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Evening star., 1926-04-24
10th ANNIVERSARY
WILL Be OBSERVED
Emmanuel Also to Celebrate
Birthday of Baptist Me-
mortal Movement.

The twentieth anniversary OF I'M
manuel Baptist Church. and the nlhth
anniversary of the movement OF the
National Baptist Memorial to religious
liberty, will be celebrated tomorrow.
Various Steps Taken.
Events in the history of the me-
mortal are: May. 1917 the movement
was launched by both the Northern
and Southern Baptist conventions and
committees appointed; June, 1919,
quota. of SITS 900 placed in each con-
vention campaign budget for the me-
mortal: May, 1920. site dedicated in
connection with the sessions of the
Southern Baptist convention in Wash
ington; April %, 1921, ground broken
for the memorial by President War
rem G. Harding; April %. 1922, corner
stone laid by Secretary of state
Charles T.. Hughes April -, 1928, the
$resent property cleared of all incum-
,rance by local Baptists; 1924, the
construction of the main exterior
completed; May %, 1926, pre-dedl-
catory exercises will be held in con-
nection with the annual convention
Of Northern Baptists meeting in
Washington. at which time the me-
mortal will be nearly completed.
Rev. DIR. Cove G.. Johnson. the pastor,
will preach on THE Former and the
Latter Glory" and in the evening the
subject will be Paul the Prisoner"
The annual outing of the Mizpah
class at Vacation Lodge Of the Y w.
c. \. will he held Tuesday evening,
TO be preceded by dinner at the Cher
rydale Methodist Church.
Visit at Alexandria.
Last Tuesday evening. members of
the Emmanuel Christian Endeavor So
ciety visited the Alexandria Temple,
where the +. Y. T. L. Federation was
holding a meeting. The TiSitan Club,
organized for the promotion of social
activities among young people, has
as its president George Watson.
At the annual meeting of the
church last Thursday night the fol
lowing were elected deaCons: G. +.
Alderman, l.. l.. Beazley. +. II. De
Groot, jr.; b. S. Gable, J. NJ. Gray,
J. p. McCurdy and G.. w. Pope, whose
terms had expired; and as deacon
esses-MrS. o. r. BalderSon. Mrs. E.
G. Dexter, Mrs. G.. I. Hawkins. Mrs.
J A. Jones, Mrs. William Jorg, Mrs.
K. A. Reese, Miss Ada Walton and
Mrs. A. J. Sherwood.
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"a Work to Do" Is Tonic.

At the Highlands Baptist Church,
Fourteenth and jefferson streets. the
pastor, Rev. Newton Mercer Sim
monds, will preach tomorrow morn
ing on "A Work to Do" and in the
evening the theme will be How to
Know Jesus" The Junior B. Y. =.
Z. will meet at pm. and the young
peoples meeting at pm. Mrs. Mont
gomery's book on prayer will be stud
led at the prayer meeting Thursday
evening. Friday evening the women
Of the church will hold an apron So
cial
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DR.. w. S. ABERNETHY
ABSENT IN LOUISVILLE
Calvary Pastor Will Address Grad
yates of Southern Baptist Theo-
logical Seminary Tomorrow.

Rev. DR. w. S. Abcrnethy, pastor
of Calvery Baptist Church. will preach
tomorrow a baccalaureate sermon in
connection with the commencement
exercises at the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary. at Louisville,
Kentucky. In his absence the pulpit
will be occupied at tho II O'Clock
service by DR.. Clifford Gordon. head OF
the prohibition movement of Australia
His subject is Hold Fast, America.
In the evening at the o'clock service
Rev. Homer J. Councillor will preach,
on The Little Man Without Great
Purpose"
Preparations are being made for A
great Roll Call day in the Sunday
school, when it is hoped that the
highest record of attendance will be
attained.
The service for the deaf. at S
o'clock, will be held in the Sunday
school house of the church and will
ne addresseh by Rev. A. D. Bryant.
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PETWORTH BAPTIST.
Jr. o. U. A. M. to Present Flag to
Beginners Glass.

