Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15
PEN WOMEN END
BUSINESS SESSION
Authors Breakfast, Feature
of Meeting, to Be Held
Tomorrow at 1890.

Two sessions devoted today to inter-
arv instruction and salesmanship
brought TO a close the business pro
gram of the Authors Congress being
held at the MayIlower Hotel under the
auspices of the National League OF
American Pen Women.
Visiting delegates and scores OF local
writers are looking forward TO day
of carnival and general entertainers.
tomorrow, beginning with the authors
breakfast at the Maytiower, for when
IN elaborate pageant has been ar
ranged Interest also centers IN INC
$9.,T meeting, which viii lra held to-
.r.orrr evening in Memorial Continent
IA. ~. -Tth the Daughters OF the
American ReVoluuuS:.
At the sessions today Ire serious
side Of poetry. book reviewing JI4r-
nalism and art occupied the attention
IF Tho delegates Mrs. Grace ThOmp-
son seton, national president presld-
Ell over the morning program, with
Mrs. Edna nj. Colman, chairman of
the congress, in charge of the after
noon program.
Describes Book Review Work.
Mrs. Scottie Mckenzie Frazier Of
Alabama gave a talk on Aids to
Literary Work: Mrs. Louise Hogan
of New York described her efforts in
behalf Of league members in the mat
Ter of book reviewing. and Mrs. May
HorsinEtOn of New York, assistant na-
tioual chairman Of poetry gave some
valuable suggestions 10 those who as
pire to fame in that field, Others, IN
GLIDING Mrs. Grace Geldert Mrs.
Moore Forrest, Miss Juliet Thompson
and Florence Lindstrom ]epSon as
sisted in conducting the symposium.
The authors breakfast at 1890
o'clock tomorrow win be the feature
event of the pen women While in
Washington. Secretary of the Navy
Wilbur. Mai Gen. G. T. Summeral,
chief of staff. and Byron Price. chief
of the Washington bureau of the As
ISOLATED Press. viii be among the
guests Of honor. other guests in
Guide Miss Cora Rigby. president of
the Women s Press Club, Louis Lud-
low. president Of the National Press
Club. and Ashmun Brown. president
of the Gridiron Club.
Tables have been reserved by dele
gates from a score of cities. and
music. dancing and typical "Gridiron"
stunts viii feature the program
Literary Symposium Tonight,
The members Of the District league
will be hostesses tonight at a literary
symposium in their clubhouse. 1903
II street. at 8 O'Clock Mrs. William
Wolff Smith, president. and the mem
bers of the executive board will re-
ceive.
A musical program viii be given
BY one of the club members, Mrs
Lucy Dickinson Marx. who Will sing
several of the compositions of Judith
Scruggs. Mrs Marx is we'll known
in musical circles and has composed
more than % songs of her own. Two
of the prize winners in the short
story contest, Vera Macbeth Jones
and Blanche Smith Ferguson, win
read their own stories. A number of
other club members viii participate
In an informal program.
At last nights session of the au
thors' congress prize winners in the
music, short story and art contests
were announced. First prize for the
best musical composition was award
ed to Mabel w. Daniels. and Eliza
beth McGilliyray won first honors in
the art contest. The first award In
the short story contest was divided
among Vera Macbeth Jones. Blanche
Smith Ferguson and Nelia Gardner
White of Buffalo.