Evening star., 1926-04-25
PEN WOMEN HOLD
ANNUAL. BREAKFAST
Noted Writers Speak at PreI-
Ude to Meeting Which
>. Opens Tomorrow.

Efervescing with humor. music AND
entertaining remarks by favorite
American and British writer's and
artists, the authors breakfast Of the
League Of American Pen Women at
the Mayfower Hotel vesterda y
served as q fitting social prelude TO
the formal opening of the organiza
TONS third biennial convention.
Mrs. Harry Atwood Colman. re-
firing national president. will call
The convention to order at the Shore
ham Hotel tomorrow morning at 20
o'clock Among the delegates, mum
bering more than 100, will be some Of
americas most brilliant woman
writers. The conventions program is
crowded with business activities and
a diversity of social events.
Ellis Parker Butler, humorist and
novelist, acted as toastmaster at the
breakfast, which was pronounced by
Mabel Garrison. Metropolitan Opera
star and one of the honor guests. as
a delightful birthday party" The
authors feast. she reflected. occur
red on the anniversary of her birth.
Lewis Discusses Shakespeare.
Shakespeare influence of English
and American literature was touched
on by Wilmot Lewis. correspondent
of the London Times. The sources
from which English idiomatic and
proverbial expressions have come
hs said, "are. first John Bunyon:
second, William Shakespeare. and
third, Burke. Every day in our
speaking and writing we, consciously
on unconsciously, pay a tribute to
the work of this great man Shake
seeare. He is one of the links that
makes the Atlantic, after all. a very
small pond"
Or. Henry C. Rowland author Of
numerous books and short stories Of
sea adventures, talked on the writing
~ adventure stories, while Mary Rob-
'rt Rinehart told her author col
leagues that If there is truth in the
theory that every writer really writes
If the things he wants most to do, the
world has lost in her a startling Grim
ina1 An appeal was made to the pen
women by Nine. Olga Samaroff. music
correspondent of the New York Eve
ming Post. 10 aid in increasing Amer
icas understanding Of music and stim.
ulating a love for it. Gerald Pran-
l,ow. English author, urged the writ
ers to cultivate good will and fellow.
ship among English-speakinG people.
in whose hands, he declared, rests the
future peace Of the world.
Describes Hawaiian Culture
Gov. w. r. Harrington of Hawaii
spoke on Hawaiian culture. Luise
SillcoX, secretary of the Authors
their cooperation in copyright legis-
1of
viewed briefly the history of the
league and outlined the plans to
erect in Washington a suitable club
house for the organization. Others
who spoke were Richard Washburn
Child former Ambassador to Italy:
Mrs Clarence NJ. Busch. retiring first
national vice president; Mrs. John Is.
Henderson and Mrs. Minnigerode
andrews.
The Authors breakfast was fol
lowed by a motion picture conference
and a reception at the Shoreham
Hotel last night given by Mrs. Col
man. The social calendar for today
includes a poets matinee at 2:30
O'Clock. a reception to out-of-town
delegates at O'Clock. and a program
at the Washington Arts Club at $50
at which Mrs. Milton Reed and Mrs.
William Wolff will act as hostesses.
The address of welcome at the open
ing session tomorrow will be made by
District Engineer Commissioner j.
Franklin Bell. Mrs. Clarence NJ. Busch
will respond. A talk also will be made
by G. A. Lyon of The Evening Star
on Value of Oratorical Contest on
Constitution" A nominating commit
tee will be elected at the morning
session.
Reception is Planned.
A luncheon will he held after the
morning session, and in the afternoon
the short story section of the league
will convene. A reception to visiting
delegates at the District branch of
the league, at 1909 RI street, will close
the first days program.
The nominating committee Will
make it's report at the business Ses-
sion Tuesday morning and in the aft
ernoon a meeting of the authors con-
Eress will be held The election of
officers will feature Wednesdays
>meetinG. There are four candidates
for the national presidency-Mrs.
Grace Thompson Seaton Of New York.
Bertha Lincoln Hustis of California.
Mrs. Elise Mulliken of the District of
Columbia and Mrs. Grace +. Polk of
Indiana. Mrs. Mulliken's candidacy
was brought forward at a meeting Of
the District delegates yesterday.
The final session of the convention
will be held Friday. IT will he fea-
tured by a memorial hour. In the
afternoon a pilgrimage will be made
by the delegates to the tomb of the
Unknown Soldier. A reception for
officers and delegates at the home of
Mrs. Delos Blodgett. at 1900 Sixteenth
street. is the closing event on the
program. 1t will be held Friday aft
ernoon at o'clock