Evening star., 1932-09-11
Pen League Women Plan
Unusually Busy Year

Oficers of the National League of
American Pen Woman have been widely
scattered during, the Summer season
just. past, some merely resting and va
cationing, others gathering material for
new stories, books, articles and poems,
which will appear during the current
year. Mrs. Clara Keck Hefiebower, ma
ticnal president. is still lingering at her
Summer residence on Cape Cod, where
she has sandwiched in many pleasure
iauntS, while busily planning for the
activities Of the league this year. Her
departure from Cincinnati, Ohio, to
FALMOUTH. Mass, was delayed until
mid August, as she had some important
duties in the varied fields of her affilia
tions to perform before leaving for her
vacation.
The first national vice president
Nine Emanuel Dimitriu. wife of the
assistant to the financial counselor of
the Rumanian legation. was interrupted
in her vacation at Rehoboth Beach by
illness, resulting from the impact of
heavy wave while bathing, and is only
now slowly convalescing after some
time in the hospital.
Mrs. E. Richard Gasc2. second ma
tionRl vice president, has returned to
Washington from Christmas Cove, Me,
where she very recently spent two
weeks with her sister. Mrs. Fred G.
Aulsbrook, who is in this country
again, after several years in Paris,
France.
Word received from Mrs. Antoinette
c. Wood, third national vice president,
tells of her pleasant vacation spent at
her cottage, Bin Wood, in the Thou
sand Islands and of her important
plans for work as chairman of the
drama division of the department Of
letters of the league. Mrs. Wood ex-
poets to come on to Washington for
the opening meeting of the National
Board later this Fall.
Mrs Daniel C. Chace, national re-
cording secretary, has been entertain
ing guests in her Chevy Chase home,
and finding a little time to devote to
one of her hobbies, genealogical re-
search and writing. She has two in
teresting family history books to her
credit.
Mrs. Harry B. Hunt. national cor
responding secretary spent a month
earlier in the season at her cottage on
the Chesapeake, but is now confined to
her home in Chevy Chase, slowly re-
covering from serious illness.
The national treasurer of the league,
Mrs. Evelyn Sheriff., and her sister,
Mrs. Ruth Norcross Hoxie, widow of
Gen. Hoxie, left Washington Septem-
Der for a two weeks motor trip in
Canada. The national registrar, Mrs.
c. Leonard Chambers, whose duty is
to keep on file the important profess
sional credentials of the members of
the league and to care for other val
liable records, returned to her home in
Bethesda. Thursday, of last week, after
q visit Of some length with her mother
in Birmingham, Ala.
The headquarters Of the league re-
ports a considerable number of appli-
cations for membership received during
the Summer and these will be passed
upon by Mrs. j. Harry Cunningham,
chairman of membership, and her COM
mittee, after Mrs. Cunningham's re-
turn to Chevy Chase from her cottage
at Piney Point. After approval by the
committee these applications have to
be submitted to the National Executive
Board for final acceptance before men,
bership is granted.
Miss Agnes Winn., editor of the
League Bulletin, will begin regular is
suance of the bulletin beginning in
October and continuing through the
club year.
Mrs. Hefiebower the national presi-
dent. plans to spend some time in the
National Capital this coming Winter, |
and her presence here will be warmly
welcomed by local Pen Women.