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Evening star., 1933-04-15
maj. BROWN LAUDS
| RECORD OF POLICE
BriuhtWood Citizens Told of
Decrease in Crime Despite
Unemployment.

Addressing members of the Bright
wood Citizens Association last night
Maj. Ernest w. Brown, superintendent
of police, lauded his men and stressed
the fact that crime had been reduced
in Washington, despite the depression
and unemployment situation.
Mai Brown explained in detail the
new District Police Statistical Bureau
one Of the latest and most efficient sys-
TENS of its kind in the country. A
complete record Is kept of each case
reported and when completed, the
records are filed at headquarters, where
they are available at a moments notice.
Traffic Deaths Reviewed.
In commenting on the traffic situa-
ton, he said it was one problem that
always confronts the Police Department.
In the FIRST three months of. 1882 there
were "a persons killed, but this number
was reduced this year during the same
period to IT deaths. The total number
of deaths for 1882 was l23 as compared
with IS In 1881. Major Brown spoke
of the work of the radio cars which an
svered $1,000 calls last year. 10000 of
which were responded to in less than
two minutes.
The crime charts at headquarters
were also explained and showed that
the Brentwood section was one OF the
most orderly sections. The police head
lau6ed the work of Capt. Joseph Nor
ran, commander of the sixth precinct,
and the men of his command for their
eficient work and also Capt. Walter
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BURIAL ON MONDAY
FOR MARINE HERO
Capt. J. C. Grayson, World
War Veteran, Will Rest
in Arlington.

An outstanding hero Of the World
War, Capt. Joseph Charles Grayson,
U. 8. M. c.. will be buried in Arlington
National Cemetery Monday at 1o:30
am. with full military hoaors.
Capt. Grayson died at the Naval Hos
pital. Mare Island, Calf, last Saturday.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary
Grayson OF Vallejo, Calf, and his
mother, Mrs. Ellen B. Grayson, Austin,
Tex.
The captain, native of Lake Charles,
La, where he was born in 1888. en-
listed in the Marine Corps in 1909 and
was promoted to second lieutenant in
June, 1918, when he joined the 9Th
Regiment of Marines for service in
France. He participated in the Chateau
Thierry battle and in the Aisne -Marne
offensive, where he was wounded When
he recovered from his wounds he Joined
the 96th Company, 9Th Regiment, and
took part in the operations at St. Mi
hiel, in the Champagne and the Meuse-
Argonne offensive.
During his long service, the captain
was on duty in China, Manila and
many posts in this country. He re-
turned from Manila to the United
States and to Mare Island, where he
was patient since November of last
year His World War service brought
him the French Croix de Guerre, with
three citations; the fourragere, the
Aisne- Marne battle clasp, and the Order
of the Purple Heart and in addition he
Evening star., 1933-04-15

Emerson, former commander Of the
Brightwood precinct.
Lieut.. Floy E. Caskey of Fort Stevens
Post, American Legion, invited the as
sociation to sponsor the 1884 conven-
tion of the Department Of the District
Of Columbia, which was unanimously
voted by the association.
Favor Tax Revision.
John Clagett Proctor will represent
the association in the annual Memorial
day exercises to be held at Battle
Ground Cemetery.
Members Of the association were in
vited by Capt, Milton D. Smith to at
tend the mass meeting to be held in the
Washington Auditorium next Tuesday
night, under auspices of the American
Legion, to protest against the recogni-
ttor ~ Russia
William Nick. Clayton addressed the
meeting on the tax situation in the Dis
trict and presented a resolution. which
was adopted, favoring revision of the
tax on real estate in the District and
asking the Commissioners that it be
done Immediately.
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CHURCH DINNER PLANNED
Bible Glasses to Hold Event April
21 at Calvary Baptist.

