Evening star., 1927-12-04
W. C.. T. u. Notes

| North Star Union will meet with
Mrs. Cabot Stevens, 1915 Webster
street, Tuesday, December 6, at
pm. with assistant hostesses Mrs.
| II. w. Butler Mrs. w. S. Brown, Mrs.
II. W. Smith and Mrs. George Bun.
nellie. The speaker for the afternoon
| will be William Knowles Cooper, gen.
eral secretary of the Young Mems
| Christian Association, whose subject
will be MY Observation of the Tenn
| perance Situation in Europe" Miss Re-
| becca Rhodes, national director of the
soldiers and sailors work of the w. c.
7. u, will tell the need of work among
young people. Mrs. Bugbee, director
| OF the l.. T. L. branch named the
Mary B. Erwin" will present group
of children in a sketch prepared by
| Mrs. Cabot Stevens, with the follow.
ing cast: Miss Wilda Bugbee, leader;
Miss Mackie Du VAL Miss Hilda
Manuel, Miss Dorothy Smallwood,
Miss Elizabeth Ellison, Miss Margaret
Ellison and Master Donald Creech.
Among the special guests were Mrs.
| \. NJ. Pollock and Mrs. r. r. Stout,
district secretary of the Loyal Tenn
perance Legion.
officers of the W. c. T. U. of the
, District gave complimentary
luncheon to the District of Columbia
directors November % at w c. r. U.
headquarters, with Mrs. E. c. Girls.
well, second vice president, as chair.
man. and Mrs. II. r. Rogers, cor.
responding secretary, assistant chair.
man. Following the luncheon Mrs.
NJ. \. Pollock, president of the Dis.
trict w. c. T. T., introduced each of
the directors and their assistants.
Mrs. Lena A. Yost, national direc.
tor of legislation and also District of
Columbia director of legislation. said
the program had not been entirely de.
clded upon. There would not be many
pieces of legislation.
Mrs. II. Z. Dinwiddie, director. and
Mrs. f. 7. Clark, assistant director of
institute, said all was planned for in.
stitute but the date.
Mrs. Rebecca Rhodes. director of
I. p. B., with Mrs. McManus az as.
! slstant, asked for branches in every
union.
| Mrs. Charles p. Grandfield. director
! OF scientific temperance instruction.
thanked DR.. Ballou and Mrs. Haycock
Tor cooperation in teaching effect of
aicohol on system and law enforce.
Erwin. o
Mrs. Walter Howard announced tb.
free Christmas services At Ke;th,s
Theater from noon to 1890 each dav
from December II to December ~
Excellent programs have been ar.
| ranged al
Mrs. Gilbert Creach, vice nresident
OF North Star Union, was annointnd
director of narcotic division: Mrs
ohafies Wendell was appointed dj.
rector of child welfare and would WORK
WIN Judge Katherine Sellers.
MIS-. Swanton, as chairman of
onrlstlan citizen, spoke of prohibition
as a political issue that should have
the united support of the Christia n
people. Director of official organ. the
Union Signal, is Mrs A. +. Bradb,,rn.
MRS. ,. W. Morris, director of depart
ihent or temperance and missions
asked Tor invitations for Mrs David
w. Lum to speak before all mission.
ary societies. Mrs. y. w. Lum was
appointed director of Bible vacation
school work. Mrs. NJ. G. Faris was
appointed assistant publicity director
NJ +. + Moore, evangelistic director.
spoke OF the power of prayer
West End Union met November 30
at the home of Mrs. James McLain
olz twentieth street TWentv.t,yo
members were present Mrs. Estella
buston was appointed director of the
department Of soldiers and sailors
Mrs Nettie Lyon, subscription director
Tor the official organ, Union Signal:
mrs X; j. Mickey, to represent the
Nest Ehd W. Z. T, L. in the Fed
eratlon of Womens Clubs.
Mrs, Eva Criswell. second vice nres.
| ~
dressed the meeting. On account of
Christmas, the December meeting will
be omitted.
The Cleveland Park Union held it's
November meeting at the home of
hrs; Frahc1s j.. Hawes, 3403 Ma
comb street, Monday at pm.
The attendance was large and the
membership increased by one hon
orary and three active new mem.
bers.
Mrs. w. j. Peters. president. pre-
sided and Mrs. II. Il. Brooks led the
devotions.
The usual reports of officers and
committees were given and necessary
business was transacted Mrs. S. ].
Talbert and Mrs. Hiram Green, in
their report Of the annual convention.
spoke OF the extent and worth of the
Yin pStiS uohe among tne young
peop:e; the help and comfort given
soldiers and sailors and the work
along lines of legislation. Mrs. Hi
ram Green and Mrs. j. NJ. Nickles
volunteered to help fill bags for the
Marines in Nicaragua.
Mrs. Harvey Boltwood told of the
children's Halloween party. and it
was decided that the union he re-
sponsible for such a party in the
! near future.
Miss Laura Cooke Church, Miss
, Jane Bassett, Mrs. Fl. B. Brooks, Mrs
Frank Birthright and Mrs. S. J. Tai
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