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The Washington times., 1915-12-25
Appeal Made for Relief
Of French and Belgians

The Commission for Relief in Belgium,
which has been re-enforced by q COM
mittee appointed by President Wilson,
has made a nationwide Christmas APP
peal for the destitute women and chill
dren In Belgium and northern France.
ir nsre are tnree million women and chill
cold and hunger, destitute war refugees.
The appeal Of the commission, which
has headquarters in New York, says:
Every persons. who IL able to enjoy a
good meal Christmas should feel il a
solemn duty TO enclose a dollar bill to
the commission, and some poor child
or some poor Inother will receive the
comfort or a pair Of shoes of a warm
garment. The commissions IA com posed
of reliable men, and there need be no
fear Of the money donated not reaching
tta destination"
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sented BY the girls play, THE Christ
mas Spirit"
Every boy at the National Training
School for. Boys was given present.
during the afternoon.
Tree For Jail Prisoners.
Through the Kindness OF Mrs. L. F.
zinkhan. wife Of the superintendent Of
the Washington Asylum and Hospital,
q tree was provided for the Jail pris-
oners.
The patients at the hospital and
remembered, a. well. ' ' 4 MUSICAL pro- pro-
gram VIII be given In the Jail rotunda
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
Prisoners at the workhouse at Occo-
raRr asan en5SySe gIycs. holiday ar and bone
tatoes. turnips. cabbage, hot rolls, and
apple pie. A musical entertainment
will be given In the rest hall tomorrow
afternoon. one Of the features of which
Visits from the clergy and other
friends married. the day for the patients
at the Tuberculosis Hospital. A
Christmas tree decorated each ward
package containing a banana, apple
| orange, figs. raisins, dates. and nuts,
Visit Aged and Infirm.
The younger members of the First
Presbyterian Church made their an
| nuai visit to the Home for the AGED
| and Tnfirm and gave a song servic,
while dinner was being served. Tn,
| old folks were made happy Throughout
| the day by visits and gifts from friend
| and relatives.
The st. Vincent de Paul Society ant
| other church organizations will CIV,
| a series of, entertainments at the hom,
| during the week.
A musical program was presented a
the Temporary Home for Union Ex
| Soldiers and Sailors.
| Special dinners were served at all tn,
Institutions.
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To Preach on Christmas
Songs and Crystal Christ

At the Second Baptist Church. Fourth
street and Virginia avenue southeast,
tomorrow morning the Rev. Howard sl.
Stewart the pastor, will preach on
Christmas Carols and the CRYSTAL
Christ" and in the evening will deliver
a $ hort illustrated talk to the children.
followed by sermon on silver
Threads Among the Gold" preceded by
the ordination of baptism.
The choir will render appropriate
Christmas music at both services.
For the New Year Eve watch night
services program has been planned
consisting OF an illustrated lecture on
the Holy Land by the Rev. William
A. Melvin, a reception to new mem
bers, and a get-tosether fellowship
meeting The services will begin at
o'clock
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Baptist
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.

18th and o SITS. n. w.
Rev. VIM. M. McMaster, D. b., Pastor
Services: IL a. m. and p. m on Sunday.
THE CHOIR:
Mrs. Florence Noack Howard Soprano.
Mrs. Arthur Whaley, Contralto.
Mr.. Alvin Lake, Bass.
Mr.. VIM. II. Wtnchcole, Tenor
Mrs. Edmund Barry. Organist.
Weekly Praise Service, 8 D. m Tiursday
BIBLE SCHOOL:
s:so a. m. Sunday. Elsin Smith. supt
sunday, the 26th. will be Review Day in
the Bible School. The Church Choir has
kindly consented to help in the Bible School
music. and there will be other interesting
In connection with the Bible School work
last Sunday. the officers Of the Joy Bible
Class. No. 16. distributed Church Letters
and cards to be sent to various parts Of the
United States. Friends and visitors In town
are invited to attend the exercises Of the
Bible School, and receive a specially pre-
pared letter for their Home church. and
beautifully and specially prepared postal
cards for their friends; this material fur
nished free. and will give an interesting
and awakening echo from Washington to the
dear ones n home
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Terrpinal Y. M. c. A. to
" Hold a Special Service

A special Christmas service will li'be
held at the Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. c;
A., east end of Union Station. at !
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. THE First
Christmas" will be the subject of 4
descriptive address by Madame Mount
ford. Of Jerusalem, Palestine. showing
Oriental costumes and customs to Illus
trate the Christmas story. Hidden HE
in modern Palestine will be revealed.
biblical truths verified and unfplded
through traditions and symbolism. :.
brought up in the Holy City, and is
an eminent lecturer on and Interpreter
Of the manners and customs OF the
people OF Palestine. - ~ I y.
\ special musical program has been
arranged. -
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Day OF Good Cheer for
Wards of the District

