Evening star., 1925-05-04

uO"n pTOSFdfIS OF "OTh WnlCn require
league cooperation.
Hoover to Welcome Delegates.
Convention Hall was a babel this
morning when approximately $50
women from all parts of the world
received their credentials and picked
out the seats they will occupy for
the session. Committee meetings will
start this afternoon following a meet
ing of the international officers this
morning. Separate groups will dis
cuss the international standing and
progress of women in finance, laws
and legal status, suffrage and immi-
grafton.
The ceremonial opening will take
place tonight, when Secretary of
Commerce Hoover will welcome the
delegates for the United States and
Lady Aberdeen will deliver her presi-
dental address.
Foreign delegates were entertained
this afternoon with sightseeing trips
about Washington, arranged by the
transportation committee, of which
Mrs. Alvin f. Dodd is chairman.
Sixty Washingtonians have loaned
automobiles for the purpose. a three
hour trip will end at the home of Mrs.
John B. Henderson, who will enter
tain the delegates at tea. The COM
mittee includes Mrs. Merle Thorpe,
Mrs. Davis Skinner, Miss Harlean
James, Mrs. Kate Trenholm Abrams
and DR.. Mary B. Harris. Opportuni-
ties for light lunches were provided
the delegates at the Auditorium.
Work Is Exhibited
One Of the attractions of the quin-
quennial is the exhibit of the work of
women in the basement of the Audi
torium. These exhibits were being
put in place today. The committee in
charge includes Mrs. Chester d.
Swope, Mrs. Burt Smoker. Mrs Clyde
B. Asher, Mrs. Benjamin c. Marsh
and Miss Mary V. Robinson. Among
the exhibitors are:
Among the exhibitors are: The
Woman's Bureau, Department of
Labor; Children's Bureau. Department
of Labor; American Child Health AS
sociation; National Child Welfare AS
sociation, Child Welfare League of
America; Juvenile Court of Cook
County of Illinois; Fairgrounds and
Recreation Association of Amer
lea; Public Welfare Committee of
the General Federation; American
Folk Dance Society; Needlework
Guild of America: the Peace
House; Home Economic Division of
Agriculture; American Women's Hos
pital Association; Business and Pro
feSSional Women's Association; Amer
lean Lovers of Music; International
Council of Women: Christian Science
Monitor; Prison Exhibit of Industrial
Work: Committee of Permanent
Peace; the Woman Citizen; the
League of Nations Non Partisan As
Socidtion.
Officers Nominated.
An advance list of the nominations
to be made for international officers
and Conveners of international stand
ing committees to be elected in the ses-
sion of the quinquennial include the
name of the president, the MarchionesS
of Aberdeen and Temair, who it is
learned. will not accept the nomina-
ton. Marchiness Aberdeen has also
been nominated for office of honorary
international president, which she is
expected to accept.
Nominees for vice president include:
Gratin Albert Apponvi of Hungary,
Nine. Avril de Sainte Croix of France,
Fru Anna Backer of Norway, Nine.
Calypso BoteZ of Roumania, Mrs. c.
B. E. Chappe of South Africa, Princess
CantaCuZene of Rumania, Miss Caro-
line Carmichael of Nova Scotia. Mrs
Henry Dodson of Australia F'roken
Henni Forchhamner of Denmark, Mrs
OgilVie Gordon Of London, Nine.
kallas of Esthonia, Sonora Pillar Nor
Ion de Menendez of Cuba, Mrs. Philip
North Moore of the United States.
Nine. Plaminkova of Czechoslovakia,
Sonora Jullieta Pueyrredon OF Argen-
tina, Sonora Jean de Raynes of Ar
gentina. DR.. Phil Alice Salomon of
-ff-r,
Szebeko of Poland, Prof. Marion p.
Whitney of the United States and Mrs.
Maude Wood Park of the United
States. There are six international
vice presidents to be elected from this
list
Mej. l.. A. Eeghen of Holland is the
only nominee for corresponding sec
retary.
List of Secretaries Designated.
The nominees for the TWO record
ing secretaries are Mile. Helene An
tonopoulo of Greece, Miss A. Christ
itch of Jugoslavia, F'roken Elise
Hambro of Finland, Nine. Calypso
Botez of Rumanis. Froken Margin
Mainsten of Sweden. Advocat Nine
Ella NegruzZi of Roumania, and Nine.
Isadore Sekulitch of Jugoslavia.
Nominees for two corresponding sec
retaries are Frau Prof Altmann-Gott-
heimer of Germany, Mile. Helene An
tonopoulo Of Belgium, Kadae Clara
d 'Arcis of Switzerland, Froken Karen
GlaeSel of Denmark, Froken Elise
Hambro of Norway, DR.. Teresita
Sandeski Scelba of Italy, Fraulein
Elizabeth Zellweger of Switzerland,
and Mrs. Charles Thorburn of Can
ada.
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