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Evening star., 1936-11-13
Foreign Agent Suicide.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, November 13
P1.-A. c. Braun, so. general freight
agent for the Big Four Railroad Co.
here, committed suicide last night by
walking into lagoon in city park.
He formerly lived in Detroit and Day.
ton, Ohio.
Evening star., 1936-11-13

Pilkenton taught school at Seward,
Alaska. Soon after the colony was
started about one-fourth Of the colon
lists returned dissatisfied, but this year
the colony apparently thrived. A
ready market was found for all food
stuffs In Alaskan cities. Hunting and
fishing abound.
Evening star., 1936-11-13
CONFERENCE PLANNED
BY CATHOLIC AL UMNAE
Rev. Maurice S. Sheehy to Address
District Chapter of Inter.
raf;opaI Ead lara fiOn

The District chapter of the Inter
national Federation of Catholic Alum
nae will hold its 14th annual confer
ence at the Mayf1ower Hotel tomor-
row
An address by Rev. Maurice s.
Sheehy. assistant to the rector of
Catholic University, will mark the
opening session at 1918 am. Mrs.
Lewis A. Payne, governor of the chap
ter. will deliver the address of greet
ing.
Very Rev. Ignatius Smith. o. p,
will speak at luncheon at pm.
The opening mass will be cele-
brated at am. in st. Matthews
Church by Most Rev. John NJ Nc
Namara, auxiliary bishop Of Balti-
more.
Evening star., 1936-11-13

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Evening star., 1936-11-13
BOYS AIDED BY KIWANlS
ATTEND CLUB [ LUNCHEON
Beneficiaries Of Work for Crippled
Children Are Speakers on
Program.

Charles A. Bright. IT,; Francis Lans-
dale and James Anderson, three boys
who have been beneficiaries of the
Washington Kiwanis Clubs interest In
crippled children, were honor guests
at the l4th annual Underprivileged
Evening star., 1936-11-13
Fish Easily Drowned.

Portuguese West Africa has found
a fish. the mud skipper, that breathes
through its tail, cannot swim and
browns If it goes beyond its depath in
shallow water.
Evening star., 1936-11-13
To Try Trolley Buses.

Belfast, Northern Ireland, will ex-
pertinent with trolley buses by run
ming them on the same lines with
street cars and comparing perform
ance.
Evening star., 1936-11-13

was summarized in q poem by Cath
crime Cooper.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
SUNDAY SCHOOL
RALLY PLANNED
Grace Lutheran Program
to Be Presented
Tomorrow.

Rally day services in the Sunday
School will be held tomorrow at Grace
Lutheran Church of which DIR. Ger
hard E. Lenski is pastor. A special
program will be presented by men,
bers of the school under the direction
Of Frank Stutz, superintendent. Ad-
dresses will be made by Ossie Bluege
of the Washington Base Ball Club,
who will relate early Sunday school
experiences. by Frank Stutz and the
pastor. New teachers will be intro
duced and promotion certificates
awarded.
At the II am. church service the
pastor will preach. continuing his
sermon series on THE Greatest Of All
Prayers" His special topic will be-:
Daily Bread"
The congregation will entertain as
guests October 4, at the IL am. serv-
ices. young people. members Of the
Luther Leagues of the New York
Conference of the Augustan Synod
Rev. Eskill Englund of Bergenfield, N.
j. will preach. At young people 8
meeting the night before Dr.-J. Gould
Wickey will speak. Confirmation in
struction. conducted by the pastor,
will be resumed the first week in Oc-
tober.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
Christian Endeavor

The Young Peoples Fellowship OF
Luther Place Memorial is inaugurating
its program with a banquet at the
church October 13. Bernice Owen
will be the leader for the second group.
The Wallace Memorial Seniors will
hold q "sing" at the Essex home
in Chevy Chase following the Sunday
evening meeting.
First Brethren Intermediates will
meet, with Mrs. Paul Brumbaugh
leading the meeting. The Fall pro-
gram is to be discussed. The Senior
Executive Committee will discuss its
Fall program.
The leader for the Senior c. e.
group at United Brethren tomorrow
will be Dorothy West. Election Of
officers will be held.
The seniors at Westminster Presby-
terian viii hold an election Of ofiicers
tomorrow evening.
The Keller Y. p. S. c. E. will hold
q rally tomorrow evening of all young
people Of the church, following the rally
day program Of the Sunday school
They will meet Monday at the church.
at 7:30 PM. to 60 to . wienie roast
and scavenger hunt at Miller's Cabin,
Rock Creek Park.
Darrell Grain. jr., will start . bowl.
ing team contest among the c. Z.
societies. See Darrell To enter the
contest.
The Chevy Chase Baptist Y. p. @. e.
Society will meet tomorrow at 6:45.
Ruth Finch will be the leader. The
Chevy Chase Intermediates will neet
at e:45, with Ri6hard Tibbetts leading.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
LIVING RELIGION
WILL BE THEME
Rev. F. Wenchel to Begin
Series of Talks on
Catechism

