Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-19
Many Social Events Combine
With Pen League Convention.

/ WIN Ecn League NOuNCntkOh'
Mrs. Clarence NJ Busch. national
| president Of the National League of
! American Pen Women, will entertain at
| a large reception Monday evening at 9
| O'Clock in the presidential suite at the
! Willard Hotel for the national officers,
delegates and visiting Pen Women in
attendance at the fifth biennial con-
| vention of the league, which will be
held from April 81 to April IS at the
Willard.
On Monday afternoon Mrs Busch
and Mrs. Kathleen Norris will be guests
of honor at the tea to be given by the
District branch of the league, the Off
| cial hostesSes to the convention. They
will receive with Mrs. William H. Moses,
District president, the tea to be held
in the studio of the branch at Stone
| leigh Court from to o'clock, when
the District Pen Women will greet the
! delegates and members from out of
/ town. Other honored guests will be
Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, Mrs. James
j. Davis, Mrs. Henry F. Dimock Mrs
Ernest Thompson Seton, Mrs. Charles
| Shoemaker of Philadelphia, Miss Mary
| Badger Wilson and Miss Mathilde Eiker
| On Monday at noon Mrs. Busch and Mrs
Norris will attend the authors breakfast
OF the League, the former as the presid-
| AAAS Ol4ASCli dllu Tile idLleT dS the DTln-
cipal speaker Of the occasion. This event
| which will be one of the most brilliant
OF the Spring season, will officially open
the biennial. Mrs. William Anterior
du Puy, first national president of the
League under the reorganization of 1921
| and Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton, first
| national president elected from outside
the District Of Columbia, will be on the
program.
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chairman OF the social committee Of the
National League of American Pen
Women, for the biennial convention are
Mrs Homer Hoch, Mrs. John l.. Cable
Princess Cantacuzene. Mrs. Larz Ander-
son, Mrs. Delos Blodgett, Mrs. Edison
| Briggs. Mrs. William Anterior du Puy,
Mrs. Robinson Downey, Mrs. Amos A.
Fries, Mrs. Victor Kaufman and Miss
Marie c. Redfern.
Mrs. Hiram K. Green of Forty-fourth
place entertained at luncheon for eight
| Wednesday in honor of her sister, Mrs
Anna Hilles of Columbus, Ohio, who is
the house guest of Mrs. Green. The
guests were Mrs. Christopher Garrett
Mrs: Charles r. Stark, jr., Mrs Peters
OF Columbus, Ohio, who is the house
guest OF Mrs. William j. Peters of Ma
comb street, who was also present, and
Mrs Harry Wright.
Mr.: and Mrs. Alexander Yereance of
Lowell street entertained at their home
Monday at dinner and bridge. when
their guests were DR.. and Mrs. Frank
Ballou, DR.. and Mrs Arthur c. Christie
Dean and Mrs. George B. Woods, Col
and Mrs. Charles r. Stark, jr., and
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Seitz.
Mr.. Donald S. Thompson of Berkeley,
Calf, is in Washington, and is staying
at the Potomac Park Apartments.
Members of the American Legion of
the District Of Columbia who constitute
the membership of the reception COM
mittee and viii assist in receiving the
distinguished guests, legionnaires and
their friends who will attend the ball
are Mr.. Rice W. Means, Representative
Robert G. Simmons, Representative j.
Mitchell Chase. Maj. Gen. John A.
Lejeune, Maj. Gen. Peter c. Harris, Maj
| Gen. w. A. Bethel Gen. Frank T. Hines,
Gen. william Mitchell, Mr.. John Lewis
Smith, Mr.. Paul j. McGahan. Mr.. Wat
son B. Miller, Mr.. Frank L. Peckhan
Mr.. j. Miller Kenyon, Capt. Julius
I. Peyser, Mr.. George F. Unmacht, Mr.
John Thomas Taylor and others.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Jennings of Mys-
| tic, Conn, are at the Dodge Hotel for
brief stay.
Much interest is being shown in the
forthcoming production of the childreu's
dancing carnival, introducing the fairy
play Sleeping Beauty" dramatized by
Mrs. Goriug Bliss and under the direc-
ton of Miss Hawke. The performance
will be given at the Belasco Theater
Saturday afternoon. April rs, at AIS
o'clock Many box and theAter naxtes