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Evening star., 1925-04-04
CALVARY DAY PLANNED.
Church Rolls to Be Opened to All
Who Wish to Join.

Calvary day will be observed in the
adult department of Calvary Baptist
Sunday school tomorrow, when all
who wish to unite with the church by
letter or baptism will be given an op-
portInity to do so.
At the II o'clock church services
Rev. DR.. Abernethy will preach on
the subject, "The Way of the Cross.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
PLAN OF CHURCHES
FOR PALM SUNDAY
Episcopal Program for OBJ
servance Tomorrow to In
cIude Holy Communion.

Palm Sunday will be observed in
many of the churches of the city to-
morrow.
In the Episcopal churches there
will be celebration of the holy
communion at the principal morning
service. with special Scripture read
ings, special prayers, special music
and, In many churches, the distrlbu-
ton of palm branches.
Commencing Monday, Holy week
will be observed by more intensive
devotional services than those dur
ing the earlier part of the Lenten
season. The Episcopal Prayer Book
provides special gospel and episue
readings for every day in Holy week
Thursday the institution of the sacra-
mont of holy communion will be COM
memorated in some churches by an
evening celebration. The principal
form of service Good Friday is the
three hours devotion from noon un-
til o'clock the hours during which,
traditionally, Christ hung upon the
cross. Saturday. Easter eve, is
usually set apart for baptisms. par
ticularly the baptism of adults
Bethlehem Chapel Program.
The program of services at the
Bethlehem Chapel of the National
Cathedral tomorrow and during Holy
week is as follows: Sunday, holy
communion, 7:30 am; morning pray
er, 9:45; holy communion, with pro
cession of palms and sermon. IL
am; peoples evensong and address.
4 o'clock. Holy week, holy commu-
MON, 1880 am.; evening prayer, 1850
o'clock. There will be special cele-
bration Of holy communion Tuesday
at 9 am. Wednesday at pm. Bish-
op Rhinelander will give the last OF
his series of lectures on THE Creed.
Good Friday there will be g. celebra-
ton of holy communion at 1880 a. M;
morning prayer and litany at 10
o'clock; passion service, conducted
by the Right Rev. Philip NJ Rhine
lander, canon Of Washington, from
noon until pm, and evening prayer
at 4:30 On Easter eve, Saturday, the
services of evening prayer at 4:So
will be choral.
MONDAY Service at F<eith's.
The Bishop OF washington will be
the speaker at the MONDAY commu-
nifty services at keith's Theater DUR
ing Holy week Friday Bishop Free
man will conduct the three-hour de-
votion at Trinity Diocesan Church,
Third and c streets northwest.
At the II o'clock service tomorrow
at the Chapel of Atonement, sos Fifty-
sixth street northeast, there will be
mathis ante-communion service and
a sermon by Rev AlonZo A. King,
vicar of the chapel. His subject VIII
he ..The Last Hope for Peace" At
choral evensong, $50, the subject OF
the address will be The Triumph OF
Humility" Palms will be distributed
after the services.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
Sixth Presbyterian Services.

"The Triumphant Entry" Is the
subject of the sermon to be given by
Rev. Godfrey Chobot at the COM
munion service tomorrow morning at
the Sixth Presbyterian Church. A
special service will be held in the
chapel at pm. next Friday.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
REV. P. O. PLENCkNER
CALLED TO SERVICE
Assigned to Wayside Episcopal
Church in Maryland, and Will
Preach Tomorrow.

