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 PanAmerican Union building.
All sessions of the conference are TO
be public, and no admission cards
will be necessary. Information can
quarters in the Gridiron room at tho
New willard Hotel.
The pan-American international
women's 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-American scientific confer
encc.
Plan Three Sessions.
The three sessions OF the confer
ence. morning, afternoon and night.
will be held In the Pan American
Union building. 18th and Il streets
northwest.
Mrs. Lansing. chairman of the
United States section. will open each
of the three meetings. The first ses-
sion is to begin at 10 o'clock. Mrs.
Lansing will open the convention. and
present Miss Julia G. LathroD, the
presiding officer for the morning seS-
sion.
Dr. L. s. Rowe, director general of
h.s IA n A ri T,,tn x..It lre
the address of welcome. Mrs. Glen
Levin Swiggett. executive secretary
OF the womens auxiliary committee
of the United States of the second
pan American scientific congress,
will speak on the formation of the
committee.
Topics for 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
iege. will consider the topic from the
standpoint of education. Mrs
Thomas q. Winter. president of the
General Federation Of Women'S
Clubs. will discuss the achievements
of women i'll letters. while Mrs. Anna
Garltn Spencer, writer and lecturer
will discuss woman's achievements in
religion and through religious agen-
cies. Miss Grace Abbott. chief of the
Ghildron's bureau. Department OF
Labor, will tell of woman's accom-
plishments in humanitarian service
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins will pre-
side at the o'clock session, follow
ing a luncheon for the speakers al
1880 o'clock at Rauscher's. The
topic for the Afternoon will he THE
Achievements OF Women of To-day
Mrs. Herbert Hoover and Mrs. VIII
liam Brown Maloney. secretary OF the
advisory council on better homes
Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge
dean OF tho school OF Civics and
Philanthropy. University Of chicago
viii talk on 'In Industry" Miss
Julia Lathrop, formerly chief Of the
children's bureau, Will discuss "fn
Public Life" and Dr. Esther LoSejoyt
chairman of American women's hos
pitfalls. will take up the consideration
Of women's advance In Professional
Life" A discussion will follow of the
topic. Ways and Means of Co-opcra-
tion Among Pan-American Women
Resolutions viii. be adopted.
The evening session is to begin al
$40 o'clock, with Mrs. Philip North
The Call of tho Future to Pan
American Women The subject is
to be discussed by Charles Evans
Hughes, Secretary Of State; DIR. En-
rique Olaya. minister of Colombia
Miss Mabel Boardman, secretary. cen
traI committee of the American Red
Cross. representing international or
ganiZations. and Mrs. Maud Wood
Park. president OF the League oi
Women Voters representing national
organizations.