The Washington herald., 1922-04-27
LITERARY LEADERS
JOIN NOTED GUESTS.
ATAUTHORS' S'PARTY.
A m eric an Penwomen's
Breakfast at Wardman
e Park Inn Attracts.


Writers. musicians. composers. ar
lists. editors. publishers. critics and
representatives of the diplomatic
officials. army and navy and resi-
dential circles representing every
corner of the United States and
several corners OF Europe, gathered
yesterday at the authors break
fast given at Wardman Park Ho-
tel. the leading feature of yester-
days program of the silver jubilee
and first biennial convention of the
League of American Pen Women.
The guests were seated at numer-
Gus tables in the large dining room
at Wardman Park Hotel, where
one large American flag formed
the only decoration.
The honor guests were Mrs Louis
n, Geldert chairman book fair COM
mittee: Mrs. ] ]. Locher. vice chair
man; Mrs. Helen r. Bamberger,
chairman authors breakfast; DR.. and
Mrs. Stanley Rinehart, Mr.. and Mrs.
Basil King, Mrs. Anna Katharine
Greene Rohlfs, Mrs. H. H. A. Beach.
Mrs Mary Johnson, Miss Margaret
Widdemer. Miss Angela Morgan. Mrs.
Daniel Lothrop, Princess Cantacu-
zene. Mrs. Ida Clyde Clarke: ]. J.
Underwood. Seattle Chamber of Com
merce; the Rev Edward A. Henna.
archbishop or San Francisco; Cen
Amos A. Fries; Herbert F. Jenkins.
managing editor Little. Brown and
Company. and Mrs. Jenkins; Lyman
Sturgis. managing editor Century
book house; W. F. Bigelow, editor
Good Housekeeping; s. s. Mcclure.
M AR l 1Us
Penn Publishing Company; also Hell
en- Rowland. Mrs. Calvin Coolidge.
Nine. de Riano. Mrs. William II.
Taft. Mrs. Charles E. Hughes. Gen.
John j. Pershing. Admiral and Mrs.
Robert Coontz. Gen. and Mrs. John
A. Eejeune, and Mrs. William Brown
Maloney
Mrs Keys Presides.
Mrs. Henry Wilder Keyes. wife OF
Senator Keyes. acting president OF
the league and a noted authoress
presided at the head table having
with her on her right Mrs. Calvin
Coolidge and on her left Mrs. WILL
lam H. Taft. Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge acted as host for her. hav-
ing on his right, Mrs. Charles T.
Hughes and on his left Miss Cora
Rigby. president OF the National
Women's Press Club. Others at
that table were Mrs. Lothrop. Mrs
Rinehart, Miss Angela Morgan. DR.
Fanehough, of Leland Stanford
University. and Mr.. Bigelow. Gen
Pershing was at the table presided
over by Mrs. Herman Hoch.
Following the serving of the
breakfast Mrs. Keyes made a short
opening address of welcome during
which she delivered message
from Mrs. Warren G. Harding, who
Is an active member of the league
She also introduced a few of the
notables present who stood up SO
that the guests could see them for
a moment. Senator Lodge made
an address telling a little of his
literary experiences. after which
Mrs. Louis N. Geldert, as toast
mistress, introduced the speakers
and others on the program. which
was interspersed with topical songs
sung by Mrs. Luther f. Gregory,
wife of Read Admiral Gregory. su-
perintendent of yards and docks
Mrs. Gregory before her marriage
was Miss Pauline Turner, a pro-
fessional concert artist on the Pa
Cific Coast.
Gen. Pershing Talks.
DASH hlnk spoke, aIter wnich
Gen. Pershing gave a short talk.
John Farrar. editor of the Book
man, spoke as did also Nine. Grou-
itch, wife of the Minister of the
Serbs. Croats and Slovenes; Rear
Admiral Coontz. Admiral Gregory,
Miss Angela Morgan who read a
poem. Challenge to womankind. "
written by her at the request of
Mrs keyes, especially for the
league conventions; and Gen. Le-
jeune. speaking in the order men,
toned.
The hostesses at the various
tables were: Mrs Edouard Albion,
Mrs James Ament. Mrs. Larz An
derson, Mrs. Z. +. Andrews, Miss
Mary Meek Atkeson: Mrs. r. s.
Hamburger, Mrs. A. G. Bedell, Mrs
Jessica E. Benham, Mrs Lillian
Cole-Bethel. Mrs. Mary st Clair
Blackburn. Miss Mabel Boardman.
Mrs. Gilmer Brenizer. Mrs. John
Gable, Mrs. r. Z. Carlson, Mrs.
Daniel c. Chace. Mrs. Appleton p.
Clark. Mrs. Sara a. Clemons, Mrs.