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Evening star., 1934-08-16
SUGGESTS MODERNISTIC
TOMBSTONE DESIGNS
Head of Guild Says Clients Criti-
cize Present Styles as Being
old-Fashioned.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 16-Death, It
appeared today. has to be made more
attractive to take weight from the
shoulders Of the tombstone manu-
facturers.
In convention here Ernest T.
Des Jardins of Lapeer, Mich, presi-
dent of the Guild of Tombstone
Sculptors and Carvers, said that while
the old man with the scythe still CO.
operated to improve their business,
that sales resistance of relatives Of
the deceased was on the increase.
The principal trouble, he said, was
that clients criticize present tomb
stone styles as old-fashioned. Even
the dropping figure Of an angel atop
a gray stone no longer appeals, he
added.
He suggested modernistic designs.
Evening star., 1934-08-16
NIAGARA STILL HOLDS
SUICIDE BRIDES BODY
River Men on Watch at Whirl-
pool See No Trace of Wom-
ans Corpse.

BY the Associated Press.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. August
16.-River men on watch at the whirl-
pool have reported no sign of the body
of Mrs Ruth I. Hyde of Bradford, Pa,
who committed suicide Sunday by
leaping from sightseeing cable car.
Bodies carried into the whirlpool
sometimes remain there for several
days before coming to the surface or
may be carried down the river toward
Lewiston and Lake Ontario.
The question of whether the suicide
was in Canadian or American waters
was answered by authorities, who de-
cided that it was in the former.
Evening star., 1934-08-16
FORMER MAJOR LEAGUE
PITCHER HELD SUICIDE
Walter Guy Morrison, Once With
Giants, Pirates and Braves,
Found Dead.

By the Associated Press.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, August 16
Walter Guy Morrison, 81, former
major league pitcher and since 1929
director of physical education for the
city of Grand Rapids, was found dead
Tuesday night with bullet wound in
his head. DR.. Harmon C.. Wolfe, cor
oner, said suicide was indicated.
Morrison had been pitcher with
the Giants, the Pirates and the Braves
In the National League.
He was a letter man at West
Virginia Wesleyan. During the World
War he served 18 months as a physi-
cal director at Camp Knox.
Evening star., 1934-08-16
Labor Leader Sentenced.

SAN FRANCISCO, August Is Cp).
Elaine Black, secretary of the In
ternational Labor Defense, was SEN
fenced yesterday by Municipal Judge
Alden Ames to six months in Jail on
conviction of vagrancy by a jury.
Evening star., 1934-04-07
THE LORDS PRAYER
IS TOPIC OF PASTOR
Rev. A. P. Wilson to Preach at
Columbia Heights Christian
Church Tomorrow.

Rev. A. p. Wilson. minister OF
Columbia Heights Christian Church,
will have as his text tomorrow morn
ing the first In a series of sermons
on ''The Lords Prayer" Special
music by the church choir. directed
by Mrs. william Collins. At 7:30 the
minister will speak on THE Many
Mansions. Music will be by the
junior choir.
The Women's Council will meet
Tuesday at l0:45 am, Mrs. E. H.
Ehlis presiding. Missionary program.
led by Mrs. ]. Ward Eicher; devo-
tions, by Mrs. H. B. Douglas, topic,
Jesus in Latin America" Discus
sions by Rev. Wilson on The Need
Of Living Jesus; Mrs. Lessard, "A
New Road to Emmaus"; Mrs. E. H.
Ellis. Mexico; Mrs. Myers, PAN
American Day." and Mrs. william
Collins, "A Recent Vacation In Puerto
Rico" Preceding this meeting at
10 am. there will be q prayer service
for all the missionary women Of
churches Of the District Columbia
and nearby Maryland and Virginia, In
memory of the missionary work Of the
women for so years. This service will
be led by Mrs. o. B. Atwood.
At the midweek prayer service In
connection with the devotional
service, there will be q New Testa-
ment study class.
Evening star., 1934-04-07
REPORTS OF CHURCH
WILL BE SUBMITTED
Annual Meeting of Central Pres
byterian Will Be Held
Thursday.

