Evening star., 1924-05-11
FRENCH TALK GIVEN
AT WORLD Y. w. C. A.
Open Session of Committee Is Held
Here, With Addresses by
! Several Officials.
"CALL OF THE DAY" TOPIC
Delegates From Abroad Discuss
Public Questions.

An address, delivered in French by
Mile. Jeanne Bertsch, national secre-
tary of the Y. w. c. A. in France,
featured the first open session" of
the worlds committee of the Worlds
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton in the Grace Dodge Hotel last
night. The title of her address was
''The Call of the Day"
Mile Bertschs address was trans
lated into English by Miss Charlotte
Niven. general secretary of the
worlds committee.
Mile. Bertsch told of conditions in
since the world war.
She told of the deals of those who
had sacrificed their lives for their
country in time of war and said that.
now the war is over, it is harder
TO establish a permanent peace than
it was to end the war.
ASsaiIs Old Methods.
Miss Edith icton-Turberville, act
ing president of the Y. w. c. A. OF
Great Britain. spoke on the import
ance of new thinking and of get
ting away from the old methods of
conducting international affairs.
women in every activity. and the
realization of the power of the spirit
are the important things of the day.
She said
Referring to the recent scrapping
of battleships by tie United States
and Great Britain. she said that the
next war will be fought in the air
and with poisonous gases.
THE saying that if you want
peace, prepare for war has led al
ant IN
she stated.
The countess Of Portsmouth. treas
urer of the worlds committee. who
was the presiding officer. conducted
devotional exercises.
Pleads korea's Cause.
At the close of the session yester-
day morning, Miss Helen Kim OF
Korea. made plea for the admission
of the Y. W. c. A. of her country to
membership on the worlds commit
tee. She told the committee that
there is a great shortage of funds
for the Y. w. C. A work in Korea,
and that aid is greatly needed. Host
esses at a tea at the Grace Dodge
Hotel yesterday afternoon were Mrs.
John DENLY Hird and Mrs. Herbert E.
Day, while today Mrs. Curtis d. Wal
ker DR. Ada Thomas and Miss Fran
els Chickering will act as hostesses.
Committees on nominations and
resolutions have been appointed as
follows:
Nominating-Mrs. r. W. Angus.
president of the Canadian branch;
Miss Stephenson of the worlds ex-
ecutive committee; Mile. Bergsch, ma
tional secretary of France: Miss Phil
lips, secretary of the industrial law
branch of Great Britain: Mrs. French.
United States; Mrs. r. B. Gall, presi-
dent of the India branch. Miss Fow-
Ter, president of the Sydney. Austria
liza Y. w. c. A: Frau Pfeiffer-kulen-
kamp, president of the Austrian Y.
W. c. A; Miss Loimaranta. Finland.
national secretary. and Mrs. Lux
moore, Great Britain.
ReSolutions-Mlle. BergSch. Miss
Van Aschvan Wiack, vice president,
Holland; Miss Marie Rossi, associate
executive. Italy; Miss Roxy Martin.
Egypt and Palestine; Miss Margaret
Mead of the national board, New York
City: Miss Hasegawa, vice chairman
Japan: Mrs. HunerSon. Baltic States
and Russia; Miss Ethel Law, general
secretary, Christ Church, London;
Mrs. AkeSon- BeSkow of Sweden; Miss
Fairfield of the world executive COM
mittee; Mrs. Adam Brown, United
States, and Miss Hemmingsen Of Nor
way.