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Evening star., 1928-03-07
MRS. KNAPP FREED
IN CENSUS INQUIRY
New York Woman Held In.
discreet, but Evidence of
Crime Is Lacking.

a
\ ALBANY. N. Y. March IA recon-
Smendation for criminal prosecution OF
Mrs Florence E. S Knapp, former
ssecretary of State and New York's first
elected woman State official, has been
rejected by Charles ]. Herrick. district
attorney of Albany County,
Although he believed Mrs. Knapp
was "indiScreet and reckless IN her
administration of the 1925 State census,
which involved expenditure of $1,000
600. Herrick reported to Gov; Snlth
that he had been unable 10 find any
+. evidence to sustain the charges of crime
: set forth in the report of Randall lie
aBoeuf. lr,. appointed by Smith TO invcs-
tigate.
she was indiScreet in the employ
! rent OF her relatives" said the district
attorney. she was still more reckless
in the manner in which she obtained
and used their checks, If she has suf-
= fered unjustly from the infamy that
has been heaped upon her. she has no
!. Cne lo blame except her own reckless
or willful behavior.
The evidence indicated that her work
+. was we'll done, but her expenditures un-
, Tcclb,e6lv were eXtravagant and waste
full But there is no actual evidence
that Mrs. Knapp dishonesty took money
that didn't belong to her"
= lie Boeuf had recommended that Mrs.
Knapp be prosecuted on charges of
! grand larceny. forgery. willful removal
a0d destruction of State records and
! false audit and certi1cation of pay
I rolls
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THE RUBINsTEIN CLUB.

The Rubinstein Club. leading choral
organization Of women of Washington.
presented its second concert of the cur
rent season In the ballroom of the Will
lard Hotel last night. The guest soloiSt
was Devora Nadworney. contralto. who
has been heard here previously with
the club. with which she. made her local
debut. and also in opera. appearing In
roles with the Chicago Grand Opera
Co. A large audience nearly filled the
hall and listened attentively and with
evident appreciation to the program.
Claude Robson. director Of the club.
announced that, due to critical illness.
Mrs Robert Dalgleish, president OF the
this year. The noted song writer. John
Prindle Scott of New York. was in the
audience last night.
AS usual, the members of the Rubin
stein Club were seated at the far end
of the ballroom, with q charming set
ting of palms and artistic lights In the
background, They opened the program.
as customary. with a work by the COM
poser for whom the club Is named. sing
ing SproSS' arrangement of Rubinstcin'S
Good Night" Their next selection
was cantata called 1.-THE Fairy
Thorn" written by the American COM
poser, Henry Hadley. with solo parts
for soprano and meZZo-soprano, which
were we'll done by Bculah Orem Smith
and Katherine Poole. respectively.
The piano accompaniment of this work
seemed especially interesting and quite
charming. The club closed It's part of
the program with three Schubert songs
'wo of them as arranged by Victor Saar
sung in honor of the Schubert centen-
nial. In the loveliest of these. ITO
Music" the baritone solo was sung by
Herman Fakler remarkably we'll Mr.
Fakler is singer not only with fine
voice but with evident knowledge and
discretion as to how 1t should be used
One wonders why he is not heard often
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Nj u SIC
ARTURO TosCANINl CONDUCTS.

