Evening star., 1923-09-09
AMERICAS WOMEN
TO GATHER OCT. z
Will Hold Simultaneous Meet.
ings to Promote Harmony
in All New World Capitals.

The Importance of the meetings to
the capitals of all American repub-
lican was emphasized last night in
statements by Mrs. Charles L. Hughes
and Mrs. Robert Lansing, made public
through the pam American interna-
tional womens committee. The meet
ings are to take place simultaneously
under the auspices of the committee,
for discussion of woman's part in
promoting international amity.
The statement by Mrs. Mrs. Hughes,
who is chairman of the committee.
was as follows:
There was never time when in
ternational friendliness was of great
er Importance than now, and 1 feel,
deeply, that these sectional confer
ences Will further more friendly re-
lations and harmonious cooperation
among the women of the Americas
They cannot fail to create a better
understanding and larger sympathy.
thus placing their international in
terests upon more enduring basis"
Mrs. Lansing. chairman of the
United States section of the commit
tee. said the meetings would be "of
tHt nSlp III creating
thinking and common action among
Pan-American women
Last Only One Day.
1t is planned to have the confer
ences last only one day, according to
Mrs. Glen Levin Swiggett, organizing
secretary of the first pan American
conference of women and now eXecu-
tive secretary of the woman's auXil-
iary committee
ha
onference-morning. afternoon and
evening" Mrs Swiggett says. THE
topics for discussion will come un
der program devised to show the
contributions of women to the prog
ress of their country and in particu-
lar to those movements which make
for better understanding among the
nations Of the western hemisphere"
At the morning session each coun-
try will pass In review the par:tci-
patton OF women in the main cur
rents of that countrys development
For the afternoon session all ma
tional sections have been urged to
select a topic which will best show
the most solid contribution of women
of their country to a movement of
vital concern to their nation.
The evening session Will be given
over to THE Call of the Future to
Pan-American Women; how they can
best organize their efforts TO con-
tribute their part toward the purpose
Of the pan-American ideal.
Notable Gathering.
The Washington conference. which
will take place in the Pan American
Union building. promises to be one of
the most unusual gatherings of well
known women ever held in this coun-
try Educational institutions. wom-
ems national and state organizations
and other associations are sending
representatives to the Washington
conference. The United States sec
ton of the international committee.
which is planning the Washington
meeting, is composed of Mrs. Lansing,
chairman; Miss Grace Abbott. Mrs.
William c. Gorgas. Mrs. Philip North
Moore and Mrs. Swiggett.
1T will be recalled that when the
first pan-American conference OF
women was held in Washington in
connection with the second Pan
American Scientific Congress, Decem-
Der 2S, 1915, to January I. 1916, COM
mittee of American women, desig-
mated as the women's auxiliary COM
mittee of the United States of the Sec
ond American Scientific Congress.
was formed for the purpose of per-
petuating the international organ
ization of pan-American women.