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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-16
% form a roar porch floor.

10 form a roar porch floor.
The wallis and roof are ihoroly
insulated With building felt. when
tho weather turns cold. he opens the
door between the basement OF his
house and gnrage. and sufflcIont
warmth finds It's way in 10 make
cary starting IN the morning.
II, has also provided him with a
wonderful fruit and vegetable cellar.
as the walls nrc lined with shallow
shelves. az present laden with lus.
eioua canned fruit. Under the work
bench arc bins. for apples. potatoes.
carrots and ruiRhagna.
In a few cities the building code
prohibits an opening between a
house and a garage built agninH, II,
but this construction in permitted
nearly everywhere"
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Motor travel into California from
the North In just twice m heavy al
this season OF tho year M last year
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ny q. LuCm.LE BuTIER

Last November, when tho Schu-
bert musical production. blossom
Time" came 60 tho Metropolitan
thcatcr for weeks engagement. a
number OF tho principals In tho cast
Eave n precious afternoon TO the
patients ne Firlands--Seattle's tuber-
cuiar sanatorium, near Richmond
Beach.
In Durant automobiles, provided
by tho W. $. pulmaEe Motor COM
pany, about 20 OF these generous
players went out and played and
sang 60 tho sick folk. thus bringing
20 them pleasure, tho memories
OF which will linger while life shall
last.
II Is not unusual for theatrical
people 10 do stunts" OF various
kinds for various reasons-puelic-
ity being not tho least, but in tho
case OF tho blossom Time" com
pany the visit 10 Flrlands, and the
concert given there, were for the sole
purpose OF bringing pleasure TO
those unable TO seek Il.
sFirlands Is an Institution near TO
the heart OF Seattle and when the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-16

dcpdron habitat this spring forbid
ding plucking Of the plantN
mo TrcaspaAsinE Picking OF
Rhododcndrona Forbidden" signs viii
greet the autuists along Western
Washington highways this spring.
shclor said 1t wouldn't be 10 bad
II the thoughtleSs motorlat could get
any good out OF tho nacriirge Of
these blossoms he added. but the
fact IL that the rhododcndron f.
short lived plant and Ia wilted by
tho time the party gets them back
In tho city.
1t wouldn't be 80 bad II motor
lists would cut the flowers Off back
from tho roads. either but they
70 righ, 10 tho thiekcst Erowths and
pull them out BY the roots The
flowers arc disappearing thru such
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-16
WARM GARAGE
is EXPLAINED

"a friend OF mine solved the prob.
lem Of keeping his garage warm in
winter by building Il against the
rear wall OF hlh house." says Ar.
thur q. Zellsr. preaiden, OF the
Michigan State Automobile school.
Detroit.
lie excavated for the garage flor
10 q level with the bascmcn, floor.
made suitable slop for getting in
and out with the car. put drain
al tho foo, OF tho slope 10 carry
away any water that might collect;
and the beat part OF II n that tho
roof comes az JUS; the proper height
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WILL CONSERVE
STATE FLOWER
Three State Bodies Unite
to Save Rhododendron

The rhododcndron- washinston'n
state flower-is mcnacod with exs
tinetion unless autoists, particularly
city motor parties. stop pulling
them up In Kitsap county and in
the Hoods canal districts where
they grow most luxurianily.
That Is the alternative announced
by the Automobile Club Of Wash
ington working in cooperation with
the state park board and the State
Parks association 10 preserve this
distinctive Washington flower. Doug.
las shelor. auto club manager. m.
nounccd today that several hundred
signs are TO be posted In tho rhodo.
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Headquarters OF the Automobile
Club Of Arizonh have been moved
from the Phoenix Chamber OF Com.
mcree rooms 10 rooms at the corner
Of Central and Van Buren,. thoro.
fares that carry most OF the tourist
traffic that enters this city.
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Three rooms and bath on wheels
vas ono OF tho striking novelties Of
Tho Paris Motor Salon this year. The
automobile bungalow has wheel
base OF 20 feet. There are bedrooms
for three people beside the bathroom.
Kitchen and other convenIsneea. The
driver sits In an armchair IN tho
front room and controls so.horse.
power engine. Tho vehicle sells for
$4,000.
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The 18th annual sessions Of the
Cadillac technical and repair school
the oldest OF It's klnd--are now be.
ing held at the company's factory.
Picked service men from dealer and
distributor organizations are sent TO
the factory in groups Of 10 for a
two weeks period.
The Washington times., 1924-04-05
CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY
CELEBRATES COMMUNION

