Evening star., 1923-10-10
new WORLD women
ARRANGE PROGRAM
Three Sessions to Be Held at
Columbus Day Confer
ence Here.

Mrs. Robert Lansing chairman of
the United States section of the pan
american international women's
committee. today made public the
complete program for the Columbus
day conference to be held Friday at
the American Union building.
All sessions OF the conference are to
be public, and no admission cards
viii be necessary. Information cap
be secured at the committee head
quarters In the Gridiron room at the
New Willard Hotel.
The pan-American international
womens committee is an inter-
American body. interested in the co.
operation of the women of the west
ern hemisphere. 1t developed from
the women's auxiliary conference
held here In connection with the sec
ond ,pan-Anerican scientific confer
ence.
Plan Three Sessions.
The three sessions Of the confer
enca, morning, afternoon and night.
will be held In the Pan-American
Union building. 18th and 3 streets
northwest.
Mrs. Lansing, chairman Of the
United States section, will open each
sion is to begin at 10 o'clock. Mrs,
Lansing will open the convention, and
present Miss Julia C. Lathrop. the
presiding officer for the morning ses-
sion.
DR.. L. S. Rowe. director general of
. =, v~t@ .,,lr Ia
the address of welcome. Mrs. Glen
Levin Swiggett. executive secretary
Of the women's auxiliary committee
OF the United States of the second
pan american scientific congress.
will speak on the formation of the
committee.
Topics Tor Session.
The topic for the first session will
be The Achievements of Woman in
the Past" Miss Mary Emma Wool
ley. president Of Mount Holyoke Col
lege. will consider the topic from the
standpoint of education. Yrs.
Thomas G; Winter. president of the
General Federation. of Women
Clubs, will discuss the achievements
of women in letters. while Mrs. Anna
Garlin Spencer, writer and lecturer,
will discuss woman's achievements IN
religion and through religious agen-
CleS- MISS GTdCe hupOktt CHiei VI tNS
children's bureau, Department OF
Labo-. will tell of woman's accom-
plishnents in humanitarian service
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins will pre-
side at the 2 o'clock session. follow
ing a luncheon for the speakers al
1890 O'Clock at Rauscher's. The
topic for the afternoon will be THE
Achievements of Women of Today
Mrs. Herbert Hoover and Mrs. Will
liam Brown Maloney, secretary OF the
advisory council on better home s
will discuss I'm the Home" Miss
Sophonisba Preston Breckenridge
dean of the School OF Civics and
Philanthropy. University of Chicago
will talk on In industry. Miss
Julia Lathrop, formerly chief Of the
children's bureau. will discuss "Ir
Public Life" and DIR. Esther Lovejoy
chairman of American women's hos
pitaIs, will take up the consideration
of women's advance "In professional
Life" A discussion will follow OF the
topic, Ways and Means of Co-opera-
ton Among Pan-American Women
Resolutions will be adopted.
The evening session Is to begin a
$40 o'clock, with Mrs. Philip NORTH
Moore presiding. The topic will b'
1.-The Call of the Future to Pan
American Women" The subject i.
to be discussed by Charles Evan.
rique OIaya. minister of Colombia
Miss Mabel Boardman. secretary. cep.
trail committee of the American REQ
Cross. representing international or
ganizations. and Mrs. Maud WooS
Park, president of the League OF
Women Voters representing nationa
organizations.