Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19
Distinguished Guests
/ And Brilliant Speakers
3 At Authors Breakfast
Willard Ball Room Presents
Gay Scene as Numerous
Parties From Capital and
Other Cities Assemble.

With an unusually brilliant array of
speakers on its program for its annual
authors breakfast the National League
success yesterday in this always at
tractive event of the Spring season in
Washington. The large ball room of
the Willard Hotel presented a gay and
colorful scene as the numerous parties
Of hostesses and their guests, Pen Wom-
en- from this city and out OF Town,
representatives of Washington's various
phases of social life and officialdom,
all gathered about the many small
tables and the distinguished guests and
speakers of the day assembled at the
long speakers table.
Those at the speakers table were the
Minister of Rumania, Mr.. Charles A.
Davila; Miss Ruth st. Denis, Mrs. Halle
Erminie Rives, in private life Mrs.
Hoes. Miss Laurie Merrill, Mrs, Ira
Nelson Morris. Mrs Phyllis Fergus,
Miss Anita Browne, Mr.. Frederic
Arnold Hummer. Mr.. Edwin Bateman
Morris, Mr.. Fred Kelly and Mrs.
Dorothy Emery all of whom were con-
tributors to the delightful program.
Mrs Nina Swain Clark, first national
VICE PRESIDENT Oh IIlG League, was IOdSL-
mistress, and other guests at this table
were Nine. Dimitriu, vice chairman of
the breakfast; Mrs. Daniel G. Chace,
second national vice president: Mrs.
Clara Keck Hefiebower of Cincinnati,
chairman of organization, and Mrs.
Dorothy De Muth Watson, national
chairman of music.
Among those noted at the breakfast
were Mrs. Arthur M. Hyde, wife of the
Secretary of Agriculture, guest of Mrs.
John w. Bennett, Mrs. Walter r.
Tuckerman, whose guests were Mrs.
Charles M. Lea of Devon, Pa; Mrs.
Bates Batcheller of Paris, France, and
Mrs. Henry Alvah Strong, Mrs. Bate
man Morris, who was the guest Of Miss
Grace r. Osgood; Mrs. Eugene Wood
son, Mrs. p. j. McGovern, Mrs. Frank
Mahin, Mrs. Charles Alger and Mrs.
F. Compton Wales, all Of whom were
guests of Mrs. John w. Bennett; Mrs.
Robinson Downey, Mrs. James Gardiner
Hancock, DR.. Virginia Spates Of Dallas,
Tex, Mrs. Lulah T. Andrews, who en-
tertatned Mrs. Adam McMullen and
Mrs. S. D. Fitzpatrick; Miss Jessie Nc
Bride, Mr.. E. Price Porter. Mrs. William
Clinton Carroll, Mrs. Estelle Ensor
Elmer, Mrs. Isabella Griffith Flick,
Mrs. Lillian Edgar Gaddess, Mrs. Lester
A. HelfriSch, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Shafer,
who sponsored a table arranged in
honor of Miss Ruth st. Dennis; Mrs.
Archibald L. Parsons, wife of Rear
Admiral Parsons, Miss Marie Parsons,
Mrs. Charles Pickney Clark, Mrs.
Philip Lauman, Mrs. D. r. Mills of
Omaha, Neb., Mrs. A. L. Culbertson,
Miss Katherine Conlin, Mrs E. c.
Stone, Mrs. Daniel Crabb, Ms. L. j.
Hess, Mrs. E.. Richard Gasch, q group
Of national officers Of the league, in
Guiding Mrs. Charles w. Allen, Mrs.
Faber Stevenson, Mrs. j. Harry Cum
bingham, Mrs. Harry Hunt, national
committee chairmen, including Miss
past presidents, among whom were Mrs.
Cunningham, Mrs. Edith Kingman
Kern, Mrs. Virginia King Frye and
Miss Mabel White.
Mrs. Rufus L. Allen of the Raleigh,
u. c., branch of the league, Mrs. j. C.
Pennie Of Pittsburgh, Pa, and Mrs.
Lacy Of Baltimore were out Of town
guests Of Miss Bertha Frances Wolfe,
who had with her also at her table
Vandergrift, Miss Alice M. Heaven,
Mrs. Elmer o. Leatherwood, Miss Irene
Plstorio and Mrs. Annie Hawking.
Mrs. julius o. Ziegfeld, president Of
the Baltimore branch of the league,
presided at the Baltimore table, at
which were also Mrs. Eleanor w. Hem
sley, vice president; Miss Mary Stuart |
Ball, corresponding secretary; Miss M. |
Theresa Dallam, librarian; Miss Mary
Esther Tull, Mrs Warner Merryman, |
Mrs. Raymond Ryan and Mrs. Dorothy !
A. Schulze.
Mrs. Joseph w. Cox will be hostess
70 a company Of 10, having as her |
guests Mrs. Myron Avery, Miss Mary
Virginia Leckie, Mrs. Wade Atkinson, !
Mrs. Greed W. Fulton, Mrs. Joseph |
Eason, Mrs. Carroll q. Todd, Mrs. |
Robert Calfee of Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. |
Lawrence Hedrick Of Fort Riley, Kan, |
and Mrs Joseph w. Cox, jr.
Mrs. E. Richard GaSch, State vice I,
president of the league for the District /!
Of Columbia, will have with her at the |
table for which she is sponsor. Mrs. |
Embert A. lie Lacheur, Mrs. Gusts r. |
Perry, Mrs. Bessie Fisher and her guest, |
Mrs. Howard Brown; Dr. Francis Butts, |
Mrs. Clifford Lewis and Miss Myrta !
Ethel Cawood. whose guests will be !
Miss Lake F. Compton and Miss
Ellala Compton Of Coeburn. Va.
Among others who have made !
reservations are Mrs. Blaine Free Moore, |
widely known in the literary world as |
Dr. Mary Meek Atl1eson: Miss Katherine |
II. Carter and her guest, Miss Betsy |
Van Allen; Miss Anne Darlington, Mrs. |
Skinner, Mrs Esther w. Neill, Mrs. |
Helen de Lashmutt and guest Of Bal |
timore, Mrs Marshall Wilson, Mrs |
ReSsia W Palm and MiSs Alice