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Evening star., 1938-07-02
By DOROTHY DUCAS AND
ELIZABETH GORDON.

- TRICTLY speaking. a fence is
- not part OF a home, not an
object with which the family
- lives intimately. Yet 1t can be
used so that it makes world OF diff
ference in the way We live in the
summer time-on our lawns or in our
gardens, where We pass so much time
these days. The right fence at the
right place can give US q lounging
spot which we'll use more often on
clear. warm days and evenings than
the living rooms inside our houses.
Have you back yard with a large
tree under which few deck chairs
or roomy SLATED armchairs are as
appropriate as the grass itself? And
do you wish you could sit there to
sun-bathe in the daytime or stretch
out dangerously and watch the moon
rise-only, If you do, you'll have as
much privacy as goldfish?
II your perfect lounging spot Is
hanked by q road or looks right into
the windows of your neighbor's house,
q woven wood fence can turn 1t into q
secluded, sky-roofed room. The rustic
looking fences are quite in keeping
with the mood which drives you out
Of doors in summer, and haven't the
austere Private Property-Keep Out"
look Of high. board fences or high
stone walls. Years only mellow the
appearance Of woven wood.
This type Of fence, made Of chestnut,
comes in S-foot sections in five
heights. ranging from feet 10 inches
to 10 feet. Because it is flexible in
construction, it follows perfectly the
contour of the ground, making it
useful for both level and rolling
ground. The tops Of the saplings used
to make the fence are pointed, so the
fence is not easily scaled, while
the wood is sturdy, making repair
problems negligible.
Split, live young chestnuts are woven
together with copper-welded rustproof
wire. Some are closely woven, 80 no
daylight shows between, others are
set apart an inch or 50. Ready-cut
cedar posts and cross rails come with
the fence to act as framework for the
woven chestnut. And yes, there are
gates made of the chestnut, too.
II you want to shut OF the glare
Of automobile headlights, conceal
service entrances, shut of unsightly
views, or give rustic look to your
city penthouse or back garden, these
fences will do it.
y = 4
THE first really warm day OF this
month our telephone began te
Evening star., 1938-07-02
HOME LOAN PLAN
HAD L0WLY ORIGIN
MultibiIIion-D oIIar System
Began in Pennsylvania
Neighborhood Group.

From the simple efforts more than
. century ago Of group of Pennsyl-
vania neighbors to aid each other in
building homes has grown the multi
billion-dollar system Of mutual home
financing institutions which criss-
cross America today, according to
records examined by the staff of the
Federal Home Loan Bank Board.
Although the first known savings
and loan association was founded at
Birmingham, England, In 1881, the
movement did not find root on Amer
ican soil until 1881, when citizens of
Frankford. near Philadelphia, banded
together to promote home building
through the formation OF the Oxford
Provident Building Association.
In that early association, COM
posed Of = group OF neighbors, each
shareholder paid in 50 per month on
every share held. and was entitled
to . loan Of $500 for the purpose of
building or buying home
Curiously enough the first loan went
to a man named Rich-Comly Rich.
But Rich belied his name. for the
minutes Of later meetings show he
was frequently fined for delay in pay
ments and finally he was compelled to
sell his equity to a member more able
to carry the loan.
Frankford Bylaws.
The original bylaws Of the Frank
ford Association are filled with human
interest. Some Of them were:
ANY trustee who shall absent him.
self from any stated or special meet
ing Of the association or board shall
be fined in the sum Of rs cents for
every such absence unless prevented
by sickness or family af1liction.
1.-THE treasurer shall be fined for
non-attendance at any stated meet
ing in the sum of SO cents. For
neglecting to furnish a report of the
finances at the semi-annual election,
the sum Of 81 and no excuse to be
taken unless for sickness or domestic
afdiction.
THE secretary shall be fined for
non-attendance at any stated meet
ing Of the association or special meet
ing OF the Board of Trustees in the
sum Of so cents unless prevented by
sickness or family afiliction and in
case he neglects to attend from any
cause he shall send the books to the
place Of meeting in good time, for
each and every infraction of which
he shall be fined in the sum of 81 and
no excuse admitted.
If any member shall attend any
OF the meetings Of the association or
board in q state of intoxication he
shall be fined in the sum Of IS cents
and forthwith be compelled to leave
the room.
And If any member shall behave
disorderly so as to disturb the meet
ing he shall be fined in any sum not
less than ~ cents nor more than 81
and II her persists in such conduct
he shall be fined in any further sum
Gin addition to the former) not less
than rs cents nor more than S."
From such beginnings thrift and
home financing institutions have
grown into one Of the richest and
largest groups in American economy.
In the Federal Home Loan Bank Sys-
tenn, which includes most Of the
larger and more progressive savings
and loan associations, there are band
ed together nearly 1000 member in
sututions, with total assets of more
than $4,000, 100000 In 1887 they
provided approximately 40 per cent
OF the institutional financing of small
homes in this country.
Evening star., 1938-07-02
BY LAWRENCE CRoLlUs.

