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Evening star., 1921-12-17
CHURCH SERVICE TO MARK
KING ALEXANDER'S BIRTH
Special Program of Prayer and
Thansgiving to Be Given at
Washington Cathedral.

A special service of prayer and thanks
giving to mark the birthday of King
Alexander will be held at pm. today,
at the Bethlehem Chapel, Washington
Cathedral, Mount Saint Alban. under ap-
pointment Of the Bishop Of Washington
and the dean and chapter of the cathe-
draL The service is by request of
his execellency Slavak Grouitch, min
lister at Washington of the Serbs, Croats
and Slovenes.
The full cathedral choir, under Edgar
Priest, organist and choirmaster, will
render the music which has been select
ed to fit the occasion. 1t will include an
anthem. magnifi,cat and the Serbian ma
tional anthem; Psalm 21. 1.-The king
shall rejoice in thy strength, o Lord"
and hymns, 1.-THE Son Of God Goes
Forth to War" 20 God, Our Help in
Ages Past" GO Forward Christian Sol
dier." The Scripture lesson will be
from the third chapter OF the first book
of Kings, describing the accession of
Solomon to the throne Of Israel and
electing the gift OF wisdom and counsel
rather than riches and long life.
The service will be conducted by the
cathedral clergy. NJ. Grouitch and the
Bishop Of Washington specially invite
all persons interested, as well as the
immediate friends Of the legation, to
attend the services. The Serbian flag
will be carried in the procession OF
choir and clergy, as well as the great
cathedral banner, and the altar will be
decorated with red and white canations
and candles.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
DISTRICT PASTOR SCORES
lNEFFICIENCY IN CHURCH
Rev. DE-. Abernethy Speaks of
s.slackness''-DepfSres Absence
If Omitted Voice"

BALTIMORE, Md, December IL
Expressing a lack Of patience with the
doctrine Of pessimism, Rev. DR.. w. S.
|Abernethy, pastor of Calvary Baptist
Church, Washington, last night ad-
dressed a mass meeting of pastors and
more Federation Of Churches at the
First Presbyterian Church.
DIR. Abernethy contends that the
remedy for all the evils and sorrows
Of the world is to be found In the
thorough application Of the gospel of
and individually. Everything else has
been tried, he said. except the great
things Christ gave to the world. DR..
Abernethy believes, however, that the
world is travelling toward the golden
age, and he called 1t a great moment
to the multitudes on Armistice day.
said Let me lead you in prayer"
He then told of some of the things
he disliked in the church, tendency
toward playing at the job and 4 slack
ness. The church today, he said, is not
Is per cent efficient. Its inehiciency is
due to a great extent to the fact
that 1t does not speak with a united
voice. Personally he expressed a de-
sire for denominational organic unity,
but said the day has not yet come
for that He urged support of the
Federation of Churches. which. he
said. is merely asking for a working
unity. and pictured what the different
denominations unable to obtain alone
could get through the federation.
Matters of law enforcement, Sabbath
observance, religious education, all
will receive more attention, he de-
clared. II expressed through the feder-
alton.
Cut-throat competitive methods do
not pay. he told his audience. It is
the day Of corporation. It is the team
play that wins, as in foot ball.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
WILL GIVE BIBLE PAGEANT
Many Luther Place Memorial
Church Members Will Take Part.

A Bible pageant, '"The Word and the
| Way" is to be given at Luther Place
Memorial Church Tuesday and We'd
'nesday evenings. Fourteen scenes
from the Bible have been selected for
presentation, closing with the nativ-
ity and a tableau from the book of
Revelations.
A musical setting has been ar
, ranged and is to be performed by Paul
Whitney Fishbaugh, organist; Miss
Helen Gerrer, violinist; Miss Kather-
inc Riggs, harpist; Miss Annie An
stadt, organist; Miss Marion Greene.
soprano; Miss Marie Koontz. con-
| tralto; Martin Richardson, tenor: Err
vine j. Stenson, baritone, and Robert
H. Davidson, bass.
More than 100 members of the
church will take part in the pageant,
assisted by Rev. Earle Wilfey, Mrs.
Maud Howell Smith, Denis e. Connell.
Maurice Jarvis, Arthur White and
Rev. George NJ. Diffenderfer.
The pageant, has been arranged for
production by Miss Bess Davis Schrei-
ner, and will be directed by Mrs.
Marie Moore Forrest. Appropriate
Bible costumes and special lighting
will add to the presentation Of this
pictorial Christmas celebration. The
public is invited.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
CHURCHES URGED
TO AID JOBLESS
Federal CouiciI Wants Each
Community to Help Out
Own Needy People.