In the celebration Of this day OF
Peace on earth, good will to men," the
wards of the District we're not forgotten.
Christmas festivities were held In all
the charitable and correctional institu-
tions, and especially in the children's
homes did the spirit of Santa Ciaus
reign.
Gathered around a huge Christmas
tree the children Of the Industrial
Home School last night received their
gifts. For weeks they have been writ
ing to Santa Claus asking for some COW
eted treasure. The letters of the
Protestant boys are answered BY the
parlshioners of 81. Adams Church. The
National Cathedral School for Giris
answers the requests Of the girls at the
home who attend 1T. Adams Church and
the Christ Child Guild provides gifts for
all the Catholic children.
Preceding the distribution Of gifts.
there was an entertainment consisting
of songs and recitations by the chill
drcn.
Old Folks Cheered
The old folks at the Home for the
Aged and Infirm we're cheered this
morning By Christmas carols sung by
the boys of the Industrial Home School
for Colored Children. On returning to
i, the school they gathered around the
tree and received their gifts. The an
| nual Christmas cantata. entitled An
| Interrupted Program" will be given
| Tuesday afternoon at . o'clock
The day at the National Training
School for Girls began with the sing
ing of Christmas carols. After break
| fast the children gathered around the
| tree and received their presents from
| the hands of Santa Claus. The after
noon was devoted to athletic exercises
and games. Tonight there will be pre-
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Cantata to- Be Given at :.
Gunton-Temple Church

At the Gunton- Temple Memorial Pres
byterian Church. Fourteenth and r
streets northwest, tomorrow: the Rev.
will preach at the II o'clock service on
the topic, The Message OF the Manger.
At the GAS pleasant evening hour the
choir will rehder the cantata "Bethle.
hem by DR.. David W. Mclean. Miss
O"Toole. harpist, and Mr.. Hoffman
violinist of the Marine Band. will assist
Monday evening at $50 o'clock In the
school will meet with ]. w. Patton to
organize Boy Scout patrol. Wednes'
day evening at T:30 O'clock in the church
auditorium, the Sunday school Christ
mas services will be held.
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Special Music Service
At Memorial Adventist

At Memorial Seventh Day Adventist
Church. Twelfth near VI street north
west. sacred song and rusica! service
will be conducted tomorrow night under
direction of John Mitchell! chorister.
with the following program: Clarinet
quartet; solo by Mr.. Clark. of Wash
inGton Music College: duet Messrs.
Stoughton and Mitchell; ton minute dis
course on Bible music. hv tho pastor;
male quartet. Messrs. Jenkins Nienhorf
Clark and Houck; trio, Messrs. Slough
ton. Mitchell. and Mrs. Mitchell: solo by
Mrs. Davis: mixed quartet. Prof Johns
will preside at the organ.
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Holiday Services at
Foundry M. E. Church

At the Foundry NJ. f. Church to-
morrow morning the Rev. w. r. We'd
derspoon will preach on the theme
CLOUD and Fire" and In the evening
on God and the Nation"
On New Year eve there will be a
Nictrola concert at 9 o'clock, a social
hour at 10, and from II to 1901 the
pastor will conduct the annual watch
night service. On New Year Day the
pastor and Mrs. Wedderspoon will hold
a reception at the parsonage from :
to o'clock for members and friends
of the congregation.
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White Gifts Service
By Baptist Bible School

The Bible school OF Emmanuel Bap-
tist Church will hold a white gifts"
service tomorrow morning at II o'clock
and the pastor, the Rev. Cove G. John
son. will preach on the subject. Gifts
for the King" after which the ordi-
nance of baptism will be administered.
"Christmas and the War" will be the
subject of the evening sermon: Percy
song service at 7:45. Watch night will
be observed Friday night at o'clock.
with a social hour from $50 to 1OSo.
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To illustrate Life of
Christ With StereopticOn

\ series OF lime stereopticon lee
lures by w. VI. II. Smith are an
nounced by the Fourth Presbyterian
Church. These lectures are described
as Evenings with Our Lord in Song
and story" The first of the lectures
will Re given tomorrow evening at s
o'cIock. when Mr.. Smiths subject will
be Birth and Infancy Of Jesus: from
| the Annunciation to the Flight Into
E.rNpt "
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
To Preach in the Light
Of a Christmas Tree