Rev. Paul o. Plenckner will con-
duct the services and preach at Christ
Church, Wayside, in Charles County,
Md, for the first time tomorrow. Mr..
Plenckner, who was made a deacon In
the Episcopal Church at a special
service of ordination held in the
Bethlehem Chapel May Is, 1924, has
been called as rector of William and
Mary Parish, OF which Christ Church
is the center.
William and Mary Parish is one. Of
the 80 parishes into which the colony
Of Maryland was divided by the CO.
lonial assembly in 1892, when the
Church of England was esta ablished in
Maryland. The parish has been with
out a rector since the resignation in
1922 of Rev. William B. Dent
AS Rev Mr.. Plenckner has not yet
been ordained to the priesthood of
the Episcopal Church, he cannot as
yet formally accept the rectorship OF
any parish, but remains subject to
the orders of the Bishop of wash
ington. The bishop has met the
wishes of the vestry OF William and
Mary Parish by assigning Mr..
PIenckner 10 the parish as deacon
in-charge, pending his ordination
after the canonical requirements have
been completed.
He was born in Germany about so
years ago and was educated in the
German schools. He came to America
at the age of IS and served in the
Spanish War. After that war he set
tied in Washington and was employ
ed in a technical capacity by local
firm. He took UP a course Of studies
at the Virginia. Theological Seminary
while continuing his work as an cleo
trical engineer. Since his ordination
as a deacon he has been conducting
services at the chapel OF the Re
deemer in Glen Echo, Md.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
WORK OF MISSIONS
HAS RAPIDLY GROWN
Progress in Past. Ten Years of
Southern Baptist Con-
vention.

Suggestive of the growth that has
come to the foreign mission work
of the Southern Baptist Convention
in recent years. a survey of that work
just completed by DR.. e. p. ALL
dredge of the Baptist Sunday School
Board shows that during the 10
years administration of the affairs of
the Foreign Mission Board by DR..
]. F. Love, corresponding secretary,
the receipts have been s16,149, ,994. .64
whereas the receipts for entire rs years
OF the boards history have amounted
to only s24, ,915, ,704.Ss.
Indicating the larger results in every
phase of foreign mission endeavor which
these increased receipts have made
possible, II is pointed out that when DIR.
Love became secretary 10 years ago the
Foreign Mission Board was operating in
seven fields, whereas now the number of
fields has been increased to II. Other
advances OF the decade include in
crease in the number of churches on
the foreign fields from $50 to 1,095, mis-
sion stations other than churches from
43 to 30S, number of baptisms per year
from 6,2o2 to 1856, membership of
foreign churches from 29,991 to 111.S72
houses of worship from 247 to 819. Sun
day schools from 542 to 1,511, Sunday
school pupils from 22, ,O22 TO 76,504 an
nual contributions by foreign churches
from s91, 1882 to S444,56S American
missionaries on the field from 27S to
544, native Christian workers employed
from 634 to 2,494, mission residences
owned by the board from &C to l2e.
number of mission schools from 339 to
$50, number OF pupils in these schools
from which so per cent OF all converts
won come-9,376 to 35,106. American
medical missionaries employed from IL
to ls, and number of medical treat
ments given per year from 74,S29 TO
294,422.
The Foreign Mission Board will have
before 1t at its June meeting at least
100 applications for appointment to the
foreign fields and is in correspondence
with 1000 college students who have
dedicated their lives to foreign mission
service
Evening star., 1925-04-04
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR

One of the main features of the
April meeting of the District of CO.
lumbia Christian Endeavor Union, to
be held Monday at Metropolitan Pres
byterian Church, will be an illustrat-
ed lecture, both movies and slides, en-
titled, "Glimpses of Our National
Parks-Our Scenic Wonderlands," to
be given by Arno B. Cammerer acting
director of the National Park Serv-
Ice. Percy. Foster will open the meet
ing by leading in a song service. He
also will give an illustrated talk on
past conventions and the coming con-
vention to be held in Portland, Greg,
next July. Carroll NJ. Wright, secre-
tary for Maryland and Delaware c.
E.. will give a short talk on the con-
vention.
The Flying Squadron will meet
with the First Congregational c. E.
Society tomorrow, $3.50 pm. The
squadron was present at Vermont
Avenue Christian Church last Sunday
and assisted in the organization Of an
intermediate c. e. society there.
intermediate.
The president Of tho I. C. z. Union
of the District, Richard l. Riedel,
announces activities for the month of
April. The April meeting will be
held in the assembly hall Of the main
building of the Y. NJ. c. A. next Fri
day evening. A special feature will
be a symposium with the advisers as
participants. the topic being PRO
gressive Methods of Our Society"
There will be special music and read
ings.
The various superintendents of
departments have been achieving sue
cess in their particular work. Miss
Frances Gooch, missionary super
intendent. recently collected from the
various societies of the union Sc
towels, which were donated in the
form OF a shower to tho Children's
Emergency Home of the Central
Union Mission. Russell Carr, music
superintendent, has organized a union
orchestra.
The Fellowship Circle conference
will be held at the Wallace Memorial
United Presbyterian Church, New
Hampshire avenue and Randolph
street, April Is, at 10 a. M, under the
auspices of Miss Effie Collamore, su-
perintendent of the Fellowship Circle.
The superintendent of the Union,
Mrs. L. C. Greene, has arranged for
The Old Singing School," a comic
play. to be given for the beneft of
the /. c. E. Union by the choir of the
Fifteenth Street Christian Church, at
Calvary Baptist Church, Eighth and
H streets northwest, the evening of
April "a.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
Two Sermons at Metropolitan.