~ AAWA6NC6 C8OLAU0.
LTHoUGH We are tempted to
n laugh when We see some one
II walk across . shiny, obviously
4 \ slippery door and suddenly
crash to EARTH" It Il . very serious
matter. and . large number Of dan.
gerous accidents occur in Just this
way. It Is only too easy to break IN
arm or leg In Z fall on . floor which
has been polished to . high degree.
On the other hand, nearly every one
likes to have bright, shiny floors and
1t would seem that the brighter they
are the slipperier they should be. It
Is now possible to treat the surface
Of your floors with liquid, however,
which will not only make them bright
and slistening, but will also make
them = non-skid proposition which
can be maneuvered over by young
and old with equal safety. OF course,
such . processing will put . definite
crimp IN the activities Of any young
ster who Is used to running and slid.
ing on polished areas about the house,
but the saving Of limbs and property
win warrant the change.
This non-skid finish Il applied with
. lambs wool mop, or II you aren't
particular about your poodle dogs
coat you can use him on the end Of
Evening star., 1938-07-02

giving much the effect Of concrete and
at lower cost.
The material also comes IN scored
boards for interior finishing such -
= popular In kitchens and bathrooms.
And, Of course, 1t Is much cheaper
than the tile It resembles.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Dr.. Pratt 10 Preach
On Passion for
The Impossible
Mount Pleasant Adult
Forum Will Hear
Gutenberg Talk

DR.. D. Butler Pratt will preach
at Mount Pleasant CONGREGATIONAL
Church tomorrow morning on 1.-THE
Passion for the Impossible"
In the adult forum at 10 O'Clock
in the series on living religions Louis
Gutenberg will speak on "The Jew
In American Society Today"
The discussion group will meet
at 6 pm. Douglas Stephenson, who
visited the reformatory at Lorton,
Va, this week with a criminology
class of American University, will
lead the discussion.
The 20-40 Club, following supper
at $50, will conclude its open forum
on the question of public utilities
and vote on the Congregational
Church economic plebiscite. On
Saturday evening, November 26, a
kid party will be held at the
Strong residence, l011 Seventeenth
street.
The annual union THANKSGIVING
service on Thursday at II am. brings
together the churches of the Mount
Pleasant area at this church. The
sermon. Thankful for What" will
be delivered by DR.. Frederic w. Per-
kins, minister of the Universalist
National Memorial Church.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
DR.. Smith Will Speak
AT Foundry Church