THE mistake of making Christian
ity merely a religion to die by and
not a religion also to live by will be
the subject of the sermon by Rev. ].
Frederic Wenchel, pastor Of Christ
Lutheran Church. tomorrow morning.
He will also begin a series of talks
on the Lutheran catechism espe-
cially for such as desire to affiliate
with the Lutheran church in the
Bible class at 10 o'clock.
The Walther League will hold a
social and educational meeting for
young people at S o'clock. Miss Mil
dred Mennen will have charge OF
social and Raymond Fowler of the
educational function.
Next Sunday the pastor will begin
a series of three sermons on the
names by which the followers OF
Jesus were originally called. Next
Sunday he will speak on THE names
by which the pagans called them;
October Is. "The names by which
Jesus called them: october IS, THE
names by which Paul called them.
The 5th anniversary of the dedi-
cation of the new church edifice will
be commemorated October IL with q
high church Lutheran service, with a
celebration of the sacrament of the
altar. The Junior League will meet
Friday evening in the Sunday school
rooms.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
DIR. BALL NAMES
SERMON THEME
"Christian's Degrees" to
Be Topic at Metro
politan Baptist.

DR.. John Compton Ball. pastor of
the Metropolitan Baptist Church. will
have for his theme tomorrow morn
ing THE Christians Degrees" A
large group Of new members will be
received. In the evening the pastor
will preach on Love That Holds. I"
This will be spiritual Interpretation
of the song by George Matheson. %
Love That Will Not Let Me Co.
The B. A. U. will be led by Mrs.
Stephen Granston. The subject will
be Missionary Work of Europe" The
Through hthe- Bible study class meets
Tuesday at O'Clock, Mrs. William
Hasker teacher. Thursday evening
the prayer service will be led by the
pastor. The Beta Sigma Chapter
of the w. w. G. will meet Friday
evening at the home of Mrs. H. N.
Stull.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
SUNDAY SCHOOL
RESUMES SESSION
Covenant First Group to
Hear Westminster
Session Reports.

The Covenant-First Presbyterian
Church Sunday School will resume
sessions tomorrow at GAS. The All
Corners Mems Bible Glass, under di-
rection Of Judge Paul A. Walker.
president. will hear the reports from
delegates who attended the Westmin-
ster conference. Judge Hugh M. Tate
will teach the lesson.
DR.. Albert Joseph Mccartney, min
lister. will preach on The Invisible
Helpers" at the IL o'clock service.
The young people will meet in the
chapel for social and supper from s
20 z O'Clock, following which the
Covenant Fellowship will be addressed
by Malcolm Duncan on the subject:
"Christ-Design for Living" The
Westminster group and the interme-
diate groups will meet at o'clock in
the church house, 1929 Connecticut
avenue.
The Business Women's Council on
Tuesday evening will have a program
planned under the direction OF the
Recreation Committee. Devotional
period, Gas. Supper, S to 6:15.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
DR.. Harris
To Speak on
FindingPlace
Minister of Foundry
M. E. Church An
nounces Subjects.

"ENDING THE PLACE" Is to be the
sermon subject to DR.. Frederick
Brown Harris, minister Of Foundry
M. E. Church, tomorrow at IL am.
He will speak at 8 pm. on Give Me
the Mountain"
DR.. Harris will preside at q meet
ing of the Ofiicial Board in the church
parlors Wednesday at 8 O'Clock and at
the midweek devotional service Thurs
day at the same time.
The annual meeting and Autumn
tea Of the Woman's Foreign Mission
ary Society will be held Tuesday after
noon at the home Of Mrs. Frederick
M. Davenport, 5000 Parkside lane,
Rock Creek Park Estates.
The annual rally day of the church
school will be observed in . combined
session Of all the departments and
classes at 9:45 am. tomorrow, under
direction Of the director of religious
education, DR.. Eddy L. Ford. A Bib
lical play. The Vision Of Jesus" will
be presented.
The rally week activities Of the
church school include an organization
meeting of the board In the Let's
Building Monday night. the Young
Peoples Council Wednesday and the
Adult Council Friday evening.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
New Chapel
Dedication
Bishop Freeman Will
Omciate at St. Pat
rick's Rites.

