| Show FIRST CONFERENCE STAGED BY LEAGUE OF WOMEN NOMEN VOTERS Notables es Are Present Tell Utah Me Members lembe tubers s They Are Successful At the first reglo regional at conference In to Utah of the tho League of Women Voters I held yesterday at the Civic center Salt SaIt Lake ake women had the honor of making the ho first recommendation to tho the national national na- na lonai board for tor the activities of ot women women women wom wom- en in politics Recommending R that women begin to work vork for the legislative le measures measures they hey wish in the primaries primaries' B by electing women de delegates to their tJ convention eventually sending Bending them to the legislative legislative legisla- legisla tive bodies was the plan presented by hy Utah women to Mrs Richard Ichard Edwards dward chairman of ot the executive board of 01 the National League of 01 Women Tomen Voters Mrs Edwards with five oth other l' l board members and committee chairmen sp spent nt a a. few tew hours in Salt Lake yesterday yesterday yes yes- en route route from the Republican national convention to the Democratic convention in San Francisco Thc They were Instrumental in adoption of 01 certain certain tain planks relative to women and child welfare In one political platform and wish to secure similar similar- adoption in la others Confer nit na They GoThen Go Go When Then the league was or organized In Chicago last February the board hoard W was ordered to hold hoM conferences s annually In each of ot the seven regions into which tho the United States has been divided for lor this work We Wo are delighted said Mrs Edwards Edwards Ed Ed- wards that the two weeks between conventions give ys ps an nn opportunity to hold some of ot these regional and state conferences Similar conferences have haye been held in Omaha and Denver Mrs Edwards heads the party part which Includes Miss s Della Delia Dortch of Nashville Nashville Nash Nash- ville Tenn who la is the third r regional director Miss Mary McDowell of ot Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago chairman of ot the committee on women In industry Mrs Gifford Pinchot Pinchot Pin Pin- chot l Philadelphia chairman of ot the fi finance finance finance fi- fi nance committee and Miss Adah Bush Dush publicity chairman Utah women have accomplished d much by their vote ote along tho the lines the National League o ot of Women Voters Volera is working and we welcome this opportunity opportunity opportunity to confer conter with them to learn from them In matters of oC state legislation leg legisla tion also to present to them what we weare weare are arc trying to do in matters of or national legislation said Mrs Cd Edwards wards in th the opening address Reports of the work x of ot Utah women I were given given by Miss Us's Alice Re I Provo Dr Grace Stratton Alre Airey Mrs Gould Blakel Blakely Mrs Mra Elizabeth Hayward Hayward hayward Hay- Hay ward Mrs rs C C. IT lI McMahon Mrs A A. A J J Gorham and Mrs J J. J F F. Cowan Cow In the evening evening- the visiting women women lc lectured at the tho Social Hall theatre on the purpose purpose and alms aims of ot the tho league which is not another party part in polities politics but is intended mer merely ly for legislative education they said Mrs rs C. C S KInney chairman of ot of tho Utah league presided |
