Evening star., 1924-04-25
Pen WOMEN WRANGLE
OVER HONOR LIST
Heated Debate Follows Choice of
Mrs. Rinehart as Honor
ary Member.
LEAGUE LAUDS
Mrs. Tiller Scored for "Indulging
in Personalities"

Heated debate marked today's ses-
sion of the biennial convention Of the
League of American Pen Women in
the Shoreham Hotel today when an
effort was made to place the selec-
tion of honorary members in the
hands of the state boards instead OF
the national executive board.
The name Of Mrs. Mary Roberts
Rinehart was mentioned in the
course of the debate by Mrs. Theodore
Tiller of this city, and resulted in
loud protests from other delegates
that Personalities" should be barred.
Mrs. Tiller objected to Mrs. Rine-
hare as an honorary member, because,
she said, the noted authoreSS had
dome nothing to further the inter-
ests of the league"
Mrs. Tiller pointed out that it would
be "unwise" to place the selection OF
honorary members solely in the hands
of the national board and deprive
other members of the opportunity OF
expressing approval or disaporoval.
She declared she lad opposed the
election of Mrs. Rnehart last year
and was surprised to find she had
been made an honorary member any
how
Mrs. c. NJ. Brumbaugh, also OF
Washington, criticized Mrs; FILLER Tor
..indulging in personalities. and
moved that the name Of Mrs. kine,
hart be removed from the record ana
IAN authoress" substituted for II.
The motion was carried and was loi-
papers be requested to refrain from
publishing the proceedings. Wnlch
also was passed. Instantly. however
there were objections that the
Ieaeue of American Pen Women was
attempting to suppress the press.
Mrs. Rhinehart Honored.
Ev.ntpalIy a motion was adopted
which invested the selection OF non
orary members in the national ooara.
Virtually the entire morning was oc-
cupied by the debate, and numerous
delegates denounced the attack On
Mrs. Rinehart, declaring she was .
most welcome member OF the
league" and that her name mao peSh
unfortunately mentioned. me :,
aiding officer joined the protests ano
announced that-the session hao. uh-
fortunately, been dealing in person, ,
alit.es and should not nave done 80,
The resolution by which the league
would have admitted .highly a"e spe-
cialized' writers, who accept no com
pensation for their work, to member
shin was withdrawn after an e1.
PLANTATION that 1T had exclted UNIQUE
concern. A number OF resoiutions
were adopted, but the resolutions
committee refused to indorse one at
lacking the daily press for vulgar
pictures"
Animated Beck Review.
Fiction, modern and historic, pass
ed in animated review at the ward
man Park Hotel last night when the
members of the League or American
pen Women and their guests MADE
merry at the annual costume carnival
ball of the organization Gayiy oeo-
grated in mystic Arabic style, the
supper room was crowded with revei-
ers.
Most of the frolickers wore fancy
costumes, many representing Wen
known books of both the present and
a past generation. Others represent,
ed famous characters of history and
petite pages lent an ultra-modern
effect to the scene by appearing as
mah-jong tiles including charters,
bamboos, circles and the wind.
Many specially arranged features
were provided for the entertainment
of the guests, and one OF the most
attractive was a rendention OF the pea
cock dance by the Caroline Mckinley
Dancers, including Misses Marian
Chace, Florence Thompson, Evelyn
Davis and Judy Lyeth.
Mrs. Coolidge is to receive the dele
gates to the convention at 5 o'clock
this afternoon.