The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-16
Federation President To Attend
WomensPeace SessIonlnParIs

BY MRS. CHARLES G. DoAK
Mrs. J. L. Blair Buck OF Rich
mond, Va, president OF the
General Federation Of Women's
clubs, will represent her organ,
ization at the first international
Assembly Of the Women's World
Fellowship in Paris, France,
Sept. 2s-Oct. 1. She will sail
abroad the Queen Elizabeth
from New York on Sept. ID.
The Women's World Fellow
ship is a women's peace move
ment founded in 1945 by French
women of the working and peas
ant classes who realized how
millions of women in every
country had made tremendous
contributions In many ways to
the winning Of the war. They
posed the question: "Peace is a
woman's business; how can
these women now be modified
to work for peace?"
In addition to attending the
international conference, Mrs.
Buck will visit member clubs OF
The General Federation in Eu-
rope. She will spend several
DAYS in London prior to the trip
to Paris. She will be entertained
in Paris following the confer
ence by the Club Feminin de
m+isen -Franco-Americaine. She
will also meet with clubs in
Denmark. Following these Wis
it's, Mrs. Buck will return by
plane on Oct. 10 in order to
reach Washington in time for
the meeting of the CIVIC Board
Of Directors on Oct. 1913.
WOMEN AND PEACE"
"Women and Peace" is the
theme of the international AS
sembly. About 200 delegates
from many countries are ex-
pected to attend. The presiding
officer will be Nine. Georges
Bidault, with Nine. Vincent Au-
riol, wife of the President of
France, serving as honorary
president.
Thus the president of the Gen
eral Federation leads out for
the more than three million
clubwomen of her organization
in an effort to unite women of
the world to work for peace.
Mrs. j. A. Gupton, president
OF the North Carolina Fedora
ton, chose for the theme Of her
two-year administration, Unit
ed for Peace" That the women
of her organization are united
and ready to work for peace
was clearly demonstrated in the
enthusiasm and interest display
ed for that subject when 100 OF
them-officers, department and
committee chairmen, district
presidents, and club presidents
met in Raleigh last week for
the annual council-institute. The
combined business and study
meeting was climaxed with an
International Relations lunch
con, arranged by the chairmen
of the 1R departments of the
Federation and the Raleigh
Woman's club. The women had
James Street, author and
writer, speak the
night before, emphasizing some
of the present war trends and
difficulties that must be over
come if the world is to have
peace.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
The Federation chairman,
Mrs. Gordon Maddrey of Ahos-
kie, presided at the Information
al Relations luncheon, attended
by $50 persons. Mrs. John D.
presented the speaker
who had come from Athens,
Greece, Miss Leila Kanavaroti,
beautiful and charming Junior
clubwoman, who told Of condi-
tons in her country, aftermath
of war, that stirred the hearts
of clubwomen who have already.
done much for Greek children.
Oscar Merritt of Mt. Airy, pre-
scented the plan he originated
last year, successfully carried
out by many women's clubs,
for high school speaking con-
tests on peace. Mrs. Taul B.