Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-27
CLUBWOMEN OF THE NATION
National Education Association Program Of Interest Club
women-Head of League of Women Voters Reports
on Paris Convention-Other Notes.

Washington. a. member of the Ameri-
can delegation.
Miss Sherwin's statement on the
highlights of the congress is as fol-
lows:
Many things were accomplished at
the tenth congress of the lnterna-
tional Woman Suffrage Alliance at
Paris by the women of AZ nations,
gathered to discuss and 10 act upon
matters In which women are prima-
rily interested.
BY far the most important interest
of the congress was the subject of
world peace. This was evidenced i'm
the dei,ate and by the applause which
greeted every reference TO world
peace at the great mass meetings.
The high point in accomplishments
of the congress was the formation of
a new committee ito examine in what
way women can use their political
powers toward promoting the cause
of world peace"
The delegates from the United
States went to Paris with the laurels
of the World Court victory still fresh
and We're particularly interested in
hearing NJ. Brands comment on the
part women of the United States have
operation. Speaking informally TO d
party of delegates i'll his office, he
said that in consequence of what he
observed women had done in the
United States he believes that they
could do Tor the cause of world peace
whatever they undertook to do,
The United states was honored in
the appointment of Ruth Morgan of
New York City to the Craftsmanship
of the new peace committee, after her
election to membership in the inter
national board.
The United States delegates were
particularly pleased by the action of
the congress regarding women in in :
dustry, when the policy maintained
in this country by the League of
Women Voters and by the American
Federation of Labor was adopted in
Paris. 1t was q victory for those who
steer by facts and blow to theorists
when the congress voted that no
special regulations for women's work
should be imposed contrary To- the
wishes of the women concerned. The
resolution, which followed the most
spirited debate of the session, pro-
VideS for special legislation for WON
ell in industrial occupations when
the women want it and the facts
demonstrate the needs for it. The
United States delegation was graft
fed to find this provision urged by
woman workers in other delegations
as well as in their own.
The resolutions of the equal morals
committee, which provided that there
should be no Determinations againsi
women in law and no compulsory
measures in public health regula =
lions, were unanimously carried.
The resolution of the committee on
the nationality of married women
also reflected credit upon the women
of the United States. THE commit
tee rejoices in the progress made
toward legislation embodying the
principle that women be given the
same right as men to retain or change
their nationality" noting with specia
satisfG elton the establishment of in
dependent citizenship of married
women in the United States by tbs
act of 1922. This act was sponsored
by the League of Women Voters, un
der the leadership OF Mrs. Maud
Wood Park, the national president al
that time. The resolutions of the
committees on the problem of the
unmarried mother were similar to
the subjects for study in the pro
gram of the National League OF
Women Voters. while the recon-
mendations of the committee on fam
ily allowances are for us in the