All the various Protestant denom-
nations connected with the Federal
Council of Churches have been called
upon by the commission, of which
John M. Moore. New York city. is
chairman. to get behind the Presi-
dents conference on unemployment
Immediately. through the churches of
the nation.
Every church is asked to hold it
self responsible for the adequate care
of\ its own people who are in trouble
Churches whose members are not es-
pectally affected by unemployment
are requested to aid those congrega-
tions whose people are in need.
"Jobs" the Main Thing.
"The main thing is to find jobs"
reads the bulletin. "It should be re-
membered that this means women
and girls as well as men. Mems and
women's organizations Of the church.
when effective, might be assigned re-
sponsibility for organizing and devel-
oping employment service. Plan your
procedure in conference with your
central employment bureau and
strengthen Its work.
sion for housing homeless persons ac-
companied by a work test, such pro-
visions should be made at once.
Whatever is done, even II temporary.
should be in accord with sanitary re-
quirements, should promote self re-
spect and should be done under ex-
perienced management. 1t Is always
possible to pay the board and lodg-
ing of men who are without money
or home. Men out Of work should be
discouraged from leaving their own
communities in a period of general
unemployment
Community Action Asked.
'In view of the magnitude Of the
present emergency and the need for
that pastors and representatives of
the churches. including, IL possible,
Protestant, Catholic and Hebrew,
meet at an early date to consider the
situation in their own communities
and to devise measures of relief in
conference with the leaders Of local
social agencies. These recommends
tions have been made as specific as
possible, but they will need to be ad-
justed to local conditions and re-
sources. The committee plans to con-
vene a later conference to consider
the deeper cause of unemployment"
Col Arthur Woods, chairman Of the
committee on civic and emergency
measures Of the conference, expressed
himself as highly pleased at this
move, especially at 1t is planned to
push the church employment work in
those communities where other ad-
equate organization along the lines
suggested by the Presidents confer
ence does not now exist.
Evening star., 1921-12-17

ss: J. F. Berry. Philadelphia, Pa.
Eastern Swedish; Hartford. Conn.,,
March %: w. F. Anderson, Cincin-
natl. Ohio. Wilmington; Cambridge.
Md, March 20: w. F. Mcdowell,
Washington, D. c. Newark; referred,
March 90; l. B. Wilson. New York.
N. Y. New York: referred. March %;
w. F. Anderson, Cincinnati, Ohio. New
March 90; E. H: Hughes, Maiden,
Mass. Northwest Kansas: Goodland,
Kan. March %; E; L. Waldorf. Wi
chita, Kan. Wyoming; Endicott, N.
Y. April S: ]. F. Berry, Philadelphia.
Pa. Baltimore; Grace Church, Balti-
more. Md, April 5: w. F. Mcdowell,
Washington, D. c. Troy: referred.
April 5; William Burt, Buffalo, N. Y.
New York East; First Church. Meri-
den. Conn.,, April 8; L. B. Wilson,
New York, N. Y. New England: NAL
Pittsburgh. Pa. North Indiana: Trim
ity Church, Elkhart. Ind, April S: F..
d. Leete. Indianapolis. Delaware; =;
Atlantic City. N. J.. April 5; r. E..
Jones, New Orleans Lincoln; To-
peka, Kan. April S: c. L. Mead, Dem
YER, Col. Northern New York; Little
Falls. n. Y, April 10: William Burt.
Buffalo, N. Y. New Hampshire: Til
ton. N. H.. April 10: E. H. Hughes,
Maiden, Mass. Maine; Auburn. Me,
April 10: F.. J. Mcconnell, Pittsburgh.
Pa. Lexington; Covington, Ky, April
10; F. D. Leete. Indianapolis. Ind
Francisco. Calf. East German; re-
ferred, April 10: l. B. Wilson, New
York, N. Y. East Maine; Machias,
Evening star., 1921-12-17
MEMORIAL WINDOW GIFT
TO ALL SOULS CHURCH
Presented by Mrs. Annie x. War
rem as Tribute to Her Husband.
Dedication Tomorrow.

