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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-11
ESTIMATES COVER
c. NEW TEACHERS
BaIIou Tells Citizens Advi-
sorry Council School Plans
for 1928-1929.

The estimates of the Board of Edu-
cation for the 192S.1929 fiscal year
provide for the appointment of SIS ad-
ditional teachers to fill positions In
new buildings and to take care of
the prospective enrolment increment,
DIR. Frank w. Ballou, superintendent
of schools, told the Citizens Advisory
Council during It's consideration yes
terday afternoon of the school budget.
The item for teachers salaries
amounts to S., 662 $40, an increase OF
$326,379 over the appropriation. for
the coming fiscal year, which begins
July l.. OF this increase, $20S, 100, DR..
Ballou pointed out, Is for the creation
Of new teaching positions.
BaIlOu Is Questioned.
The council questioned DR.. Ballou
in regard to an item for repairs to
school buildings and grounds, which
calls for an appropriation of Slice
SGT, as compared with the appropria.
ton Of $550,000 for the new fiscal
year. The increase was made neces'
sary, he explained, by the recommen-
dations for improvements by the
health department and the fire mar
shall. Personally. the superintendent
said, he thought a considerable por-
ton of them could be omitted without
any danger to the school system.
The question Of whether S-room
schools should be built with assembly
halls and gymnasiums. or whether
construction of these features should
be limited to 16-room buildings until
all of the latter have been so
equipped, was discussed by DR.. Bal
lou and James g. Yaden, chairman
Of the council.
Yaden Explains Position.
Mr.. Yaden said he could not see
the justice Of building assembly halls
for new S-room schools while there
are 16-room buildings without them
"It seems to me-" he said, that our
| most urgent need Is for more class
rooms rather than more assembly
halls. 1t is not my idea, however. The
school organizations are worked UP
about It and they are going to fight
| through to the end to have the ap-
preparations made along those lines"
II can only say" DR.. Ballou
responded, ''that our study and ex'
perience has taught us. that the best
results are obtained by building the
assembly halls and the gymnasiums
when we build the first unit Of eight
rooms, instead of adding them with
the second eight-room unit"
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99,444,1n |SFUND
TO GIVE PENSIONS
$8,014,737 Expended in
1926 to 27,261 Retired Min
listers, Says Report.
Special Dispatch to The star.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 11.-Eighteen
church denominations have a grand
total of $99,444,171 for ministerial pen
sions, and in 1925 distributed $S,014,-
737 to 27,261 pensioners, according to
a statement by DR.. Joseph B. Hinge
ley, chairman Of the Interdenomina-
tional Secretaries Conference on Min
isterial Pensions.
The statistics were tabulated by DIR.
Charles S. Mills. New York, execu'
tive secretary Of the Congregational
Church, and are the annual statistics
covering ministerial pensions in Prot
estant denominations Of the United
States and Canada DIR. Hingeley'S
statement follows:
Eighteen church denominations re-
ported grand total Of assets Of
$99, 444,171; $S.014,737 were distributed
to 27,261 pensioners in 1926. The
following are the totals, given alpha
betically:
Northern Baptist-Assets. $685.
513; distributed, $520.065: pensioners,
1905. Baptist, South-Assets, $2,470,-
487; distributed, $156,516; pensioners,
1904. egational-AsSets, $780,.
343: distributed, $351,73S; pensioners,
1,160. Disciples of Christ-Assets. ST.
062,332; distributed, $103,56S; pension.
ers, .S82. Augustana Synod, Luth-
eran-Assets, $1,o6O.922; distributed,
$61,772; pensioners, $50. Missouri
Synod, Lutheran-Assets, $4,000, 900;
distributed, $240,10e; pensioners. 1880.
Norwegian Lutheran-Assets, $751;.
900; distributed. $77,496; pensioners.
275. United Lutheran--Assets. $751;
O10; distributed. $155,s00; pensioners,
74S. Methodist, North-Assets. $40 ,000,.
900; distributed, $3,252.930; pensioners.
8,45S. Methodist, South--Assets, ST.
SOC, 900; distributed, $726, 900; pension
ers, $500. Methodist United Breth-
ren-Assets, $4,000; distributed, $751;
4S6; pensioners, 245. Presbyterian,
North-Assets, $12,34S,1S1: distributed.
$755,16o: pensioners. 2,415. Presbyte-
rian. South-Assets, $1.654,13S; dis
tributed, $1S0.339; pensioners, Asa.
Presbyterian, United-Assets, $6S9, 460;
distributed, $40.933; pensioners. lat.
Protestant Episcopal-Assets, $780,
649, 1853; distributed, $604,215; pension
ers, 2,100. Reformed, in United States
Assets, 1887, 1894; distributed, $53,622;
pensioners, 212. Reformed, in Amer
ica-Assets, $990,717; distributed, $49,-
426; pensioners, 20s. United Church,
in Canada--Assets. $4,179,405; distrib-
uted. $649, SOS; pensioners. 1920.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-11
CIVIL SERVICE PLAN
URGED FOR CAPITAL
Bureau of Efficiency Report
Holds City Employees
Standard SubnormaI.

