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New Britain herald., 1929-08-06

Miss Helen Prest of J9l Stanley street is spending a few days with Miss Margaret Allison at East River
New Britain herald., 1929-08-06

Miss Mary Frensen and Miss Flor ence Hanson of Church street are spending the summer at Berkshire Hill, N. H.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-06

MT. and Mrs. Charles Wallin of 1475 Stanley street, have returned from a motor trip to the White Mountains and Canada.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-08
Y COLLEGE CLASS
TO HEAR DR.. SMITH
BaccaIaureate Sermon to Be
Delivered Tomorrow Morn
ing at HamIine M. E. Church.

The baccalaureate sermon to the
School of Accountancy and School OF
Law of the Y. M. c. A. college Of the
District of Columbia will be delivered by
DR.. CheSteen Smith, pastor, at Hamline
Methodist Episcopal Church, Sixteenth
and Allison streets tomorrow morning
at IL o'clock. The sermon subject will
be THE Value of Authority" DR..
Smiths evening subject will be "The
Optimism of Faith"
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Sunday school board will be held ip
the social hall Tuesday, commencing
with a supper at o'clock. Imme=
diately following the supper, Page Nick.
Etchison, religious work director OF the
Y. M. C. A., will tell of Some impress
sions of the Holy Land" with Stereop-
ticon illustrations. This is to be followed
by the regular business session OF the
board. with w. l.. Evans, general super
intendent, presiding.
The District Epworth League Players
will present comedy Friday evening
entitled cit Happened in June" The
proceeds will be used to send delegates
from Hamline Church to the Epworth
League Institute at Mountain Lake
Park.
At the meeting of the first quarterly
conference held Monday night under
direction of DR.. j. Phelps Hand, district
superintendent, G. Francis Jenkins was
unanimously elected member of the
board of trustees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-08
INF ANT BAPTISM
FEATURES SERVICE
Takoma Park Presbyterian
Church viii Hold ChiIdren'S
Day Program Tomorrow.

special children's day program will
be presented tomorrow morning at 1890
o'clock in the Takoma Park Presbyte-
rian Church. This service will take
the place of the separate session OF the
church school and the regular morning
worship. A feature of the service will
be the sacrament of infant baptism.
The Senior Christian Endeavor So
ciety will meet at $50 o'clock. Presi-
dent Homer G. Smith will lead the
meeting. The topic will be Thinking
Things Through" The usual social
hour will follow the devotions.
The pastor, Rev. r. Paul SchearreH,
will preach at the 8 o'clock service on
the theme Confinement"
A combined meeting of the three
boards of the church is called for Mon
day night at 8 o'clock in. the church
Office.
The June meeting of the Woman's
Missionary Society will be held in the
church auditorium Wednesday at ii
o'clock. Mrs. E. w. Bond is in charge
of the program. Mrs. A. M. Bunton
will lead the devotions. Mrs. Frank
Norman is chairman of the hostess
circle. All the women of the church
to remain for luncheon.
The Ladies Aid Society will meet at
the church Wednesday at o'clock.
The discussion of Basil Mathews
THE Roads to the City of God" will
be concluded at the service Thursday
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-08
TOPICS FOR SERMONS
ARE FAITH AND PIETY
sDr. r. W. Weaver to Preach To-
morrow at First Baptist
Church.

DR.. Samuel Judson Porter, pastor of
the First Baptist Church, Sixteenth
and o streets, has been preaching dur
ing the week in the First Baptist
Church OF Wadesboro, N. G. He will
also attend meeting of the foreign
mission board in Richmond, Va, be-
fore returning to the city. The pulpit
will be occupied tomorrow by DR.. r.
w. Weaver, and his subjects are: II
am. "Perils of Piety," and at o'clock,
THE Scientific Proof of the Christian
Faith" The Lords supper will be OBJ
served after the morning sermon.
The Euzelian class of the Sunday
School will give a reception in the
parlors Of the church tomorrow from
4 to 6 o'clock, to which the members
of the church and school and their
friends are invited.
There will be a meeting Of the
WomenS Society at the church Wednes-
day at IL o'clock. There will be cleo
ton of officers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-08
VISITOR WILL FILL
COVENANT PULPIT
Dr.. Henry K. Booth of Cali.
fornia Will Preach at the
Morning Service.

