The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-06-23
OVERSEAS WRITER'S HOLD
ANNIVERSARY LUNCHEON,

OVERSEAS WRITER'S HOLD
ANNIVERSARY LUNCHEON.
Overseas Writers, the Washing
ton organization of newspaper men
and authors who have had profess
sional service abroad. celebrated its
first anniversary at a luncheon at
the Shoreham yesterday. The special
guest of honor was Charles Z.
Hughes. the Secretary of State.
Other guests OF the club were Ed
ward Price Bell. the well-known
London correspondent of the Chi
cago Daily News and dean of
American newspaper men in Great
Britain. and Edward Bell, chief of
the foreign intelligence division OF
the State Department
The luncheon company was re-
ceived by the officers of Overseas
Writers. headed by Frederick Will
lam Vile. chairman, and Charles
G. Ross, L. c. Probert, r. V. Oula-
han. Jay G. Hayden and Stephen
G. Bonsal. Among members and
their guests in attendance were
Leroy T. Vernon. Charles E. Nor
ris. G. Logan Payne, II. E. c. Bryant.
Roy A. Roberts. Ralph A. Graves,
Walter J. Whiffen, Donald Wilhelm.
John S. Billings, Raymond f. Swins.
Ira f. Bennett, Franklin Fisher, A.
l.. Bradford. Charles Nicholson,
David Lawrence, Maynard o. Will
liams, william Hard, Edwin NJ.
Hood. Herbert Corey. Albert w. Fox.
Lewis Wood, J. Fred Essary. Frank
J. Taylor. Donald MacGregor, Rob-
ert T. Small. Horace Green. Har-
old Phelps Stokes and Mark Suiif-
van.
Ralph A. Graves and Franklin L.
Fisher will sail from New York for
an extensive tour of Europe. leavins
July on board the Aquitania.
They will visit the British Isles
and most of the countries on the
Continent, returning about Septem-
Der 10.
both on the staff of the National
Geographic Magazine. and will col
lect material for the magazine.
Mr.. and Mrs Cyrus T. Fox. of
Reading. Pa, are visiting their son
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. Garfield Fox, 1915 Euclid street
northwest Mr.. Fox, ST., is a former
president of the Pennsylvania State
Editorial Association. and is a WELL
known historian of Pennsylvania. He
has been for some years secretary Of
the Historical Society of Berks
County. which is one of the largest
county historical societies of the
United States, having a membership
of nearly 1900. On Wednesday he
was granted private audience by
President Harding.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Ashton, Of
Chicago, have returned to Wash
ington for visit and are stopping
at Wardman Park Hotel.
DIR. and Mrs. c. S. Branson and
family, of St. Louis. Mo-, are stop
ping at the Burlington Hotel.
TAKoMA PARK PASTOR
TO ENTERTAIN CONGREGATION.
The Rev. and Mrs. William E.
La Rue will entertain informally
at the new Takoma Park Baptist
parsonage, 6S11 Piney Branch road.
today, beginning at 2 p. m. and
to continue during the afternoon
and evening. Announcement has
been made that the reception will
be open not only to members Of the
church and congregation. but also
to citizens of the community. gem
orally.
Capt. and Mrs. c. H. Allison, of
Detroit, are spending the week at
the Burlington Hotel.
At the women's City Club We'd
nesday evening a Complimentary
dinner was given to Miss Hope X.
Thompson and Mrs. Edith. B. New
man by a few of their friends.
Miss Thompson Is leaving for The
Hague to attend the hearing on&khe
adjustment of the Norwegian ship
ping claims against the United
States; while Mrs. Newman returns
to Cuba where she is connected
with a sugar corporation. Judge
Mary O'Toole presided and had as
her guests Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mus.
sey and Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest.
Other guests were Miss F. f.. Stiles.
Miss Margaret Hanna, Ethel Lee
Lawrence, Tillie Steiner. Mrs. Wool
ward. Sarah Beall, DIR. A. Frances
Foye. Margaret Patch, Katherine
Pike. Gertrude Leonard, Laura Ma.
RE Berrien, Sarah Post G.oran.