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Evening star., 1936-09-08
HHE Brazilian Ambassador ana
Senhora de Aranha gave the
first formal reception of the

"HE Brazilian Ambassador ana
Senhora de Aranha gave the
first formal reception OF the
early season yesterday after
noon when they entertained in honor
of the minister of communications
and public works of Brazil, DR.. Joao
Marques dos Refs, and the delegates
from Brazil to the Third World Power
Conference. The party also. marked
the anniversary of Brazilian inde-
pendence. Senhora de Aranha, who
has been at Bluemont, Va, for the
Summer, came to Washington for the
party and received with the Ambassa-
dor and the guest of honor. They
stood in the drawing room at the
head of the stairs, the hostess wearing
a smart costume of black satin, made
severely plain on graceful lines, dec
Grated only with a brilliant clasp at
the V of the becoming neckline and
similar gay ornament at the waist.
Senhorita Zazi Aranha, daughter of
the hosts, assisted and wore a gay
frock of red crepe, which compile
mented the red of the gown worn by
Senhorita Josephine Refs, daughter of
the honor guest, and the two were
constantly together.
The rooms were gay with blossoms
and the table in the dining room had
an effective center piece of rich red
American Beauty roses.
The many guests included officials
of this Government, representatives
of foreign countries accredited to this
post and the many delegates from
other countries to the power confer
ence. The Secretary of State and
Mrs. Cordell Hull were among the alb
sentees, the latter being in deep
mourning for her brother, the late
Julius Witt of Staunton, Va, and the
cabinet was represented by Mrs.
Homer S. Cummings, wife of the At
torney General, and the Secretary of
Commerce and Mrs. Daniel C. Roper.
Mrs. Cummings was accompanied by
Miss Ann Callaghan of New York,
who is her house guest.
Among the large number of dplo-
mats at the party were Nine de
Laboulaye, wife of the French Am
bassador, smartly attired in a black
figured crepe dress with tiny orange
pattern and a becoming black hat.
The German Ambassador, Herr Hans
Luther, accompanied by several of
the delegates from his country, was
present and the Chilean Ambassador,
Senor Don Manuel Trucco, was ac-
Evening star., 1936-09-08
SenOrita AlfarO to Be Honor
Guest at Party Tomorrow

mer President of Brazil and Sonora
de Sacasa.
During their stay in New York
Sonora de Alfaro and her daughter
met the formers son. Senor Rogelio
Alfaro, who has been studying and
travelling in Europe. He returned with
his mother to the Capital several days
ago. Senor Ivan Alfaro. another son,
who has been in Old Hickory, Tenn,
for some time. will arrive Friday and
will remain to attend the wedding Of
his sister and Mr. Weller. He will sail
September 26 for Argentina
Evening star., 1936-09-08

Sturges was Miss Jeanne Steele Of
Herndon, Va, and her sisters are Miss
Mary Chase Steele and Mrs. Hugh
Hutchison of this city.
The bridegroom attended Chestnut
Hill Academy Of Philadelphia and the
Phillips Exeter Academy of Exeter,
N. H. He is completing his last year
at Harvard. His maternal grand
parents were the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Stetson Steele of Washing
ton and Virginia and his paternal
grandparents were the late Mr.. Will
liam Sturges of Chicago and the late
Mrs. Bessie Macleod Leggett of New
York. His great-aunt on the paternal
side is Miss Josephine Macleod of
StratfordonAv England.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sturges will reside in
Cambridge, Mass.
Evening star., 1936-09-08
Lima Macatee
To Honor Cousin

Miss Lima Macatee will entertain
at tea Wednesday in honor of her
cousin, Miss Mary Paxton Macatee,
daugher of Dr. and Mrs. Henry Cook
Macatee, whose marriage to Mr..
Kenneth Donaldson will take place
Saturday.
Evening star., 1936-09-08
Brazilian Embassy Fete
Ambassador and Senhora de Aranha
Hosts to Countrymen Yesterday.

companied by his daughters, Senorita
Graciela Trucco and Senorita Rebecca
Trucco; the Belgian Ambassador and
Comtesse van der Straton- -Ponthos,
and Senorita Olga Patterson, daugh-
ter of the Cuban Ambassador, were
constantly greeted by their many
friends and acquaintances upon their
recent return to Washington.
The hours of the reception were
from to o'clock, but the party
was delightful and many remained
beyond the final hour to chat, and
perhaps to discuss many questions
before the Power Conference.
Evening star., 1936-09-08
Miss Bertha Eney
Engaged to Wed