At the Metropolitan Baptist Church.
Sixth and streets northeast. the
Christmas decoration tomorrow will be
n large Christmas tree covered with
electric lights and topped with an cleo
trio star, the whole to occupy the cen
ter Of the pulpit platform. The Rev.
John Compton Ball. pastor. will preach
in the evening in the light of the tree
on '"rhe Greatest Star of the Universe.
The theme for the morning service will
be when Christ Was Born"
Special music at both services VIII
be n feature, and the offering of the
day will be for the benefit OF the Bap-
tist Orphanage in Brookland.
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Thomas A. Jameson to
Build Seven Houses

Gu January 1 Thomas A. Jameson.
builder. will begin the erection Of seven
houses four on I street northeast. be-
tween Fifth and Sixth. and three on
Girard street northwest. between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets.
Tapestry brick with black mortar will
be used. The construction will be steel
beam and concrete with double concrete
porches. The I street houses are TO con-
tain seven rooms and two baths while
those on Glrard street will have six
rooms with one bath. Both rows will be
modern in every particular
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
$50, 100000 Shell Contract
Is Given to MidVale Plant

PHILADELPHIA, Dec: 25.-The Mid
vale Steel and Ordnance Company today
closed a contract with the French gov
eTnment for twelve-inch shells amount
ing to between $2S, 900 900 and $50 900, ,0OJ.
tt, statement is also made on high au-
tn, rity that before Monday another
contract with the same government will
be entered into. the amount of which
will be considerably larger than the
hove total
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SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH,
ITH AND VA. AVE g. r.

4TH AND VA. AVE s. E.
Bible School, 9:45: preaching, Ii. Christ
mas Carols and the Chrystal Christ" and
7:t5, Silver Threads Among the Gold -
ordnance OF baptism. Prayer meeting Thurs
day evening. 7:i5. Lecture and watch meet
Ing Friday evening. beginning at 8 O'Clock
All welcome to these services.
EIETl near 7th s. w Pastor John
- III Z. Briggs will preach at II on
Tho New Year" The Christmas Oratorio''
viii be repeated by the choir at night.
Baptism. Watch night service Friday from
10 to II p. m.
E Hez SVEN breaches a special sermcn to
Washington people who think. p. IN.
Swems songs. IL a. m, sermon. Christ
mas celebration. Dec. g, p. m. Watch
meeting, to midnight Centennial Bapt.
CHI. 7th a. Eve ne.
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CHURCH NOTICES
Methodist Episcopal
METROPOLITAN

W., JAMES SHERA MONTGOMERY. Minis.
ter. Sunday School at $40 WITH M. J.
Einney EnGle as sup't.: Metropolitan Bible
teacher. Public worship at II O'clock with
sermon by the minister on THE TALE
THAT is TOLD" Epworth League devo-
tional service at s:<5 At s O'Clock DIR
MONTGOMERY will speak on THE BY
PRODUCTS OF WAR" Free seats to the
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
Unitarian
ALL SOULS, CHURCH.

COR, nth AND L eTS
ULYSSES q. B. PIERCE. d. D.. Minister.
S:i5 =. M, Sunday School Class for the
Comparative Study of Religion, and Unity
II a. m, Morning Service; sermon by the
minister.
There 10 also kindergarten during the hsur
Of morning worship.
8 p. M. Liberal Religious Union.
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CHURCH NOTICES
Presbyterian
CHURCH OF The COVENANT,

Conn, Ave, isth and N sts.
u. mn, SHAELEs woop Minister.
.Mlnisisf. In charge sf PssE 6kspti
II q. M. Morning. service sstmsn sy
the pastor.
$40 p: M. music rendered BY oeuble svse-
The Sign In the Manssr.""
st6 p. ffl Christian EnaeAvor Meeting
p. M, Music rendered by Evening choir
o. One Hundred veices. Sydney Lloyd
Mfishtson, Director: Harvey Murray, Or
sanist; Sermon by the pastor. sGbjees
The Child Called Jesus"
s:@ D. m, Thursday. mdweek service.
--New Year Day sils a. m. prayer meeting:
Central Presbyterian Church
tsoUTHERN ASSEMBLY,
Sixteenth and irving SITS. N. w.
JAMES H. TAYLOR. Pastor.
Preaching by the pastor at IL a. m. and
p. m. q. g., e:so q. m. c. e., y. m.
Prayer service, Thursday, Q p. m.
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CONGREGATIONAL
Christian