Mrs. Annie kirkland Warren has
presented to All Souls Memorial
Church q memorial window in tribute
to her husband. John L. Warren. 1t Is
to be dedicated tomorrow.
The subject illustrated is that OF st.
John at Patmos at the time when ne
receives his revelations from an angel
of Christ In the center OF three
panels he is portrayed. a powerful
fgure bearing in one arm the great
book in which he is about to make
record Of the divine message sent
back the hood Of his richly -colored
cloak. letting the light Of heaven fall
upon a countenance full OF spiritual
strength and beauty. The brilliant
tones Of his robes are exQuisitely
blended, ana emphasize the figure
ocean and dark colorful clouds. In
the two outer panels this background
is extended to make a proper setting
for the figure. On the left, masses OF
gray rocks rise abruptly. from the
shore and partly conceal the outlines
against a brilliant cloud-streaked
sky. In the right panel the fore
ground is less distinct rocky shore.
rising toward Jagged mountain
whose crest is touched by rays from
the setting sa,,i1a sun a,a,a and shadowed 0y
Each separate panel IL an exquisite
picture in itself. while. taken as a
whole. the window possesses balance
of composition, beauty of line and
richness of color which make 1t a
complete work Of art.
At the base Of the three panels is
the inscription: 'In memory Of John
L. Warren. December 2s. 1874; Janu-
ary 81, 1921"
The window was made at the eccle-
siastical department Of the Tiffany
studios Of New York city.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS
SEEKS NEW MEMBERS
Bulls and Bears Start Campaign
and Contest at Church Of
the Covenant.

An intensive campaign to reach men
not connected with any church is be-
ing carried on by the All Corners
mems class Of the Church Of the
Covenant.
The class has been divided into two
camps, one called the Bulls and the
other the Bears. The campaign Is
being managed by Ernest H. Yah
Fossen. A system Of credits is being
allowed for each new member brought
In.
The chief bull is DR.. W. L. Graus-
mann and the big bear is G. N. Proc
tor. At the climax of the campaign
the losing side will give feast in
honor of the winning team.
The class Is under the leadership OF
Rev. Howard D. Talbot. assistant
pastor of the church. who served as a
chaplain during the world war: The
officers are: Lisle A. Smith, president;
DR.. Carl Kettler, vice president: How
ard S. Nutter, treasurer, and Charles
C. Haig, secretary.
A member Of the class is Repre-
sentative Cable of Ohio.
One Of the main purposes OF the
class is character building. The class
has extended an invitation to all men
of the city to attend the meetings at
10 o'clock each Sunday at the Church
of the Covenant. 18th and N streets.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT.
Old English Service Will Be Per
formed Christmas Eve.

