Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
Pen Women Schedule
Brief Speeches Only
At Authors Breakfast
Special Interest," Manifested
by Society IN Picturesque
Event Due Friday at VIII
lard Hotel.

areyity, which Shakespeare said was
the soul Of w.t." and variety, which
Cuwper claimed was the very spice
of 1iie," will mark the program to be
offered ut the authors breakfast OF the
National Ieague 1of American Pen
Women Friday next at the Willard
E7otel-brevity as to the individual ad-
dresses to be made and variety IN the
subjects to be presented and the fields
Of creative work represented. Mrs.
Clarence M. Busch, novelist and ma
tiunal president of the Pen Women.
win preside. and assisting her as toast
mistress VIII be Mrs. Louis N, Geldert.
past national president Of the league.
| Outstanding women in official and
diplomatic circles are accepting as
patrunssses for the event and the list
Of subscribers Is q long and distinguish
ed one. The musical program viii be a
/ high IiglIt OF the occasion, two groups
OF songs to be rendered by Rafaelo DiaZ,
noted tenor Of the Metropolitan Opera
Co, vino is being presented by Mrs.
Grace Stair Of Detroit, Mich, chair
man OF music for the breakfast.
Speakers Of Note
ListBd IN Program.
| The list Of speakers includes Lieut..
Col E. Alexander Powell, famed travel
er, author and war correspondent; Rep
rBseutative Ruth Baker Pratt Of New
York, Representative Ruth Hanna Nc
CDrmick OF Illinois, Mrs. Grace Thump-
son Seton, past national president OF
| the league: Mrs. Mary B. Charlton Of
| the Peoples Home Journal, Mrs. Grace
Earring Stone and Mrs. Eugene E. Col
lister, both contributors to current
magazines; Mrs. Caroline Van II. Bean.
artist, who viii speak and who VIII also
exhibit her newly completed portrait
! Mrs. Harold kellogg, Mr. J. Walker
McSpadden OF New York, author; Mr..
Henry Woodhouse. president of the
Aerial League Of America; Mrs Caro-
| line Gi1tinan and Miss Angela Morgan,
| who VIII read from their latest poems.
Miss Clara Hill, winner Of the sculp-
tlIre prize at the recent art exhibit of
the National League of American Pen
Women, win be q guest Of honor, as
| win alBo Mrs. 5a1lie ". Fl. Pickett.
honorary member OF the league; Mr.
and Mrs. Horace W. Peaslee, the former
Of whom Is a member OF the Amer
ican Institute OF Architects: Mr. Charles
Moore. chairman Of the Fine Arts Com
mission: MIR. and Mrs. Frederic vii
liam Vile, Mrs. Powell and Miss Powell
Mrs. Clarence NJ Busch viii enter
tain her daughter. Mrs. Edwin W. Mar
TIN. and her niece. Miss Eleanor Shut.
Among those who have taken tables
at which they will entertain breakfast
parties are Mrs. Homer Hcch, wife Of
Representative Roch of Kansas: Mrs.
William Wheatley and Mrs Henry Clay
Carpenter, who viii be joint hostesses
at table. and Mrs Frank Morrison.
Mrs. Morrison viii have With her,
among others, Mrs. Virgil Miller, Mrs.
Bruce Baird and AIRS. Harry Packard.
Reservations Made
For Groups Of Guests.
/ Mrs Joshua Evans, jr.. will be a guest Of
Miss Irene Pistorio, as will Mrs George
Otis Smith. Mrs. Frank Nevberry VIII
entertain party the members Of which
1 VIII be Mrs. Elizabeth FARRELL, Miss
Olive Dean, Miss Eugepia Bumgardner
OF Stanton, Va, and Miss Lucy Uf1ler
OF Alexandria. Miss Florence z. Ward,
1 national chairman Of the clubhouse
COMMITTEES Of the league, viii be at the
| national board table. At the table
which has been reserved for the mem
bers OF the District of Columbia branch
OF the league will be Mrs. E. Richard
Gasch, president of the branch; Miss
Myrta CaWocd. first vice president: Mrs.
Angela McHugh Barr, Dr. Elnora Folk
mar and Miss Agnes VIM, all mem
heTs Of the board: Mrs Theodore Tiller,
past president of the District of Co.
mmbia branch; Miss Alice Heaven, Mrs.
Walter Miles and Mrs. j. Irwin Steel
and guest.
Mrs. Carol H. Foster will entertain
Mrs. Ralph Graves. Mrs. Barton i,
French, Mrs Edwin Bremen and AIRS.
George B. Taylor. Guests of Mrs.
George Cotton Maynard win be Ms.
Gilbert Grcsyenor. Mrs. Henry W. Sey-
r1our and Mrs. Robert Woodwork.