The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-01
PERSONAL

Miss Josephine Somers, Miss Ida belle Bradley and Miss Anna Abel ing will leave Sunday for Richmond where they will be delegates at the convention of Business and Pro- fessional Women's clubs. Miss Mabel Bachmann and Miss Flor ence Greenleaf will be alternates.
 The causes and cure of world wide unemployment and the crea- tion of a public opinion favorab ble to disarmament will be the twin themes of discussion at the First International Congress of Business and Professional Women, scheduled for July 26-30th in Vienna, Austria according to announcement made to-day by Miss Lena Madesin Phil lips of New York city, international president.
 There is close relationship be- tween these topics" Miss Phillips said. since most differences be- tween nations result from economic causes, a study of the economic situation which has created the present worldwide depression is a natural preliminary to discussion of disarmament. Our experience in forming the International Federal ton has taught us that the major ity of women are eager for the abolition of war. The success or the 1882 disarmament conference de- bends in large measure, we believe, upon the creation of an enlightened public opinion, in advance of the conference, in the countries which will be represented there. We shall discuss the 'part women can play Sttrb nniniOD'
 Discrimination against women in the various countries will be an- other topic discussed. The federal tion has conducted an investigation to determine how many engineering societies, chambers of commerce, medical associations, bar associa- tions and similar organizations re- fuse membership to women who are technically qualified for it. Each country will report the results of it's own investigation and discussion will hinge upon how the barriers can be removed.
 American women will be promi- nent on the program. Miss Phillips will preside at the sessions. Miss Marion H. McClench of Ann Arbor, Michigan, president of the Nation al Federation of Business and Pro- fessional Women's clubs, will head the American delegation. Miss Hen retta c. Harris of Springfield, Mass, is international treasurer, Miss Dor | othy Heneker of Montreal, interna- | tional secretary and Miss Helen Havener of New York city interna- tional publicity chairman.
 The convention will open Sunday, July 2Gth, with a session of the | board of directors, which consists of the officers and a representative of each affiliated country, and. a | formal reception to the whole con- vention at the Austrian club in the evening. Business sessions will be- gin Monday, July 27. The business meetings and roundtable confer ences will be interspersed with out door concerts, opera performances and typically Viennese entertain ment The minister of commerce and the chancellor will be present at the opening meeting of the con- vention to give the delegates an of ficial welcome, and a further court | eSy extended to the convention will b an official reception by the mayor at the town hall. Dr Marianne Beth Austria's first woman lawyer, is ir charge of local arrangements fol the convention.
 Various committees have beer working out a permanent program for the federatoin, which was or. ganized last August at Geneva, ant their chairmcn will report. Mmt | M G. Heriot, leading Paris publish
 CT, is chairman of the committed on Commercial Exchange, which i
 gradually developing facilities fo
 marketing women's products on al
 international scale. Dr Maria Gas
 tellani of Italy, an actuary in thu
 International Labor Office at Gen
 eva will speak for the committe,
 on Fine Arts, which is attempting a similar service for artists. D
 Beth will report for the informa
 tion bureau, which has been com
 piling information on the status O
 business and professional women il
 many countries, as well as studying
 and comparing business method
 and technique. Miss Helen Erase
 of London, England heads the com
 mittee on hospitality and courtesie
 which has been developing socia
 and business contacts for visiting
 business and professional women il various countries.
 The delegation from the United States will sail on the $. $. $ o,,io, of hn 1 m bnl.Cr- X mn pTir. I