Evening star., 1942-10-07
Pen Women
Fete Members
At Luncheon
Mrs. Helen Wafso,s.
Mrs. OI,nstead and
Mrs. TiIt0n HOnored

Three talented members Of the
District Of Columbia branch of the
League Of American Pen Women
were honored at q luncheon yester-
day at the Willard Hotel following
meeting Of the Executive Board
Of the National league.
Mrs. Helen Orr Watson, writer OF
juvenile stories; Mrs. Beth Heath
Omstead, author and composer, and
Mrs. Elizabeth Tilton, local his
torian, were those honored for their
recent achievements.
Mrs. Watson, past president OF the
local branch, whose juvenile story,
"Chanco. the Story Of an Army
Pigeon" was on the best seller list,
discussed her new book, top Kick,
the Story of an Army Horse" which
is just of the press and has been
chosen as a Junior Literary Guild
book The author gathered the ma
terial for this story in the Philippine
Islands during the time her hus-
band, Col. Watson, was stationed
there.
Mrs. Olmstead, who is the wife of
Maj. Gen. Dawson Olmstead, chief
signal officer, United States Army,
took bow for her recent compost
ton, the official song of the Army
Signal Corps. The song has proven
extremely popular among the men
of that branch Of the service and
has been played on radio and service
band programs.
Mrs. Tilton has completed her
History of the League of American
Pen Women in the District OF Co.
lumbia," which will be published
early in November. Illustrated with
pictures of outstanding Pen Women,
it is a record of the accomplish
ments Of members Of the league
over period of more than Is years.
Mrs. Grace Boles Hedge, a past
president of the San Francisco
branch, also was a special guest at
lle luuCncOn.
Mrs. Lulu Gabel Giese of Sewick-
y,Pa., who is chairman Of radio
markets, was to have been the
hostess at breakfast for the
Executive Committee. Unable to
attend because of the illness of her
son, however, she asked Miss Wini-
fred Willard, national executive
ley, Pa, who is chairman of radio
secretary, to do the honors.
The breakfast was in honor of the
national president. Mrs. Victoria
Faber Stevenson.
A number of District members are
among the national chairmen an
nounced by Mrs. Stevenson.
The list includes: Drama, Elva
Cooper Magnusson, Seattle; art,
Rosamond Gaydash, Washington;
music, Annie Laurie Trousdale,
Houston. Tex: novels, Blanche
Smith Ferguson, Baltimore; poetry,
Evelyn Norcross Sheriff., West Hen
Jacksonville, N. c.; essays, May West
Owen, Denver; juvenile, Barbara
Fleury, Detroit; membership, Bertha
Shanks CLANCY, Takoma Park, Md;
letters, Ethel Holmes Munsey, Buf-
falo; columnists. Lila Wood Daniels,
Alexandria; editorships, Grace A.
Dunn, Princeton. Mimi, and copy
right, May Futrelle, Scituate, Mass.
Genealogy, Clyde E. Millspaugh,
Nashville, Tenn; prose markets,
Dorothy c. Retsloff, La Mesa, Calf.
poetry markets, Clyde Robertson,
Denver; radio markets, Lulu Gabel
Giese, Sewickley, Pa: radio, Agnes
V. Flanney, Des Moines; victory,
Maize Wade. Cleveland; bylaws,
Edna knight Gasch, Washington;
parliamentarian, Agnes Giles New
man, Alexandria; hospitality, Trudie
Lyon, Chevy Chase, Md; clubhouse,
Azalea G. Badgley, Washington;
publicity, Pearl Eley Seal. Washing
ton; yearbook. Anne Manchester,
Washington; chaplain, Inez Sheldon
Tyler, Washington; legal adviser,
Helen Sherry, Baltimore, and award
patrons, Adelaide I. Norton, Phil
adelphia.