Evening star., 1924-01-27
COM MITTEES NAMED
FOR WOMEN'S PARLEY
National President of Pen Women S
League Getting Ready for
April Convention.
WILL MEET IN WASHINGTON
List of Those Put in Charge of
Arrangements.
WILL MEET IN WASHINGTON

Mrs. Louis n. Geldert, national preSi-
dent of the League of American Pen
Women, and director general of the
Forthcoming biennial convention here, of
the league, has announced committee
appointments for the convention to be
held in Washington April 1926, at the
Shoreham Hotel, now national head
quarters of the literary body An au-
thors breakfast will be given at the
"ardman Park Hotel on the closing
day, Saturday. ADri' &c
General Chairman.
Mrs William Wolf Smith, general
convention chairman, will be in charge
OF all convention activities, assisted by
the following chairmen, with Mrs. Lillian
SoIe-Bethel. serving as parliamentarian
Nominating committee-Mrs. Aaron
D. Newman, chairman; Mrs. Homer
1Ioch, Mrs. Luther Z. Gregory, Mrs
John Mock, Mrs. J. Irwin Steele, Mrs.
William Wolff Smith, Mrs. Anna San.
born Hamilton.
By-laws-Mrs. J. Harry Cunning
nam, chairman; Mrs. Harry Atwood
Colman. Mrs. Nanette b. Paul, Mrs.
Llilan Cole Bethel Mrs. William Ath-
o. vi.
naugh, Mrs. G. G. White, Miss Mabel
Louise White, Mrs. Gertrude Bucking-
nam Thomas, Mrs. Anna Sanborn
Hamilton. This committee will be as
sisted by supplementary bylaws
committee, composed of the branch
presidents-Mrs. Frances H. Durham,
Alabama; Mrs. Bernie Babcock, Ar
kansas; Mrs. f. r. Zimmerman. Balti-
more; Miss Mary Bird Clayes, Bereley;
Mrs L. y. Miller, Colorado: Mrs. Har-
rlet Hawtey Locher, District of Go
!unbia; Mrs. Bonnie NJ. Busch, Flor
IDA; Mrs. Martha p. Ridge. Illinois;
Mrs. Carrie b. Fenton, Indiana: Miss
Lenore Athony, Kansas City: Mrs.
Bertha Lincoln Heustis, Los Angeles;
Mrs. Gertrude Gunderson, Mitchell,
): D.; Mrs. Frances Kautz Read, New
York city: Mrs. Margaret Olive Jor-
Dan, San Diego: Mrs. Frederick Col
purn, San Francisco; Mrs. Katharine
dunlap Gather, Santa Clara County;
Mrs. Charles Halbkat, South Dakota;
Mrs; Rosser Thomas, Texas; Mrs.
Spalding Evans. western New York:
MRS. Marie Tello Phillips, western
Pennsylvania.
Others in Charge.
Music committee. Mrs. Dorothy De
Muth Watson.
Social and housing. Mrs. Harriet
Hawley Locher, president District of
Goiumbia 5, branch, assisted by Miss
Printing, Mrs. Macpherson Crichton.
Resolutions, Mrs. William Wolff
Smith.
Publicity, Miss Eliza Pope Van
Dyne.
Mrs. Harry Atwood Colman, first
national vice president, will be chair
man of the authors congress, as
sisted by. Dr.. Mary Meek Atkeson.
vice chairman; Mrs Dorothy De
Muth Watson, composers group;
Mrs. Anna katherine Green, novelists;
AIrs. Ida D. Peters. short stories;
Mrs. Gertrude Thomas, poets; Miss
Laura Thornborough, motion pic
lures; Mrs. Faith V. Villas. dramatists.
Mrs. Louis \. Geldert, originator
Of the idea Of the authors breakfast
Will be in charge of that feature this
year as usual, harin" with her as
assistants Mrs. Theodore Tillcr, Mrs.
Amos \. Fries, Mrs Luther r.. Greg
ory, Mrs. Edward Nelson DingIey,
Mrs. John Mock, Mrs. John Gable, Mrs.
Homer Hoch, Miss Mary Funk, Miss
Retecce Dial, Mrs. Virginia King Frye,
Mrs. Crete =. Hutchinson. Mrs Daniel
9. Chace. Mrs. }. Irwin Steele.
Heads of Committees.
Mrs. William Wolff Smith will be
chairman of the ticket committee;
S1rs. Theodore Tiller, chairman of the
committee on Arrangements; Mrs.
Geldert will have with her Oh the in
vitations committee Mrs. Richard
Yates, Mrs. II. S. Mulliken, Mrs. Sam
uel Adams Mrs. Caroline Giltinan
Harlow. Mrs. Delos Blodgett, Mrs
Macpherson CEchton. Mrs. Milton
Reed and Mrs. Neyle Colquitt.