Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
League of Pen Women
Presides at Notable
Celebrity Breakfast
Brilliant Assembly at Willard
Hotel Yesterday Held Con-
spicuous Feature in Soci-
ETY. Program of the Week.

The fourth celebrity breakfast of the
National League of American Pen
Women, held yesterday at the Willard
Hotel, was one of the brilliant events of
the week, both in the program presented
and in the representative character of
the AUDIENCE gathered about the many
tables placed in the willard ball room.
Mrs. Henry Sturgis of England, who is
making her first visit to this country
and who has been much feted the past
few weeks during her stay in WASH
ington as the guest of Mrs. Sydney A.
Cloman. was the center of attraction at
the speakers table, both as the daughter
of George Meredith, of whom she spoke,
and also in her own right as a charming
visitor from foreign shores.
At the table, which had been ar
ranged in honor of Mrs. Sturgis by
members of the English Speaking
Union, were Mrs. Henry T. Allen, wife
Of Maj. Gen. Allen, president Of the
Wakem and Mrs. Frank Andrews; also
Mrs. Copley Amory, Miss Annie Hege-
man. Mrs. Ezra McCagg, Mrs. Frederick
Rhinelander, Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman
and Mrs. Marinus Willett.
Mrs. BuSch'S guests were Mrs. Charles
S. Deneen, Mrs. Samuel Hof, Mrs.
George c. Thorpe, Mrs. Holland Reavis
of Paris, France; Mrs. Andrew Reid OF
Baltimore Mrs. Robinson Downey, Mrs
Algernon Binyon, Mrs. Eugene Collister,
Miss Katharine Bennett and Miss Flea
nor Shut.
Prominent Society Women
Share in the Festivities.
A number Of congressional women
were present, among whom were Mrs.
Harry B. Hawes Mrs. John j. Cochran,
Mrs. Milton A. Romjue, Mrs. Henry F.
NiedringhauS, Mrs. Leonidas G. Dyer,
Mrs. Charles E. Kiefner, Mrs. Joe j.
Manlove, Mrs. Homer Hoch, Mrs. Nor
gan G. Sanders and Mrs. William E.
Hull. Mr.. and Mrs. William Goldman
Sturgis were also at the breakfast.
Mrs. E. Richard Gasch, president of
sponsor at table, and had with her
Mrs. Florence Barnes, Mrs. Lillian John,
Mrs. Frances Butts and her guest, Miss
Jane Pratt of North Carolina; Mrs.
Anne Watson AyreS, Mrs. James s.
Boyd, Mrs. Dean Cherrier, Miss Flor
ence Long and Miss Josie B. Lewis. At
Mrs. william Wolff Smiths personal
table were Mrs. Frank H. Briggs, Mrs.
John william Lyman, Mrs. Claude S.
Watts, Mrs. p. Lee Hodges, Mrs. Daniel
Dillon, Mrs. William McSparren, Mrs.
Redwood Vandegrift and Miss Marie c.
Redeem.
With Mrs. James w. Orme were Mrs
Peter Drury, Mrs. Charles Williamson,
Mrs. Daniel O'Donoghue, Mrs. Samuel
T. Ansell, Mrs. Joseph A. Hayden, Mrs
Thomas Carroll, Mrs. Charles Orme,
Mrs. Eleanor Adams Gillies and Miss
Marguerite Orme. Mrs. William Allen
Wilbur, wife of the provost of George
Washington University, was the guest
Of Mrs. Daniel G. Chace at the national
officers table; Mrs. Charles w. Allen,
sponsor for the table, entertained Mrs.
Joseph S. Wall and Mrs. Lily Hunt.
Others at this table were Mrs. Victoria
Faber Stevenson, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
Akers and Mrs. Ernest H. Daniels. At
the past presidents table were Mrs. j.
Harry Cunningham and her guest, Miss
Caroline Lauman; Mrs. Virginia King
Frye, Mrs. Edith Kingman Kern and
guest, Prof Anna Pearl Cooper, of
George Washington University, also
Mrs. Homer Hoch, who had with her
Mrs. j. c. Pyles, and Mrs. John Mock,