Evening star., 1934-04-21
PENWOMEN HEAR
FIRST LADY SPEAK
Other Celebrities Also Ad.
dress Authors Break.
fast League.

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt was
honor guest and principal speaker at
the authors breakfast Of the League
of American Pen Women, which was
held at the Willard Hotel at noon
today
Well known authors, who were pre-
sented to the meeting by Mrs. Clara
Heck Heflebower, presiding member
and national president. included Will
liam C. Lengel, associate editor of
Liberty Magazine, who spoke on
Authors and Editors-and Other Lit
erary Absurdities" Miss Louise Wal
lace Hackney, author of Wings of
Fame; Gutzon Borglum, noted sculp-
tor, who spoke on his work at Stone
Mountain; James Warner Ballah, au-
thor of many best sellers; Miss
Frances B. Fox, author Of Ridge
ways" who used as her topic "A
Novel Can Be Fiction" and Sena-
tor John P. Pope of Idaho, speaking
on Women and the New Deal"
OLHeTS ulFt 1dIhs.
Other speakers included Nine Pa
tricia Bennett Dimitriu, speaking on
the High Road; John Collier. toIIi=
missioner of Indian affairs; Edward
Weintal, attache of the Polish en-
bassy, who brought greetings from his
country; DR.. Wightman Melton, editor
and author of Chimes Of Ogle-
thorpe, and Ruth Haller Ottaway,
vice president of the National Feder-
alton of Music Clubs On The Woman
Composer"
National officers and chairmen of
special and standing committees also
were seated at the speakers table as
special guests.
Mrs. Heflebower, national president
announced the music awards for the
year, and presentation of the awards
was made by Grace Thompson Seton
chairman of the committee in charge,
The musical program was arranged
BY Phyllis Fergus Hoyt, national chair
man of the music department.
Program OF Session.
The program included:
/. Harlan Randall, baritone. (a)
1.-THE Lords Prayer Josephine For
syth, Ohio. (b) Home" the publica-
ton prize song 1884, Elizabeth Merz
Butterf1eld. (c) "Earth's Awakening.
poem by Fannie Hadley Kimball, Illi-
nois; music by Lulu Jones Downing,
Northern Illinois.
2. Prudence Fish, soprano, Vermont,
oy1l Harlan Donio11. hy p1-1Ido
Wiley. Vermont; operetta Which:
composer at piano.
8. George A Myers, tenor. place
Ivory-Tinted Candles" poem by Mrs.
Heflebower, Ohio; music by Gena
Branscombe, New York; Mrs. J. Harry
Cunningham. accompanist.
4. Edward Caldwell, tenor. (a)
"Gypsy Days" poem by Clara Keck
Heflebower, Ohio; music by Edwyl
Redding. (b) Devotion" poem by
Grace Thompson Seton, New York;
music by Pearl Adams, New York.
(c) THE Challenge" poem by
Blanche Hammond Camp; music by
Pearl Adams; Pearl Adams at the
piano.
S. verna Carega, soprano, New
York. (a) From a Trundle Bed,
poem by George Elliston, Cincinnati
Ohio. (b) "A Dusky Coquette." poem
by B. Y. williams. Cincinnati, Ohio
composer. Margaret Mcclure Stitt, at
piano.
Executive Board Meets.
The annual meeting of the Ma
tional Executive Board was held early
this morning. when the national presi-
dent extended greetings and national
officers and branch presidents gave
reports of their activities.
Mrs. Hefebower received in the
Willard room this morning from 9
to II o'clock for all visiting delegates
and members. During the morning
reception musical program. arranged
by Mrs. Hoyt, was presented.