At the Church OF the Epiphany
the Rev. DR.. Henry Lubbock will
preach tomorrow at IL o'clock and
8 o'clock. The evening sermon
will be the last in DIR. Lubeck's
ries on God as Revealed in the
Prophets" He viii speak tomorrow
night on the Prophet Ezekiel.
There will be a celebration of
the Holy Communion at 8 O'Clock
and again at IL o'clock.
The church school holds its
sessions at $50 and o'clock.
The Rev. Raymond L. Wolven,
minister in charge of the parish
meets the confirmation class at
3 o'clock. At o'clock there will
be choral evensong with sermon by
Rev. Mr.. Wolven.
The Episcopal Young Peoples
Society will hold its regular meeting
at o'clock with Miss Eleanor
Norris as leader. The topic being,
Prayer: How Is It Answered."
The special preacher for the noon.
day services in Epiphany Church
next week will be the Rt. Rev.
DR.. Phillip M. Rhinelander, formerly
Bishop Of Pennsylvania.
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STAUFFER WILL PREACH
ON 1.-THE LORDS SUPPER

C. r. Stauffer will have as his
morning subject at the Ninth
Street Christian Church, "The
Lords Supper" and in the evening,
"A Young Man Named Saul" The
senior department of the Sunday
school, A. G. Bishop, superintend-
ent, will attend the evening serv-
ice and participate in the program.
The Dorcas Class of Women, j. A.
Scott, teacher, will hold it's monthly
social and BUSINESS meeting at the
church at 7:45 Monday evening.
The Eureka Glass of the Ninth
Street Bible school will meet at
the home of Mrs. A. w. Sherier,
327 Maryland avenue northeast,
Monday evening at 500. Mrs. r.
A. Carpenter is the teacher. The
Lydia Glass, A. G.. Bishop. teacher,
will hold its monthly business and
social meeting at the home of Mrs.
Ethel Fowler, 6811 Ninth street
northwest, Wednesday evening.
Sunday will be the first of
three Decision Days in the Ninth
Street Christian Sunday school, Maj.
w. w. Kirby, superintendent.
The Naomi Glass, Mrs. H. B. Oils
trap, teacher, will hold its monthly
business and social meeting Monday
evening at rhe home of Mrs. F. M.
Hill, 230 Eleventh street northeast.
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"EVENING AND MORNING."
TRINITY CHURCH TOPIC

At Trinity Diocesan Church the
Rev. David Ransom Covell, will
preach at IL o'clock on "The
Evening and the Morning." Being
the first Sunday in the month,
there will be celebration of the
Holy Communion at II o'clock, in
addition to the plain celebration
at 3. At 8 p. M, the Order of
the Eastern Star are, to make a
church visitation to Trinity. There
y will be special music and Mr..
Covell will preach the sermon.
The Young Peoples Society will
meet at 6:45 o'clock, with Miss
Wilkins as leader. The customary
refreshments and social will fol.
low the meeting.
AT the Thursday night prayer
service at 8 o'clock, there will be
sermon on the Fourth Beatitude-
Powerful Pity" Confirmation in
struction for the next section of
the class to be confirmed Friday
will follow Immediately after the
prayer service.
The Tuesday night class for boys.
the Thursday afternoon class for
girls. the Friday night children's
entertainment, and the Wednesday
afternoon woman's auxiliary, will
be held next week as usual.
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DR.. PIERCE WILL PREACH
AT KEITH'S ON MODERNISM