Rev. DR.. John Compton Ball is
preaching a series of sermons on
From Jericho to Jerusalem With
Jesus" at the Metropolitan Baptist
Church. His subject tomorrow morn
ing is How Rides Jesus for Me?'
and in the evening Around the
Cross"
Evening star., 1925-04-04
DR.. D. n. Hayes Returning.

Rev. DR.. D. II. Hayes, pastor or ST.
Marks Lutheran Church, who has
been confined to his home seven weeks
with illness. will take charge of the
services tomorrow and during the
evenings of Holy Week.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
EPISCOPAL.
ST. AGNES CHURCH

46 Que Street NV.
(Fla. ave or n. Capitol st. cars.)
Services Sunday and IL am. and pm.
Sunday Schools 80 am.
Daily mass. am. Evensong and Interces-
sions, Friday, pm.
Choral Iitany, Miserere and Stations Of the
Cross Wednesday, pm.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
Will Preach on Taxes.

How to Reduce Taxes" will be the
topic OF Rev. Ellis c. Primm tomor-
row night at the Second Baptist
Church, Fourth street and Virginia
avenue southeast. The subject at the
morning church service will be The
Unloosed Sins of the Passion Week"
This service Will be observed as a
stay to church" service, all Sunday
school ella sses being especially invited
to attend
Evening star., 1925-04-04
Last Plaques" Is Topic

THE Seven Last Plaques" is the
subiect of a lecture by DR.. B. G. Will
kfnson. dean of theology, Washing
ton Missionary College, tomorrow at
s pm. at the Capital Memorial
Church, Fifth and F streets. The
musical program begins at 1:lo pm.
Monday night DIR. D. H. kress of the
Washington Sanitarium Will lecture
on How to Live Century.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
REV.DR. DARBY TO PREACH
Will Occupy Hamline Pulpit and
Teach Mems Glass.

Rev. DR.. w. T.. Darby of the Wash
ington Federation of Churches will
preach tomorrow morning at Hamline
NJ Il. Church on THE City Receiving
Christ He will also teach the mems
Bible class in the auditorium of the
Park Theater, Fourteenth and Bu-
chanan streets, at 9:45 am
Rev. DR., II. e. Woolever of the Ma
tional Methodist Press will preach at
8 o'clock on the subject What Price
Victory" Services will be held every
evening except Saturday during Holy
week
Evening star., 1925-04-04
EPISCOPAL.
ST. MARGARET'S

