The Washington times., 1921-04-04


is one of many social diversions
on the program for the session of the
National Society of the d. A. r.
Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter, OF
Washington. will act as hostesses to
the pages and national officers. an1
plans are already well under Wy to
insure a repetition of the success
scored at a similar AFFAIR given last
year, when the president-general
Joined with the Congress pages in
participating in one OF the most en-
joyable features of the Congress Of a
year ago.
Carnival features together with
grand march are planned for the en-
tertainment OF the guests.
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PENWOMEN's CONVENTION.
Members OF the League OF Pen
States will come to Washington next
, week for the tional convention that
Is to be held in connection with the
Authors Carnival Ball and Book Fair
at the willard, Thursday and Friday,
April IA and 15.
Mrs. Harding, who Is an active
member of the league, is to receive
the delegates at 11:30 the morning
of the 18th.
Hawaii is sending its representa-
tive in Mrs Fannie Heaslip Lee Agee.
the Philippines, in Miss Jane Meade
Welch. On the morning of the 18th
all registrations will be made at ma
tional headquarters. On the after
noon of the 18th Mrs. Henry Wilder
keyes, first national vice president
OF the league, wife OF the Senator
from New Hampshire, will give q re-
ception at the Congressional Club in
honor of the penwomen- Mrs. Irvine
Lenroot. president of the Congress
sional Club; Mrs. William Atherton
Du Puy, national president of the
League of American Pen Women and
Mrs. Harry Atwood Colman. second vice
president, will receive with her.. The
Marine Band will furnish the music
for that afternoon.
On Saturday, the 18th. business ses-
sions will be held in the small ball
room of the willard. Bylaws will be
presented, revised to further the ma
tional activity, and II adopted the
election of national officers will fol-
low on the afternoon of the 10th. Ad-
dresses are to be given by leading
professional women or the country.
On Sunday. the 18th. resident men,
bers will keep open house for their
nonresident sisters, and there will
be a farewell reception at the club
house on that evening. rE
The book fair will open on Thurs
day afternoon and will be conducted
after the fashion popular in the, old
country fairs. The wares of tho
Fen Women and many penmen. too.
will be attractively displayed In
many cases the authors will be pres
ent. for many writers in other cities
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tend the fair and to be at hand to
autograph their own books while
the purchaser waits. Composers az
well as writers are sending auto
graphed copies of their works and q
number are coming to the fair. The
autograph industry, by the way,
promises to be exceedingly popular
and therefore profitable. since editors
will compete in it the Bookman,
Pictorial Review, Hearst's Magazine,
Good Housekeeping, the Delineator.
having announced that : they will
send representatives. WHO will add
to the interest OF current periodicals
by writing their names on the
covers.
The authors and publishers com
mittee, which has charge of this
most important part of the fair, has
as its chairman Mrs. Grace Dufhe.
Boylan Geldert. Mrs. Larz Anderson
is vice chairman and Mrs. w. H
Moses secretary.
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Mrs. Warren Harding heads the list
OF patronesses for the motion picture
performance, Friday. April -. at the
knickcrbocker Theater. for the bens-
At of soldiers and sailors. The full
list OF patronesses includes Mrs. Cal
vim Coolidge, Mrs. Charles T.. Hughes.
Mrs. John w. Weeks, Mrs. Henry c.
Wallace Mrs. John Y. Davis, Mrs. r.
~. CoontZ, Mrs. William Haan, and
Mrs. John ". Dayton
Tho program, which Is given under
the auspices of the Admiral sampson
Unit OF the Woman's Legion. includes
in addition to the feature picture.
Wallace Reid in Always Auda acious."
Heaton comedy and a Bray cartoon,
a hne musical program Mrs. =. n
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