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The Washington times., 1937-12-02
lula A. Murray
lWaryLdnd Pioneer to
Be Buried TOMORROW

Requiem high mass for Mrs.
Julia A. Murray, 81, who died
yesterday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Helen M. Chamber
lain, 1923 Third st. N. w., will be
celebrated tomorrow morning at
9 O'Clock, at st. Gabriel's Church,
Grant circle Northwest. The Rev.
Louis W. Albert of st. GabriePs
Church will officiate. Interment
will take place in Mt. Olivet
Cemetery.
A native of Jacksonville, Md,
Mrs. Murray was the grand
daughter of Judge Howard Duval
ana daughter Of Carmelita Duval
and Charles v. Conklin of Arundel
county, Md. The Duval family,
one Of the earliest Maryland set
tiers, came here with Lord Balti.
more, who presented them with a
prsnt Of 5000 acres of land. where
the family made their home until
after the Civil War.
Mrs. Murray received her ele.
N rontary education at Western
Fi"h School in Baltimore. Md
ST. graduated in 1872 equipped
~'+h normal school training
She was appointed school teacher
but never accepted the position.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
MRS. {. C. WEBER
DIES IN CAPITAL

Mrs. Eleanor C. Weber, so, life
long resident Of Washington, died
yesterday at her residence, 1925
Montello Ave. N. E., after linger-
ing illness.
The daughter of Michael j. and
Elizabeth Cronin of Ireland, Mrs.
Weber received her primary and
secondary education at Notr e
Dame Academy, North Capitol and
K Streets Northwest.
She was a member Of the Christ
Child Society, the Sodality of the
Holy Name Church and various
organizations of the church. Mrs.
Weber has lived on Montello Ave
nue. for 80 years and has been a
member Of the Holy Name Church
during that period.
Requiem high mass will be cele-
brated at 9 o'clock Saturday at
Holy Name Church, Twelfth and
K Streets Northeast, with Rev.
John Dowling. pastor of the
church and lifelong friend of Mrs.
Weber, officiating. Interment will
be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
MRS. PERRONE
MOURNED HERE

Requiem high mass for Mrs.
Domenica Perrone, 81, who died
yesterday at Casualty Hospital Of
heart attack, will be celebrated
at Holy Rosary Church, Third
and F Streets Northwest, tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock. The Re7.
N. M. DiCarlo, of Holy Rosary
Church, will officiate. Interment
will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Mrs. Perrone, the former Do
menica De Luca, was born in
Sicily and received her elemen-
tary education in schools there.
She came to this country in 1921
and shortly after was married to
Domenico Perrone. They made
their home at GIG G st. N. E.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by two children, Anna and
Raymond Perrone; two brothers,
Gaetano and Joseph De Luca, both
Of this city, and a sister, Mrs.
Jeroloma Gugliotta, of Fuma-
dimiSi, Sicily.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
HANDIBOE RITES
WILL Be HELD
HERE SATURDAY
Baseball Umpire Passes
At Age Of So

Requiem high mass for Edward
S. Handiboe, So. well-known base
ball umpire. will be celebrated at
the Church of the Nativity. 6OO8
Georgia Ave. N. W., at 9 o'clock
Saturday. The Rev. Stephen
Hogan, of the Nativity Church,
will! officiate. Burial will be in
Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
A native of Columbus, Ohio, Mr..
Handiboe came here as child OF
four. He received his primary and
secondary education in parochial
schools here in the District and
was graduate of st. JoSeph's
Select School for boys.
BASEBALL UMPIRE
A lover of baseball, Mr.. Handi-
Doe started his career as umpire
with the Capital City League. He
later Travelled throughout the coun-
try for Is years umpiring baseball
games for the Ohio State League,
International League. Virginia
State League and the American
Association. He also umplred at
exhibition games of the National
League.
Returning to Washington, Mr..
Handiboe entered the real estate
business with j. Edward Lewis,
later maintaining his own office
at 1903 H st. N. W. In 1925 he
Joined Boss & Phelps as manager
of their business properties and
has been associated with Weaver
Brothers and the Baker Realty
Company.
X. OF C. MEMBER
He was a member of the
Knights Of Columbus, Alhambra,
and a former member of the
Washington Board of Trade, Real
Estate Board and the Bannock-
burn Golf Club.
Mr.. Handiboe was stricken with
a heart attack yesterday at his
home, 723 Rittenhouse St. N. w.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Nellie Handiboe; two daughters,
Mrs. Bernadine Haverty and Miss
Catherine Handiboe, and two
grandchildren, Ann and Edward
Haverty, all of this city.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
J. O. McKinsey,
Store Head, Dies