At the Central Presbyterian Church.
the pastor, DR.. James H. Taylor, will
conduct the communion service and
preach on the Lords supper tomorrow
morning At night the discussion Of
Great Conversions in the Scriptures"
will be continued.
There will be the annual meeting
of the congregation Thursday eve
ming when the reports from the vari-
Gus organizations Of the churches
will be read and the reports Of the
church to be submitted to the presby-
terry of the Potomac will be presented.
During the past year the Church has
been aiding in the support of free
foreign missionaries: Miss Katheryne
Thompson who IS located at Kiangyin,
China, and DR.. and Mrs. William
Hollister Of Kunsan, Korea. The
church also has been assisting certain
home missionaries and the mountain
school at Banner Elk, N c.; Buffalo
Mountain, Va, and Raebun-Gap.
Nacoochee, Ga.
The new officers of the WeStmin-
ster League have been elected and
will assume their duties at once.
They are: President, Evans Buchan-
an; vice president, Barbara Keyser;
recording secretary, Marie Taylor;
corresponding secretary, Ellen Lauck,
and treasurer, Walter Guthrie
The Young Peoples Friday Night
Club, under the leadership Of DR..
Taylor, will study the Last Week
of the Life of Christ"
Evening star., 1934-04-07
DR.. SMITH PLANS
SERMON SERIES.
Book of Job to Be Used for
Metropolitan Church
Subjects.

At the Metropolitan Memorial
Church, Nebraska and New Mexico
avenues, DR.. Chesteen Smith will
preach the first of series of sermons
on great questions in the Book of Job.
'Canst Thou by Searching Find God?"
will be the subject for tomorrow at II
o'clock.
DR.. A. C. Christie will be the speaker
at the mems community Bible class
at $50 am.
The members and friends of the
women's organizations will meet Tues
be led by Mrs. A. S. M. Hopkins. The
program speaker will be Mrs. William
Pierpont. Mr.. C. c. eager will be in
charge of demonstration entitled
Bellies Mysterious Friend" A special
luncheon in honor of new members
and friends has been arranged by
Mrs. w. M. Gewehr's Circle of the
Ladies' Association.
A special program will be given Fri
cay evening under the auspices of the
missionary societies when MIR. and
Mrs. E. r. Rochester will present an
illustrated travel talk on America the
Beautiful" The Girl Scouts and the
Boy Scouts of Wesley Heights will
have a part on the program. Mrs. j.
S. Montgomery is arranging the musi-
cal numbers.
Evening star., 1934-04-07
EASTER MESSAGE
AT GRACE LUTHERAN
Believing Thomas Topic Of Rev.
G. E. Lenski Tomorrow.
No Evening Service.

The message Of Easter will continue
to be the theme of the services held in
Grace Lutheran Church tomorrow. The
pastor, Rev. G. E. Lenski, will have
as his theme, Believing Thomas"
The customary evening worship at 8
pm. will be omitted temporarily. In
its place young peoples devotional
meetings will be held. The meeting
tomorrow will begin at pm. Louis
Waple will be in charge and the topic
will be presented by Margaret Ruckert.
Members of the newly confirmed class
are being specially invited.
The brotherhood will meet Wednes-
Gay, 8 pm. The annual banquet will
be held in May instead of April as
previously announced.
The Women'S Guild will give a
supper April 19 from to pm. in
the hall of the church to which men,
bers and friends of the congregation
are being invited. Mrs. Nicholas Miles,
jr., is in charge of arrangements.
Evening star., 1934-04-07
METHODIST
BAPTISMAL SERVICE
"A Victorious Faith" Subject
Tomorrow Morning of Rev.
w. M. Michael.

