Evening star., 1925-05-13
Conference HighIights


ises some surprises as she has dis
covered musical talent among the
delegates themselves.
Anaconda Copper will figure in the
future on many international writ
ing tables, for the Montana delga-
ton, through the State chairman,
Mrs. Dolly ID. Burgess, has presented
each member of the quinquennlal
with ''ingots" of copper and zinc
from the famous mine. These ingots
are in red and gray and many of the
delegates had to be reassured that
they were not models of battleships.
Mrs. Dorothy Thompkins of South
Africa in her own country is an in
spector of factories and has been in
strumental in bringing the South
African factory conditions of women
up to such a high standard that they
are comparable with the most ad-
vanced ideals of larger countries.
Miss Mary Anderson, chief of the
Women's Bureau of the Department
of Labor, will not have to walt 10
receive resolutions of thanks for the
splendid exhibits and cooperation OF
her bureau in the regular formal
manner through the mail. for Lady
Aberdeen, strongly indorsed by every
member present, thanked her person
ally at the meeting yesterday.
Many of the older members of the
international council could pass judg-
ment on the likeness Of the portrait
OF Susan B. Anthony, pioneer woman
suffragist and one of the founders OF
! w. /. c., which was exhibited at the
tea given at the Shoreham by the
Susan b. Anthony Foundation. Miss
Anthony. when she had this portrait
painted, wore the famous garnet vel
vet dress in which she made most OF
the international council meetings in
many parts of the world. Mrs. Hes
ter NJ. Poole, 92-year-old member of
the national council and also one OF
the founders of the international or
ganizations, and Mrs. Julia r. Hazard,
founder of Golden Rule Society,
Swarthmore, Pa, were the honor
guests.
DIR. Augusta Stowe Cullen. the first
Canadian girl TO take a medical de-
gree from a Canadian University, is a
prominent delegate at the convention.
I, She was one of the first women in
Canada to run the gauntlet of pub
| lie election when she was elected to
the board of education in 1892. She
| was also one of the three women
| elected to the Senate University of
| Toronto as a representative from the
medical profession.
4 Mrs. William Cumming Story OF
New York, who Is a patron, has been
| in box at every session. Mrs. Story
| has been president general of the
| National Society Of the Daughters of
| the American Revolution for two
! terms and is now honorary president
general. She is~a leading member Of
| the American Defense Society and is
an ardent advocate Of peace through
! preparedness.
Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt. who
| is in charge of halls, is the newly
| elected president of the Washington
| branch of the American Association
| of University Women, has been State
regent of the District D. A. r., presi-
| dent Of the Women's City Club. and a
| leading figure in civic movements in
| the National Capital for many years.
National defense as peace insur-
| ance," is one Of the slogans OF Mrs.
! o. d. Oliphant, president OF the Amer
| lean Legion Auxiliary and an alter
nate in the United States delegation.
| Several months ago Mrs. Oliphant
| held a conference of patriotic socie-
| ties in the American Red Cross Build
| ing. at which leading officials and
Army and Navy officers were the
| speakers.
! Mrs Ellen Spencer Mussey. who
has long been member of /. G. w
and has been attending the sessions
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this week and she will be the guest
of honor at a banquet given in her
| honor by local and national club wom
| en-. Mrs. Mussey is pioneer in the
| field of law for women and established
the first law school to which women
were admitted as students in the
| National Capital. She was the author
| of the first bill. introduced in the
| United States Congress. establishing
equal citizenship rights for women.
Mrs. Kate Trenholm Abrams OF
Washington, who is a partisan of the
| League of Nations, is in charge OF the
| Non Partisan League of Nations AS
sociation booth in the hall of exhibits
Mrs. Ogilvie Gordon, first vice
president of the !. c W., and a con
! vener of the committee of immigra
ton and emigration and leader in mos
Of the important committees, is also a
dominant figure in the national council
of Great Britain and is often spoker
of as Lady Aberdeen's good right
arm" She has served her country or
special committees under the ministry
of health, board of education an6
affiliated government bodies and wa:
also asked to testify before the Roya
Commission on the income tax. Mrs
Gordon is a justice of the peace, one
of the first women in England to re
ceive this honor; a doctor of science
of the London University, doctor Of
philosophy of the Munich University
a fellow of the Linnaean Society, the
Geological Society and the Roya
Physical Society.
Nine. SEE, wife of the Chinese Min
lister in Washington, is representing
her country at the quinquennial.
Fraulein Zellw-eger, president of the
Swiss delegation, complains that hel
name is more often mispelled by the
members of the delegation and on the
printed matter than anybody else s
Nov they will not get the hyphen II
the right place." she declares.
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