The Washington times., 1937-12-07
Board Sets Dates of
April % to 20 for
Biennial Meeting
By MARY PADGETT

An exciting meeting TOOK
place yesterday for board mem
bers Of the National League Of
American Pen Women, for ct
this meeting plans were made
for the biennial convention in
April. This is expected to be
one Of the nvelieSt gatherings
ever. held in the 40 years OF the
organization.
Yesterdays board meeting,
presided over by the national
president, Mrs. Phyllis Fergus
Hoyt. Of New Haven, VT, ana
Chicago, was held in the Wllaro
Hotel, where the national mead
quarters are maintained.
Dates for the convention are
set for April % through April
20. with the election OF natlonal
officers featuring the sessions.
Also at the meeting yesterday
plans for the annual Authors
breakfast were completed. II
will be the opening event OF the
conclave-Saturday, April z3-
and it will fall on the olrtnoaS
anniversary Of Shakespeare.
BOOK FAIR SCHEDULED
Another feature Of the con
vention will be an elaooraIe
Book Fair, open throughout the
conference, with the various oe-
partrnents Of the league, such as,
the radio, drama, music com
posing. poetry short stories,
Juvenile writing, etc, having
exhibits. Also on the opening
dav- MRS. Hoyt plans ar eiao-
crate reception for the delegates;
MRS C. Antoinette Wood, OF
Rogton.. national chairman OF
books, has appointed MRS. Dor, lSSc
othy De Muth Watson, OF Ene
district Of Columbia, as CHAIR
man of the Book Fair. Inere
will be a banquet every nlgnC
of the fair. featuring speakers
of the various departments o.
the Pen Women: -
Another important business OF
the board meeting yesterday was
Mrs. Hoyt's appointment OF MIS-
Marion Needham Taft, 1or-
meriy Of Vermont and now NV
ing here in Takoma PARK Ior
the position of auditor OF s Ine
National League, which was
ratified by the board. s
OFFICERS PRESENT
National officers who were at
the board meeting are Mrs. Lily
Pamsden Hunt, first vice presl'
dent: Mrs. Harriet Hawkins
chambers, second vice presi'
dent; Mrs. Louise Hartley was.
sell, fourth vice president an OF
Washington; Mrs. Lila Wooo
Dsniels' recording secretary, OF
Eiexandria; Mrs. Eleanor Elllott
Carroll. of Lutherville, Nd;
Mrs, Mathilde Kolb BARTLETT
treasurer. Of washington; Mrs;
Theodora Cunningham, regis.
trar. of Chevy Chase, Md, ana
Mrs Maria Briscoe Croker, IL
brarian, Of Baltimore. Mrs. 1ne1
Sheldon Tyler, national chair
man of membership, and Mfs'
John Horner, national chair
man of art, also attended.
Mrs Hovt who came to Wash
ington especially for this I'M
portant meeting, has a busy
schedule of events before her.
Today she is guest of honor at
a luncheon given by the board
members. Another guest OF
honor at this luncheon is Mrs.
Relle Kinney, noted sculptress.
Tomorrow morning she will go
to the White House to attend
Mrs. Roosevelt's regular press
conference with newspaper
women. Mrs. Hoyt may be a
guest at the conference because
She is the travelling correspond"
ent" for the Music News, pub
lished in Chicago. III.
FIRST LADY GUEST
Tomorrow afternoon Mrs.
Hoyt will be in the receiving line
at the tea which the District
branch Of the league will give in
hon0F of Mrs. Roosevelt at the
Grafton Hotel, where the league
studio is located.
Then, tomorrow night, Mrs.
Hoyt starts off for her home in
Chicago. She will go by auto
mobile in the company Of Mrs.
John Horner, the former Jose.
phine Craven Chandler, Of
Washington, who recently mar
ried DR.. Horner, Of Chicago.