At Eldbrooke M. E. Church tomor-
row morning the pastor. Rev. Walter
M. Michael, will preach at II am.
on "A Victorious Faith" New mem
bers will be received and the sacra-
ment of baptism administered.
The High School League and the
Young Peoples Society meet at Z pm.
An Easter entertainment will be
given at 8 pm. by the girls of Dolly
Madison cottage at Hill Crest. Theo-
dore Robb will play selections on the
musical saw. The choir will sing.
A luncheon will be served by the
Michael Circle at noon Wednesday,
Prayer meeting will be at 7:45 and
the official board will meet at $50
pm.
A white elephant" party WILL be
given Friday evening at the home Of
Mrs. J. B. williams, 5322 Forty-first
street. under the auspices OF the
Thompson Circle.
DIR. John r. Edwards, corresponding
secretary of the Board of Foreign
Missions. will preach the evening Of
April Is.
Evening star., 1934-04-07
PASTOR TO SPEAK
ON STRONG WILL
DR.. A. A. StockdaIe to
Preach at First Congre-
gationaI Church.

DR.. Allen A. Stockdale. pastor Of
the First Congregational Church, will
preach tomorrow at IL o'clock on "A
Strong Will-How Made and Used" 4"
and at pm. will review the book.
entitled 1.-The Courage Of Ignorance. d"
The vested choir, under the direction
Of Ruby Smith Stahl, will sing at
both services. Paul De Long Gable
will be at the organ.
The Women's Glass meets in the
west parlor, Mrs. E. c. Alvord,
teacher. The Young Peoples Society
will meet at $50 o'clock In the east
parlor. Charlotte Hobbs will lead dis
cussion on IAN the Talents" Gail
Wilton will have charge of the wor-
ship service. Thursday, at s O'Clock,
the church night supper will be held.
At 6:45. a special meeting of the
church and society will be held.
The Working Band will meet Mon
day at 10 O'Clock in the Sunday
school room. The Standing Com
mittee will meet in the east parlor
Monday evening. The Women's So
ciety will meet at IL o'clock Tuesday.
Mrs. F. L. Mcclure Of Canton Uni
versity, China, will speak. A chorus.
directed by Mrs. w. w. Gilbert, will
sing. Mrs. Frank Garden will read
poetry; worship service will be led
by Mrs. E. c. Alvord. Guest soloist,
Mrs. Mathilde Kolb Bartlett.
The Young Women's Club will hold
dinner meeting Tuesday at 6:l5
O'Clock, at the church. Miss Taisa
Stadnichenko, guest speaker, will dis
cuss the religious and spiritual life Of
Russia. A game party and social will
be held at the Kenwood Golf and
Country Club, Wednesday. at 2
O'Clock. under the auspices of the
Working Band. Mrs. w. w. Chalmers
and Mrs. Lottie Stephens in charge.
Evening star., 1934-04-07
Church Federation

Plans are being completed for the
annual meeting April II. It will be
held In connection with . dinner at
6 o'clock In Foundry M. Z. Church.
DR.. B. w. Meeks is chairman Of the
Committee on Arrangements. The
principal address will be given by
Chancellor Joseph Gray Of American
University. The Mems Glee Club Of
the school will sing. DR.. ]. r. Sizoo
will speak about the foreign mission
ary conference and plans for the fu-
ture. Officers will be elected and other
business transacted. The president.
william o. Tufts. will serve as chair
man Of the meeting.
Maurice r. Hamm of Baltimore will
come to the city next week to take
charge of preparations for the finan-
cial campaign to begin April q. The
necessary organization will be effect
ed, literature printed and workers Sc
cured. He will have q desk in the
office Of the federation. 500 McIach-
len Building.
DR.. w. L. Darby. executive secre-
tary, will preach tomorrow night in
the Methodist Protestant Church at
Cherrydale, Va.
Evening star., 1934-04-07

Health Service. This - their annual
pilgrimage to church In q body. The
rector, Rev. Arlington, is their chap
lain, and he will preach.
The annual distribution Of medals
and certificates to the choir boys and
members of the Acolyte Guild will be
held Sunday at IL. This keen COM
petition creates much interest in the
parish. The reward comes as a sur
prise, as no announcement of the
winners is made until the time of the
service. The winning boys and men
come to the chancel steps and are
invested with their crosses by the
rector.
Evening star., 1934-04-07