CHICAGO, Dec. 2 U.N.SO.
James o. McKinsey, chairman
and senior executive officer Of
Marshall Field and Company, de-
partment store, died here from
pneumonia. He was Al.
McKinSey was born near Mexico,
Mo-, and graduated from the Mis-
souri, Teachers College at 10. He
settled in Chicago after the war
and joined Marshall Field two
years ago in an advisory capacity.
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Births, Deaths, Marriages.


Lizzie RheeOn, SO, Providence Hoe
sarah Rieger, 81, 171T Twentieth
st. N. w.
bia Rd. N. W.
Pittman Manning, 81, Providence
Bridget O'NeII, IS, sibley HOODH-
tai.
Rd. N. E.
Mary Chaplin, "a, Garfield Hospital.
Alfred p. Reade, "a, $3.50 WiscOns
sin Ave. N. w.
william H. Anderson, 5s, George.
town Hospital.
blanche GOss, So, Gallinger HOSph
tai.
Augustus Peaper. So. ss4S Shan
Walter Joseph, 81, 71S Twelfth 81.
N. X.
Grady MahOney. 4s, Asia BOweA
Rd. s. e.
William j. BOIac, AZ, Casualty HOa.
pital.
Leonard PirozzoH, -, $3.50 Wis.
cOnSin Ave, N. w.
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Chester Shearer
Dies in New York

BROOKLYN, N. Y, Dec. 2.
Chester T. Shearer, prominent
manufacturer of canvas products,
died Tuesday at his home here at
the age of So. Surviving him are
four daughters, Mrs. Genevieve
Faram and the Misses Eleanor,
Vivian and Shirley Shearer. Mr..
Shearer established his own bust
ness in 1888 after resigning as
superintendent of John Boyle and
Company, Inc. He was a member
Of Euclid Lodge, F. and A. M.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
Summer NJ. Cross
Dies in Cincinnati

CINCINNATI. Ohio, Dec. 2.
Summer M. Cross, president of
the Columbia Life Insurance Com
pany here for 1s years, died yes
terday at his home after a brief
illness. He was So.
Mr.. Cross was born in Xenia,
Ohio, where he attended Oberlin
College. He began his insurance
career as a salesman with the
company.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Alice Crowell Cross, and brother,
DR.. Frank B. Cross.
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Edgar o. Kilgus, 80, 1915 N st.
N. W., and Joyce NJ. Bellnap, ~,
Denver, Colo.
John f. Oertel, 20, 1881 N st. N.
W., and Helen L. Carter, 1S, 211O
H st. N. w.
Arnold GeIman, rs, Philadelphia,
Pa, and Dorothy Shapiro, 23, 1891
California st. N. w.
Salvatore v. CatalanO, 80, 81
Rhode Island Ave. N. W., and Gladys
M. DunsmOOr, 32, 5123 New Hamp-.
shire Ave. n. w.
Robert Il. TicsOn, 20, zoos o st.
n. W., and Virginia L. Lane, IS,
Richmond. Va.
John A. Howe, 22, 1O25 Twenty.
second st. N. W., and Mary l. King,
IS. Logan Circle n, w.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
Weust, Retired
Merchant, Passes

CINCINNATI, Dec. 2:-Christo-
pher Weust, who has been retired
from active business for Is years,
died yesterday at the age Of II.
For many years he headed the
WeuSt Adelman Company. He is
survived by his widow, Mrs. Cath
crime Weust; a son, Arthur, and a
laughter, Edna Weust.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
oRRIN F. BUTTS

MEDINA, N. Y, Dec. 2.-Follow-
ing an illness of two weeks, Orrin
F. Butts, partner in Butts and
Slack, a foundry, died Tuesday at
the age Of 78 years. He Is sur
vived by his widow, a son, twin
brother, and two sisters.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
BIRTHS