Under the direction of George F.
Bayliss, choirmaster, an old English
service will be rendered at the
Church Of the Ascension on Christ
mas eve from to 10 o'clock. Christ
mas carols will be sung by quar-
tet composed of Mrs. NJ. Burns, So
prano; Mrs. Julia c. Gray. contralto
Mr.. Bayliss. tenor; Lawrence E. Muir
ray, bass, assisted by . chorus of
twenty-eight voices and accompanied
by string music. The organ of the
church will not be used in this serv-
ice.
In keeping with the ancient Gus
tom, the church will be lighted ex-
clusively by candles placed in the
windows in the chancel and on the
altar. Mr.. Bayliss will sing the Of
fertory. There also will be special
music by the choir at the IL o'clock
service on Christmas morning.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
MRS. wiesenfeld President.
HANDY WITHrTtfE GLOVES.
Rev. Alex K. Barton, Baltimore,
Known as "Fighting Rector"

BALTIMORE, Md. December IL
This city has fighting rector" in
Rev. Alexander X. Barton, assistant
rector Of Christ Protestant Episcopal
Church and son Of the late Randolph
Barton. He was ordained priest in
the Protestant Episcopal Church less
than a month ago.
Mr.. Barton has been handy with
the gloves and a terror in the squared
circle for several years. and still is.
1t is said that he once enunciated the
principle, THE right kind of minister
ought to be able to lick anybody in
his congregation"
However that may be. the young
clergyman is teaching the Boy Scout
troop of Christ Church parish how to
put up their dukes" and was con-
Quoting a class in boxing at the Fells
Point Mission of the church until re-
Gently, when somebody stole the
gloves. He will continue teaching
the young idea of South Broadway
how to shoot straight lefts and rights
to the head and body as soon as the
mission gets some new gloves.
Once or twice a week he goes to the
Young Mems Christian Association
gymnasium, takes off his clerical vest
and collar and battles a few rounds
art of self-defense.
The lighting rector" acquired a
polish to his boxing education at Ok
ford Univer sity when he was a Rhodes
scholar.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
WILL GIVE PAGEANT.

A Christmas pageant entitled 'The
Journey to Bethlehem" is to be given
at Grace Episcopal Church, 9Th and
cember 20, at 8 o'clock. under the
direction Of Mrs. Marie Moore For
rest.
Moro than twenty-five persons will
take part and the music will be rem
.dered by the full vested choir. The
NJ. E.. Rice. the part of Joseph by
George Abendechein, and the roles
of "The Three Wise Men" by q. D.
Hart, Ashley Abendechein, and F. W.
Hart. Rev. Meade Bolton MacBryde.
rector of the church. will read appro-
pirate passages Of Scripture. Follow
ing the pageant the Sunday school
children will place their offerings of
toys in the manger, to later be sent
to the Home Of the Merciful Saviour
for Crippled Children in Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
CHURCH OF ASCENSION
WILL CONDUCT CAMPAIGN
Parish to Be Canvassed to Stimu
late Support and Activity
by the Members.

Plans have been perfected by the
Church of the Ascension for the cam
paign which will be conducted to-
morrow afternoon throughout the
parish to obtain funds for the church,
to interest members Of the parish in
a more regular attendance at serv-
ices. and to obtain pledges for some
kind Of church work. Some 80 to
100 members of the parish, grouped
into teams. will call on every Epis-
copalian in the parish between 2 and
6 o'clock. at which time It is re-
quested Episcopalians will remain at
home to receive the visit.
The slogan OF the campaign is:
Every person provided with a
church home: every member a work
er and contributor; every child in
the church school,"
Rev. D. Wellington Curran. acting
rector, has sent a letter to every
member of the parish urging support
in this campaign and directing at
tention to the fact that it requires
about $40 a day to maintain the
church. It is tho intention of DR..
Curran, members of the vestfy and
other workers in the campaign to
conduct this drive until Ascension
parish has been put on a sound fnan-
cial basia
Evening star., 1921-12-17
WILL. APPLY CHRISTIAN
RULES TO BUSINESS
Atlanta Philanthropist Heads Firm
Planning Closer Touch With
Employees.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA. Ga. December 17.-John
]. Eagan. Atlanta philanthropist and
church worker, has been elected
president of the American Cast Iron
Pipe Company of Birmingham by the
directors on q platform providing
that the teachings of Jesus Christ
are to be the ruling principles of the
business"
Mr.. Eagan, who has many business
interests here. has been connected
with the Birmingham concern in an
executive capacity since its organiza-
ton in 1906, and is one of the prin-
cipa1 stockholders. During the war
he was vice president and later chair
man of the commission on training
camp activities of the Navy. with
headquarters in Washington. and
chairman of the southeastern division
of the national war work Of the Y.
NJ c. A.
To inquirers he said the Birming-
ham concern planned to put into
practice Christian teachings in its
dealings with it's employees and the
public He will take Office as presi-
dent January /.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
Drive |SLAUNCHED
BY JEWISH WOMEN
Effort to Raise $3.50, 900 for
Dormitory for RabbinicaI
Students.

