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Evening star., 1937-12-18
WHITE GIFT SERVICE
Annual Program to Be Given at
Incarnation Lutheran Church.

The Incarnation Lutheran Church
will hold its annual white gift serv-
ice tomorrow 1T pm. under the
auspices of the Bible School and the
auxiliary societies. Gifts for the needy
will be laid upon the altar and dis
tributed through the Washington Lu-
theran Inner Mission Society.
At the II am service the Rev. Henry
Manken, jr., will preach an advent
sermon.
The Luther Leagues will meet at 7
pm. The senior group will be led by
John c. Bittenbender and the inter-
mediate group by William Sturges
and Peggy Cook The Christmas
matin service is scheduled for $50
am.
The Goth anniversary banquet of
the Bible School will be held in the
parish hall January 6.
Evening star., 1937-12-18
TAKOMA LUTHERAN
Christmas Festivities Will Begin
Tomorrow.

tomorrow.
Christmas festivities at the Takoma
Lutheran Church will begin tomorrow
morning when the Rev. j. Adrian
Pfeiffer delivers the last advent mes
sage, Searching for the Star"
Students Of the Sunday school will
present at 8 pm. white gift service,
THE Light Still Shines" by Grace w.
McGavran. Philip Glare, Alice Drye
and Henry Ward have leading parts.
The main Christmas service will be
held on Christmas Eve at IL O'Clock.
Preceding the service a group from
the congregation will visit the shut.
ms Of the congregation to sing carols
at their homes. A Christmas COM
munion service will be held December
26 at IL o'clock.
Evening star., 1937-12-18
REV. PETER MARSHALL
WILL GIVE TWO TALKS

S1S AsSSukE duu IQe
Laughing King" to Be Sub
jects of Sermons.
At the New York Avenue Presby-
terian Church tomorrow morning the
Rev. Peter Marshall will have for MS
topic at the Christmas festival serv-
ice at ii o'clock rs There Room?
and at 8 pm. THE Laughing King"
Special Christmas music.
A Christmas family party will be
held Thursday evening in the lecture
room. The Rev. M. Marshall will
speak on 'The Meaning of Christ
mas" Following the short worship
service a Christmas sociable will be
held. All members of the church or
OF church organizations are invited
to this meeting, which will combine
the midweek prayer service and the
annual Christmas sociable of the
church Bible school.
Evening star., 1937-12-18
Howard University

Ow"fU
The all-university religious service,
Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel.
Howard University, tomorrow at 4:3O
O'Clock, will be the annual CANDLE
light service.
AT pm. THE Nativity" biblical
tableau, will be presented
Evening star., 1937-12-18
SERVICE SCHEDULE
Fifteenth Street Christian Lists
Christmas Program,

Christmas Program.
Christmas services at Fifteenth
Street Christian Church will be OBJ
served Sunday. At the Bible school
presentation of gifts for the Chill
dren's Home at Atlanta, Ga; the
Aged Peoples Home at Jacksonville,
Fla, and the children of Gordons
alley, this city, will be made. At II
o'clock the Rev. Leslie L. Bowers will
preach on THE Eternal Christmas"
The fifth annual presentation of
the Christmas pageant, THE Coming
OF the Christ Child" will be given at
. and 8 pm. This pageant Is pre-
sented by more than 100 people. Chill
dren from the orphanges and folk
from the aged peoples homes of the
city will be special guests.
Evening star., 1937-12-18
Mhitr GrnHH

The White Cross Church of Christ
1910 Ontario Place NV,
Divine Services Sunday, Dec. I2.
II am. All Welcome
REV. JANE 3. COATES, Pastor
Two Thousond Yeors AGO."
Followed by Healing and Problem Hoy,
tMeohhesday. we hy e5 S;l5 pm. Problem and Heal.
uNTo YoaT." DE GIVEN
thursday. p.m.. Spiritual Healing. THE
DR.. COATES can be reached Col. 1907 I.
Evening star., 1937-12-18
YOUNG PEOPLES
FELLOWSHIP

