THURSUA1, uutocK IS, 1999
icCTlOH TWO, Pmr« S
Women leaders from Colombia
here to study League procedure
By FAY MORGAN
Four women leaders from the
Colombia republic arrived in
Chapel Hill last night to begin a
month’s seminar in operational
methods of the League of Women
Voters and in governmental pro
cedures in the United States. Fol
lowing 10 days in North Carolina
they will go to Boston, New York
and Washington for further
study.
They are representatives in the
Union of Women Citizens of Co
lombia which was organized in
April, 1957, to promote intelli
gent voting and citizen participa
tion in government. Women voted
for the first time in Colombia in
1957. The visitors are in this
country under the sponsorship of
the Carrie Chapman Catt Memor
ial Fund, research and educa
tional foundation established by
the- national league of women
voters.
They are: Miss Maria Rojas,
Bogota; Mrs. Agripina Restrepo
de Norris, Calarca; MrS. Mercedes
Berrio de Mejia, Mtfnizales; and
Mrs. Isabel Arango de Otero, Me
dellin.
Miss Rojas is head of a 400
pupil girls’ school in Bogota. Mrs.
de Norris is director of the Co
lombian magazine, “Numen.” Mrs.
de Mejia, wife of a physician, is
head of the women’s branch of
the Conservative party in Caldas
Province. Mrs. de Otero, wife of
an industrialist, in finance chair
man of the woman citizens organ
ization.
Special league committees in
the towns on the visitors' itin
erary are in charge of arrange
ments- during their stay. Mrs.
Robert H. Wettach is chairman
of the Chapel Hill committee
which includes Mrs. Paul Guth
rie, Mrs. Claude Shotts, Mrs.
Harold Walters, Mrs. Harry
Smith, Mrs. James C. Ingram
and Mrs. Everett Rush, laagua
prasidant.
A number of activities are
scheduled here in addition to the
workshop program in which in
struction in league procedures
and methods began this morning
under the direction of Mrs. John
Gillin and Mrs. Emil Chanlett,
assisted by Mrs. Robert Leonard
and Mrs. Andrew Scott. A picnic
will be given this evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Rush by
members of the board of the local
League.
The Colombians, accompanied
by Mrs. Walters, will spend Sat
urday in Raleigh where they
will have an interview with Sec
retary of State Thad Eure and
with Mrs. Ernest Ball, state legis
lative chairman of the league.
They also will view the state art
museum.
On Oct. 19 they will go to
Hillsboro for a look at county
government. There they will
visif Miss Thelma Brumett's
class at the high school and in
terview Miss Betty June Hayes,
register of deeds, Ed Lynch,
county court clerk. Sheriff C.
D. Knight and Mrs. John Park
er, superintendent of public
Welfare. That night they will
attend the open meeting of the
League in the library assembly
room hare.
Government in Chapel Hill will
be studied on Oct. 20 when the
visitors attend the morning re
corder’s court session of Judge
William Stewart and interview
City Manager; Thomas Rose and
Mayor Ollie Cornwell. In the af
ternoon they will go on a tour of
the Institute of Government and
interview some of the officials
there.
The visitors will spend Oct. 2L
22 in Winston-Salem under the
tutelage of league members there,
returning to Chapel Hill for a
Glenmore
closing workshop session on Oct.
23.
A number of interpreters will
be on hand at the various work
and social sessions for the Span
ish-speaking Colombians. In ad
dition to Mrs. Gillin and Mrs.
Chanlett the interpreters Staff
here includes Mrs. ueorge Dan
iel, Mrs. Floyd Hunter, Mrs. Irl
Summerlin, Mrs. Carey Sweet,
Frank M. Duffey and W. A. Me
Knight.
The visitors will get acquainted
with Chapel Hill hospitality
through a tea at the home of Dr.
and Mrs. Ernest Craige and at the
home of Mrs. Summerlin. Small
informal dinners also will be ten
dered them at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Smith with Mr.
and Mrs. Duffey and at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. McKnight. Mrs.
Leonard and Mrs. Chanlett will
give a cocktail party at the Chan-,
lett home on Oct 23, last day of
the visitors’ stay here.
Chapel Hill was chosen as “the
ideal place for the starting
point” of the seminar “because
the the league and the resources
of the community seemed partic
ularly well suited for such a pro
gram.” according to Mrs. John
G. Lee, president of the Carri*
Chapman Gatt Memorial Fund.
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