HONOLULU. HAWAII. July 28, 1925.
Dear Miss Addams:
"The Institute of Pacific Relations" was the name given by the committee to the Y.M.C.A. Conference that was held here two weeks in July. It was a very successful conference, according to the reports of the delegates. None but delegates attended the sessions except the few public meetings that were held, which were addressed by their most popular speakers. My information as to its success came from Dr. G. G. Wilson of Harvard and Dr. Jeremiah Jenks of the New York University. These two men were called in as expert [counselors]. Dr. Wilson is the Professor of International Law at Harvard, and they said that it was a much worth while conference, especially with the Chinese and Japanese representatives.
Among the Japanese representatives were Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Vories. Mr. Vories is an American architect in Japan, who with his wife is establishing a school. Mrs. Vories is a Japanese lady of title. She is a graduate of Bryn Mawr. She is thoroughly American, very intelligent and has a good view of people and things at home. They have gone to the States and will be in Chicago in September and will get in touch with you. Therefore, I am writing these few lines to let you know who they are. The delegates at the Institute considered them the most important representatives from Japan. They expect to be in the States until February and will be in Honolulu two weeks at that time, when I expect to work out with Mrs. Vories a number of subjects and names of Japanese who will help us with our program in 1928.
I was very sorry not to have seen you in Denver, but on account of crowded conditions on the steamship lines I was compelled to leave earlier than I had expected or put off my return later than I wanted to do. If you have any suggestions to make in regard to further work on the program I should like to have them. There is in the city now a Chinese Y.W.C.A. Secretary, who will perhaps give me a good deal of information when I see her. I may be able to get in touch with some women in the Philippines through the delegate who was at the Institute.
Mrs. Thomas is still with us and we very much hope she will remain. She seemed very well yesterday when I saw her and more like her old self.
With best wishes for a pleasant summer, I am
Very truly yours,
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