The annual dinner of the Organized
Bible Glass Association will be held at
Calvary Baptist Church. April al, at
$50 o'clock Representative Brooks
Fletcher of Ohio, DR. Forney Hutchin-
son, pastor of Mount Vernon Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, and Edward
H. DeGroot, jr president of the Dis
trict Sunday School Association. will
be the speakers. The singing will be
led by William r. Schmucker, who will
be assisted by Mrs. Page NICK. Eechison
at the piano. Musical selections will be
rendered by the National Brass quintet
and the Metropolitan quartet. Page
Nick Etchison president of the asso-
citation, will act as toastmaster.
The committee in charge OF the ar
rangements for the dinner Is composed
of Harvey B. Gram. chairman: e. M.
Bryan, w. L. Ford. Mrs. r. w, Frame,
Mrs. o. F. Hunter, Mrs. Elsie j. Bell and
H. F. Winn
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"THE RISEN CHRIST"

Topic Chosen for. Easter by DR..
Bernard Braskamp.
The Risen Christ" is the subject of
DR.. Bernard Braskamp. pastor of the
Gunton- Temple Memorial Presbyterian
Church, Easter morning.
After the class period at 9:45 am.
all departments except the beginners
and nursery will meet for a union Eas-
ter service.
There will be a candlelignt commun-
ion service for the seniors and young
people in the church auditorium at
pm.
The prayer meeting win be in charge
OF the pastor Thursday evening.
Evening star., 1933-04-15

"A rare species of Amazon River water
lily, the Victoria Regia, has been made
10 thrive under a 300-watt electric light
in nursery in Ohio
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SUNRISE RITES SUNDAY

Anacostia Protestant Churches to
Hold Service on Hillside.
The Garden Memorial Presbyterian
Church and other Protestant churches
of Anacostia and vicinity will hold sun
rise services Easter Sunday morning at
7 o'clock on the hillside at Bangore
street and Alabama avenue southeast.
Music will be provided by the combineu
choirs of the participating five churches.
At the morning church service at IL
O'Clock, Rev. K. B. Carson will have FOR
his subject THE Kings Triumph" ana
in the evening services his subject will
be Glad Tydings."
There will be special Easter music by
an augmented choir at both services.
under the direction of Choir Director
Mrs. E. Franklin Ashley.
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CARPENTERS AGREE.
TO S-A-DAY SCALE
Federal, Municipal and Pri-
vate Work Throughout Dis
trict Affected by Pact.

Union carpenters IN Washington. be-
ginning Monday morning, will work for
So a day instead of S11. under a new
wage scale agreement signed late yes
terday between the Master Builders
Association of Washington and the Dis
trict Council of the United Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners of America
The agreement affects Federal, mu-
nicipal and private work" throughout
the District of Columbia it was learned
The previous scale of s11 had been
the cause of long drawn out negotia-
tions. 1t had led to series of dis
agreements. described by the contrac-
tors as strikes" and by the carpenters
as ''lockouts" on Government buildings
here, but the $11 scale was upheld by
the Government as the prevailing wage
for carpenters under the Bacon Davis
act.
The first pay day under the new
agreement will come next Thursday.
The men will receive pay for Thursday
and Friday of this week at s11 a day.
and for Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday of next week at So a day. There
after during the life of the agreement.
until April 80. 1884, the new scale will
prevail.
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BISHOP TO ADDRESS
WESLEY CONGREGATION
Methodist Program Tomorrow
Morning to Include Special
Chorus Choir Music.

Bishop William Fraser Mcdowell will
deliver the Easter address at Wesley
Methodist Episcopal Church at the II
o'clock service. Special music will be
rendered by the chorus choir. with in
cidental solos by Carolyn Croft and
Virginia Sellars. Mrs. Horace ]. Smithey
will be at the organ and will direct.
New members will be received into the
church
The church membership preparatory
department meeting at 10 o'clock Sun
day is conducted by the pastor, for all
boys and girls of II and IL years of
age.
Evening star., 1933-04-15

At least one commodity was on the
upward trend last year. Our exporta
tions in peanuts amounted to 100000
pounds, as compared with 3,500,000
bounds in 1881, and 1,750,000 in 1880
Evening star., 1933-04-15

held the Second Nicaraguan campaign
medal
Lieut.. Stanton W. Salisbury, Chaplain
Corps. United States Navy will ofiiciate
at the funeral Honorary pallbearers
will be Capts S. B. O'Neill. willett FL
more, H. NJ. H. Fleming, s. c. Kemon,
w. c. Hall and A. c. Larsen.
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Democratic Women for Smith.

