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Evening star., 1939-01-22
Dinner Party

1t. Col. and Mrs. James E. Bay
Hiss we're hosts to 26 guests at a
dinner party Saturday evening at
tho Army-Navy Club.
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Fort Myer Is Busy Scene
In Final Preparation for
Birthday Horse Show
President and Mrs. Roosevelt
To See Thrilling Exhibits for
Benefit of Paralysis Fund

Fort yer the OF much activity the oce and
noles OF the garrison school their forth
coming Presidents birthday
This show held Nation
Wo ceebaon Of the birthday President
Roosevelt Tor the of raising funds relentless
infante
When the show found
ou lucrative to the general fund WELL the authorities
post were asked repeat the
Coorfu
To Be Staged Riding
This will Wednesday
birthday horse show will be held
proceeds between the nd
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(See QUANTICO, Page D-80
Evening star., 1939-12-24

Week, president of the Washington
Branch of the A. A. U. w., and her
board.
Mrs. Barbara c. Trigg Brown,
president of the Woman's National
Democratic Club, declared: Il am
thankful this Christmas season for
the peace and goodwill that I share
with the citizens of this country"
Extending greetings and all good
wishes for a merry Christmas" Mrs.
Edward Everett Gam, president of
the League of Republican Women
of the District, added: And may we
all be happy that we are Americans
and at peace"
For members of the Voteless Dis
trict League of Woman Voters and
others, Mrs. Max o. Lorenz, its
president, made this wish:
May the principles of the league
prevail-to the end that every
American citizen may participate
intelligently in his government"
Wishing members of the 50-year-
old Twentieth Century Club merry
Christmas, Mrs. E. G. Montgomery
added that IAN important milestone
has been reached in the life Of the
club. ;,
"A review Of the record Of the last
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Windows" Mrs. Dunbar wrote in
part. THE women of America wish
to voice an expression of sympathy
and encouragement to the women
whose countries are at war.
ITO all homes, for all children, may
there be:
Everywhere, everywhere Christmas
tonight'!"
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, newly
elected national chairman of the
National Women's Party, found in
her morning mail a prayer which
she wishes to pass on as holiday
thought The prayer: May the
Prince of Peace appear to end the
warning of the nations. May the
reign Of Light and Love and JUS
tice be begun. Let there be peace
the peace and good will that I share
For members of the Woman's
Party, Mrs. Wiley had a special
word. II am thankful" she said,
that our program is bringing a
greater measure of justice into the
world, without which there can be
no peace"
Among the leaders of local organ
izations. Mrs. Ernest Humphrey
Daniel had a special word for men,
bers of the District Federation of
Women's Club. Let us remember
how fortunate we are to live in the
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so years of the clubs growth and
development is gratifying" she said,
land provides a challenge for the
future. It inspires the hope for pro-
portionate advancement in useful
ness to the community and members
for the next so years"
From Judge Lucy Somerville
Howorth, president of the Business
and Professional Womens Club of
the District, came another reminder
Of wars abroad.
This Christmas business and
professional women recall the hard
ships of members of the federation
in other countries" she said, par
ticularly in Finland, where our or
ganization has been growing rapidly.
We fervently hope for the early
fulfillment of the promise of peace
on earth, good will to all mankind "
Christmas is a time set aside
for special memories" said Miss
Marjorie Webster, president of the
Women's City Club, in her holiday
greeting. May yours be endeared to
you and bring you renewed faith
in mankind and the future"
From Mrs. Jean Bennett, retiring
president of the Soroptimist Club,
came this message:
"We of tho Soronfin,icf rJ,,h tripo
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A. A. u. w. Juniors
To Attend Holiday
Dance Tuesday