Tho Jewish women of America
through the National Federation of
Temple Sisterhoods. today launched
a national drive to raise $250.0O0 for
the erection OF a dormitory to house
rabbinical students at Hebrew Union
College. Cincinnati. Mrs. Abram
Simon of this city, honorary presi-
dent Of the organization. is chairman
Of the campaign and local chairmen
have been appointed in the various
cities where the National Federation
Of Temple sisterhoods has branches
The drive, it is stated, will have
direct bearing upon the present
shortage Of rabbis for reform pull
pits throughout the country. since
Hebrew Union Is the only college for
the training Of reform rabbis in this
country. 1t has no halls of residence
among its buildings and students
must reside with private families, In
the Y. NJ c. AS, hotels and board
ing houses. The new dormitory will
not only provide proper housing for
students, but will help in the creation
of school social life, which has hith-
erto been lacking. 1t is believed that
the erection of dormitory will
greatly stimulate enrolment in the
college.
Established in 1875.
Hebrew Union College was estab-
lished in 1875 by the late DR.. Isaac
M. Wise, founder Of American Re,
form Judaism anu has graduated
many distinguished American relig-
ious and communal leaders, 1t has
been supported through the Union OF
American Hebrew Congregations, OF
which the National Federation OF
Temple Sisterhoods is the women's
auxiliary.
At the recent biennial convention Of
the Union of American Hebrew Con-
gregations, the National Federation
Of Temple SiSterhoOds asked Tor per
mission to conduct dormitory cam
paign by women among all JEWISH
men and women.
"Women's thoughts always fix them
selves about the home" Mrs. Abram
Simon declared in a statement today:
I'VE Of the National Federation of
Temple Sisterhoods have been slrN-
ing to uphold and further American
Judaism by cherishing it's ideals and
Reaching in our own homes. When
we learned that lack Of spiritual lead.
ers was endangering the future OF
our faith we naturally sought to as
certain what we could do in this stu
alton. The answer came to us clearly
in the dormitory project: Build a
them with homelike environments.
Provide those comforts and advan-
tages that you would want your own
son to have. The woman in Israel
must be mans helpmate-a high
priestess Of the temple of her faith.
Upon us. therefore. has devolved the
pieasureable responsibility of sus-
tanning and enhancing our faith by
practicing the age-old duty of wom-
ank kind-homemaking"
MRS. Wiesenfeld President.
Mrs. Joseph Wiesenfeld Of Balti-
more, Md. is president Of the National
Federation of Temple Sisterhoods;
Mrs. ]. Walter Freiberg of Cincin-
natl, Mrs. Israel Cowen Of Chicago.
Mrs. Leon Goodman of Louisville, KY.
and Mrs. Henry Nathan of Buffalo.
N. Y. vice president; Mrs. Benjamin
NJ. Engelhard Of Chicago, treasurer.
and Mrs. Ben Lowenstsin of Cincin-
natl, recording secretary.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
METHODIST EPISCOPAL ,whi,e.)
McKENDREE

