CONGRESS OF WOMEN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20628, 29 July 1930, Page 3

CONGRESS OF WOMEN.

GATHERING AT HONOLULU.

PEOPLES OF THE PACIFIC

LEADERS OF WOMEN'S THOUGHT

Sixteen delegates who will represent Australia at the Pan-Pacific Conference in Honolulu this month are passengers by tho Niagara, which arrived from Sydney yesterday. They will be joined in Auckland by the New Zealand delegates.

"The conference has been convened by the Pan-Pacific Union, which regularly invites business, economic and social interests iu the various countries bordering the Pacific to meet and discuss matters touching tho common welfare of the Pacific peoples," said Miss Constance Davey, M.A., Ph.D., who is deputychairman of the Australian delegation. "It must bo realised that, the fundamental interests of women are the same for all these Pacific countries and thus it is possible for the conference to work harmoniously in such sections as thoso on education, health, industry, homo economics, social, women in government and other topics of mutual interest to all. While travelling, the, Australian delegation has formed circles for tho study of material collected under those headings during two years of preparatory work in the Commonwealth. It cannot be 100 often stressed that the underlying condition for the advancement of our common good is tho maintenance of peace between our several countries."

Interesting Personalities. Miss Davey, who is acting for (lie chairman of the delegation, Miss Georgina Sweet, D.Rc., who is proceeding to Honolulu after a visit to Europe, is psychologist to the South Australian Education Department and is concerned in organising and administering the education of sub-normal, backward and difficult children. She is a lecturer in psychology and logic at Adelaide University. The honorary secretary of tVie delegation is Miss Eleanor M. Moor**, who has had a long business, secretarial and lecturing experience in Australia. Mr?. E. F. Allan, a well-known Melbourne journalist, is a New Zealand graduate in law and arts and was at one time Australia's alternate delegate to tho League of Nations Assembly at Geneva. Mrs. John Eddy, a Melbourne University graduate, has been prominent for her research studies regarding tariffs and uomen in industry. Mrs. L. Russell Smith, M.A., is headmistress of Perth College and a lecturer in education in tho University of Western Australia, while Miss Hilda Walter. M.A.. formerly classic mistress at Frensham, New South Wales, is also actively interested in educational matters.

Several members of the delegation have long public careers to their credit. Mrs. W. Tennent Cooke is an honorary magistrate in Adelaido and is the Government's representative on the Aborigines Advisory Council and the Advisory Council to the Inspector-General of Hospitals for the Marceba, Babies' Hospital. She is vice-president of the Aborigines Pro-

tection League and past-president of tho Women's Non-Party Association, South Australia. Perth's First Woman Councillor. Mrs. Elizabeth Clapham was the first woman municipal councillor in Western Australia and is an inspector under the Factories and Shops Acts, and an indus trial inspoctor under the Arbitration Act. Miss Mabel L. Mac Donald is a teacher of domestic science and hygiene in New South Wales, Mrs. David Munro is an organiser and lecturer for the Victorian Education Department and vice-president of tho Australian Women's Christian Temperanco Union, and Mrs. Jamieson Williams is recording secretary for that union and has played an active part in tho Federation of Women Voters. Mrs. Edith Glanvillo was the founder of tho Armenian Relief and Friends of Armenia movement and is vice-president of tho Women's League of New South Wales. She has lectured extensively in tho United States and Canada. Mrs. J A. Wilson is an active worker in social welfare for children in hospitals and founded tho Sunshine Club for slum children and newsboys in Sydney. Miss Mary E. J. Yeo is vice-president of tho Country Women's Association of New South Wales, Mis. Jean Marcus-Marks is a. member ,of tho Lea cue ot Nations Union, New South Wales, and the Hygiene Association, whilo Mrs. 1' 1 ott is vice-president of tho National \ourig Women's Christian Association of Aus--1,-ali;, and chairman of that associations World Fellowship Committee. The delegation was met in Auckland bv Mrs E. McNair, Miss Carnahan and Miss Flatt, on behalf of the New Zealand National Council of Women, \esterday afternoon the visitors were motored round tho city aud were entertained at afternoon tea at the Town Hall by ho combined women'» organisations of Auckland.