An audience that filled every corner
of the National Theater yesterday after
noon gave applause SO hearty and pro-
longed that 1t was of the proportions
of an ovation after every selection on
the program presented by Arturo Tos-
canini, famous italian conductor, and
the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
It was the second appearance here this
season of the italian and. like the pre-
ceding event. found standing room only
the rule. It was the final concert here
this year by the New York orchestra.
The program was composed of works
that were filed with melody and gen.
erally familiar to local music lovers
Mer." This latter work Is q compost
ton written as three symphonic
sketches and Is in the Corot-like i'm
pressionistic style. which is the feature
of this French composer. who eStab-
liShed definite school of music.
Dame Nature was accorded much
honor yesterday by two of the world
greatest composers. The symphony of
the afternoon was Beethoven'S sixth
work in that form. generally known as
The Pastoral Symphony"
1t is not work of exalted themes.
but is filled with ro!licking folk melo-
dies as basic themes and has In its
fourth movement probably the most
truly stupenGous musical version of q
thunderstorm that has ever been writ
ten. Yesterday Signor ToScanini
seemed to bring out its reality to the
utmost. It has been some time since
this symphony was last played in Wash
ington and 1t was warmly welcomed.
Following this remarkable symphony
based upon natures inspirations as sup
piled by brooks. country folk in festival,
Shepherds song and a thunderstorm.
the Debussy La Mer." with its under
tow Of throbbing tides of the ocean and
weird minor cadences of wind motives.
was perhaps not shown to its best ad-
vantage. 1t is musical painting done
in grays and odd green's with feeling
of v2StneSs and loneliness among its
dominant reactions. Probably no con-
ductor so thoroughly understands the
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er on local programs. Both this song
and Pages arrangement of "Hark,
Hark, the Lark!" were repeated In re-
sponse to hearty applause. The accom-
paniment of the latter. for two pianos
was played by Pauline Knoeller, the
club accompanist. and Edwin Cruitt. In
all selections the club showed particu-
larry good diction, with practically every
word audible to the very back of the
room, and there we're some fresh voices
that added to the color as we'll as vol
ume of the club.
Miss Madworney. whose voice is well
known In the National Capital. has a
very gracious stage manner. She sang
a selection little heard here as her OPEN
ing number Episode di Madlon." from
Giordano's Andrea Chenicr." Later
there were songs by Lily Strickland and
Florence Aylward, and the "Habanera."
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Resignation Accepted.

Resignation of Second Lieut.. Law
renee c. Elliott. Army Air Corps. re-
Gently stationed at Brooks Field, Texas,
has been accepted by the President.
He is from Texas and was appointed to
the Air Corps In June. 1924.
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from Bizet's Carmen" and group OF
folk songs of which the English, "No.
john MOI" was one of the most inter-
esting and amusing. 1t was repeated.
H. r.
Evening star., 1928-03-07

Radium gives of three kinds Of rays
alpha rays. or rapidly moving atoms of
hclium: beta rays. the atoms" of elec-
tricity. and gamma rays. similar to
X.raVS
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Debussy work as Toscanini and he con-
Quoted It superbly yesterday.
The program opened with the delight
ful overture to Rossini's "Barber of
Seville" The finale was the beautiful
prelude and liebestod of Richard Wag-
ner's Tristan and Isolde" so marvel
ously interpreted that there was more
than one who was heard smiling" at
its conclusion. Again Signor Toscanini
showed how we'll he deserves the title
Of Wizard Of the Baton" II. F.
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ViOlets Bloom
on Spring Costumes

Retaining the violet's
shape. but abandoning the
conventional purple color.
these are in half dozen new
shades. one for each Spring
costume. Sl.50 TO s..
Flower Section First Floor
Evening star., 1928-03-07

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of indigestion. 1t results in pain and
sourness about two hours after eat
ing. The quick corrective is an
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best corrective is Phillips Milk of
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its invention.
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quick. You will never rely on crude
Evening star., 1928-03-07

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excess acids 25c and SOC bottle
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Evening star., 1928-12-08
QUARTERLY MEETING SET

Sunday will be observed as quarterly
meeting day at Campbell A. M. E.
Church, Nichols avenue southeast.
The pastor, Rev. j. A. Danes, will
preach at II am. At $3.50 Rev. Charles
H. Wesley, presiding elder of the Po-
tomac district, will preach special
sermon, after which holy communion
will be observed. This will be union
service of all of the A. M. E. churches
of the city.
At pm. the Aliens League will meet
in the closing service of the day. The
subject to be discussed is How Should
Christians Christmas Be Different?"
Rev Leon Penn will preside at this
meeting.
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Christian EndeavOr

