WOMEN'S CONGRESS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 21 May 1923, Page 5

WOMEN'S CONGRESS.

DELEGATES RECEIVED BY POPE

A GREAT PROCESSION

BY CABLH—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Received May 21, 9.25 a.m. ROME, May 20. The Pope received 25 French, British and American delegates to the Women's Congress. He said he favoured the congress, though he could not approve of all the items in its programme,' particularly the divorce aims. The. feature of the closing day of the Women's Congress was a great procession of women, representing the nations of the world, from the Palazzodell Esposizione to the office of the Minister of the Interior, their purpose being! to hand Signor Mussolini the congress's resolution on women's suffrage. The procession was headed by the Italian Flag Alliance banner, and consisted of ( Mjrs. Catfc, Madame Schia.voni.Bosk>' (Italian women's leader), official Government delegates, members of Parliament, enfranchised and unenfranchised women. The Italian women, were in' the rear. A large crowd watched its . progress through the streets. The' deputation was introduced by the sec-J retary of State, Signor Aserbo, who' carried symbols of the old Roman times, a. bundle of sticks and a hatchet, denoting unity and power. Signor Mussolini reaffirmed his promise to grant Italian women the municipal franchise with eligibility for office.—, Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. |