The Washington times., 1929-04-23
Anita POIIitzer Returns to Capital
In Role of Lecturer--and Wife
.Woman's Party Leader
Now Speaking on the
Russian Theater

Russian IheaCer
Anita Pollitzer, vice chair
man Of the National Wo-
mans Party and one of its
dynamic leaders of the old
days of the fight for suf-
frage, is "playing a return
engagement in Washing
ton in an entirely new role.
She is lecturing for Morris
Gest at various women's
clubs, schools and colleges
Oh Russian Theater Art and
is sponsoring a tremen-
dously interesting exhibit OF
photographs which was re-
Gently shown at the Boston
Public Library for a fort
! night.
| New Name
Moreover, although she is
using her old name, Miss Pollit-
ger has acquired a new one, for
she was married on December
20 in Chicago to Ellie Charlier
Edison, a press representative
for Mr.. Gest, and she is timing
her lecture tour to coincide
with his travels in advance of
Balieff's Chauve Souris.
Mr.. Edison is mo- stranger in
the Capital. Indeed the ro-
nance, which eliminated in his
marriage to Miss Pollitzer a
few months ago, began when he
came to Washington several
years ago with his brother-in-
law and sister, Prof. and Mrs.
Charles L. Segar, jr. In the
role of modern troubadours, this
interesting pair were then tour
ing the country in a trailer,
hitched to a Ford, which was
completely fitted for camping
out, and were engaged in bring
ing music of high quality and
of modern tendencies to country
churches and schools and the
women's clubs of little towns.
Troubadouring
A brother of Alan Segar, who
gave US IT Have a Rendezvous
With DEATH" Prof. Segar is a COM
poser and pianist and his wife,
Constance Edison Segar, a gifted
violinist. After long period of
teaching, Prof. Segar was then en-
joying a sabbatical year and, his
health being frail for the moment,
he was advised to spend it in the
open air. For this reason their
troubadouring tour was devised
and they carried with them a
quaint little parlor organ, which
Prof. Segar used to play his wife s
accompaniments when a piano was
not available. They played in
scores of towns all over the coun.
try and even carried their music
to the mountain folk Of North
Carolina, by whom they were
given a most enthusiastic welcome.
When they were in Washington
they camped for a while in Rock
Creek Park, but had so many Wis.,
4tors that they were eventually
driven to take refuge on the
grounds of Mr.. and Mrs. Hermann
e. Gasch's country home, on the
Virginia shore of the Potomac. One
day the Segars gave an impromptu
recital-parlor organ and all-at a
luncheon the Women's National
Press Club was having for Mrs.
Coolidge, then the wife of the Vice
President, and later on during their
stay they were persuaded to put
on concert at the Belasco Thea
ter, which had an original angle,
since the famous trailer was used
as part of the stage picture.
Prof. and Mrs. Segar are now
established in New York. He is
lecturing on music at the Insti-
tute of Musical Art, where Mrs.
Segar is teaching the violin.
Lecturing
Although Anita Pollitzer is best
remembered here for her suffrage
work, she is a cultivated student
of art and has taught art classes
at the summer schools of Co
lumbia University and the Uni
versity Of Virginia. Since her
return to Washington she has
been renewing old friendships in
the intervals of constant rounds
Of 1ecturing.
On Sunday AFTERNOON she spoke
at the Women's City Club on the
invitation of Mrs Merritt o.
Chance and on Monday at the
Georgetown Visitation Convent un-
der the wing of Mrs. Marie Moore
Forrest. That evening she was
a guest at the Arts Club, where
Mrs. Nina Allender had invited
group of friends to hear her
interesting talk. Tonight on the
invitation of Miss Ethel Bagley,
she is to address the Business
Women's Club at the Church of
the Covenant.
Today. too, Miss Pollitzer at
tended the weekly luncheon of
the Women's National Press Club
and told it's members some-
thing of her new work. The
guest of honor on this occasion
and the scheduled speaker was
Mrs Emily Newell Blair, former
vice chairman of the Democratic
national committee and former
president of the Woman's Ma