Evening star., 1935-12-24
NATIVES SOCIETY
ENJOYS YULE TREE
Singing of Carols, Music
and Recitations Mark
Celebration.

Gathered before large diu PicV-
tily lighted Christmas tree, members
of the Society of Natives of the Dis
trict of Columbia last night held their
annual Yuletide party in the WASH
ington Club.
Business matters were quickly dis
pensed with and members Joined In
listening to a program of vocal and
piano selections. recitations and then
in the singing of Christmas carols.
Messages of greetings were sent the
society by Thomas E. Lodge, president
of the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations; the Washington Cathedral
and Edwin S. Hege, president of the
Chevy Chase Citizens Association.
Accept Party Invitation.
The society accepted the Federation
of Citizens Associations invitation to
the community Christmas tree cele-
bration, to be held this afternoon in
Lafayette Park, when President Roose-
welt will press the button to light the
tree.
BY acclamation the society voted to
send a letter of Christmas greetings
to Theodore W. Noyes, editor of The
Star. described as "Washington's out
standing native citizen The pro-
posal to send the letter was made by
Fred A. Emery, president of the So
ciety.
The assemblage was led in the sing
ing of Christmas carols by Arthur l..
Barrett, with Mrs. Barrett at the
piano. Barrett also sang several
solos Other vocal selections were
given by Miss Nellie Roman, accom-
panied by Mrs. James Shea. Vivian
Ina Shelton, years old, played
piano selection preceding the singing
of carols by the group. Recitations
were given by Mrs. Mary Lloyd Willis.
Tree for Foundlings.
The large Christmas tree and
decorations were to be given today to
the Washington Home for Foundllngs.
Following a custom of many years,
variety of fruit and toys brought
to the party by the society members
are to be distributed as Christmas
cheer to Washingtons unfortunates.
Mrs. Johan c. Kondrup was chair
man in charge of entertainment. She
was assisted by Mrs. Watson V. Shell
ton and Mrs. Lisle S. Lipscomb. The
following were auxiliary members OF
the committee:
Mrs. Ella C. Robinson, Miss Mar
earet E. Forbes, John A. Saul, Mrs.
Mary Lloyd Willis, James F. Duhamel,
Mrs. Dora Knight Muir, Mrs. w.
Stuart Hodge, Mrs. Frederick Yates,
Mrs. Henry E. Charlton, Bynam H.
Stickney. Mrs. Alexander H. Bell,
Mrs. Gustav Voight, Miss Elizabeth
Beresford, Mrs. William L. Broaddus,
Miss Emily Jarvis. Mrs. Maud Jarvis
Sheriff.. Henry w. Samson, Mrs. H.
" Lansdale, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
@. Umhau and Walter E. Allen. Mrs.
Shelton was in charge of serving re-
freshmentS.
John Saul, president of the Wash
ington Board of Trade, was elected a
member of the society.
Committees Named.
Emery named the following stand
Ing committees:
Reception Committee-Dr. Clarence
A. Weaver, chairman; Theodore w.
Moves, associate chairman; Judge
Robert E. Mattingly, Judge Gus A.
Schuldt, Evan H. Tucker. George E.
Sullivan. William E. Richardson. Mrs.
Harry M. Packard, Louis L. Bowdler,
William McNeir, Duhamel, Saul,
Alumus r. Speare and Mrs. Anna E.
Rendley and former presidents OF the
society. Jesse c. Suter, John Claggett
II
Burroughs.
Refreshments-Mrs. Shelton, chair
man; Bowdler, Mrs. Hodge, Mrs. Ros-
eoe L. Oatley, Mrs. Kondrup, Miss
Mary E. Hungerford, Mrs. Broaddus,
Mrs. C. S. Eisinger, Mrs. John c.
Shuckers and Henry Joseph Hallam.
Entertainment-Mrs. Hodge, chair
man; Mrs. Ella C. Robinson, Mrs.
Shelton and Mrs. Oatley, vice chair
men; Miss Forbes, Mrs. Willis, Duha-
mel and Mrs. John C. Shuckers.
Auditing-Saul, chairman; Evan
H. Tucker, vice chairman; Johan c.
Kondrup, McNeir and William H.
Groverman.
embership-William H. Grover
man, chairman; Mrs. Packard, vice
chairman; Miss Emma A. Bright,
Umhau, Mrs. Oatley, Mrs. Lewis j.
Battle, Mrs. Henry Fenno Sawtelle,
Miss Eta L. Taggert, Suter, Burroughs,
Ralph L. Hall, Mrs. William E. Rich
ardson, Duhamel, Saul.
SociabiIity COMMITTEE.
Sociability - Mrs Broaddus. chair
man: Mrs. Richardson, Mrs. Packard
and Miss Forbes, vice chairmen;
Henry w. Samson, Allen, Mrs Irene
Dunham, Mrs. Mary S. Lyddane, Mrs.
Luther C. Steward. Mrs. Yates, Miss
Nan Hungerford, Miss Clara L. Bright,
Mrs. Mccarthy, Miss Jennie Ash, Miss
Margaret Hulse, Mr. and Mrs. John
o. Slye. Miss L. P johnson, Judge
Schuldt, Judge Mattingly, Mrs.
Umhau.
Welfare-Miss Emma Bright, chair
man; Miss Forbes and Miss Beresford,
vice chairmen; Miss A Louise Grog-
gan, Bowdler, J. Eliot Wright, Duha-
mel, Mrs. Kondrop, Miss May E.
Hungerford, Mrs. Umhau.
Ways and Means-Tucker, chair |
man; Bowdler, Richardson, George w. |
Offut, Joseph A. Burkhart.
Special Annual Dinner Committee
Mrs. Shelton, chairman: Bowdler. |
vice chairman; Mrs. Oatley, Mrs. |
Hodge, Mrs. Broaddus, Miss May
Hungerford, Miss Elizabeth Beres-
ford, Mrs. Kondrup, Mrs. Eisinger.