CT. PATRICK's EPISCOPAL CHAP
- Ell OF ST. ALBAN'S PARISH
just completed at Foxhall road and
Greenwich parkway, will be dedicated
tomorrow at II am. by Bishop James
E. Freeman. He will be assisted by
Dean G. c. F. Bratenahl. Rev. r.
Ernest Warren and DR.. Charles T.
Warner.
Friends and neighbors are invited
to an informal reception in the parish
hall Wednesday from to 10 pm
There will be music and refresh
ments, when the chapel will be open
for inspection.
In addition to an electric organ. the
furnishings Of the building are of in
terest in that they include the COM
munion rail from old Trinity Church
at Third and c streets. as well as the
historic pews on which Civil Wal
wounded were cared for. The setting
seems particularly suitable since st.
Patrick's itself occupies the old site
Of Harlem, home Of the Revolutionary
hero and martyr, Gen. James Mac
cubbin Lingan, whose bones have
been reinterred under the foundation
of the new chapel.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
Red Gross
Drive Will
Be Indorsed
Clergy to Describe
Relief Work in
Pulpit Talks.

WITH the annual Red Cross roll
call starting tomorrow, congre.
cations In local churches will observe
the day rs Red Cross Sunday. From
the pulpits members Of the clergy
will describe the work of the Red
Cross.
Statements indorsing the roll call
campaign, which lasts until October
is, were released by leaders of three
religious faiths today. They are Most
Rev. Michael j. Curley, Archbishop
Of Baltimore Diocese; DR.. w. L.
Darby, secretary of the Washington
Federation of Churches, and DR..
Abram Simon of the Jewish faith. All
three men were generous in their
praise Of the American Red Cross and
urged their followers to support it.
Il feel sure that there is no neces-
sity for me to point out the great good
that is accomplished by the Red
Cross" Archbishop Curley said. "I
need only to remind you of the help
which the Red Cross gave to the
victims of the floods. and tornadoes
which did so much damage in various
sections of'the country last Spring"
Rabbi Simon referred to the Red
Cross as above creed, race or ma
tionality. embracing the entire human
family in its program of helpfulness
and counsel and succor, even as Gods
love is all-embracing"
DR.. Darby said: The history of
this great organization speaks for
itself. In times of need the Red Gross
goes forth. not to be ministered unto,
but to minister"
Evening star., 1936-09-26
THANKFUL ATTITUDE
DIR. CLINCHY'S TOPIC

"A Thankful Attitude About Life"
is the sermon subject of Rev. Russell
j. Clinchy, minister Of the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church, to-
morrow morning at the IL O'Clock
service.
The chairman of the Board of Edu-
cation. Grady Leonard, will address
the church school at its rally day
exercises at $50 am. The young
peoples forum and discussion group
will meet at 6 o'clock for the fellow
ship hour, which is in charge of
Miss Betty Porter. The cabinet will
present q preview of the years pro-
gram in each department.
The forum Is inaugurating its Fall
outdoor schedule for all young people
of the church Saturday at the Six
teenth and Kennedy street reserva-
ton in Rock Greek Park. A base
ball game at $3.50 will be followed by
q picnic supper at O'Clock.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
D. C.. Pastors
Will Meet to
Plan Session
Retreat Will Be Held
At Holiday House
Next Monday.

A PASTORS retreat will be held
- next Monday at Holiday House.
on the Mount Vernon Boulevard, In
preparation for the National Preach
ing Mission, which will meet here
November ~.
This retreat is under the auspices
of the Washington Ministerial Union.
It convenes at 10 am. with q quiet
hour of directed prayer and medi-
tation. DR.. Frederick B. Harris. pas
tor Of Foundry M. E., will conduct
the devotional and will preside at the
morning session. The speaker at IL
am. will be DR.. Albert E. Day Of Bal
timore.
The afternoon session will open at
o'clock with brief meeting OF
the Ministerial Union. Rev. Charles
Enders, president Of the union. will
preside. At 2:30 pm. Bishop William
F. Mcdowell will deliver q pastoral
message to the preachers. Bishop
James E. Freeman, who was one OF
the speakers at the National Preach
ing Mission at Pittsburgh. where he
addressed a gathering Of TOO preach
ers. will speak of his impressions OF
the Pittsburgh mission. DR.. William
S. Abernethy Of the Calvary Baptist
Church, DR.. c. c. Rasmussen Of the
Luther Place Memorial Church and
DR.. Angie Smith Of the Mount Ver-
non Place Methodist Church will speak
on various aspects of the preaching
mission.
The closing session will be held at
pm. It will be twilight hour in
the open, conducted by Rev. George
Schnabel Of the Albright Memorial
Church.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
SUNDAY SCHOOL
TO PROMOTE 80
Exercises Will Be Held
Tomorrow at Albright
Memorial Church.

