held i Kl!sti-
ana, NurWay in Jane, 1929.
Delegates frcu the fotlowinS
countries will at: nj the GUN
ouennial in Washington: C&c&da,
Sweden. Great 8:;.ais, ireland,
Denmark Holland, Ausjrai;~. New
Zealand, Italy, France. Argentine
Switzerland, Austria. HrneaEy'
Norway, Bpl4.um. Gren,e, Jp%o-
Slavia, sini5-d, South .Afr:c2'
Portugal, Uruguay. Uksainia, Zee
land, Russia. Mtxico, Roamania,
Chile, Estaon.a. Poland, Chm
Turkey. La.via and Germany.
ut is 10. possible at his earl
date to c-.dmate the rumner OF
delegates ard visitors we may eE-
pect 10 e7me to cur QuirS@ennia!,
az each National Council Is EMIT
led to teE delegates mi ten alter
mates, while ali vis::ors are also
welcome" Mrs. Harris told the
United Press.
"The depreciation in exchange
uness lifhted, vii possibly have an
effect upca these countries I'M
poverished by the war. Yet q
splendid interest exists and we
have every re- sor to expect q
large number of delegates.
"Prominent among The subjects
of study and consideration by the
delegates will be those of perma-
nent peace and international arbi-
tration. These two questions Will
provide = important part of our
program alcng VIE ooua. moral
standard foY men ami women, pub
ic health. eiuca'icS emigration
imnigrat;,u. the profession and
industrial position e women G:
child welfare.
"Meny If us Will fe., for tao
first time ia 1925 a hll citizens
with all the RESPONSIBILITIES, rs
well as ali the privileges OF citizen
ship, and X Is for Us to cove that
Il was worth while for the wcrlJ
to have majc hrr women citizens
and to have G. ned item to h.
aid.
''The greatest Opportunity lies
before the women of America, that
of really serving me women Of
the worl3. ami, Through the wom
en-, al hIm0@ty.'
fthlnemb;d md omld m NOR dt
The N0sional Cc0-cil OF Wo;0e'
of the United States WAS foundc'
by Susan Y. Anthonv in 1898. /
is composed Of - Of the foremos
national organizations Of womel
in the United Stats having al
aggregate memberSNip of 1900,
600 women AmonE thcse societie
are the National League OF W0
men Voters. General Federation
of womea's Clubs. Young Won
ems Christian Associations, We
mems Chritian Temperance Tn
ion. Courcil Of Jewish Women, y
tional Congress of Mothers an
Parent Teachers A:'ciatloI
National Women's Relief Corp:
American Association of CriveI
sity Women, Ladies Of th> 6 4
r.. Ladies Of the Maccabees. Me-
ical WomeN's National ASsocis
ton and others equally in2ortsr
"The Council serves as a cle1l
ing house for all these organizs
tions," sad Mrs, II iris. 1T aim
to initiate and stress only sue
national plans Is are rot under
taken b. any continent organ-ze
ton. IT'S attairmea.S. howeve'
are the sum total of all the wor
and all tho attachments Of all tn
organizat;cGs within the Council
perhaps it is not general
realized that tbs women worker
for social welfare all over tn
word have already. for many year
been linked together in Leagu
of Nations under b~nner whic
if carried to vitorv would tran.
form all international relations