Q a.m-Prayer service.
$50 a,m-Sunday school. DR.. Wes-
Ter, supt. Glasses for all.
II o'cloek-Public worship. Sermon
By pastofs
sWHERE Is THE NATION THAT
WILL DARE TO BE AN INTER.
NATIONAL PIONEER FOR GODt"
8s80 p.m.-Junior League. Miss
Corning, director.
0p.m-'Get-acquainted meeting"
z p.m-Epworth League.
. o'cloek-BvanEelisti meeting.
.sTROM MIRY CLAY TO SOLID
"a story Of his personal experience.
by tho pastof)
There ds always an altar service ana
prayer for those needing helD.
Come-brfng your u1ssve1 fr1ends
and help them On to God.
Tuesday, 5 PIN. to 5s0O p.n.-6oEvfce
Of prayer for the healing Of the
sick. A truly wonderful service,
where the fires OF faith are relSfn-
died and Gods grace and goodness
Is SO manifest, .
8 p...-Bibls study. praise
and prayer.
Friday, Q p.m-Christmas exercises by
the Sunday school,
Evening star., 1921-12-17
SERVICE AT MIDNIGHT.
Program at Trinity Civic and Com
munity Church Week Hence.

A midnight eucharist is to be held
next Saturday night, beginning at
1880 O'Clock at Trinity Civic and
Community Church. when Rev: David
Ransom Covell, the rector, will make
a short address on 'The Reincarna-
tion Of Santa Claus" The double
quartet will render the music.
Rev. Mr.. Covell will preach tomor-
row morning at II o'clock on why
BE a Chritian" At the evening serv-
ice Rev. Raymond Wolven will preach.
Christmas day there will be the
usual services at am. and IL a.m..
while at pm. in place of q sermon,
the Trinity children will present an
original Christmas play. entitled The
Nativity"
rectors and others of city parishes,
the city missionary staff will endeav-
or to see that every COMMUNICATE IN
the various city institutions Is re-
membered with q Christmas gift of a
personal character and that all who
are physically able have brought
them the holy communion.
Three big Qualifications for the sun
day school and neighborhood children,
as we'll as q family night" for young
and old, will be held during Christ
mas week in Trinity Community
House.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
TO PRESENT CANTATA,

Horatio Parker's cantata, "The
Dream Of Mary" will be presented
at St MarHarets Episcopal Church
The oantata depicts In ten brief
scenes an epitome Of the life OF
Christ, beginning with the first
Christmas. the miracles Christ among
the children. the oruciflion, burial
and resurrection are presented with
affecting simplicity, and during the
moro.
Miss Sydney Thompson Of New
York will appear In this work as
the Angel of tho Communication.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
Mems Silk Neckwear, Csc
Many Attractive Patterns and Colors,

Fudge Aprons, 95c-In
novel styles and striking
color effects.
Boudoir Caps, 5oc.-Of silk
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pink, blue, lavender and rose.
Bungalow Aprons, $1.5s-
With sash, collar and pockets
cleverly finished with touches
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Women's Cotton Sports
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mixtures; reinforced heels,
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10H.
Fu1l-fasf1ioned ard Tai
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With Isle tops and deep gar
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Silk and Wool Sport Hose,
H.A5-With seam up back
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ors, cordovan and brown.
Sizes 81z, 9H and 10.
Women's Heavy Silk
Gloves, $1Is-With chamois
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navy. Sizes 6, 7 and TX.
Double.Bed Size Bed
spreads, S.95IIn pink, white,
blue and yellow. Very dura-
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Fancy Turkish Towels, 6oc
In a variety of pretty
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Double Gray Blankets, $l.os
With colored striped bor-
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Glove silk Vests, s1z-
With built-up shoulders; full
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Glove Silk Bloomers, sI.9s
With elastic at waist and
knee; reinforced seat; flesh
only. Sizes S, 6 and z.
y Store.
Evening star., 1921-12-17
Announcements of Church News Activities and Service
CEREMONY PUT OFF.
Archbishop Curley to Be Invested
With Pallium After Easter.

BALTIMORE, Md. December H.
Because of the pressure OF work
Archbishop Curley will not be in
vested with the pallium until after
Easter. according to announcement
made today. The ceremony had been
planned for some time in January.
although the exact date had not been
set. The pallium was delivered to the
archbishop few days ago by Bishop
Caruana of Porto Rico. who brought
it from Rome.