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Evening star., 1937-01-16
CLASS RESUMED
Women's Bible Group to
Meet TUESDAYS.

The Women's tional
Bible Glass has resumed its sessions
after holiday vacation and meets ca ch
Tuesday at 80 am. in the assembly
hall OF the Columbia College OF Chris
tan Education, l708 Massachusetts
avenue. Mrs. A. L. Baldwin is presi-
dent OF the class.
MISS Elsie Wade Stone, president
OF Columbia College of Christian Ed
ucatlon. Instructor. will lecture on
Prophecy Unfulfilled in the Book of
Isaiah" followed by The Life and
Epistles OF st. Paul"
Luncheon is served following lee
lures the second and fourth Tues
days Of each month. Women of all
or no church affilia-
ton, are welcome.
Evening star., 1937-01-16
SERVICES IN WASHINGTON CHURCHES
COLLEGE HEAD
TO PREACH HERE
DR.. Lehman to Occupy
Concordia Lutheran
Pulpit.

DR.. Timothy Lehman, president Of
Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Ill. will
preach at Concordia Lutheran Evan
gelical Church, Twentieth, and G
streets Sunday morning. He will
speak both in the German service at
10 and the English service at 11:l5
DR.. Lehman has been in Washington
attending the Conference OF Church
Colleges and related educational in
Stitutions.
At the monthly meeting Of the
Ccncordia Mission Society Thursday,
pm, Mrs. A. N. Schroeder will
speak on Mission Work in Japan"
Mrs. c. Enders will conduct devotions.
Evening star., 1937-01-16
DR.. C. w. DAVENPORT
EPIPHANY SPEAKER

The Church of Epiphany preacher
tomorrow morning will be DR.. George
w. Davenport, bishop Of Easton. For
number Of years Bishop Davenport
has presided over this territory on
the Eastern Shore of Maryland. He
will speak on rural work"
There will be evensong and sermon
at 8 pm. by the Rev. Richard A.
Cartmell.
Evening star., 1937-01-16
TOPIC :
BY ALEXANDRIAN
Rev. O. w. Brittingham to
Speak on "Works
of Jesus"

Rev. o. w. Brittingham. pastor OF
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church.
Alexandra, Va, will preach in Ed
brooke Methodist Episcopal Church
tomorrow at II on The Greater
Works of Jesus"
The Church School Board will
meet at for election of officers.
The third forum service in tn.
Epworth League on Victorious I.iv-
ing" will be at with the pastor.
Rev. Walter M. Michael In charge.
AT 8 pm. Mrs. w. c. Lowdermilk.
returned missionary, will speak on
The New China" Mrs. J. Sterling
Cook will preside.
MldWeek prayer meeting Wednes-
days. followed by the Ladies Guild.
Evening star., 1937-01-16
Trinity NJ. E. Church
Sermons Tomorrow

AT Trinity M. E. Church tomorrow
at II am. Rev. Frank Steelman will
preach on the subject, The Christian
Challenge" At. 8 pm. DR.. Ennis will
begin series Of sermons on the "Is-
sues of Life to the young people,
speaking on "Life's Greatest Ques-
ton"
Evening star., 1937-01-16
"LOVE" IS THEME
Work of Inner Mission
Society to Be Honored.

Sundays services at Grace Luth-
eran Church will emphasize the
theme of serving love-" honoring the
work of the local Lutheran Inner
Mission Society, which holds its an.
nual roll call at this time. DR.. Ger
hard E. Lenski will preach at IL on
The Church Faces the Great Prob
lem OF Human Needs" G. I. Ander-
son, 1909 Battery lane, Bethesda. is
leading the local campaign for the
Inner Mission and its work.
The Young Peoples Society will
meet Monday at the home of Harold
Eegers, I'll Ingraham street. New
ofncers are Fred Winkleman, presi-
dent; Harold Eggers. vice president:
Marie Stutz, treasurer.
Evening star., 1937-01-16
DIR. H. P. RAINEY
TO GIVE ADDRESS