John and Persis Hill, boy.
John and Lillian Page, girl.
william and Dorothy Wade, boy.
Harry and Elizabeth Shepherd,
boy.
boy.
bernard and Eleanor Robertson,
boy.
Lawrence and Sally Lewis, boy.
BENJAMIN and damn BrOdinsky'
girl.
james and Alice MeDermOtt, girl.
John and Omega Fa1k, girl.
Samuel and Rachel Matthews,
boy.
william and Margaret Burke, girl.
Carl and Mary Endress, girl.
Frank and KatheFyn Eccles, boy
George and Elizabeth Carter, boy.
Percy and Edna RidgeIl, boy.
George and Elizabeth TaIbert, boy.
Aaron and Sophie CrOwell, girl.
william and IdelI Thomas, girl.
Thomas and Mildred O'COnnOF,
girl.
Jay and ElOdie Otis, girl.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
MRS. COvINGTON,
OFFICERS Wife,
DIES IN TEXAS
Was Well Known in
D. C. Society

Mrs. John c. Covington, 81
wife of Lieutenant John C. Gov.
ington, Army, Air Corps, well
known in Washington society, is
dead in San Antonio, Texas,
where her husband Is stationed,
according to a War Department
announcement.
Born in Manila, Mrs. Covington
received her elementary educa-
tion in the States and at one time
attended the National Cathedral
School for Girls here, where she
made many local friends.
STUDIED ABROAD
The daughter of Colonel and
Mrs. E. R. Warner McCabe, Of
Washington, Mrs. Covington pur-
sued her studies abroad. She at
tended schools in Prague and in
Rome, where her father served
as Military Attache at the Amer
lean Embassy. She was presented
at the court of King Victor Eman.
uel and Queen Elena in 1882. The
presentation was made by Mrs.
John w. Garrett, wife of the
American Ambassador to Rome.
She was married to Lieutenant
Covington in September, 1885, at
a brilliant wedding at Fort Bragg,
N. C. Her father was in COM
mand of the artillery post at the
fort.
PARENTS LEAVE
Colonel McCabe, now stationed
in Washington as chief Of staff
of the Military Intelligence Di-
vision Of the War Department,
left last night with Mrs. McCabe
for San Antonio. They will &C.
company the body for burial here.
Services will be held Saturday
at 10 o'clock in Fort Myer
Arlington National Cemetery.
Mrs. Covington was the grand
daughter of the late Col. w. w.
Forsythe and the late Col. w.
Gordon McCabe, of Richmond,
who served in the Confederate
army. Besides her parents and
husband, she is survived by a
brother, E. r. Warner McCabe, a
student at the University of Vir-
ginia.
The Washington times., 1937-12-02
DEATHS