DR.. Chesteen Smith will preach
tomorrow morning in Foundry M
E. Church on "A Dangerous Denial
of Spiritual Values"
DR.. Karl w. Deutsch, a Sudeten
German, will speak at pm. on
"Czechosloakia Yesterday and To-
day" DR.. Deutsch attended the
German University at Prague and
was the Sudeten delegate from
Czechoslovakia at the recent World
Youth Congress, representing the
Social Democratic Youth Movement
and the Club of Alderman Demo-
cratic Youth.
At the Wesley Glass meeting, at
the home of Mrs. w. L. Irwin. 1886
QueSada street, Tuesday evening,
Mrs. Art Brown will review the
Biography of Benjamin Frank
lin by Carl Van Doren.
At II o'clock on THANKSGIVING Day
a service will be held. Dr. Frederick
Brown Harris, minister.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Dr.. Burgan 10 Preach
Al HamIine Church

"A Night Adventure" will be the
subject of Dr. H. w. Burgan at
Hamline M. E. Church tomorrow
morning. At 8 pm. the young peo-
pie will conduct the service. How
ard Stingle. president of the Epworth
League, will preside. The following
will assist: Miss Alice Stockdill,
Jack Wilhelm. Earl Hodgdin, Miss
Jane Leitzell. Dwight Ellis, Miss
Florence Yeager. Miss Olive Stock
dill and Frank Mervine. Prof.
Charles H. ONO will be installed
as teacher of the Brotherhood Bible
Glass tomorrow morning. He takes
the place of Prof. Theodore B. Man.
ny, who died month ago.
The Junior High League will be
entertained by the Junior League of
the Petworth M. E. Church at s
pm. At GAS the Epworth League
will meet. Miss Hazel Robertson
will conduct the devotions and
James Murray will speak on THE
Spirit of Thanksgiving.
On Tuesday night the Hamline
Brotherhood will meet at o'clock.
DR.. j. c Mcdowell will speak
on Some Colonial Thanksgiving
Stories, and Kindred Tales" Elec-
ton of officers will be held.
Thanksgiving services will be held
Thursday at 1890 o'clock. There
will be no evening service.
On Friday night the Epworth
League will sponsor an interna-
tional party. Games and refresh
mentS.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
B. Y. P. U. News

East Washington Heights-The
Stewardship Commission will pre-
sent the program, under the direc-
ton of Richard jenkins. Topic.
stewardship in Our Daily Life.
A business meeting will be held
Saturday evening at the home of
Ruth jenkins, The fifth session of
the stewardship study course will
be held Sunday at $50 pm. at the
home of Ruth jenkins.
Fifth-The program will be under
the direction of the Stewardship
Commission, led by Alberta Settle.
Topic, What Christ Taught About
Last Things"
Metropolitan-The Service Com
mission. led by Walter Sampson,
will present program at $50 pm.
on Expressing Our Gratitude"
Takoma Park-Marjorie Carter
will lead the Stewardship Commits
sion in presenting a program on
"Tithing."
Grace-The Stewardship Com
mission, under the direction Of
Evelyn Unrue, will present the pro-
gram at GAS pm.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Rev. {. H. Jope 10 Talk
On A Nation Thankful

"A Nation Thankful" will be the
subject Of the Rev. Clifford H. Jope
at the Ninth Street Christian
Church tomorrow at the commun-
ion service. This is the third Sun
day of Loyalty Month" and the
silent roll call again will be taken.
The junior church, Andrew Shan
non director, will meet at II am
Theme, "Practicing What We
Preach" Margie Elwood, Ellsworth
Browning and Edward Comingore
will appear on the program.
Continuing the evening series on
fundamentals of Christian faith, the
pastor will preach on THE Meaning
Of Baptism"
The Disciples Home Association
will meet in the church Tuesday
evening. The telephone company
glee club will give a concert.
Union Thanksgiving service Of
Northeast Washington will be held
at the Eastern Presbyterian Church
at 1890 am. with DR.. Clifton K.
Ray. pastor Of Epworth M. E.
Church. as the preacher. The offer
ing will be for the Central Union
Mission.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Dr.. Snyder Will Mark
Nine-Yeur Pustorute