The annual Christmas dinner
dance sponsored by the Junior group
of the American Association of Uni
versity Women will be held Tuesday
at 7 pm. at the clubhouse. A large
group is expected to attend, as many
sons and daughters of members
who are home from college have
been invited to be guests with older
members of their household. Mrs.
Colin w. Whitaker is hostess.
Although Christmas week has
caused slight lull in club activities.
the consumer problems group will
meet as usual on Wednesday at 10
am. and on Thursday book review
will be held at II o'clock in the
lounge. Mrs. Frank E. Edgington
will review Woman on Horseback"
by William E. Barrett. An informal
luncheon will be served following
the review.
A study of the Post Office Depart
ment Building and the Federal Re-
serve Board Building will be made
Thursday at 7:45 pm. by the art
appreciation group.
Bridge will be played Friday at
7:45 o'clock, with Mrs. Frank S.
Smith as leader.
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SigmaKappaA Alumnae
Chapter to Present
Member in Recital

The Washington Alumnae Chapter
of Sigma Kappa will present one of
its members, Mrs. Winifred Michael
son jacobson, pianist of Wilmington,
Del, in a joint recital with Jascha
Brodsky, first violinist of the Curtis
String Quartet, on Wednesday at
4:30 pm, at the Phillips Memorial
Gallery.
MRS. Jacobson, former Washing
ton resident, is we'll known in music
circles. Formerly a student of Miss
Pearl Waugh and of Wesley Wey-
man, she spent four years at the
Juilliard Graduate School and
studied for three summers in Lon
don. Secretary and treasurer of the
National Guild of Community Music
Schools, Mrs jacobson is at present
director of the Wilmington Music
School.
Mr.. Brodsky, who was born in
Russia, studied in Paris and Bel
gium. He toured Europe as solo
violinist, later coming to the United
States to study at Curtis Institute,
where he received the degree of
bachelor of music.
The program includes a sonata
for violin and piano by Walter
Piston, professor of composition
at Harvard. The sonata was given
its first performance by Mr.. Brodsky
in April at Bowdoin College.
Representatives of the 81 college
sororities in Washington have been
invited to the recital. including
delegates from the local Panhellenic
Association.
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Notre Dame Alumnae
To Give Card Party
And Dance FRIDAY

A card party and dance will be
given by the Notre Dame de Namur-
Alumnae Association January at
the MayfoWer Hotel. Mrs. Albert May
is general chairman and will be as
sisted by the following committees:
Dance and music, Miss Ann Veh-
meyer, chairman, assisted by Miss
Dorothy Gieble, Miss Dorothy Shee-
han, Miss Lorraine McLarney and
Miss Eloise Haley; prizes, Miss
Catherine ODonnell, chairman, as
sisted by Miss Evelyn Schwartz and
Mrs. William Shea; tickets, Miss
Margaret Fennell, chairman, as
sisted by Miss Rose Barnes, Miss
Catherine Mcmahon and Mrs.
Ralph Dunn; hotel and reception,
Mrs. James Hartnett, chairman, as
sisted by Miss Mary ODonoghue,
Mrs. Adelaide Cavanaugh and Mrs.
George Denny; patronesses, Miss
Mary Agnes Quinn, chairman, as
sisted by Mrs. Clarence w. Lee, Miss
Marie Nohe, Mrs. B. Houston Nc
Ceney, Mrs. John J. Fuller, Mrs.
Bernard Garvey, Mrs. Irene Nc
Nally, Miss Marguerite Mealy, Miss
Marie L. Hurley, Mrs. Margaret
Tyler Kent and Mrs. Michael Ring;
publicity, Miss Kathryn Creveling,
chairman, assisted by Miss Margaret
Carr and Miss Nellie Dawson; print
ing, Miss Anne Wolfe, chairman,
assisted by Miss Marjorie Brennan.
Newly elected officers of the as
sociation are Miss Marietta Dawson,
president; Miss Clare Dunn, vice
president: Miss Mary Hanlon, treas
urer; Miss Eleanor Carr, CORE
spending secretary. and Miss Mar
jorie Brennan, recording secretary.
Proceeds from the party will be
applied to the Notre Dame Academy
school fund.
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Alumnae to Greet
Hollins President

