Some members of the Village Welfare Society with Dr. Rose Khadduri and Dr. Lam'an al-Damluji of the Iraq delegation
The dinner on the Berdawni in Zahle at the invitation of the bureau of the General Arab Women's Union. At the head of the table is Mrs. Mashaqa of the Syrian delegation; at her right, Mrs. Muneera Shehadeh, treasurer of the General Arab Women's Union, and Mrs. Nazik Sarkis, secretary
first of them was the luncheon given at her home by the wife of the ambassador of Iraq; then the sumptuous tea given at her palace in Yarzeh by Mrs. Laura, wife of Mr. Emile Boustani, and the one given by Mrs. Shafiqa, wife of Mr. Ali Salam, in the Ghadir gardens; and the party of Dr. Yusri
al-Qirmani, chargé d'affaires of the Egyptian embassy, and his wife; and the charming family party of the house of al-Hayat; and the dinner of Mrs. Shafiqa, wife of Mr. Hussein Oweini, at her splendid palace; and the
luncheon invitation at the head of the spring in Baalbek from Mr. Riad Haidar and his wife; and the invitation of the bureau of the General Arab Women's Union to dinner on the Berdawni in Zahle; and the invitation of Mrs. Anissa Rawda Najjar to the Fawwar of Antelias.
The closing party in Beirut was a dinner invitation at the home of the president of the General Arab Women's Union, Miss Ibtihaj Kaddoura. During this party His Excellency the Prime Minister, Dr. Abdallah Yafi, surprised the guests: he decorated Miss Ibtihaj Kaddoura with the gilded Order of Merit of the rank of Commander, and decorated Mrs. Ellen Habib Rihan, vice-president, and Nazik Jureidini Sarkis, secretary, with a decoration of the rank of Knight. This surprise had the happiest effect on every heart, in view of the devotion and self-sacrifice in the cause of the Arab woman for which these ladies are known.
Worth mentioning is that the members of the conference unanimously re-elected the officers of the bureau shortly before the close of the conference's work. And before dispersing they answered the invitation of the Syrian Women's Union to a luncheon at the Orient Club in Damascus.
The delegations of the Arab countries to the conference of the General Arab Women's Union met from Lebanon, government and people, the utmost warmth and honor, and they returned to their countries all tongues of thanks and gratitude, their hearts filled with love, understanding, and unity in work..
General Theme of the Conference
The protection of the family and
its advancement in health, economy, and society; the Women's Union in each country is to study the