The Junior Order of American Me-
chanics will have part in the serv-
ice at Petworth Baptist Church to-
morrow night. They will present a
silk flag to the beginners department
of the Bible School.
History of the flag and sermon
entitled 1.-THE Supreme Quest will
be the theme of Rev. Henry j. Smith,
pastor. The subject Of the morning
service will be Sacrifice for Serv-
ice; Sacrifice and Service"
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ANNOUNCES SERMONS.
Rev. U. G. B. Pierce to Preach on
"a Clean Religion

"A Clean Religion will be the SUBJ
ject Of the sermon by Rev. DR.. Ulysses
q. b. Pierce at All Souls Church Oni-
tarian), Sixteenth and Harvard streets,
tomorrow morning at II o'clock. The
service, including the ringing of the
Revere bell, will be broadcast by
WCAP.
A motion picture on the Einstein
theory of relatively will be shown in
Pierce Hall at and 1880 pm.
Preceding the afternoon showing at
o'clock, DIR. +. A. Slosson. director
of science service, will speak briefly
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Thensnnhists' Session.

The United Lodge Of Theosophists,
7O9 Hill Building, Seventeenth and |
streets, will hear a talk tomorrow at 5
pm. on 'tConquering Our Destiny.
The public is invited. The study class,
Wednesday at pm, will take up the
law of Karma or cause and effect.
There will be a free lecture Thursday
evening at Sis o'clock on After
Death StatAS'
Evening star., 1926-04-24
WOODS|DE CHURCH
PLANS EXERCISES
Will Dedicate New School
Unit, With Bishop Mcdowell
as Speaker.

The Woodside Methodist Episcopal
Church, Georgia avenue between Fen
wick lane and A street. Woodside.
Md, will dedicate it's new church
school unit tomorrow at pm. Bishop
William Fraser Mcdowell will make
the dedicatory address. band con-
cert of sacred music will be given by
the Silver Spring Community Band
from 2:30 to 3 pm.
At the morning service. at II o'clock.
Bishop John W. Hamilton, chancellor
emeritus of the American University.
will preach. At the evening service. at
8 o'clock. DR.. j. Phelps Hand, district
superintendent will preach. Rev.
Ralph Della Smith is pastor of the
church.
Weeks Services Announced.
The services for Dedication week
will he as follows:
Monday. 8 pm, home talent night.
Tuesday. 8 pm. community night.
Address by DR.. A. G.. Christie.
Wednesday. s pm, an evening of
music and song by I. II. Meredith of
New York City, assisted at the plano
by Erwin J. Stenson of Washington.
Thursday, pm, Congregational
banquet. Address by DR.. James Shera
Montgomery. chaplain of the House of
Representatives This\S also the sec.
ond annual banquet of-xhe Epworth
League.
May .. at II am, sermon by DR..
John Reid Shannon of Washington.
The Woodside Methodist Episcopal
Church. formerly known as the Sligo
Methodist Episcopal Church. was dedi
Gated June II. 1873 The church then
stood about one-half mile south of the
present site on Georgia avenue. Previ-
Gus to the building of this structure
the Methodists of this section wor
SHIPPED in a schoolhouse near Linden.
The site at Sligo was donated by John
c. Wilson and his wife, Selma ID. VIII
son. The church was moved to itS
present location in June. 1897, the
lots on which the building now stands
being donated by Judge Benjamin r.
Leighton.
Building Has 33 Rooms
The new church school unit which Is
being dedicated is of colonial architec-
ture. built of red brick, and contains
80 rooms. This is the first unit of
what is to be a complete church plant.
The present pastor began his pastor
ate in Woodside in 1922. He is a grad.
uate Of Syracuse University and holds
graduate degrees from Drew Theologi-
cal Seminary, Madison, \. j., and the
American University, Washington,
D. G. During his pastorate the church
membership has greatly increased and
the Sunday school has a membership
of 800.
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CAPTURED BY PIRATES.
Rev. w. H. Dobson Will Relate His
Experiences in China,