DR.. Bessie Carter Randolph,
president of Hollins College, will be
among those receiving at the Christ
mas tea the local alumnae chapter
will give Thursday for students of
Hollins home for the holidays. The
tea will be held at the clubhouse of
the American Association of Uni
versity Women, 1884 I street NV,
from 4 to 6 pm.
Officers of the chapter and some
of the younger alumnae also will
receive.
Among the girls to be entertained
are the Misses Margaret Bargeron,
Louise Buse, Jane Carter, Georgina
Hinman. Barbara Hudnutt, Ellen
Leech, Lisa Lindsey, Frances Nc
Cathran, Adrienne Marion, Paige
Martin, Margaret Philips, Marilyn
Rose, Eleanor Rust, Margaret Smith
and Edna Mae Woolf.
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credits ST. Winfred with recogni-
tion of the evergreen tree as a suit
Christmas symbol. While addressing
a group of converts, the tradition
goes, St. Winfred seized an ak and
slashed down a huge oak that for
merly had been part Of their Drui-
die worship AS the oak fell to the
ground tiny young fir tree stood
revealed, unharmed, pointing its
green branches toward the stars.
Winfred turned to his converts:
This little tree shall be your holy
tree tonight" he said. 1T is the
wood of peace, for your houses are
built of fir. 1t is the sign of an
endless life, for it's leaves are ever
green. Let this be called the tree
of the Christ Child; gather about it,
not in the wildwood, but in your
own homes. There it will shelter no
deeds of blood, but loving gifts and
rites Of kindness"
Manuscript of 1908
Describes a Tree.
The tree. according to scout find
ings. Is not known to have become
feature of Christmas until the
early part of the 18th century, when
Strasbourg manuscript of 1903
describes it as part of the Yule
celebration. For 200 years only the
Rhine country decorated Christmas
trees, it was said. In 1880 the idea
was taken up by Munich, Bohemia
and Hungary. In 1869 trees were on
sale throughout Paris. The custom
was not prevalent in England, it
was reported, until the marriage of
Queen Victoria to the German Prince
Albert, while German emigrants
carried the usage to America.
The custom of Christmas tree
ornaments is traced to the figures
of birds. animals and heavenly
bodies hung on pine trees during the
Roman Saturnalia symbolizing the
forces of nature which were called
gods, Mrs. Miller said. Perhaps this
explains why some Of the ornaments
have faces on one side, she added.
But today the shiny colored balls
and little figures symbolic the
planets of the universe In subjection
to the Christ Child
| Today lambs and cattle guard the
manger under the tree, symbolizing
strength and innocence, whereas, in
ancient days. somewhat similar
scene would have represented
animal sacrifice to the gods. There
fore the Christmas tree symbolizes
the coming to the world of the
Christian idea of government by
the law of loving kindness" Mrs.
Miller said.
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D. A. R. Chapter
Meets Tuesday

Members of Livingston Manor
Chapter, Daughter of American
Revolution. will be guests of the vice
regent, Mrs Thomas J. Gattis, and
the delegate, Mrs. John w. Ed
wards, at 2460 Sixteenth street NV,
for their Christmas meeting on
Tuesday afternoon.
Assistant hostesses are Miss
Bertha Gray, Miss Mary Tuthill,
Miss Eva Bullard and Mrs. Hugh
L. Dryden.
Miss Maxwell Galloway, Washing
ton soloist, will sing several selec-
tions and Miss Ella Fullmore Harl-
lee of the Harllee Studio of Speech
will give Christmas readings.
Honor guests will include DR.. Ella
r. Fales, State recording secretary;
Mrs. Arthur c. Houghton, State
corresponding secretary. and Mrs.
Roger Williams, State registrar.
Mrs. Paul Culhane of Washington
and Mrs. Ford E. Young of Alta
Vista, Bethesda, are new members
of the chapter.
Evening star., 1939-12-24
Peace Prayer Services
Women of Church Federation
Sponsor Nine Meetings

