Evening star., 1927-04-26
DELEGATES ARRIVE
FOR VOTERS MEET
National League to Start
Council Gathering at May
flower Hotel Tomorrow.

Preliminary work 10 the start OF the
co1incfl meeting of the National
League of Women Voters tomorrow
was begun today, with the arrival u
delegates from 45 States. At noon
most OF the eligible 125 delegates We're
in town and had reported at conVeh-
fion headquarters IN the May1ioWeF
Hotel.
The national board Of directors, un-
der the direction of Miss Belle SheF'
win, president. met this morning aS
league headquarters for its only pre-
council session. Directors attending
were Miss Katharine Ludington ct
J.yne, Conn, Miss Adele Clark ol
Richmond, Miss Ruth Morgan of New
York City, Miss Elizabeth j. Hauser
of Girard, Ohio; Mrs, Frank +. HlXon
of Lake city, Fla; Mrs. James T.
Cheenaan of Providence, Mrs. Caspar
Whitney Of Irvington-on-Hudso y.
"; Mrs. Mary Q. CoWper OF Durham
n. G.; Mrs. William c. Hibbard of
Winnetka, ILL.,; Miss Marguerite NJ,
Wells Of Minneapolis, Mrs. Roscoe An
derson of st. Louis, and Mrs. Ernest
]. Mott of San Francisco.
Bellows VIII Speak.
Henry A. Bellows Of Minneapolis
Federal Radio Commission 10 address
a public gatheri.-., in Washington on
a phase of the commissions problems
affecting the voters of the country.
This WAS assured in the announce
ment that Mr.. Bellows Will be a speak
er at the press and radio dinner TO be
given Friday night by the league at
the Maylfower. The dinner is a fea
ture event of council week.
Mr.. Bellows is scheduled to answer
the query. What Is the Relation of
the Government 10 the Radio?" IN
view of the Nationwide interest in
the policy-making meetings of the
commission in Washington this week.
and his own personal knowledge Of
radio conditions gained as "a broad
caster Mr.. Bellows contribution 10
the program is expected 10 be Of
marked Importance. Other members
OF the Radio Commission viii attend
the dinner.
VIII Answer Questions.
Equally interesting addresses are
expected from other outstanding fig-
ures in the radio and newspaper
world. including Merlin H. Aylesworth,
president, National Broa6casting Co;
Kari A. Bickel, president. United
Press Associations. David Lawrence.
publisher United States Daily: Bruce
Bliven, member Of the editorial board,
the New Republic J. y. Darling, p0lit-
ical csTt0onjst
The questions TO be answered By
the speakers are: What May the
Radio Mean 70 the Voter WHY
Should Weekly Journals Exist9"
''AY hat Part Does the Political Cartoon
Play Does the Press Give the
Voter Adequate and Sufficiently Bal.
anced Information 10 Aid IN Forming
Independent Judgments?" How Do
Present-1ay Tendencies in Advertls-
1rg and Circulation Affect .ThisE,' rs
the Press Encouraging Men and
Women 10 Enter Public Life?"
Only Social Function.
TIE national board. field workers
ard several committees adjourned
late this afternoon for the only social
function OF rlae day. At 8 O'Clock. Mrs.
HerbeCg Hoover, was TO receive the
council delegates at her home. Mrs.
Hoover is z member Of the California
League Of Woman Voters. and has
attended several national and State
league meetings. She was one Of tho
honor guests az the leagues banquet
az It's st. Louis convention last year.
An important committee--rhe COM
rnittee Of nine-coulm1ssione hy Miss