Rev. w IT. Dobson of Cantor, China
will tell five stories and relate his eX
periences as 81 captive of Chinese
pirates tomorrow at Z pm. at Peck
Memorial Chapel. The public is in
vited.
Rev. Mr.. Ketchum. the pastor, will
conduct a favorite hymn service at
7;45 pm.
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Former Dean to Speak.

David Allan Robertson. assistant
director of the American Council on
Education and formerly dean OF the
College of Arts. Literature and Science
at the University of Chicago, will ad-
dress the All-comers' Bible Class to-
morrow morning at the Church Of the
covenant
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CONFIRMATION PLANNED.
Archbishop Curley Will Otficiate
at Holy Trinity Church.

Children and adult converts will
be confirmed by Archbishop Curley
of Baltimore at Holy Trinity Church,
Thirty sixth and o streets, next
Thursday at pm.
Special preparations are being
made by the members of the parish
to celebrate the occasion. A number
of the priests from Georgetown Uni
verSity will be present.
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MASS MEETING IN CHURCH.
Local Committee of Cardinal Glib
bons' Institute Is Sponsor.

A mass meeting under the auspices
Of the local committee of the Cardinal
Gibbons Institute will be held at the
John Wesley Church tomorrow at 5
o'clock.
The speakers will be DIR. Peter
Guilday of Catholic University, ReV.
Daniel f. Wiseman. Dr. John Tigert,
United states commissioner of educa-
lion: Neval Thomas. president of the
local n. A. A. c. P; Maj West A.
Hamilton, Prof Victor H. Daniel and
Prof Eugene Clark
Evening star., 1926-04-24
First Brethren Church.

Rev. Homer \. Kent, pastor of the
First Brethren Church. Twelfth and +
streets southeast will preach tomor-
row morning at II O'Clock on Mount
Sinai or Mount Calvary, Which?' AT
7:45 pm, his subject will be THE
Leprosy of Sin" Sunday school
meets at $50 am. and the Young
Peoples Christian Endeavor at Z pm.
Evening star., 1926-04-24
SESSIONS ENDED.
Roanoke, Va, Presbytery Will
Meet Again September 30.

The Roanoke Presbytery, which met
at Danville. Va, April Is, adjourned
its Spring meeting after deciding to
meet at Concord Church September
2S. Reports of the standing commit
tees and to the General Assembly were
presented.
Rev. p. J. Murdoch of Brookneal
has been dismissed to the Presbytery
of Washington, d. c., at his request.
Evening star., 1926-04-24
Christian Science Service.

At the service of the Christian
Science Parent Church of the New
Generation tomorrow at il o'clock at
the Hotel Mayflower Mrs. Annie c.
Bill will speak on The Remnant"
the link in scientific evolution.
Evening star., 1926-04-24
Substitutes in Pulpit.

Owing to the absence of Rev DR.
John Britton Clark from the city for
a few days, DR.. w. r. McElroy of
Frankfort, Del, will preach tomorrow
at the First Presbyterian Church at
both morning and afternoon services.
Evening star., 1926-04-24
Program for DR.. w. L. Darby.

Or. w. T.. Darby. executive secre-
tary of the Washington Federation
Of Churches will speak tomorrow
morning at Memorial United Brethren
church and at night in the Presby-
terian Church at Falls Church, Va.
Evening star., 1926-04-24
West Washington Baptists.

At the West Washington Baptist
Church tomorrow the pastor, Rev. c.
r. Austin, will preach at II am. on
GLOW to Meet Temptations" and
IN, why People Sin
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Rev. H. D. HAYES to Preach.