Placing of employees Of the District
government under the civil service
was recommended to the Commission.
ers yesterday afternoon by the Fed
eral Bureau of Efficiency in special
report which held that the standard
Of these workers Is not sufficiently
high, due to the pressure exerted on
the Commissioners for jobs.
The bureau pointed out that a civil
service status could be given the en-
ployes by executive order, and that
subsequently Congress could be asked
to pass a civil service law for the
municipality.
No Regular Procedure.
"In the case Of the District govern
ment no one but the Commissioners
have authority to enforce the boards
requirements and there is no ma
chinery or regular procedure for ac-
complishing this end" said the report.
1.-THE result naturally is that the
Commissioners are importuned on be-
half of persons desiring employment
often without regard to the qualif1ca-
tons Of the applicants for the posi-
ton to be filled, and to considerable
extent the result Is that appointments
are actually given to persons who do
not possess the minimum qualiflca-
tons prescribed by the boards specifl'
cations for the positions involved.
Pressure From Influential.
1.-THE situation was illustrated re-
Gently in the consideration Of appeals
of building inspectors. The grades
finally approved by the board for those
positions were determined, not solely
on the basis of the duties that would
normally be expected. but upon the
more limited scope of duties which
could be performed by the present
incumbents. Absence of a civil serv-
ice system results naturally in pres
sure from influential sources, not only
for the appointments of persons with
out proper. qualifications, but also for
their advancement without regard to
merit"
A letter from Herbert D. Brown,
chief of the bureau, addressed to
Proctor l.. Dougherty, chairman of
the board Of Commissioners, which &C.
companied the report. said:
II know you are in hearty agree
ment with the general principles of
bringing the employees Of the District
under civil service and with legisla.
ton to establish this to the efficient
administration Of the District govern.
ment.
II believe, however, that the rec
concentrations contained in the mem.
orandum that the Commissioners at
once issue a regulation under which
all future appointments shall be made
from civil service registers and ar
range with the Civil Service Commits
sion to cooperate with them in put
ting this policy into effect, will prove
the greatest help in securing such
legislation at the next session Of Con-
gress."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-11
YOUNG PEOPLE TO HEAR
REV. CLARENCE P. PARKER
Bethesda Pastor to Speak at Christ
Church Services
Tomorrow.

