The Washington times., 1929-02-22
PEN LEAGUES
CELEBRITY
BREAKFAST
General Summerall
Speaker; Notables
Present

Having chosen Washington's
Birthday as the date for the last
Of it's celebrity breakfasts" the
League of American Pen Women
presented Maj. Gen. Charles p.
Summerall, chief of staff, u. s.
A.. as perhaps its most conspicu-
GUS celebrity today. He made a
wise and witty address The Key
to Washington's Greatness" in
keeping with the patriotic signi-
ficance of the day.
In accordance with its meet
the author" program, the leagues
guests of honor included Mrs.
Larz Anderson and Miss Mathilde
Eiker, Washington women who
have won fame with their pens.
Miss Eiker has written three pop
lIlar novels in four years. for
two of which Washington pro-
vided the setting. The latest THE
LADY of Stainless Raiment," was
chosen by Mrs. Nina Swain
Reed. chairman of the breakfast
committee, to be discussed in her
introduction of Miss Eiker, and
in presenting Mrs. Anderson, she
told something Of this authors
latest travel book, "Circling South
America"
Both the speakers, however,
sheered away from the subject mat
ter of introduction, Mrs. Anderson
devoting her talk to her expert
ences in Africa, and Miss Eiker
sketchinE in amusing events in
the ground covered by her "Anec'
iS
ber of the District branch OF the
league and the donor of the lsaoel
Anderson craft prize fund from
which awards are made from time
to time to District pen Leaguers.
John ETH, sculptor, Of New
York, who has recently opened
studio here, spoke on sculpture
in Washington" "a subject rang
ing from the sublime to the RI.
diculous. He is the inventor OF
that boon to draughtsmen, the
nantagraph. Music was also rep
resented on the program, two
gifted singers, Miss Mary Pearson
and LIE Roy Lewis presenting
several charming numbers.
In the absence of the president
NJ tha League of American zen
Women. Mrs. Bonnie Busch VINO
10 i'll at her home in Miami tla''
the first vice president, Dr. mary
Meek Atkeson, was ''in the chair
on this festive occasion.
Several hundred distinguished
women-and a generous sprlnk'
1ino Of men-attended the break
fast TODAY. which was given IN
~ baIIroom of the Willard. Nine.
q C. Wu, wife of Chinas Minis,
ter designate to the Clteu
states was present. NINE. oliiio
noulos, wife of the Minister %
Greece, was a guest or MIS- SulI I'm
w. Bennett and her daughter Miss %
patricia Poe Bennett, VINO also
entertained Mrs. Edward EVere|
Gam. Nine. Lohmann' Ms MS
Francois Berger Moran Mrs'
Albert w. Swain and Mrs George
Tully Vaughan. 60.
Another guest was DR.. Saran
M Huddleson. who, for a long
time TN occupied Prospect Cottage
the home of Mrs. E. D. Z. N
Southworth, which the Fen
women's League has purchased
en6 on the site of which 1t pro.
noses to erect its new natlonaa
headquarters. The proceeds OF
the breakfast series will go 10
the building fund.
Representative Don B., Cotton On
and DR.. Richard r. Lyman, OF
salt Lake City, Utah, Will De
POSTMASTER and principal speaker
respectively, at the annual pan
ouet and dance of the Utah state
Society to be held this evening at
the Meridian Mansions. Vernon
M. Norr is chairman OF the pan
ouet and dance committee. Dr.
LYMAN is a prominent engineer
of Utah and consented to speak
at the banquet while in the East
This banquet and dance IL held
each year on Washington's Birth
day.
Ashton DeVereux was host TO
a narty of IL at the Club Chante-
cler supper dance last night.