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Show SPEAKER CLARK GREETS WOMEN Washington, D, C. Jan. 7. With her election to the presidency prac tically assured by an unusually large number of pledged votes. Mrs. Will lam A. CulloPi wife of Represents tive Cullop of Indiana. and acting head of the women's National Demo cratlc league, called the league to order here today in its second annual convention. More than 500 dele gates representing every woman's or ganizatlon affiliated with the Demo- ' cratic party In the United States were In attendance. Speaker Clark had promised to ad dress the delegates, but was confined to his home with a severe cold. Jo- I seph W. Folk, solicitor of the state department spoke, in his place. League to Remain Neutral. Mrs ('.race Porter Hopkins, field secretary of the league, announced today to-day that the convention would not undertake un-dertake to recommend any new legislation legis-lation thi-; year, but would remain neutral until congress or the administration admin-istration acted on the bills now pending. pend-ing. This afternoon Vice President and Mrs. Mar-hall. Mrs. Bryan and several sev-eral others of the wives of the cabin et officers were to entertain In honur of the visiiuiu lb-legates According to the best informed members today it appeared thai Mrs Dun. an 0 Fletcher, wife of the senator sena-tor from Florida, and Mrs Luke Len. v.;lfe of the Benator from Tennessee, are prominently mentioned for thr first vice presidency. Mrs Lea is In Ashevllle. N. C. for her health but her friends are making a fighl for her election |