Rev. Clarence P. Parker, rector Of
st. Johns Church, Bethesda, Nd.
will be the speaker at the Young
Peoples service tomorrow evening at
s o'clock in Christ Church, Sixth and
G streets southeast. Rev. Calvert E.
Buck, the rector, will conduct the
service.
This service has been arranged by
the Episcopal Young Peoples Society
of the Diocese of Washington. of
which Burton Parsons of Rock Creek
Parish, is president. Parts of the
service will be read by members of the
Young Peoples Service League of
Christ Church. AL young people and
their friends, whether members of
parish societies or not, are invited.
Following the sefvice in the church,
there will be a conference In the
parish hall, at which time those from
Washington who attended the recent
convention of the Young Peoples
Service League Of the Province of
Washington held in Pittsburgh in
May will make reports. A number
of members of the Young Peoples
societies are arranging to attend the
Summer schools in the neighborhood,
nearly all Of which have special topics
for young people. Three girls from
the Chapel of the Good Shepherd
will leave June 20 for the Peninsula
Summer Conference at Ocean City.
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"Simon Peter" Sermon Text.

Rev. Mr.. Elmes, minister of the Peo-
pies Congregational Church. NJ street
between Sixth and Seventh streets.
win have for his subject tomorrow
morning Simon Peter" The Y. 2.
c. Society has selected a special Sc:
ries of subjects for the month OF
June, as follows: June Il. s PM,
Poems Worth While" Rev. James
Walker, speaker; June 10, PM,
Christian Sunday" Mrs. Google
Henry, speaker; June rs, pm, musi-
cal benefit delegate to Cleveland con-
vention.
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Church WILL DRIVE.
FOR $25Q,0DOFUND.
Presbyterian Assembly to Dr.
vide Sum Between China
and Southern Flood Area.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June Ii
At it's meeting in Ell Dorado, Ark
May 1926, the General Assembly
of the Presbyterian Church in the
United States designated June IL
as the time for raising a special
fund of $250.000 to. be divided be-
tween the China emergency fund and
relief fund for flood sufferers in the
South. This was a. joint resolution on
the part Of the standing committee OF
foreign missions and the standing COM
mittee of home missions.
Report Quoted.
This combined report said: 1.-TWO
great disasters have recently befallen
our beloved church, one in the for
eign field and one in the home field.
In the foreign field our 1913 China
missionaries and their families have
all been evacuated from their sta
lions, involving a heavy travelling
expense, and many of the mission
aries have lost all, or a large part,
of their necessary belongings which
cannot be replaced out OF their sal
aries. In our home field, flood and
storm have wrought widespread de-
gtruction of churches and manses, to-
KGtner WITH the O6NdSIdlIOIl VI AOlllCSS
stores, lands and crops of many thou
&and of our people"
The Presbyterian Church believes
that $3.50 900 is the smallest adequate
amount necessary to meet the i'm
mediate and unexpected needs, and
issues an urgent appeal to the church
at large for a contribution to this
extent on Sunday, June IL, the
funds to be equally divided between
the two causes.
Pastors Aid Sought.
Pastors are called upon to present
the Appeal with an earnest request
that the amount be provided. Offer
ings are to be sent either to the
executive committee Of foreign mis-
sions, Nashville, Tenn, or the ex-
ecutive committee of home missions.
Atlanta, Ga, where the proper dlvl'
sions will be made.
Rev. DR.. Ernest Thompson,
Charleston, w. Va, chairman OF the
assembly's work committee, was
chairman of the standing committee
on foreign missions at the last as
sembIy. and Rev. DR.. Charles r. Mes
bit of Kansas City. Mo-, was chair
man of the standing committee or
home missions. These two cha1rmen
toined hands in the unanimous call
ITpon the church for this relief fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-11
CHILDREN PLAN PROGRAM
Chevy Chase Baptist Church to
Have Special Service.

