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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-19

Robert L. Nolan, director of music
at New Bethel Baptist church, was
guest of honor last week at mu-
steal and banquet at the church. Mr.
Nolan is pianist for the Eva Jessye
choir and came to Detroit from New
York City,
Pastors, guests, junior and senior
choirs formed a professional which
opened the program marching into
the guest hall in beautiful forma-
ton. Small, two-year-old Alma Pets
ty, made the welcome address while
Mrs. Willie Wilson, college class
mate Of Mr.. Nolan, gave an inter
esting geographic sketch of the
youth. and Miss Mildred Rowland,
glimpses into his college life.
Under the direction Of the honoree
the senior and junior choirs were
featured in several selections, fol-
lowed by solo numbers by Joseph
Cole, prominent young baritone,
who featured in three numbers, one
Of which was THE Lords Prayer"
by Mallottee; Miss Mae Frierson,
director OF the famous radio skit,
Cabin Folks" sang two numbers
including "Duna' and "On Nah
Journey Home"
Mrs. Mile Hynson, president OF
the DeSoit Musicians association,
- a.. .rt,c;ra1 ,Jdrnee ~ the axra
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-19
New Bethel Fetes Music
Director At Banquet

the senior choir. followed this per-
Torrance. Remarks by Rev. Arm
stron and Miss Lottie Sarks, the lat
ter, chairman OF the musical and
banquet committee on arrangements
and the rendition of two spirituals
You Can Tell the World" "a Nolan
arrangement and "Climbin' Up the
Mountain. Children by the male
choir, concluded the musicale.
Dinner music was rendered by
Mr., Krawford and Miss White with
George McFall acting in the capa-
city OF master Of ceremonies. Many
lovely tributes were rendered the
honoree, who will leave the city
next month for New York City.
where he will join the Eva Jessye
choir for its fall concert tour.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-19
Hall Johnson
Singer Visits
MOTOR City
MRS. MABEL DIGGs-BERGEN


Mrs. Mabel Diggs-Bergen. out
standing soprano Of the nationally
famous Hall Johnson choir of New
York and Hollywood, is the house
guest Of Mr., and Mrs. Baldwin Nor
ris Of Josephine avenue. Mrs. Ber-
gen is sister to Mrs. Norris, popu-
lar local school teacher and member
Of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.
She is accompanied by her two
children, Janette and Hubert, who
are being shown the town" by their
aunt MRS. Bergen's sister also) Vir-
ginia Bergen, OF the younger set"
Mrs. Bergen has participated in
the making of approximately eight
motion pictures and since her arrival
in the city last week. has been the
center of many social attractions,
including lawn parties. picnics, and
an elaborate reception at the Nor
ris' home, last Friday evening.
The visitors will say goodbye to
the motor city Monday afternoon Il
which time they will leave for New
York.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-19
West 8 Mile Club

The West Eight Mile Road Civic
club, incorporated, will have as its
permanent meeting place, from this
date forward, the Messiah Baptist
church. The group will meet each
Monday evening at pm. at Pasa-
dena,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-19
House Guest

Mrs. william J. Yerby Of Chicago
H.. wife of ex-Councilman William
VERIFY, who for several years served
IN European diplomatic circles, was
tie house guest last week Of Mrs
Katie Chatham of Chandler ave-
nue..
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-08-19

Young Detroit at the
Naeirema picnic; Tressie
Gresham, josephine Tim
bers, chss. Timbers, Louise
Jones, Joe Jones, Louise
Bowe. Shirley Timbers,
Paul Smith. Lucille Toomer,
Arithis Owens, Hsrriett
Cheer OF Chicago, Jean Clay,
MiiIerson Brown, Austin
Stanley and PosteIls Cres-
ham.
Evening star., 1939-12-07

1898 5M St. NE.
801 Nd. Ave. NE.
2719 BIadensburs NE.
2o01 Bunker Hill NE.
1896 Fla. Ave. NE.
331 18th St. NE.
Evening star., 1939-12-07

