The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-18

Chicago, July 18- Chicago has , assumed today the aspect of 8 I League of Nations in miniature with 29 countries represented at the International Congress of the National Council of Women, which opened last evening with a re- ception to foreign guests and ad- dresses of welcome from Governor Horner of Illinois and President Rufus c. Dawes of A Century of Progress. %
 Today the program begins with an analysis of current problems both national and international under the titles "The World As It Is," "The World As It Could Be-" Speakers will be Mary R. Beard, author of "On Understanding Wo- mem; Paul Douglas. professor of economies at the University of Chi cago and Dr Lillian M. Gilbreth. industrial engineer, on the former topic. and Dame Rachel Crowdy of England, Dr Yi-Fang Wu, pres ident of Ginling College, China, and Miss Jane Addams of Hull House on the latter.
 A forum on "Women in a Changing World" on Tuesday morning, July 18th, will offer wo- men from Latin-America, the Near and Far East and Europe an op- portunity to eva1uate the progress of women in their respective coun- tries. Speakers will be Miss Lily Kelly of the Argentine; Miss Alice Kandelaft of Syria; Baroness Ishi- moto of Japan, and Dr Marianne Beth, first woman lawyer in Aus k~fA Iyn nSso rxyfvJ he EfrnfIV Newell Blair, former vfce-chair- man of the Democratic National Committee, and Mrs B. w. Wij- naendts Francken-Dyserinck, jour- nalist from The Netherlands.
 Tuesday evening Fascist, Dr Maria Castellani. first woman to, head a government bureau in Italy under the Mussolini regime; Mrs Rose Laddon Hanna, for number of years resident of Moscow. and Honorable Margaret Bondheld, former Minister of Labor of Great Britain, will discuss "Economic Security through Government" un- der those respective governmental forms.
 A forum of foreign visitors We'd nesday morning will offer women of many countries an opportunity to express their views on current problems. Tn the evening one of the most discussed topics of the day, "The Right Use of Leisure" will be considered with the speak CTS Professor A. Gordon Melvin of the College of the City of New York on "The Goose Step of Com mercial Recreation;" Mrs B.. F. Langworthy, first 'vice-president of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, on "The Rhythm COT Neighborhooys" and Ruth St Denis, noted dancer, on creative recrea- ton under the title "Winging One's Own Way.
 A Youth Forum with represent tives from leading women's col- ieaes and younger members of the labor group as speakers will be held Thursday morning and Thursday evening will come a convention banquet with Frances Perkins, the new secretary of labor, and Carrie Chapman Catt, leader in the suf- frage and peace movements as
 Throughout the week six rounds tables will be in progress every afternoon considering Security through Eemployment, Security through Buying Power, Security through Government, Security aginst Destruction Forces, Oppor- tunity through Education and Op-
 Representatives of the larger portunity through Leisure.
 Women's organizations of the country will preside at the con- gress -- among them Mrs Arthur Brin, president of the National Council of Jewish Women; Mrs Grace Morrison Poole, president of