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One evening the Hall of the Supercinema opened its doors for the Gala that the International Educational Cinematographic Institute offered us. The programme of films scientific, educational and pioneering held the attention of a audience of more than three thousand people.
The National Council of Italian Women received us like sisters. Mme Costanzi-Masi, Melle Ponzio-Vaglia, la Comtesse Daisy di Robilant and their colleagues surrounded us with their care in a moment of great sadness for them: they had just lost their dear President, the Countess Spalletti-Rasponi. The memory of the life of this noble woman was an encouragement to our work.
Miss van Eeghen, General Secretary of the International Council of Women, who replaced the Countess Apponyi, Vice President of our Commission, read a letter that had been sent me by the Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair for the opening of the Conference. The following are a few
of its passages.
" Your Programme is full of interest to all who realise the great influence wielded by the Cinematograph and the Radio on the rising generation, and which makes it so peculiarly suitable that an International Women's Association which includes in its numbers millions of mothers of all races should desire to study every branch of the subject, and do all in their power to foster the fullest possible development along the most effective lives.
We are indeed fortunate in meeting under the auspices of the International Cinematographic Institute and in enjoying the really marvellous cooperation of its eminent Director, Dr. Lucien de Feo.
Please convey to him, and also to the Italian Government, the expression of our deep gratitude for the extraordinary facilities they have given to our Conference and to its delegates, and assure them that both our International Council and our forty federated National Councils will do their utmost to make the recommendations adopted by the Conference effective for the good of all the countries with which we are associated ".
My colleagues and I join heartily in the thanks of our President of the International Council of Women and we count on the National Councils to respond to her appeal and to obtain the collaboration of such other national organizations and persons as might be helpful in making the Cinematograph and Broadcasting work toward the better understanding between peoples, the development of youth, the education of the masses, the growth and refreshment of the mind.
Surely it is not too much to ask that such use be made of these inventions that seem to be antennae reaching out into an universe rich in the unknown.
Laura Dreyfus-Barney
Vice President of the I. C. W.