Conn. Are. and Bancroft Place.
REV. HERBERT SCOTT SMITH, d. D.,
Rector.
PALM SUNDAY.
7:3o-Holy Communion
9:30-sunday School
h:OO-Holy Communion and Sermon the
Rector
4;s0-Stsiner's ''CruciaIion'' by augment
ed choir with organ and orchestral
accompaniment.
HOLY WEEK.
Mohoay, tuesday and Wednesday. Holy
communion at II: Evening Prayer and Ad-
dress by the Rector at 5.
Maundy Thursday-Holy Communion at
$50 In the morning and O'Clock in the
evening. No afternoon service.
Good Friday--Mornng Prayer and Altar
Service at 1880. Three-hour Devotion from
II TO 3.
Easter Even-Holy Baptism at.
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH
2ard St. Near Washington Circle.
The Rev. Arlington A. McCallum, Rector.
PALM SUNDAY, APRIL s.
1880 a.m.-Holy Communion.
1000 a.m.-Mornfnx Prayer and Instruc-
1I:ooa.m.-Holy Communion and Sermon.
500 p.m.-YounE Peoples Meeting.
500 p.m.-Evensong and Sermon.
Monday .nd Tue.day-Holy Communion,
7:30 Am. Evening Prayer, pm.
Wednesday-Holy Communion. 1880 AM:
the Catechism. pm; the Preparation, 8
pm.
Thur.d.y.Holy Communion, 7:so and IL
An; Evening Prayer. pm; continuous
Intercessions throughout the day.
Frtday-The Solemn Collects, 7:30 a m;
the Three Hours. noon to pm: the Sacred
Saturday-Public Baptism. pm.
All Seats Free and Tnassforsd
Evening star., 1925-04-04
VISITOR WILL PREACH.
Baltimore Pastor to Occupy Pet
worth M. E. Pulpit.

Rev. DIR. J. ST. Clair Neal Of Balti-
more. Md, will preach at Petworth
Methodist Episcopal Church tomor-
row morning.
Dr Prank w. Collier. dean of the
American University, will preach in
the evening. DIR. Collier teaches the
mems class at Foundry Methodist
Episcopal Church.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
DR.. Porter to Preach Tomorrow.

DR.. Samuel Judson Porter has re-
turned from his Southern trip, where
he held a series of meetings, and will
occupy his pulpit at the First Baptist
Church, Sixteenth and o streets. to-
morrow morning and evening. Sub
jects: IL am, Light on the Battle
field; 8 pm, Back to the Apple
Blossoms"
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shire.-Miss Edna Cheviot who is
attending Harrington Normal
school. passed the week end at her
home in town.--Alan Hosr, who
has been working the past few
months in Boston, arrived in town
Saturday to pass a week with his
family.-Joseph Vaughn and fam
lily of Littleton. n. H., passed the
week end With Mr.. and Mrs. L. H.
Vaughn. DIR. and Mrs. w. F. Brown
went to Clinton on Wednesday to at
tend the funeral of a friend. Eugene
Osborn. Mrs. Brown remained until
Saturday. but the doctor returned
the same day.--Mr. and Mrs. Ches-
ter Shepherd and little son Arthur
passed the week END N Skowhegan,
the guests of Mrs. Shepherds pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Neil
Mr.. and Mrs. Lauriston Lowe have
both been quite i'll with the grippe.
DR.. and Mrs. II. w. Smith have re-
turned from a trip to Boston and
vicinity Mrs. Julia Charles of Smith
field was companion and house,
keeper for Mrs. Smiths mother, Mrs.
Perkins, during her absence.-Fred
Whitman of Vassalboro passed the
week end in town the guest of his
daughter. Mrs. Cora iner.--Grant
Gowen of Portland was a business
caller in town Monday.
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HINCKL.EY

Mrs. G. N. Smith is in town for a
few days.--The ball game between
Good Will and Oakland, Saturday
afternoon on the Good Will diamond
resulted in favor of Good Will-
Mrs. Arminda Smith has sold her
place to Mrs. Jennie Bean Boston of
Canaan.-Mr and Mrs. Charles
Tweedie, Mr.. and Mrs. Mason. Mr..
and Mrs. Ruel Brown and Mrs. Sarah
Shaw, all of Bangor, also Mr.. and
Mrs. John Patterson of Waterville
were dinner guests Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. G. c. White.-Ambrose
Leighton of Portland who. for many
years, has Travelled through this sec
ton as a boot and shoe salesman,
made his farewell trip Monday. hav-
ing bought out summer store at
Poland Spring. Mr.. Leighton has
road.-The Sociability club was on
tertained at the home of the presi-
dent, Mrs. NJ. l.. Chase, Saturday
evening, several guests being pres
ent. A fine time was reported
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Conner of Angus
ia were in town Sunday.-The
Philathea class, which was to have
met Wednesday afternoon, has post
poned the meeting one week.-Rev
George Merriam spoke at the Fedora
ton, Sunday.--Mr. and Mrs. Mel
vim Palmer and Mr.. and Mrs. H. c.
Wentworth were in Cornville, Sun.
day, arriving there in time to witness
the burning of their old neighbors
buildings, the Judkins place.-The
District Sunday School Convention
was held at the Hinckley Church
Federation, Tuesday. The speaking
and other numbers on the program
were greatly enjoyed.
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|Sk0 vvHEGAN LOCAL NEWS
Somerset County Headquarters Phones. 49,: :s|