The intermediate Christian Endeav-
orers of st. Paul's English Lutheran
Church will present a play, Renting
Jimmy" tonight at o'clock. There
will also be a colored sketch and or
chestral selections. The proceeds of this
ploy will go into the intermediate treas
ury, to be used in promoting missionary
work.
A feature of the District Christian
Endeavor Union meeting held at CAL
vary Baptist Church last Monday eve
ming was the singing of the Bethany
Baptist Church male quartet.
The District of Columbia has 95
paid registrations for the thirty-Second
International Christian Endeavor Con-
vention, Kansas City. Mo-. July 3-8,
1929. thereby winning fourth place in
the parade. Rev. w. P. Riggs, president
of Maryland Christian Endeavor Union,
delivered an address on Gods Patch
work"
The study class in church publicity
will be held at Christian Endeavor
Union headquarters. room PIT. Y. M. G.
A. Building, Monday evening at $3.50
o'clock.
The Endeavor and Young Peoples
Societies, five in all, of Calvary Baptist
Church will hold their installation BAN
quet December IL at $50 pm.
E. P. Gates, general secretary Of the
International Society of Christian En-
deavor, will deliver the inspirational ad-
dress at the January meeting Of the
Christian Endeavor Union January Z.
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EDUCATOR TO FILL
COVENANT PULPIT
"Church at ThessaloniCa''
Will Be Topic Tomorrow
of Dr.. Jackson.

DR.. Arthur Jennings Jackson, di-
rector of the Department of Religion,
American University, will be the guest
preacher at the Church of the Cove
nant tomorrow morning at IL o'clock.
DR.. Jackson will use for his sermon
subject, ''The Church at Thessalonica, "
Rev. William A. Eisenberger will preach
at the night service on Mans Supreme
Need"
The Christian Endeavor Society will
be in session at z o'clock, with Leo
Quackenbush as leader. Subject, What
Is Being Done For and Against World
Peace"
DR.. Jackson will resume his teach
ings on the parallels of the kingdom
before the All Corners Mems Bible
class tomorrow morning at GAS o'clock,
his special subject being. THE Parable
of the Wedding Feast" The entire
school will be in session at GAS o'clock.
The midweek service Thursday night
will be a memorial service for Mrs.
John Nelson Mills, who lost her life
in the sinking of the Vestris. DR..
Charles Wood will make the memorial
address.
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CHURCH GIVEN BUILDING.

The Columbia Heights Christian
Church, at business meeting last
week, presented to the Takoma Park
Christian congregation, which has been
meeting in the Seventh-Day Adventist
Building, frame church, which was
occupied by the local church for 10
years. Since the erection of the present
church the frame structure has stood
on lot in the rear
Plans have been made to remove the
structure to site at New York and
Chicago avenues, Takoma Park, where
it will be reconstructed.
The Missionary Society of Columbia
Heights Church will meet Thursday at
10:45 o'clock.
DR.. Harvey Baker Smith, the pastor,
will preach tomorrow morning on 1.-The
Church, Family" and at s pm. on
Parents, Children and the Church"
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SERVICES TO HONOR
PATH ANNIVERSARY
Providence Baptist Church to OBJ
serve Pastorate of DR..
Aquila Sayles.

The twenty-tourth anniversary Of DR..
Aquila Sayles, pastor of the Providence
Baptist Church, M street between -Four
and One-half and Sixth streets south
west, will be observed with special eX-
ercises for one week beginning tomor-
row.
The services for next week are: Mon
day. pm. sermon by Rev. John S.
Miller, pastor of Pilgrim Baptist Church;
Tuesday, program by the General Bap-
tist Deacons' Association; Wednesday,
sermon by Rev Elijah Coleman, pastor
of Rehobeth Baptist Church; Thurs
day, sermon by Rev w. L. Washington,
pastor of Zion Baptist Church; Friday,
sermon by Dr. E. r. Watson, pastor of
Metropolitan Wesley A. M. E. Zion
Church; December II, sermon by the
pastor at IL am, with anniversary SER
mon at pm. by DR.. D. w. D. Jarvis,
pastor of New Bethel Baptist Church
and a sermon at pm. by the pastor.
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HOLD SPECIAL SERVICE.