DR.. Sinclair Bowen, speaking at the
quarterly meeting Tuesday. urged the
Diocese of Washington to send a fel-
lowship representative to the next
General Convention of the EPISCOPAL
Church.
Bishop James E. Freeman will be
invited to speak at the annual banquet
on February 4.
st. Johns Orphanage will be deco
rated for Christmas on December %
at 8 pm, sponsored by the Service
Committee. All groups are planning
to go caroling Christmas Eve.
A QUESTIONABLE of program, service.
social activities and type of organi-
1ation was sent out this week to all
fellowships by the program chairman.
and a report will be made of the find
ings at the quarterly meeting on
February 8.
The play contest, directed by Fran
ces Caul, Fellowship Committee chair
man, ends February 8. st. Paul's,
Rock Greek, presents "A Busy Honey
moon" January 10.
Several Fellowships, including Rock
Greek and Pinkney Memorial, are aid
ing needy families with gifts of food,
clothing and toys during Christmas.
st. Pauls, Washington Circle. will
give Christmas pageant in coniunc-
ton with the Sunday school tomorrow
night.
Rry
The united thank Offering boxes,
which can be obtained from Mary
Stuart, will be collected at the next
quarterly meeting and turned over 20
the province at the May conference
Evening star., 1937-12-18
Qhrtattan Srirnrr
Christian Science

CHURCHES OF CHRIST
SCIENTIST
Branches of The Mother Church,
The First Church of Christ
Scientist, Boston, Mass.
First Church of Christ Scientist
Columbia Rd. and Euclid st.
Second Church of Christ Scientist
Ill c st. NE
Third Church of Christ Scientist
18th and L Sts NV.
Fourth Church of Christ Scientist
18th and Meridian NV.
SUBJECT
'ls the Universe, Including
Man, Evolved by Atomic
Foree?"
SERVICES
Sunday II Am. and SPIN.
Sunday School-lI AM
WEDNESDAY n sESNo EVENING MEETING
RADIO PROGRAMS SUNDAY.
10:45 AM. STATION WJsV.
READING ROOMS
FIRST CHURCH-730 18th st.
NV. Hours 9 to 9 Except
Wednesdays, 9 to 7, and Sun
days and holidays, 2::30 to $500
SECOND CHURCHILL c st.
NE. Hours, IL to $50 pm.
week days. 2:30 to $50 Sun
days and holidays.
THIRD CHURCH-Colorad d O
Bldg, 14th and G SITS. Hours,
9 to 9 wednesdays, 9 to 7:3O,
and Sundays and holidays, 2
to g..
FOURTH CHURCH-Tivoli Bldg,
1918 14th ST., 9 to 8 week days:
Wednesdays, $50 to 7; Sun
days, 2:30 to $50 pm. Holi-
days, 2:30 to $50 pm.
All are Uelcome to attend our church
services and use our reading rooms.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
| Alexandra, Va. George Mason Hote,
Sunday Service and Sunday School, II m
Wednesday Service. PM
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QhrtHtaArIuhtan

THE WASHINGTON ECCLESIA-
O. lD:O0 am. Services 100 am
sos Eye st. NV. Public Invited.
Evening star., 1937-05-02
NAJERA TO SPEAK
TO LIBRARY GROUP
Brazilian Ambassador and Ex.
President of Panama
on Program.

Ambassador Francisco Castillo Ma.
Jera OF Brazil and other distinguished
speakers will discuss the importance
Of libraries in the promotion of world
peace before the monthly meeting Of
the District Library Association at
$50 pm. Tuesday in the Pam
American Union Building.
Other speakers will be DR.. Ricardo
j. Alfaro, ex-president of Panama
and a former minister to the United
States, and DR.. Roscoe Hill Of the
National Archives, who has made two
airplane trips through South America
In the last eight months.
Ambassador Najera will report on
the Inter-American Peace Conference
and its work in relation to librarians
and photographers, while DR.. Alfaro
will speak on the subject of Inter
American Cultural Cooperation"
DR.. Hill will describe the archives
which he inspected in South America.
Honor guests at the meeting will
include the chiefs of the diplomatic
missions from South American Re-
publics and their wives, officials of the
Pan-American Union, Chairman Keller
Of the Senate Library Committee and
Chairman Collins of the House
Library Committee.
John T. Vance, law librarian and
president of the association, Will pre-
side. The Marine Band will render a
musical program.
Evening star., 1937-05-02
DISTRICT WOMEN
HONORED BY POPE
Cross Pro ECcIesia ct Pom.
titiCe Is Awarded to Miss
Mary U. Merrick.