Children's day will be observed to-
morrow morning at the Chevy Chase
Baptist Church by a special program
rendered by children from different
departments Of the church school.
The school session and church wor.
ship will be merged into one service
beginning at 1890 o'clock. The pastor
will give a short address on Every
Child" The corNmittee in charge OF
the Children's day program is: Mrs.
Grace jackson, Miss Mary Forbes
and Mrs. Frank H. jackson. George
B. Fraser Is superintendent Of the
church school. The B. Y. P. u.
meets at 6:45 pm.
A union service will be held at 8
o'clock in the Wesley Methodist
Episcopal Church in the interests Of
the Community Church Vacation
Bible School. An illustrated lecture
on the work will be given by Rev. e.
o. Clark and announcements made
concerning the Chevy Chase Com
munity School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-11
CHURCH TO LAUD
GOOD IN THEATER
Will Seek to Get Away From
Repressive Measures BY
Positive Action.
BY REV. 8. PARKES CADMAN.
president. Federal Council OF the
Churches OF Christ in America


In dealing with social problems
church leaders are no longer content
to think of repressive measures only
and to look upon the law court as
the sovereign cure OF all social ills.
They are in search of positive solu-
tions which tend to make repressive
measures unnecessary. They see that
il Is not enough to condemn the bad;
they must support the good.
The guiding principle was given
classic expression during the early
conflicts of the Christian church,
Overcome evil with good"
New Attitude Shown.
A highly significant case in point
Ia the new attitude of the church
toward the drama. Though some
times the theater has seemed a prodi.
gal in a far country, the church
nevertheless recognizes the drama as
its offspring and would restore the
wanderer to the paternal households.
With the eyes of the discerning father
in the ancient story the church must
look beneath and beyond the scars OF
the far country and strengthen the
impulse to return to the father
house. -
There is an uneasy stirring with
in the theater itself. Its leaders
realizes that it is destined for higher
ends than have sometimes found ex-
preston in its domain. Now 1t IS
time for the church to throw the full
weight of its influence on the side OF
every playwright, producer, actor ana
friend of the theater who is working
for better things.
Nav Extend Fxperiments.
Il Is for this purpose that the
Church and Drama Association has
been recently organized. 1t seeks to
bring the church and the theater into
a more cooperative relationship In
support of the good and in this con-
structive way to stem the tide of trash
and tawdriness and vulgarity.
Perhaps this experiment will prove
the value of a method too long ne.
elected in the church's work and
spread to other fields. IT so. we may
hope to see the principles for when
the church stands permeating all lie
with fresh power.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-11
PROGRESS REPORTED.

In a recent meeting Of the Wash
IN gton Bible School Association prog
ress was reported in the advancement
Of the Bible study, with many schools
now planning to open June q. Mrs.
II. Moffatt Bradley. president OF the
association, announced.
Interest is being displayed through
out Masonic circles regarding the
opening of the Summer Bible School.
.July s, at the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-11
WILL DELIVER ADDRESS
y AT CHILDREN'S SERVICE
Rev. DR.. w. s. Abernethy to Speak
In Evening on "Can Scientists
Create LifeP"

Rev. DR.. w. s. Abernethy will make
a short address at the Children's day
exercises tomorrow at 1880 am. at
Calvary Baptist Church. In the eve
ming his subject will be "Can the Sci
entists Create Life?'
The Burial class viii meet at $50
m. in the Rialto Theater. Miss Jes'
sie Logan Burial, founder and former
teacher of the class, will present the
lesson. go,
The Evening Mission Club viii
celebrate its thirtieth anniversary
Monday evening at 7:45 o'clock. Mrs.
stephen Frink has charge Of the pro.
gram. There is to be. a personal
shower" for Miss Verna Blakely,
who is soon to return to Tura, Assam:
Mrs. Thomas j. MacSpelden VIII
lead the meeting Of the Christian En-
deavor Society Tuesday at o'clock.
The subject for discussion is Poems
That Are Worth While"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-11
Ex-CHAPLAIN TO SPEAK.
Rev. DR.. r. ]. Prettyman to Ad-
dress Methodists.