CLEMENT, SADIE E.-On Wednesday, De-
cember 1. 1887. SADIE E. CLEMENT
lnee Warrenl, beloved wife of the late
Warren A Clement. and mother of John,
Lucille and G. E. Clement.
Funeral from the Timothy Hanlon fu-
neral parlors GAL H st. N. E., on Friday,
December 3. at $3.50 D. m.
Relatives and friends are invited.
1nterment in Rock Creek Cemetery.
DELMUGE, EMMA T.-On Tuesday, No.
beloved mother of Mrs Elizabeth Frazee
and Elsie Delmuge.
Funeral services from her late residence,
T19 18th st. E.. on Friday, December ).
Relatives and friends invited. Inter.
ment in Congressional Cemetery
Services by W. W. Chambers Co. South
east funeral home.
DOVE. CATHERINE-On Wednesday, De.
eember l. 1887. at her home. Engleside,
widow Of Gilman Dove and beloved mother
Of Mrs. Rebecca Pettitt and Mrs. Blanche
Dixon
Remains resting at the Cunningham fu-
dria; Va, until l 80 p. m. Sunday, De-
cember 5. 1887.
Funeral services will be held Sunday
December 8, 1887, at Accotink M. E
Church Accotink, Va.
Interment in Accotink Cemetery. Va
DOV VALL' ANDhEW S.-Un wednesday,
his sister, Mrs Anna Brooks, 401 Ana.
costa Rd. s. E.. ANDREW S. DUvALL.
Funeral services from the above resi-.
Relatives and friends invited
Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Services by the W. W. Chambers Co.
Southeast Funeral Home.
HANDIBOE, EDWARD s.-suddeniy on
Wednesday, December L. 1887, at his
WARD s. 4ANDiBoE, 4ANSff'i the - beloved 10 ed hus. nus
band of Nellie c. Handiboe and father OF
Mrs. Bern nadine Handiboe Haverty and Miss
Katherine Handiboe.
Funeral services will be held in the W
". Chambers Co Funeral Home. 14Ot
Chaplin st. N. W., on Saturday, December
4, at $3.50 a. m, thence to the Church Of
the Nativity where requiem Mass will be
Offered at 8 a. m. for the repose of his soul
Relatives and friends are invited
1nterment in Mt. OlIvet Cemetery
Columbus. Ohio. papers please copy.
HIGGINS, ANNIE E.-SuddenIy, on Thurs
day, December 2, 1887, at Sibley Hos
pital ANNIE z. HUGGINs, beloved wife
of the late John H. Higgins and sister Of
Arthur L. Reynolds. of 301 Carroll Ave
nue. Takoma Park, Nd.
Funeral services from the W. W. Cham
beTs Company funeral home. 1400 Chapir
Street Northwest.
Interment Saturday afternoon, Decembel
4, 1887 at Havre de Grace. Nd.
KONTGMACHER. JOsEPH-on Tuesday
November 80, 1887, JOSEPH KONG
MACHER. the beloved husband of Alice
e. Konigmacher and father Of Paul ]
and Martin Konigmacher. Mrs Dorothy
brother of Samuel NJ. Konigmacher Of
South Africa and Susan Rhine of Cleve
land Ohio
Funeral services from the ". W
Chambers Co. funeral home, 140o Chapir
st. N. W. on Thursday, December 2. Al
m
1ntermenr private.
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DEATHS