Miss Mary v. Merrick, invalid,
president and founder Of the Christ
Child Society here, yesterday was
awarded the Cross Pro Ecclesia ct
Pontitlce by Pope Plus XII for service
to tho church.
The award was made at the re-
quest Of Most Rev. Michael J. Curley,
Archbishop Of Baltimore, and q cable
gram conveying the apostolic blessing
was taken to her home, East Mel
rose street, Chevy Chase, Nd, by
Right Rev. John M. MacNamara, rep
resentins the archbishop. The cross
will be forwarded from Rome 1T an
early date, 1t was announced.
Yesterday morning Miss Merrick
and 40 members Of the society's board
attended special mass at the Church
Of the Blessed Sacrament.
Miss Merrick Is q native OF WASH
ington and the daughter of the late
Richard Merrick, once a leading at
torney here. When a young girl, she
was crippled for life by fall
At Chistmas time, 1885, because
youngsters in the District were not to
have any celebration or gifts, she
started welfare work among poor chill
Evening star., 1937-05-02
us. MAY |NDORSE
AIR RACE T0PAR|S
Commerce Department Is
Pleased at New Safety
Rules, Senator Says.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Senator Sheppard, Democrat, of
Texas said yesterday the Commerce
Department is reconsidering its oppo-
sition to the New York-to-P Paris air
race In the light of the French govern
ment's revised regulations governing
the competition.
Jimmy Mattern and I talked to
Secretary Roper this morning." the
Senator said, "and pointed out that
the new rules, requiring entrants to
fly multi-motored planes, are a safety
guarantee"
Mattern, bulky, blond young
Texan who holds dozen air records
and has flown the Atlantic twice, said
the race would be Cancelled If the Gov
ernment withheld approval.
He said the new rule allowed the
take-of any time in the month Of
August and required a type of plane
costing at least $4,000. This made
for higher safety standards, Mattern
said.
The original plans" he said, left
the race open to any one and any type
Of plane"
The entries for the race closed yes
terday, with Mattern, Henry T. Oick)
Merrill and flyer using the pseudo
nym Ben Hill" the only Americans in
the list Mattern said three Italian,
three French and two British planes
were entered.
The French air ministry has offered
prizes Of $4,000, $4,000 and $4,000
in the speed contest to commemorate
the tenth anniversary of Charles A.
Lindbergh's solo transatlantic flight.
Merrill and Ben Hill" also have
doun the Atlantic.
Mattern, designated by Gov. James
Y. Alfred Of Texas as the Lone Star
States official representative in the
race, said he was asking the Commerce
Department to sell him its new twin
motored plane "a Lockheed). He said
he would not be able to purchase one
from the factory in time for the race.
Evening star., 1937-05-02

dren. As an outgrowth OF this, the
Christ Child Society avs formally Or
ganized in 1895 and incorporated in
1908. 1t now does settlement and fresh
air recreational work besides operating
a convalescent home for children in
Rockville, colored auxiliary home at
Bel Alton, Nd, and opportunity shop,
at 14l7 Wisconsin avenue, and three
dental clinics.
The year 1885 saw 100 children at
the convalecent home and 2,195avisits
by youngsters to the dental clinics
The society helped approximately 1000
children here during the year.
Membership in the society in the
District stands at 1890. From its
small beginning 1t has grown to in
clude societies In 80 cities.
Evening star., 1937-05-02
CENTRAL 86CLASS
HAS51ST REUNION
"a Members at Banquet.
Philadelphia Excursion
in 1927 Recalled.