Somerset County Medical Men Meet
Monday night at Hotel Oxford the
Somerset County Medical association
met. AT $50 delicious dinner was
served. The following county medi-
cal men and ladies were in attend
ance: DIR. and Mrs. Ray c. Brown
OF Pittstield; DR.. II. e. Marston and
sister in-law. Mrs. Marston of Madi-
son; DR.. and Mrs. P. z. Gilbert Of
Madison; DR.. and Mrs. w. G. Sawyer
of Madison; DIR. and Mrs. w. S.
Milliken of Madison; DIR. George f,
Young, Skowhegan: DIR. and Mrs, L..
A. Dascombe, Skowhegan; DR.. c.
Earl Richardson, Skowhegan; Miss
Verna Blaisdell. superintendent of
nurses at Kennebec Valley hospital,
Skowhegan; Miss Nina M. Russell,
superintendent of nurses of Somer-
set hospital, Skowhegan; DIR. Charles
A: Moultonof Hartland; DR.. L. N.
Ellingwood OF Athens; DIR. II. w.
Smith Of Norridgewock; DR.. and
Mrs. III. S. Spear of North Arson;
Mrs. E. M. Wing, North Arson. The
president, DR.. Ray c. Brown, pre-
sided and introduced the speaker,
DR.. Herman A. Osgood of Boston
who gave a splendid paper on 1.-The
Place of Therapeutics in Medical
Procession" Plans were briefly dis
cussed for the next meeting of the
association which will be the annual
meeting and will doubtless occur
early in August. The place of the
meeting will be announced. Dr. c.
Earl Richardson of Skowhegan is
the secretary of the association.
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MR.. and MRS. Ftp. PENNELL observe
GOLDEN WEDDING TUESDAY--M GIFTS

