The Washington herald., 1920-10-10
WILSON NAMED
FIRST PATRON
Accepts Post in Pen League
and international Liter
airy Association.

Acceptance by President Wilson
of the post of first patron Of the
National Pen League and Interna-
tional Literary Association. and as
surances of active cooperation and
support from ambassadors, minis
ters and other dignitaries in WASH
ington, have stimulated general in
terest among the Capitals writers,
artists and musicians in the future
ahead of this new Organization,
which will hold its opening re-
ception at the Lafayette Hotel next
Tuesday evening.
Among those who have become
honorary members are: Senior Don
Juan Riano, the Spanish Ambassa-
dor; Senor Augusta de, Alencar, the
Brazilian Ambassador; Senior Ra-
fael de yElizalde. Minister from
Ecuador; Senior Carlos Manuel de
Cespedes, Mi0eter from Cuba; w.
A. F. Ekengren, Minister from Swe-
den; Constantin Brun. Minister from
Denmark. and John Barrett, former
director general Of the Pan Ameri-
can Union, and DR.. Rowe, new di-
rector general OF the Pan American
Union, Other ambassadors and min
listers will become honorary mem
bers on their return to Washington.
Senior Cespedes, Minister from
Cuba. will speak at the opening
Tuesday. as will Senior Alencar and
Sebastiao Sampaio, attacbe of the
embassy and Senior Elizalde, Min
lister from Ecuador. For this coun-
try the speakers will be John Bar
ret DR.. Owens and Miss Mabel
Boardman.
Objects Outlined. --
The organization, which was in
corporated August 4, outlines its
objects as follows:
To foster genuine literary appre-
citation and understanding of the
works of authors, artists and mu-
sicians.
To encourage, international inter-
est in the output of such producers
so that If people cannot be known
by actual contact with them In their
own environment as intimate ac-
quaintance as possible may be Sc
cured through wide knowledge of
their literature and fine arts.
To secure through interchange of
IDEAS, more world-appreciation of
American creative work, more gen.
eral translation of literary -produc-
tions, more notice of artistic. and
musical compositions.
To make known the advantages
of Washington as a place of study
and research work and of inspira-
tion to creative writing. compost
ton and design.
To maintain in the Capital
headquarters from which authors.
artists and composers may receive
information relative to their inter
ests
To receive and entertain foreign
writer's and artists who are visit
ing the city and to send information
of their movements to committees
or other bodies in other cities allied
with this organization and desiring
to offer similar hospitality.
Receives Second Letter.
Following the. Incorporation,
president Wilson wrote Mrs. Flor
ence Jackson Stoddard approving
its objects and expressing interest
in its development. A few days ago
Mrs. Stoddard received another let
ter signed by the President giving
authority to use his name as first
patron of the association.
AS the opening of the formal
meetings of the association on Oc-
tober IL is to emphasize the fact
that traditions o fart and letters
were brought to primitive America
by the early explorers +. the part
of the Latin countries will be con-
spicuous.
The program will be rich in mu-
mann, the young American pianist
whose musical education was COM
pleted under some of the greatest
teachers of Europe and is just now
returned from concert tour
through the South and West. will
play Chopin's Barcarolle and Rach-
maninoff's Prelude in C minor.
Vocal numbers will be given by
King Smith and Mrs. Samuel Bur
leigh Milton and Walt whftman's
Columbus" will be read BY the
Rev. Earle Wiley.
Hold Public Meeting.
Each month the association will
fhold a public meeting.
officers of the association are,
President. Mrs. Florence jackson
Stoddard: six vice presidents. Miss
Elizabeth Barnes, Mrs. Katherine ].
Fenton, DR.. f. v. Wilcox, Miss Ber-
tha Wolfe, DR.. Alexander Mcneil
and Prof. Leonard Wilder: treas
urer, Mrs. Ellen S. Wallis; recording
secretary, Mrs. A. S. Hamilton; cor
responding secretary, Mrs E. D.
Griffith; assistant secretary, Miss
Mabel Shutters; assistant treasurer,
Miss E. Joscelyn Giffen: auditor,
Capt. H. Abel; historian, Mrs. Annie
A. Wilder, and, librarian, Mrs. Mary
A. Mcneil. =
Slemn NAV Debate With EIood