Evening star., 1925-05-11
Convention SideIiglits

A distinguished delegate to the
council is Nine. Sophie Roussova,
president of the National Council Of
Ukranian Women. While working
with her husband, M. Alexander Rus
soft, to establish the national rights
and liberty of her people she suf-
fered imprisonment many times. She
is the author of many books in
Ukranian and Russian and Is a men,
ber Of the Ukranian societies for ma
tiOnal culture.
DIR. Mary Hayden is president Of
the National Council, Of Women. Of
Ireland, and among others from Ire
land at the quinquennial are Miss
Mily Buchanan, Mrs. E. M. Smith,
Mrs. Bowen Colthurst, DIR. Alice
Barry. DIR. Florence Dillon and Mrs.
Harold Thompson.
The American Association of Uni.
versity Women will give a tea We'd
nesday afternoon in honor of all the
delegates to the council
Frau Botzy Kjelsberg, Oslo, pres
ident of the Norwegian Council Of
Women, is an active delegate at the
quinquennial. She is especially inter
ested in social work and has re.
ceived the Kings Medal for Merit in
our from the Norwegian Women's
Public Health Association. There are
Is other delegates from Norway, all
prominent women holding high Offices
in women's organizations in their
country.
Belgium is represented at the coun-
Gil by Mile. Marguerite van de Wiele.
president of the National Council of
Belgian Women, a vice president of
the International Council Of Women.
She is founder and president of the
entertainment work in the hospitals of
Brussels. and is an active member in
a number of other societies in her
native land.
The other delegate from Belgium is
Nine. Elise Soyer, secretary Of the
national council and founder and man.
ager Of international Feminin. pub
lication OF women's activities.
Lady Isabel Salvessen Of Dean Park
House, Edinburgh, Scotland, Is one Of
the guests of the International Coun-
ell of Women. She is the wife of a re-
tired judge Of the supreme bench. AMI
he is now member of the judicial
committee Of his majesty's privy coun-
ell. Mrs. Salvessen was president Of
the Edinburgh National Council Of
Women for II years, and gave up two
sons in the war. She was hostess to
the 1920 delegates when they were in
Europe.
Mrs. Mackenzie Arbuthnot heads an
interesting delegation from South
Africa. Mrs. Arbuthnot is president
of the Council of Women in South
Africa, and has done much to es-
tablish the work of women in her
country. She Is author Of Queen
Mary's" book. collection of poems
and essays by Mary, Queen of Scots.
Mrs. Yulia Malinova is president of
the National Council of Women of
Bulgaria. and other delegates from
Bulgaria are Mrs. Bejana Beren. M.
D., vice president: Mrs. Ivana Dokeva,
home secretary; Mrs. Dimitrina
Ivanova, foreign secretary: Mrs. Pima
Preslaska. treasurer advisory commit.
tee: Mrs. Rada Stalyska, Mrs. Ellen
Tchakalova and Mrs. Danka kyutchz-
kova. The Union of Women of Bull
garia was founded in 1901, and today
comprises more than so women's So
cieties all working for advancement Of
women.
A prominent delegate is DR.. Adelaide
Cabete, founder and president of the
National Council of Portuguese Wom-
en-, and is director of the feminist re-
view. Alma Feminina. organ cf the
council. She is the founder of the So
ciety of Human Rights in Portugal,
and organized the first Portuguese
wopen's congress presided over by the
President Of Portugal.