Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-26
EASTERN ALUMNI
/ MEET TOMORROW
Annual Reunion and Election
of Officers Will Be Held
in Auditorium.

Through the cooperation of the
local street car companies. specia
Eastern High School tickets" sell
ing at the same rate as tokens-slA
for 40 cents-were placed on sale al
the school bank last week. Ihese
tickets, beneiting students IRON
Woodbridge, Langdon. South Brook
land and Mount Rainier, enable the
purchaser to ride to ana from schoo
by a much shorter route and for only
/ cent more than the longer route
The ticket. consisting OF two parts
IS presented on boarding the car OF
the Washington Railway Electric
Go. Part one is torn off by the con.
fi,,ctor. Part two, which is punched
and returned to the passenger, is good
for fare on the cars of the Capltai
Traction Co. at the transfer stations
at lexington place or Eighth ana
East Capitol streets. The conductor
of the CAPITAL Traction Co. then, on
payment of cent. issues a transfer
to the pupils destination.
ON December IA the Science Clup
was given an illustrated lecture by
DR.. Paul Bartch of the United states
National Museum on the suo1ect
birds That Winter Around Washlng-
ton" Charles Critchfield of the stu
dent body addressed the club on tues
day on Atomic Theory.
Dance on Wednesday.
The Les Camarades Club. under
the leadership of it's president, kath-
ryn Clark. is having busy round OF
activities at this time. On Decemper
16 taffy pull was held after school
at the home of the president. Nine
girls were present. Scrap books Tor
Children's Hospital were prepared at
the party. A tea dance was held IN
the armorv on December II after
school The annual Christmas dance
of the Girl Reserves of the District or
Columbia will be held at the Blue
Triangle Hut Wednesday evening.
The girls of the Merrill Club are
going to welcome the new year with
a dance at the Blue Triangle Hut jan
uary l. Marceron will furnish the
music.
80 four-year and the two-year
February graduates held a meeting
In the assembly hall Wednesday
morning to make plans for graduation.
At an assembly held Tuesday morn
ing for the FIVE upper semesters.
program of Christmas carols Was
conducted by DR.. Edwin n. c. Barnes
of the music department. Miss II.
Nav Johnson of the Latin department
presented John George Butler with
a COPY of Howe's Barrett Wendell
and His Letters"
Yule Debate Held.
A faculty debate was held on De-
cember II, the subject being, "Re-
solved, That pta Clause Does Come
Down the Chimney" The affirmative.
consisting of Miss F. f. Milliken OF
the English department and Mrs.
Lola D. Hall of the history depart
ment. were victorious over the neg
alive upheld by Miss Kate D. Buck
nam of the history department and
Mrs. B. S. Metzler of the English de-
partment. Miss Bertha l.. Gardner OF
the English department presided.
Members of the bank staff had their
own Christmas tree and exchanged
presents.
Tomorrow night the Alumni Assoc
citation will hold its annual reunion In
the Eastern auditorium. The election
of officers will be at 7:15 y m 1T S:l5
nm. a program of entertainment will
he given. the numbers being: Violin
solo, Durward Bowersox; few mo-
ments with DIR. D. C. Croissant: cornet
solo, Otto F. Lehnert. jr.; Alumni
Dues Are Due" Leonidas McDougle;
a dramatic sketch. Not Quite Such
A Goose" by Betty Basin, '26; James
Madison, '27; Myrtle Posey. &c; Eldred
Wilson, '27, and Roberta Harrison, ~.
Presentation of the new officers will
follow. From $50 to 1870 there viii
be dancing in the armory.
Play Is Given.
The Christmas play. "Mistletoe and
Holly-Berry," was given at two as
semblies Tuesday The cast was:
Jocelyn, Beryle Edmiston and Thelma
Courtney: Janet, Margaret McGarvey
and Ida Homiller: Marjorie, Virginia
Barrett and Helen Tucker: Hugh,
Allan Mockabee; Harry. Jack Vivian;
Rose Morrison, Dorothy Black and
Carol Garland; Annot, Ethel Mae
Frame and Dorothy Allen; Dolly.
Elizabeth Arnett and Frances Am
idon; Dan Allen, Joseph Ratcliffe;
Wat. John Reid; George, Robert
Thompson; Father Christmas, Fay
mond Fisher; Giant Blunderbare. Dale
Smell: Little Jack, James Hathaway;
Holly Berry. Lady Jocelyn; Dragon,
Sam McGlathery; st. George, Robert
Hines.
1.-The Cub" published by the class
in journalism writing and printed
I'm the print shop. will make its initial
appearance the third week in January.
Published as supplement to the
Fastener, it will appear three times,
January, March and May. The staff
for the first issue is: Editor, Carl
Martin: copy readers, Ethel Mae
Frame, Clara Wheelock, Ralpheta
Pace and Clifford Irion; reporters,
Virginia Turner, Hortense Cusack,
Annette Devlin. Onys Everett. Sylvia
Etchison Hayden Norwood, Paul
Spalding and Sam McClathery.