Evening star., 1923-01-24
LEAGUE OF WOMEN
+! VOTERS IN SESSION
Reports and Speeches Fea-
ture Convention of Virginia
Organization at Alexandria.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, January "a
The annual state convention of the
League of Women Voters of Virginia
assembled this morning in the rooms
of the chamber Of commerce with
Miss Adele Clark, Richmond, state
president, presiding, and fifty-seven
delegates in attendance On behalf
of the mayor of the city welcoming
address was delivered by Chester A.
Gwinn, president of the city school
board Invocation was pronounced
by Rev. DR.. William J. Morton. rec
TOR of Christ Episcopal Church. Mrs.
y. 3. Mccarthy, district chairman,
gave greetings on behalf of the state
council and Mrs. William J. Morton
pm behalf of the Alexandria league.
~iere was a response by Mrs. +: z.
Killiam. president Of the Norfolk
League of Women Voters.
Routine Business Taken Tp.
This was followed by routine business,
Mrs. Gertrude II. Boatwrtght. secretary;
report of treasurer. Miss Helen
Christian; report Of auditor, Miss Nellie
Leigh Steward; report of publicity d.
rector. Mrs. Edith Clark Cowles; report
of headquarters secretary. Miss Ida M.
Thompson; report OF primary commit
tee, Mrs. Louis BrownloW. Afterward
committee appointments were announc-
ed by the president.
Luncheon was served in the after
noon at the chamber of commerce by
7he junior auxiliary of the hospital
board.
Later reports were submitted on
the following topics: Credentials.
Mrs. f. F.. Baldwin: addresses. by
Mrs. Adele Clark; standing commit
Tee reports and recommendations,
.I,tI Sa~ rn
education. Miss Cornelia Adatr; Amer
Jean citizenship. Mrs. Ellie Marcus
Marx: women in industry. Miss Lucy
Randolph Mason; uniform law con-
rer; social hygiene, DR. Kate Waller
Barrett: living cost Mrs. a. T. Staples:
public health. Miss Agnes D. Ran
dolrh: international cooperation to
prevent war. Miss Roberta "elford.
Evening Program.
AT the evening service the subject
Will be 'Internationa Cooperation
Mrs. John II. Lewis Will preside.
Miss Adele Clark. state president. will
deliver an address The speakers Will
be introduced by Miss Ruth Morgan.
chairman of the national committee
on international relations.
There also Will be an address by
Representative r. Walton Moore, rep
representative from the eight Virginia
district. :
Thursday will be known as organi-
onenc-l at 10 o'clock with invocation
BY Rev. Dr.. f. Il. Jackson. pastor
Of the First Baptist Church; Ihe
subjects for discussion Will BIO or
ey-raising plan. adoption of budget:
At 1880 o'clock the members VIII
he guests of the Kiwanis Club at
luncheon which will be served In
At the afternoon session the sub
iect will he efficient Citizenship.
At this session national plan OF work,
adoption of rcviSion OF the con5itu-
zion and bylaws and adoption or
committee program for study and
conference will be considered.
Addrc.scs Scheduled.
At the evening session there will
be an address. by Representative
Nondell. Wyo. floor leader OF the
House DR.. Kate Waller Barrett will
preside.
viii be The Duties and Responsible
ities Of women Under Suffrage: Miss
Belle Sherwin. second vice president.
National League Of Women Voters,
will speak on THE Work Of the Ma
t:onal League of Women Voters; !;
Miss Katherine Lcnroot. assistant to
the chief of the children's bureau.
United States Department of Labor.
will take as her subject National
Government and Child Welfare"
Among the visitors TO the convention
will be Senator Carter Glass of Fir-
ginia and Commissioner Helen n.
Gardner.
Following the meeting Thursday
evening a reception will be given in
honor of DIR. Kate Waller Barrett
and officers and delegates to the con-
vention, to which the public is in
vited.