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Show DRAMA EXPERT 'in juncs Elizabeth Marbury Hopes to Be Delegate to National Convention By EDNA HUBER CHURCH, International News Service Staff Cor. respondent. WASHINGTON, April 10. Tho I drama of politics should be easy for Miss Elizabeth Marbury, for she has been for some time recognized as a leader In the field of drama in America. Amer-ica. MIsh Marbury was born into the Democratic party. Her father was one of the original members of Tammany Hall in the days of John BIgelow, Samuel Sam-uel Tllden and Abraham S. Hewitt. Born in Now York and educated In prlvato schools, Miss Marbury becamo greatly Interested In litoraturo and the drama, and sho has been for a number num-ber of years one of the leading auth- uits leprcacniauvc in mis country. She has represented In this country the leading playwrights of England and France, and has been twice decorated deco-rated by France for her services to tho authors of that country. Many of the successful plays produced on Broad-J way have been produced by Elizabeth Marbury. The name of Elizabeth Marbury is not unknown lo the men who fought for their country. Hardly had congress con-gress declared war before Miss Marbury Mar-bury becamo a leader in the movement , to make war as light as possible for the soldier, sailor and marine. When the armistice was signed she was sent to France by the then Secretary of the Interior. Franklin K. Lane, and travelled trav-elled more than 4500 miles ovor trenches and In and out of dugouts and billots and tolling tho boys of the farm movement and urging them to return to develop tho unclaimed lands of this country. At the ports of embarkation and in tho huts of the American army of occupation tho name of Miss Marbury Mar-bury becamo well known. She s.poko and the men listened. No greater tribute can be paid to her speaking ability. It i3 highly probable that Miss Marbury Mar-bury will bo a delegate to the national convention at San Francisco, although she is having some difficulty in that matter. But Elizabeth Marbury can account for herself in politics just as sho has accounted well for herself In every other undertaking, her friends declare. on |