Boiling down the actual damage re-
ported by correspondents, this does
not seem to be very extensive. But
it must be remembered that the
forces used were not very large,
either. The raids were apparently
made with q hope Of producing 4
collapse Of Finnish morale and the
Russians still have available very
large numbers of bombing planes
which, If used in attacks whose OBJ
ject is destructive. may yet produce
very serious results for the Firms.
Firms Retaliate.
Most interesting are the reported
reprisals by the Finnish air force,
which is variously reported to have:
Cd Destroyed sitting" 60 Russian
airplanes In the Arctic sector by use
Of incendiary bombs: ca cut the
Murmansk Railway in three places;
60 raided the Russo -Esthonian ma
val base at Beltiski. doing consider
able damage. These reports remain
unconfirmed, but II the Finnish air
force is anywhere nearly as active
and successful as these accounts
would indicate, then either 1t has
been heavily reinforced from its re-
ported strength Of 200 planes dn-
deed. so italian planes are said to
have reached Finland by air, and
there may be other sources Of re-
inforcement) or the Soviet air force
is even less competent than has
been guessed.
So the world waits. Russia
gathers her forces, Sweden mobilizes,
the German press mutters encour-
agement to Russia in a strangely
muted tone-and in the Far East
the Japanese watch eagerly for a
far more conclusive test OF the mill
tary worth of their great northern
neighbor than ever they were able
to get for themselves at Chang
Ku-Feng.
And far north, above the Arctic
Circle, We hear of Russian drive
aimed at "bizcling" Finland-really,
apparently, having penetrated only
35 miles into a wasteland region
yet ominously aimed toward the
Swedish frontier, and, perhaps, In
the end, toward the iron mines from
which Germany gets her supplies,
or toward that ice-free port on the
Atlantic which has ever been .
dream Of Russian statesmen.
(Copyright 1889 BY New York Tribune, 1nc.)
Evening star., 1939-11-19
Ten Girls Are Nominated
In Sweetheart Race

Spirited balloting by students in
the departments of law, accountancy
and junior college of Columbus Uni
versity has resulted in the nomina-
ton OF 10 girls for the title of
Sweetheart of Alpha Mu," local
chapter of Sigma Delta Kappa, ma
tional legal fraternity.
Later balloting will reduce this
number to three from whom the
sweetheart" will be chosen at the
third annual Crimson and Gold
Ball on New Years Eve.
The 10 nominees are: Miss Laurine
Winlack, of the senior law class;
the Misses Catherine Allen, Made
line Rinehart, Ellen Herlihy and
Gladys Guy, OF the Junior law class;
the Misses Kathleen Clevenger,
Dorothea Kreiger and Irene Brady
OF the freshman law class; Miss
Betty Callahan, of the senior ac-
counting class; and Miss Mariella
Schaben, representing the junior
college.
Final selection of the sweetheart
will be made by a board of three
judges to be named later. The
Crimson and Gold Ball, proceeds
OF which will be donated to the
Columbus University building fund
is sponsored by Alpha Mu Chapter
Preparations for Columbus Uni
versity's junior dance to be held at
the Raleigh Hotel December 2 have
been completed according to the
committee in charge of the affair
In celebration of Thanksgiving Day
no classes will be held at Columbus
| University this Thursday evening
Evening star., 1939-11-19
c. U. Frosh and Sophomores
Revive Tug-of-Wur Feud

