Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-15
CAPITAL BESIEGES MCPHERSON
QUARTERS FOR REVIVAL SEATS
Rouged and Smiling, Aimee Arrives Ready
to Greet Thousands in First Service
at Auditorium Today

Official and unofficial Washington
competing for reserved seats in the
amen corner" besieged the Aimee
Semple Mcpherson campaign head
quarters at the Hamilton Hotel today
EnthuSia site over her triumph ir
Baltimore last night, where she put
to flight the few conscientious ob
Jectors who sought to prohibit hei
preaching. the Los Angeles evangelist
was in rare good h,mor this morning.
She was anticipating with unConcealed
JOY her first opportunity this after
noon to exhort Washingtonian to
bring back the amen corner the altar
calls and the hallelujah shouts and
return to the good old Bible
Rouged and smiling. Mrs. McPher
son accompanied Rev. Harry l.. Col.
Her. pastor of the Full Gospel Assem-
bly, and chairman of the general com
mittee on ARA ngements for her loca
campaign, to the Washington Audi.
forum to test her voice In the great
hall. where thousa nds crowded this
afternoon to hear her plea for "old-
time religion" or catch a glimpse of a
woman who has seized upon the public
imagination.
High Officials Seek Seats.
Mrs, Mcpherson isn't Worrying
about her reception here All morn
ing the telephone at hea dquarters was
Kept busy. Senators, Government Off
Gals, pastors, teachers and people of
no special calling We're teleDhOning In
every moment for reservations. Sec
rotary of Labor Davis and Lieut. Col
j. Franklin Bell, Engineer Commits
stOner for the District were among
the earliest to make applications. A
score of Senators and Representa- tiveS
including Representative Upshaw, the
Georgia evangelist, will be among her
audiences during her threed day Wash
ington engagement.
For every one today Mrs. MCPher-
son had her friendlest smile, inclLd-
ing the photographers, who tlocked
about her in SWarmS, and newspaper
men. who piled her with questions.
In her reception room at the hotel this
morning she received them all, before
going to the AUDITORIUM and later for
an automobile ride through some of
the parks.
First OF all she posed for the
cameramen. Her adroit campaign
manager. A handsome and energetic
young man named Ralph Jordan. saw
to those details readily enough.
Mrs. Mcpherson was gowned in
white fur, which she wore to protect
her throat; a black jacket, with
white collar and embroidered pockets.
and a white morning dress with V
shaped neck. SILK hose and black
patent leather slippers of low cut
completed the costume Her titan"
hair-which she willingly 1oosened
for the gaze of jury in Los An
geles courtroom--was marcelled and
dressed high upon her head.
Serious When She Poses.
When she poses for the photog-
raphers Mrs. Mcpherson always
looks serious. When she talks. her
dark eyes sparkle and she flashes a
smile that is not without it's mag
netism. This morning she posed for
pictures at her typewriter. her writ
ing desk, reading her Bible and
drinking the only kind of liquid re-
freshment she imbibes-a lemonade
with sliced oranges.
TO keep fit for her strenuous pro-
gram, Mrs. Mcpherson never fails to
take her daily Dozen" and when