The guest speaker at Rock Greek
Episcopal Church, tomorrow at II
o'clock, will be Rev. George W. Dow,
city missioner of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church. There will be cele-
bration of Holy Communion at $50
am. and a meeting Of the Young
Peoples Fellowship at pm.
The Annunciation of the Blessed
Virgin Mary will be observed Mon
day by celebration of Holy Com
munion at 1890 am. The April
meeting of the Mems Club Of Rock
Greek Parish will be held Thursday
night.
Rev. William L. Mayo, vicar, an
nounces the services tomorrow at Holy
Comforter Chapel, Rock Greek Par
ish, STA Georgia avenue, will in
clude celebration of Holy Communion
at 7:3O and II am, with sermon at
the latter service, and evening prayer,
with address, at 7:30 o'clock. On
Monday, Annunciation of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, there will be celebration
of Holy Communion at 1890 am.
Evening star., 1934-04-07
Royal Scot Exhibited.

The Royal Scot, the British train
exhibited in Chicago last Summer,
was q feature Of the British Indus
tries Fair in Birmingham, England,
this year.
Evening star., 1934-04-07
PLANS SPECIAL SERVICE
AT ST. PAUL'S CHURCH
Sojourners and Heroes Of '76
Will Hold Annual Pilgrim
age Tomorrow.

At st. Paul's Church near Wash
ington Circle will be held q special
service tomorrow at II o'clock for
Sojourners and Heroes.
Col. Resolve P. Palmer, president Of
Washington Chapter Of the National
Sojourners, and Capt. Louis A. Kun
zig, commander of the Heroes Of 76,
have sent invitations to their mem
bers to assemble at the church for
divine srevice Sunday morning. These
are organizations of Master Masons
connected with the Army, Navy, Ma
rine Corps, Coast Guard and Public
Evening star., 1934-04-07
JUNIOR GUILD FORMED

A Junior Guild has been organized
in st. Johns Episcopal Church. la.
fayette Square. with the following on.
GERS: Ingham Mack, presiding; Caro-
line johnson, vice president; Frederick
Hunt, secretary, and Elizabeth Walker.
treasurer. a"
The guild, which meets on Sunday
nights at 8 o'clock in the parish hall,
has IA charter members. Efforts are
being made to have all eligible young
people in the church become members.
Evening star., 1934-04-07
Bottle Crosses Atlantic.

Containing a message dated from
Newfoundland. May l, 1898. a bottle
has been picked up in the River SUR
at Waterford, Irish Free State.
Evening star., 1934-04-07
"AFTER EASTER" TOPIC
AT CHEVY CHASE CHURCH
Presbyterian Hearthstone Group
to Have Student From China


At Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church tomorrow morning Rev. J.
Hillman Hollister will preach an
After Easter"
The Hearthstones will meet at 6
pm. in the young peoples room. Lin
Ho. student from China at American
University Graduate School, will be
their guest.
The Fireside Group will meet at
7:30 at the home of Mrs. Ross L.
Fryer, 1908 Livingston street. At the
same hour the Collegians will meet
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
S. Austin, East Underwood street.
Section Of the Woman's Guild will
meet for luncheon at pm. Monday
at the home of Mrs. Mumford, 1923
Ridge street.
The Radcliffe Red Cross Sewing
Circle will meet at 1:30 Tuesday at
the home of Mrs. Frederick S. Stitt,
2737 Devonshire place.
Section of the Woman's Guild
will meet for luncheon at the home
of Mrs. Henry A. Swanson, 3911
Jocelyn street, Wednesday at pm.
Evening star., 1934-04-07
SERIES OF POST-EASTER
SERMONS WILL BE GIVEN
z Planned by DR.. H. w. Burgan
Beginning Tomorrow-Young
People to Present Plan.

