The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-10
SEEK TO IMPROVE
COMIC SUPPLEMENT-
League of Pen Women Open
Novel Campaign.
STRONGLY SCORE vIvIsEo7Ica
Mrs. Belle Harpster Hardness Tells
of international Congress for Pro-
lection of Animals in LOndOn-Re-
ports Indicate Growing Prosperity
OF the Organization.

With an extensive report on the fourth
international congress of the World
League for the Protection Of Animals
and Against Vivisectlon. Mrs. Belle
Harpster Hardness delivered the chief
address at the meeting of the League of
American Pen Women, held at the Pub
lie Library last Monday night
Painting vivid word-pieture of scenes
she witnessed at the congress, Mrs.
Hardness declared that a demand for
the total abolition OF vivisection was now
q vital portion OF the programme OF the
league. She submitted a comprehensive
report. which was thoroughly enjoyed
by her audience.
1T is very gratifying 10 know she
concluded, that the United States is
leading the world in this great reform"
Public Meeting Arranged.
The prosperity of the league was indi-
Gated by the many optimistic reports re-
eeived. 1t is now conducting three eff
fective eampaigns-one for the improve
ment OF the colored newspaper supple
nent, anti-vivisection, and the conserya-
don OF American citizenship by eduea-
C'An Of children. especially those remote
frsS1 the centers of civilization. who are
deprived Of the benefit OF school at
tendance.
The league has now arranged for A
public meeting to be held December II
In the interests of clean Sunday news
paper supplement for children. An en-
tertainment will be given Thursday even
ing. November l6 IN the ballroom OF the
ontario apartment house, with Mrs. La
sale CorbeM Pickett as hostess. The
Twentieth Century Club will be the
guests Of the league on this occa
Mrs. Gielow. chairman OF the committee
on THE moral and educational welfare
Of the child Will give a resume of her
work among the mountaineers and win
also read her story. "Old Andy, the
Mountaineer."
The chairman OF the comic supplement
committee, Mrs. Edith Kingman Kern,
reported considerable activity in that
work. The Federation for Child Study
IN New York has recently distributed
copies OF the resolutions against the
comic supplement" in conjunction with
a strong letter of protest which was
sent 70 hundreds OF influential citizens
In New York.
NAS uN members ACTIVE
The historians report showed a lively
interest in the league on the part Of out
of-town members. Among other items
was notice OF Mile Dreyfus. of Min
neapolis, journalist and lecturer who has
been decorated by the French government
Tor circulating French literature
vote OF thanks was rendered Mrs.
Kern for the courtesy shown to the
league members by affording them an
opportunity OF meeting with and listen
ing to MIR Stevenson, the Sunday editor
Of the Brooklyn Eagle. who was the
guest of Mrs. Kern while IN the city.
Mrs. Pansy Meek Buckley, author, de-
signer, and reader, was upon application
duly elected TO membership. Among
those present We're Mrs. Edith Kingman
Kern, Miss Mabel Louise White, Miss Susie
Root Rhodes, Mrs. Juliette Babbitt. Miss
Elizabeth A. Hyde. Mrs. Lasalle Corbell
Pickett, Mrs. Virginia King Frye, Mrs.
Blanche Tyler Beaten, Mrs. J. o. Esta-
brook, Mrs. Annie A. Wilder, Mrs L. P.
Young Withee, Mrs. Marie Graves Bon
ham. Mrs. Jeremiah Curtain, Miss Jessie
a. Griswold, Mrs. Josephine A. Rich
Miss Mary A, Terrence Miss Elizabeth
NJ NJ. Barnes, Miss Cornelia Louise
Lloyd, and Miss NJ. G. Genevieve Brady,
of Boston.