Rev. II. d. Hayes, pastor of St.
Marks Lutheran Church, will preach
on "Is Faith an Idea or an Ideal?"
tomorrow at II o'clock.
Evening star., 1926-04-24

The record Christmas pie was made
in 1770 for Sir Henry Grey Of Lon
don. 1t measured three yards around
and weighed 16S pounds
Evening star., 1926-04-24
VISITOR TO PREACH.
Archdeacon w. S. Claiborne Will
Be at st. Paul's Church Tomorrow.

Archdeacon W. S. Claiborne of
Tennessee will preach the sermon at
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Twen-
ty-third street near Washington Cir
Gle, tomorrow at II o'clock. His sub
ject will be Training of Special Men
for Rural Work"
Evening star., 1926-02-20

Lincoln had met and wooed Mary
Todd, who later became his wife. that
plans were made for the wedding, but
that Lincoln did not appear. Their en-
gagement was broken as a result, but
a reconciliation was effected shortly
afterward.
The remainder Of the program in.
cluded vocal solos by Miss Edna
Sheehy. Miss Jean Mum. Miss Mary
NJ. Thompson and by Miss Edna
Sheehy: readings by Fred E. Barbour,
and a sketch I'm a Florist Shop"
played by Mrs. Wirth Taylor and Mrs.
Charles j. Newhard. Miss Lois 1.
Stuntz and Mrs. Elsie Crammer were
accompa nists for the singing. The
entertainment was under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Zell Weaver Oatley, chair
man Of the entertainment committee.
The following committee was ap-
pointed 10 arrange for the annual din
ner of the society, April Is:
Lee d. Latimer, chairman; Victor
Deyber, Miss May Hungerford. Miss
Emma A. Bright, Percy B. Israel.
Miss Margaret r.. Forbes, Miss Eta
l.. Taggart. Miss Beresford, Villa m
H Grovermann, Mrs. Zell Weaver
Oatley, Mrs. Ella knight Mears. AL
bert Harper and Washington Topham
DIR. Samuel S. Adams, president of the
society. presided.
Evening star., 1926-02-20
&C. ROBINSON SPEAKS
TO FATHERS AND SONS
Expert Tells ITS Boys and Men
About Joint Problems at Y. M.
c. A. Banquet.

If a man. after he gets into the
eos and begins TO assume few re-
sponsibilities. did not lose all sym.
pathy with youth and all understand
ing of the motives that cause him to
act there would be far fewer obstacles
in the way Of bringing them together" "
c. G. Robinson. member of the Ma
tional Council Of the Y. NJ. c. A. and
an expert in boys work told 10 boys
and men at the annual father-and-son
banquet given by the Y. NJ. c. A. last
night.
Pointing out that all boys cannot be
judged by the same standards and
that their temperaments differ widely.
Mr.. Robinson strongly urged that the
boy be permitted to have his say in
choosing what to do and how to do it.
Mr.. Robinson concluded by saying
that the enduring desire Of man for
something better has brought him to
his present footing with his children.
and this desire will bring about a still
better understanding in the future.
William knowles Cooper acted as
postmaster for the banquet which
was held in the Central Y. NJ. c. A
Building
Evening star., 1926-02-20

sibility for what becomes Of them. 1t
Is the duty Of the Federal or local
governments to fit the child in a vo-
cation"
Labor Official Speaks.
Edgar Wallace, representing the
American Federation of Labor. said
his organization often looked with fear
on the movement to train school chill
dren for vocations because that meant
the younger workers would take the
Jobs of their parents. He urged CO.
operation between organized labor. in
dustrial managers, Federal agencies
and schools in training children Tor
vocations where there was q need for
workers.
Other addresses were made by Susan
J. CHM, director of vocational guild
ance Of the Boston public schools: DR..
Elizabeth Kemper Adams, educational
secretary of the Girl Scouts of New
York; Mary Tolman Of the Women s
Educational and Industrial Union OF
Boston, and Jessie Adams Of the Man.
haitian Trade School for Girls. Wini-
fred NJ. Hausam, president of the
National Committee of Bureaus OF Oc-
cupations, Los Angeles. presided.
Evening star., 1926-02-20
S|F|CAT|ON ACT
CALLED GREAT AID
U. S. Official Says Much
Benefit Has Been Derived
From System.