Marking the ninth anniversary Of
his pastorate tomorrow. DR.. Henry
w. Snyder. at st. Paul's Lutheran
Church. will preach on Enemies
of the Cross" at the morning serv-
ice and on Modern Daniels" in the
evening. DR.. Snyder came to Wash
ington from Johnstown, Pa. No.
vember 20, 1929. Since then the
old church property at Eleventh
and H streets NV. was abandoned
and the congregation has become
established in the ground floor OF
an imposing new Gothic ediflce at
Connecticut avenue and Everett
street NV.
The Mems Club will meet Monday
evening at the home of Howard B.
Homer, 5310 Nevada avenue NV.
w. D. Termohlen will give a talk
on Europe"
On Thanksgiving Day at 1890
am. DR.. Snyders sermon will deal
with THE Spirit of Thanksgiving"
The annual turkey dinner and
bazaar. sponsored by the Ladies
Aid Society, will be held Dece,n-
Der !.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Dr.. Roy Announces
Tomorrow's Themes

"The Need Of the Church" will be
the subject Of DR.. Clifton X. Ray,
pastor Of Epworth M. E. Church
South, tomorrow at II an, and at
8 pm, "All Is Not Gold That Gilt
ters."
The Young Adults and the
Young Peoples Department meet
at Z pm. A business meeting and
social Of the Minot Glass will be held
at 8 pm. in the home of r. r. Nc
Conchie, 245 Eleventh street Sc.
The usual prayer meeting for
Thursday will be cancelled on ac-
count Of the Thanksgiving services
held that morning. This church
will meet with six other churches on
Capitol Hill for the annual Thanks
giving service to be held in Eastern
Presbyterian Church, and for which
DR.. Ray will preach at 1890. His
sermon subject will be "The Joy of
Thanksgiving"
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Miss UtIey to Preach

Uldine Utley, evangelist. who is
on a Thanksgiving tour. will hold
service here on Wednesday at the
Petworth M. E. Church at 8 pm.
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of
Happiness will be the subject of
her sermon.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Senator Logan, Back,
To each Bible Class

Senator M. M. Logan of Ken
lucky has returned to the city and
will teach the Stevenson Bible Glass
tomorrow morning in Bethany Bap-
tist Church. He is beginning his
seventh year as teacher of the class.
The Rev. M. P. German will speak
at both morning and evening serv-
ices. His subjects are The Narrow
ing of Life" and New Faith De-
mands New Forms" The young
people will take part in the evening
service. The junior church, under
the leadership of Mrs. Jaeger, will
meet at IL am.
The union Thanksgiving service
of the Bloomingdale churches will
be held in Bethany at 10 am
Thursday. DR.. S. B. Daugherty.
pastor of the United Brethren
Church, will be the speaker.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Church Of Epiphany
Plans Communion
For Young People
Diocese Of Washington
To Send Delegates to
8 O'Clock Service

Services at the Church of the
Epiphany tomorrow will begin with a
corporate communion at 8 o'clock
for the Young Peoples Fellowship
OF the Diocese of Washington.
At II o'clock there will be morning
prayer, litany and sermon by the
Rev. DR.. z. B. Phillips. The special
theme of the sermon tomorrow,
The Consideration of Idolatry as
One of the Most Dangerous Things
in Our Modern Life" This is the
eighth sermon in the series on The
Opportunities of Life in Our Present
Day Civilization"
The Young Peoples Fellowship
will meet at $50 pm.
At pm. there will be evening
prayer and sermon by the Rev. Mr..
Fraser. The special theme of the
sermon will be forgiveness of Sins"
, This is the final sermon in the series
on The CreedS."
The services on Thanksgiving Day
are holy communion at 8 am,
morning prayer and sermon by the
rector at II o'clock At this service
there will be special music under
the direction of Adolf Torovsky.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Bible Sunday
observance
December II