At st. Marks Methodist Episcopal
Church, Fessenden street and Belt road,
the minister in charge, Rev. Theodore
r. Peters, will preach tomorrow at IL
am. on, "The Halfway Man" and at
pm. on, 1.-THE Wise Fool
There will be special service in the
evening. Rev. DR.. Julius Carroll, pastor
of the Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal
Church, of West Washington, will speak
at vespers. Sunday School meets at
$50 am. Prayer and praise meeting
each Sunday, to 8 pm.
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COMING OF CHRIST
IS SERMON SUBJECT
Dr.. Cove G. Johnson Will Answer
Question in Topic at Memo
rial Church

DR.. Cove G.. Johnson, pastor Of the
National Baptist Memorial Church. will
preach tomorrow morning. using for his
sermon the subject "The Christmas
Gift Answering another question
asked, the pastor will preach on the
subject What and When Is Christs
Coming?"
The Scouts of Troop 43 will attend
the morning service in uniform.
A review of Romans to will be dis
cuseed at the prayer and fellowship
meeting next Thursday evening.
The Bible school board meets at tire
church at o'clock Thursday for din
ner and its monthly business meeting
and conferences.
A candlelight supper and service will
be given by the young people Decem-
ber 90
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fifth ANNIVERSARY
| TO Be CELEBRATED
Chevy Chase BaptistS to
Conduct Special Exer-
CiSeS Tomorrow.

The Chevy Chase Baptist Church,
Western avenue near the Chevy Chase
Circle, will celebrate the fifth ami
versary of its organization tomorrow
by appropriate exercises.
The church was formally organized
under the auspices of the Columbia
Association of Baptist Churches Decem-
ber 6, 1923, by which body it was later
recognized and admitted to fellowship.
Rev. Edward o. Clark has since been
the pastor.
The anniversary sermon will be
preached by DR.. H. w. 0. Millington.
A roll call of the members with Bible
verses in response will be one feature
of the morning service. At 7:45 pm.
the pastor will preach on the subject,
THE Prodigal Who. Stayed at Home" 3"
A new pipe organ is to be installed
in the near future.
Evening star., 1928-12-08
CALVARY BAPTIST
SOCIETY TO MEET
Virginia Missionary Union Of
fiCer to Be Heard by
Women Tuesday.

DR.. w. S. Abernethy will preach both
morning and evening tomorrow at CAL
vary Baptist Church, Eighth and H
streets. At IL o'clock the subject will
be "The Steadying Power of the In
visible" and at 8 O'Clock, THAT Hon.
orable Name" The morning service
will be broadcast by VOL.
The second of the neighborhood So
ciai gatherings will be held Friday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert H McNeill, 1912 Garfield street.
Groups %, % and "a are invited to
attend.
Missions Group to Meet.
The Womans Missionary Society will
meet next Tuesday at IL o'clock at the
church. The speaker will be Miss
Blanche White of Richmond, cores
ponding secretary of the Woman'S Bap-
fist Missionary Union of Virginia. Her
theme will be Christmas Morn" The
devotional service will be led by Mrs.
George H. Loudenslager. Mrs. Ruth
Barnhart Mayberry will also have a
part in the service. HosteSses, the
Greene Circle Small children will be
cared for during the morning session
Luncheon will be served at l o'clock.
Women of the church and congregation
are invited.
The Lucia Greene Chapter of the
World Wide Girls will meet Wednes-
day at 3 o'clock, at the home OF Mrs.
Clarence Graham, 1917 Veazey street.
The president, Miss Virginia Wingfleld.
requests all the Christmas stockings be
brought to this meeting.
The installation BANQUET OF the
Christian Endeavor Societies and the
Z u will fol 20 "Wednesday
at 6 o'clock in the Sunday school house.
The pastor will give the charge to
the incoming officers. Miss Monette
Hallam is in charge of arrangements.
Stereopticon Lecture.
The Evening Mission Club will meet
at 7:45 pm, Monday. The Stereop-
ticon lecture of Miss Verna Blakely,
missionary, will be shown. DR.. FloSsie
McKaughan will be in charge. Sub
ject, Unto the UttermoSt Parts"
Miss Morse Freeman will lead the
meeting of the B. Y. P. U. tomorrow
night at Z o'clock at Waddell Hall,
715 Eighth street. Subject, What Is
Peace?" Mrs. Grace Weekley will con-
duct the Tuesday evening meeting for
the Christian Endeavor Society. Sub
ject, How Should Christians Christ
mas Be Different?"
The Drake Glass for young men
meets Sunday mornings at $50 o'clock
at its clubhouse, Waddell Hall, 715
Eighth street All young men between
the ages of II and 80 are invited to
attend.
The Burial class for young women
meets in the Metropolitan Theater at
$50 tomorrow morning. Mrs William
S. Abernethy, teacher. Miss Olive Zeph,
president,
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KINGDOM FIRST" TOPIC.

