THE WOMEN'S CONGRESS AT THE JAPAN- BRITISH EXHIBITION.
[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR:]
Sra,—The Women's Congress at the Japan-British Exhibition dealing with "Some Aspects of Woman's Work" will be opened on Monday, June 6th, by the Women's Local Govern- ment Society, which has been invited to occupy the first two days by a Conference on "The Co-operation of Women in Local Government." Lady Strachey, the president of the Society, will take the chair at 3 p.m. on the opening day, and her address will be followed by a series of short speeches by women administrators, whose services on local governing bodies will render the account of their experiences of especial value. The speakers will include Miss Susan Lawrence, L.C.C.; Miss Sutton, who was returned unopposed to the Town Council of Reading in 1907, and who is the only woman in the country serving on a Watch Com- mittee; and Miss Balkwill, who came in at the head of the poll last November for the Kilburn Ward, Hampstead. On Tuesday, June 7th, under the presidency of Lady O'Hagan, information will be given as to the work of women officials in special branches of local government, and the following subjects will be discussed :—" Sanitary Inspection," "Inspec- tion of Midwives," "Infants' Life Protection," "Women Inspectors in Workhouses," "Women as Relieving Officers," and "Women as Factory Inspectors." The meetings will be held each day between the hours of three and five. Further particulars can be obtained from the offices of the Women's Local Government Society, 17 Tothill Street, Westminster, SW.—I am, Sir, &c., L. YATES. Women's Congress Sub-Committee, 17 Tothzll Street, S. W.
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