Twenty-four members Of the famous
class Of '86 at Central High School and
as many associate members and guests
held their fifty-nrst annual reunion
last night at the home OF George r.
Williams, 1885 Madison street, whose
five children also are alumni Of their
fathers school.
A principal theme in the banquet
table "reminiscences was Ben T. Welch
Of Philadelphia, a member Of the class
who died this year after making his
name immortal in the class annals by
paying the expenses Of every member
to reunion ut his home Tn Philadel-
phia In 1927. Two persons came from
California and one from Europe
Welch stood by his bargain, even to
paying his classmates' tips and taxi
cab fares.
Also present was Charles H. Bates
OF Washington. who last year left MS
bed at Emergency Hospital was car
ried on a stretcher to an ambulance
and sat at the banquet table with 4
hospital physician at his elbow.
Speakers included Mrs. Mary Hine
NeWtt. president; Harry H. Dowling
Evening star., 1937-05-02
PRESIDENTS ARMY AIDE
SLATED FOR PROMOTION

Lieut.. Col. Edwin M. Watson, Field
Artillery. military aide to the Presi-
dent, today Is senior lieutenant colonel
Of the Army and Is expected to receive
his promotion to colonelcy this week.
Col. Charles K. Nulson, Infantry,
who stood just ahead Of Col. Watson
on the Army list, received his promo
ton last week. Since that time sew
eral colonels have been ordered placed
on the retired list because Of age or
disability and Col. Watson is slated
for one Of the promotions as soon as
the necessary orders can be prepared.
Col. Watson now is accompanying
President Roosevelt on his fishing trip
to the Gulf He probably will not
be notified of his promotion until his
return to Washington.
Evening star., 1937-05-02

Know all men by these presents" !"
the certificate reads, Paul Wertz
Shafer is a qualified and accepted
member with the degree of fellow
pumper.
The Guild of Former Pipe Organ
Pumpers-Pump for the Wind Is Fleet
ing"
The certificate bears the signature
OF Chet Shafer, grand diapason" Of
the guild, who. incidentally, is the
brother of Representative Shafer, and
the guilds organizer.
Representative Shafer by profession
is a newspaper man. but back in his
boyhood days, discovered he could
make little money'on Sundays while
attending church services in his native
town OF Three Rivers by pumping the
church organ. The job, however,
forced him to attend both morning
and evening services.
Altogether, Shafer estimates he
pumped about an hour each Sunday
a half hour at the morning service and
about the same time at the evening
service. The compensation was rs
cents each Sunday-121a cents for the
morning service and 1912 cents for the
evening service.
TWENTY-FIVE cents is not a lot Of
money now said Shafer. but in
those days it looked like million dol
lars to me-
And, as strange as it may seem,
Representative Dirksen, an Illinois
Republican, has never had any news
paper training, but writes column
that is published weekly in 141
papers in his State. He calls it THE
Congressional Front"
Dirksen discusses every subject in
Evening star., 1937-05-02

toastmaster; Mr.. Williams, at whose
home the banquet was held, and
Thomas c. Barr.
The banquet. with speeches and
musical entertainment, began at 7
pm, following an informal get-to-
gefher.
The following members Of the class
were present:
Charles H. Bates. Prof. Allan Davis.
Mrs. Emma c. Brandenburg, Mrs.
James Henry Harper, Mrs. j. R. Ram
say, Nevitt, Miss Dela P. Mussey Of
River Valley. Vt; Mrs. Franklin P,
Nash, George E. Tew, George Francis
Williams, Mrs. Charles H. Butler, Miss
Emma g. Jacobs. Hervey 8. knight
OF Chicago. Howard L Wilkins, Mrs,
Blanche Smith Palmer, Harry W.
Bowling, Eugenia NJ Moses, Mrs. How
ard r. Norton, Mrs. Minnie Hess
Myers, Thomas Barr, Mrs. Julia C.
somers Of Germantown. Pa; Charles
8. Davis, Fulton Lewis, Mrs. Charles
8. Eisinger and Mrs. William A.
Bevard.
Associate members were: Mrs. Allan
Davis, James Henry Harper, DR.. J.
Ramsay Nevitt, Franklin P. Nash
Mrs George E. Tew, Mrs. George
Francis Villains, Rev. Charles H. But
Ter, Mrs. Hervey 8. knight. Mrs. Harry
W. Bowling, Mrs. Thomas c. Barr
Mrs. Charles s. Davis, Charles S
Eisinger and DR.. William A. Bevard
Honorary guests included DR.. Elme,
8. Newton and Mrs. Newton, and DR.
Harvey A. Smith and Mrs. Smith.
Guests were: Miss Laura Jacobs
John c. F. Palmer, Mrs. Gladys Moses
Hall and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wat
son Jones.
Evening star., 1937-05-02
Pumped a Pipe Organ
House Member Knows Meaning of
Words "Wind Is Fleetinp."