DR.. Henry K. Booth Of Long Beach,
Calf. will be the guest preacher at the
IL o'clock service tomorrow at the
Church of the Covenant. DR.. Booth is
on trip East after preaching the an
nual sermon at the meeting of the Ma
tional Council of the Congregational
Church in Detroit.
The Sunday school will be In session
at GAS o'clock, with departments for
all ages. kindergarten workers care for
children during the morning church
service.
The Christian Endeavor Society will
meet at o'clock. Leader, Mrs. J. j.
O'Donnell, who will present the subject
Thinking Things Through" Tea and
social at $50 o'clock.
Rev. John D. Gregory Of Princeton
Theological Seminary will conduct the
midweek service Thursday at pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-08
SENIOR c. f. UNION
TO HOLD MEETING
Annual Session Scheduled for
Monday at Church of
the Brethren.

The Senior Christian Endeavor Union
will hold it's annual meeting at the
Washington Church of the Brethren,
North Carolina avenue and Fourth
street southeast, Monday at 8 pm. The
nominating committee chairman, Jacob
Replogle, will make a report and place
the choice of the committee in nomina-
ton for the next term. After the busi-
ness meeting Merritt L. Smith, former
brief address, and a social will be held
under direction of the Society OF the
Church of the Brethren.
Delegates to Meet.
There will be a meeting of all En-
deavorers-fegi Stered for the Kansas City
convention at 1880 pm, when plans
will be made for the costumes to be
worn in the parade at Kansas City
E. P. Gates, general secretary of the
International Society of Christian En-
deavor, will meet with the delegates
registered for Kansas City the evening
of June Is.
The contest which has been carried
on between the various societies of the
union will end at the June union meet
ing, and the committee having charge
Of the contest, under the Craftsmanship
OF Miss Ruth Rodier, will make it's re-
port.
Prize Poster Contest.
Every society in the union has been
invited to submit posters used in adVer-
Using the activities of the societies. A
prize of SIS has been offered for the
three best posters submitted in this
contest
According<to the latest reports, Miss
Eileen Robinson still is leading in the
group of Is States in the Christian
EndeaVor World subscription campaign.
The District union has won special
honorS in the registration contest for
Kansas City convention. and every dele
gate that goes from the District will
receive a special badge and the leaders
of the delegation will receive medals of
the international society.
Flying Squadron Assemblies.
Flying Squadron No. /. under leader
ship of HobeN Simmons, conducted a
meeting OF the society at Berwyn last
Sunday evening.
The Senior Christian Endeavor So
ciety Of Keller Memorial Lutheran
Church will have its annual banquet
June 81.
Plans are being made for q Joint
conference between the officers of the
Maryland union and the District union
at some time in the late Summer.
Rhoda Lewton, formerly correspond
ing secretary of the intermediate union,
and Josephine Tremaine, a former
president OF the intermediate union, will
have part in the next intermediate
union meeting, to be held June IA at
the National Baptist Church, Sixteenth
street and Columbia road.
The intermediate union is planning a
party for June IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-08
LUTHER LEAGUE

The Luther League of the District
of Columbia quarterly meeting at st
Johns Lutheran Church, Four-and-a-
half and c streets southwest, last Tues
day evening was presided over by Dis
trict League President Robert J. VOL
land. An address of welcome was made
by Charles C. WeitZel, jr., president of
the st. Johns League; and the devo-
tional service was conducted by Rev.
George Eveler, pastor of st. Johns
Church. The following officers were
elected: President, Robert j. Volland
Atonement League; first vice president
Miss Virginia Wise, Incarnation; second
vice president, Charles G. Weitzel, Jr.
st. Johns (southwest); recording sec
rotary Miss Marie Trede, st. Marks;
corresponding secretary, Miss Gladys
Broker, lions, and treasurer, c. Ber-
tram Gelston, Reformation. These Of
flcers will be installed at the annual
meeting of the Luther League OF the
District of Columbia, held in October
The presentation to st. Johns Cast
Riverdale) and Incarnation Luther
Leagues of 500 each as winners OF the
1928 ard 1929 efficiency contests, re-
spectively, was made by District League
Treasurer c. Bertram Gelston. District
League delegates appointed to the
Omaha convention are Miss Clara C.
Schickler, lions League; y. berCraHl
Gelston, Reformation, and Robert j.
Vollano, Atonement. Following the
business session an address on Mis-
sions" was delivered by Rev. Fred w
Lindke, former superintendent of the
Lutheran Missions in Porto Rico, now
pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church
Baltimore. Nd. At the close of the
meeting the District leagues were the
guests Of st. Johns League during q
social hour.
The topic. "Keywords of Success, .
will be presented tomorrow evening at
Incarnation Luther League by Miss
Mabel Freas, at st. Paul's by Howard
HaSsler, and at lions by Gilbert Dc M.
Major. The same topic will be pre-
sented at st. Marks League on
Wednesday evening. when Mrs. Jerome
K Lyle will be leader.
Plans for a meeting of all Washing
ton leagues that contemplate attending
the national convention at Omaha are
being formulated. The following local
league delegates to this convention
have been announced: Incarnation,
Miss Virginia Wise; St Johns east
Riverdale). Ramsay Small; lions, Miss
Gladys Broker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-08
BLUE TRIANGLE CLUB
TO INSTALL OFFICERS
Candlelight Service for New Mem
bers Also on Program for
Week End Party.

