The Washington times., 1923-10-12
COLUMBUS D AY
OBSERVANCE
HERE
Centers Around Meeting OF
Pan-American Women.
Other Celebrations.

Columbus Day, the 431st ami
versary Of the discovery of Amer1-
ca by Christopher Columbus, While
not a legal holiday here as it Is in
many States, will be fittingly cele'
brated throughout the capital.
Today's tribute to the explorer
who made possible the opening of
new world will revolve about three
sessions of the United States Sec
ton OF the Pan-American Interna-
tional Women's Committee at the
Pan.American Union.
Friendship Of Peoples.
"If there is any one message
that needs to be impressed upon
the American people" Director
General L. s. Rowe, of the Pan
American Union declared at the
morning session OF the women
committee today, at is that the
present and future of our foreign
relations depend to a much larger
extent on the standards of public
opinion and the enlightenment or
the American public mind than on
the. formal action Of the Govern
ment in it's organized capacity.
The real basic understanding De-
tween nations is brought about
through the cooperation of groups
of citizens working for common
purposes and common interests.
'The Pan.American Union, Dr.
Rowe told the women in conclusion
'is honored ny your presence TO-DAY:
We all extend greetings to you ana
10 all the committees that are as
sembling at thig time in the caN-
tails of the American Repuplcs.
Through the constant interchange
Of information and experience when
you are now establishing, ana
through the unity OF effort los
tered by these meetings, the women
of the Americas will contribute tnelT
due share towards the deveioprnen'
of the spirit Of Pan-America nisnn,
and the unity of the peoples OF this
Continent"
Opened BY Mrs. Lansing.
The conference this morning p
the Pan-American Union was open
ed by Mrs. Robert Lansing, chair
man of the United States section
of the international committee.
Other women who took part were
Mrs. Glen Levin Swiggert, execus
tive secretary of the women's aux
iliary committee of the United
States second Pan-American scten.
tific conference; Miss Mary EmTr
Woolley, president of Mt. Holyoke
College; Mrs. Thomas G. Winter,
president of the General Fedora
ton of women's Clubs; Mrs. Anna
Garlin Spencer, and Miss Grace
Abbot, chief of the schildren's bu-
reau of the Depar enent OF Labor;
Miss Julia Lathrop, Mrs. Herbert
Hoover, Miss Sophia Preston Breck-
enridge, DR., Esther Lovejoy, and
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins.
Hughes To Speak.
Secretary of State Hughes will
be the principal speaker at the sas'
sion tonight. Mrs. Hughes, wife
OF the Secretary, viii receive the
delegates at s o'clock this after
noon at her home.
1.-THE Life and Story Of Column
bus" will be the subject of an IL
Illustrated talk to be given before
residents Of Mt. Pleasant tonight
at the Wilson Normal School by,
pupils of the class of Miss Otter
back. Anna Marie Howard and
| Angela Francesca Small are in
CLhIB0
A six-reel moving picture on "Co-
lumbus and the Discovery of Amer
ica," made in Portugal, Spain and
Italy, will be shown tonight at s
o'clock at the First Congregational
Church, Tenth and G streets north
west.
A Columbus Day program will be
| given by students of the advanced
class in Portuguese of Georgetown
| University.
| Spaulding Council Of the knights
of Columbus will meet at 81
o'clock tonight In the knights Of Co.
lumbus Home, 918 Tenth street
northwest, with Grand knight John
r. Dowlan presiding.
Columbus Day will be observed
with guests including Special Su-
preme Agent Thomas McGahan,
state Deputy DR.. Charles l. Griffith,
District Deputies James Sullivan
and Robert M. O'Lone, Grand Knight
T. ]. Fitzgerald. Of Washington
Council; John e. Burns, Of Keanc
Council, and Charles Fahy, Of Po-
tomac Council.