"The Kingdom First" is the sermon
topic for II o'clock tomorrow at Wis
consin Avenue Baptist Church, Forty
second and Fessenden streets. During
the 8 o'clock evening service the pastor.
Rev. Clarence R. Ferguson, will preach
on THE Cross to Glory" Wednesday
devotions will be held at o'clock
Bible school meetings in departments
tomorrow at GAS am. The junior de-
partment is meeting in the old
church, on Wisconsin avenue. The
intermediate department is meeting at
5024 Forty-first street. The other de-
partments are meeting in the new
church.
The senior and intermediate B. Y.
P. U. societies will meet at o'clock
Sunday evening. Topic, 'The Greatest
Thing in the World"
Evening star., 1928-12-08
MEN WILL DEBATE.

'Is the Present Generation Going to
the Bow-wows? Are People More or
Less Religious Today That They Were
SO Years Ago?" is the subject of de-
bate of the mems class of the First
Baptist Church of Hyattsville, tomor-
row at $50 am. The affirmative will
be debated by F. H. Spencer and S. C.
Sturgis and the negative by A. Yates
Dowell and j. T. Norman.
The pastors subjects tomorrow are,
at IL am, 1.-THE Victorious Life and
pm, THE Young Man, Daniel"
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DR.. JOHN C. COPENHAvER
ANNOUNCES z SERMONS
Will Conduct Services in Epworth
M. E. Church South Tomorrow
Morning and Evening.

In Epworth Methodist Episcopal
Church South, Thirteenth street and
North Carolina avenue northeast, tomor-
row morning at II o'clock, the pastor,
DR.. John G.. Copenhaver, will conduct
the service and preach, taking as his
topic Rejoicing in Dishonor for the
Name" He will preach also for the 8
o'clock service, for which his topic will
be ''The Magic Ring That Will Make
the Wearer Invisible" The sermon will
discuss the subject What Would You
Do if You Had Ring That Made You
Invisible?"
At Z o'clock the Epworth League will
take up the study THE Foreigner in
Our Midst
The Sunday school council will meet
in the Sunday school rooms at o'clock
Monday evening. At the midweek
praper service Thursday evening at 8
o'clock the pastor will continue his
series of talks on the Lords prayer.
His topic will be THY Will Be Done
How I May Find Out the Will of God
for Me-"
Evening star., 1928-12-08
FIRESIDE TALK TOPIC.