The Fall rallies will begin at Albright
Memorial Evangelical Church with
Sundays services. The promotion ex-
ercises of the Sunday school will take
place at 9:45 am. with 30 boys and
girls being promoted. Bibles will be
awarded the graduates of the primary
department, who have completed their
required work.
At IL o'clock communion service
will be held with Rev. George E.
Schnabel preaching. There will be q
reception of members.
At 7:45 pm. the sermon subject will
be, Adventurous Faith" The young
peoples groups will preced the evening
service.
The official board will meet Monday
evening. On Saturday the annual
retreat will be held at Holiday House
on the Potomac. Among the guest
speakers and lecturers will be DR..
Raymond veh of Harrisburg, Pa:
Miss Edith Loose OF Harrisburg, Pa;
Rev. c. c. Bailey, and Rev. Vernon
Miller of Baltimore. Md. The special
emphasis of this retreat will be the
preaching mission.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
TWO PASTORS GO
TO TEXAS MEET
Biennial Convention of
Lutheran Church to Be
in San Antonio,

Rev. ]. Adrian PfeifIer. pastor Of
the Takoma Luthern Church. ana
Rev. Edwin Meuser, pastor Of St.
Matthews Lutheran Church, will
leave here next week for San Antonio,
Texas, where they will attend the
third biennial convention of the
American Lutheran Church. which
will be in session from October 4 to
IS.
Rev. Mr.. Meuser will represent the
Board Of Christian Elementary Ed
ucation, of which he is a member.
This board will meet simultaneously
with the convention Of the church
body.
Rev. Mr.. Pfeiffer will attend in the
capacity of having charge of all the
newspaper publicity for the organiza-
ton.
At this session steps will be taken
toward bringing some Of the larger
Lutheran bodies of America into
closer working relationships. Com
missions from the United Lutheran
Church, the American Lutheran
Church and the Synodical Conference
missouri SynodD have been at work
during the last two years outlining
the steps.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
BAPTIST PROGRAM
ON RALLY DAY
All Services to Be Fea-
tured at National
Memorial Church.

Rally day will be observed at all
the services of the National Baptist
Memorial tomorrow. The Bible school
will assemble at $50 am. for a spe-
cial program with promotions.
DR.. Cove G. johnson will have
charge of the II am. service Of dedi-
cation of children. DR.. Briggs will
preach on Luther Rice" In the
evening. DR.. johnson will preach on
THE Vision. the Voice and the Vic
tory of John the Baptist"
At 7:45 pm, Tuesday. the Mizpah
class for women will meet at the home
of the president, Mrs. o. E. Howe, at
the Kenesaw Apartment.
The young people will have charge
Of the meeting Wednesday at 8 pm.
at Central Union Mission.
The Evening Mission Club will meet
at the church Thursday evening. as
sembling for dinner at 5:45 o'clock.
There will be program, with Mrs.
Cove G. johnson bringing the special
message Of the evening.
The midweek service will be the
Covenant meeting at o'clock The
Standing Committee will meet in the
church parlor Friday at 7:30 pm.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
TEARS" SUBJECT
Rev. Howard E. Snyder
to Speak Tomorrow.

Rev. Howard E. Snyder will speak
at the Lutheran Church of the Atone-
ment tomorrow on Tears" At
vespers his subject is Apostolic Ideals
of Christian"
Monday in the parish hall at p m,
Mrs. Paul Leidig will speak on her
observations in South America.
The Ladies' Aid will give a party
at the home of Mrs Martin McGrory,
Friday evening. Members and friends
invited.
The sewing circle will meet We'd
nesday from 10 am. to 4 pm in the
parish hall.
Rally day will be observed In the
church school, October 4.
Holy communion will be adminis-
tered at the morning and evening
services, October 4.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
Christians
TopicofDr.
Rasmussen
Lutheran Pastor to
Present Historical and
Present-Day Data.

nR. CARL. G. RASMUSSEN. pas
tor of Luther Place Church at
Thomas Circle, announces both his
torical and contemporary data will
serve in . discussion tomorrow morn
ing Of the theme What Happened
When the Christians Came"
Under the chairmanship of Russell
Sewers. q committee has prepared
for the annual observance of Rally
day in the Sunday school, at 9:45.
At the same time a committee Of
superintendents. composed Of Mrs.
Lawrence Petersen, Mrs. Russell
Sewers. Mrs. Frank A. Burger and
Miss Margaret Wenger. will have
charge of the annual class and de-
partmental promotions.
A unique feature OF the church
school program will be the dedication
by DR.. Rasmussen Of . newly ap-
pointed chancel in the junior De-
partment room.
The brotherhood will be host at
q union meeting of Lutheran BROTH
erhoods next Thursday evening. Her
bert L. Willett, jr., director Of the
Washington Community Chest, will
deliver the address.
The Young Married Peoples Bible
Glass will meet in the chapel Mon
day evening.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
LUTHERAN RALLY
Sunday School Program
at St. Paul,s Church.