The personal ella ssification act
should be the first step in a great re-
organization in the methods Of deal
ing with employees in the Government
service, F. H., Hughes. employment
manager of the United States Bureau
OF Agriculture Economics, declared
today in an address before the Ma.
tional Vocational Guidance Associa-
ton, in session at the Hotel Wash.
ington.
While asserting his belief that the
classification act was Lot perfect. Mr..
Hughes said it had been of great
value to the Government employees in
that 1t forced them to analyze their
abilities and specifications OF the jobs
they were holding.
I'm reviewing all employees OF my
department regarding their alloca.
tions ! found that but a very few
Of them had analyzed their duties
or their capabilities to fill their jobs.
he said. The results OF the classif1-
cation act enforcement, while causing
much discussion and dissatisfaction.
are the basis Of optimistic outlook
and show the need Of further modif1ca-
ton Of the governments employment
system" he asserted.
The American school system out
strips anything to be found in Europe,
Pierre Bevet, prominent educator Of
Geneva, Switzerland, who Is touring
the United States to make a study of
schools. declared last night in ad-
dressing the banquet session Of the
vocational guidance convention at the
Washington Hotel
Schools in the United States" he
said, approach nearer the ideal OF
the profession Of teaching than in my
country or in Europe generally Not
that your educators have any higher
ideal of the profession, for you
haven't; you excel rather in the eff
cheney of training teachers and In
understanding problems Of the stu
dents. I am impressed with the grea,
importance given in this country to
Evening star., 1926-02-20
Silk Ties, $1.15
8 for $3.25

An Ansiversory Sale
Special
Resilio Ties-the tie that
holds its shape after
being tied innumerable
times. In a wide assort-
ment of the new Spring
colorings and patterns,
Evening star., 1926-02-20

guidance. but also in good guidance.
By mis- guidance. / was led into the
wrong banquet"
DR.. Ballou lauded the teaching pro-
fession for the high plane OF efficiency
and ideals to which It has been raised.
The time will come, probably within
the present generation, when the
opinion Of the educator will be just as
readily accepted by the public as the
judgment of member Of the nedt.
cal or legal profession il today"
Mrs. Lillian NJ. Gilbreth. mother Of
large family and a highly specialized
consulting Industrial engineer. of
Montclatre, N. j., who has achieved a
nationwide reputation for her work
In elimination Of ineff1ciency and waste
IN industrial employment. spoke on
causes Of fatigue among industrial
workers.
Employees Block Plan.
The greatest difficulty in eliminating
fatigue Is that workers have no ap-
probation Of the importance Of work,
she declared. Employees have the feel
Ing that work Is not desirable: they
fail to understand that people are
born into this world to work. They
must be taught to love to work from
childhood in order to give them a
background upon which they can
build successful careers she said.
Monotony Is one Of the greatest i'm
mediate causes of fatigue, she said.
and lack Of interest in an occupation
terminates monotory. Thus. fatigue
often Is mere psychological state.
she concluded.
The banquet was presided over by
Miss Mary Stewart. director Of the
Junior division Of the United States
Employment Service.
Miss Stewart. read a paper yester-
day afternoon on the need for public
bureaus to cooperate with schools and
industries in the training and place
ment OF students. 1--WE can no longer
turn school children loose after ele-
mentary school training and try to
shift from the shoulders the respon-
Evening star., 1926-02-20
WIFE CUT WITH RAZOR.