all men shall be united in a Chris
tian family of nations.
Pray without ceasing. and let
all PRAYER be free from hatred or
from prejudice against any people.
Seek the truth and analyze all
propaganda in order to prevent
hatred and unjust opinions about
any people,
The churches where the service
will be held, and the leaders, are as
follows:
Westminster Memorial Presby-
terian, 430 Seventh street S.W., Mrs.
H. c. Briscoe; Fifteenth Street
Christian, 526 Kentucky avenue Sc,
Mrs. E. NJ Reese; Chevy Chase
Presbyterian. Chevy Chase Circle,
Mrs. Linzel; West Washington
Baptist, 3109 N street NV, Mrs.
Edward Hughes Pruden; East WASH
ington Baptist, Branch and Alabama
avenues Sc. Mrs. j. w. Graves; St.
Stephens Lutheran. 1911 Brentwood
road, Miss Barbara A. Weigand:
Mount Pleasant Congregational. 1401
Columbia road NV. Mrs. William
o. Tufts Emory Methodist, 6100
Georgia avenue NV, Mrs. Wallace
N. Streeter, and New York Avenue
Presbyterian, New York avenue and
H street NV. Mrs. Wilbur La Roe.
A leaf1et entitled, "A Call to Our
Fellow Christians issued by the
Federal Council of the Churches
of America, will be the thought out
line which will be used throughout
the service.
Members of the Woman's Council
feel that even secular forces are
recognizing the power OF prayer.
ut has been stated" the councils
announcement read, that perhaps
it is the prayers of Christians which
make this a queer war such as has
never been known before"
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Shield Also J
.TOBe'Given !
For Yule Tree
Contest Winner
May Retain
Supplemental Prize

A colored shield, featuring Q
Christmas design, will be a per-
manent gift from the Business and
Professional Women's Club to the
owner of the prize winning out-of-
door Christmas tree selected as the
most beautiful this season in CITY,
wide contest being conducted by the
club.
Announcement already has been
made that silver cup is being Of
fered in the contest to remain in the
possession of the winner for year.
AS the club plans to make its tree
contest an annual event, the cup
will rotate among the yearly win
ners
The shield. designed by Charles
Dunn, well-known Washington
artist, is 10 by 13 inches and is
suitable for framing. In red, white
and green, with black lettering, 1t
has three stars at the top and a
Christmas tree as its central design.
AS many out-of door Christmas
trees are not lighted until Christ
mas eve, the club has extended the
date for submission of entries to
Thursday. Nominations will be
made through community and civic
organizations, each group being re-
ouested to send in one entry from its
section of the city.
Mrs. Harvey Wiley will represent
the Women's City Club on the board
Of judges, and Mrs. Clinton Ward,
the District Congress of Parents and
Teachers. The Board of Trade and
the District Federation of Women's
Clubs also will have one representa-
tive each on the board. Miss Eliza
beth Haney, member of the club,
is chairman of the judges.
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the hope that the whole world shall
before long know peace.
The season, to many, is also a
time for taking stock" Club
achievements, as we'll as their aims,
are seen as a challenge for better
things to come.
To Mrs. Henry M. Robert, jr.,
president general of the national
society, Daughters of the American
Revolution, perhaps the best
Christmas blessing that can come
to our citizens is a realization of
the full meaning of their privileges
as Americans And perhaps" she
continued, "the best New Year
resolution is a determination to ex-
tend to all of our people fuller
appreciation Of the advantages of
life in America"
Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar, president
of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs, spoke of the ap-
proach of the Christmastide, with
all its significance to our homes, our
children and our communities" In
her monthly message in the clubs
magazine.
I'VE are not unmindful of other
homes. In other lands, where brave
women are placing candles Ia the
Evening star., 1939-12-24
Chevy Chase Woman
Club Offers New
Scholarship Award

