Evening star., 1929-12-15
W. C. T. u. Notes

Capitol Hill Union held its Decem-
Der meeting Wednesday afternoon at
Waugh Methodist Episcopal Church.
The devotions were conducted by Mrs.
Riechs, after which the officers anu
directors made the routine reports. The
guest speaker of the afternoon was
Mrs. A. E. McManus, who accompanied
her husband last Summer on trip
around the world, and attended the
Fourth Pacific Scientific Congress in
Java. She gave an account of their
experiences. and of observations of life
among the natives on the island.
Emma Sanford Shelton Union met
Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs.
F. Scott Mcbride, with Miss O"Dell as
assisting hostess. The president, Mrs.
Joseph Phillips presided After the
business of the evening was finished an
address was made by Mrs. David Lum.
who was missionary in India for 25
years Mrs. Lum is now the District
of Columbia w. c. T. U. superintendent
of temperance and missions. At the
close of the address the union voted
to become Light Line Union and in
dorSed Mrs. Edna B. Taylor as the
World Women's Christian Temperance
Union representative from the District
of Columbia. The vice president sug-
gested prayer circle. The president ap-
pointed three ladies to constitute a
prayer group and asked that all mem
bers of the union join in the noon
tide prayer each day, definitely praying
for the prohibition cause.
North Star Union held its Decem-
ber meeting at the home of Mrs.
James Douglass in Chevy Chase, with
Mesdames Morgan, Blish, Gustafson,
Purdy, Sanger, Murray and Williams
as assisting hoSteSSeS. In the absence
of the president Mrs. T. ]. Law. vice
president, presided. 1t was voted To
order 1000 leaflets from the National
for distribution during the remaining
fund was raised for the Christmas
work at the tuberculosis Hospital. 1G
was voted to contribute SIS for the
w. G. T. U. Light Line fund.
Mrs. David Lum, in charge of tenn
perance and missions in the District
of Columbia, and formerly president or
the w. C. T. U. in India, gave a sketcn
of the temperance work in that coun-
try. A solo was sung by Mrs. William
White.
Chaplin Union met December 4 at the
residence of Mrs. Anna Barnhart. The
president, Mrs. Keys, presided. Devo-
tional service was conducted by Mrs. L.
Wrightman. Minutes of the November
meeting were read by the recording sec
retary, Mrs. Waggener, followed by re-
ports from the various committees.
The speaker of the meeting was Mrs.
David Lum, director of the department
of daily vacation Bible schools and re-
ligious schools of the District w. C.
T. u, and president of the Light Line
Union, who explained the objects of
the Light Line in spreading the knowl-
edge of the w. C. T. u work and aiding
in the existence of unions which are Of
themselves unable to exist. Mrs. Lum
also gave an interesting sketch of her
w. G. T. U. work in India, where she
edited a paper, and of the organization
of w. G. T. u. unions in many foreign
lands. Mrs. James Tibbetts told of her
travels in India and of the beneficial
results in that country of work there
done by the British and Americans
Through Chaplin Union the soldiers of
Walter Reed Hospital have been pre-
sented with an afghan, knit for them by
the late Mrs. Susan Richards, former
secretary of the union.
L. T. L. of Stella Clayton Union
The following officers have been elected
tween the ages of 10 and 13 years:
Marion Cox, president: Helen Steed,
vice president; Sarah Parks, secretary,
and Thomas Whinerey. treasurer.
At the December meeting held last
week at the home of Mrs Stella Clay
ton, Helen Hollidge was appointed
superintendent of the flower department
and Amelia Overmiller superintendent
Of the mercy department. Following the
regular business questions were asked
and answered on a temperance story
which had been read to the group at
the previous meeting.
The l.. T. L. has membership of 25.