Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09
NOTABLES TAINTED
BY PRESS WOMEN
Mrs. Gam Among Those
Entertained at Annual
Banquet by Skits.

Women Of the press and a group Of
distinguished guests. including women
prominent in the professional, political
and social life Of the Nation, celebrated
last night at the annual dinner and
stunt party OF the National Women's
Press Club in the Willard Hotel.
Keen regret was expressed over the
absence OF Mrs. Nicholas Longworth,
who was unable to attend the party, at
which several stunts had been arranged
in her particular honor. Mrs. Long
worth was in Chicago.
However, a thrill was given to club
members and their guests when in the
course of the evening. Mrs. LongWorth
called the club master of ceremonies"
from Chicago. on the long distance
phone and announced the success Of
Mrs. Mccormick in the primary count.
Mrs. Mccormick Is one of the clubs
proudeSt possessions, being member by
virtue OF being owner, editor and pub
Usher OF the Rockford Republic.
Mrs. Gam Attends.
Although Mrs Longworth was absent,
Mrs. Edward Everett Gam honored the
occasion with her presence and de-
lightedly applauded the numerous little
cracks" at her expense. After the din
ner, during which newspaper "extrys"
were distributed, the front sheet Of
which bore the Journals title. "Women's
Whoopee"; a clever editorial, THE
Newspaper Gal" and the program for
the evening. the diners adjourned to
the small ball room for coffee.
The guests of honor, several of whom
were the inspiration for repartee and
humorous incidents, were Mrs. Edward
Everett Gam, Mrs. William Dewitt
Mitchell, Mrs. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Mrs
James ]. Davis, Representative Florence
2. Kahn, Representative Edith Nourse
Rogers, Mrs. Harriet Chalmers Adams,
Mrs. Alfred j. BroSseau, Mrs Herbert
D. Brown, Mrs. Porter H. Dale, presi-
dent OF the Congressional Club; Mrs.
Karl Fenning, Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry.
Mrs. j. Borden Hartman, Represent
alive Katherine Langley, Representative
Mary Norton, president of the National
Women's Democratic Club; Mrs. Frank
s. Hight, Mrs. David Kincheloe, Mrs.
c. William RamSeyer, Miss Mildred
Reeves, secretary to the Speaker of the
House; Miss Janet Richards, Mrs Nell
lie Tayloe Ross, vice chairman of the
Democratic national committee, and
Miss Lola Williams, secretary to the
Vice President of the United States.
Mrs: Calvin Coolidge sent regrets
that she was unable to come. Mrs. Gif-
ford Pinchot. busy with political mat
tiers in Pennsylvania, sent last-minute
regrets. The club felt honored that Mrs,
Peter Goelet Gerry journed all the way
from Providence to attend the party.
In addition to the honor guests Of the
club, there were many personal guests
OF members who have won distinction
in many fields.
Farm Relief Depicted.
After coffee the guests returned to the
grand ball room and were seated in a
square about the cleared floor, where
the stunts Of the evening were perform
ed with fineSse, which proves that the
women OF the press are able to claim
hlstrionic honors equal to their accom-
plishments in the HELD Of letters"
Farm relief" a problem which
proved to be but mere song and a
dance" was the opening number of the
evenings program-a square dance In
which eight of the clubs members
dressed as farmers and farmerettes
went through the intricate steps of a
Virginia reel.
An amusing skit and dialogue, 80
ctal Service" done by Ruth E. Jones
president Of the club, contained clever
lines and amusing burlesque on some
of the problems of newspaper editors.
Gouriey Edwards. now Mrs. Gouveneur
Hoes, came from New York to delight
her audience in conjunction with Mil
dred Brown in an entertaining skit,
THE Swan Song" which, to the regret
of those present, was announced as the
last public appearance Of the dumb
Dummies"
Jackie Martin received much applause
in her 'one-man act" in which she
sang some funny parodies on old IA
vorites, dedicated to come of the guests
of the evening. A song dedicated to
Mrs. Gam ran:
my brother. its for thee,
Since thou hast only me,
I scheme and plan.