The American Bible Society has
announced that Bible Sunday will
be observed by the Protestant
Churches Of America on December
II. This observance will have spe-
cial significance this year because
Of the fact that the Bible has been
translated into 1908 languages.
DR.. Robert E. Speer estimates that
nine-tenths Of the peoples Of the
world may now hear the Holy Scrip
lures read in their own tongues or
some portion Of it. It Is likely that
by the end Of the current year the
number will have reached 1,020.
For many years the Bible has far
outstr1pped all other books In cir
culation. It's Translation into all the
principal languages of the world and
hundreds Of dialects guarantees the
continuance Of its unrivaled dis
tribution.
Most of the Christian Churches of
Washington and vicinity will in
some manner observe this day. Lit
erature is furnished for this pur-
pose by the American Bible Society
Park avenue and Firty-seventh
street, New York, N. Y.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Standardization.

SV1I I"1ECHIIz0IIO1Ie
Brachmachari Jotin of Calcutta
India. will speak on "Sages of Yore'
tomorrow morning at II am at 474a
Western avenue NV.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Rev. w. (. La Rue to Give
Anniversary Sermon

Year Number Eighteen" will be
the subject of an anniversary SER
mon of the Rev. William e. La Rue,
as he begins the 18th year of his
pastorate at Takoma Park Baptist
Church tomorrow morning. Mrs.
A. L. Anderson will sing . solo,
THANK God for Blessings" by
Vaughan Warrick. This will be
Mrs. Anderson's last appearance
with the choir as she is moving to
the West. In the evening the young
peoples chorus will sing and the
pastor will speak on Interesting
Incidents From Church History"
This church will participate in the
union community Thanksgiving serv-
ice on Thanksgiving Day at Trinity
Episcopal Church.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Christion Endeovor

All Christian Endeavorers from
the Alumni to the Juniors are re.
quested to attend the Harry Holmes
meeting at New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church November 20 at
pm. He will present a survey
OF the World Christian Endeavor
Convention in Australia.
Misses Winn Fluharty and Mar
garet Shaw will be hostesses of the
tea tomorrow at 6 o'clock by the
New York Avenue Christian En-
deavorers. A meeting will follow
at Gas pm. under the leadership
OF Miss Beulah Williams. The topic
will be Gracious Living"
The Seniors of the Eastern Pres
byterian Church will meet tomorrow
at Z pm. for social tea. At 7:45
pm. they will conduct the evening
church service. Miss Augusta Kauff-
man will be in charge, Three
Thanksgiving baskets will be pre-
pared for the needy in the parish.
Gratitude" will be the topic of
the lexington Intermediates tomor-
row at pm. The leader will be
Miss Jane Miller.
The Sunday night discussion
group of the Georgetown Presby-
terian Church will meet tomorrow
under the leadership of Albert COL
Inns. The topic will be How to Get
Money and Keep Friends"
THE Cooperative Movement
will be the topic of the Albright
Memorial Seniors tomorrow at pm.
Stewart Mazda will be the leader.
A meeting on social service will
be held by the young people of
Sherwood Church tomorrow at pm
Roy Meinzer will be the leader. The
Seniors will meet under the leader
ship of Miss Betty Koop at 6:45
pm. The Intermediates will meet
in the primary room at $50 pm.
Gracious Living" will be the topic,
led by Dick Mattingly. This group
will hold a Thanksgiving sunrise
service at $50 am. Thanksgiving
day at the home of the sponsor,
Miss Helen Sherwood.
The Sixth Presbyterian Union will
hold party on December 2 at Sligo
Cabin.
The Seniors of Eastern Presby-
terian will present play December
8. Aaron Slick From Punkin
Crick."
Money for sponsors of the bill
board posters should be in to the
local office this week. Joe Turner,
3606 Veazey street NV, is handling
this display for January.
Board meeting of the union will
be held Monday at the Federation
Of Churches Building.
Covenant-First Union has opened
Its "Fellowship House." Thirty sixth
street and Massachusetts avenue
NV, each Tuesday evening for
entertainment.
Russell Bailey of Covenant-First
Is the quiet hour superintendent
OF the City Union. He will have
as his assistants Mrs. Bailey and
Mrs. Ross Whitney of New York
Avenue Christian Endeavor.
The International Society re-
quests all registrations for the
Cleveland Convention of 1889 be
made through the local offices.
All Christian Endeavor groups
giving Thanksgiving baskets may
obtain names of needy families from
Mrs. Murray or Mrs Brown of the
Federation of Churches.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Proise Service