VERMONT AVE. CHRISTIAN
CHURCH.
Vermont Avenue North Of Street.
Rev. EARLE WHITLEY, LII. D., Pastor.
Sunday School. $50 a. m. Services at II.
Christian Endeavor. .. m Evening Serv-
NINTH STREET CHRISTIAN
sTH AND D STREETS N. E.
REV. GEO. 4. MILLER. PASTOR.
preaching IL q. M, 7:45 D. m.
Sunday School $40 a. m.
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Undenominational

ASSEMBLY HALL corner 18th st. and Pa
ave. s. E. Sunday school. 9:i5 m. Cos
pei address 7:46 p. IN. Subject. The Birth
of Christ An invited
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WAUGH Sd 4 A SITS. n. E. Rev. +.
VHS0AA NJ. MCCOY, d. D.. Pastor.
Sunday school. $50 q. m
1:Oo .. m.-"Christ stmas Supremacy"
2:30 y. m.-Junior League
$50 y. m.-Epworth League.
7!so p. m.-Rev. DR.. Springer on Christmas
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wv p. m.-EpWOrth League.
7.so D. m.-Rev. Dr. Springer on Christmas
Message In Africa
Mount Vernon Place
M. E. Church, South.
Edward K. Hardin, Pastor.
II a. m. The Mind That Was In Christ
A Christmas Meditation
p. M. Women OF the Old Testament
": Ruth.
HAMI TNE Ninth and P Streets
AAAANAIAANA Northwest.
REV. LUCIUS C! CLARK, d. D., Pastor
$50 a. m.-Sunday school,
II 90 a m.-''The Birth OF . King"
200 p. m.-Epworth League service.
500 p. m.-Cantsta. "Bethlehem"-40
trained voices-40
All .ittinRs frea you will ha walcom.
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Page NICK. Etchison. religious work
director of the Washington Y. NJ. G..
A., will speak at the Sunday afternoon
meeting for men of the Brunswick,
Md Y. NJ. c. A.
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CREDITED TO THE BoSTcNESE
Proverbs With Which Most Are Fa-
miIiar Set Forth Clothed In
New Language

If upon the initiative attempt sue
cess eludes your efforts, repeat the
operation ad infinitum.
IT is an exceedingly lengthy byway
that fails to produce some tangible
evidence to prove that it's natural ten
denotes point TO an apparent longing
to execute a right angle.
When the household feline has tenn
porarily vacated the premises. the
small rodents will undoubtedly take
advantage of her absence to partici-
pate N unseemly gambols common
surate with the joyous occasion.
The operation of conveying a beast
of burden in the general direction OF
the trough containing aqua distilla
may prove to be one of comparative
ease, but the process of inducing the
quadruped to partake of the contents
thereof is often a matter of conjec-
ture, to be determined only by the
avowed inclination of the animal in
question.-Judge.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-19
RAILRUAD TRAIN IN
REMARKABLE WRECK
Engine Crashed Into Building
and Started Fire, But No
One Was Fatally Injured

Titusville, Pa.-Pennsylvania train
No. &C, bound for Pittsburgh, three
hours late, jumped the track. After
the engine had run about 200 feet on
the roadbed, the pilot wheels caught
on switch running into the Kerr
Hill mill, striking a box car which it
shattered like so much paper. The
engine crashed into the engine room
of the mill and struck against the OPP
posite stone wall
The combination express and bag
gage car followed the engine. but the
impact caused the train TO buckle and
the other three cars went straight
ahead piling up against the bank
The engine in tearing through the
mill broke the gas line and fire broke
out, but was eXtinguished by the city
tlre department before it secured
much Roadway. The engineer and
fireman miraculously escaped with
minor bruises.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-19
Cool REQUEST

Would you be kind enough to re-
turn my photograph" she wrote. Il
gave 1t to you in a moment of girlish
folly, and | have since had occasions
to regret that l was so thoughtless in
such matters"
OF course she pictured that photo
graph framed and hung up in his
room, and was inclined to think that
he would part from it with deep re-
greet. Just why she wanted it returned
is immaterial. OF course. he had of
Tended her in some way, and she
wished to test his love. but it is un-
necessary to inquire how.
The answer to her note came the
following day.
Il regret" it read, that | am I'M
able at this late date to pick out your
photograph. However, send you my
entire collection. numbering a little
over 500, and would request that you
return all except your own by passen-
ger train at my expense"
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APPEAL SENT
TO LEADERS
Hope Entertained of Winning
Carranza Generals TO Program
EXPECT CHIEFS DEFIANCE
Sincere Movement for Peace, Even
at the Expense of Personal Ambi-
tons but for the Common
Cause, May Settle Strife.