Mr.. and Mrs Harry Elwood Eney
announce the engagement of their
daughter Bertha Marguerite to Mr..
John Thomas Carver, son of Mrs.
Carver and the late Mr.. John T.
Carver of Maryland. The wedding
will take place early in October.
Evening star., 1936-09-08

SENORITA AMELITA ALFARO,
daughter of the former Panama
Minister and Sonora de Alfaro,
will be the guest in whose honor
Miss Lillian Willetts will entertain at
luncheon tomorrow at the Mayf1ower
Hotel. Senorita Alfaro, whose mar
riage to Mr. Frank Weller will take
place September % in St. Matthews
Church, will return to Washington to-
day from New York, where she accom-
panied her mother to visit Senorita
Gloria Sacasa, daughter of the for
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-24

After this Jesus made Can2r:aum his
home. Here one Sabbath he healed a
man in the syna gogue by casting out an
evil spirit. Later that day he healed
woman Of fever in her OVID home.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-24
WEAVER WILL HELP
IN ELECTRIC WORK
State College Man Now With Ma
tionaI Bureau To Work In
Many Different States

College Station, Raleigh, Jan. %
David s. Beaver, head Of the depart
ment of agricultural engineering at NJ
C. State College, who is now working
with the U. S. Department of Agri-
culture, will soon be available for con-
sultation in the development of rural
identification programs in the dirfer-
ent states Of the Union, according to
word received here today.
AS rural identification specialist
for the state College extension ser
vice. Weaver had been assisting with
the rural identification program in
this State Last year he directed a
survey of the rural -electrification pos
sibilities i'll approximately 500 COM
mur!tias.
This survey was the basis of a pro-
gram in North Carolina which led to
extension OF 1853 miles of rural power
lines in 1895. These lines brought cleo
tricity tc nearly 5000 rural customers.
Early in January, 1886, he was
granted q years leave of absence to
work with the extension service of
the u s. Department Of Agriculture
as q contact man between the Rural
liberalization Administration and
the extension services of the various
state agricultural colleges over the
Nation
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-24
Nv DIR. ALVIN f. BELL

The public ministry Of Jesus divides
into the wear of obscurity spent in
Judaea: the year of popularity, spent
largely in Galilee; and the year of OPP
position. Our lesson deals with the
opening days of that year Of popu-
larity. That earlier year of obscurity
is recorded only in John 1920 to 5:47
and belongs between verses ID and II
Of this fourth chapter of Luke.
Jesus Rejection at Nazareth
"And he came to Nazareth, where
he had been brought up, and he enter
ed as his custom was, into the syna-
gogue Oh the sabbath day, and STOOD
up to read And there was delivered
unto him the book of the prophet
Isaiah. And he opened the book ana
found the place where it was written.
The Spirit Of the Lord is upon me,
+ ecause he anointed me to preach
good tidings to the poor: he hath Sent
me to proclaim release to the cap
tives and recovery Of sight to the
blind, to set at liberty them that are
bruised to proclaim the acceptable
year of the Lord Here Jesus stop
ped: He did not go on to read lana
the day of vengeance of our God" be-
cause that belongs to the second ad-
vent which is still in the future. What
Jesus read represented his purpose to
be accomplished in his first coming,
and of it he could say. To-day hath
this scripture been fulfilled in your
ears" This was a tremendous claim
| for Jesus to make to his old neigh
| bors in the home town. that he whom
| they knew as the village carpenter
was Gods anointed Messiah foretold
by the prophets for centuries past
They admitted the marvellous ma
ture Of his gracious words but their
| close-minded prejudice refused to see
him anything more than they had re-
garded him for thirty years. Jesus
likened their unbelief to the unl2eiief
! of Eliiah's day which drove Elijah TO
Zarephath to find faith in the widow
of the place; the same unbelief drove
Elisha to IL leper of Syria. So the
Nazarenes who should have been
Christ's first and staanchegt disciples
would, by their unbelief drive Jesus
out among strangers to find follow.
ing. And this Is just what they PFC.
ceeded to do, as they rose up and cast
him forth out of the city, and led MN
unto the brow of the hill whereon
their city was built, that they might
THROW him down headlong.'' "Veriiy'
no prophet is acceptable in his oW1s
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-24
DEACONS TO BEGIN
WINTER GRID WORK