DR.. Homer P. Rainey. former presi-
dent of Bucknell University, VINO is
director of the American Youth Com
mission of the American Council on
Education vii deliver an address at
the Columbia Baptist Church, Falls
Church, Va. tomorrow night at 7:30,
on the subject Meeting the Needs of
American Youth.
Evening star., 1937-01-16
VISITING PASTOR
FROM GREENWICH

The guest preacher at st. Stephen
and the Incarnation at Sixteenth and
Newton streets tomorrow night will
be the Rev. A. J. M. Wilson. rector of
Christ Church. Greenwich, Conn. Mr..
Wilson is an outstanding leader in the
diocese of Connecticut.
Evening star., 1937-01-16
Wisconsin Baptist
Program Outlined

Clarence Ray Ferguson. pastor OF
the Wisconsin Avenue Baptist Church,
will preach on Fitted for Service"
at IL.
The pastor will preach at on
Sailing With Noah
Prayer will be studied during the
service Thursday evening.
Evening star., 1937-01-16
Ghrtattan Mystira
Or. z. Homer Curtis..

DIR. F. Homer Curtiss.
InSpirational talks on Cosmic Soul
Science. Questions. Healing, pm.
Tuesdays. Theosophical Hall. 1915 H
ST. NV. Collection.
Evening star., 1937-10-31
BY JOHN H. Cassidy, Jr.

IF TRAFFIC DIRECTOR WILLIAM
A. VAN DUZER ever finds himself
in need of assistance in diagnosing
L Washington's traffic ills he can
pick up his phone, call Col. Lawrence
C. Crawford and in jiffy Washing
tons "Sub-Traffic Bureau will be on
the Job.
1t would be impossible to find sub
traffic bureau listed as a District gov
eminent department, but there's little
doubt In the minds of those directly
connected with local traffic problems
that the Traffic Committee of the
Board of Trade has earned itself that
title.
Probably nowhere in Washington
outside the Department of Vehicles
and Traffic itself could be found an
organization with wider range of
knowledge of traffic problems than
this important committee of the board,
which has investigated every phase
of traffic control.
The committee members don't re-
gard themselves as traffic wizards
Rather, they feel they are represent
ing the views of the man in the street
But the thoroughness with which they
study problems of traffic control would
seem to qualify them as near-experts.
Membership of 410.
Boosting a personnel of 40 men,
bers. the committee for the last three
years has been under Col Crawford,
retired Army officer. as chairman.
Evening star., 1937-10-31
TAK0MA CONFERENCE
NOVEMBER 9 CALLED
Problems Affecting Business Con-
Germs in Metropolitan Area
to Be Organization Basis.

A conference of business men Of
the Washington-Metro area of
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties has been called for Novem-
Der by President Oliver W. Young
blood Of the Takoma Park Chamber
of Commerce, with view to per-
fecting an organization through which
may be cleared problems affecting
business concerns. particularly regu-
latory legislation and taxation.
The conference will be held In
Takoma Park and q general discus
sion entered into OF various angles
Of business interests. through the
establishment of a clearing house,
which will prove of mutual benefit
Of all lines of organized business.
The Takoma Park Chamber Of Conn
merce has authorized President
Youngblood to call the conference and
invitations have been sent to all
chambers of commerce and business
organizations in Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties, to partici-
pate.
According to John W. Coffman, sr.,
secretary Of the chamber, the vast
importance of such a unified organ
ization may be realized from the fact
that more than $780, 100000 worth of
business is transacted annually in this
large area comprising the Washing
ton-Metropolitan area.
Evening star., 1937-10-31

