Evening star., 1927-04-13
PEN WOMEN PLAN
LITERARY CLINIC
Session Tomorrow to Survey
Various Types of Mod
ern Writings.

More than 200 members and guests
OF the Fourth Congress of the League
OF American Pen Women viii 90 into
session tomorrow morning at Il
o'clock in the Chinese room of thf
Mayfiower Hotel, TO hold sort ol
analytical clinic over American litera
ture, short stories, novels. fiction and
non-fiction works, III order to keel
authors and writer's apace of deNei
opments and furnish material for fu
ture creations in their respective
lines.
Mrs. Grace Thompson. Seton. ma
tional president. viii preside at the
morning session and Mrs. Edna NJ
CoIman. who has been in charge OF
arranging the program OF the con-
gress. will be in the chair during the
afternoon.
VIII Study Short Story.
The short story viii be the labora-
tory subject tomorrow morning. A
complete analysis of this type of
American literature will be made 10
try to achieve constructive develop
ment in this sort Of writing, it was
stated. During the afternoon the
literary surgeons Of the league VIII
conduct an exploratory operation upon
fiction and non-fction books Among
the leading figures at this session will
be Mary Badger Wilson, author OF
1.-The Painted City
Pearl Jubilee OF the formation OF
the league viii be celebrated starting
at 1:30 o'clock tonight at the May
flower with the annual meeting. 10
be followed by the presidents recep-
ton at 10 o'clock.
Program for Tomorrow.
Music and poetry viii be the theme
Of tomorrow evenings session in the
large ballroom Of the Mayfiower
The program has been arranged
by Angela Morgan, chairman of the
poetry section, and May Powell Hoi-
sington, vice chairman. Mrs. Seton,
will preside among the members of
the league whose poems will be read
are: Josephine Beach, Louise Laid
law, Anne Kennedy Gilbert, Grace
Hoffman White, Isabel Fiske Conant.
Grace Geldert. Margaretta Dickson.
Ruth Mason Rice, Scottie Mckenzie
Frasier. Marion Leland and Lucy III.
King Smith.
A male quartet will sing "The
Ride" the composition awarded the
SI00 prize in the national music con-
test of the league. The quartet Will
be composed of Louis Annis, Paul
Shannahan. Charles Gordon and Tu-
mis- Leef, and directed by Dean Shure.
Arrangements will be made by Mrs.
Edouard Albion, national vice chair
man of the music section of the
league. Two other songs written by
Miss Daniels will be sung by Mrs.
Francis c. Tying. with Katherine Hill
Rawls at the piano.
Honorable mention in the music
contest was won by Eleanor Everest
Freer. a member of the league in
Chicago, for her romantic opera,
''Massimilliano." and two songs by
Mrs. Freer will also be sung by Mrs.
Tying tomorrow night. The second
honorable mention was won by Jo-
sephine Crew Aylwin of California,
with her quintet for voice and
strings, entitled Silver" This Will be
played by the Marine Band Saturday
night at the joint reception Of the
D. A. r. and the league.
Miss Daniels has come on to Wash
ington from Massachusetts for the
pearl jubilee, and her prize win be
awarded to her in person tomorrow
night. The judges were Harvey Il.
Gaul and William II. Getting of Pitts
burgh and Deane Shure Of this city.
Short Stories Judged.
IN judging the snort stories suoihil-
ted in the league contest, 1t has been
found necessary to divide the original
" offered prize into three parts. The
Judges, who were DR.. Paul Kaufman.
James Lewis Moneyway and James
True, all were agreed on the best
three stories submitted, but each Of
the three judges selected a different
one Of the three stories for first place,
it was explained, the entire group be-
ing practically on an even plane as
candidates for this first place.
Consequently three equal prizes
win he awarded tomorrow night TO
Tara Macbeth Jones of Baltimore for
Danny Goes Druid, Blanche Smith
Ferguson of Baltimore for Right
From Paris" and Nelia Gardner
White of Buffalo for "The Brown
Leaf