A scholarship award for young
woman entering college next fall is
being offered by the Woman's Club
of Chevy Chase, Md, this year, in
addition to the award, established
in 1881, for young women doing ad-
vanced undergraduate work.
The awards, of $3.50 and $3.50 re-
spectively, are offered to applicants
who reside within the boundaries
served by the Chevy Chase Post
Office and to daughters of club
members of three or more years
standing. The funds may be used
for attendance at any recognized
college or university.
Applications must be filed with the
committee not later than February
l. Detailed information is supplied
by the Committee on Applied Edu-
cation, of which Mrs. F. c. Brecken-
ridge is chairman and Mrs. William
L. Fulton secretary.
The club has offered one award
annually since 1881, when the schol-
arship was inaugurated under the
successive chairmanships of Mrs.
Robert lie Fevre and Mrs. Douglas
Griessemer The recipients hereto
fore have been women doing ad-
vanced undergraduate work. 1t is
believed much interest will be shown
in the new award for beginning stu
dents. as we'll as in the continued
award for advanced undergraduate
work.
Two educational loan funds also
are available to residents of Mary
land. The first, provided by the
Montgomery Federation of Women's
Clubs, of which Mrs. A. B. Foster is
chairman, is available to young
woman students of Montgomery
County. The second, the Bette
Sipple Student Loan Fund Of the
Maryland Federation of Women's
Clubs, of which Mrs. S. A. Williams
of Baltimore is chairman, is offered
to juniors and seniors of Maryland
who are working for bachelors
degree.
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her work constitute program
which never includes an idle mo-
ment, but no matter how important
her work, Mrs. Huntington's family
affairs take precedence
do you shut yourself in with
Please do not disturb signs when
you write?" she was asked.
Il have regular working hours"
she replied, "but there must never
be a shut door for my girls. I can
always see them, no matter how busy
I may be-"
Mrs. Huntington, who is a men,
ber Of the Board of Trustees of Smith
College and a past national presi-
dent OF its alumnae association, is
a fellow of the Royal Geographic
Society of London and an enthusi-
astic member of the Society of Wom-
an Geographers.
THE Geographers form one of the
most interesting groups of women
that I know" she said. Each one
has her own speciality. and her en-.
thusiasm for her work makes hel
life full and interesting. I think
that women who work as we dc
have to give up a great deal which
many other women can enjoy" she
added, but we have one thing that
many women do not possess old
age insurance against boredom. Oul
interests never grow old or die"
Much of the writer's research work
Is done in her own home. There, ir
the basement, are files containing
thousands of newspaper and period.
ical clippings neatly catalogued
which were started over so years age
by her mother to help her father
in his work.
After looking at the vast amount
OF research material read by Mrs
Huntington, one realizes why sh,
replies, when asked if she read
modern literature, "No, I'm sorry,
have no time to read books-yo,
see, write them"
Evening star., 1939-12-24

Memorial SOlllIlllUUGe VI l1lc Slll j
Scouts, was asked on several occa-
sions to send a description of it to
troops in other sections of the coun-
try.
National Headquarters
Releases Findings.
The Girl Scout national head
quarters also became interested in
the Christmas stories, as the girls
learned them from MRS. Miller, and
for the holiday season this year pre-
pared a release on some of the find
ings.
The first surprise to the Girl
Scouts came when they learned
that Christmas trees did not become
generally popular in England and
America until the last century. On
the other hand, the trail OF the
custom led back to early Scandl-
navian days before establishment OF
the Roman Empire.
A few of the legends connected
with the Christmas tree, which were
sent out from the Scout headquar-
ters, are given here.
Before the time of Christ, when
sun worship was a major religion,
the evergreen was believed to rep
resent the sun, and its branches,
the suns rays. Early Scandinavians,
1t was found, conceived the uni
verse to be gigantic evergreen
in whose branches dwelt the gods
and at whose base lived the three
fates. Today these fates are trans
lated into the Three Wise Men for
the Christmas tree.
France contributes 18th century
romance, it was learned. In it, the
hero finds huge tree in the forest,
laden with candles, some upright,
some upside down, and above the
tree, a child with halo around
its head. According to a legend,
when the Pope heard the story he
interpreted the tree as mankind, the
child as the Christ Child, and the
candles as good and bad people.
Martin Luther Found
Inspiration in Stars.
One of the most popular tales
attributes the origin of the tree to
Martin Luther. One Christmas Eve
so the story goes-as he walked
homeward, the winter sky was
studded with brilliant stars. Later,
filled with the wonder of it, Luther
tried to describe the sight to his
family. But no words he could
find suited him and finally he rushed
outside, to return with small fir
tree which he decked with lighted
candles.
Particularly in keeping with the
spirit of Christmas is the story which
Evening star., 1939-12-24