his column from politics to love, In
fact his recent comment on thu
"inscrutability of love" may MIKE
him famous among contemporarv
writer's, his friends claim.
A fair sample Of what Dtrksen
writes about is contained in his
latest column. The subjects discussed
are "The Spirit Of Thomas =
Mooney" Children, Chicks and Cod
Liver Oil," Court Wheat, Court
Chaff" and international scrans and
Scrap Iron"
According to parliamentary pro-
cedure you either move to strike
out the last word or the last tvo
words to get recognition In the House
IN the thick Of debate. But Repre-
sentative Do Muth, Democrat. Of
Pennsylvania, attempted to modify
that the other day when he made a
motion to "cross out the last word j"
Everything In the Capitol that Is not
nailed or cemented down seems to md
It's way into the possession Of souvenir
hunters. For instance, some one took
the gold-plated hands OF the clock
In the House chamber last year, and 4
few days ago the sign identifying the
room in which the House Subcommit-
tee on District Appropriations meets
mysteriously disappeared. It has been
replaced with new sign, but this one
Is screwed to the door.
Evening star., 1937-05-02

Official guides at the Capitol now
are firmly convinced that prosperity
has turned the corner. They have
conducted more visitors through the
building in the last month than per-
haps any similar period since the Wall
Street crash.
+ The great influx Of visitors has
meant more work for the guides and
also more money. There are only a
guides and they charge at the rate Of
Is cents per person for the Capitol
tour. At the end Of each day their
collections are pooled and divided
equally
In the last few years the guides have
averaged about $4,000 q year. The
figure this year. however, is expected
to reach $4,000.
Evening star., 1937-05-02
BY JAMES F. CHINN.

ID REPRESENTATIVE SHAFER Re-
publican, of Michigan, is the only
member Of Congress to whom the slo-
gan Pump for the Wind Is Fleeting"
means anything.
That's because Shafer is the only
member affiliated with the Guild Of
Former Pipe Organ Pumpers-an or
ganization that is trying to perpetuate
memories OF profession that is prac-
tically dead
1T is rare distinction to have been
pipe organ pumper," said Shafer, as
he hung on the wall Of his office a
framed membership certificate in the
guild, In which he holds the degree
of fellow pumper."
Evening star., 1937-05-02

hdias economic recovery Is gain
Ing momentum greater than expected
Evening star., 1937-05-02

Aviation research by the japanese
Navy and Toxic Imperial University Is
planned.
Evening star., 1937-05-02
There's NOTHING LIKE NG1 E
COOKING

Tie Instant heat high speed
and numberless shades OF
temperature that gas provides
assure fine flavor to all
eookin9l
Evening star., 1937-05-02
Child Health

CONTINUED From First Page.)
Evening star., 1937-05-02
WATER HEATING

Gas provides an abundant.
dependable supply Of hot
water whenever you want it
-day or night Low cost
and nothing TO tend.
Evening star., 1937-05-02
REFRIGERATION

Gas makes possible silent
simpliiied refrigeration. No
moving parts - long life
Air-cooled uses no water.
Low operating cost.
Evening star., 1937-05-02
HOUSE HEATING

