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Jane Addams — Part 4

67 pages · May 10, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Jane Addams · 67 pages OCR'd
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| . Arrival of Delegates Delegates from Europe are expected to arrive in New York on the steamships Majestic, Olympic, Orduna, and other boats, between April 19 and 29. They will be welcomed at the dock by the New York Branch and on the evening of April 23 the First Mass Meeting in this country will be held in New York at which many of the international delegates will speak. - - International Board Meeting April 24 to April 29 The International Board of Officers will meet at Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, for busi- : ness sessions at the home of Lucy Biddle Lewis, Nationa! Chairman, U. S.A. Social Affairs - During the Tea will be served each afternoon at 4 o’clock by different groups—National Woman's Congress Party, Alice Paul hostess; National Council for the Prevention of War, Mrs. Raymond Morgan hostess ; University Women's Club, Mrs. John Jay O’Connor hostess. On one afternoon Mrs. John Jay White will act as hostess at the headquarters of the National Federation of Women’s Clubs and present her dramatic poem “Christus.” There will be opportunities to visit Government Buildings, the parks, and other places of special interest. . . May 8 An excursion is planned to Mount Vernon, the plantation home of George Washington on the Potomac River. . May 9 President and Mrs. Guth, for Goucher College, Baltimore, Maryland, will entertain the delegates at_a luncheon followed by a reception to which students of the college and friends from Baltimore are invited. Visits to Other Cities New England: While the International Board is in session April 24-29, other delegates will be entertained in New England and fill speaking engagements arranged by the Massachusetts, Branch. Pennsylvania: May 9-10 the delegates will be guests of the Branch in Philadelphia. Meetings are being planned by foreign-born citizens and an Internationa) May Breakfast will be held at noon at the Hote! Bellevue Stratford. Pax Special The Pax Special—a private car—will carry twenty-five international visitors, from the Congress to Chicago for the International Summer School. At the close of the Summer School the special will continue to Montreal, reaching there by June 7, the sailing date of the European delegates. The members of the Pax Special will live on the train, stopping frequently along the way for special meetings. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Detroit, Cleveland, and Toronto have arranged mass meetings to which the delegates will bring the message from the Fourth International Congress. Accommodations ~~ Boom Rates: At Headquarters, Washington Hotel, for one person, $4-$6 per day. Members of the United | States Section will please make arrangements direct with the hotel management. All official delegates of Euro- an Sections coming directly from their own countries to the Congress may obtain rooms at half rates at the Washington Hotel by writing to W. I. L. Headquarters, 1403 H Street N. W., Washington, D. Cc. Visitors and American: delegates who prefer accommodations in private houses at lower rates may secure them through the National Headquarters. Reduction of Railroad Fares From all points of the United States and Canada, tickets to Washington will be on sale unde i plan. On the Pacific coast they can be purchased April 24-29; va eren East, April 26-May ane ne be good for return tip until May 10. Certificates must be secured from the ticket agent at time of purchase of a regular one-way ticket to Washington and must be deposited at Congress Headquarters upon arrival. If a minimum number of 250 are received, the railroad will issue a return ticket at half rate to be used over the same route as each original ticket purchased. (Members coming from nearby cities can help to fill the quota by taking advan- tage of these rates.) All communications concerning International Congress should be addressed to Nationel! Headquarters, Miss Amy Woods, Secrelary, ; 1403 H Street Northwest, Washington, D. C. Su
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