Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
BY CORINNE FRAZIER.

to he one ot ttle SIedleS'
events in it's history, the ceie
hration of its pearl jubilee IN Aptl
~ -, coming Spring, when it rounds
- :, wears of continuous existence,
having been organized III the plstric'
u Columbia in 1897.
Il 80 is the perfect age N the lie
as a women's organization that II Is
s@S 10 he in the life of the individual
pron,sn. then the League OF American
prn Women may be expected to en-
1ft.y s. yeriod IF special brilliance dur
ilC The present - months
THE nearI Jubilee will he held on
April u. > and l6. and Will include
am authors congress and the annual
altl .or'S breakfast. Mrs. Ernest
THOMPSON Seton. national president
of the organization, has appointed as
chairman of the authors congress
Mrs. Edna Nj. Colman of this city
formerly ma tional president Of the
league. and founder and chairman OF
the first large authors congress held
by the league in 1924. Mrs. Colman
is not vet diVuging the details OF
the arrangements for her part of the
coming celebration, but great things
are under way, it is known. and Mrs
Seton is being congratulated on her
selection of Mrs. Colman for this i'm
portant craftsmanship.
Writers who have done important
work in the various fields of literary
EXPRESSION are to be invited to come
to Washington and contribute their
especial pearls TO the general sym
postum" as Mrs. Seton phrases 1t.
Noteworthy musical y. ograms will be
presented during the congress, one of
The special features of which will be
the rendering of the musical compo-
sition which wins the first prize in
the contest now being conducted by
the national league for members Of
the organization. closing March l of
this year. Mrs. Gertrude Martin
Rohrer president of the Western
PENNSYLVANIA branch of the League of
American Pen Women, is chairman
of this committee. The manuscripts
are TO be Judged by professionals Sc
lected from outside the league.
On the last evening of the pearl
Jubilee the league members will be
the invited guests of the National
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton at a reception and the showing
of a special film at Memorial Cont
mental Hall, SIS o'clock, April Is.
At the conclusion of the Authors
Congress here, the National League
will stage in New York City, as part
of it's pearl jubilee celebration, fine
arts and sculpture exhibition, the de-
tails of which are being arranged with
the cooperation of the New York
branch of the league. The exhibition
scheduled for the latter part of April
will last about two weeks, and will be
representative of the best work of a
professional standard of league mem
bers in portrait painting, landscapes,
still life. flowers in oil, water colors
or pastel, and win also include sculp-
ture. jury of artists. members
of the league, will select, from the
pictures submitted, those suitable for
hanging in the exhibition. Ethel
Heaven Hamilton of the New York
City branch is chairman of the art
committee
Organize.l in 1897 by Il woman
writer's. artists and illustrators OF
WASHINGTON. D. c., the National
League of AeAerican Pen Women has
grown until it now has "a branches
scattered throughout the United
States, with membership of thou
sands of the prominent woman pro-
fessional writer's, artists and com
posers of the country.
MADAME Suzanne Grinberg' an
eminent woman lawyer, lecturer
and author of Paris. is TO be the guest
of honor of the National and District
Leagues of Women Voters at dinner
TO be given Thursday, February "a. in
the Women's City Club. Madame
tirinberg viii arrive in this country
the second week in February and is
expected to pass several days III
Washington.
Woman voters of the District are
evincing much interest in Madame
Grinberg's coming and in her SEIZED
uled address on French Women and
the suffrage Cause" AS vice presl-
dent of the French Union for Woman
suffrage. Madame Grinberg has taken
a leading part in the campaign lot
woman suffrage in France, ana her
story of the work will INCLUDE many
first-hand experiences and EPISODES IN
the struggle for enfranchlsemehto
Madame Grinberg was the nrst
French woman lawyer to plead a
case in Alsace-Lorraine and the only
woman lawyer to appear in military
tribunal in Germany for officers Oh
the army of occupation. She handles
many cases for women, and 1t Is sald
she is one of the most successful Jaw
yers appearing in the criminal court
She has the distinction of being the
only woman member of the board OF
the French Bar Association ana alsC
the Confederation Of intellectual
Workers.
Miss Belle Sherwin. president OF
the National League, will preside a
the dinner. Mrs. Albert Fl. Putney
president Of the District League oi
Women Voters. will bring greetings
from her group. Mrs. Charles Il
McNar.. as chairman of the com
mittee on luncheons and dinners TOT
the District League. is in charge o.
arrangements. Reservations may be
made with Mrs. McNary at the May
flower Hotel
Plans are being outlined a nationa
headquarters for the meeting or th'
General Council Of the League II
Washington from April 20 to 80. Inc
five.day sessions will be held at thf
Mayfower Hotel and will bring to
gether the women who are the leaders
of the organization in its work OF
training women for effective citizen
ship both within and without the
ranks of the political parties.
This is the first year since its
organization in 1920 that the Nationa,
League of Women Voters has not helc
an annual convention. The change tt
the biennial plan was voted at the
convention in St. Louis last April anc
is regarded as marking the end of the
pioneer period in the organization
history.
In this General Council meeting
which takes the place of a nationa
convention, each State league is en-
titled to be represented by its presi
dent and ORE otl71f trciegate. About
1876 women from IA States are eX
pected.