Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-25
women GET N .
1923 PLANS
! LINED Up
First Day Marks Enthus-
iastic Beginning of
Conference
KIWANIS' GUESTS
Women Voters Hear Reports of
Achievements of Past Year
Virginia League Pleased With
Progress That Has Been Made.

Mrs. John H. Lewis, of Lynch
burg, presided at last nights
session of the Virginia League OF
Women Voters, which was known
as international Night" Rev.
Robert Browne, of the Methodist
Protestant Church, made the IN
vocation
Mrs. Lewis, in greeting the au-
dience, said that they had gath
cred to consider a subject dear
to the hearts of all women and
that the recent experiences Of
women in the World War had
made them particularly suscepti-
bic to. the subject of Information
al Cooperation and the Preven-
tion of War" Having always
let in great works, Mrs. Lewis
continued, it is now Virginia's
crowning privilege to help along
the cause of Peace. Her near
ness to The capitol makes greater
her responsibilities, just as the
privileges of the state are great
er, too. The speaker said that
the spirit of Mary Ball, whose
counsel guided George Washing
ton in matters of government,
must be glad to see the women Of
Alexandria, some of them her
own kniswomen, engaged in a
cause so dear to Washingtor'a
heart.
Miss Roberta Wexford followed
Mrs. lewis and introduced the
speaker of the evening, Miss
Ruth Morgan, OF New York.
Miss Wexford said in part; That
when we brought home the body
of the unknown soldier and laid
it to rest near the nations capi-
toll. in surge of eXultation wo-
men of the country had felt tn
a succession of meetings would
set our feet on the pathway to-
world peace. But since that time
we have seen conferences at
Cannes, Paris, Brussels, London
and Lausanne, meet and fail. The
economic situation today is worse
than ever before; there is more
class strife and worse chaos. To-
day armies in Europe are on the
move and we hold our breath IN
a shaking world, wondering what
can save US from ruin.
Miss Wexford told her audience
that we had one cause FOR hope
fulness-that if this country can
not have alliances, at least It
can never again have isolation.
The growing desire on the part
of individuals, OF all politica!
parties is sure to help. But
there must be more light.
Realizing the fact that no free
people can be led by a Govern
ment to things they do not un-
derstand, the National League Of
Women Coters, last year created
Il department to preevnt war and
to bring about intelligent under
standing. Miss Ruth Morgan has
proved herself the chairman for
this great work, declared Miss
Wexford. in introducing the
speaker of the evening.
Miss Morgan is chairman of
the National Committee on In
ternational Relations and is
President of the Colony Club OF
New York. She comes of colon
ial New York stock and repre-
sents family that has always
been quietly and soiidly behind
any forward-looking movement.
She is a descendant of an officer
on General Washington's staff,
and is a granddaughter of Geral-
dine Livingston Hoyt, to whose
devotion and foresight the school
of nursing at Bellevue Hospital,
New York City, owes so much.
During the war, Miss Morgsn
was one of the Red Cross Conf
missioners in France and direc-
tor of the Red Cross Nurse 5
Bureau.
The auditorium of the Chambec
of Commerce was filled with ar
enthusiastic audience, who ap.
plauded Miss Morgan's views AMI
when she hesitated for mo-
nent, as if about to close her
speech, chorused their approval
of her views and begged her TO
90 on. Her address and that of
Miss. Adele Clark, president Of
the Virginia league, are given.
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