Evening star., 1943-05-25
Effect of War
On WOman's Life
To Be Studied
WOrld's YWCA
E1ecutive Group
Meets TOmOrrOW

Plans to be made by the World
YWCA Commission on Reconstruc'
tion will be the subject of an impor.
tant discussion during a three-day
meeting of the Executive Committee
of the Worlds YWCA to open to.
morrow at the Dodge Hotel.
Other subjects to be given specia
consideration are reports on the Wal
Emergency Services of the World:
YWCA and the national association
affiliated with the world movement
and an international study which is
under way on the effect of war or
the life of women.
The first days meeting will in
clude report by the general secre-
tary, Miss Ruth F.. Woodsmall, re-
Gently returned from a visit to
Great Britain, Sweden and Algeria
Mrs Harriet S. Elliott of New
York, president of the YWCA in the
United States, who arrived in Wash
ington yesterday, will be among
those attending.
Members of the committee who
are expected to be present are: Miss
Ruth Rouse Of London, England
president; Mrs. Harrie R. Chamber
lin of Toledo, Ohio, vice president
for the United States; Mrs. Chu
Shih-ming, vice president for China
now in Washington; Miss Julia Ma
touskova of CEechoSlovakia; Mrs.
Slotemaker de Brulne of the Meth
erlands East Indies; Miss Emma
Kaufman of Canada; Mrs. James S.
Cushman and Miss Margaret For
syth of New York. The vice presi-
dents for Scandinavia and Austria
liza will be represented by Mrs. John
French and Miss Elizabeth K. La
mont of New York.
Special guests having responsible
places as members of the World S
Council of the YWCA. or in their
national movements, who are ex-
pected, are: Mrs. Thomas H. Brand
of London, now in Washington
Mrs. o. w. Bond, long a resident of
India, Miss Louise Gates, general
secretary of the YWCA of Canada; !;
Miss Emma Hirth, general secretary
of the national board, and Miss
Charlotte T. Niven, an American
who was in London when the war
opened. Miss Niven, who served
in several important positions in the
British YWCA during the period of
heavy bombing, and expects to re-
turn to England soon, will attend as
an executive representative from
England.
Many out -of-toVn officials of the
World YWCA are here for a meet
ing of local members of the World S
YWCA Commission of Postwar Re-
construction, yesterday and. today,
in the rooms of the Washington
Iederation of Churches.
Those attending in addition to
members of the commission are DR..
Marion Hilliard of Toronto. Canada.
woman physician and surgeon. active
in the YWCA and the United
Church of Canada; Mrs. J. D. H.
Hutchinson. member of the Ma
tional Council of the YWCA and of
the Board of Christian Education of
the United Church of Canada; Miss
Mary L. Macdonnell, a lecturer in
the department of classics in
Queens University, Kingston, On
tario, and member of the Cana
dian Institute of International
Affairs; Miss Rhoda McCulloch,
editor in chief of the publication
department of the National Board
of the YWCA and editor of the
Woman's Press magazine; Miss
Elizabeth French, executive of the
student division of the National
Board Of the YWCA in the United
States, which has its headquarters
in New York.
Miss Woodsmall will be guest
speaker at a luncheon to be given
for members of the Executive Com
mittee by Mrs James Stewart Cush-
man of New York, a member of the
committee. and Mrs Peter Augustus
Jay of Washington Thursday at the
SUloraye ClIlh