The installation Of officers of the
Blue Triangle Club Of the Young
Women's Christian Association this
evening will be one Of the features of
the week end party at Vacation Lodge,
Cherrydale, Va.
The officers are Miss Flora Robin
son. president; Miss Josephine Hoff-
man, vice president; Miss Mona Ed
ridge, secretary, and Miss Evelyn Wool
ard, treasurer. The installation will be
followed by a candlelight recognition
service for new members. This is
similar to the candlemas service held
in many Of the churches. Each MEM
Der of the club will carry a candle and
when all the candles are lighted the
group of young women will form tri-
angle for another part Of the service,
after which there will be an entertain
ment for the entire club. Miss Eve
lyn Woolard, chairman of the club
recreation committee, will assist in the
entertainment.
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements for the week end house
party Is composed of Miss Kathryn
Mccartney, Miss Elizabeth Roland and
Miss Lillian Frizzell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-08
LAyMEN DISCUSS
CHURCH ACTIVITY
Diocese Association at Meet.
ing Here Elects Busss 4
Howard as President.

Plans for increased activities of lay
men in the diocese of Washington were
discussed at the annual meeting of
the Laymen's Service Association held
this week at the Church of the AS
cenSien.
Onicen were elected as follows:
President, Busey H. Howard; vice
president. Arthur Burt; recording secre-
tary. H. B. FoyntCNl " corresponding Sec
retory. Comdr c. T. Jewell: assistant
corresponding secretary. F. c. Wallace;
treasurer, w. F. Bowen: members OF the
executive coz ittee. N w. Dorsey, w.
H GOLDSMITH q 'ol. John H. Finney, j.
DeGrange, H. ~. Nelson. Mai. Gran
vile Munson. al. Ennals Waggsman'
Charles M. Potter, H. Lawrence Choate,
r. r. Molster o. T. Besll and j. Harris
Franklin.
The association is planning Spring
pilcrimage June % to the old Colonial
Church at Chaptico, Md.
Bishop James E. Freeman has ex-
pressed personal interest in the work
which the LaymenS Service AsSocla =
ton is doing. Speaking over the raolo
from the Bethlehem Chapel recently,
he cited the fact that during the last
wear in the diocese of Washington a
group of outstanding laymen, represent
ing many professions and occupations.
had conducted in churches throughout
the diocese OFT services and delivered
from the chancelS as many addresses on
a religious theme. In many instances
these services were conducted py tneSe
lav-readers during the absence OF rec
TORS on vacation and in some instances
where rectorships were vacant.
THAT religion is becoming more
articulate and that men are more reaoy
today than they were generation ago
TO give expression TO their religious con-
victions is demonstrably true, Salo
Bishop Freeman. II have never known
a period in a ministry OF 80 years wheIe
1 have found laymen more reaoy 10
lake their large part in Christian serV-
ice than the present"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-08
CHlLDREN'S SERVICE
TO BE SPECIAL EVENT
Metropolitan Memorial Methodist
Church School Department
to Give Program.

AT the Metropolitan Memorial Metho-
dist Church Sunday morning the an
nual children's day celebration Will be
given. The special feature WIZ pc a
nantonoime of the HYMN 1.-THE Ninety
and Nine" This will be given by mem
beers of the departments Of the church
school. The children's day educational
fund will be emphasized in the program.
DIR. James Shera Montgomery Will give
a brief address. 49,.
In the evening at o'clock DR.: Mont
gomery will deliver the baccalaureate
sermon to the graduating class OF the
Washington College of Law.
The World Wide Circle of the Metro
politan Church will meet Tuesday eve
ming at o'clock with Miss Fannie
Holmes, 227 First street northeast: MRS.
William F. Mcdowell, Mrs. H; E.. Wool.
ever. Mrs. Marshall c. Gutherle ana
MISS Elsie Kettler of Raipur, India, will
take part in the program. Miss Vances
Sunday school class will give piaylet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-08
CHlLDREN's EXERCISES
PLANNED FOR TOMORROW
John F. Bolen and staff Will Direct
Program at Metropolitan
Baptist Church.