ber, vice chairman; Adelbert w. Lee,
secretary, and corps of subchair-
men who are pretty nearly experts
in their own particular phases of the
traffic problems.
These Asubchairmen are Maj. S. D.
Ashford, automatic signals, signs and
markers; Col. John @. Tilson, laws
and codes; j. F. Victory, parking; DR..
]. Franklin Hilton, operating regula-
tions; John A. Bresnahan, enforce
ment; Thornton w. Owen. education
and publicity; Joseph r. Trew, high
ways; P. Y. K. Howat, rights and
safety of pedestrians, and Col. E. G.
Bliss, chairman Of the "follow-up"
subcommittee.
One of the most recent activities
of Col. Crawford's committee was the
preparation of comprehensive chart
showing the number of accidents in
each precinct in Washington which
resulted in personal injury or death
during the first nine months of 1887.
Citizens to Get Copies.
At its regular monthly meeting Fri
day, the chart was exhibited and plans
were made to send copies of it to every
citizens association and other organ
izations and clubs to emphasize the
danger spots in Washington's highway
set-up. 1t localizes the points where
serious accidents have occurred so that
the problem of correcting whatever
hazard exists can be approached di-
rectly.
Probably the most important item
on the committee program now is a
study Of the five-year building pro-
Evening star., 1937-10-31

gram OF Capt. H. c. Whitehurst, the
District highway director. District
officials have requested the trade
boards opinions on the program, and
the committee is making a thorough in
vestigation to determine which projects
shall have priority.
Making Recommendations.
Last summer, at Commissioner Mel
win C. Hazen's suggestion, the board
undertook the preparation of an ex-
tensive set of recommendations for i'm
proving traffic conditions. That job
fell to the Traffic Committee, and the
subcommittee have submitted their
recommendations to the Executive
Committee. The report probably will
be ready soon.
The Traffic Committees accomplish
ments in the past are numerous. A re-
cent one that stands out is the traf-
fic school which the board sponsored
last year in Mckinley and Dunbar
High Schools. The board paid out
more than 81 900 to operate the school,
and expects to start the course in safe
driving again this year. The course is
given under direction of Traffic Direc-
tor Van Duzer.
High on the committees list of needs
is the addition of more policemen for
traffic control, night traffic court
which. the committee contends, is pro-
vided by ADMINISTRATION of parking
meters as an experiment, mechanical
inspection of vehicles, more rigid en-
forcement of regulations against double
parking, additional signal lights and
uniform safety zones.
Evening star., 1937-10-31
METROPOLIS VIEW
GROUP ORGANIZED
New Association Favors
Sales Rather Than Busi-
ness Privilege Tax.

Citizens associations favoring abo-
lition of the business privilege tax yes
terday received added support with the
announcement of the recently organ
lied Metropolis View Citizens Associa-
tion that it would have the present
levy abolished in favor of a general
sales tax. The group also announced
Endorsement of suffrage for the Dis
trict.
The association, organized August 20
for the area bounded by North Cap
itol street, the steam railroad tracks
and Rhode Island and Michigan ave-
nues NE, also included in its list of
Endorsements erection of school at
Fourth and Franklin streets NE, con-
struction of playground with a SWIM
ming pool at Lincoln road and Frank
lin street NE, removal of electric
trolley poles along Fourth street NE,
improvements and surfacing of streets
and erection of traffic signs In the
area.
At a meeting in the Crosby-Noyes
School Monday, attended by more than
60 of the $50 paid members, the asso-
citation elected the following officers:
George E. Miller. jr., president; H.
F. Mericle, vice president: Mrs. Clara
Purcell, secretary, and Mrs. James
Walden, treasurer.
Already a member of the Northeast
Conference of Citizens Associations,
the group has applied for membership
in the District Federation Of Citizens
Associations. On Monday night plans
also were formulated for a Christmas
party, with lighted community
Christmas tree at Fourth and Franklin
streets NE The association voted to
meet the first Monday in each month
Evening star., 1937-10-31
PlNEY BRANCH FIGHTS
HOSPITAL SITE PLAN
President Shorey Sees Cost as
Prohibitive to Addition to
Present Gallinger Quarters.