A prayer service for peace, to be
held In nine localities of the city,
has been planned by the Interna-
tional Relations Department of the
Woman's Council, Washington Fed
eration of Churches, for January 4
from 1890 to 11::30 am.
Arrangements are being made by
the councils International Relations
Department. headed by Mrs. w. L.
Darby, with the cooperation of
Mrs. Frank A. Linzel, council presi-
dent.
The service will follow. in part
suggestions made by the National
Committee of Church Women
which has issued a call to its men,
bers for prayer and action" in
the belief that war is an un-C Chris
ton method of settling disputes and
that ali such disputes can and
should be settled by pacific means
The committee condemned "the
use Of force or the threat of force
which has driven the nations of
Europe and Asia into unWanted
war and continued:
CONSCIOUS of our own share as
Americans and as Christians in the
failure of the League of Nations
the Kellogg BRAND Pact and the
World Court to function as ihstru-
ments for the adjustment OF inter-
national grievances and for the pre-
vention of war, let us work and
pray for just peace at the end of
this war and for the building OF
a permanent world government as
the only true basis for peace and
justice in international relations"
A few of the immediate tasks
before church women, as outlined
by the committee, are: BE con-
stant in faith in the ultimate tri-
umph of Righteousness and peace
and the coming of the time when
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District c.. A. r.
To Hold Dance

The Children of the American
Revolution of the District of Co.
lumbia will hold their annual
Christmas dance at 1900 Rhode
Island avenue NV. Thursday at
$50 pm. The guests will include
college students who are home for
the holidays.
Among the sponsors are Mrs.
Henry M. Robert, jr.; Mrs. John M.
Kerr, Mrs. Carl Giroux, Miss Lillian
Chenoweth, Seymour Mcconnell,
Mrs. Lee Pennington, Mrs. Clyde
Eambun and Mrs. Frances Hodhein.
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Judaism to Be Topic

Judge Joseph Fromberg, past
president of the local B'nai Birth
Lodge, will speak on Judaism" at
the monthly cultural meeting of the
Junior Mizrachi Women next We'd
nesday night at the home of Miss
Zelda Wolf, 912 Gallatin street
NV. Mrs Blanche Leuchter, cul-
tural chairman. will speak briefly
on the. origin and present achieve-
ments of National Mizrachi here
and in Palestine. Mrs. Pauline
Gross will give the opening prayer.
Evening star., 1939-12-24

satisfaction to realize how vast are
the opportunities for service"
A simple wish for "a happy and
successful New Year" to all of the
members of the American Associa-
ton of University Women was ex-
tended by Mrs. William c. Van
Evening star., 1939-12-24

Champion speller of all time in
North Carolina was the late j. j.
Allen Of Louisburg, N. G. He could
not only spell any word given him,
but also could tell the page, number,
column and how many words from
the top it was In the old blue-back
speller.
Evening star., 1939-12-24
Sigma Lambda Dance

Sigma Lambda National Sorority
is making plans for the first dance
OF the new year January at the
National Woman's Club. A dinner
for the sorority girls will be held
prior to the dance at the home OF
Miss Pat Hunt.