The problems of Modernism and
Personal Faith" will be considered
from various phases in the SER
mon to be delivered by DIR. Ulysses
G. B. Pierce, minister of All Souls
Church, at the services tomor.
row morning at the B. F. Keith
Theater. Doctor Pierce has been
preaching series of mid-Lenten
sermons on the same general sub
ject, and unusually large congre-
cations have continued to attend
the meetings. Doctor Pierce's sub
ject tomorrow will be, DO We
Really Desire Immortality?" The
subtopics are: why Many Are
Indifferent about the Future" do
People Get Tired of Life or of
the Lack of It?" What Would
Make Immortality Attractive" THE
Attitude of the Modern Man To-
ward the Future" The musical
program is in charge of Mai.
Charles Trowbridge Tittmanh, bass:
Lewis Corning Atwater, piano; Rich.
ard Lorleberg, cello.
The Unitarian Laymen's League
Mission Week services will begin
a week from Sunday, with DIR.
William Laurence Sullivan, of New
York, assisted by Doctor Pierce.
conducting the Sunday and nightly
meetings.
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ABERNETHY TO SPEAK
ON FASHIONABLE SIN

Dr.a w. S. Abernethy will occupy
his pulpit, at Calvary Baptist
Church tomorrow at both the morn.
ing and evening services. In the
morning he will speak on the sub
ject, Cooperation the Key to Sue
cess" while in the evening his sub
ject will be, "Washington's Most
Fashionable SIM"
The building project being
launched by Calvary under which
new four-story Sunday school
house will be erected on the seven
lots south of the present structure
is progressing well. Tentative plans
showing the general layout of the
building are in the hands Of the
architect, who will, within the
month, present a definite scheme of
construction to the trustees of the
church.
Such a building is an imperative
need Of this church since at it's roll
call last Sunday more than 1900
were in attendance at the Sunday
school session. The present quar-
tiers are crowded to their capacity
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DR.. PIERCE TO PREACH
ON TEACHINGS OF CHRIST

In connection with the singing
of Gounod's "Gallia'' at the First
Congregational Church, Tenth and
q streets northwest, Sunday night
at o'clock, DIR. Jason Noble Pierce
will give Lenten address based
on the teaching of Christ in the last
part of the fourteenth Chapter of
st. Luke's gospel.
DIR. Pierce believes people in
Washington take the teaching OF
Christ with its application to the
year q A. d. and fail to consecrate
themselves to the application in
1924. On Sunday night he will
deal with this situation in his
Lenten message under the topic,
Counting the Cost"
At the 4:45 o'clock Musical
Vesper, Miss Lenoro Marie de
Grange. formerly Dramatic Director
of the Community Center Depart.
ment Of the Public Schools of the
District, will present a recital.
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FACING CROSS, :
IS SERMON
THEME
Or. Whitley to Preach in Morn
ing at Vermont Avenue
Church.

Jesus Facing the Cross" will be
the subject of DIR. Earle Wilfley's
sermon in Vermont Avenue Chris
tan Church tomorrow morning,
The choir, under direction Of vii.
liam E. Braithwaite, will be assisted
by s. A.. Mueller, cello soloist, at
evening services. The program will
include: Mixed chorus. Come Unto
Me-" NiedlingerS cello solo, adagio
from Concerto" Hayden; mixed
quartet, Blessed Jesus" Dvorak;
soprano and barytone duet, Jesus,
Thou Joy Of Loving Hearts," Gotze;
cello solo, "Idyll," Becker; women s
chorus, "God Is Love-" Shelley;
male quartet, Nearer Home" Ten.
ney; cello solo, "Traumerei," Schu-
mann.
The mixed quartet consists of
Mrs. B. D. Shreve, soprano; Mrs. F.
M. Shore, contralto; w. 2. Braith-
waite, tenor, and w. s. Haynie,
barytone. Members Of the male
quartet are Paul G.. Ledig, first
tenor; w. E. Braithwaite, second
tenor; w. e. Haynie, barytone; j.
G. Smith, basso. J. e. Sparks Is
organist.
Decoration and equipment of
Annex l." for use of the cradle
roll. beginners and primary depart.
ments Of the Sunday school, under
plans worked out by H. l.. Pickerill
and the Sunday school committee,
have been completed. The new
quarters will be used tomorrow for
the first time.
A joint recital for the, benefit of
the equipment fund of the Sunday
school will be given in the ballroom
Of the Willard Hotel at 8:15 o'clock,
Friday night. Miss Marjorie Web.
ster, president, Marjorie Webster
School of Expression, will read; Ar
senio Ralon, concert master, Rialto
Theater, will play. and the Colum.
bian Male Quartet will sing.
w. H. Swinney, chairman, special
committee on equipment, is in
charge.
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CHURCH TOHOLD
ANNIVERSARY
SERVICES
n Street Congregation Dedi-
Gated Building Two Years
Ago Tomorrow.