DR.. H. w. Burgan, minister of
Hamline M. E. Church, will begin q
series of postmaster sermons to-
morrow at IL o'clock. The series is
entitled From Easter to Pentecost," 4"
and will continue for seven Sunday
mornings. The topics are: To-
morrow, 'The Christ of the Emmaus
Road: April Is, Christ Let Loose
in the World; April %, Thomas,
Called Didymus";; April 29, ITO Serve
the Present Age; May 6. The World
Is My Parish: May 13. Back to
Jerusalem With joy and May 20,
The Meaning of Pentecost." To-
morrow night the young people will
repeat-the Easter drama, Mason, the
Blind Disciple"
At the midweek service Thursday
night the minister will speak on
Peter Cartwright" one of Method
ism's most colorful personalities.
There will be an oid-fashioned
Methodist song service in connection
with this devotional meeting.
Evening star., 1934-04-07
"FIFLY SPOKEN" TOPIC

"The Lifting Hand" Subject at
Brightwood Park M. E.
At the Brightwood Park M. E.
Church tomorrow morning the min
lister, Rev. S. Carroll Coale, will de-
liver a sermon on Words Fifty
Spoken" Raymond Morton will be
the subject of the story for the chill
dren. The High School League will
meet at 6:45 pm. and the young
people at 7 o'clock. The minister
will speak on THE Lifting Hand"
at pm.
The Downs Bible class and the
Delta Bible class will hold business
meetings Tuesday evening The Cole
Glass Club will conduct its monthly
program and social in the social hall
Wednesday evening.
The minister will deliver the ad-
dress at the service Thursday eve
ming.
Evening star., 1934-12-30
In Local Music Circles

The soloists were the quartet COM
posed Of Mrs. D. A. Ochs, Mrs. S. A.
Wellman, Mrs. C. L. Bond and Mrs.
E. E. Franklin; Dorothy Goodrich,
violinist; the Euphonic Quartet, COM
posed Of Robert Eldridge, Cecil Hig-
gins, Charles Eldridge and Merrill
Dawson; Donald Reed, cellist, and
Virginia Kimball, pianist.
The Treble Clef Club and the
Mems Glee Club of Washington Mis-
sionary College gave a program of
Christmas music last Saturday eve
ming, assisted by the College Orchestra,
Prof. Willard F. Shaded, director.
The first part of the program was
given by the Treble Clef Club, accom-
panied by Lois Hall. The soloists were
Edythe Stephenson and Miss Leach.
The first numbers were followed by
violin selections by Dorothy Goodrich.
Several sacred numbers. by the Mems
Glee Club, were accompanied by Perlie
de F. Henderson
The anthem. Calm on the List'ning
Ear of Night" by Harker, was given
by the combined clubs: the soloists
being Edythe Stephenson and Martin
Laloan, accompanied by Miss Hall,
pianist; Miss Goodrich, violinist, and
Charles Boyd. cellist. Prof. j. w.
Osborne directed the closing number.
Evening star., 1934-12-30
Story of Shawn's S Career.

CRITICS all over this country ant
abroad have acclaimed Tet
Shawn as a great dancer, an arts
and as a director of groups in pro
grams. Few individuals who hau
seen the 1.-the Shawn in agile India.
numbers and dramatic religious inter.
pretations. however, realize that it va
because he could not walk-was TEN,
porarily paralyzed-that Ted Shaw
first was inspired with desire u
dance.
Born the son of a newspaper mar
in Kansas City. Mo, Shawn decided a,
lister. BY the time Ted Shawn en-,
tered the University of Denver, Den.
yer, Colo, he thought that part Of hi
plans all settled. But while in colleg,
he became seriously III with diphtherii
and for weeks was not expected to live
He did live. but was partially par
alyZed.
So this dancer. who brings his mai
dancers in one of their popular pro.
grams to the National Theater Fri.
day, January l8, at 4:30 pm, triet
various treatments and methods t.
restore use of his paralyzed muscles
As soon as he could move at all h,
took up dancing as means of gaining
strength. Soon the art fascinated
him. BY the time he was recovered
physically, family troubles made hi
return to college impossible. But h,
wouldn't give up dancing. He go
work in an Office and practiced mathe.
mates all day and dancing after Office
hours. Then he took night Job a.
the public library to get money to con.
tinue dance study.
He moved to Los Angeles and began
giving intimate groups exhibitions. ane
% teach a few pupils in the evenings
after office hours. At last he went ta
New York to study the principles OF
Delsarte, and while there he met Ruth
st. Denis. He became her partner
her ballet master, and her husband
Their successful tours together and
with the Denishawn company have be.
come dance history. Most recently
Shawn has developed this purely
masculine company, which will appear
here in a couple of weeks with new
program and which has won audi
ences and critics to favorable comment
in the initial tour last year.
Evening star., 1934-12-30
Bach Festival Soloists.
A T THE 1895 Bach Festival on Ma