fession of teaching. He also held
various town offices. They came to
Skowhegan to make their home 26
years ago. Mr.. Pennell has served
Somerset county as sheriff for two
terms and was for several years
Skowhegan's tax collector. Mr.. PEN
nell is a member of Somerset Blue
Lodge of Masons, the Council, Chap
ter, De Molay Commandery and
Eastern Star. Mrs. Pencil is a
prominent member of the Centen-
| airy Methodist church, past presi-
Gent of several terms of the Ladies'
Social Circle, member of both the
Home and the Foreign Missionary
Societies, the Town Improvement
Society, w. c. T. Z. and Somerset
Chapter, No 53, q. f. s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pennell have the
following children: w. Gray Pen
nell of Seattle, Wash, Mrs. 4. L.
Tozier of Fairfield. Mrs. Granville
Reed of Skowhegan and Mrs. Wal
ter Bachelor of Portland They
have the following grandchildren:
Dorothy, Geneva, Donald and May
nard Pencil of Seattle, Wash. Dor
is and Emma Tozier of Fairfield.
Carolyn and Elizabeth Reed Of
Skowhegan, Franklin and Merrill
Bachelor of Portland.
| MIR. and Mrs. w. Guy Pennell
| (Estora c. Jewett and family of
Seattle were unable to be present at
the golden wedding observance. In
July. Mr.. and Mrs. Pennell will OBJ
serve their silver wedding anniver.
! sary. They and their children are
all coming to Maine to visit at the
old Pencil home.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Pencils friends
| unite in wishing them continued
health and happiness and many re-
| turns of the day.
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Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Skowhegan, Me-, May 5.-Mr. and
Mrs. Franklin +. Pennell on Tues
day observed their golden wedding
anniversary and the day was not per-
United to pass unnoticed upon the
part Of the relatives and many
friends of this estimable Somerset
shire town couple. The events of
the anniversary were testimonials
for the high esteem in which Mr..
and Mrs. Pennell are held.
A family dinner party was one of
the features of the day. The guests
included the nearest relatives, their
daughter, Mrs. f. l.. Tozier and her
two daughters, Doris and Emma of
Fairfield, another daughter Mrs.
Granville Reed, and daughter, Eliza
beth; Mrs. Walter Bachelor and
sons, Franklin and Merrill, of Port
land; and Mrs. Pennell's sister, Mrs
u. w. Phillips of Orr's Island. Mrs
Phillips is the only living one who
witnessed the wedding ceremony OF
oO years ago.
Beautiful spring flowers were at
tractively used in decoration. The
dinner was bountiful and delicious,
typical of the cordial hospitality for
which the Pencil home is noted.
Many golden gifts were received
by Mr.. and Mrs. Pennell. Greetings
came from far and near, from
friends new and friends of long
years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pencil were. mar
rled at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Hurd, 2nd, in
Harmony by Rev. Josiah Reed. For
some years they resided in Harmony.
where Mr.. Pencil followed the pro-
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Franconia. The Vaughans visited
Mr.. Vaughan's parents in Norridge-
wock.--Miss Sadie Martin returned
Tuesday morning from Lowell, Mass.
where she has been for a few days
the guest Of fr.ends.-Miss Eliza B.
Anterior, home demonstration agent
of the county farm bureau, and Miss
Edna Cobb, clothing specialist of
Orono, have been holding clothing
meetings in Harmony.-Gorald c.
Dunn, agent for Somerset county
farm bureau, submitted to a throat
operation in a hospital in Lewiston
Saturday morning. Mr.. Dunn ex-
poets to return to Skowhegan and
resume his duties the last of the
friend, Theodore Scott, of Water
Vile, were in town Monday after
noon guests of Miss Leclair's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Leciair.-
Miss Rosalin Jewett, state home
demonstration of Orono, will be, in
town Thursday to conduct a meet
ing of the Skowhegan locals ladies'
branch, which will convene at IL o.
clock at the municipal building. All
ladies interested to attend this meet
ing Of the local extension work are
cordially invited to do so.-Stephen
Hardgrove, who has been the guest
of his daughter, Mrs. Winfield Gill
man, left Tuesday morning on his
return to his home in Mars Hill
Mrs. r. +. Newton of Jackman Is a
guest of her daughter and husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Jenkins, anc
Tuesday. accompanied by Mrs. Jen-
; liins, she attended the Skowhegan
district Sunday school conference at
Hinckley, being a delegate from the
Congregational church at Jackman.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Booth and two
small children arrived in town from
Fredericton, N. B., where they had
been for two weeks making arrange
ments to move to Madison. where
they are to make their home.--Mrs.
Arson Crowell of Pittsfield has been
in town because of the illness of her
father. John ichards.-Everett r.
, Goodrich. Skowhegan's health officer.
went to Portland Tuesday where for
the remainder of the week he will
attend the New England Health In
stitute.-Mrs. Mary w. Libby, super
intendent of the state reformatory
for women, went to Lewiston on Of
fetal business Tuesday.-Carl Cur
It's went to Boston Tuesday on bust
ness.-Mrs. Fred II. Hurley and
little daughter Mary Elizabeth, were
business callers in Portland, Tues
day.-Miss Gertrude Carter. super
intendent of the vacation daily Bible
school department of the state Sun
day school association was in Hinck-
ley for the day Tuesday. attending
district conference of the Show
hegan district Sunday schools. and
was one of the speakers at the
morning session.-John Richards,
accompanied by his wife and q
daughter. Mrs. Arson Crowell of
ittsfield went to Lewiston Tuesday.
where he entered the Sisters hos