The second anniversary Of the
dedication Of the H Street Christian
Church, H and Sixth streets south
west, will be observed tomorrow.
The services will be-: 9:45 a. M.
Booster Bible School with classes
Tor everybody; II a. m, morning
worship with sermon. go For
ward: 4:45 p. M, organ recital and
musicale by some Of Washington s
leading soloists and insrrumentalists.
Those taking part are Miss
Dorothy Luetbecher, soprano; Mrs.
Anna Brett Sunny, contralto, &C.
companted on the organ by Miss
Julia Russell: George Myers, tenor;
Mrs. Byron T. Hayden, soprano;
w. F. Sunny, barytone; Purvis
Reynolds, Darytone, and Miss Gott-
walls, church organist.
At 7:30 for fifteen minutes pre-.
ceding evening service an organ
recital will be given by Miss Colt
walls. This will be followed by sing
ing Of old favorites. The sermon of
the evening will be illustrated on a
screen.
The Fl Street Christian Church
was dedicated April 4, 1922, under
the leadership Of Rev. P. A. Cave
who spent more than six years
with the church until he resigned
nearly year ago. Under his min.
istry the church prospered exceed.
ingly. He is now executive sec.
rotary Of the Christian Churches OF
the District of Columbia, Delaware
and Maryland, retaining however
his membership with his church on
H street.
The present pastor Rev. Harold
ID. Dickins, has been with the work
since October of last year having
come from a successful ministry OF
five years in Rochester, N. Y.
Under his ministry the Washington
church is moving steadily forward
all departments are being carefully
organized and a big forward looking
program is being mapped. out for
the coming year.
The church building represents an
investment of more than SIS, ZOO
and is one Of the outstanding recent
achievements in church work in
Southwest Washington. The church
has grown rapidly, and today faces
the brightest prospects of its his
tory.
The special music tomorrow will
be under the direction of w. Frank
Sunny, church choir director.
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BISHOP WILL CONFIRM
MANY CHURCH CLASSES

The Episcopal Bishop of Wash
ington will visit Christ Church,
Thirty-first and o streets. north
west at IL o'clock tomorrow morn
ing to administer the rites of con.
firmation. The class will be pre-
sented by Rev. J.. H. w. Blake,
rector.
The bishop will visit st. Thomas
Church. Eighteenth and Church
streets northwest, tomorrow evening
at 8 O'Clock, and confirm a class.
Rev. c. E. Smith. D. D., recently
completed his twentieth year as
rector.
Bishop Freeman will visit Esther
Memorial Church, Congress Heights
Monday evening at 1880 o'clock and
confirm a class.
Confirmation service will be held
in the Bethlehem Chapel of the
National Cathedral at 4:30 o'clock
Thursday. The bishop will confirm
a class composed of students of
the National Cathedral School for
Girls.
The Washington times., 1924-04-05
TO FILL PULPITS
OF METHODIST CHURCHES