Arthur Clarendon Smith was In
dorsed for appointment to the Board
of District Commissioners at a meeting
of the Executive Committee of the
Women's Democratic Club yesterday
afternoon in the Anne Clarendon Club.
A copy of the resolution of Endorsement
will be sent to the President.
Evening star., 1933-04-15
LUTHERAN PROGRAM
Special Program Planned at Church
of the Reformation.

OF the Re1OfmatlOn.
Easter Sunday at the Lutheran
Church of the Reformation, DR.. John
Weidley, pastor, will be observed by
special services At Z am. the Luther
League will conduct sunrise service
on a hillside at Fort Dupont. At IL
o'clock the church quartet will render
Easter anthems and the pastor will use
for his subject He Is Risen" Follow
ing this service, the third communion
service will be conducted.
At 7:45 pm. the junior choir, under
the leadership of Miss Mary Weidley
will assist at the vespers service.
On Friday evening at 8 o'clock the
Reformation Brotherhood will meet at
the church. j. Feidler Lynn, president,
will be in charpe
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WELCOME is PLANNED
New Members to Be Received a
lexington Presbyterian.

Services will be held tomorrow morn
ing and evening at the lexington
Presbyterian Church by Rev. Henry
B. Wooding At the morning service
members will be received. There also
will be baptismal service. The junior
vested choir will make it's first public
appearance under the leadership of
Miss Anna Kimball
A special Easter program will be
given at the joint meeting of the
Senior and intermediate Christian En-
deavor Societies at o'clock
The members of the Emmons and
Fidelity Bible classes will give "hit
and miss dinner Tuesday At s
O'Clock Tuesday the monthly meeting
of the Aid Society will be held.
Freezing milk for storage has been
successful in India
Evening star., 1933-04-15

Freezing milk, for storage has been
successful in India.
Evening star., 1933-04-15
HOUSE TO TAKE UP
TWO-CENT POSTAGE
Bill Affecting First-CIass
Local Mail Will Be Intro
duced Next Week.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Legislation will be introduced in the
House early next week to restore the
2-cent postage rate for flrst-class local
mail and at the same time to confer
on President Roosevelt power to raise
or lower postal rates as conditions re-
quire.
This was decided upon at White
House conference yesterday, following a
study by postal and congressional lead
ers, who hope to bolster revenues and
take the tlrst step toward elimination
of the Scent rate.
The measure probably will be COM
bined with the proposed bill to con-
tinue the 1-cent-per- gallon Federal gas
oline tax for another year. Indications
pointed to quick passage.
Those comforting at the White House
included Postmaster General Farley.
Joseph C. OMahoney, First Assistant
Postmaster General; Chairman Mead of
the House Post Office Committee, Chair
man Doughton of the Ways and Means
Committee, Representative Ragon, Dem
ocrat, of Arkansas, member OF the
Ways and Means Committee, and Lewis
Douglas, director of the budget.
Evening star., 1933-04-15
Minute Mysteries
Solution to
CLASS DAY

tSee page 81
The plane flew 140 miles, No,
the professor is not going to ex-
plain it, Take this for home
work!
As AN EXERCISE OF THE
REASONING FACU ULTIES,
MATHEMATICS is AN ADMIR-
ABLE EXERCISE BECAUSE 1T
is REASONING ALONE AND
DOES NOT ENCUMBER THE
STUDENT WITH ANY EXER-
CTSE OF JUDGMENT.
-Whately.
Evening star., 1933-12-16
DIR. ABERNETHY TO
SPEAK ON LIQUOR
Calvary Baptist Pastor Will
Tell Young Peoples Thoughts
on The Subject.