Reiterating the Piney Branch Citi-
Eens Association stand against the
use OF the District tuberculosis Hos
pital at Fourteenth and Upshur streets
NV. by Gallinger Hospital for ma
ternity cases. George L. Shorey, presi-
dent OF the group pointed out yester-
day that If the District Commissioners
allow the hospital to use this building
1t will lessen the chances of the Dis
trict getting money for an addition to
the hospital
Mr.. Shorey said the hospital admin
istration not only would increase in
cost but also would be less effective.
Previous experience has shown, Mr..
Shorey said, that the more an organ
ization OF this type is spread the less
effective 1t becomes.
Mr.. Shorey also expressed the asso-
eiation's appreciation for the almost
unanimous support interested associa-
tions have lent to opposing use of the
site by Gallinger Hospital.
Evening star., 1937-10-31
PARK VIEW UNIT
. HOSTESSESATTEA
Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Leach and
Mrs. Robins Will Serve
at Y. w. C. A.

Members Of the Park View Chapter
Of the Y. w. c. A. will be hostesses at
tea today from 4 to 5, Mrs. d. z. Clarke.
Mrs. Glen Leach and Mrs. Charles
s. Robins serving.
Motion pictures are being shown
tomorrow to the children at 6I4 Z
street northwest. A music class in
the cart of Listening" will begin
that day for series OF six weeks.
The Chapter Council meets at IL
am. The Membership Committee
meets at 7:30 pm.
The Chevy Chase Chapter will have
its annual luncheon and sale from
IL to 2:30 on Tuesday.
The business womens monthly din
ner on Tuesday is at $50 Miss Elsa
Peterson and Mrs. Wilson Compton
will be the speakers.
The Wednesday Club meets at 5i4
E street NV. at $3.50. That same
day at X street there will be basket
ball for business girls from to s.
The Xeups Club will meet from Sis
to 10. Practice bridge will be at
tbs.
Mrs. Corbin and Mrs. Wright will
be at home TO the board, staff and
committee members on Thursday
from to 6. The Elizabeth Somers'
Glee Club will have q party for new
members. At 6:15 the Blue Triangle
Club will commence its evening ac-
tivities. A class in tap and social
dancing will commence at Z. In the
afternoon, Girl Reserves at Western
will hear Helen Middleton speak on
What 1t Means to Be a Girl Re-
serve" The girls at Wilson High
School will enjoy a barn dance that
same day.
The Girl Reserve Interclub supper
will be held at on Friday.
Saturday at 10 am. Muriel Lester,
founder of Kingsley Hall, will read
some excerpts from her books.
A class in Speech Training for
Club Women" is being offered Mon
day morning and one on The Re-
ligious Development Of the Child"
on Tuesday morning.
Evening star., 1937-10-31
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Budpefing Procedure Is Conference.-The Why's
and Wherefores of the Community Chest.
Greater Washington a Reality.

literally OF their time and best
effort and their money as well, but
workers in the campaign encounter
q few people who try to ease their
conscience for not contributing by
Offering groundless criticism. The
word Of some anonymous person
over the telephone or Of some pam
handler will be taken in preference
to that Of our fine citizens who
sponsor and operate the Chest.
Some of such people even try to
influence others to withhold con-
tributions and thus further justify
themselves in shirking this civic
duty.
We must remember that 1t has
been demonstrated that a larger
part of every dollar contributed
through this modern business
method goes for the work of the
agencies than under the old regime.
We must also remember that the
Chest method is a convenience, a
protection of contributors against
many rackets and against ineffi-
cient and costly handling of this
important financial job.
Its your Chest. GIVE ONCE
FOR ALL AND ENOUGH FOR
ALL"
Evening star., 1937-10-31
TO TAFT
SCHOOL IS SOUGHT.
Children Forced to Exercise
Outside in Bad Weather,
Is Citizens Claim.