MANNING, PITTMAN D.-on TuesdaZ,
D. MANNING), beloved mother of the late
GeOrss T. Manning A9e 5f Helen n aGd
Alice P. Manning Funeral from the w.
". Chambers Co. funeral home 14OO
cnaBn Ber Street on EsGTiGsy Fsn1sy SS D
friends invited. Interment Rock Creek
Cemetery.
O'CONNOR, HELEN MARIE-on wedneo.
day, December l. 1887, HELEN MARIE
fh Of 2s1s n st. N W.
late Ellie O'Connor and sister Of Steve.
Genevieve, Emmett and Thomas O'Cunnors
Mrs. Aloysius MCGOWAN. Mrs. Warren Nor
ris and Mrs Edwin Van Meter.
Funeral will be held from her late resis
dence on Saturday, December 4, 1887, at
9 a. m. REQUIEM mass at St. AIMS Church
Relatives and friends are invited.
Interment in Mt. oliyet Cemetery.
ROY, SARA D.-on Wednesday, December
l 1887 SARA D. ROY, aged A years,
the beloved wife of Frederick ]. Roy and
mother of Frederick Roy, jr.. Chester Roy
and Betty Roy.
Remains resting at her late residence,
1922 Twenty-second Street Northeast.
Funeral services will be held from Sher.
wood Presbyterian Church, Twenty-second
on Friday. December 3, 1887, at p. m.
Interment in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Relatives and friends invited.
SHARP. WILLIAM BRADFORD, JR.--on
Tuesday, November 80 1887, WILLIAM
BRADFORD SHARP, JR., son of the late
q Il = Mrs. Evelyn Dorsey of 7aa S'h St.
Funeral services from the W. W. Cham.
bers Co. Southeast funeral home, SIT
11th st S. E., on Friday, December 3, ct
Relatives and friends are invited.
Interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
SWEENEY, HARRY A.-On wednesday
December l, 1887. HARRY A.
SWEENEY. husband of Catherine Sweeney
and father of Lawrence, Ruth and Alton
Sweeney.
Funeral from the W. W. Chambers Co.
8. E. funeral home, 617 Eleventh 81;
E. on 1s Friday. December S 3 s.,so;;O a. sSO
Church Second and C Streets Southeast,
where mass will be offered at 9 a. m.
for the repose of his soul.
Relatives and friends are invited. In
terment Cedar Hill Cemetery.
WATKINS. MARY EMELINE-on WedneG-
N. J., at the home Of her daughter Mrs;
A WhitesfX WaXK1S Hse sSe5 wsEzsns 81 xdoA Il
Funeral Home. 29O1 Fourteenth St. N. W.,
on Friday. December 8. at l p m.
1nIBTuSHG CuufCh SClACbSAJs oAS
Church Va.
WEBER, ELEANOR Con Wednesday.
December 1, 1887. at her residence,
1925 Montello Avenue N. E., ELEANOR
| C. WEBER (nee Cronin). beloved wife Of
Phillip Weber and mother Of Mrs Rose g.
Harding. Mrs Mary E. Madigan, Phillip
h, jr., Charles j.. Fred E. and John N.
| Weber.
! Saturday December at $50 a. M:
| thence TO Holy Name Church. where mass
will se offered at 8 a. m. for the repose
Relatives and friends invited.
Interment in Mount olivet Cemetery
| Services by the w. W. Chambers Co.
Southeast funeral home.
WYBLE, LLOYD f., JR.-on THURSDAY.
December 2, 1887, at Providence Hospl'
tai LLOYD E. WYBLE. JR., of 1907 Tay:
| ior Street Northwest. beloved son OF Lloy0
and Marie A. Wyble.
| Services at the s. H. Hines Company Iu'
neral hcme, 29O1 Fourteenth Street NORTH.
4 west, on Saturday December 4. 1887 aS
| 9:3O a M, thence to the Shrine of tnS
! Sacred Heart, Sixteenth Street and PaLK "
/ Read Northwest. where mass Will oe OF
fered at 10 a. m.
Interment in Mt. olivet Cemetery
| TTTNYCU AR nTRECT0RS
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS
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MANNING, PITTMAN D.-on TUESDAY,
D. MANNING), beloved mother of the late
George Il. Manning and grandmother Of
George H. Manning,- jr. Helen N. and
W. Chambers Co. funeral home 14O0
Chaplin Street Northwest, on Thursday. De.
cember 2. at $50 D. m. Relatives and
friends invited Interment Rock Creek
Cemetery.
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WATKINS, MARY EMELINE-On Wednee.
N. j., at the home Of her daughter, Mrs:
R. s. Whittlesey lnee Watkins). MARY
EMELINE WATKINS. aged 7s. widow OF
the late DR.. E. W. Watkins.
Funeral from the s. H. Hines Company
Funeral Home. 2901 Fourteenth St. N. W.,
on Friday, December 3. at l D. m.
Interment Falls Church Cemetery, Falls
Church Va ..-
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SHARP. WILLIAM BRADFORD, JR.-on
Tuesday, November 80. 1887, WILLIAM
BRADFORD SHARP. JR.. son of the late
William B and Daisy Y. Sharp. and brother
of Mrs. Evelyn Dorsey, Of 722 Sth st.
N E
Funeral services from the W. W. Cham
bers Co. Southeast funeral home, SIT
11th st S. E.. on Friday, December 8, ct
p: m nd .u,o,as .o ,,ui,oa
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MARRIAGE LICENSES

Jay and ElOdie Otis, girl.
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Relatives and friends are invited.
Interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1937-12-04
WOMAN FIRSTTO GET
LEGISLATIVE PENSION
Mrs. F. A. Donnelly Becomes First
to Accept Retirement Ex-
tended Capitol Workers.

The first employe of the legislative
branch of the Government to accept
voluntary retirement under the act
extending Civil Service retirement to
workers at the Capitol is Mrs Florence
A. Donnelly, veteran of 80 years of
service, who retires as of December
I.
Mrs. Donnelly entered the Govern
ment service on December IL, 1905.
She was long associated with the for
mer Republican leader James r. Mann.
Mrs. Donnelly was designated a spec
ial employe Of the House by name un-
der resolution Of February 13. 1923,
and has been assigned as special clerk
to the minority organization connected
with the office Of Minority Leader
Smell. Her salary was fixed at 5000
by the pay act of July /, 1929. Mrs.
Donnelly voluntarily retires under both
qualifications, having reached the age
Of 10 and having had more than 80
years of service She bought back her
retirement pay for the full period Of
her employment. Under the general
retirement act the services were given
free up until August /, 1920. but from
that date until September 80 last, she
had to buy back her annuity Deduc-
tions for retirement on her pay started
October /.
Mrs. Donnelly lives with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Helen Lee, who Is secretary
to Representative Andrews. Republic
can. Of New York. Their home La at
2407 Fifteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1937-12-04
BAND CONCERT

