The Washington herald., 1921-03-13

proper period. You know she has
been largely responsible for the cos
tunes OF the Presidents wives in |
the National Museum. She will ad- |
wise anyone who is to attend the !
ball as o character from fiction. his |
tory, art or the operas. The pen
women have this ball every year,
and IL is very Interesting to see
the book characters step forth
Cleopatra dances with Get-Rich-
Quick wallingford. while Othello
and Tilly, the Mennonite Maid. firt.
in the corner. Last year Juliet,who
was taken by Mrs. W. A. DuPuy,
now national president, went in the
grand march with the pirate from
Treasure Island, because Romeo,
taken by Mr.. Paul Yoder, got lost
in the mysteries of the Anna kath-
arine Green room. As you perhaps
remember, the affair last year was
staged in Mrs. F. b. Moran's beau
tifui residence, and the forty rooms
were filled to overfiowing with art
treasures, autographed books. au-
thors and exhibitions Of work OF
all kinds pertaining to the crafts
of the pen women.
This year both Book Fair and
ball will be given at the willard
Hotel. which has been engaged by
the Pen Women for their three days
convention. Among the most active
workers for the ball and Book Fair
| are Mrs. Larz Anderson. Nine.
| Slavko Grouitch. Mrs. Henry Wilder
Keyes, Mrs. w. F. Dennis. Mrs. Ma
rie Moore Forrest, Mrs. Clara Sears
| Taylor, Mrs. Francois Berger Mo-
ran, Mrs. Theodore Tiler, Mrs. Grace
Duffie ,Boylan Geldert. Mrs. E. E.
Holland. Mrs. Hamlin z. .Cogswell.
Mrs. George Hope. Mrs. Homer
Hoch. Mrs. J. ]. Locher, Mrs. w. H.
Moses.
| Col. Charles H. Patterson, who
was aide for the King of Belgium
| while on his visit to America, and
is greatly loved among the younger
set in Washington, will be chair
man OF the floor committee. Mrs
Patterson, who is a member Of the
league, Is expected to return from
her little jaunt abroad in time to
take an active part in this great
est function the league has ever
given, that sort of thing being quite
in her line as chairman Of the pro-
gram committee.
| At the ball a grand march Will be
the spectacular event of the even
ing, and the awarding Of prizes for
the best costume the exciting por-
ton. for the prizes will be well
worth winning, and will be in the
hands of Washington's most com
petent judges In such matters.
The Book Fair will be held the
afternoons Of the 18th and 18th; a
musicale the evening of the 18th:
the ball the evening of the 18th. All
Of which Is Just a hint of what will
happen during this three-day frolic
Of talent on a lark.
Mrs. Charles willis Fisher. wife
Of Commander Fisher. U. s. N. and
her mother. Mrs. Martha s. Gielow
will not be at home tomorrow. Mrs
Gielow will be in Philadelphia.
Wendell Wolfe Chapter, D. A. r..
held its current melting at 2S01
Eighteenth street. with Mrs. L. B
Stine. Mrs. p. v. Roundy, Miss Eva
z. Luke and Miss Lucy NJ. Cardwell
as hostesses. The regent. Mrs. II
&c. Oberholser. presided. During the
= business session the regent gave &
report OF the recent State confer
ence, and the chapter unanimously
indorsed Mrs. Howard X. Hodgkin:
for vice president general in thu
Y coming meeting of the Continenta
Y Congress. The committee on by
D laws gave it's report, which will b
l. acted upon at the May meeting
Announcement was made Of the ap
pointment by the president genera
s OF Miss Mabel Kebler as page a
+ the coming congress. Miss Kilgor,
| will also act as page. She is al
associate member of the chapter
, and will represent the Topeka
n (Kansas) chapter. Mrs. Eleano
q Spencer Mussey gave a talk on tn
" judicial branch OF the constitution
= Music was furnished by ]. E
= Wrightsman, who gave several VIC
1 lin solos, one his own composition
+ He was accompanied on the plan,
by Miss NJ. Geneva Wallace. Th
guests included Mrs. B. J. wrights
man. Mrs. Emma X. Turner. Mr.;
Louise B. Gridley and Miss Maud
Thomson.