Evening star., 1923-12-22
CHRISTMAS FR0L|C'
CHEERS BIG CROWD
Society of Natives in Holiday
Session With Santa as
Toy Distributor.

Between three and four hundred
members of the Society OF Natives
Joined in their annual christmas
frolic" at the Washington Club last
night.
A large Christmas tree placed upon
a platform In front of the audience
was surrounded by Christmas decora-
tions.
Soon after the opening of the
meeting Jesse C. suter. president of
the society, recited the lines:
Backward, turn backward, o Time
In thy flight:
tonight"
And young and old alike, accordingly,
laughed and frolicked like children.
Lights Are Dimmed.
During a brief intermission, fol-
lowing a short business session, the
lights were dimmed. and Santa Claus,
in the person of John Clagett Proctor,
appeared in front OF the Christmas
dreds of toys, which he proceeded to
distribute. Santa Claus proceeded to
call the names of members of the So
ciety, who marched up and received
their presents.
Lee Latimer, the first ono on
Santa's list, was presented with d
circus doll.
The next one on the list. DR.. Samuel
S. Adams, responded to the call for
Sammy Adams" and received a box
about three feet long and two feet
wide, containing only a small toy
rooster. ,Dr. Adams made his prize
exhibit its Growing abilities. to the
amusement of the audience.
Capt. George w. Evans was pre-
stnted with a toy automobile. He
smilingly accepted the present and
declared that he would take ride
the next day.
Mrs. Anna E. Hendley, president oi
the Anthony League, was presented
with horn and Evan II. Tucker
president of the Northeast Citizens
Association was also presented with
toy in front of the audience.
Santa Changes Program.
Santa Claus after making severa,
more presentations realized that II
would take too much time to have
each member come to the Christmas
tree to receive his or her present. He
thereupon marched through the au-
dience, with arms full OF packages
and saw that each person present re
ceived gift.
Each member of the society also
was presented with an orange and d
stick of candy.
While this was in progress. horns
were footed, toy trains were run
around on the floor, jumping jacks
were made to perform and, in fact
the whole room was made to resemble
toyland on a gigantic scale.
The committee in charge of the
Christmas tree consisted OF the fol-
lowing: Mrs: John WEIGH, Mrs
Charles Hanford and Miss Clara
Bright.
Mrs. Ella Knight Mears was chair
man Of the program committee, as
sisted by Mrs. Dora *. Muir, Mr.
Suter, Thomas Bowling, Mr.. Proctor
and others.
Business Session.
At the business session Mrs. Louis
A. Bauer, one of the speakers OF the
Twentieth Century Club for the
Juvenile Protective Association, told
of the work and purposes of the lat
ter body. The society joined the as
sociation as an organization, author
izing a contribution OF $40 a year
toward it
Two pictures, paintings by McCloud.
and presented to the society by DR.
Adams, were formally accepted. The
pictures have been placed in the
Public Library. where they will be
kept for the society, it was stated.
The following were installed as
Charles J. Stockman, Arthur B. White
William H. Baum. John r. Weyrich
Miss Estelle Foster, Miss Effie Burr
Joseph ]. Kelly, Joseph D. Kelly
William H. Hoover, Miss Virginia S
Benjamin, Miss Bessie l. Brown, VIII
liam A Falconer and Mrs. Zell W.
Oatley.