The Rev. DR.. John Bailey Kelly,
pastor of the Georgetown Presby-
terian Church, will preach on Feed
ing the Hungry at the IL o'clock
service, which will be the annual
praise service of the Womens So
ciety of the church.
The church will cooperate with
the other churches in Georgetown
in the union Thanksgiving service.
The Junior Young Peoples So
ciety will meet at $50 pm. in Cissel
Chapel, with Dorothy Burke as
leader. The Senior Young People S
Society will meet at pm in Cissel
Chapel.
Evening star., 1938-11-19

Potomac Heights Community.
"The Church and the Kingdom
of God" will be the theme of the
Rev. o. C. Randall tomorrow at
II am. Thanksgiving Day services
will be held at 1920 am,
Montana labor news., 1938-01-27
Local Artist Sketches
Proposed WpA projed
For County Courthouse

Pictured here is the original pen
and ink sketch by R. H. Bob Hall,
local WPA artist, of the proposed
park area which the board of county
commissioners hopes to build soon
as a WPA project. This attractive
plot would replace the present waste
area at the rear of the Silver Bow
County courthouse.
The idea of a park at the corner
of Montana and Quartz streets,
which in addition to converting a
waste lot into an attractive setting
for the courthouse, would also pro-
vide recreation features and a place
to hold community concerts and
similar activities, was conceived this
spring by Floyd Burg, then super
visor of the local WPA r%ecreational
program, and Pat r. Gagner of the
Merrill Mortuaries. They presented
their ideas to Hall, who created the
visual image above.
Burg then presented the sketch
to the county commissioners. Elated
with the plan, they turned the sketch
over to Jack Healy, county surveyor,
to work out necessary engineering
details. With his work concluded,
last week Healy submitted a $15,4OO
project to the local WPA zone direc-
tor, James E. Combo. Except for
possible minor changes in form the
project is expected to get speedy
approval in the zone and WPA state
offices and will then be sent to
Washington for final action.
In order to prepare for the park
features seen in the sketch, such as
the sound shell for band concerts
speeches and possible dramatic eff
forts, and the rustic benches, stone
walls, trees, lawns and flower beds
considerable preliminary work mus
first be done, Healy says. It il
planned to move 4,251 cubic yards Of
dirt from the area, to create a smooth
slope from the Quartz street side.
walk to the level below, and to re.
pair the existing concrete steps a
the northwest corner of the plot.
The sketch pictures the park a
one would see it looking toward th'
corner of Montana and Quartz from
behind the Silver Bow Club building
Montana labor news., 1938-01-27
Democracy LII
Education

President Robert Maynard Hutch
ms of the University of Chicago de-
fined the democratic function of a
board of trustees in these words,
published in the University Of Chi
cago magazine, January, 1896:
"If ideally a university is a group
of professors, what is a board of
trustees? A board of trustees is a
body of public spirited citizens who
believe in the aims of the professors;
namely, the development of educa-
ton and the advancement of knowl-
edge. They have undertaken to re-
lieve them of two responsibilities
they cannot carry: the responsibility
of managing their property and the
responsibility of interpreting them
to and defending them from the
public. They fix the salary scale
in order to make sure that the uni
versity's money is not s~quandered
They find out all about the faculty
in order to interpret them to the
public. But they have renowned
for all practical purposes any right
to pass on their qualifications to be
professors. The faculty is not work
ing for the trustees; the trustees are
working for the faculty. The analo-
gy of business or what an employer
may do in business is therefore in
applicable"