A word of praise is due here to the Syrian government, which gave every attention to the women of the Union, held official banquets and dinners in their honor, and made their presence in its capital the object of its care for the whole duration of the conference!..

A new election had to be held for the seat of the presidency for a term of three years. The contest fell between Miss Ibtihaj Kaddoura, the former president, and Mrs. Adila Bayhum al-Jazairi, who won the election and took over the post Miss Kaddoura had occupied — a post in which she had been the highest example of devotion and self-sac-rifice for the good of woman and the quickening of her renaissance... And the address delivered by the new president at the close of the conference was the most eloquent expression of Ibtihaj's consecration, when she said, in effect: I take up the mission for whose fulfillment she labored tirelessly, exerting her utmost efforts to that end; and I pray God grant me the power to carry it to where there is good and safety for all..

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By way of information we summarize here the most important resolutions adopted at the conference of the General Arab Women's Union, which the del-egations undertook to convey to their governments and to work to carry out in letter and in spirit:

1 — A call for more women's conferences to strengthen Arab publicity.

2 — Endeavoring to send a delegate of the Union to the United Nations to make the voice of the Arab woman heard.

3 — Unifying the curricula of education in the Arab countries and making education compulsory for citizens, men and women alike.

4 — Raising the standard of rural life.

5 — Care of motherhood and childhood.

6 — Working for the application of collec-tive insurance.

7 — Working for the care and protection of childhood left vagrant in the street.

8 — Demanding legislation to limit incidents of divorce in the family.

9 — Forming committees to supervise motion-picture films, books, and magazines intended for juveniles.

10 — Compulsory military service for all Palestinians.

11 — Tightening the economic blockade of Israel.

12 — Facilitating the movement of the Palestinian in the Arab countries and treating him as a citizen.

13 — Urging the United Nations to work for the return of the refugees to their homes and for compensation for their lost properties..

These resolutions, if they indicate anything, indicate the awareness of the Arab woman and her sensitivity to her own questions and to public ones, and hence her endeavor to treat and solve them for the sake of her happiness. May the new presiding body carry the mission entrusted to it along the same sound steps as before, for the good of the Arab woman and her progress.

Laure Tabet talking with the Emira Aisha; Nazik Sarkis, Wadi'a Khartabil, Ibtihaj Kaddoura.

A view of those present at the opening ceremony of the conference