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Show European Tour Is Resulting In Good Discussion of plans for the formation forma-tion of an International Federation Federa-tion of Business and Professional Women's club, has marked social I gatherings held in Rome recently in honor of the "good will" tour group fifty-nine representatives of the Federation of Business and Professional Profes-sional Women's clubs, at present touring Europe in the interests of establishing closer ties between American and European business women. Members of the local organization or-ganization have expressed a delight at the reception and accomplishments accomplish-ments made by the touring members and officers are pleased with the L possibility of effecting an international interna-tional organization of the business women of the world. In Rome, as in all the other cities they have visited, the Good Will party has been most enthusiastically received. On Friday, August 24th, a reception was given them by the Italo American Society, Baron Sarti presiding; on Saturday the Governor of Rome tendered the group a tea and reception at the Capitol Gardens; Gar-dens; on Sunday they attended a musical at the Roman Club, and heard Signora Careras, the famous pianist. A dinner with the Department Depart-ment of Commerce, attended by seventy-five persons, provided opportunity oppor-tunity for contact with a number of interesting and representative Italian women. London, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam Am-sterdam one of the most picturesque pictures-que cities in Europe, with its fascinating fascin-ating waterways and strange modern mod-ern apartment houses have all been visited, and everywhere the welcome has been cordial and sincere. Of special interest was a visit to the Women's Exposition at Berne, which offered opportunity to study the work of European women; and a stay at Geneva for many, the Mecca of the entire trip. Invaluable opportunities for discussion with representatives of the League of Nations Na-tions and of the International Labour Bureau were arranged. Florence and Venice, Nice and Avignon, are included in the itinerary, itiner-ary, and the entire party will return to New York on the Carman ia on September ninth. |