Evening star., 1927-03-20

of American Pen Women. in
commemoration of the round
ing out of 80 years of continu'
GUS existence, will take place April
IL, Is and l6 in this city, where the
organization was founded in 1897
An important feature OF the cele'
bration will be the Fourth Annual
Authors Congress, which will have
morning and afternoon sessions, April
ID and Is, in the Chinese room, Hotel
Mayfiower with a special program of
poetry and music on the evening of
April IA, and on Friday evening, April
Is, a literary symposium at the club
house of the District League.
Mrs. Grace Thompson Seton, ma
tional president will preside, and Will
be assisted by Mrs Edna NJ. Colman,
former national president, and founder
Of the first Authors Congress as
chairman of the congress. and Mrs.
Edward Nelson Dingley, first vice
president of the league, as associate
chairman.
The committee for the Congress in
cludes Dr. Mary Meek Atkeson. second
national vice president; Mrs. Elizabeth
Burgess Hughes Collister editor OF
the Bulletin. official organ of the
league; Mrs. Estelle NJ. Moses. ma
tional corresponding secretary: Mrs.
Wolff Smith, president Of the District
League of American Pen Women:
Miss Rebecca Dial. Miss S, MCGOWAN.
Miss Mary Bird Clayes, Mrs. Nina S.
Reed, national historian and associate
editor of the Bulletin; Mrs Bertha
Taylor Noorhorst. national recording
secretary: Mrs. Harriet Hawley LOcher.
State vice president of the league for
the District of Columbia and former
l.. = l.
league; Mrs. Anne Tilery RenShaw,
Mrs. Harriette Zimmele and Mrs
Gertrude NJ. Rohrer, national chair
man of music.
During the congress the winners
of the prizes in the leagues national
contest in music ana poetry will be
announced and the winning compo-
sitions and poems will be presented.
Prominent speakers both from
within the membership of the league
and from outside circles will address
the Congress on the short story, the
novel. nontiction books, juvenile
literature, book reviewing, motion pic.
of the prizes in the leagues national
lures, journalism, publicity for books,
student work, craft activities, art in
cluding painting, sculpture, illuStra-
tions and pageantry.
Under the topic of the short story
will be considered the following sub
jects: How to Write a Short story"
BEST Type of American Story" The
Detective Story" The Occult Story"
The Adventure Story" THE Con
densed or Tabloid Story" Importance
of knowledge of the Technique of the
Short Story" Short Stories from the
Fiction Editors Viewpoint" Markets
for Short Stories" and Fitting the
Story to the Market"
The modern novel will be discussed
during the talks on books, the most
successful type of nonffction books
will be considered. the value of the
notebook TO the writer will claim at
tention, special thought will be given
to q writing of books for boys and
girls, children's magazines and chill
dren's films; and there will be some
important discussions of the ethics of
book reviewing, including the authors
side Of the subject ,s
Adapting Stories TO the Screen"
will come up for discussion during the
nour devoted to motion pictures, and
under Journalism, magazine, news.
paper and syndicate features will be
considered, with attention also focuss.
ed on the fine points of 1.-THE Inter
view" and the question of the teach
Ing of journalism.
~AAA Va liiC alSCuSSIDIS VIII Dp led
by men and women who are author.
tiles in their lines and the addresses
Will be made by writer's, editors and
publishers of distinction.
Ihe sessions are open to all inter. !
ested In the subjects before the Con
gress. which has come to be recoe
nlzed annual forum for the consider
alton of topics of interest in the liter
airy world. attracting TO Washington
speakers of national and international
distinction in. each field Of art and
letters.
f women students of today are to
have part in leading the future
social and political development of
their country they must use the bal
lot niingle with persons of different
experience and varying opinions" and
make the most Of a common inheri.
tance of American ideals"
Fhls message was presented this
iast week to students at the North
carolina College for Women. the
fjorlda State College for Women and
the Agnes Scott College at Decat,,r
1a.' by Mrs. Maud Wood Park. former
president of the National League of
Women Voters, and now its counsellor
on legislation. ''''
~ ieiliHulng her audiences that the |
paIIot' In the hands of women. is the
instrument for the application of our
common inheritance of American
ideals to the problems of the future |
Mrs. Park said:
Whatever those problems may
prove to be. they should be met with |
tne spirit of faith, courage and per.
slstence. and solved in accorda nee
with the American principles of re. |
spect for law. self lf-government. equal. !
ity before the law, freedom of religion.
OF speech and of the press"
MRS; Park defined the qualities
needed In leaders, as follows:
. Those who are 70 lead in apnJ,;no