Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-16
DISTRICT NATIVES
ELECT F. A. EMERY
Succeeds Lee D. Latimer,
Who Served Two Terms
as President.

Fred A. Emery, veteran Washington
newspaper man and representative of
the United States Daily at the Capitol,
was elected president of the Society of
Natives of the District of Columbia at
the annual meeting for the election
of officers in the Washington Club last
night. He succeeds Lee d. Latimer,
who had served as president two terms,
the maximum allowed.
Judge Gus A. Schuldt, presiding
judge at Police Court, was elected first
vice president. Other officers elected
were: Mrs. Henry F.. Sawtelle, second
vic president; Ralph L. Hall, third
vice president; James F. Duhamel, his
torian: Miss Emma A. Bright, record
ing secretary, and Miss May e. Hun
gerford, corresponding secretary. Both
OF the secretaries were reelected.
Choose Federation Delegates.
Miss Eta L. Taggart and Mr.. Emery
were elected to serve as delegates to
the Federation of Citizens Associations
pending acceptance of the society to
membership by the federation. The
society at a previous meeting voted to
make application.
This motion was discussed at length
at last nights session, when John A.
Saul declared the resolution as adopted
at the previous meeting was "void" be-
cause no provision was made for the
payment of dues to the federation in
the original motion.
Miss Taggart, who had introduced the
resolution at the former meeting, read
it and it was decided by Mr.. Emery, and
other members of the society that the
original resolution, as adopted, carried
all the necessary requirements in re-
Questing admission into the federation
and carrying out the necessary meas
ures If admitted. The application for
membership had not been presented
prior to last night.
The new president was for Is years
connected with the Associated Press, as
reporter, editor, day manager, night
manager and Capitol manager. and was
for three years chief of the Bureau of
Foreign Intelligence, Department of
State. He also is identified with several
organizations in the District, including
the Association of Oldest Inhabitants,
OF which he is a vice president.
Name Christmas Committee.
The following committee was APP
pointed to arrange for the Society's
annual Christmas celebration, to be
held December 20: Mrs. j. C. Kondrup,
Lee d. Latimer, Mrs. Henry F. Saw
telle, Washington Topham, Percy B.
Israel, Miss Eta l.. Taggart, Ralph L.
Hall and John A. Saul.
Mr.. Emery announced that Mrs. Ella
c. Robinson had been reappointed
chairman OF the entertainment COM
mittee for the coming year. The So
ciety voted last night to increase its
membership dues from 81 to 50 a year.
Representative Richard s. Aldrich of
Rhode Island, a native of this city, was
elected to membership in the society.
Other new members elected are Mrs.
Mary E. Burns, Mrs. Emma G. McWil-
nams, George H. Happ, Isaac Birch.
Mrs. Minnie M. Birch, Miss Margaret z.
MaiZ, DR.. j. SimmS Riggles and w. r.
Frank Hines.
Vocal solos were rendered at the
meeting by Mrs. Ruth Goodall and
Eugene Swygert, and a piano solo by
r. E. Rapp. Mr.. Rapp and Mrs. e. w.
Robinson were accompanies for the
singing.
The meeting was called to order by
Percy B. Israel, vice president, in the
absence of the retiring president, Mr..
Latimer. Mr.. Emery took the chair
following the election Of officers.