Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1925, Page 7

LEADING WRITERS T0 ASSEMBLE HERE Notables in Ranks of Women to Attend Pen Women’s Congress. Scores of prominent woman writers and artists will arrive in Washington next week to attend the second An- nual Authors’ Congress of the League ©of American Pen Women, described as the largest organization of active craftswomen in the world, which will be in session at the Shoreham Hotel from April from April Many local women will take prominent parts in the activities of the congress. With a membership of 2,000, and 24 hranches established over the Nation and others in p s of formation in four other plac the association is now planning additional branches in London. Paris, Rome, Honolulu and Porto Rico, in order that American painters, w and composers liv- all p: of the world may be- sembly be, conferences, discussions addresses of authorities on the ious crafts, to clarify methods and formulate measures for increasing aluable output of members. - Still an- other aim will be the developing of a workable plan for the most efficient functioning of the league's various craft groups. Notables to Attend. Leading in the conferences with prominent publishers and producers, in the assemblies at the Shoreham, will be the following c sroups: Editors, Ida ssoclate editor of Pictor art, Alice Barney; novellst Katherine Green; composer H. H. A. Beach; syndicate Helen Rowland; dramatists, F Valkenburg Vilas; short storie; Bartley; c les, D: Meek Atkeso Harlow; juvenile fiction, Mrs. Blanche Ray; radio, Peggy Albion, and motion | pictur se Mulliken. The opening event of the congress will be an authors’ breakfa Mayflower Hotel on the L. E. Gregory and Mrs. Milton ReM as chairman and associate chair- man of _arrangements. George Barr | S. McClure e on its program. chairman of s planned acc each table containing will 10| v of the congre m of activities ing the breakfast on Satur there | will be a reception for visiting mem- bers and guests at the Shoreham. | octs’ Matinee Planned. | A, poets” matinee will be held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon in the ballroom of the Shoreham Hotel, under the direction of Caroline Gil- tinan Harlow and Roselle Mercier Montgomery, at which a selected list of poems will be read from books of author members of the league. Follow- | before | well known singer from Roxle's mu- THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, Upper row, left to right: Mrs. Harry Atwcod Colman, national Fulth Van Valkenburg Vilas, national chairman of dramatists; Ida W. C. A., Worcester, Mass.; Helen Rowland, chairman, syndicate features, one of the speakers at the authors’ brenk ast. Lower, left boys in the serv Rohlfs), novelist right: Marie Tpl|lo {'hflllgl of Pittsburgh, best know al irman of the “Book Fair’ resident, League of American Pen Women; ey Allen, author and director American Science for her talented inspirations dedicated to Anna Katherine Greene (Mrs. Charles H. hairman of reception committee for all functions of the league. the assembled officers and membership for action. The first session on Monday will be devoted to the short story group, the leadership of Nalbro Bart- Prizes for the best short story pub- lished by a member during the year and the outline of short story work for the coming year will be announced. To Greet Mrs. Coolidge. Louise _Silcox, secretary of the Authors’ League, will address the art group on Tuesday morning; Dr. Mary Meek Atkeson will speak to the spe- cial articles group at the same time, and Faith Van Valkenburg Vilas will | conduct the meeting of the drama group. At 3 o'clock Tuesday after- noon Mrs. Coolidge will receive the pen women at the White House. On Wednesday morning 1da Cl Clarke will represent the editor: group in addressing the congress; Helen Rowland will speak on syndi- cates, and Col. Jasper Brady will ad- dress the motion picture group. The juvenile group’s program will include author of 52 children’s books. and sical family will come from Baltimore to sing children’s songs to the gath- ering. The annual meeting, for general business and action upon resolutions and recommendations of all the groups, will be held on Thursday. Composers’ Program. 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Lejeune, Admiral Hutchinson, commandant of the Washington navy yard, and Dis- trict Commissioners Rudolph and Bell will also assist at these affairs, which will be attended by members of the diplomatic carps, high ranking officers of the Army and Navy end all au- thors, artists, composers and drama- tists attending the congress. Seats will be free, with the exception of a small reserved section. Marine Band to Play. The programs will include a bril- liant group of American composers, among_them Mrs. H. H. A. Beach, Gena Branscombe, Harriet Ware and Bthel Glen Hier, who will personally conduct their choruses and orchestras. The Marine Band will assist. Two other talented members of the com- posers” group, who are also social leaders in Washington, will take part in the program. They are Mrs. Law- rence Townsend and Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe. Probably the most unique accomp- lishment of the congress will be the |assembling of ov | an address b; Miss Amy Blanchard, | 5 over 50 outstanding American authors, men and women, for personal participation in a book fair, to be held under the auspices of the League of American Pen Women, in Woodward & Lothrop's book. de- partment, form Monday, April 27 to Saturday, May Mrs. Edward Nel- son Dingley, chairman of the book Only your which is the can travel all of power. appropriate. SEDAN, - SP COUPE - fair, has arranged with the firm for the books of men authors, as well as those of women, to be featured during this period, though the first three days of the week will be given over entirely to the books of American women. PLAN CHURCH BENEFIT. St. Gabriel Parish Leaders to Give Party Tuesday. A card party in celebration of the fifth anniversary of the establishment of St. Gabriel's Church will be con- ducted for the benefit of the church in the parish hall, Grant Circle and Webster street, Tuesday night. Music and refreshments are on the program. A huge birthday cake with five layers has been prepared as part of the refreshments. Walter Beller, president of St. Gabriel’s Men's Club, is in charge of arrangements B e Motor traffic_has produced a new menace in London where noisy warn- ing devices have a paralyzing effect on pedestrians and cause hesitation Showing How Correct Style Can Make Open and Closed Models Equally Smart ‘When the style fundamentais of a motor car are cor- tect, there is no choice between the open and closed types in fine appearance. 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Showalter, associate of the National Geographic Magazine; Leonard W. DeGast, assistant general secretary of the Y. M. C. A; W. O. Hiltabidle, business secretary, Y. M. A. Bell, director of educstion. Y. b C, A., and Daniel A. Dollarhide, dean the Washington School of _ Ac- countancy. Edward J. Stegman of Baltimore was toastmaster. FUNDS FOR JERUSALEM HOSPITAL ASKED HERE frain Field Represetnative Holy Land Enterprise Appeals to Local Hebrews. - Dr. L. Flanz, special field repre- sentative for aiding in raising funds to be used in the building fund for the General Bikur Cholin Hospital which is being erected in Jerusalem, recently arrived in this city to appeal to all local Hebrews to contribute toward the building fund. He will make appeals before all the Jewish congregations here, it is stated. The hospital is nearly completed, he explained, but additional funds are needed. When finished it will serve a great cause in caring for the sick in the Holy Land, he added. of for 19 NEW ZEALAND WILL COPY CHILD COURTS Delegate to International Council of Women Is Studying U. 8. System. Juvenile courts modeled closely af- ter those in the United States soon | will be established in New Zealand,{ cording. to Miss Lyrd Taylor, el delegate to the quintennial confer- ence of the International Council of Women which will meet in Washing- ton in May. Although New Zealand {8 regarded as one of the most progressive coun- tries in child welfare work, it has no separate children’s courts, Miss Tay- lor pointed out. 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