Following the regular session of the
Sunday school at st. Paul's Lutheran
Church tomorrow morning, Rally day
exercises will be held by the school
at IL am, which will be led by
Lindley G. Schmidt. general superin-
tendent. There will be an address
on Bulbs" by the pastor, DR.. Henry
w. Snyder. Sixty-four pupils will be
promoted to higher grades. A special
offering will be received for the debt
curtailment fund. There will be no
evening service.
The DR.. Samuel Domer Bible Class
will meet Monday evening at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lampe,
4007 Warren street.
Holy communion will be celebrated
Friday evening, preceded by prepara-
tory service, and will be continued on
the Sunday following.
Evening star., 1936-09-26
3 German
I,utheranStO
Visit Capital
Distinguished dLeaders
of Church to Be Guests
of Embassy.

DISTINGUISHED Lutheran leaders
from Germany. yho will be in
this country for . series Of national
and worldwide meetings of their
church, plan to visit Warrington
October Z and 3 to confer with Luth-
Grams here, to be received by Presi-
dent Roosevelt at the White House
and entertained ut the German
Embassy.
The visitors are: Bishop August
Marahrens, Hanover, Germany. presi-
dent Of the Lutheran World Conven-
ton; Rev. Hans Meiser of Munich.
Lutheran Bishop Of Bavaria, who is
secretary Of the Lutheran World Con-
vention. and Rev. DR.. Hans Lille Of
Berlin, executive secretary Of the
Lutheran World Convention.
Arriving in the United States next
Monday. they will participate in meet
ings Of the Executive Committee Of
the Lutheran World Convention, in
New York City. from September 20
to October s. Bishop Marahrens will
preside.
The first function here will be q
luncheon at the Hotel Continental
October z at o'clock. to be attended
by prominent Lutheran men here.
Others at the luncheon will include
DR.. Ralph H. Long. executive director
OF the National Lutheran Council.
who will come with the party from
New York; DR.. Gould Wickey, execu-
tive director of higher education Of
the United Lutheran Church. pastors
and prominent laymen of Washing
ton and Baltimore
President Roosevelt will receive the
distinguished churchmen at 4 pm.
DR.. Hans Luther. the German AM
bassador, will entertain October 9, at
luncheon at the embassy. where
Lutheran problems will be discussed
Among those to participate in the
luncheon. in addition to the visitors
from Germany, will be DR.. Long. Rev.
Henry Manken. pastor Of the Church
Of the incarnation; DR.. Wickey. DR..
Gerhard Lenski. pastor of Grace Lu-
theran; Rev. Fritz Evers Of Baltimore,
and others.
In charge of arrangements for the
Washington visit Of the visitors are
Rev. George Grewenow. pastor of Faith
Lutheran Church, Arlington County,
and Rev. J. A. Pfeiffer. pastor of Ia
koma Lutheran Church.
From Washington the visitors will
60 to San Antonio for the convention
of the American Lutheran Church;
and to Columbus, Ohio. for the con-
vention Of the United Lutheran
Church,
Evening star., 1936-09-26
LUTHERANS PLAN
RALLY DAY RITES
Rev. DR.. Foster u. Gift of
Baltimore to Preach at
Worship Service.

The Incarnation Lutheran congre-
cation will hold its rally day services
tomorrow. At the IL am. service
Rev. DR.. Foster U. Gift of Baltimore
will preach the sermon.
The Bible school will render its
departmental promotion exercises at
e:40 am, under the supervision Of
j. w. Martin, Mrs. G. Milton Ben
son and Mrs. Nettie Wilson.
The first Fall rally of young peo-
pie will be observed at pm, with
q supper under the direction of John
Bittenbender and Miss Barbara Kib-
hey. The installation services of the
recently-elected Luther League officers
and appointed chairmen will be con-
Quoted by the pastor, Rev. Henry
Manken, jr.
The annual business meeting of the
Bible School Association of Officers
and Teachers will be held Thursday
In the parish hall at 8 pm. Miss
Ella Engel will address the group
and Mrs. Glenn Breen will present
the report of the Nominating Com
mittee. A guild luncheon is sched-
uled for Saturday from 10 am. to
, pm. in the parish hall.