AT the Metropolitan Baptist Church
Childrens day exercises will be held in
the auditorium at II am. under the
leadership of Supt. John F. Bolen and
his staff. The pastor. John Compton
Ball, will deliver an address on when
We Were Children"
III the evening his topic will be
After Thirty Years What Gospel?"
This service is in honor of Pastor Balls
thirtieth anniversary of his graduation
from Grocer Theological Seminary and
entrance into the gospel ministry.
The ordinance OF baptism will be ad-
ministered at the evening service. Dr.
Ball leaves for Denver. Colo, Monday
to attend the Northern Baptist Conven-
ton.
He will return June 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-08
DR.. DUNCAN ELECTED.
Presbyterian Ministers Association
Names Officers.

The Presbyterian Ministers Associa-
ton of Washington and vicinity, at its
annual meeting, elected the following
oficers: DR.. George S. Duncan, presi-
dent; DR.. H. H. Ranck, vice president,
and DR.. HALEY B, Taylor, secretary
treasurer, to succeed himself.
The annual report of the secretary
showed progress. This association is
composed of ministers Of the Presby-
terrain Church ~ the United States
and of the Reformed Church and OF
the Presbyterian Church of the United
States of AM6fica.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-08
SPRINGTIME SERVICE.
Rev. Walter M. Michael to Preach
on "Like a Flower"

Like a Flower" Springtime SER
Michael, pastor of Brightwood Park
Methodist Episcopal Church, Eighth
and Jefferson streets, for the II o'clock
service tomorrow. Children will be pre-
Sented for baptism.
Children's day services will be held
under the auspices of the beginners
and primary departments of the Sun
day school at pm. Miss Virginia
Wolfe, director of religious education,
will be in charge. Parents Of the chill
dren and the general public are in
vited. There will be no service of wor-
ship at pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-08
Children's Day Is Planned

At the services of the Peoples Con-
gregational Church tomorrow Children's
day will be observed and the pastor
Rev. A. F. Zines, will speak from the
topic Children Jesus Met" and al
$50 pm. the Young Peoples service
a special exercise by the Sunday school
pupils. Midweek prayer service every
Thursday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-08
Goods Faithful Few"

Gods Faithful Few" will be the SUBJ
ject of Rev. 3. H. Whiting, pastor of
the Friendship Baptist Church. First
and H streets southwest, tomorrow at
IL am. Rev. A. j. Tyler, pastor of the
Mount Airy Baptist Church, will preach
at $3.50 pm. 1.-THE Husbands Crown"
will be the pastors subject at pm.
Sunday school, $50 am; B. Y. p u,
pm; prayer and praise service, Tues
day. at 8 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-08
CAMPBELL SERVICES.
Presiding Elder of Potomac Dis
trict Will Preach Tomorrow.

Services will be as follows tomorrow
AT Campbell A. M. e. Church, Nichols
avenue southeast: IL am, the pastor,
Rev. J. A. Danes, will preach; quar-
terly meeting, $3.50 pm. at which time
DR.. C. H. Wesley, presiding elder OF the
Potomac district, will preach. Holy
communion will be observed.
Children's day service will be held at
pm. under auspices of the Sunday
school. Miss Mary Wallace is acting
superintendent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-08
CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN
DIR. Bowman to Preach Last Sermon
Before Conference Meets.

Annual children's day exercises will
be conducted tomorrow in Washington
City Church of the Brethren, Fourth
street and North Carolina avenue south
east, at 1890 am, and will continue
through the regular church period,
with a short address to the children by
the pastor, DR.. Earl Mckinley Bowman.
DR.. Bowman will preach at 8 pm. his
last sermon before departing for the
General Annual Conference, which con-
venes at North Manchester, Ind, next
Wednesday, and his vacation, which
follows Immediately after this confer
ence. The subject for this sermon will
be THE Highway Up"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-08
CLOSING EXERCISES.

''The Gospel Of Incompleteness" Is
DR.. Pierce's Subject.
The closing exercises of All Souls
Church School, Unitarian, Sixteenth
and Harvard streets, will take place to-
morrow morning at GAS o'clock. At
the IL o'clock morning service, DR..
Ulysses G. B. Pierce will preach on the
subject: THE Gospel Of Incomplete
ness" The eighth series of the motion
picture hour will be concluded In Pierce
Hall at 1880 pm, with the presenta-
ton of 1.-The Lost World" There will
be the annual Spring party Friday eve
ming for all members and friends OF
the church. A committee headed by
John L. Hyde is in charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-08
breaches AT INSTITUTE.
DR.. J. T. Rives to Give Commence
ment Sermon at v. P. I.