Lieut.. Marks and Policeman Horten
and Waite Of the ninth precinct were
summoned to 1142 Morse street north.
east at 1870 this morning. and found
Mrs. Elizabeth Lambert. IS years old,
suffering from q slight wound In her
neck. Her husband. Edward II. Lam
bert, former policeman and at pres
ent a foreman in the Street Cleaning
Department, cut her with a razor.
Mrs. Lambert charged. He denied it.
but was arrested on a charge of
assa ult with a deadly weapon.
The husband said his wife at
tackled him and thought the blade
had scratched her while they were
In a scuffle.
Evening star., 1926-02-20
SEEK MEXICAN DATA.
Fairchild Resolution Asks Informa-
ton on Religious Expulsions.

The Secretary Of State would be d.
rected to furnish the House foreign
available regarding expulsion from
Mexico of American citizens because
OF their religious beliefs under a reso.
luton introduced yesterday by Rep
resentative Fatrchild, Republican, New
York. Representative Boylan, Demo
crat, New York, also has interested
himself in the situation.
The resolution Mfr. Fairchild said.
is directed toward a fundamental con.
sideration and treatment of the Mexi
can problem. Expulsion Of Americans
because of religious beliefs is a recent
repetition of similar outrages In the
past against religious and educationsI
institutions
Evening star., 1926-02-20

the gathering OF precise facts about
schools. We need q better knowledge
Of the pupil. The United States has
seen this more clearly than any other
nation"
Miss Abbott Speaks.
I'VE are in just the beginning Of an
industrial revolution" Miss Grace Alb
bott, chief Of the Children's Bureau Of
the Department Of Labor, declared in
an address on compulsory education
legislation and its relation to vOca-
tional guidance.
Development Of vocational training
and placement in conjunction with a
tremendous increase in the number
Of the population Of this country who
will receive higher education will bring
inevitable revolutionary changes in in
dustry. she believes. Vocational train
ing and guidance already has become
a vital consideration to industries as
we'll as to educators. she said.
Miss Abbott upheld compulsory edu-
cation laws as a great impetus to in
crease in public education. and traced
the development Of compulsory schools
from 80 years ago. when advocacy Of
such laws was denounced as "un-
American. socialistic and destructive
Of family life and parental preroga.
tives," to the present time. when as
certainable facts show such laws have
caused tremendous gains in school, at
tendance. not so much through COM
pulsion as education. Attendance at
colleges in this country has jumped
from 100000 in 1915 to more than
900 in 1925. she said.
Dallou Loses Way. -
DR.. Frank w. Ballou. superfntend.
ent OF the Washington schools, who
was to be the honor host at the ban
quet as we'll as one to deliver the vel
coming address afterwards. got lost
from tho vocational guidance and
dined with another group Of educators
at the Washington, he told the con-
vention later. 1--WE always believed
in vocational guidance" he said jovial-
ly. but now I believe not only in
Evening star., 1926-02-20
MASONIC FRATERNITY
TO HONOR WASHINGTON
Commemoration of First Presi-
dents 104th Birthday Anniver-
sary Monday Is Planned.

Many high Masons and members Of
local Masonic clubs will join In com
memorating the ls4th birthday ami
versary Of George Washington at
Washington Monument Monday
morning at 1890 o'clock. Brig. Gen.
Amos A. Fries, national president of
the Sojourners Club. will place
wreath at the foot OF the Monument.
The ceremonies will be under the
auspices Of the advisory board of the
various Masonic bodies in this city.
Among those who will participate
in the exercises are Rear Admiral l..
E. Gregory. president of the Wash
ington Chapter. Sojourners Club;
Lynn E. Troutman. past president of
the National League of Masonic
Clubs: M. D. Hensey, president of the
advisory board Of Masonic clubs of
Evening star., 1926-02-20
Madras
Shirts, $1.95
3 for $3.50

An Anniversary Sale
Special
I h e , Celored Madras
Shirts have soft cuffs in
the neckband style. The
collar attached White
Madras and White Ok
ford Shirts have stiff
cuffs. Real values Of
fered in the Anniversary
Sale.