Wake Forest College, Jan. 24-Off-
season football drills will get under
way here Thursday, Jan. 80, and Head
Coach Jim Weaver has announced
that approximately IS candidates will
report for the drills.
According to Coach Weaves most
of the time will be devoted to funda-
mcntals, with blocking and tacklin@
in the forefront However two days OF
the week will be occupied in scrim-
maGe. The drills will continue for six
weeks.
Assistants Herman Hickman. Dave
HoltOn, and Phi! Utley will be on hand
TO help Weaver, while Murray Grea-
son, backfield coach, will be unable
10 take part due to the fact that he
il coaching basketball.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-24

TO attend the meeting in Oxford Sat
urdav afternoon, l. was said. w. r.
Vaughan. Of Henderson. and Sam l..
Daniel. of Littleton, president OF the
state organization, are also to speak.
The organization, which is being
placed in all counties of the State,
with 90 already organized, has as it's
purpose the advocacy of legislation in
North Carolina designed to tie in with
the Federal governments old age pen
sion system, the two together assur-
ing, il is thought, some $50 monthly
TO be paid 10 ali persons 50 years or
age and older.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-24

At sunset Of the same Sabbath he heale'
a great number of sick folk who had
been carried to his door Next morning
they found him out in 4 desert place
praying for strength for another sueh
days work.
kt:OLDE:N TExT-I-uke AIS, 49,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-24
Hl-SPEEDS TO MEET
HIGH SCHOOL OUINT

After handing Warrenton h;.,
their first defeat of the season. 2o'9t
wednesday night. the Texaco ff
Speeds will meet Henderson HIGH 49,
night on the High Price court at IA
o'clock.
The high lads will be seeking 81
average an early season defeat ~.
Hi-Spccds copied their first oa,,,.
2S-14.
Warrcnton had trimmed he u.
Speeds in a previous meeting
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-24
Old Age Pension
Group Planned at
Oxford Tomorrow

An old age pension meeting is to
be held in the court house at Oxford
at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon, it
was learned today, with c. F. Tan
HERSHEY, ST., of Henderson, in charge.
Mr. Tankersley recently held q SINH
lar meeting in Vance county, which
was attended by a meeting that filled
the court room i'll the county court
house.
White and colored men and women
e5 years Of age and over are invited
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-24

country
Jesus Makes Capernaum His Home
SO Jesus went sadly on to Caperna-
UNI to find q new home and a well
come among strangers which his old
neighbors refused him. Here typi-
cal sabbath days work is recounted.
In the morning in the synagogue he
"rebukes the spirit Of an unclean de
mon," suffering it not to fbear testi-
mony to him: BE muzzled and come
out of him." was Christ's word of
authority, to which the evil spirit
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-24

(The International Uniform Lesson
on the above topic for Jan. 26 is Luke
4:16-44, the Golden Text being 4:lS' 49,
THE Spirit of the Lord is upon me-
because he anointed me to preach
good tidings to the poor; he hath sent
me to proclaim release to the capttves
and recovering of sight to the blind,
to set at lHoerty them that are bruised
to proclaim the acceptable year or
the Lord'D
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-24
SURRENDERED in terror.

SURRENDERED in terror.
In the afternoon he ministered in
q home to Peters mother-in-law who
was holden with q great fever" Jesus
rebuked the disease as he had rebuk-
cd the demon, and his word carried
the same authority and power. "And
when the sun was setting" he healed
n great multitude gathered at his door
again "rebuking' both demons and
disease, as he laid his hands on
every ore of them" The story ends by
telling US that when it was day he
came out and went into a desert
place" Here in prayer he found pow
er for another days work.
Evening star., 1936-07-09
Japanese Iris.

