Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-13
WAR CONFERENCE
. TO OPEN SUNDAY
Marines in Nicaragua and
BRAND Proposal Among
Topics for Discussion.

The third Conference on the Cause
and Cure OF Wars will open its sessions
With a public mass meeting at the
Hotel Washington at Sis Sunday
night. at which Secretary of War
PAWS. Rear Admiral Frank III. Sch"-
neld. L. $. n. representing the Sec
rotary OF the Navy, and W. X. Caste.
H.. Assistant Secretary of State, VIII
sneak on The Contribution of the
L niied States to World Peace. the
meeting will he presided over by Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait, general CHAIR
man Of the conference, which VIII
hold three sessions daily through
Thursday.
In commenting on the presence OF
ranking representatives OF the three
Federal departments as speakers al
sa,e opening Of the conference, Mrs
Gait said;
We invited the departments
which have 10 do with the malnte'
nance of peace and the conduct OF war
to sneak because We recognized that
stlsv prevent a great many wars about
Which ,,eorle know very little. anu
consequently do not feel the gratitude
theN should.
- Il am glad they accepted the invi-
tatIon to send representatives as
sneakers at the mass meeting which
cpens the conference. |, shows that
the, respect the sincerity of purpose
o. the groups represented.
Problems 10 BE Discussed.
The presence of American Marines
IN Nicaragua, the Rriand proposal and
other suggestions for the substitution
! al arbitration treaties for war, 10 what
extent the Soviet government may IN
terfere with arbitration and the
Emitted States policy toward CHINA
v III t.e discussed before goo delegates.
renresentins nine of the largest WON
ems organizations in the United
S 2fes.
The women who are here to attend
the third National Conference on the
Cause and Cure of War. sponsored by
une;r orsa nizations. will attempt to
formulate peace program for adop-
lion hy mems and women 5 groups
throughout the country.
Eight colleges are represented on
THE list of speakers for The confer
ence which includes Prof. Nicholas
Srykman Of Yale DIR John Holladay
Iaiafe OF Johns Hopkins. Prof. Rex
fori Tuswen and Prof Philip Jessup
Of olUmhia. Prof. Harry Barnes of
Smith. DIR. Leighton Stuart. president
a. yenchinS University. Pekins: Prof.
u -
School. University of Pennsylvania:
t.. Philir Marshall Brown of Prince
rtnn. and Or. Mary F.. Woolley. presi-
dent of Mount Holvoke. together with
Others well informed on international
,ovestions.
e. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. general
.fairfnan of the conference, announced
the lisf Of those who will preside over
The sessions as follows: Mrs. John II.
Sherman nj the General Federation
'os wornen's Clubs. Mrs. Robert r.
Eneer Of the y W. c. A. Mrs. viii
liam Edgar Cell of the mission boards
Miss Belle Sherwin OF the League of
~ omen Voters. Miss Rose Schneider
man NJ The Women's Trade Union
League Mrs. nellie g. Burger OF the
Rognans Christian Temperance
Union. DIR. Mary r Woolley OF the
American Association of University
" omen and Mrs William Dick Spor-
burg of the National Council OF jew
iFh Women.
Washington Chairmen.
Washington women who are serving
es chairmen Of committees are: Miss
Esther 1sukin. registration; Mrs. Ed
ward =. r0stican. information Mrs.
r J. Howerton. ushers. Mrs. A r Nc
Manus. pages. Mas. Harry f.. Iiuil.
HOUSE
- Miss Marv Carrot Hay of New York
Civ is chairman Of the banquet
THURSDAY evening at the Hotel Wash
ln-ton. with HIGH the conference will
Close, and ~ which the speakers will
he ysuki Ts1u-Un9i Of Japan, DR. J
!. Leighton Stuart of China. and Mrs
Eenry ". Peabody Of Beverley. Mass
Mcndsy afternoon al the headaUar-
tsrs Of the General Federation Of
" omen > Clubs a tea will he given for
ssh@ visiting women and Thursday
They will re- entertained al tea at the
headquarters of the National League
~ Woman Voters
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