Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-20
Noted Speakers Scheduled
In Authors Breakfast List
League of American Pen Women Arranges Color
full Program of Events for Noon Tomorrow
at Willard Hotel

The large ball room of the Willard
Hotel will be filled with brilliant
company of guests tomorrow at noon
on the occasion of the authors annual
breakfast, sponsored by the National
League of American Pen Women, when
a noted group of speakers, headed by
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Norris (the
latter Kathleen Norris, famous novelist
and short story writer will be present
ed on the program which has been ar
ranged by Mrs. Clarence M. Busch, ma
tional president. who will preside, as
sisted by Mrs. Nina Swain Reed as
toastmistress.
Adding to the picturesqueness Of the
scene will be the owl pages, group
of young girls attired in owl costumes
designed by Theodore Tiller, jr., with
unusually attractive headdresSes, who
will act as ushers for the assembling
guests and will have as captain Miss
Jacoueline Du Puy. Mrs. William Ath-
erton Du Puy is chairman of pages.
Trafic lights will flash their amber,
green and red signals at the speakers
table, guiding those on the program
through the oratorical traffic dangers
OF ts,e occasion, and skillfully handled
ry Mrs. Louis George Burger, coStumed
m traffic officer"
7ke fact that this is biennial con-
vention year will bring to the occasion
an unusually large number of repre-
sentative women writer's, artists ana
composers from all over the country,
many of whom will be guests of WASH
ington women during their stay here.
Mrs Edward Everett Gam will be an
honor guest at the speakers table, as
will also Mrs. Hester Dorsey Richard
son, together with number OF MEM
bers of the national executive board and
others.
Among those In attendance will be a
number of women from congressional
circles. this group including Mrs. Hiram
Bingham, Mrs. Henry j. Allen, Mrs. C.
c. Dill, Mrs. George r. Stobbs, Mrs I.
J. B. Robinson. Mrs. Fletcher Hale,
Mrs. E. o. Leatherwood, Mrs. Homer
Hoch. Mrs. Harry c. Ransley, Mrs
Richard Yates, Mrs. Louis Ludlow. Mrs
William r. Kopp Mrs. John w. Sum-
mers and Mrs. Arthur M. Free. Mrs
Joseph Foraker Of Cincinnati also will
attend.
other prominent washingtonians who
have made reservations are Mrs.
Thomas H. C. Reed, Mrs. Victor Cush-
man. Mr.. and Mrs Strickland Gillian
who are in the city for period; Mrs
Fred r. Dubois, Mrs. Robinson Downey,
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Holcombe, Mrs
Walter Bruce Howe, Mrs. Samuel I.
Ansell, Mrs. Seth Larrabee, Mrs. How
ard L. Hodgkins, Mrs. Jacob Leander
Loose, Mrs. Cabot Stevens, Mrs. r.
winston Holt, Mrs. John w. Bennett,
Miss Florence E. Ward, Mrs. William H.
Moses, Mrs. Albert w. Swain, Mrs.
Archibald Oracle. Mrs. Edward Hood
Watson, Mrs. William Wolff Smith,
Miss Janet Num-. Mrs. E. Richard
Gasch, Mrs Nellie s. Fealey, Mrs. Will
loughby Chesley, Mrs. Giles Scott
Rafter, Mrs. G. Wallace w. Hagner,
Mrs. Bates Warren, Mrs. James w.
Orme, Mrs L. G. Sheppard, Mrs.
Charles Riordon, Mrs. James E. Boyd,
Miss K. Morrison and many others.
Out-of-town guests at the breakfast
will be a large delegation from Balti-
more. previously announced: also Mrs.
Clara Keck Hefiebower of Cincinnati,
Mrs. S. S. Koones and Mrs. Grace
Parker Lott of Warren, Pa; Mrs. Her
man P. Goebel of Cincinnati, Mrs.
Spalding Evans of New York State.
Mrs. C. Antoinette Wood of Boston.
MFR. and Mrs. Thatcher Hoyt of Chi