Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
Pen Women's Closing
Celebrity Breakfast
Noteworthy Event
Miss Ethel Barrymore, Stage
Star, and British Visitors
Among the Prominent
Guests at Festive Board.

Bringing its celebrity breakfast series
to close Friday with a brilliant Gre
scendo finish, the National League of
American Pen Women delighted the
large audience assembled in the ball
loom of the Willard Hotel with a pro-
gram which for interest and variety
has not been exceeded this season.
Miss Ethel Barrymore, Americas re-
nowred star Of the stage, was the CEN
ter of attraction and received an ovation
when she was introduced and also at
the conclusion of her reading of the
poem The West Wind" She respond
ed with brief verse of humorous
turn. The beauty of her voice was
apparent as ever and her faultless
diction was a delight.
Sir Archibald Flower, Provost william
Allen Wilbur of George Washington
University, former Gov. Nellie Tayloe
Ross, Rear Admiral Robert Edward
Coontz, DIR. Mary Atkeson, first vice
president of the National League of
american Pen Women, and Mrs. AM
brose N. Diehl of Pittsburgh, CORE
spending secretary of the league and
chairman of motion speakers for the
General Federation of Women'S Clubs,
completed the roster of speakers. 9th
er guests at the head table were Lady
Flower, Mrs. William Allen Wilbur,
Miss Evadne Flower and Mr.. Lorenzo
w. Martin.
Mrs. Clarence M. Busch, national
president, presided, and in witty play
upon the phrases used in court phrase
ology greeted the audience ana then
turned the program over 10 Judge"
Nina Swain Reed, to bring the speak
ers before the bar of public opinion
and pronounce judgment.
Personal guests of Mrs. Clarence M.
Busch were Mrs. William Wheatley,
Mrs. A. Topliffe, Mrs. Frank Bacon,
Mrs. Frank Anderson, Mrs. A. c. Cron,
wife OF Lieut.. Col. Cron; Mrs. George
Baker, Mrs. Fred Kline Smith, Mrs.
Helen Hagner, a Miss Eleanor Shut
and Mr.. Frank Kelly. Mrs. John w.
Bennett and Miss Patricia Poe Ben
nett had with them Mrs. John Irwin
O'Brien, Mrs. Vincenzo di Girolamo.
Mrs. Peter John McGovern, Mrs. Sam
uel Burleigh Milton and Mrs. Daisy
Fronheiser.
Mrs. E. Richard Gasch, president of
the District branch of the league; Mrs.
Charles w. Allen, Mrs. G. G. White.
Mrs. Lily r. Hunt, Mrs. Susie Root
Rhodes, Mrs. Virginia King Frye. Mrs.
Edith Kingman Kern, Miss Elizabeth
MaIlott Barnes, Mrs. SADIE Catharine
Coles, Mrs. William H. Moses, Mrs. Eu-
gene E. Peters, Mrs. Lillian N. John.
Mrs. Ernest r. Grant, Miss Fanny Wolf
son and Mrs. w. S. Ruckman were
among the many prominent Pen Women
present.
Among others who attended were Mrs.
Gerald p. Nye, wife of Senator Nye
of North Dakota, who had with her
Mrs. M. N. Cecil of Wheeling, w. Va;
Mrs. John McCoach and Mrs. j. A. Sc
hon, both of Huntington, w. Va; Mrs.
Herbert j. Drane, wife of Representative
Drane of Florida, and her guests from
the congressional set, Mrs. Joseph w.
Byrns, Mrs. Henry E. Barbour, Mrs.
Clarence F. Lea, Mrs. Earl c. Michener
and Mrs. Ulysses S. Guyer, also Mrs.
Luther E. Gregory, wife of Rear Admiral
Gregory, retired; Mrs. James H. Nc
Lafferty, Mrs. Anderson Walters and
Miss Helen Wright.
Mrs. Thomas D. Schall, wife of Sena-
tor Schall of Minnesota, was there as
the guest of Mrs. j. Irvine Steele. Mrs.
Milton G. CARRIER, wife of Representative
CARRIER of California, and Mrs. William
E. Culbertson, wife of the United States
Ambassador to Chile, were guests of
Mrs. Jennie B. Summers, who also en-
tertained Mrs. Burks Summers of Phila-
delphia and Mrs. Mclean Gander of