Evening star., 1940-12-01
State Groups
Plan Pre>Yule
Festivities
Massachusetts,,
Jersey, Georgia
Societies to Dance

The Massachusetts Society Of
Washington viii hold its annual
Thanksgiving and Christmas dance
at Wardman Park Hotel Thursday
evening from 10 to l o'clock.
Miss Margaret Devlin has been
appointed chairman. To assist her
are Miss Mary Andrclonus, Mrs.
Elvi Walhn and Mrs. Jeanne Gehard.
Favors and decorations will be In
keeping with the holidays.
Mr.. David G. Williams will be In
charge Of the floor arrangements.
Mr.. Frank Hickey, president Of
the society, viii head the Reception
Committee. All new members are
urged to make themselves known
to the committee. For further in
formation contact the secretary,
Miss Margaret Cotter, 1121 New
Hampshire avenue NV.
New Jersey Society
Meets December 19.
The New Jersey State Society will
hold its annual Christmas party and
dance Thursday evening, December
10, at the Confederate Memorial
Hall, 1922 Vermont avenue.
The Entertainment Committee has
arranged a floor show, which will
begin at 9 O'Clock, followed by
dancing until / o'clock.
Refreshments will be served dur
ing intermission and the Southern
Choral Group will sing Christmas
| carols. The proceeds, as in other
years, will be used to provide toys
and dolls for the needy children
of Washington at Christmas. AL
New Jerseyites and former residents
and friends are invited.
Georgians to Dance
At Shoreham Saturday.
The Committee on Arrangements,
headed by Mr.. Edmond Worthy, first
vice-president of the Georgia State
Society, is completing plans for the
pre- Christmas dance Saturday eve
ming at the Shoreham Hotel from
$50 to / O'Clock.
Sponsors for the dance include q
group of young ladies from Georgia,
among whom are Misses Dorothy
and Betty Ramspeck, Martha Bla-
lock, Mary Curtiss, Dot Giddings,
Isabelle Woolford, Leila Searcy,
EveAsn Monro, Milo Clason, Cath
crime Hardin, Jean Hulian, Betty
Jones, Louise La Mar, Ethelyn Lind
sey and Betty Power.
Georgia girls have been invited
from Arlington Hall, National Park
Seminary, Mount Vernon Seminary,
Chevy Chase School, Martha Wash
| ington Seminary, Gunston Hall,
Holton Arms and the Marjorie Web
ster School.
This is a party for the young
| Georgians in Washington and their
friends. All Georgians and their
friends are invited.
Representative Hugh Peterson,
president of the society, will receive
the guests.
South Carolina Society
| To Give Dance December Is.
Santa Claus" will roll out the
presents during intermission, and
some member of the Board of Gov
ernors will toss darts into large
map of the State to pick lucky
winners of home-State products dur
ing the annual Christmas dance of
the South Carolina State Society
at the Shoreham Hotel December
18. Clemson College and Winthrop
College are donating these "home
products" DR.. H. w. Barre and
Miss Sarah Marcum are chairman
and vice chairman respectively of
the committee.
Some 500 South Carolinians are
| expected to gather at this first in
formal social affair of the 1901
season to see the newly elected
president, Assistant Director of
Fisheries Charles E. Jackson begin
| his term in Office. President Jack
son, incidentally, is making a round
| trip of 5000 miles. from Alaska to
Washington and return, just to be
on hand.