Evening star., 1926-12-12
c. v. j. PRESIDENT
TO SPEAK IN WEST
Dr.. Lewis to Address Teach
ers in California During
Holiday Sessions.

President William Mather Lewis OF
George Washington University is on
his way to California, at the instance
Of the California State Teachers AS
ISOLATION, to omake-addresses before the
two sections Of the>fffstitution, which
will be held at San Francisco and Los
Angeles. The association meets dur
ing the Christmas holidays. and the
invitation was sent to DR.. Lewis by
A. r. Clifton, superintendent of schools
of Monrovia.
The northern section meets in San
Francisco and the southern section in
Los Angeles. DR.. Lewis will also
speak at Berkley and at Oakland. He
will address the George Washington
University alumni in San Francisco,
as guest of honor of the San Francisco
Club, on December 16. Arrangements
for the luncheon are in the hands of
F.. Howard Seely, president, and Or
vile r. Vaughn, secretary.
December 81 DR.. Lewis will address
the Alumni Club Of Los Angeles, ar
rangem cnts being made by the Rev.
David r. Covell. Judge Edward Hen
ming, former Assistant Secretary of
Labor. will be toastmaster.
Christmas Recess.
The Christmas holiday recess here
January 2, inclusive, according to the
official university announcement.
Classes will be resumed in all depart
ments beginning January 3.
The annual Christmas chapel exer.
cises will be held on the morning of
December 20. The University Girls
Glee Club, under the direction Of Miss
Estelle Wentworth, will sing Christ
mas carols. Tomorrow at chapel Ger
trude Willbank. who represented the
university at the National Student
Conference, will give a brief report.
Miss Katherine Riggs, harpist, played
at chapel last week.
DR.. Lewis attended the annual ban
quet of the Pi Delta Epsilon honorary
journalistic fraternity. held last week.
Practically the entire membership of
the organization was In attendance.
The date Of December f6 has been
set aside for the annual foot ball din
ner given the members of the foot ball
squad by the General Alumni Associ-
alton. This years affair will be held
at the La Fayette Hotel. j. Lewis
Moneyway is chairman. Edward l..
Stafford and Howard b. Warner are
members of the committee.
Plan December 18 Run.
Considerable entertainment will be
furnished during the evening. The
plans an exceptional list OF
novelties. The members of the foot
ball squad and coaches, as well as
faculty members Of the athletic COM
mittee, students and alumni will be
on hand.
Preparations are well under way for
the South Atlantic cross-country run
to be given under the auspices OF the
A. A. u. by George Washington Uni
versity, on December Is. The Rock
Creek Park Course hes been selected.
Elmer Hardell, coach, of the Mckinley
High School, has been selected as
referee. Dr. William M. Lewis has
been. named honorary referee.
Debates have :. been scheduled
through Virginia. and South Carolina
by the George Washington debating
Vesey have left on a. trip, which will
include Randolph. Macon, North Caro-
lima, Duke University. Emory and
Henry and Hampden.Sidney and
Roanoke.
The George washington University
students are filing several Christmas
barrels with clothing, food and other
gifts, which will be turned over. to a
family that has been selected. The
work was started three years ago, and
has been followed yearly.
Preliminary details for the Cherry
Tree, the annual publication, have
been started The book will be edited
by Robert Stearns. The board of edi-
tors consists Of Rowland Lyons,
Jeanne Gravatte. Henry H. James.
Elsie Talbert, Ermyntrude Walden, r.
Campbell Starr and Margaret Maize.