The religious work department
of the Y. M. c. A. has arranged
to supply pulpits vacated in the
absence of Methodist ministers at
tending annual conferences.
At Dumbarton Avenue Church,
York, assisted by Doctor Pierce,
morning service and w. I. Smalley
in the evening. John Bennett, SUI
perintendent of Central Union Mis-.
sion, will have charge Of the morn
ing service at Eldbrooke Church.
w. H. Loving will speak at
Emerson Rohart viii speak at the
Mount Tabor NJ. p. Church at II
o'clock. David McCahan will speak
at the evening service. The pull
pit of Mount Pleasant Church South
will be supplied Sunday morning
by Page NICK. Etchison, director
religious work of the Y. M. c. A.
Etchison will speak at the eve
ming service Of Mount Rainier Chris
tan Church.
The Church of the Covenant
gospel team will have charge of
morning service at Woodside Church
at II o'clock.
The Washington times., 1924-04-05
.BAPT|STS HAVE
NEW TAKOMA
CHURCH
Rev.WiIIiam La Rue to Preach.
Dedication to Be Sun
day, April 10.

Opening day, tomorrow; first
sermon. by the pastor, the Rev.
William E. La Rue: dedication,
Sunday, April 10; the address by
Dean William Allen Wilbur. Value
OF the new stone church, ground
and furnishings, $50, 900.
The Baptist work in Takoma Park
began with the organization of a
Bible school March 2, 1919. Harry
&. Heiges was the first superin-
tendent. The church was organized
June 5, 1919. and now has a mem
bership Of 1874. The Rev. Thomas
Browne served as acting pastor
previous to the coming of the first
regular minister, the Rev. William
E. La Rue.
Ground was broken for the new
church May 13, 1923. Boyle-Robert-
son Construction Company had the
general contract. A. p. Clark, jr.,
was the architect. The cornerstone
was laid September 9, 1923.
The home mission societies Of the
Southern Baptist Convention and
the Northern Baptist Convention
each gave $4,000 toward erection
Of the building. The Columbia AS
ISOLATION of Baptist Churches gave
$1,000.
The following the members Of the
building committee: Claud Livings-
ton, chairman; E. w. James,
Thomas w. Marshall, John L.
Fletcher, Fred w. Pearce, l.. r.
Grabill and Miss Selma Fraser.
Since December, 1921, the regu-
lar meetings of the church have
been held in the Seventh Day Ad.
ventists Church in Takoma Park.
The church has erected parson-
age adjoining the church building,
which has been occupied since June,
1922, at cost of $4,000.
Thomas S. Brock is superintend'
ent of the Bible school. Claud Liv-
ingston is treasurer of the church.
Charles G. Royle is financial secre-
farv and Walfor Trov iG oierlx
The Washington times., 1924-04-05
SINGING EVANGELISTS
TO CONDUCT REVIVAL

Plans for the big revival cam.
paign at the full gospel assembly
have materialized in the coming OF
the singing evangelists, the Rev.
Willard c. PIERCE and Mrs. PIERCE,
who will open a three-week evan.
gelistic service Sunday afternoon at
: o'clock in the assembly hall, $50
pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Both have the gift of singing as
well as that of the preaching min.
tstry, and those who hear them
once will not fail to want to hear
them throughout their engagement
here.
The Washington times., 1924-04-05
EPISCOPAL SCHOOL LEAGUE
TO PRESENT MISSION PLAY

Children and young people of the
Episcopal Church school service
league, st. Margaret's parish, have
started rehearsals for the mission.
airy play to be presented before the
Church School service league,
diocese Of Washington, in the parish
Hall of st. Margaret's Church,
April 26.
During Lent, mission study classes
have been studying the history of
Christian missions in Japan. The
play will portray something of this
history as described in "The
Honorable Japanese Fam" the text
book Of the mission study classes.
Commander c. T. Jewell Is direct
ing rehearsalS.
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.EPISCOPAL|ANS
To REBUILD IN
JAPAN
America to Be Asked for
$4,000, 900 for Repairs
and Reconstruction.