Among the many good flowers and
shrubs which bear the prefix japanese" I"
as showing the point of origin in the
world, the Japanese iris, now in bloom
in local gardens, is one OF the loveliest,
with habits of growth and serenity of
color that set it apart.
The full splash of the German or
bearded iris makes many forget these
later blooming kinds, with their natter
flower heads, DELICATE colorings, and
adaptable habits. This is one fine flower
which is in no sense finicky, but does well
almost any place it is put, just so long
as no lime is used.
The Japanese iris enjoys no place
quite as well as q pool side, where 1t
can get some moisture continually at
its roots. Lacking this, however, it does
finely in any ordinary garden soil, and
may be planted in the average border
with complete success.
There is fragile beauty to these great
petals that remind the flower wise of the
fine spikes of gladioli, which will be the
pride of Summer gardens everywhere.
Comparisons between plants are invidi-
Gus. The smallest Of the wildhowers Is
beautiful IN its season. No one who
Evening star., 1936-07-09

through one week after another. There
was no initiative, no ambition, left in me.
I merely vegetated until my father died.
Then, was obliged to stir myself. And
I did for a while. Yet as soon as had
secured an appointment, obtained wages
enough to keep body and soul together,
I slipped back into the easiest way OF
existing. I performed the routine labor
to which I was ordered. My career be-
came a dreary monotony of dull and
stupid toll and sordid recreation. The
habits of my term as cadet had been
confirmed into a pattern that I could
not break, did not have spirit enough
to wish to break. And hundred thou
sand other boys were caught in the same
trap-maybe millions of them. In effect,
we no longer were persons; we were moth
ing but component parts of slavish
and degraded mob, waiting to be told
our destiny by master we never had
seen for a cause about which we knew
nothing"
DO you think that America stands IN
any danger of such regimentation9"
mo, not now. But, as your George
Washington declared, eternal vigilance
is the price of liberty Expedient policies
NAV be useful in an emergency. Yet they
should be feared and resisted. Some
time, possibly when those who now are
young are old, the question will be asked:
Was the mess of pottage for which we
sold our birthright worth whileP
Such, my friend, is the negative
aspect of the problem which the United
States faces today The changes that are
taking place in your country at present
were the experience of my country long
ago."
Evening star., 1936-07-09

lifts stem to peer into the heart Of
rose would whisper to it, you are not
as beautiful as peony!"
The love of plant life is all-embracing,
asking not that one be taller than an
other, or that something else be smaller.
but that each thing in its time be only
what it is supposed to be, and give SIM
Pile satisfaction. The average man or
woman will come nearest to understand
ing the Ancient Mariner, and his wise
remark about loving best all things,
both great and small, in the average
backyard, where labor and love create
beauty almost regardless of those harsh
taskmasters, time, place and money.
Evening star., 1936-07-09
The Negative Aspect.

ON board a transatlantic liner east
ward bound from New York to Havre
two men who had been strangers until
the moment of sailing sat in adjacent
deck chairs talking.
The first, a young Frenchman, said:
cit all depends upon what kind of world
we are going to have. Should it be a
socialized world, then we have not wasted
our time working for the state. But if
It is to be a world of independent in
dividuals as it was before 1914, we have
incurred handicap"
You mean that employment in the
government signifies isolation from the
traditional competitive struggle" re-
marked his American companion.
Exactly" was the rejoinder. For in
stance, consider my story. I was at
school in England when was summoned
home to serve my enlistment in the army.
During two years was conscript, being
trained to march, to shoot, to think in
mechanical terms of obedience to arbi-
trary command. Also, though I did not
realize it at first, I was learning to be
lazy, to avoid responsibility and to enter
tain a curious fatalistic attitude of mind.
In other words, was ceasing to be an
Individual"
e"You mean that you were becoming a
good soldier"
.4'Perhaps so. But when the two years
we're ever I went back into private life.
Mt to school, however. Books no longer
hid the power to hold me. simply
Ioafed' In my fathers house, idled
Evening star., 1936-07-09

