Evening star., 1946-05-12
Biennial Convention
Autbors' Breakfast Givem
By League Of Pen Women
By Gretchen Smith,
Women's Club Editor.

serhart Memorial Cup went to AL
berta L. Lewis of Philadelphia, while
the Red Feather" Award, in the
form of attractive quill pens, went
to several State presidents who
have organized new branches.
Other awards announced at the
breakfast were:
RKO-Radio Pictures. drama prize
for an unpublished three-act play
to Florence r. Kahn of Baltimore,
Md.
The leagues prize in music to
Katherine Lucke of the Peabody
Institute for a concerto for two
pianos.
The league prize for radio to Mar
jorie R. Rea of Minnesota for her
radio program, "Chin-King."
The league press prize to Oretha
Swartz of Annapolis.
The league poetry prize to Agnes
Bramblett of Atlanta, Ga, for the
best book of poetry, entitled wolves
of Trolluess."
For the best published poem, Eliz-
abeth j. Burchtenkirk of St. Peters,
burg, Fla, for BLACK Soldier"
The leagues short-story prize to
Alma Robson Higbee of Kansas
City, "Whistlin' GAL" published in
the American Mercury.
Mrs. Higbee of Kansas City, who
is unoppoSed candidate for the Office
of national president of the league
in the next elections, is also a poet
and has contributed in the past to
The Evening Star. Other poetry
contributors to The Evening Star
who will attend the convention are
Miss Anobel Armour, who recently
moved here from Kansas City, and
Miss Ramona Graham of Wellesley
Hills, Mass.
Considerable attention was To-
cused on distinguished member,
katherine Cotheal Budd, who now in
her Dos flew from her home in Tue
son, Ariz.. to attend the breakfast
Miss Budd has had a most interest
ing career, having spent much of
her life in France where she was
living at the time of the Nazi oc-
cupation.
She was the first woman elected to
membership in the American Insti-
tute of Architects and was the first
foreigner in more than so years to
receive an honorable mention at the
Salon des Artistes Francois in Paris.
Just before leaving France, she re-
celved the great "Medaille de
Bronze"
Insisting that life begins at 80"
she has supported her contention by
signing a recent contract involving
architectural plans for construction
which will cost over 100000.
Another famous league member
attending was Ava Hamilton, ma
tional chairman of Motion Picture
Photography, who prior to the war
spent four years exploring Africa
alone, making moving picture
record of her travels which have
gained national acclaim Mrs. Ham
ilton is soon to leave on an explora-
ton trip to China, Korea and the
Dutch East Indies.
Among the honor guests were the
Chinese Ambassador, DR.. Wei Tao
ming. Lady Nancy Astor, the first
secretary Of the Royal Legation of
Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Ahmed Abdol
Jabbar, representing the Arabian
Minister, Mrs. Ernest Thompson
Seton and Faith Baldwin.
A memorial hour will be held at
5 pm. today at the District branch
studio. 1851 Columbia road NV,
with the national chaplain, Ellamay
Colvin Thomas, presiding.
Although the tea, which was to
have been given by Mrs. Truman,
has been Cancelled due to the death
of Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone
a reception will be held at the White
House at pm. Tuesday for out-of-
town members attending the con-
VentiOn.