Dr. j. y. hlVes TO NIVe commence
ment Sermon at v. P. I.
DR.. j. j. Rives, pastor of Francis
Asbury Methodist Church, on Sixteenth
street, will preach the commencement
sermon tomorrow at Virginia Polytech-
mic Institute, at Blacksburg. From
there he will go to Randolph Macon
Woman's College, in Lynchburg, where
he will teach one week In the Standard
Training School of the Virginia Con-
ference.
Rev. J. H. Balthis, presiding elder,
will preach at the church tomorrow
morning, and Rev. John s. Bennett,
superintendent Of the Central Union
Mission, will preach at the evening
service.
Representative ]. A. CARRIER of Viz
ginia will speak at the prayer meeting
Thursday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-08
CHEVY CHASE BAPTIST
EXERCISES ARRANGED
Children's Day Will Be Observed
Tomorrow-Pastor Will Give
Brief Address.

Childrenis day will be observed at
the Chevy Chase Baptist Church to-
morrow morning with appropriate ex-
ercises. The services will combine the
Sunday school and church, beginning at
1890 o'clock. Each department will
be represented on the program by some
fitting exercise. A brief address ap-
propriate to the occasion will be given
by the pastor, Rev. Edward o. Clark.
One feature of the morning program
will be a service of dedication of in
fants.
At 7:30 o'clock the evening praise
service will be held, with the young
people in charge. The pastor will give
an illustrated sermon on the parable
of the prodigal son. The church school
is planning for its annual picnic at
Marshall Hall in the near future.
There are $780, 900 pupils in the $4,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-08
New Church Offices.

The Christian Science Parent Church
has moved its Offices and the offices
of its publishing society to 16 Jackson
place Sunday services are being con-
tinued in the assembly room of the
Hotel La Fayette.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-08
HOLY COMMUNION RITES.
Church of the tioR s
Program Is Announced.

At the Church of the Transtigura-
ton tomorrow the services will be
Holy communion, 1880 and IL am;
church school, $50 am. Rev. j. j.
Queally. rector, will preach at the IL
o'clock service
At the 1870 am. service the mem
bers of the class confirmed last Sum-
day by Bishop Freeman will receive
their first communion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-08

There are $780, 900 pupils in the $4,000
Protestant mission schools of India.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-12
Mills FlOp-HOuse the
Scene of Suicide for
35-Year-Old Worker

The Mills Hotel, one of the night
lodging houses for the "down and
out" workers wrecked by the ration
alization and unemployment of
American capitalism, was the scene
yesterday of an unnoticed tragedy,
when an unidentified man, about 35
years of age, was found hanging
dead in his room on the seventh
floor OF the Institution at 1876 West
seth st.
The man registered on Sunday
night as "John Smith, New York
City," and, as is required by this
abominable institution of charity"
gave his clothes over to the man.
agement on retiring. When the
clothes were brought back in the
morning, when the management
forces everyone to get up and get
out, no answer was given to the
knock. Hugh Carroll. the manager
entered with pass key and found
the body hanging.
There was nothing to indicate the
mans identity, though the fact that
he had no money was sufficient tC
give the reason for suicide.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-12
BEGIN FIXING SUM
TO Be SQUEEZED
OUT OF GERMANY
French Worried Over
u. S. Imperialism's
Neutral Trust
Fear Wall Street Grip
Paris Paper Sounds the
Alarm

BERLIN, March IL W.H.-The
real difficulties of the Paris Rep
arations Committee of Experts will
start this week, according to the
belief expressed here by German
financial sources in commenting on
the month of preliminary discussion
and the proposed international bank
for handling of payments.
1t was pointed out that progress
made in the organization work to
date must not deceive the world in
connection with the still unsolved
problem of fixing total for rep
arations by determination of the
number of years and amount of an
nuity payments from Germany.
German Viewpoint.
Summarizing the German view
point, the Paris correspondent of
the Berlin Tageblatt asks: (D Must
Germany reach an agreement in
these weeks at any price and (2)
what if the German experts are un-
able to assume responsibility for
sanction of the creditors demands? ?
In answering the first question, it
is pointed out that Germany is not
bound at present to reach an agree.
ment which would be unfavorable
to her interests. Referring to the
second question, there is general
agreement that any agreement
which the German delegates are un-
able to sign in their capacity of fl
nancial experts must remain un-
signed"
French Worried.
PARIS, March 11.-French ma
tionalists are badly worried over
the latest scheme of American i'm
.perialism to get a further grip on
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