The national council Of the Epis-
copal Church, through its depart.
ments of missions, has sent TO
Washington clergy list of lantern
slides and motion picture films
recently prepared from photographs
taken in Yokohama and Tokyo,
Japan, during and since the earth.
quake and fire which destroyed
those cities in September last.
These slides and films will be
loaned for display.
Episcopal churches in Japan un-
fitted for use, and most of the
buildings of the universities,
schools and hospitals under church
management will have to be re-
placed. Enough remained of st.
Pauls University to permit con-
tinuance of instruction. Glasses
of st. Paul's middle school are held
in the same rooms as the univer-
sity classes.
Rt. Rev. J. S. Motoda, D. D.,
recently consecrated Japanese
bishop of Tokyo, writing to the
national council, described himself
as bishop of heap of ruins"
The national council had adopt
ed extensive plans for rehabilita.
ton of the church in devastated
districts. In accordance with the
plan adopted by the government
for the rebuilding of Tokyo, it is
proposed to move some institutions
to new locations more suitably
placed when the new development
of the cit~ is completed.
1t is proposed to build five new
churches in Tokyo and vicinity
and to repair three others. For
one Of these a considerable sum
of money, in hand before the
earthquake, is still available.
The whole project of reconstruc-
ton will cost 100000 It is pro.
posed to raise that sum by general
offerings in all Episcopal churches
in Amnrico
The Washington times., 1924-04-05
NOT SATISFYING SELF,
Is HEZ SWEM'S TOPIC

How a Woman Frightened My
Friend" is the subject of the SER
monastery of E. Hez Sven tornor.
row night at s o'clock at the Gen.
tennial Baptist Church, when the
Musical Brown Family will give "A
number of instrumental selections.
The morning, IL o'clock, subject is
mot Satisfying Self
In the afternoon. at 3 o'clock a
meeting for men and boys. only in
the auditorium will be addressed
by Representative John C. Box,
with special solos by Fred East
and w. F. Raymond.
The Washington times., 1924-04-05
B. N. P. U. Is Active.

The monthly executive board, B
Y. P. u, met Tuesday evening
with a large attendance despite the
storm. The nominating committee
organized for the purpose of choos.
ing and recommending officers for
the federation.
Petworth B. Y. p. U. gave a pro.
gram at Walter Reed Hospital, re-
Gently, that was highly commended.
Cherrydale B. Y. p. U. will give the
program at that hospital on April 81
A joint social was held between
Emmanuel and First Washington re.
Gently,
The Washington times., 1924-04-05
Music Program Planned.

At the First Congregational Church,
Tenth and G streets northwest,
Miss Lenora de Grange will assist
Mr.. Harry Edward Mueller at the
Musical Vesper Service at 4:45
o'clock tomorrow. Miss de Grange
was former dramatic director of
the Community Center Department
of the Public Schools of the Dis.
trict. She directed the District of
Columbia pageant (which was given
in honor of the United States Con.
gress. in which President Harding
was interested. The vested chorus
choir will sing.
The Washington times., 1924-04-05
Missionaries to Speak.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph c. Norton,
OF the Belgian Gospel Mission, will
speak at the service tat the Central
Presbyterian Church tomorrow night.
Mrs. Norton will address a Joint
meeting of the young peoples so.
cieties at 7 o'clock, and Mr.. Norton
will speak at the evening service
at 8 O'Clock. Accompanying therl
is Mr.. Collinet, a Belgian interested
in their work, who also will speak.
The Washington times., 1924-04-05
Church Serulces JonlOrrolu

work Of his committee last week.
Chaplain Wright recently served as
acting pastor of the Ballston (Va.)
Christian Church until the services
of a regular pastor could be OBJ
tanned.
The Washington times., 1924-04-05
CHRISTIAN
CHRISTIAN
MOUNT RAINIER
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Mount Rainier, Md.

Bible School $50 a. m. Largest
Bible School and Mems Bible Glass
in Prince Georges County.
Morning service with Lords Sup.
per at IL a. M.
PREACHER, REV. B. H. MELTON
General Secretary Disciples Union
of the. District of Columbia.
Evening Service at 7:45 p. m
Preacher, Mr.. Page Nick. Etchison
Director of Religious Work
Y. M. G. A.