Evening star., 1938-08-28

- TORY tellers from all over the
country will assemble In Wash
ington this week to attend the
- ninth biennial convention of the
National Story League Wednesday
through Saturday at the Washing
ton Hotel About $50 visitors are ex-
pected, according to Miss Mary Ellen
Dashiel, president of the Washington
Story League, who is the chairman in
charge of arrangements.
Story recitals, discussion Of the tech
nique of writing and telling stories
and business sessions will comprise
the program which has been ar
ranged by Mrs. H. Lyle Campbell of
this city.
Celebration of the 35th anniversary
Of the founding of the league at the
Saturday luncheon will be one OF the
convention highlights. Mrs. Harry M.
Keffer of Marysville, Pa. national pres
ident. will be the speaker on this oc-
casion, with The Future of Story
Telling" as her subject.
Other special events will be an in
ternational story hour. arranged by
members of the Washington League,
on Thursday evening and Colonial
banquet Friday, when the guests will
appear in costume.
Speakers Listed.
Miss Christine Rouse. scholarship
girl from Martha Berry Mountain
School. now studying for a Phi. D.
degree at Columbia University, will
be guest speaker at the Thursday
breakfast She will give an interpre-
tation of Southern mountain life based
on her own background and expe-
rience.
Another featured speaker will be
Mrs. Josephine Dlffendorfer, super
visor of story telling in the Queens
County Libraries of New York AS
10 Carroll" Mrs. Diffendorfer gives
a radio program for children every
Saturday morning. Fairy Tales and
Folklore is the title of her recital
at the Thursday luncheon. Mrs. Helen
Orr Watson, author of "Chanco.
United States Army Homing Pigeon"
will be the guest speaker at the au-
thors' luncheon on Friday, and will
discuss the writing of short stories.
Guest artists who will take part in
the international story hour, arranged
by the local league, will be Mrs. Agnes
S. Furman, who will sing and Clara
Langmack and Claire May Tarbett,
who will give a program of Scandi-
navian dances.
Stories of different countries will
be given by league members as fol-
lows France. Miss Constance Adams:
Russia, Miss George Ramey; Orien-
tai, Miss Gertrude Niemeyer; Aneri-
can Negro, Miss Edith Alnutt Amer
ican Colonial. Miss Isabel Bucking-
ham, and Ireland, Miss Kate Lenolr.
d. c. Stories on Agenda.
Before the sightseeing tour Of
Mount Vernon and Arlington for the
delegates on Friday afternoon Miss
Dashiel will give recital of a group
of Washington stories. which will
include stories of Arlington House.
Abraham Lincoln, William H. Taft
and the Unknown Soldier.
Mrs. Harry Frantz publicity chair
man for the convention. will invite
the delegates and guests to her home
at 290l Twenty eighth street NV. on
Saturday afternoon to see a collection
of dolls from all over the world.
AS chairman in charge Of the con-
vention arrangements. Miss Dashlel
will be assisted by Mrs. H. Lyle Camp
bell, program: Miss Ruth Beuchert and
Miss Elizabeth johnson, hospitality:
Mrs. Aileen Burns, music; Miss Thelma
Schmitt. registration and information,
Miss Helen G. Smith, entertainment;
Mrs. Harry Frantz, publicity; Miss
Winifred Alvather. banquet; Miss
Wilamy King, book fair. and two
chaplains. Mrs. Ross j. Rudd and Mrs.
Maud Roby.
National officers are Mrs. Harry G..
Keffer. Marysville. Pa, president.
Mrs. Julia Mills. Akron, Ohio. first
vice president; Mrs. R L. Pullen,
Jacksonville. Fla. second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Dorothy Ebersole. Lancas-
ter, Pa, secretary, and Miss Marie
Hopkins. Columbus. Ohio. treasurer.
The object of the National Story
League is to preserve and develop the
art of story telling among its mem
bers and to entertain children. shut
ins and underprivileged groups in the
poorer sections of the city 1t in
cludes both amateurs and professionals
in its membership
Regular story telling schedules are
maintained by the local league at the
Aged Women's Home, the Home for
1ncurables, the Presbyterian Home
for Women. Neighborhood House the
Baptist Home for the Aged Friend
ship House and st. Vincent's Home