Evening star., 1925-02-01
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Plans for the national observance
of the 105th anniversary of her birth
are being perfected. Requests are be-
ing made to schools. clubs and
churches by letter and radio all over
the country to join in honoring her
memory.
All organizations of Washington
that wish to participate in the exer-
cises. which will be held in the First
Congregational Church, February Is,
will please send names to Mrs. Rose
Arnold Powell. 1913 II street, with the
probable number who will attend.
The organization of the foundation
is moving gradually to the point where
the erection of the proposed memorial
may be undertaken. At the meeting
Monday evening business OF inpor-
tance was considered. Among the
callers on Saturday afternoon were
number of out-oftown women who
were dseply interested in this effort
20 place Susan B. Anthony among our
national leaders.
Recent additions to the membership
include Mrs. John Allen Daugherty,
Mrs B l.. Perkins. Mrs. A. X. Camp
bell, Mrs. ]. w. Allison, Mrs. Jennie o.
Berliner, Miss Mamie Lancaster, Miss
Beatrice V. Gift, Miss Mate H. Lewis.
Mrs. D. Eta Davis, Mrs. Ford Evans
Young, Mrs. Annie Hill Gaddis and
Mrs. Friend.
The District League of American
Pen Women held a business meeting
Tuesday evening, having been post
poned from its regular date, Monday,
because OF the Washington Opera
Co.'S performance of Faust" on that
evening. Mrs. Harriet Hawley Locher.
the president, received the reports of
the officers and committees of her ad-
ministration.
Mrs. Katherine Fenton, chairman
of the bylaws committee, presented
tentative form of bylaws for the
operation of the District League.
These will be submitted to the mem
bership for approval, and will be
voted on at the February meeting.
The new clubhouse rules have al
ready been formally adopted. and
will soon be in the hands Of the
members.
Mrs. Locher had with her as her
special guest Del Rose Macan, dra-
matte director for the Philadelphia
Interstate Dairy Council. who told
something of her work, one branch of
which is the putting on of health
plays in the public schools of Phila-
delphia, the children being the actors
in these plays.
Another interesting speaker was
Mrs. Elizabeth Towne, editor of the
Nautilus Magazine.
The meeting was preceded by an
adjourned session Of the executive
board.
The craft group meetings of the
current week will be short story, to-
morrow night, under Miss Mary Meek
Atkeson, chairman of the group, and
children's literature, under Mrs. Peg
Sy Albion, the latter group meeting
at the home of Mrs. Albion, 1914 G
street.
The National League OF American
Pen Women continues activities in
behalf of the authors copyright bill,
sponsored by Representative Perkins of
New Jersey.
local committee of Pen Women has
been appointed to keep in touch with
New York and visiting authors. Mrs.
Atherton Du Puy is chairman. Among
others of the committee are Mrs Emily
Newell Blair, Mrs. l.. H. Dingley Mrs.
Theodore Tiller and Mrs. J. Irwin Steel,
There will be another visiting delegation
OF authors who will be here for the COM
mittee hearing at the Capitol on Tues
day. The National League of Pen Wom-
en- has planned a dinner conference for
these authors at the Shoreham Hotel,
when the copyright bill will again be ex-
planned and discussed.
Two new books by Pen Women have
been announced by publishers Seventy
five Years of White House Gossip" by
Mrs. Edna NJ. Colman, national presi-
dent of the league. and a novel, Trap
ped, by Louise Henry Cowan. a Pen
woman of Knoxville, Tenn. Plans for
the authors congress in April are being
made. Mrs. NJ. Peters, chairman of the
short story section, and Narbro Barclay
viii hold each morning short-story con-
ferenceS. There will be an editorial con-
ference led by Ida Clyde Clark, editor
Pictorial Review
The book fair will be taken care of by
Woodward & Lothrop, who will devote
a large floor space to this feature. Plans
are being perfected for three nights of
music by American composers.
Soroptimists had as guest of honor
and speaker at their luncheon Wed
nesday at the Lafayette DR. Claude
IA Benner, member of the staff of the
Carnegie Institute of Economics
Speaking of Our Marketing Prob
lems," DR.. Benner said: 1T costs
more to distribute an article than it
does to produce it" Miss Caroline
Lanman was booster of the day, and
had as her subject Miss Matte Glib
son, superintendent of Childrens Hos
pttal. 1t was brought out in MISS
LanmanS talk that the dental clinic,
TO which the Soroptimist Club makes
monthly contributions, and other inn
portant facilities have been installed
under Miss Gibson's regime. She was
nurse In the front lines during the
war and holds croix de guerre for
heroic work among the wounded.
Mrs. Elsie Coleman announced that
approximately 5000 was needed to in
sure head phones for the inmates of
the Home for the Aged. This is in
addition to the radio which was re-
Gently installed by the Soroptimist
Club. The amount was virtually all
subscribed. Soroptimists attended
the Washington Opera Co.'S produc-
tion Of Faust" and expressed appre-
citation of the successful efforts of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albion to launch a cam
paign for a national opera Announce
ment was made that Mrs. Jennie
Kafka will entertain Soroptimists at
tea this afternoon from to z
o'clock in honor of her group, which
holds the highest attendance record
is captain of the group. Mrs. Ethel
knight Pollard presided.
Phil Sheridan Woman's Relief Corps,
No. Il, at its last meeting initiated
Mrs. Carrie Nolan, who is depart
ment patriotic Instructor of the U. S.
w. v. A Comdr. Mawson of Phil
Sheridan Post, with Past Comdr.
Grumley, attended the meeting.
The president, Mrs. Charlotte NJ.
Cary, spoke of the presentation of
flag to Bancroft School for use in
the fifth and sixth grades, Mrs. Ida
a. Oldroyd having made the pre-
sentation speech
Many members of the corps at
tended a reception given by Past
Comdr. Grumleys daughter on his
aiDhfietI1 birthday an0iVerSarV Good