Rev. w. S. Abernethy, pastor OF
Calvary Baptist Church, will preach
tomorrow morning on "A Full Length
Portrait Of Christ" and in the evening
on What viii Young People Have to
Say About the Liquor Traffic?" Thomas
Moss will give an organ recital at
7:45 pm.
Rev. Philip G. Murray. ministers
assistant, will have charge of the Junior
church service tomorrow morning at
II O'Clock. his topic being The Week
Before Chris. nss."
Services for the deaf will be held at
o'clock in Baker Hall, with Rev. A. D.
Bryant, minister. in charge. The social
and business meeting Of the deaf will
be held Tuesday evening.
The Mary C. Carr Evening Circle will
meet Monday evening, with Mrs. Frank
E. Edgington as guest speaker. A trio
from the Tuesday Evening Music Club
will furnish special Christmas music
social will follow
The Woman's Missionary Society will
meet Tuesday at IL o'clock in Baker
Hall. Subject, World Peace" will be
discussed by Mrs. Frank e. Edgington
Luncheon will be served at o'clock
The Baker Circle will hold a business
session following the luncheon.
The board of trustees will meet in
the pastors study Wednesday evening
The Burial class will hold election
OF officers Wednesday evening.
A memorial service for Miss Gertrude
I. Millard. late superintendent of the
junior department, will be held Thurs
day evening. Representatives from the
Mary c. Carr Circle. the junior depart
ment and of the office in the War de-
partment. where Miss Millard was en-
ployed will take part.
Evening star., 1933-12-16
DR.. U. G. B. PIERCE TO 2
SPEAK ON RELIGION
Children of All Souls Will Bring
Gifts Tomorrow for Their
Christmas Baskets.

DR.. Ulysses G. B. Pierce, minister Of
All Souls Unitarian Church, will preach
tomorrow morning on ull-Grown Re-
ligion."
At the church school session at GAS
children will bring their gifts for the
needy families who are to be provided
with Christmas baskets. Florence Sin
dell, soprano. will assist Lewis Corning
Atwater. orsanist, in a program Of mod
erp German music at o'clock This
will be followed at $50 by a talk on
The Chalice of Antioch" by Dr. J. H.
Dellinger. Supper will be served from
6 to o'clock. The young people will
gather for their fireside circle meeting
at $50. At 7:30 the motion picture
hour is scheduled in Pierce Hall. with
so Big" as the feature. A half hour
of music by the Little Symphony Or
chestra will precede this presentation.
Ellie Edison will be the guest speaker
at an open meeting of Pierce Hall Play
ers Monday at $3.50 o'clock He will
speak on "Our Changing Theater." !"
Chekoffs THE Marriage Proposal" will
be presented under the direction of
Anton Hardt. Mrs. Georgette Ross
Howard will continue her series of cur
rent events talks that evening under
the auspices Of the Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Club.
All Souls Church members will Join
in the meeting of the Congregational
Club at the First Congregational Church
Tuesday. The monthly dance, under
the auspices of the Unitarian Laymen's
League. will take place in Pierce Hall
December 81. Continuing the series
of foreign language motion picture
presentations, "Luise, Koenigen Won
Freussen'' will be shown on Friday eve
ming.
Evening star., 1933-12-16
GODS GOLDEN TREASURY
TOPIC OF DR.. WEAVER
Christmas Celebration Planned at
First Baptist the Evening
of December "a.

"Rethinking the Christian Program"
IS the subject of DR.. Rufus w. Weaver
al the First Baptist Church tomorrow
morning. and in the evening, Gods
Golden Treasury"
Subcommittees representing the Sum
day school and the B. Y. p. u. have
been named by Odle Porter, general
chairman. in charge Of plans for the
Christmas celebration the evening of
December "a. as follows: Tree Commit
tee. Loeth Phillips; Tree Decoration
Ina Siegrist; Room Decorations. Jewell
Lovelace; Holly and Evergreen Com
mlttee, Ora Thomas: Stockings and
Candy. Frances Cooper; Ushers. Leon
ard Smith; Gifts, Nellie Fike; Music,
Catherine Bentley and Raymond Rapp;
Electrical Equipment. Howell .Witsell,
and Program, John Ruthven and Lena
Parks.
Evening star., 1933-12-16
CHRISTMAS PLANS
AT GRACE CHURCH
Lutheran Congregation Will
Have Musical Program
Tomorrow.