fly right back to the same garden where
they hop today. Some Of them will fly
unerringly to the very same wren houses
and make their nests there.
1t is an amazing story which time
cannot wither nor fancy stale. 1t has
been going on for thousands upon thou
sands of years.
Despite all the plain dangers which
attend them in this world, the bird
babies mostly grow up and learn TO be
'on their own"
The terrors of Independence day,
bombs bursting in air, frightened them
not, as far as we could see. Safe in
their nests at night, probably Cnly one
or two were Fourth Of July casualties
as the result of falling rockets and the
like.
Even these casualties are cfoblemat-
ical, but not so those due to wandering
animals.
OF the two mockingbird babies which
hoped around to confidently in the
garden at dusk only one survived. The
soft gray feathers of the unfortunate
bird were found by the green bench next
morning.
A cat7 The poor cats-they get
blamed for everything Of this kind. 1t
may have been a cat, but an owl could
have done it, too.
4 r \ y
An incessant cheep, cheep, cheep came
from the wren house, except when a
certain warning note was given by the
parents.
came as quiet as mice.
co,rlI ri0 RI ho hnIlSa
and stand beneath it.
Not a sound was to be heard.
When you went away, even as you
left the immediate vicinity of the nest,
you could hear the cheeping begin again.
Wren youngsters are not as smart as
their parents.
Constant scolding of the older wrens
Is not very pretty noise. This bird is
called a song bird, not because its song
is really music, but solely because its
syrinx is of certain construction. Most
of its utteranceS are quite harsh and
unmusical. 1t is all very well to call 1t
"feathered alarm clock" as one writer
does, but surely it is as unmusical as
most such timepieces!
Still, there is CHEEKY something to its
constant rattling in the garden. Those
mixed buZzes and metallic sounds, those
geysers Of noise, mean something pretty
and interesting in the garden.
Fortunately each bird stakes out its
territory by its song. That is, all other
birds of the same species are warned by
a song that the territory is taken. Keep
away!" says the song. This, at least. is
the theory among ornithologists. They
do not discount the love motif, In bird
music, but say that the song is partly
territorial. It is an interesting theory,
at least.
Those interested in gardens and birds
should keep close watch over the after
noon ambulations of the babies and see
to it that they are protected, as far as
this is humanity possible. Most of the
youngsters are now able to fly and in
a few weeks will be almost completely
protecting. Keep cats in as much
as possible and watch out for other enc
mics. The birds will repay you many
times over. Keep an eye on dogs and
squirrels. See that bird baths are kept
filled and put out a shallow pan, pref
erably sunk in the ground. for the little
ones who are having their first expert
ence in big world.
Evening star., 1936-07-09
. Farley's FurlOugh.

To meet the increasing demand that
James A. Farley, Postmaster General,
should either give up that office or cease
to be chairman of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, President Roosevelt
has given Mr.. Farley leave of absence
without pay until the political campaign
is over. Mr. Farley's continuance in the
cabinet and as chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee has long
been under fire from all except the
practical politicians. Not long ago
charges we're made by the Republicans
that Farley was seeking contributions
from Federal Office holders for the DEM
ocratic presidential campaign. A letter
bearing a rubber stamp signature of Mr..
Farley asking campaign contributions
was produced. Farley denied that he
had ever heard of the letter. The blame
was placed on some unknown enthusiast.
And there the matter has stopped. The
solicitation by an officer of the Federal
Government of campaign contributions
from employees of the Government would
be serious violation of the law.
The plan decided upon by the Presi-
dent and Mr.. Farley does not remove
the chairman of the Democratic National
Committee from the cabinet-it merely
gives him a vacation from his official
duties as a cabinet officer. 1t is well
understood that he will resume those
duties as soon as the campaign is over.
He retains all the prestige which goes
with a cabinet Office at the same time
that he continues to possess all the
political authority of national chairman.
No other President has ever permit
ted one of his cabinet officers to con-
tinue as head of his partys National
Committee as has President Franklin D.
Roosevelt in the case of Mr.. Farley.
Certainly no other President has ever
adopted the strange device of giving
furlough to a cabinet officer so that he
might devote his whole time and attention
to the job of running political cam
IL 10 1IOfCA' IL 10 ellC 4NC" ACdl.
For the New Deal can become extremely
practical in its politics.
1t has been suggested that the Presi-
dent did not like the idea of having
Mr. Farley resign from the cabinet; that
such a move might give the impression
that, after all, there was something to
the criticism that Farley should not, and
could not ethically, hold both his cab
met Office and his Craftsmanship Of the
Democratic National Committee. For
that reason the President is said to have
backed away from the proposal that
Farley resign out-and-out from the
cabinet Unless these criticisms were well
founded, there was no reason for doing
anything at all about Mr.. Farley. The
President must believe that his granting
a leave Of absence to Mr.. Farley has
taken the curse off the situation, or he
would not have made the move.