The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20

sunday at 4 p. M, at the
3640 Sixteenth st. N. w.
Mrs. Emma Triepel, Mrs. Vir-
ginia King Frye and Miss Anna
Patten, the only living charter
members Of the organization,
will be the special guests.
Formerly the only organiza-
ton Of its kind, and known as
the National League of Ameri-
can Pen Women, the Washing
ton branch was not formed until
1921 with Mrs. Theodore Tiller,
now chairman of the Book Re
view Section of the local group,
as its first president. The ma
tional society was organized
Ju 81, 1897.
3 STILL LIVING
Anna Sanborn Hamilton,
Marian ODonoghue Longfellow
and Margaret Sullivan Burke,
called the meeting at the home
of Mary Andrew Dennison,
whose novels during the gay
nineties were widely read.
Mrs. Burke proposed the name
Of the organization and became
its first president; Alice Morgan
designed the unique insignia Of
Pen Women, the owl in a tri-
angle Of Pen, Pencil and Brush.
Mrs. Longfellow drew up the
first constitution and by laws,
and its motto is Cali for one and
one for ALL"
There were II charter mem.
bers, of which only three are
living. Its membership in
creased rapidly and soon in
cluded prominent women writer's,
sculptors, artists and composers
from all over the country.
Branches were organized in
various localities in the United
States, and in 1921, the national
organization became known as
the District of Columbia Branch.
HONOR GUESTS
Honor guests at Sundays at.
fair include Mrs. Joseph Aus
lander, national president; Mrs.
Theodore Cunningham, national
first vice president; Mrs. Sam
uel Wasesell, second vice presi.
dent; Miss Clara handkerchief,
national recording secretary;
Mrs. w. W. Scott national cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Mill
ward c. Taft, national treasurer;
Mrs Marjorie Luckett, national
librarian; Mrs. Lillian E. Cad
deSS, national registrar; Mrs.
Tomas CajigaS, national audi
tor; Mrs. E. Richard GaSch, ma
tional parliamentarian; Mrs.
Matilde Kolk Bartlett, national
chaplain; Mrs. Herbert Votaw,,
state president, Chevy Chase
branch; Miss Louise Worden,
state president of Maryland,
and Miss Marguerite Merigold,
state president of the District
Of Columbia.
Guests will be presented by
Mrs. William w. Scott, reception
chairman. Heading the receiv.
ing line will be Mrs. Inez Shell
don Tyler, president of the local
group; the three charter mem
bers, and Mrs. Robert Clay Sher-
rill, first vice president, and
Mrs. Minnie Briggs, second vice
president.
OTHERS ASSISTING
Tea will be poured by Mrs. Vic
toria Faber Stevenson, national
past president; Miss Merigold,
who was president of the Dis
trict of Columbia branch last
year; Mrs. Dawson Olmstead,
DR.. Frances Butts, Mrs. w.
Walton Badgley, Mrs. E. Richard
Gasch, DR.. Jean Stephenson,
Mrs. w. M. Moses, Mrs. Aaron D.
Newman and Mrs. T1ller.
Others assisting are Mrs. Helen
r. Watson, Mrs. Nellie Irish, DR.
Mary Meek, Atkinson Moore,
Mrs. Helen Orr Watson, Mrs.
Ruth Norcross Hoxie, Mrs. Au-
gustus o. Thomas, Mrs. Agnes
Mccall Parker, Mrs. Delos A.
Blodgett, Mrs. Bartlett, Mrs. S.
H. Dykstra, Mrs. Thora Hen
shaw Season, Mrs. David Nc
Dougal, Nine. Felian Garzia,
Mrs. w. F.. Dennis, Mrs. H. B.
Zimmele, Miss Marguerite Bailey,
Miss Ruby Nevins, Mrs. Angela
McHugh Barr, Miss Susan c.
Baker and Mrs. Leroy w. Tilton.