The Washington times., 1906-05-13
WOMEN WRITERS
MAKING PROGRESS
League of American Pen
Women Hold Meeting.
MEMBERS BUSILY ENGAGED
Historian Tells of Achievements for the
Past Year After Election
of Officers.

The League of American Pen Women
held it's annual meeting for the election
OF officers Monday evening, May Z. at
headquarters, with this result:
President. Mrs. Virginia King Frye;
vice presidents, Miss Mabel Louise
White and Mrs. La Sale Corbell
Pickett; corresponding secretary, Miss
Elizabeth a Hyde; assistant CORES
ponding secretary. Mrs. Edith X. Poy-
er Kern: recording secretary. Miss Jessie
A. GriswoId; treasurer, Miss Mae Ruth
Norcross; auditor. Miss Mary d. Carter;
librarian, Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes; his
torlan, Miss Anna 3. Patten.
Delegates-New York Mrs. Grace G.
Thompson Seton; Eastern Pennsylvania,
Mrs. Dora Harvey Develin; Western
Pennsylvania, Mrs. Mary Temple Jami-
son; Massachusetts, Miss Marion How
ard Brazier; New Jersey, Mrs. Mary
NJ. Wynn; Ohio, Mrs. Mary L. Lamp
son; Tennessee, Mrs. Kathrin Haden;
IllinSis. Mrs. Maude NJ. Jackson; Okla
homa. Mrs. Matte Hamilton Flick;
Texas, Mrs. Moore MurdOck: wyoming.
Mrs Viva A. B. Henderson; Mime
sofa, Miss Anna Dreyfus; Oregon, Mrs.
Sarah a. Evans; South Dakota, Mrs.
Marie Stella Stutenroth; Colorado Mrs.
Lucy Clair Atkinson; Iowa. Miss Emile
=. Stapp; California, Mrs. Rose a. EN-
mons; Wisconsin, Mrs. Fanny kennIsh
Earl: Connecticut. Mrs. Jean Porter
Rudd Florida. Mrs. Sara Babbit But
Ter: Maryland, Mrs. Sadie Kneller Mill
er: Kentucky, Mrs. ZyIla Moore Car
din: Alabama. Mrs Martha s. Gielow;
at large, Mrs Christine Walton Dun
lap, and abroad. Mrs. Helen II. Garden
er, Mrs Josephine SChimpf and Mrs.
William @ Foster.
Miss Pearl V. Sinclair, Of CharIottes-
Vile, Va, was elected TO active member
ship, and the resports OF outgoing offi-
GERS were read and approved
Has Dug for Facts.
Mrs. La Sale CorbeH Pickett. his
torian. read the following report:
1t is not to be supposed that the men,
bers of the League OF American Pen
Women are afflicted with spring fever.
They are not of the constitution to be
subject TO that disastrous ailment which
sometimes becomes epidemic in certain
localities. l am Of the opinion that they
have been too busy with important work
to communicate voluminously with the
historian.
After the manner of all veracious and
responsible annaiists. I have taken my
own little spade and dug for facts and.
with the assistance Of such members as
have conscientiously remembered their
duty to me. have unearthed some points
of Information.
One Of our bright Chicago members.
Mrs. Maude NJ. Jackson. gave a lecture
last month in Rogers Park, suburb Of
Chicago, on Riley and Field. the chill
dren's poets. She has very successfully
presented to a large audience an origi-
mai cantata, Springs Awakening Of
which she is director as well as author
Mrs. Fanny kennish Earl is devoting
a part of her time to the preparation
of data about Wisconsin for the North
western Historical Association.
Mrs Agnes Greene Foster has gone to
Constantinople 70 deliver an address
before the American School for Girls
in that city. She will spend most Of
the summer on the continent, returning
in October.
The league will be pleased to know