Evening star., 1934-12-23
Americanization School
To Sing Christmas Carols
Principal and Students Also VIII Give Readings
on Radio Program of Womens
Clubs Federation.

rangements, Mrs. Susanna Meyers,
chairman; music and entertainment,
guests, Mrs. Laura T. HUT, chairman:
bylaws and resolutions, Mrs. Mary H.
Fortier, chairman.
Presentations of jewels and flowers
will be made by Mrs. Cora Mandy,
patriotic instructor of the department,
and members of Abraham Lincoln
Circle will act as special escort to the
national president and her staff.
Washington Colony, National So
ciety of New England Women, met at
the home Of Mrs. Hopper, the West
chester, with Mrs. Webster assisting.
Plans were made and committees
appointed to arrange for entertaining
the president general of the national
society, Mrs. Pendleton, upon her visit
to Washington in the near future.
Mrs. Hopper donated knitted gar
ments for the colony to use in its
philanthropic work. Plans were inau-
gurated for the usual philanthropic
work at Christmas time.
The next meeting will be held with
Mrs. Blake, 814 Taylor street.
The Washington CuItus Club held its
annual Christmas meeting at the home
Of Mrs. George w. Harris on Wood
lawn drive. Guests were Mrs. Walter
Weaver, Mrs. Charles Galliher and
Mrs. M. A. MacLachlen. Mrs. Harris
was assisted by her daughter, Miss
Aileen Harris.
The president, Mrs. Samuel Lewis,
presided. The program consisted of
a pantomine, played by several mem
bers of the club; a Santa Claus bear
ing good wishes, and the singing of
Christmas carols. Mrs. Paris Brengle
was at the piano. Many gifts were
brought by the members and these will
be sent to agencies having charge of
gifts for families on relief rolls.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs Henry A. Polkinhorn
in Harvard terrace, January 8.
The Mary Sunshine Club held its
annual Christmas party at the home
of Mrs. E. Buell.. Santa Claus dis
tributed gifts. Refreshments were
served by the hostess.
The next meeting will be January
5 at 311 New Jersey avenue south
east.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent,
Daughters of Union Veterans of the
Civil War, met, with the president,
Miss Lavina Bashford, presiding. Mrs.
Anna H. McElroy reported on the re-
cent banquet for comrades of the
Grand Army by the sons and daugh-
ters Of Union veterans and the auxil-
iary to the sons.
The tent accepted an invitation to
the joint installation of Lincoln,
Harding and Campbell Camps, Sons
of Union Veterans. Mrs. E. Helen
Temple spoke of services to be held at
the Tomb of the Unknown Civil War
Veterans January 6, at $3.50 pm., Miss
Bertha Harrington will place wreath
in memory of her father. The tent
will give a Christmas party Decem-
ber 20.
The following officers were elected:
President, Mrs. Alice Meade; senior
vice president, Mrs. Clara Holbrook;
Junior vice president, Miss Pauline
Commerford; chaplain, Mrs. Mary
Miss Jennie Hamilton and Mrs. Sarah
Mcmillan; patriotic instructor, Mrs.
Genevieve Craig. They will be in
stalled January H.
Lincoln Woman's Relief Corps met
at 935 G place and presented to Mrs.
Anna M. Baden corps 50-year service
badge. ...---
The following officers were elected:
President, Miss Mary G. Pinnock;
senior vice president, Mrs. Anna E.
Brett; junior vice president, Mrs. Ella
M. De Vore; chaplain, Mrs. Marion M
Lewis; conductor, Miss Ruth Scott;
guard, Mrs. Kate Andrews.
Delegates and alternates to the de-
partment convention of the Woman's
Relief Corps are as follows: Mrs.
Catherine Scott, Miss Nellie Buckland
and Mrs. Myrtle w. Buckles and Miss
Ruth Scott, Mrs. Kate Andrews and
Mrs. F'redericka Thoma, alternates.
Installation will be January Z.
The Business and Professional
Women's Club entertained its guests
with Christmas carols and gifts dis
tributed by Santa at the La Fayette
Hotel last Monday night. Each table
hostess was crowned with Christ
mas wreath, while the president, Miss
May r. Murray, was crowned Merry
Christmas"
Southeast w. C. T. U. met Tuesday
evening at District headquarters, with
the president presiding. Mesdames
Wadleigh, Ramsey and Berlin of the
District were guests, also Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Windle of Pennsylvania.
The next meeting will be January Is
at the home of Mrs. William La
Roche, 1540 Twenty-f1fth street south
east.
The Washington Branch Of the
American Association of University
Women will give tea tomorrow at
the club house, 1884 I street, when
the Hospitality Committee will receive
informally.
The junior group will hold its an
nual Christmas dinner-dance at the
club house December 26, with Mrs.
M. Y. Garner and Miss Mary Vac
caro- as hostesseS.
A bridge luncheon will be held De-
cember 20 at IFS. The hostess will
be Miss Ruth Winifred De Voc.
Walter Myer will continue the series
of monthly talks on 1.-The National
Capital, Month by Month"; after the
tea December 81. Miss Edna B.
McNaughton will act as hostess.
Miss Gertrude Stein, author of
1.-THE Autobiography Of Alice B.
Toklas," will speak before the asso-
ciation December 80 at 8 pm. on
"The History of English Literature
as I understand It."
The District of Columbia Society,
Daughters of American Colonists, met
on Monday evening at the home OF
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