Washington, ID. C.-The Pan-Amer.
lean appeal to all elements in Mex
leo to cease fighting and join in a
sincere movement to restore constitu-
tional government. went forward from
the State Department.
First the document was dispatched
in English to Mexico City, directed
to the various Latin American lega-
tions whose attaches will translate it
into Spanish and deliver it to the
military leaders in that vicinity. The
appeal in original Spanish will be
forwarded directly 90 Gems. Villa and
Carranza, governors of states and
other chiefs in different parts of the
country.
With the appeal dispatched the
United States government will insti-
tute a friendly and persistent effort
to induce Mexican leaders who thus
far have shown a disposition to op-
pose the movement, - sacrifice their
personal views in the common Mexi-
can interest
Carranza Defiance Expected.
That Gen. Carranza will maintain
the defiance he had indicated in re-
cent communications to his agency
on the subject is expected by the ad-
ministration. 1t is believed that if
a few of the Carran=a generals par
ticipate in a convention of the fac
tions, it will not be long before or
ganized opposition to a new govern
ment could be effectively checked.
Washington, D. General Carran-
tn
advising him to cease meddling in
Mexican affairs. He also sent notes
10 the Pan-American conference, ad-
vising each that he had better keep
his country out of the Pan-American
conference doings. Carranza also
asks that the United States permit
the revolution" in Mexico to take it's
course.
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CONVEY MUCH IN FEW WORDS
Japanese Proverbs Pungent and Their
Rcpartee Apt to Be Keen
and Singing.

IL has been said that the Japanese
are as apt and unique in their proverbs
as they are in their works of art.
What, for example, could be more ap-
propriate to men in certain desperate
circumstances than this: Man may
Bhout when he can no longer SWIM"
While the tongue works the brain
sleeps is another saying of the Jap
anese. which expresses their contempt
Tor loquacious persons.
The Japanese are quick at repartee:
their wit is keen and tempered, and
they can often administer a perfect
snub in brief, terse form. In illustra-
ton of this there may be cited the fol-
lowing instance:
There was being tried in a court a
case involving the possession and own
eTship of piece of property. The lit
isants were brothers. The holder, who
wds clearly not the rightful owner, had
assaulted and elected his brother and
Was protesting his right to defend his
claim.
The examining magistrate listened
very patiently to him until he closed
with the words. Even a cur may bark
at his own gate Then the Judge
quantity voiced the judgment. as if
stating an abstract point of law, "A
dog that has no gate bites at his own
risk
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SECRETARY GARRISON
TARGET FOR BOTTLES
Criticised Soldiers for Drinking
and They Not Recognizing
Him HurI Missiles

Highlands, n. IA number of Fort
hancock soldiers participated in the
diversion of hurting empty beer bot
ties at Secretary of War Lindley NJ.
Garrison. AS an outcome to the al
legged fulsilade a provost guard is now
doing duty.
Secretary Garrison has a summer
nome on Ocean boulevard. While
passing over the thoroughfare in his
automobile he discovered several SOL
diers reposing in the shade of a tree
on the side OF the road consuming
beer. Stopping his machine the of
fetal criticised them.
Not knowing the identity of the Of
fetal, the soldiers became abusive and
when the automobile passed on they
hurled beer bottles at it, Secretary
Garrison having 10 duck" in order to
avoid being hit by the flying missiles.
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Had Stopped for Water.
CARRANZA is BEHIND
RECLAMATION PROJECT
First Chief Wants More Land to Rule
over and Sends Fifty Soldier Boys
to Take II From IIncIa Car,

First Chief Wants More Land to Rule
Over and Sends Fifty Soldier Boys
to Take 1t From Uncle Sam.
Brownsville, TeX.-Carranza modest
ly plans TO reconquer from the United
States all that territory lost by Mexico
in AZ, if written statement given to
officers by a Mexican made prisoner
in border raid may be believed
Manuel Rincones, the man who
made this statement to Sheriff Vann
of Cameron county. and Captain An
derson of the Twelfth Infantry says
that about half the gang of so bandits,
who attacked Norias came from Mex
leo.
THE attack on Narias' he stated,
was for the purpose of getting tools
with which to remove a rail and
wreck a train. At Nopal the chief
took paper from his pocket and read
that the object of the expedition was
to reclaim the land taken from Next
co by the United States 1t was or
dered in the name of Carranza. and
the officer stated that it emanated
from him.
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Many a man charges his misdeeds
up to his ancestors.