Evening star., 1931-12-19
NATIVES PROFFER
FOUNDL|NGS GIFTS
Society Piles Presents High
About Tree for Delivery
to Children Today.

Boys and girls Of the Washington
Home for Foundlings are benefiting to-
day from the annual Christmas party
of the Society of Natives, which was
held last night at the Washington Club,
where the members piled gifts of toys
and food high about a Christmas tree
Business interrupted the Christmas
spirit of the society only long enough
for James c. Du Hamel, historian, to an
nounce the organizations tentative
plans for the celebration of the George
Washington Bicentennial. On Friday,
February 10, the society will conduct a
special George Washington night" at
which time at least one speaker will
discuss the first President and patriotic
songs will be sung. The speaker at that
meeting will be announced later.
In April, on either April or April IA
the society will make a bus excursion
to Wakefield, Va. The date, he eX-
planned is being chosen to mark the
anniversary of the laying of the corner
stone of the District of Columbia. At
least one other pilgrimage will be ar
ranged to a point of historic interest
and the society will be prepared to en-
ter floats in any of the Bicentennial
paradcs which will be staged In these
the society will depict scenes from
Washington's life. including his sur
veying activities, his Inauguration and
his participation in the laying of the
cornerstone of the Capitol. Direct
descendants of the original proprietorS
OF Washington lands will participate in
the float scenes, under tentative plans
now being formed.
Reads Paper on Washington.
Mr. Du Hamel also read the second
paper of his series on the life of George
Washington. He recalled the fact that
Washington's great-grandfather was the
first of the Washington settlers in Vir-
ginia; that Washington's grandfather
built the house on Bridges Creek and
that his father erected the house at
Wakefield on Popes Creek, where the
first President was born. The next
paper which Mr. Du Hamel will pre-
sent, he said, will embrace Washing
tons life from his boyhood to Mount
Vernon.
At its Christmas celebration last
night, the society'S membership sang
Christmas carols after each person had
placed his gift of "a toy, potato or
an apple at the foot of the tree. Mrs.
Johan C. Kondrup, as chairman of
the Christmas Tree Committee, directed
the Yule celebration, and today she is
conducting the transfer of the societys
gifts to the foundlings' home, in ac-
cordance with the societys annual GUS
tom.
Silent Night" Is Sung.
The Christmas program was con-
oil iIHo HoI wifi hn nf
Night" in a darkened auditorium that
gloWed only with the colored lights of
the Christmas tree. Others participat-
ing in the special meetings prepara-
ton were Mrs. Mark c. Bulls, chair
man of the Reception Committee, and
Mrs. Frederick Yates and Mrs Steuart
Hodge, who presided at the tea table
when refreshments were served As
sisting Mrs. Kondrup with the Christ
mas tree phase of the program were
Mrs. Lisle Lipscomb, Mrs. Frederick
Umhau, Miss Clara Bright and Frank
Bowling.
The meeting witnessed the presenta-
tion of gifts to Mrs. Ella c. Robinson,
chairman of the Entertainment Com
mittee for the past five years, and Miss
Emma Bright, veteran recording sec
retary of the society, in recognition "cf
uefoIeu service 70 tEe society. MRS.
Robinson received crystal necklace
and Miss Bright was given twin can
delabra.
The entertainment program included
songs by the Hyattsville Presbyterian
Church Quartet. The singers were
Mrs. Freda Phillips, soprano; Mrs.
Margaret Hayre, contralto Charles
Starke and George France, bass. Mrs.
Mary Willis recited a Christmas poem.
Mrs. Robinson was pianist for the sing
ing Of the Christmas carols.
The next meeting of the society will
I've held January Is.