The pastor of the Highlands Baptist
Church, Rev. N. M. Simmonds, will
continue his Fireside Talks tomorrow
evening, speaking on Guests, Seen and
Unseen" In the morning the theme
will be Living Gospels"
The Ladies' Circle will hold a
Christmas party with Miss Guschewsky
Wednesday evening. The Christmas
tree will bear envelopes with money,
the gifts of the members for some
work of mercy. The same evening the
Golden Rule Glass will meet with Mrs
SimmondS at her home The Muir Club
will meet with Capt. Leonard at his
home and listen to an address on the
new submarine safety appliance.
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PASTOR KETCHUM'S TEXT

Heavens Morning" will be the sub
dect of the sermon of Rev. Irving w.
Ketchum at Peck Memorial Chapel to-
morrow night. He will preach at the
morning service on won by One"
The Cuthbet Mems Class will meet
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Eliza
beth F.. Ketchum will speak to the
women's class before the morning serv-
Ace,
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CHURCH TO SHOW FILM.

"The Life of Christ" a motion pic
ture, will be shown at Grace Reformed
Church, Fifteenth street between Rhode
Island avenue and P street, tomorrow
at 8 pm. The pastor, DR.. Henry H.
Ranck, will preach at the morning
service on "The Wickedness Of Weak
ness"
The Merry Helpers Club will meet
Tuesday at pm; Ladies Aid Society
at noon on Wednesday and the Sewing
Circle at 1890 am. Thursday.
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"MESSAGE IN THE SAND."'

At the Metropolitan Memorial Metho-
dist Church tomorrow public services
will be conducted both morning and
evening. At the morning service DR..
James Shera Montgomery will deliver
sermon on the subject, THE Man Who
Knows Defeat" In the evening at 8
o'clock he will give special sermon
lecture on THE Message in the Sand"
Midweek service will be held Thursday
evening at o'clock.
In the vestry of the church the
Metropolitan Epworth League business
meeting will be held Thursday evening.
Special plans will be discussed for fu-
ture work.
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REPRESENTATIVE SPEAKS,

Representative Percy E. Quin of
Mississippi will address the Harrison
Bible Glass of Congress Street Method
ist Protestant Church, 1898 Thirty-first
street, tomorrow morning at 9:45
o'clock in the auditorium of the church.
His subject will be Christian Work in
the Orient"
H. E. A. Gutshall will have charge
of the lesson and give a short talk on
it. All men are welcome.
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Evangelistic Sermon.

Rev. Homer A. Kent, pastor of the
First Brethren Church, Twelfth and E
streets southeast, will preach tomorrow
at ii o'clock on the subject, "The Bit
ter Waters of Marsh" At 7:45 pm.
the sermon will be evangelistic. "A
Complete Salvation Sunday school
meets at $50 am. and Christian En-
deavor at GAS pm.
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Enworth League Subject.

The Epworth League at Francis AS
bury Methodist Church, South, VIZ
have for its subject tomorrow evening
''The Way of the Cross" In what way
should Christians Christmas be diff
ferent? Led by Mrs Elsie Hall Woolf
Young people are invited to attend
this and the Sunday evening tea held
in the church at $50 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1928-12-08
PLANS CHURCH BAZAAR.

st. Marks Episcopal Church will hold
bazaar next Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings in the parish hall,
Third and A streets southeast.
Dinner will be served from to Z
o'clock Dancing and special enter
tainment from 8 to IL o'clock.
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Special Sermon Is Planned.

Rev. Bernard Braskamp, pastor of
the on-Temple Memorial Presby-
terian Church, will preach special
sermon tomorrow morning in recogni-
ton of universal Bible Sunday" The
young peoples societies will meet at
GAS o'clock, and there will be supper
for the Junior Christian Endeavor So
ciety at o'clock in the assembly room.
Evening star., 1928-12-08
HUMANITY OF JESUS TEXT

At the Metropolitan Baptist Church
DR.. John Compton Ball will speak to-
morrow morning on 1.-The Humanity of
Jesus" and in the evening his theme
will be Every One Needs Some Kind
of God"
The annual business meeting of the
Bible school will be held and the of11-
GERS for 1929 elected Thursday evening.