The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-10-21
Mrs. lillian Hall
Speaks 10 Women
on World Peace
INTERESTING REPORT ON IN
TERNATIONAL COUNCIL CIV
EN- BY REDWOOD WOMEN BE-
FORE ST. PETER CLUBS.

The women of st. Peter who at
tended the meeting of the Women's
Literary Club Monday afternoon were
given an exceptional treat in that
they were privileged to hear the ac-
count of Mrs. Lillian Wheeler Hall,
of the International Council of Wo-
men, which was held at Washington,
d. c.. the first of May this year, Mrs.
Hall attended the Council as q dele
gate of the second Minnesota District
of the Federation of Women's Clubs
receiving her appointment as delegate
from Mrs. CD. Atwood, chairman.
!, The sinterHRtionAl meeting should
II IN view Of the fact thsss the coun,
ell is the largest organization Of It's
kind in existence, and embraces TIM
activities Of several national organi-
cations which have branches in our
city. Among those represented at the
council, which are locally connected
are the Federation Of Women's Clubs
with which the w. L. C. and the Mus
ic Club are affiliated; the National
League of Women Voters, The w. C.
T. u. Ladies' of the Maccabees
Parent Teachers Association, Amer.
ican Legion Auxiliary and Public
Health Organization. The Interna-
tional Council includes councils from
fcrty-two countries and has a mem.
bership of over eleven million in the
United States alone. Representatives
we're at this meeting from Iceland
and South Africa, and from Japan
and the British Isles, and were of the
white, black and yellow races, all
working for the best interests of the
women of the world. Their meetings
were held at the Washington auditor.
ium and were attended by close to 8
thousand voting delegates.
The object Of the !nternationel
Council, as brought out by Mrs. Hal.
is the establishment of a policy which
regards neighborly peoples as natura
friends and not natural enemies, and
the promotion of this object was the
chief aim of the meeting, with pro-
gram of peace as the keynote. Meth
DDS of aiding in, the promotion o1
peace were considered and defined as
support of the world court: support
of the. League of Nations; European
reconciliation; gradual reduction NJ
armament on the part of all nations
and the teaching in the schools of in.
formation regarding the League oi
Nations. In view of the fact that 9a
per cent of the nations budget IS
spent for wars, past. present and fu.
ture, while only 2 per cent Of the bud.
get is set aside for construction worH
of the nation, it seemed arnarent tc
the members of the United States
that peace should be the, first Con-
sideration at the women of this coun.
trv especially. ..n y
The aims of the organization re-
garding the status Of women general
.fy were condensed into the followir:,
plans for permanent peace, equal po-
iiticaf, educational. legal and indus
trial privileges and opportunities, for
servire between men and women,
equal moral standards; suppression of
traffic IN women and exploitation OF
women and children; equal right OF
children for physical, mental and
spiritual development. ss :.
>. Lady Aberdeen of Scotland was tn,
outstanding figure of the gathering
and won admiration and respect of all
present by her motheriy attitude
towards all delegates. She has serv.
ed for the past twenty six years as
president of the International Coun-
Gil. and was reelected at this meet
ing. She is an able club woman
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, was al.
most equally popular with the mem
bers Of the Council, and this countr,
has every. right to be proud Of the
delegation from our National Coun
Gil. which numbered two hundred an
fifty, seventeen of whom were from
Minnesota.
Mrs. Halls report WAS thoroughly
instructive, and was greatly appree
lated by those in attendance at the
meeting. She is an able club woman
and while in the east this spring
served as delegate to fo.r Nations
conventions among those being the
League Of Women Voters, the D. A.
Il. Congress-, the D. A, G. and the r.
ternationai Council of Women. St
Peter women may justly feel proud
of Mrs. Hall, who was q former
teacher. in our public schools, and a
close friend of Mrs. j. N. Trcadwe.l
at whose home she is guest while
Eere. Her present home is in Red.
wood Falis.-St. Peter Free Press.
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