The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
CONVEN TIONS
LOOM ON
HORIZON
Washington Surrenders
to the Daughters; Pen
Women to Meet Next
BY JEAN ELIOT.

BY JEAN ELIOT.
NPRINGTIME is convention time
in Washington. The annual
~ Continental Congress Of the
d. A. r. begins today, the town
surrendering to the Daughters
without a blow. Hard upon its
heels viii come the meeting of the
Daughters OF 1912, also an annual
event, and arranged to follow the
D. A. r. congress in order that
women who belong to both organ.
cations may the more conveniently
take in both conventions.
The Authors Congress Of the
League of American Penwomen,
which viii be in session here from
April % to May 2. will bring to
Washington scores OF writer's, ml-
eicians and devotees Of kindred
arts who are nationally-no inter-
acknowledgements. In truth, the
League of American Penwipers. /"
rs the organization has been wag-
gish1y. dubbed, comes into its own
with a vengeance on this occasion.
On the horizon, too, looms the
great quinquennial session OF the
International Council of Women, to
be held here in May. This win be
attended by delegates from all over
the world and will certainly bring
about one Of the most interesting
hssemblages Of women in our his
tory. The Marchioness OF Aber-
neen and Temair, president of the
International Council, is arriving
In New York today with the
Marquis Of Aberdeen, but they viii
stay over for the opening OF the
Architectural Exhibition before
coming to Washington. Mrs.
Philip North Moore, president of
the National Council of Women, is
already here, immersed in pre-
paFations for the ''Quinquennia1;;"
and Mrs. Glen Levin Swiggett is
locally in charge Of arrangements.
Headquarters Transferred to
Willard; Festivities Planned.
In order to be in the thick OF
things, Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook,
president general OF the D. A. r.,
has moved from Wardman Park
Hotel to the Willard, which has
been a sort OF unofficial general
headquarters for the Daughters
from time immemorial, and viii
remain there while the congress is
in session. Mr.. Cook has arrived
from Cooksburg, Pa, to be w ID
her for the week and will be q
sort OF unofficial aide de camp.
Mrs. Cook, by the way, was the
storm center of much Of the pre-
convention entertaining which has
marked the last several days. The
Vice Presidents general gave q big
luncheon for her on Saturday and
last evening, Miss Alice Louise Nc
Duffee, senior vice president, enter
tanned for her individually with a
delightful dinner party. Miss Nc
Duffee, who is the national chair
woman of the Americanization COM
mittee, win also entertain forty
eight, State chairwomen Of the
committee at luncheon Tuesday at
the PoWhatan.
Although two sessions morning
and afternoon-win precede 1t, the
meeting of the ID. A. r. Congress
this evening may be described as
its official opening, since the Prssl-
dent Of the United States is to al
dress the Daughters. with. the
French Ambassador, NJ. Daeschner,
Speaker Longworth and other no.
tables on the program. Strange It
will seem to see Ambassador
Caeschner In place of Ambassadors
Jusserand, whose address has been
n feature of d. A. r. conventions
almost since the memory OF man!
This meeting, as all the full
meetings of the convention, will be
held in the Washington Auditorium
instead of in Memorial Continental
Hal. As there is no election for
president-generaI this year, the
hlost exciting business before the
congress will undoubtedly be the
adoption of plans for building
huge auditorium to supplement Me-
mortal Continental Hall already
outgrown. But fences are being
layed for next years campaign and
81 would not be surprising If eveli
at this conference there developed
enough OF a fight to make things
Interesting.
Entertaining for the daughters.
individually make this week one or
the gayest OF the season. The
president generals reception is per.
haps the most important event OF
the week from the social point or
view, excepting only President and
Mrs. Coolidge's reception for the
Daughters on Thursday. Then there
is the banquet with which the con-
ference always closes and to which
husbands are to be admitted this
year, while the pages ball stands
out as far and away the prettiest
Of festivities. This is given an
nualIy by Mrs. Larz Anderson
through the Susan Riviere Hetzel
Chapter, of which she is a member.
Original and Attractive Features
Mark Pen WOmen's Congress.
The mystery surrounding the
program for the authors breakfast
of the League of American Pen
women, which is to be held at
the Mayflower Hotel on Saturday.
IS rousing unusual interest and
most Of the stars of the literary
armament have been tagged" for
appearance at this annual jollifi-
cation. always one OF the important
events of the springtime conven.
tion.
Mrs. Harry Atwood Coleman, ma
fional president of the league and
chairman of the breakfast, has an
nounced that Helen Rowland and
George Barr Baker will be two
of the distinguished group of ar
fists, in addition to s. S. Mcclure,
but other features of the unique
program are being held in reserve
and will be announced later with
q list of honor guests. Mrs. ELI
Helmick has the seating and the
tickets in charge.
The Poets Matinee, scheduled for
Sunday Afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in
the ballroom of the Shoreham Hotel
with readings of their own work by