The Washington herald., 1922-02-27
PRINCESS CANTACUZENE
GUEST OF PEN WOMEN.

! Princess Csntacuzene was the
| guest of honor and speaker at the
regular Sunday afternoon tea of
the League OF American Pen wc-
men yesterday at the national
headquarters. 1122 H street north
west. There were attractive must
cal features. with Lieut.. Jean j.
Labat Of the French Embassy as
vocalist. and Mrs. John Cable wife
of Representative Cable OF Ohio, at
/ the piano. Mrs. Elizabeth c. Wick
ershsm was at the tea table. as
sisted by Miss Jane Grey Syme.
Mrs L. S. Mayer. Miss Mabel Louise
White, Miss Elizabeth Hyde.
The National Convention. called
for April 25-2S. with headquarters
at the wardman Park Hotel. with
its accompanying Book Fair and
Authors Costume Ball. and, as one
of the prime features this year. the
famous Authors Breakfast. sched-
| uled for April &c. is being looked
! forward to By penwomen all over
| the country. The three main di-
| visions OF the work have been
placed through the appointments of
Mrs. William Anterior Du Puy, ma
IlOHdl pEtSlutHl, unucT inc lOllO"-
| ing chairmen: Mrs. Harry Atwood
! Colman. chairman OF the Conven-
/ ton Committee: Mrs. Louis n.
Geldert CGrace Duffie Boylan) chair
man of the Book Fair. Authors and
| Publishers Committee: Mrs. Theo-
| dore Tiller, president of the City OF
| Washington League. chairman of
the Hospitality and Ball Committee.
Mrs. Colman has as her COM
mittee the National Executive
Board. which comprises the ma
tional officers residing in Washing
! ton and president of the fifteen
leagues throughout the country.
Mrs. Geldert's committee is COM
posed of the following Washington
members: Mrs. Harriet Hawley
| Locher. vice chairman; Mrs. Lillian
c. B. McA. Mayer, secretary; Mrs.
Amos A. Fries. Mrs Larz Anderson,
Mrs. Homer Hoch. Mrs. William II.
Moses. Mrs. G. Austin Thomas. Miss
Lillian Williamson. Miss Marie c.
Redfern, Mrs. jules Goodenow, Miss
Bertha Bliss Tyler. Miss Fannie
| Wolfson, Mrs. james Monro, Miss
Katharine Wootten. Mrs. Harriet
Hawley Locher will be in charge OF
| the Authors Breakfast; Mrs. c. A.
Thomas is sub-chairman OF the
Poetry Division and Mrs. Larz An
derson sub-chairman of the Drama
Division.
The following subcommittee
heads have been appointed by Mrs.
Theodore Tiller for the Authors
Costume Ball, to be given the clos
ing night OF the convention, April
Is, at the Wardman Park Hotel;
Mrs. Amos A. Fries. chairman of the
Tables Committee"-a novelty Of
the ball this year being the sale of
tables, with supper. instead of the
customary boxes. each table to be
named for some book and the guests
representing the characters of that
book. Mrs. Fries will have assist
ing her, Mrs. William F.. Dennis,
Mrs. Hal Smith. Mrs. Clifford Ire
land. Mrs. Homer Hoch, Mrs. Kate
Marcia Forbes. Mrs. John Cable and
Mrs. George w. Stuart. president OF
the Baltimore League of American
Pen Women. Mrs. William Wolff
| Smith is chairman OF the committee
appointed to name the tables.
| Miss Rebecca Dial, daughter ct
Senator Dial of South Carolina, is
chairman of the Young Ladies COM
mittee, and will announce those as
sisting her later. Mrs. c. A Thomas
Is chairman of the Printing COM
nittee, other committee heads to be
named from time to time.
The public is invited to attend the
annual meeting of the woman's
| Welfare Association at the new
home. 1929 Eleventh street north
west, this afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock.
| Reports will be given of the
years work and members elected
to the board OF directors. Officers
Of the association are Mrs. Charles
w. Wetmore. president; Mrs. H. l..
Rust, Mrs. John Allen Dougherty,
Mrs. Charles B. Drake and Mrs. c.
G. Calhoun. vice presidents; Mrs,
Julius Lansburgh.s secretary; Mrs.
James II. Turner, acting secretary;
Mrs. Samuel g. Blythe. treasurer,
and Miss Mabel T. stockslager, su.
perintendent. .,
MISS NARY BRENT WITT
WEEDS ALEXANDER HAGNER.