The Rhode Island Avenue Citizens
Association, third civic group in the
Northeast section striving for improved
schools this year, places the Taft
Junior High School topmost on its list
Of "musts" to be presented to the
Budget Bureau soon.
Located on South Dakota avenue at
Quincy street NE, the building was
erected four years ago minus two
originally designated wings. 1t is for
the construction Of these wings-one
devoted to four classrooms and the
other gymnasium-that the citizens
have recently gone on record advocat-
ing the project.
Population Growth Cited.
Both items are considered Of equal
Importance To show the need for
additional classrooms the association
points out. the fact that Immediately
on construction of the school virtual
capacity was attained. With recent
large-scale home building, such as in
Woodbridge Gardens and Michigan
Park, an increase in school attend
ance has naturally followed. accord
ing to President Freeman Weiss. Over
capacity at Taft has been avoided
solely by transferring the children to
other schools, he said.
Mr.. Weiss added: This diversion Of
pupils, while it has served the purpose
OF the Education Board in decreasing
attendance, nevertheless makes an in
convenience for the children besides
adding risk to their personal safety.
Since Langley and Powell Junior
Highs, both several miles distant from
our community, are the nearest insti-
tutions receiving the transferees. 1t is
necessary for the pupils to travel by
bus or street car"
Lacking gymnasium facilities brings
about serious health threat to the
children, the citizens maintain. At
present it is necessary that all health
classes be held either in the basement
corridors or out Of doors. Wallace
Perry, member of the organization,
states that he has seen children hav-
ing such classes outside in inclement
weather. The association feels that
the presence OF a regular gym instruc-
tor alone should warrant proper
place for his teaching. as well as pro-
vide an indoor exercise room for activ-
tiles during bad weather.
Need of Gymnasium.
Taft Junior High School is one Of
few lacking gymnasium in the Dis
trict, and citizens regard this as un-
usual for a relatively modern building.
The fact that the school grounds are
fully developed for recreation pur-
poses, with suitable equipment, makes
the incompleteness Of the school itself
seem ludicrous to Mr.. Weiss.
The matter of overcrowded locker
conditions connects closely with addi-
tional schoolrooms. At present vir-
tually all the children are compelled
to double up" on locker allotment,
a condition remediable by more class
rooms, hence more corridor room.
Accomplishment of the desired con-
struction work, q move backed by sew
eral civic bodies of the Northeast and
the local PIT. A., would bring the
number OF classrooms to the origi-
nally planned total Of 16, excluding the
gymnasium.
Evening star., 1937-10-31
EIGHT AND FORTY

A business meeting of District of
Columbia Salon. No. IA, Departmental
of Eight and Forty, was held at the
Washington Hotel with Mrs. Helen M.
McCabe, lie chapeau departmental
presiding. Plans were given for the
Child Welfare program.
The annual Thanksgiving party for
the children at Glenn Dale Tuberculsr
Hospital will be given the Saturday
afternoon before Thanksgiving. Re
freshments and entertainment will be
furnished under the direction Of Mrs.
Amelia Boberg, Child Welfare chair
man and her committee. Four more
children suffering with tuberculosis
will have care through the Eight and
Forty The major program is the
prevention of tuberculosis among chill
dren, and $4,000 has previously
been given to endow three beds at the
National Jewish Hospital, with $4,000
Just presented by Mrs. Mollie z. Aver
i'll, retiring national chapeau of and
40. this will make seven beds endowed,
and enables and 40 to be assigned an
entire ward for children Of World War
veterans suffering from tuberculosis.
Care of tubercular children is the
primary object Of 8 and 40. The Ma
tional Jewish Hospital cares for any
child, regardless of creed or religion.
Mrs. Mary Haws, le chapeau ma
tional of Johnstown, Pa, will be the
guest of the D. c. Salon on November
10. when a dinner will be given for
her at the Washington Hotel. Mrs.
Haws will speak at q meeting fol-
lowing the dinner. On Armistice Day
she will be the guest Of the American
Legion, attending the ceremonies at
Arlington, and the armistios ball at
the Mayflower Hotel in the evening.
Mrs. Helen McCabe, lie chapeau de-.
partemental, will be hostess November
8, when q social will be given ct her
home
Evening star., 1937-10-31
HILLCREST TO OPPOSE
ANY LIQUOR LICENSES
Association Seeks Especially to
Protect Area Near School
Roadhouse Seen Detriment.