The first service in the Christmas
program of Grace Lutheran Church, OF
which Rev. Gerhard E. Lenski is the
pastor, will be held tomorrow at 8 pm
The church choir. under the direction
of Marion st. John Aldridge, director
and organist, will present a program
of Christmas carols and anthems. As
siSting will be Lewis c. Atwater. organ
ist. A chorus of 25 voices will sing. A
short address will be given by the pas
tor on the subject: Singing the Songs
of Christmas"
At IL am. Pastor Lenski will preach
on Hints for Keeping Christmas"
The following services will comprise
the Christmas program Of the church:
December "a. IL am, congregational
worship; 4:30 pm. Christmas service
of the Sunday school. December Is
$50 am. early morning Christmas wor-
ship. December 81, pm, Christmas
program and party for primary depart
ment
At the recent merger of the Senior
Ladies' Society and Grace Guild. the
following officers we're chosen to rep
resent the new society: President, Mrs
George E. Walker; first vice president
Mrs. Nicholas Miles; second vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Ralph Bricker; secretary
Miss Christine Mattern; treasurer. Mrs
william Ruckert: financial secretary
Mrs Mary Butt: corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. Lula Davis.
Evening star., 1933-12-16
|LAY SPEAKERS At
Isl. ALbAN'S CHURCH
"What Christianity Means to
Me" Subject of Series
Talks.

Prominent lay speakers, who are to
discuss What Christianity Means to
Me" at series Of special evening serv-
ives to be held at st. Adams Parish
Church on the four Sundays in jan
uary. were announced by H. Lawrence
Choate. director of the Chapter of the
Brotherhood Of St. Andrew. which Is
sponsoring the series. The speakers
Will include Albert w. Atwood, financial
editor Of the Saturday Evening Post;
DR.. Arthur c. Christie, chairman of the
board OF the Washington Y. M. c. A..
and OF American University, and Hou-
ston Thompson, attorney, who served
as member Of the Federal Trade
Commission under President Woodrow
Wilson. The fourth speaker will BE an
nounced in the near future.
Several laymen afhliated with St.
Adams Parish will assist In conducting
the services and the music will feature
congregational singing OF familiar
hymns.
Under the leadership of the Brother
hood Chapter and with the cooper
alton Of other organizations in the
parish, a personal invitation is being
extended to several hundred residents
Of Cleveland Park, Wesley Heights and
other districts near Mount st. Alban to
attend these special services. Men and
boys will be particularly welcome.
Evening star., 1933-12-16
|4H|S Middle name"
PASTORS SUBJECT
Dr.. G. G. Johnson to Preach
at National Baptist
Memorial.

DR.. Cove @. johnson, pastor of the
National Baptist Memorial, will speak
tomorrow morning on His Middle
Name" IN his series on His Names. /"
In the evening he will continue his
messages OF books of the Bible for
men OF today, taking for his special
subject The Love-Letter-Philipp ("
The Anna B. Hanson Circle will
meet Tuesday at IL am, with Mrs.
w. s. Anderson. 1921 Patterson street.
The other circles will meet at nm
as follows: Ella Marie Holmes with
Mrs. Lula Singer, 1928 Columbia road:
Ann Judson with Mrs. c. A. Claxon
1873 Monroe street; DIR. Marion Cris,
well with Miss Ann Wakefield, 3l23
Adams Mill road; Annie Laurie Sadler
with Mrs. j. A. Jones, 1920 Mount
Pleasant street. and Emma G. Gill with
Mrs: Bessie Duvall. 1853 Columbia road
The Olive Love Circle will meet
Wednesday at l:30 pm, with Mrs,
Frances Maddox, 4O04 Fifth street. and
at pm, the Kathleen Mallory Circle
with Mrs. Elsie Simpson, 2619 twenty
fourth street northeast. the members
meeting at the church at lis pm.
The midweek service will be Thurs
day at 8 pm.
The annual Christmas entertainment
Will be held Friday at 7:30 pm. A
pageant, King Christmas and His
Court. will be presented under the
erection OF Mrs. Louise Pressgrove and
MIS-. Edna Schwartz Smith.
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DR.. v. N. RIDGELY TO
SPEAK AT CALVARY

