Evening star., 1927-04-10

nent business man would not apply to
then1--that university graduates would
be desirable IL they could learn any.
thing. DR.. Reinhardt urged that uni-
versity women stand ready to learn
something in whatever sphere they
might find themselves.
DIR. Reinhardt was succeeded by DR..
Mary E. Woolley, president of Mount
Holyoke College. Dean Agnes Wells,
dean of women, Indiana University,
retained her Office as first vice presi-
dent. The new second vice president
is Mrs. A. w. Cooper OF Portland,
Greg. Mrs. A. Ross Hill of Kansas
City, Mo-, was reelected treasurer.
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INTEREST and work of the National
League of Women Voters this
month is being centered in the ex-
tensive arrangements for meeting
of the General Council in Washing
ton April $3.50 at the Mayfiower
Hotel. The council meeting, which is
the only national conference of league
worker in non-convention year, will
bring about 125 women to Washington
from As State leagues. Miss Belle
Sherwin, national president, will pre-
side.
With the exception of luncheon
at the Congressional Country Club on
Friday, April 20, to be followed by a
conference on legislation. all meetings
will take place in the Chinese room of
the Mayflower Hotel. Attendance at
all sessions will be limited to council
delegates.
The general council meeting will be
preceded by an all-day meeting of
the board of directors on Tuesday,
April 26. Regional secretaries, who
direct the organization work of the
National League in the States, will
be in conference at league headquar-
ters Monday and Tuesday Of the coun-
Gil week.
Reflection of recent political develop
ments may be found in the proposal
of four new items for the 1927-1928
program of the National League. This
council body can make only those
changes in the program which come
within the definition of altered con.
ditions" since the 1925 convention of
the league. In accordance with
league procedure, State leagues have
had notification of the proposed
changes for two months.
The proposed new items are:
/. Study Of corrupt practice Iegis-
te1lApIs IhO OCHdI LillCilb Ol
in Government recommends this sub
ject for study, recognizing the present
interest in this form of legislation,
and also the close relationship be.
tween attempts to improve the direct
primary and to regulate campaign ex-
penditures.
2. Support Of legislation promoting
establishment and continuance in the
States of work for maternity and in
fancy hygiene. This addition to the
child welfare program is proposed be-
cause the maternity and infancy act,
extended by the last Congress for two
years, will terminate in June, 1929.
League members are deeply concerned
in the effective continuance of the
work begun under the act and wish
to support whatever means, State or
Federal, or combination of BOTH"
seems most desirable.
3. Support of the settlement of in
ternational difficulties by arbitration
or other peaceful means, and of
treaties having the same end In view.
In view of the dangers revealed in
recent Latin American developments,
the Department of international Co.
operation to Prevent War desires to
give special emphasis in its program
to arbitration as a means of dealing
with threatening international Ques-
tions.
4. Study of the eighteenth amend
ment and the Volstead act. The pro-
posal to add prohibition to the pro-