Evening Star Newspaper, November 28, 1926, Page 38

38 GREE SOGETYHAS HADACTIECARER Organization Made Up of Americans as Well as Na- tives of Country. BY MARGARET B. DOWNING. Since to all nations belong the glory &nd the heritage of ancient Greece in art, letters and splendid traditions, the Greek Society of Washington num- bers as many Americans in its ranks as it does the Hellenes, and it owes its organization largely to the zeal of the late Dr. Carroll Mitchell and Senator Moses of New Hampshire. The local society is a branch of the Hellenic-American of New York City, and many of the ardent classical scholars of Washington belong to both organizations. Dr. Carroll Mitchell called a meeting on January 12, 1921, of many who had been gathering in- formally and keeping alive the pur- poses of the Hellenic asspciations which flourish In many large citit of this country and practically in every naton which reverences the memory of the lovely land of Homer and of Sappho and of the immorta heroes of the pre-Christian era. Sen ator George Higgins Moses. who minister to Greece and Montene; duriig the administration of Presiden! d president, Dr. Ca uf, and ustus Anna C: late J J. lawyer who h nel 1s of Gre the eminen one of th especially it resource: en associates w ton and M s. The Art b offered hospitality to the Greeks for a time, and within & week after its formation a lecture was given under its auspices by the late Prof. Aristides Phoutrides, the poet and author of the University of Athens. Senator Moses followed this in March, 1921, with an address on “Modern Greek Statesmen.” -The pro ceeds of these lectures have been ap plied to the general fund of Hellenic societies now largely devoted to assist ing the Greeks to care for the vast number of exiles who since the in vasion of the Moslems have sought refuge with.n its boundar Entertains Eminent Greeks. ston soclety has another purpose, h is to bind togethe: Greek schoiars and all fri Greece In a strong effort to country financially and in the cultural sense. It likewise entertains all emi nent Greeks who come to Washing ton, and usually a special reception o1 dinner is given on these occasions. During the first year the ciassic Greek dances were revived, under the direc tion of Pappa Giarge, and with musid and folk songs by M. Tarpandoz. It was decided to give an annual dinner, @nd in 1921 this was served at the Arts Club, with Dr. Carroll as toast master, and Senator King of Utah made the principal address. Other speakers were Prof. Alfred Mrs. Cabot Stevens, in cl Near .ast Relief fund; Wiiham 8. Cul bertson, Dr. Henry Washington and Miss Anna C. Darlington. A gala occasion of February, 1922, was a supper given at Hotel Raleigh in honor of B. P. Simoms, president of the American Chamber of Com Sreece, Mr. Culbertson, who i Minister Washing to Rumani ) ington, and took part on this inter- esting occasion. But the outs event in the history of the socie the reception given on April 13, 19 to the former premier, M. Vanizelos, and Mme. Venizelos, Who were mak- ing a brief sojourn in Washington. All through that vear and during 1923 brilliant_functions were planned and successfully executed by the Greek Society. A particularly beau- tiful pageant was the Greek myth, “The Golden Apple,” the familiar story of the struggie of the three major goddesses, Juno, Minerva and Venus, to obtain from Paris the apple which meant the award of beauty. 'his was given under the direction of Safritatus by pupils of various schools of classical dancing. New Officers Chosen. 923 the officers elected at the organization in 1921 continued to function, Senator King was elected in that year to succeed Senator Moses, who felt that he had given his quof of support and who was, besides, over- burdened in other directions. Mitchell Carroll as president, and was annually honored until his untimely death a vear ago. The other officers were re-clected to their same positions, and the same executive committee continued its work. There was much activity at this time in behalf of the Armenian refugees. Washingtonians will recall the untiring efforts of Mme. Tmasados, wife of the then charge d'affaires of Greece, under whose auspices the Greek Society gave numerous bazaars, placed on sale articles done by Greek needlewomen, and held concerts and dances to raise funds. Greece of today h £.000,000, and of these ne: re Tefugees, Armenians, Sy Russians_and others who fled befor the Invading armies of Kemel Pasha, nnd all of whom are partly, if not wholly, dependent on the bounty. M. Tmasados is no nected with the foreign offic and Mme. Tmasados continues ss efforts in behalf of