A Children's day program will be
given at the Emory Methodist Church,
Georgia avenue and Rittenhouse
street, tomorrow morning at IL
o'clock. At the evening service at 8
o'clock the pastor. Rev. d. L. Snyder:
will preach on Lost Human Coinage.
At the evening service June IL the
preacher will be Rev. DR.. Forrest !.
Prettyman of Gastonia. n. c. Dr.,
Prettyman was for eight years under
the Wilson administration the chap
lain of the United States Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-11
PAGEANT is SCHEDULED.

At the morning service tomorrow.
in Foundry Methodist Episcopal
Church. a pageant entitled Voices
of God" will be presented by members
of the church school. The pastor,
Rev. DIR. Frederick Brown Harris
will preach on the theme. "A Salute
to Tomorrow" The service is IN
recognition of Educational day, Tor
merly termed Children's day.
At the evening service the sup1ect
Of DIR. Harris address will be 1.-THE
Cross Above the Flag"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-11
Second Baptist Services.

"a Woman in Public Life" will be
the sermon subject tomorrow night OF
Rev. Ellis C. Primm, pastor of the Sec
ond Baptist Church. This sermon will
be preached twice, first at twilight
service at the East Capitol Street
Branch, Seventeenth and East Capitol
streets. at $50 o'clock, and then at the
church, Fourth street and Virginia
avenue, at o'clock. There will be
baptism at the latter service. Chill
dren's day exercises will be held in
place of the regular morning church
services,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-11
PRESBYTERIANS TO OPEN
BIBLE SCHOOL JUNE II
Fourth Church to Continue Ser
mons for Five Week.-Mrs..
Ruth Shear Director.

The Summer Bible School Of the
Fourth Presbyterian Church will open
at 9 am. June 81, and continue Tor
five weeks. Mrs. Ruth Shear will be
the director and will have a corps OF
teachers. The Latham Bible school
course will be used.
The Sunday school picnic will De
held June Is at Montrose Park
Georgetown.
Rev. DIR. James H. Miers, the pastor,
will have for his subject tomorrow
morning. 1.-THE Element of Prayer"
and in the evening. 1.-THE New Heaven
and the New Earth"
A special study class will study the
Book of Amos next Thursday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-11
NOW COLLECTS STAMPS.

PARIS, June II R.-Suzanne
Langlen, once the undefeated woman
tennis champion of the world, now al
Nice, has turned to collecting stamps.
In company with her American
manager. Suzanne Is now a daily Wis
itor. to the principal stamp marts Of
the Riviera. She collects stamps as
she plays tennis-not concentrating
on any one spot, but generally keeping
her opponent guessing. She Is just
as likely to buy a Monaco stamp be.
cause she likes the colors as she is to
buy an old Russian stamp because 1t
is rare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-11
WILL MEET IN STREET.
Joint Service Arranged With Mis-
sion Tomorrow Evening.

The Sunday school of Epworth M.
E. Church South, Thirteenth street
and North Carolina avenue northeast,
will hold it's Children's day exercises
at IL o'clock tomorrow morning in
the church. The exercises will be in
charge of Mrs. S. e. Moore.
The Epworth League Of the church
will hold a joint street service with
the Central Union Mission tomorrow
evening instead Of the usual service
at the church. Rev. DIR. John Paul
Tyler, pastor, who has been attending
a meeting of the board OF trustees Of
Randolph Macon College at Ashland,
Va, has returned to preach at the
s o'clock service tomorrow. His sub
ject will be Seeing the Invisible"
The Woman's Missionary Society
will hold it's monthly meeting at the
church Monday evening at o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-11
Rev. DR.. Bullock's Texts.

Rev. DR.. George Q. Bullock's topic
at the Third Baptist Church, Fifth and
@ streets tomorrow at II am, is God
is Sure Refuge in the Time OF
Trouble" At pm. there will be
special program by the C. e. Society.
Bible school will meet at 9:l5 am.
The Y. P. C. f. Society will discuss at
pm. topic, Poems That Are Worth
While" The ]. c. e. Society will dis
cuss at pm, "How. Great Games Are
Won" Miss E. B. Hall will address
the society. Prayer meeting TUESDAY,
s to 10 pm. Y. p. prayer meeting
Thursday, to 9 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-11
School Purchase o. KID.

