The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-15
PLANSMATURE
FOR AUTHORS
BREAKFAST
Notable Guests to Be
At Speakers
Table

The Authors Breakfast of the Ma.
tional League Of American Pen
Women viii take place tomorrow at
1880 o'clock. in the main bailroom
OF the Mayflower Hotel. A large
number of tables have been taken.
and the room will be filled to capac-
ity with members Of the league,
which is celebrating its thirtieth an.
niversary this week. and with many
representatives of official and resi-
dental society in Washington.
Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton. ma.
tionai president of the organization,
will preside at the breakfast and
others at the honor table will be the
speakers Of the day. This group
includes Deane Shure, composer:
Miss Sarah D. Lowrie, columnist;
Joe Mitchell Chappell, scientist;
Ernest Thompson Seton, naturalist:
Mrs. Elizabeth T. Brodie, sculptor,
Mrs. Elizabeth MEG. Knowles. paint.
er; Lyman Beecher Stowe, pub
Usher; Richard Halliburton, ro-
mancer. and Clifford Bergman,
cartoonist. A number of disting-
uished guests viii also be at this
table. including the Secretary of the
Navy Curtis ID. Wilbur; the chief OF
staff Of the Army. Maj. Gen. Charles
p. Summerall; Sir Edward Lutyens,
Mrs. John B. Henderson, Byron
Price. chief of the Bureau of the
Associated Press: Ashmun Brown.
president Of the Gridiron Club; Louis
Ludlow, president of the National
Press Club; Miss Cora Rigby, presi-
dent Of the Women's National Press
Club; Mrs. Sallie v. H. Pickett. vice
president Of the Women's Press
Club; Princess Cantacuzene. Mrs.
Harry Atwood Colman, chairman
Of the Authors Congress and past
national president. and Mrs. Edward
Nelson Dingley, associate chairman
Of the Congress and first national
vice president of the league.
Final rehearsals for the "Histori-
cal Sketch, 1897 to 1927" are being
held today, among those taking part
in this pagtant being Mrs. Virginia
King Frye, Miss Anna B. Patten,
Ms. Isabel Geddes Smith, Mrs. Ada
Orme Du Puy, Mrs. Leona Tiller.
Mss Elizabeth Barnes, Miss Marie
c. Redfern, Mrs. Isabel Anderson.
Mrs. Theodore Cunningham, and
Mrs. Grace Thompson Seton.
The grand finale of the pageant
vii be the organization parade when
the 80 branches of the organization
viii each be represented, while Mrs.
Seton as "L'Envoi of the Pearls
will represent seven new branches
now in process of formation in vari
o'Is parts of the country.
The attractive dances which will
be features Of the pageant have been
arranged by Miss Marjorie Webster
and include THE Owl Dance a solo
dance by Miss Louise Raymond, t;1o
Dance of the Twins" commemo-
rating the entrance into the league
of the first branches, Texas and
Western New York, to be danced by
Miss Betty Hill and Miss Mary Lynn
Giles; and the blue Stocking Bal
let" to be interpreted by Miss Vir-
ginia Peaseley. Miss Louise Ray
nIond, Miss Maynor McWilliams
Miss Amelia DICKENS, Miss Mildred
Smith, Miss Kathryn Shapiro, Miss
Katherine Stearns and Miss Leta
George.
The musical program, which has
been arranged by Mrs. Edouard Al
bion, assisted by Miss Irene Juno,
will be in keeping with the spirit of
She anniversary program and will
consist of both instrumental and vo-
cal numbers. The soloists viii be
George Boucher, who will sing
Dear Old Pal of Mine" and Miss
Doris Morrow. whose selection will
be THE Years at the Spring" by
Mrs. II. II. A. Beach, prominent
composer-member of the league.
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Col Robert NJ Thompson is at
! the Carlton Hotel for a few days.