Evening star., 1924-09-07
BY HENRY L. sWEINHART.

T no previous time since PAN
~ Americanism became a prac-
II tical reality 25 years ago has
1 \ there been greater eX-
change of ideas and closer CO.
operation among the 81 American
republics than during the present
year.
No tess than important confer
ences or congresses, and number
of lesser group gatherings. with the
United States and the other Ameri-
can nations participating. are being
held this year. and several other con-
crosses of outstanding significance
are scheduled for the early part OF
next year.
These congresses range from those
for the discussion of child welfare,
pedagogical, Red Cross and sanitary
problems to those for the study of
geographical and historical, scientific,
electrical communications, and high
way construction questions, and for
the codification of international law.
In these various congresses, cover
ing such a wide field of activity, the
leaders of thought of the United
States and of the South and Central
American countries, Mexico and the
West Indies come together for
valuable exchange of ideas and in
tance are adopted or conventions and
treaties proposed and the contacts
established are mutually helpful to
all the American nations.
Women in Pan-Amerfcnn Movement.
The women of the Americas during
the past few years have been taking
an increasing interest in Pan-Ameri-
can affairs, and a number of them
hot cd a1 tn
the various congresses. Several of
the representatives of the United
States to the Fourth Pan-American
Child Welfare Congress which is to
open in Santiago on Columbus day,
October IL, are women. Miss kathe-
rine F. Lenroot, assistant to the chief
of the Children's Bureau of the De-
partment of Labor, and Miss Rose
McHugh of Chicago, assistant direct
or Of the department of social action,
National Catholic Welfare Confer
ence, and Mrs. NJ c. Nigel of New
York City, who is actively interested
in child welfare problems and work
The other countries also are expected
to appoint woman delegates.
A womens auxiliary conference is
to be held at Lima Peru, in connec-
ton with the third Pan-American
Scientific Congress, which assemblies
IN the feFuNIdn Capital next DeCem-
her. The first of these women's aux
Hilary conferences was held in Wash
ington at the time of the second Pan
American Scientific Congress, which
met here in December, 1873, and Jan
uary, 1916. A permanent committee
was organized in an effort to have
the work of the women Of the Amer
icas become continuing project. Not
only the women of the United States
but the women in many of the Latin
American countries have been dis
playing a growing interest in prob
lens pertaining to educational and
social betterment, particularly among
women and children.
Scientific Congress Big Affair.
While other important pan-Ameri-
can congresses are being held this
year to discuss subjects Of vital and
widespread interest to the peoples of
the Americas, in point of size and in
range of topics to be considered the
third Pan-American Scientific Con-
gress will be the largest. It's sessions
will continue for several weeks.
In addition to the Government.
many of the leading scientific and
educational organizations Of the
United States, universities and COL
leges and similar bodies have been
invited to send representatives. The
Government will appoint body of
leading experts along various lines.