At THE 1885 Bach Festival on May
IT and 18, at Lehigh University,
the Mass in B Minor" will be sung
by the Bethlehem Bach Choir for the
twenty eighth time in commemoration
OF the 250th anniversary of the master
composer John Sebastian Bach. The
local choir has been increased to 280
voices and rehearsals are being held
weekly under Bruce Carey of Phila-
delphia, elected the successor to the
late DR.. Wolfe, who died in January,
1888. The rehearsals are unusually
well attended, with an average of more
than 200 singers, and the interest the
singers are taking in the mass and
the st. Matthew Passion" which will
be sung on Friday of the festival be-
speaks fine tonal productions. with
the traditional earmarks of the late
DR.. Wolfe, who founded the Bach
Choir in 1898 and produced the first
complete rendition of the Mass in B
Minor" in March, 1900.
The following soloists have been
engaged: Louise Lerch, soprano; Rose
Bamptom, alto; Dan Gridley, tenor,
and Julius Huehn, bass baritone, all
OF whom have sung at Bach Festivals
in Bethlehem.
Miss Lerch sang at the 1923 festi-
val under the direction of the late
DR.. J. Fred Wolfe, which she consid-
cred her highest ambition, after being
a member of the choir for five years
prior to entering upon her career with
the Metropolitan Opera Co. of New
York City.
Miss hampton sang In the 1882 and
1884 Bach Festivals and also at the
memorial service to the late DR.. Wolfe
in May, 1888, when the Mass in B
Minor" alone was presented.
Mr.. Gridley has also been heard
before at three Bach Festivals in this
city-in 1882, in 1888 at the memorial
service to the late Dr.. Wolfe, and in
1894.
Mr.. Huehn made his first appear
ance at a Bethlehem Bach Festival
in 1884 and he created nothing short
Of q furore with his fresh tones and
the vitality Of youth.
Evening star., 1934-12-30
Orchestra, National Asset

chestra plays. an average OF $50
music lovers have attended each con
cert so far this season. thus estab
fishing new record for attendanc
and incidentally hanging up the larg
est record for attendance of any sym
phony orchestra in the United States
1t is the record of an accomplishment
in intelligent cooperation, of whicl
many an older organization might vel
be proud
1t is mainly to DR.. Kinder tha
Washington owes an immense debt O
gratitude, for he has labored unceas
ingly to train the orchestra. Result
like this are not reached instantane
ously. 1t takes time, patience an
complete knowledge of objectives 70
any conductor to evoke instrumental
eloquence.
Rapid progress of the Nationa
Symphony may also be ascribed t
the determined efforts of c. c. Cappe
manager of the orchestra, and tn
board Of directors, headed by Lelani
Harrison, president. They have per
Sistently promulgated the cause
good music in various ways; by spread
ing its appeal to all people. by tn
organization of women's committee,
who have actively interested them
selves in the welfare of the orchestra
by enlisting the support of employe
in various governmental bureaus, an,
by securing the cooperation of figure
prominent in social and national life
he for -,
steady development is the special stu
dents concerts given each year. Tn
regular series of six concerts becam
so popular that it was found neces
sary to give four extra concerts thi
year In widely separated high school.
thus making it possible for practicalt
every child in Washington to hea
the orchestra.