Evening star., 1924-05-09
40 NATIONS WOMEN
WHITE HOUSE GUESTS
President and Mrs. Coolidge Greet
500 Delegates to Y. W. C. A.
Y Biennial Session.
many IN NATIVE COSTUME
Silk Shawl Presented First Lady by
Esthonian Visitors.

More than 800 women from forty
different nations. members of the
world committee of the Young Won
ems Christian Association, which is
holding its biennial convention in
Washington, were received at the
White House today by President and
Mrs. Coolidge.
Before going to the Presidents s
Office to shake hands with him, the
delegates were received at the his
toric east room of the White House
by Mrs. Coolidge, who graciopsly
welcomed them to this country and
wished them every success in the
conduct of their session.
number of the delegates wore the
native costume OF their country
adding to tn picturesqueness Of the
gathering.
When the FIVE delegates from Es-
thonia passed along the receiving
line in the east room they presented
10 Mrs. Coolidge a handsome hand
woven silk shawl made by one of the
delegates
Guests of Mrs. Lansing.
The delegates will be entertained
Al tea at the home of Mrs Robert
Lansing, 1928 18th street, this after
noon at o'clock The first formal
business session will open in the
Grace Dodge Hotel tonight at $50
o'clock
The delegates to the meetings here
consist of prominent women Of the
y. NJ. G. A. from all over the world.
The purpose Of the meeting OF the
worlds committee, il was pointed
out, is TO discuss various problems
OF young women on al international
basis.
Following the business session to-
night there will be regular sessions
in the Grace Dodge Hotel all day to-
morrow and an open session in the
D. A. r Hall Monday. An all-day
session Tuesday will mark the CON
clusion of the program of meetings in
this city.
This worlds committee, it is point
ed out, acts as a body for unaing
the Young Women's Christian AS
sociation workers from all over the
world. Mr.. Montagu Wildergrave
IS president of the executive commit
tee of the worlds committee.
1t is the first time that the world s
committee has met in this country.
The Grace Dodge Hotel in which the
committee is meeting, was named
after Miss Grace Dodge, who was in
terested in bringing together women
from all over the world to discuss
women's problems.
Peace to BE Discussed.
No definite information has been
given out as to the problems which
are TO be discussed by the committee,
however, it has been intimated that
the committee will consider and dis
cuss al length various problems per-
tanning to world peace
Among the delegates to the oon-
vention from the various countries
including officers of the different
branches, are:
United States-Mrs. William Adams
Grown. Ms James S. Cushman, Mrs.
Miss Mabel Crafty, general secretary
of Y. w. C. A in the United States
Miss Katharine Lambert, secretary
Mrs. William Rockwell, Miss Clara
Reed, Mrs. Eobert E. Speer, president
of Y. w. C. "A in the United States;
Mrs James A. Webb, jr.; Mrs. Robert
L. Dickinson
Australia and New Zealand-Miss
L. M. Fowler. president, Sydney Y. w.
c. A; Miss Ethef Law, general secre-
tary, Christ Church Y. W. C. A; Miss
Eleanor Hinder, board member; Mrs.
E. E. Maclardy, Mrs. Geddes, Miss
Geddes-
Austria - Frau Emile Pfeifer-
Kulenkamp, president
Canada-Mrs R. w. Angus preS.
dent; Miss Greta Finley. Mrs. N. w,
Rowell. worlds commi bee member
Miss Winifred Hutchinson, immigra-
tion secretary; Mrs Carter. Miss JAG
queline Norton, acting general secre-
tary
C'hina-Miss Ting Shu Ching, acting
general secretary; Mrs. H. c. Mel,
president; Miss Margaret MacKinIey,
business secretary; Miss Anne See
sholtz, student secretary; Miss Ro-
sslee Nenable, general secretary.
Denmark-Miss Ingaborg Olafsson,
Scandinavian travelling secretary.
Finland-Siiri Loinaanta
France-Mlle. Jeanne Bertsch, ma
tlonal secretary.
Germany-F'raulein H1lda Zarnack.
national secretary.
Great BIitain-Miss winifred Gram
field. Miss Olive Law. Miss Mary
Phillips. SECRETARY of industrial law
bureau: Miss Edith Picton- Turberviu
vice president.
Holland-Miss van Asch van Wick,
vice president.
Hungary-Mme. de Regeezy Farkas
and Nine. Petri.
India--Mrs. R. l. B. Gall, presi-
dent; Miss Iris wingaae, national
general secretary; Mrs Bisset, com
nittee member, Rangoon Y w. c. A.;
Miss Martha Dennison, Miss Marion
Ferguson; Mrs. P. Appaswamy.
ltaly-Miss Mary Rossi, associate
executive; Miss Helen Wise.
Japan-MiSs Taxa Ka1o Mrs E
Mendelson, board member, Yokohama
Y. W. c. A; Miss Hasegawa, vice