BY the Soldiers Home Band Or
chestra today in Stanley Hall at
$50. pm. John S. M. Zimmerman,
bandmaster; Anton Pointner, as
sistant.
Program.
March, "Old Comrades" Teike
Overture, "The Hands CT Fellow
ship" -Bigge
Suite characteristic, American"
Thurban
"a March, "The Tigers Tail"
ca Serenade, when Melinda
Sings"
60 A sketch, "The Watermelon
Fete."
Scenes from the opera, Carmen"
Bizet
Popular numbers.
"Funny Dear What Love Can do,"
Bennett
"A Foxy Cure for the Blues"
Pollock
valse petite, "You and T. ----Langey
Finale, Navy Blue and Gold"
Crosley
"The Star spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1937-12-04
Held in Forgery
Servant Claims
She Is UIiterate
Court Told That She
Un,uittingly Copied
Name on Check.

Despite the fact she claimed she
could neither read nor write, Elizabeth
Jones, colored, employed as a maid in
the $500 block of Cedar parkway,
Chevy Chase, was held under a $500
bond for action Of the grand jury on
a forgery charge by Police Court Judge
Edward NJ Curran yesterday.
She is accused of forging the in
dorsement on Christmas savings
check, belonging to Mrs. Carol Dellin-
ger OF 1920 Tilden street NV
She told the court she received her
own Christmas savings check through
the mail and. in the same envelope,
she received another check made out
to Mrs. Dellinger. The colored woman
declared she could not write, but that
she could copy. and not knowing
whether or not she was entitled to the
second check, she copied Mrs. Dellin-
gers name on the back Of it. She was
arrested at the bank
Following her preliminary hearing
on the charge. involving $l00.50. she
was taken before the bond clerk at
Police Court where she still maintained
that she was unable to write even hel
own name. 50 the bond WAS signed
with an "x," some one else supplying
the name.
Evening star., 1937-12-04
FORUM IS LISTED

At Union M. Z. Church tomorrow
evening . forum on peace and war
will be conducted under the auspices
Of the Mems brotherhood.
Japan's and China's place In the
present Far Eastern conflict will be
treated as illustrations bearing upon
the main questions of the relations
Of the Christian church to world
peace. Those participating will in
clude 8. A. Abrahamson, Carl Bevins,
w. A. Gardner and v. w. Bennett.
The Rev. G. F. Linger will conduct
opening devotions.
DR.. John r. Edwards will preach at
IL am. on ''Life's Directions" The
music for the day includes q duet,
by Mrs. ]. F. Albert and Miss Jean
Shirley Albert, and selection by
the junior choir at the morning serv-
ice. A male quartet viii sing IN the
evening. !. ...
Evening star., 1937-12-04
RECEIVER TO PAY
DIVIDEND MONDAY
Ten Per Cent Will Go to
Closed District Nationals
Depositors.

Distribution of 10 per cent divi-
dend from the closed District National
Bank, amounting to $3.50, 800, will be-
gin Monday at the bank. 1406 G street.
1t was learned today from Receiver
Justus S. Wardell
The dividend. which will be paid
to 8.704 depositors. had been an
nounced previously through Controller
Of the Currency O'Connor, but the
time for paying it was not definitely
fixed until today. Cards now are be-
ing mailed out telling depositors when
to call for their checks.
This will be the second closed bank
dividend to start Monday. as the Sew
enth Street Savings Bank also will
begin distribution, through the same
receiver, of 10 per cent dividend.
This amounts to sos, 800. Checks for
the Seventh Street Bank depositors
will be distributed at the old bank
location at Seventh and N streets,
now occupied by branch Of the Ham,
ilton National Bank.
Already Receiver Wardell is paying
out 20 per cent dividend to 1890
depositors of the Washington Savings
Bank. at 1406 G street, amounting to
about $4,000.
The three dividends together amount
to distribution of 1862, 100 to 1920
depositors Of the three banks, in plenty
OF time for Christmas shopping.
Distribution will start at Q am
Monday at both locations.
Receiver Warden emphasized today
that depositors must bring their cards
of official notice, which have been
mailed out, and also their receivers
certificates in order to get their divi-
dend checks.