Evening star., 1925-03-01
DEV|SES FEATURES
FOR CONFERENCE
Mrs. N. E. Harris Plans En-
tertainment for Women
Coming to Sessions.

Arrangements are being completed
this week by Mrs. y. L. Har-
ris and women associated with her
on the quinquennial of the Interna-
tional Council of Women for the
meeting of the International Council
of Women in Wash ngton. from May
TO IA. The meetings were to be
held here at the invitation of the
National Council of Women of the
United States at the Washington
Auditorium. Mrs. Harris has found
women in Washington Interested in
the notable gathering Of women from
all over the world scheduled for May,
and is now arranging the many sup
Elementary features in connection
with the gath ering.
Among the features already ar
ranged are a pilgrimage to Mount
Vernon. May 5, and a special Sunday
service arranged by the American
War Mothers on May 10 at Arlington.
when Gen. Pershing will speak and
Nine. Schumann-H Heink viii sing.
Al Bodies to send Delegates.
Forty-one national organizations of
women in this country are repre-
sented in the invitations accepted by
women from SO different countries to
attend the quinquennial meeting
quinquennial of the International
Council of Women to meet in Wash
ington, it win not be the first inter-
national congress of women to meet
in this country. for in 1888, in con-
nection with the Chicago Exposition.
a great gathering of women was held.
Another meeting was held in 1898,
and in 1915, Dr. Kate Waller Bar
rett, who died last week. presided at
to-
dent of the National Council of
Women of the United States. Mrs.
Phillip North Moore is now the presi-
dent of the organization.
Another feature of the quinquen-
NAL celebration will be the staging
the evening of May 5. at the Washt
ington Auditorium, of an American
Music Evening" by Mrs. David Allen
Campbell. to present the achieve
ments of this country in the field of
music A special court of honor is
to be reserved for the delegates, and
at the closing of the quinquennial
a Spring festival of the All-American n
artists conference will open at the
Mayfiower Hotel.
Each of the Al affiliated organiza-
tions of the National Womens Coun-
Gil will be represented by it's presi-
dent and five delegates Twelve
IHlIllOH women are represented IN the
cooperating organizations as follows:
General Federation of Women's
Clubs, American Association of Uni
versity Women. National Congress of
Mothers and Parent-Teachers Asso-
citation, National Federation of Musi-
cal Clubs. Needlework Guild of Amer
ica. Women's Christian Temperance
Union. League of Women Voters,
Federation of Temple Sisterhoods,
National Womens Relief Society,
Young Ladies National Mutual I'm
provement Society, National Women's
Relief Corps, National Council of
Jewish Women. National Florence
Crittenton Mission. Ladies of the
Maccabees. National Federation of
Colored Women, Ladies IF the G. A
r.. Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation, .WOodmen's Circle, American
Nurses Association, National Women's
Republican Association, Children of
America Loyalty League, Kansas
State Council, Rhode Island State
Council, indianapolis Local Council,
Medical Womens National Associa-
tion, International Sunshine Society, Ma
tional American War Mothers, National
Council Administrative Women in Edu-
cation, National kindergarten Associa-
ton, Sons of Veterans Auxiliary, Ma
tional Auxiliary United Spanish War