The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-24

to tow the au1lkefl vessel aS
Mother told me / needed ! rest
before faced my peOple, again.
She advised me to 90 to the beach.
''I went TO the beach with Miss
sehafGer. SWIMMING is my only
recreation you know don't dance
or 60 to shows and ! refrain from
4 lot of pleasures other people
Naturally am tinid about ap-
pearing In public in . bathing
suit, 30 I sought secluded spot
on the beach.
..Mies Schaffer and I went
directly to the Ocean View Hotel.
We went up to q room and ] dis
robed. put On my swimming
suit and put my dress on over
this. / must be careful, you know,
about my public appearances.
AIra. Mcpherson and Miss Scha1-
fer walked directly to the beach.
They had bowl OG soup and Mrs.
McPhersOn rat Ii the sands ct the
edge 16f the ocean. TO study her
sermon for the following Sunday.
gecrefary Sent o. Errand
CAS- I was studying . she said,
-"T told Miss Schaf6er to find .
telephone and order some biblical
slides Tor me. / wanted them tor
nv illustrated talk that night.
z And Daring told her. ar
range for the silver band and sew
erai eOIoistg 10 be present ct the
evening service. While you are
going, IN run out and take = dip.
Miss Echaffer LETT. went into
the water. III felt 70 invigOrating
though slightly cold. felt strong
and swan almost out 10 the end or
the pier. Swimming back, I
noticed several life guards drilling
on the beach.
Mrs. Mcpherson explained that
she swan out from q point IN
front OF the Ocean View Hotel.
When she SWAN back to the beach
she was opposite the plunge. several
hundred feet north Of her starting
point.
Il didn't come al the way out Of
the water. The penalty Of being .
preacher Il to always be modest, 20
I remained standing waist-deep IN
the surf.
Told of dying Baby"
while / was watching the
guards head q voice--a lady's
voice" A touch OF sarcasm was
stressed upon the word lady"
"Oh, sister Mcpherson" the voice
called to her.
THE saIutation came from a
woman with black hair and brown
eyes. She was HEAVIEST Weighing
about 1876 or 100 pounds, and she
was crying.
"A man whom Mrs. Mcpherson
believed to be the Woman's hys.
band was standing near by.
Sister Mcpherson, my baby ts
dying. I want you to come and
pray for my baby" the woman
pleaded.
Where is your baby" Mrs. He
Pherson asked.
I'm the car by the bathhouse.' 80
Mrs. Mcpherson begged to be
excused because she was attired in
her bathing. suit.
"She told me she had gone to
the temple looking for me and
that my mother had told her where
to find me. She said my mother
told her ! would be only too glad
to be Of Christian service to her.
But, my dear" told her, I'm
In my bathing suit. cannot
Protested at Delay
''I wanted to go back to the
beach to get my dress. The
woman and the man protested.
They did not want me to so back.
They undoubtedly had watched
their chance to get me alone and
! think they feared Miss Schaffer
would soon return.
THE woman draped q huge
ulster coat around my shoulders
and consented to go with them"
Mrs. Mcpherson said the man
and the woman walked beside her.
Az they approached the car, the
woman left. them and ran to the
car, then climbed into the rear
seat.
1.-THE car was a sedan. 1t was
on the right side Of the street that
runs along the north side Of the
Ocean Park plunge. The car was
headed north, toward the speedway,
and the motor was running.
"The man told me to step In.
The woman was huddled in a
corner of the rear seat with q
bundle in her arms that mistook
for her dying baby. Another man
sat beside her..
Even though my baby dies, I
will feel very happy because you
prayed for her." the woman told
me.
SmOthered in Blankets
81 was barefooted in my bathing
suit and with only the big cloak
around me. placed one step on
the running board.
"'Step In the man told me-
"And then everything happened.
ut was so sudden. Instead Of
the dying baby, the woman had a
bundle of blankets. The man AID
the woman threw them over my
head. They threw me to the floor
of the car. Something that felt
like a sponge was trust in my
mouth. 1t was sickly sweet and
I lost consciousness"
From that moment until her