Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17

before the club at the forum luncheon
last Monday, in which she cited tn
historic value of Monticello as tn
birthplace of the author of one of thes
the Declaration of Independence
Mrs. Andrews compared the life ant
vision of this early American with tina
of woodrow Wilson,, author of TIN
League of Nations, described as tn
other great message from the Demo
cratic party. THE work Of the frs
of these national heroes was thu
natural progenitor of that from the per
of the other" she declared.
Just as the visions of Jefferson fol
universal education, the abolition o.
reality, so ultimately will those o.
Woodrow Wilson materialize, sht
prophesied
Mrs. George M. Eckels, chairman o!
the entertainment committee, intro
duced the speaker. Mrs. Woodrow viii.
son was among those entertaining
! guests at the luncheon.
| At the speakers table with Mrs. An.
4 dreWS were Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Bon.
sal, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sim Lee, Mr.
and Mrs. E. F. Andrews. DR.. and Mrs
William Cadman Sturgis, Rev. anc
Mrs. F. c. Wissenbach, Nine. Fran.
ohot and Mr.. and Mrs. John Walker
Holcombe. Mrs. Andrews concluded
her remarks with the reading of two
Of Mr.. Holcombes sonnets on the great
war President.
! Members and guests at the luncheon
in addition to Mrs. Wilson, were Mrs
Charles G. Matthews, Mrs. Eckels, Mrs
o. M. Spencer, Miss Evie Morris, Mrs
Claude Porter, Capt. Theodore Cox
Miss Eleanor Smith, Mrs. j. A. Wells
Mrs. E. L. Storer, Mrs Samuel Major
Mrs. Charles Hamlin, Mrs. william G
Harlee, Mrs. Lincoln Green, Mrs
Stephen Gambrill, Mrs. David T. Brown
Mrs. John Munce, Mrs. r. w. Page
Mrs. Carter Glass, Mrs. M. Stuart
| Wortley, Mrs. C. F. Thomas, Miss
Edith Coulson, Mrs John Boiling, Mrs
Samuel Herrick, Mrs. Shafroth. Mrs
William Conant, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
Hubbard, Mrs. Richard Burleson, Mrs
Delos Blodgett, Miss Sophie Casey and
others. There were about 80 guests.
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r ICHARD v. oULAHAN. chief Wash
tngton correspondent of the New
YORK Times and a recognized leading
member of the corps of Washington
correspondents, is to be the guest
speaker in the voters service" pro-
gram to be broadcast Tuesday at z pm,
under the joint sponsorship of the
National League of Women Voters and
the National Broadcasting Co. The pro-
gram Will be carried by 10 stations on
the broadcasting companys system.
Mr.. Oulahan Is known to newspaper
readers throughout the country. He has
been chief of the Washington bureau of
the New York Times since 1912 and
in that capacity has covered all i'm
portant national and international
events of political interest.
Mr.. Oulahan has been identified with
newspaper work for over 40 years. Be-
fore joining the New York Times he
had been Washington correspondent,
publisher and European correspondent
of the New York Sun. In 1918 he was a
member of the first American editorial
mission to visit western battle fronts at
the invitation Of the British govern
ment.
Charles G. Ross, chief Of the WASH
ington bureau of the ST. Louis Post
Dispatch, will present Mr.. Oulallan
| Mr.. Ross will be the first speaker and
present his regular fortnightly review
of what Congress is doing"
| A INVOLVEMENT by the National
z League of American Pen Women
| that Mrs. Larz Anderson will be a
| speaker and guest of honor at the
celebrity breakfast of the league Friday
of this week at the Willard Hotel has
aroused keen interest here. Mrs. Ander-
son Is q Pen Woman, member Of the
District of Columbia branch, in which
she served as second vice president a
| few years ago. The craft prizes
awarded annually in this branch fbr
original work in various fields Of literary
endeavor are from the prize fund estab-
| lished by her for this purpose.
| Mrs. Anderson, who holds an honor
airy degree of doctor of letters conferred
by George Washington University ir
1918, is the author of many books. the
ma joritv of which are delightful storie:
of travel in the interesting parts OF the
world in which she lived during hel
husbands diplomatic service abroad, Of
where they have since journeyed on
leisurely pleasure tours. She Is also the
author of the children's tales known a:
the Capt. Ginger stories, of which there
is a series, and Washingtonians vel
remember the pleasant stir that was
created on the publication of hel
Presidents and Pies" which concerned
itself with glimpses Of affairs in the
National Capital.
Mrs. Anderson's book, 1.-THE Spell o.
Japan" published in 1914 and based or
1 her observations and experiences ir
that country while there with Mr.. An.
derson, who was Ambassador to Japar
| in 1928, is credited with having con.
| tributed materially toward better url.
derstanding of the Land Of the Rising
Sun" on the part of Americans. Thi
| fact, as well as the outstanding Rex
Cross work of Mrs. Anderson, whih
there, was recognized by the Japanes,
government In its decoration Of the au
thor with the Order Of Merit Insight;
1 of the Order of the Crown, Japan" on,
of the most priced of the Japanes'
decorations, which has been bestowet
only upon two or three American
women. Mrs Anderson has also beer
decorated with the French Croix d.