DR.. Vernon N. Ridgely, minister Of
the Calvary Methodist Church, will
preach tomorrow morning on Christian
Unity" and at the evening service on
Some Facts About Disappointments."
Louis A. Potter, organist and director of
music. will lead the song service. and
Edward M. Hall will read the Scripture
lesson.
Miss Jane Sappington will play harp
accompaniment to a Christmas story,
The Seventh Christmas" read by Miss
Joan Miner, at the Young Peoples
League at Z O'Clock.
The Thursday evening devotional
service will be held in Guild Hall, with
the minister in charge On December
%. THE Tinker" a semi-religious
drama. will be presented by the CAL
vary Dramatic Club as the devotional
service for the evening.
DR.. Charles B. Campbell of the mems
class of the church school. will tell the
Christmas story over Station WMAL
next Saturday evening. This is the
eighth year that this custom, originated
by DR.. Campbell and members of the
class. will be observed. The papers
will carry the exact time Of the broad
cast. which is held under auspices of
the Organized Bible Class Association.
The Young People of the church will
hold Christmas party at the Y. w.
C A. Building. Sixth and E streets,
December 20, at $50 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1933-12-16
TOPICS announced
BY DR.. STOCKDALE
Christ, Hope of LOST Morn.
ing Subject at First Con-
gregationaI Church.

DR.. Allen A. Stockdale, pastor of the
First Congregational Church, will
speak tomorrow at IL O'Clock on
Christ, the Hope of the Lost" and at
pm. on What Is a Black Sheep"
The vested choir under the direstion
Of Ruby Smith Stahl, will sing at both
services. Paul De Long Gable will be
at the organ. After the evening serv-
ice short sing will be held in the
east parlor.
The Young Peoples Society meets at
$50 in the east parlor Miss Nell M.
Berghout will give few interpreta-
tions Of religious art. Carol singing
will also be a feature.
The Congregational Club will meet
Tuesday at $50 O'Clock at the church.
Dinner will be served. DR.. Lynn Har-
old Hough of Drew University, will
speak on 1.-TWO Great Congregational
Leaders" The Mount Pleasant Circle
will meet at the home of Mrs. Dollie
Lawton, 1906 Kenyon street northwest.
Red Cross sewing. Notify hostess,
phone Columbia 1906
The Friendly Forum will hold din
ner meeting Wednesday at $50 pm, in
the Sunday School room. The Sunday
School Christmas dinner and program
will be Thursday.
The young people will sing carols
at the Jail, Gallinger Hospital and
other places on Christmas eve. Paul
Sedgwick Is in charge of arrangements
The topic for the Calvin Coolidge
Mems Glass at 10 O'Clock tomorrow
will be Framing Paul and Furthering
Christ" The discussion will be opened
by the leader, DR.. B. B. James.
Evening star., 1933-12-16
PETWORTH METHODIST
HOLDS CAROL SERVICE

The annual Christmas carol service
will be held tomorrow evening at Pet
worth M. E. Church. In addition to
singing by the entire group will be
which will unite in the program.
The minister. Rev. r. L. Wood, will
preach at IL am. on The Christians Is
God"
The Epworth League will hold a
business and social meeting in the
church parlors Tuesday evening. On
Thursday evening the concluding serv-
ice Of the midweek church night pro-
gram will be held. The classes taught
by DR.. A. S. Mowbray in Bible study,
Miss Martha Stauffer in church school
methods and Rev. r. L. Wood in
church management will have their
final sessions.