Evening star., 1927-05-22

NE of the interesting corners
in the attractive headquar.
ters of the National League
of American Pen Women at
the Maytower Hotel is the
''map corner" where a large map of
the United states is hung. dotted with
red. blue, yellow and green pins. This
Is the map arranged by Mrs. Grace
Thompson Seton, national president
of the league, to record the vitality
and growth Of the organization.
Active, fully functioning branches are
represented by red pins, branches in
process Of formation by yellow pins,
the home location of State vice presi.
dents by blue pins. and branches
where some special work needs to be
done by green pins.
During the past year, the first of
Mrs. Seton's administration, new
branches have been organized in cen
trail New York. headquarters at SYRIA
cuse; Newport, r. l.; Philadelphia,
Pa: Cleveland, Ohio; Chicago. III. ire
organizedl Sonoma County. Calf;
Butte County. Calf, and Memphis,
Tenn. These branches have taken in
prominent woman writer's, artists and
musicians in their localities, and are
active in the various fields of league
work. They bring the roster of
branches at the end of the league
year for 1926-27 up to -, with a num-
ber Of others in the process of organi-
cation, at Seattle, Washington State:
Boston, Mass; Rochester. n. Y;
Yankton. s. Oak, and Omaha, Nehr.
The orga nization meeting for Omaha
Is to take place tomorrow, eligible
women from that section of the coun-
try having been called together by
Mrs. John Shaker, State vice president
for Nebraska, and Mrs. Mary Popple-
ton Learned and Mrs. Cora p. Mullin
of Omaha, now members at large
from Nebraska.
Mrs. Lila Wood Daniel of the Cleve-
land branch. who has been appointed
special organizer for the president,
will go to Boston the first week in
June to assist in organizing the Bos
ton branch. Mrs. Seton also expects
to be present at the ceremonies.
Mrs. Henry Riggs Rathbone, wife
of Representative Rathbone of llli-
nois, is State vice president of the
league in Illinois. The Chicago
branch has been recently organized,
following visit to Chicago by Mrs.
Seton this past year, and numbers
among its members Frances NJ. Ford,
dean of newspaper women in that
STATE; Vera Brady Shipman, Irene
Jean Crandall. Eleanor f. Freer, COM
poser. who won honorable mention
in the recent national music contest
of the league; Mrs. Edith Rockefeller
Mccormick and others of equal note.
The central New York branch,
which has its headquarters at Syra
cuse is composed of particularly ac-
tive authors. artists and composers, |
having on its roster such we'll known
ATpv- 0oS. hi fYaNhN n
Andrews. Ella kellogg Gardener (pres- |
ident), Mary Hutchins Phelps c'Pru-
dence PennyD, Prof. Minnie Mason
Beebe and others.
Among the older branches of the
league. much notable work has been
done during the past year. TIE art
exhibition staged by the New York
branch. in cooperation with the ma
tional, under the direction of Mrs.
Ethel Heaven Hamilton, this Spring,
was a notable achievement. Congratu-
Ia tions are also being extended, at pres
ent, to Mrs. CLARENCE NJ. Busch, former
first national vice president and nov
president of the Miami branch, for the
important part taken by the Miami
league in the recent Florida Little |
Theater Tournament, when a number
of clubs and schools competed for the
ltiS l1dULGI TONIHdH cup,
second and third prizes. Miami Cham
ber Of Commerce cups; Harry A
Leach cup, Samuel French award of
500, ETC.
Mrs Busch was chairman of the
tournament, during the course of
which play, Buying Culture" by
G. Antoinette Wood, a member of the |
Miami league, was presented by the |
league, with Roma Nickerson Haw- |
kins, also a league member, in one of |
the principal characters, Mrs. Hans |
Spreckles, a widowed storekeeper." |
Mrs. Busch, the members of her ex- |
ecutive board and the entire roster /
of the Miami league We're sponsors for |
the leagues offering in the tourna- |
ment.
The affair aroused widespread at.
tention, Mayor E. c. Romfh of Miami |
saying of it: 81 think this tournament |
is splendid medium for self-expres.
sion and development of culture, and |
am glad to see amateur dramatics |
encouraged in Miami" Mrs. /. A. |
Bennett, president of Dade County |
Federation of Women's Clubs, said |
This is one of the most important |
events In the cultural life of Miami |
and the State of Florida" Marjory
Stoneman Douglas, indorsing the