the At the invitation of the v and of the Cast a population of 1,500,- lady will come to W December to take an active part in the bazaar, through which it is hoped to ds enough to carry on the sary part of the relief work. ngton is among the promi- nent organizers of the bazaar, alding Mrs. Cabot Stevens and the committee of the Near East Relief fund. Meet Each Month. For the past two vears the Greek Kociety has met monthly at the home of prominent members, Miss Darling- ton being its frequent hostess, and this in an effort to save every dollar for the almost countless calls on its funds. Many eminent Greek singers volunteer their services to raise funds. In May of 1925, one of the celebrated divas of Athens, Mme. Thalia Saba- and her husband, a Russian director, Jacques Samassoud, popular conductor of the Washington Opera Co, gave a concert, followed by & reception. Mme. Sabanieva, who is & Metropolitan Opera prima donna, gave many recitals for the Hellenic societies in various centers. » In January of the present year the following officers were elected: Senator King, president; B. P. Salmon, vice president; Vasilios Chebithes, secre- tary, and Maneul Cambouris, treas- urer. Miss Darlington, who has been chairman of the executive committee since the soclety was organized, con- tinues in that post, and her aids are Dr. Henry Washington, Hugh K. Ful- ton and Dr. Charles Demas. A membership committee s added, and Anton Papoas is the chairman, with Miss Furnald and Christopher Nichol- son as members. An attractive pro- gram 1s being prepared in the way of Jectures and classcial dances for the coming year, but at present all the resources of the society are bent to- ward making @ financial success of the bazaar for the: Greek refugee fund. THE $12.000,000 NEEDED TO PRODUCE LIQUOR FOR MEDICINAL USE Experts Also Say Five Years Will Be Re- quired for Properly Aging Manu~ factured Product. BY ROBERT T. SMALL. ‘To reopen sufficient distilleries to supply the United States with 2,000,000 gallons of medicinal liquor annually will require an investment over five years of more than $12,000,000. This much will have to be pa.d into the business before any returns are forth- coming, for distillers insist that whisky should be aged at least five years before being put on the market. This expert opinion by the reliable whisky interest shows anew the damage being wrought in this country today by the drinking of so-called “young” or “green” wh.sky, which in most cases has aged but a few weeks before being thrown on the bootleg market. Approve Andrews-Mellon Plan. The distillers of the country, at one ime loath to take up their work again inder Government auspices, are said .ow to be willing to come in under 1e Andrews-Mellon plan of starting ie manufacture of whisky 4s soon as ossible to replace the available sup- ly, which will last but a few years nger. The outflow of medicinal hisky definitely has been gauged at .pproximately 2,000,000 gallons. This lay increase gradually with the in- case in pupulation, but any sudden pward movement of consumption ould be a signal for rechecking ail ong the hne. ‘To bring about a normal supply of 4,000 barrels a year, of 50 gallons -apacity each, would require the an- ual manufacture of 60,000 barrels, he shrinkage being estimated at ap- proximately 33 per cent over an aging period of five years. The distillers estimate the cost of manufacture and co-operage at about $40 per barrel. This figure may amaze a public which has become accustomed to bootleg prices. At bootleg figures quoted in Washington today on rye whisky (845 a gallon) a 50-gallon barrel would be worth $2,250. Yet in the distillery business an average of $40 a barrel is really considered high. New Stock Necessarily High. The cost of new manufacture nec- essarily will remain high, it is said, because barrel manufacturers have gone out of business along with the distilleries and the expense of getting a new start and a new stock flowing will be heavy. Representatives of the distilling in- terests now in Washington 'say the distillers are in a position to finance the creation of a new medicinal sup- ply. The interest charges on the financing fund would run to some- thing like $750,000 a year, which would have to be added to the price of the whisky, together with a fair profit, so there is no means of tell- ing at present what a fair retail price of medicinal whisky will be worth when the present supply is ex- hausted. The cost of bottling and handling must always be added. At present the distillers are receiving an average of about $35 a case of 3 gallons. 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