Purchase of three lots adjoining the
Burrville School as a site for an addi-
ton to the building was authorized
yesterday by the District Commits
sioners. Two of the lots will be ac-
quired at a cost of $3.50. The other
was offered to the District for a con-
sideration Of S225.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-11
LECTURES CONTINUED.
Fourth in DR.. Porter's Series Seized
uled Thursday Evening.

Rev. DR.. Samuel Judson Porter.
pastor of First Baptist Church, will
give the fourth in the series of lec-
lures on Eight Portraits Of the Mas
ter" next Thursday evening. The
subject is 1.-THE Christ of Matthew's
Gospel" DIR. Porter has been invited
to give these lectures at two large
assemblies this Summer in the West.
The sermon topics tomorrow are:
1.-THE Great New Song" for the morn
ing service. and at night, "Unshaken
by the Rabble."
The Sunday School picnic commit
tee Is arranging for the outing at
Chesapeake Beach June rs. Miss
Thelma Hicks and Miss Follensbee
were delegated as representatives Of
the B. Y. P. U. convention in Phila-
delphia.
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CHILDREN'S DAY SERVICE.
Sunday School Program at Grace
Reformed Church.

Children's day will be observed to-
morrow at 1880 am. at Grace Re-
formed Church. A special service,
Living Like Jesus has been pre-
pared by the Sunday school. There
will also be a baptism Of infants.
Rev. DIR. Henry Ranck, the pastor,
will have for his subject at the eve
ming service Tire Trouble" an auto
mobile sermon based on his recent ex-
perience on a trip.
The Merry Helpers Club will meet
Tuesday at pm; Ladies Aid Society,
Wednesday at pm, and picnic Of
the Merry Helpers on Saturday at
Great Falls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-11
BIBLE CLASS SERVICE.
Harrison Group to Mark Methodist
Protestant Day.

The Harrison Bible class of Congress
Street Methodist Protestant Church
will celebrate Methodist Protestant
day tomorrow.
DR.. James H. Straughn, former
president of the Maryland Conference
of the Protestant Church and field Sec
rotary of the General Conference, will
address the class at Gas am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-11
HAMLINE M. {. CHURCH
TO HEAR VISITOR TALK
Rev. DR.. George Mecklenberg, Pres
ident Of Linsly Institute, Will
Preach Sermon.

Rev. DR.. George Mecklenberg. presi.
dent of Linsly Institute, Wheeling,
w. Va, will preach at the morning
service at Hamline Methodist Episco.
pal Church, Sixteenth at Allison
street.
Children's day exercises will be held
at $50 o'clock, taking the place Of the
regular Sunday school session. A spe-
cial program entitled "Gretchen's
Wondrous Adventure" will be rem
dered by the children.
At 8 o'clock DIR. Herson will preach,
his subject being Heroes in the
Making"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-11
POSTPONE COAL FARLEY.
Bituminous Operators and Miners
Agree on June 81.

Charles O'Neill Of Altoona, Pa, Sec
rotary of the Association of Bitumi-
nous Coal Operators of Central Penn
sylvania, has announced that the con.
ference of the sub-scale committees Of
that organization and Of District No.
2 Of the United Mine Workers OF
America has been postponed from next
Wednesday to June 81. when the meet.
Ing will be held at the Bellevue.Strat.
ford Hotel, Philadelphia.
Postponement resulted from a re.
quest by President James Mark of
District No. of the United Mine
Workers, who today telegraphed Mr..
O'Neill as follows: ION account of con.
ditions that have arisen in our organi.
cation, which require my attention,
recommend the postponement."