House heating with gas Is
absolutely etfortless. No fuel
10 order or store. Nothing
to bother with. No dirt
smoke or SCOT.
Evening star., 1937-02-19

thicket. The snow was not too soft
and he could move fast. The instant
he left the shelter of that thicket the
young Otter saw him and once more
changed his course. He headed down
hill toward a gully where the snow
had drifted deep. Going down hill. he
slid so fast that Old Man Coyote
couldn't even begin to catch up.
When the young Otter reached the
drift at the bottom of the hill he dis
appeared. He had plunged into that
drift much as he would have plunged
into a pool of water had there been
one there. Old Man Coyote grinned.
IF he thinks h can fool me that
way he'll soon find out he has made
sad mistake" thought he.
When he reached the place where
the young Otter had disappeared in
the snow Old M; a Coyote began to
dig. He dug furiously, just as you
have seen Dog dig after a Wood
chuck. He made the snow fly as he
kicked it out behind him. In almost
no time he had dug in almost his own
length. Then he backed out to blow
the snow out of his nose and get his
breath. He shook the snow from his
coat and looked around. Then he stiff
fened. Some 80 or 40 feet away an
Otter was plowing a furrow in the
white, smooth surface as he slid along
on his stomach.
For just a second Old Man Coyote
stared as If he didn't believe that
Otter could be real. But he was real
and Old Man Coyote leaped after him.
1t couldn't be the one he had been
digging after. 1t must be that there
were two Offers. Anyway, it was bet
ter to chase one that could be seen
than to dig blindly for one who
couldn't be seen. So he started for
this one.
The chase was short. This one dis
Evening star., 1937-02-19
Bedtime Stories
A Queer Game.

appeared just as the first one had.
Again Old Man Coyote dug furiously,
and again when he backed out for
breath it was to discover an Otter ON
the snow at Just a tantalizing dis
tance away Then it dawned on Old
Man Coyote that there was but one
Otter, that this was the one he had
first seen. He was being fooled, that
was all. At this he ground his teeth
with rage.
He thinks he's smart, but I'll show
him that he isn't so smart as he
thinks he is" growled Old Man Coy
ote. He has fooled me twice, but he
isn't going to fool me again"
He dashed at the young Otter, who
once more plunged into the snow and
vanished. This time instead of dig
ging after him, Old Man Coyote
quickly moved forward short distance
and crouched ready to spring. The
surface of the snow was broken and
out popped the young Otter, but not
at all where Old Man Coyote expected
him. In fact. it was in another direc-
ton altogether. 1t was queer game
they were playing there
Copyright. 1877
Evening star., 1937-02-19
THORNTON w. BURGESS
Alas. that bitterness and strife
DO often rules the game of life!
Old Mother Nature.

~ LID MAN COYOTE lay hidden
in thicket, watching the
approach of nearly grown
young Otter. At first he was
greatly puzzled by the movements Of
the latter. 1t happened that never
before had he seen an Otter travelling
over snow so far from water. Never
had Old Man Coyote seen any one on
four legs travel as this Otter was
travelling. He neither walked nor ran
after the manner of any other animals
Of Old Man Coyotes acquaintance or,
for that matter, after the manner of
any other Otter he ever had watched.
This was because hitherto he had seen
Offers only when there was no snow.
Il wonder if something is the mat
ter with that fellow, if he has been
hurt" muttered Old Man Coyote II
hope so. 1t would be a bit of good
luck for me-"
But as the young Otter drew nearer
It became evident that nothing was
the matter with him. It was simply
his odd way of travelling on the snow
He would throw himself forward and
slide through the snow, with his legs
set backward out of the way. Moving
along in this way, he left furrow
behind him in the snow He seemed
to be enjoying it. His method of trav-
cling was much like that of boy who
runs few steps end then slides, and
he seemed to ',e citing the same sort
Of fun out of it.
1t looked for few minutes as If
that young Otter would come straight
to where Old Man Coyote lay in wait.
The latters eyes cleaned with antici-
patton. But the young Otter changed
his course and Old Man Coyote in
stantly realized that he must attack
now or never. Swiftly he left that
Evening star., 1937-02-19
EXECUTION DELAYED

Scheduled TO die in the electric
chair today for the Good Friday
murder five years ago Of Mrs. Lizzie
Jaynes during a holdup of the Gar
den-T-shoppe, Thomas Jordan, for
mer bus boy, has obtained postpone
ment of execution to March 10.
The delay was ordered to allow
time for action on a petition by Jor-
dan for executive clemency. About a
month ago his attorneys, Harry T.
Whelan and William B. O'Connell, Pc
titioned the Department OF Justice to
recommend clemency, contending that
Jordan should not have been convicted
of anything more than second-degree
murder.