Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
Y. W. C. A. News


the carols of Bohemia, Holland, Spain,
Austria and Poland in costume. The
Elizabeth SomerS Glee Club will sing
two groups of old Czech and French
carols and the more familiar carols will
be sung by the entire audience. The
department, Miss Mabel Cook, Miss
Dorothea Mcdowell and Miss Katherine
Moritz, will be joint hoStesses and all
members and friends of the association
are cordially invited to attend. Toys
nom the Girl Reserve toy shop will be
displayed.
on Christmas eve 80 selected voices
from the singing groups in the asSocia-
ton will join in the carol singing around
the community Christmas tree and
later will sing in three of the hospitals.
holiday hours will be observed at the
association centers Christmas day. At
Seventeenth and K streets the cafeteria
will be open for the dinner hour, $50
to 1870, with a regular Christmas din
ner; the tea room and sandwich shop
will be closed all day. There will be no
Service in the cafeteria at GA E street
or at Twentieth and B streets. Both
the pool at Seventeenth and K streets
and that at GA E street will be closed
all day Christmas. The bowling alleys
and gym will also be closed Christmas
day.
: The Y. MY. w. recreation commit
tee will sponsor a Christmas dance to
De given at the Y. w. c. A., Barker
Hall, Seventeenth and K streets, De-
cember 81, from 9 to II o'clock. There
will be special features to make this
holiday dance especially attractive.
:. Miss Charlotte Adams of the national
staff of the Y w. G. A. has been ap-
pointed chairman of the ecumenical
Commission of the Y. w. C.. A., with
headquarters first in London and later
n Geneva. The post created by the
world committee, Y. w. c: A, at its
meeting in Budapest last Summer, is
Ergely one of travel and study and will
require a years residence abroad.
Health Education Department.
= The Vacation Play School for children
, to 10 years is meeting daily from 10
70 IL in the gymnasium. Boys and girls
may come each morning including
January 4, or they may come in for a
Sngle morning to try it. The schedule
Of swimming classes which will start
between January l and Is is now ready
% the health education Office. Those
wishing to arrange for parties in either
the gymnasium, pool or bowling alleys
may secure vacation activities folder
at the various centers-Twentieth and
, streets, 6l4 E street or at Seventeenth
and K.
; Miss Marion MeigS, director of the
department., has gone TO New York to
attend the reunion of the alumnae of
the Central School of Hygiene and
Physical Education which is now aff1li-
ated with Russell Sage College. She will
spend the rest of her Christmas vaca-
fion at her home in Bridgeport, Conn.
other secretaries who will be away for
part of the holiday season are: Miss
Anna Van Buskirk, who will visit in
Philadelphia; Miss Marian HUNT, who
will be at her home in Virginia, and
Miss Dorothy Latham, who will go to
her home in Crestwood, N. j.
. The K street pool will be closed for
cleaning from December 19 to 26. Be-
January /, inclusive, holiday dip hours
viii be observed from IL am. to pm.
daily. The pool at 614 E street viii be
closed from December IS to January l
for cleaning. The holiday dip hours
viii prevail from December 19 to "a
rom IL am. to pm. The regular
Schedules in both pools will be resumed
January 2. The bowling alleys will be
closed for repairs December % to Is,
inclusive. Holiday hours will be OBJ
served from December IS to 81, IL noon
u 2, and 5 to 10, except on Saturday,
December %, when the hours viii be
nom IL noon to only.
Girl Reserves.
!. All Girl Reserves and their friends
ere invited to the Y. w. c. A. Christ
mas celebration and exhibition of the
Girl Reserve toy shop this afternoon
at o'clock. Following the music hour
the Girl Reserve Glee Club will visit the
George Washington University Hospital
p give program of carols. There will
be no regular Girl Reserve Club meet
ngs during the Christmas holidays. Two
Girl Reserves from each Senior High
School Girl Reserve Club will take part
n the all-association carol singing in
the hospitals on Christmas eve.
= Friday morning at 1890 the planning
Committee for the Girl Reserve Mid
winter Conference will hold special
meeting in the Girl Reserve club rooms
70 apportion the number of delegates
TO come from the A associations to be
represented at this conference. The Bon
Secour Girl Reserve Club of Central
High School will have luncheon followed
Nv a theater party Friday afternoon.
Fhe social service program Of the Girl
Reserves has occupied much time and
thought during the holiday prepara-
tons. Not only through the toy shop
but In other ways as well, children In
rs institutions viii be remembered dur
ing the season.
OuSAuCSo anu AEOACSSAO1laAs
While there will be no regular club
meetings In the department Christmas
week, the club members will be busy
With a social service program, which
includes gifts to selected families
through the Associated Charities as well
Is to many institutions. Regular club
Gctivtties will be resumed after the
holidays.
: Industrial Department.
Many members of the Thursday Club
IN the industrial department will be
out of town for Christmas week, but
those who will be in town will gather
for an informal tea December rs in
their club room on the third floor This
club, which Is composed of girls who
Gre employed in homes, will give well
come to any girl who wishes to find
cbngenial companionship and well
planned programs for her leisure hours.
Any one who wishes to join may do so
BY communicating with Miss Saba L.
hartman, secretary of the department.
Elizabeth Somers Residence.
The vesper service will be omitted
this afternoon in order that the girls
may attend the all-aSsociation carol
service at Seventeenth and K streets at
o'clock. Girls who must remain in
Washington during the holiday season
have arranged an attractive Christmas
season program, beginning this after
noon, when they will be at home to
their friends. On Christmas eve many
of the girls will participate in the carol
singing at the hospitals and there will
be carol singing through both houses
at midnight. A large Christmas tree
will be decorated on Christmas eve
Miss Dorothy Roberts is in charge OF
these arrangements.
The Christmas program around the
tree Just after breakfast starts the day,
ana there is also tree for the service
stan, In which every one participates