With renewed efforts the Hillcrest
Citizens Association Is making plans
to fight issuance Of any liquor license
in its community, especially around
the Stanton School.
DR.. Frank W. Ballou, superin-
tendent Of District schools, recently
sent word to the Hillcrest group ask
ing it to help take action against any
liquor license that may try to come
into their community, according to
Charles F. Foster, president Of the
association.
A liquor license was applied for last
June and, although the School Board
itself did not take any action In pre-
venting it, a few members OF the
school system and the help Of the
Hillcrest Association had the license
disbarred by the A. B. c. Board, he
said.
Mr.. Foster also fears roadhouse,
on the thoroughfare coming In and
out of Hillcrest, would b detrimental
to the community.
Evening star., 1937-10-31

~ EVIEW of the civic week from
Thursday, october 81, to
N Thursday, october %.
L \ ANACOSTIA-Opposed the
gross business receipts tax; afiiliated
with the District Suffrage Association;
nominated officers.
BURROUGHSAEle officers for
the coming year.
GEORGETOWN-Heard talk by 10
v. Morgan, assistant corporation
counsel, denouncing the business
privilege tax; passed q resolution ap-
proving the proposed 100-man in
crease in the District police force;
approved the present method of Sc
lecting the Board of Education men,
bers.
acknowledgement the business
privilege tax and any increase in the
1889 District budget; approved the
present system Of selecting the men,
bers OF the Board Of Education;
elected officers.
NORTH CAPITOL-Instructe its
delegates to the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations to vote In favor Of
National representation and Endorsed
the eight-point revised tax program
as outlined by the Chevy Chase Citi-
zcns Association.
MID-CTTY-Approved installation
Of the Kreml traffic system in the
second precinct; elected officers.
LOGAN-THOMAS CIRCLE-Heard
fn1 IL I1x,D Dax Euaroff AvartyffVa
retary of the Social Hygiene Society,
on the Community Chest, after which
they voted to support the Chest to the
fullest extent.
SOCIETY OF NATIVES-Reiter-
ated its former stand in asking that
the new Pennsylvania avenue bridge
be named in honor OF John Philip
Sousa; voted to contribute $25 to the
Community Chest
| SOUTHEAST-Voted to seek legis-
lation at the coming session of Con-
gress requiring nonresident students
| attending District schools to pay q
tuition; requested that the monoument
that has been proposed honoring the
late Guglielmo Marconiy- inventor of
the wireless, be erected in Southeast
Washington; heard talk by DR.. John
w. Nixon on the Community Chest
and elected officers.
The Benning Association also met,
but acted on only local matters.
CIVIC CALENDAR.
THE following associations are
scheduled to meet this week:
Monday, November l.,
Bladensburg-Church of God. 8 pm.
Citizens Association Of Takoma,
D. C.-Takoma School. pm.
Dupont Circle-Mayfiowe Hotel,
4:30 pm.
Forest Hills-Ben Murch School, 8
pm.
Kenilworth - Kenilworth Recrea-
tional Center, pm.
Manor Park-Whittier School, pm.
Metropolis View-Crosby s. Noyes
School, 8 pm.
Michigan Park-Bunker Hill School,
8pm.
Progressive Citi1ens Of Congress
Heights-Consress Heights Baptist
! Church, 3 pm.