The Washington times., 1921-03-26

rem. Arrangements for the funeral
have not yet been completed.
JAMES w. WEEKS.
Funeral services for James w.
Weeks. for several years q resident
Pittsburgh Leader. and made ad-
dresses in almost every State Ia the
Union during the recent campaign.
She will relate some of her expert
ences as a new woman voter In the
election of \ President
The music for the meeting will be
under charge of Professor Cogswell,
director of music In the Washington
public schools. He was for many
years leader of prominent Pennsyi-
vania hands and IL q composer Of
wide renown.
1t is planned to have copies OF the
new song. Pennsylvania" ready for
distribution at this meeting, and it's
adoption as the official song of the
society may follow
In the receiving line will be q num-
Der Of prominent ladies Of Pennsyl-
vania, who will be here attending the
sessions OF the national convention
OF the Daughters of the American
Revelation.
The officers Of the Pennsylvania
Society are: Congressman N. Clyde
Kelly. president: DIR. John s. Arnold.
T. Lincoln Townsend and Mrs. F. L.
Criliy, vice presidents: Edwin A.
Mess, secretary and treasurer.
Admission to the meeting will be
through membership cards or guest
cards, to be secured from the secre-
tary.
Mrs. Harding will head the group
OF patrons who have consented to
sponsor the annual benefit Of the
League of American Pen Women.
This benefit. which Is given to aid
the young worker to find q field pro-
.fcssionally. takes the form Of a book
fair and authors carnival costume
ball. This year IL will be combined
with the nrst national convention
ever held at the willard.
Members from all parts of the coun-
try are coming to the convention.
which opens on April 13, and culmi-
mates in the spectacular carnival cos
tune ball the evening of April Is.
Special programs will supplement
the book fair, which has many sur
prises in store for the public. Besides
pageantry,J music, and authors read4
ings, one of the leading attractions
for one Of the afternoons, will be
Mrs Larz Anderson's play. Every
Boy" which received SO much acclaim
upon it's appearance in Boston. Cos
tunes. settings and music which en-
riched the Boston production Will be
brought to Washington for Its pres
entation here, which will be made
under the direction Of Helen Hayden
Gibbs and her interpretative dancers
President and Mrs. Harding and
Senator and Mrs. James W. Wads-
worth, jr. will be patrons and
wednesday evening, Aprii %, At the
II otel Raleigh. .Ayl the Roy McKinley
Basford Unit Of the American Wom-
ems Legion. The proceeds of the ball
will be used for the benefit OF
the blinded world war veterans. and
1t il hoped to raise substantial
fund. Miss Irene b. Basford Is presi-
dent OF the unit. Miss Margaret Scott
secretary, and Mrs. Henry Hall treas
urer.
The woman's City Club will intro
duce several innovations for Easter
week. Mrs Frank Hiram Smell, chaii-
man Of the entertainment committee.
will vary the usual club day program
by giving a dance for members and
their friends Thursday evening. The
library committee. Of which Aiss Alice
N. Heaven 10 chairman, will also de-
part from its usual program and will
offer for Saturday an exhibition of
historic dress illustrated by cos
TUNED dolls presented by Mrs. Helen
8. Wright. Of Pittsneld. Mass. A
matinee performance will be given
for children and an evening per-
formance for grown-ups.
The board at its meeting on Mon
day evening voted to affiliate for
three years with the American
women's Club in Paris. The follow
ing were voted in as members: Mrs.
Mary W. Burton, Mrs. Carl A. Droop,
Miss Alice Latimer George, Miss s. e.
Fehrlin, Mrs. Harry NJ. Miller, Miss
Cornelia w. Morton, Miss Elizabeth
Hershey, Mrs Edgar b. Masher. and
Mrs ary Agnes Sanborn. Mrs. Ida
Clyde Clark. one OF the editors Of the
Pictorial Review, was voted . non
resident member.
Mrs. James c. Cantrir was appoint
ed chairman OF a committee to make
arrangements for q tea to be given
the d. A. r. members at the time of
the annual convention. Assisting her
on the committee will be Mrs. George
Eastment. Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey,
Miss Aline Solomons, and Mrs. Frank
Hiram Smell.
A committee. OF which DR.. A.
Frances Foye is chairman. was au-
thorized for the purpose of receiving
and presenting contributions In the
name Of the club to the fund for the
purchase of q gram of radium for
Madame Curie during her visit to the
United States. The personnel Of the
committee will be announced later.
Courtenay Dinwiddie will speak
on Community Organization" at the
meeting Of the business and profess
sional women on Wednesday evening,
with DR.. Edith Seville Coale acting
as chairman. Mr.. Dinwiddie brings
from the Middle West a fresh glimpse
of his experiences in utilizing the
city block as the social unit in CON-
munty work.