Rev. Francis j. Haas will be pres
ent at the mass and at the dinner
which follows at St. Mary's Sem
mary
The Rev. Hugh ONeill, curator of
the Langlois Herbarium and bot
anist of the university, is nurturing
tea plant in one of the courts of
Mullen Library, which is believed
to be the only plant of its kind
growing outside greenhouse in this
latitude.
The university will be represented
at the convention of the Interna-
tional Federation of Catholic
Alumnae in New York City Novem-
ber Is and 26 by Msgr. Mccormick,
the vice rector.
X. C. to Hear Dean White.
The Rev. DR.. Robert j. White,
dean of the law school, will ad-
dress the Knights of Columbus
meeting at the Mayhower tomorrow
on his recent trip to South America
and the relations between the United
States and those countries.
The senior students of the schools
Of nursing in Baltimore will hear
Mrs. Eugenia K. Spalding of the
faculty of the school of nursing
education Tuesday, speaking on
Economics of Nursing"
The Right Rev. Francis j. Haas
will attend the meeting of the Ad-
visory of the American Commission
on Citizenship in New York City to-
day.
The Rev. DR.. Maurice S. Sheehy
will interview his eminence, j. M.
Rodrigue Cardinal Villeneuve, Arch
bishop of Quebec, on the Church of
the Air" program from l to 1:30 pm.
today over Station WJSV.
Joseph NJ Murphy, director of the
Bureau of Public Relations, will ad-
dress the students of John Bartram
High School in Philadelphia at their
assembly tomorrow morning. Yes
terday Mr.. Murphy addressed the
first conference of Quill and Scroll
Chapters, the honorary journalistic
fraternity, in the State of New
Jersey, at Princeton High School
DR.. George Gallup, founder of the
organization and at present director
of the Institute of Public Opinion
was the other speaker.
Evening star., 1939-11-19

the units may be set up in old
temples, homes or practically any
type of even temporary shelter, and
that almost Immediately groups are
able to utilize the raw material
which is at hand, so that the
needs of themselves and their neigh
bors are quickly met within their
own communities.
She reminds, too, that when the
Chinese need to expand in business
way, they do not build a bigger and
better factory, but another one
similar to the one which does not
afford enough room. According to
the Chinese pattern, too, business
man from each group is elected as
the one best suited to head it. No
participant may own less than three
shares in addition to his wages, nor
more than 20. A participation is
permitted upon all profits, but no
profiteering.
Miss Pruitt's estimate is that the
units now functioning serve Is of
new China's provinces and about
100000 of her refugees. This she
realizes, ''is only an infinitesimal bit
when you take the 100000 into
consideration, but we are trying to
concentrate as broadly as we can
on the next job ahead, and the next
one after that, rather than to feel
desolate over what we have not
been able to accomplish"
The Ho Hsien Province, which is
the one in which our survivors Of
the bombed Panay took refuge, Miss
Pruitt considers a model example of
the Chinese industrial cooperative
system. Here the country has been
completely re-forested and the taxes
fairly adjusted as a result of its
successful operation.
AS the standard of living is ele-
waited in rural districts through the
successful operation of co-operatives
it is the thought by their sponsors
that the Chinese will need more of
what the United States has to sell
and thereby trade with our country
will be stimulated.
A red blunted triangle inscribed
with the white characters "Kung
Ho," meaning I'VE Work Together
is the insignia of these Chinese in
dustrials. 1t appears upon the some
so products which they turn out.
The. daughter of missionary
parents, Miss Pruitt was born in
China and received her early educa-
ton at the English school at Chefoo
subsequently being sent to their
former home in Atlanta, Ga, for the
furtherance of her education in this
vicinity. subsequently she was
graduated from the Teachers Col
lege, Columbia University, and from
the Massachusetts, General Hospital
course in nursing, doing social serv-
ice work in Philadelphia and in
New York City before she returned
to China in the service of the Rookie
feller Foundation to devote the rest
of her life to alleviating human
| need there.
Evening star., 1939-11-19
Sports and Drama
Vie al Mount Vernon
Seminary
First PIoy Program
Ends, Athletics
Week Is Begun

Outdoor sports and indoor drama
hold the spotlight this week end at
Mount Vernon Seminary, where the
student body has just completed its
first program of plays for the fall
term and is about to enter upon its
annual sports week" of the autumn
season.
Sports week" begins tomorrow
,at 2:45 pm. with the opening events
in the tennis and archery tourna-
ments between the Yellow and
White teams and with practice for
the approaching hockey tournament,
which is to follow on November
30. Volley ball events will be held
on November 27.
Sports week" is sponsored jointly
by the department of physical edu-
cation, headed by Miss Jean A.
Pearson, assisted by Patricia Urner
and the Mount Vernon Seminary
Athletic Association, composed of
students interested in sports.
Friendly rivalry between the Yel-
low and White teams in the sports
week" Is keen, with Alice Webber
of Montgomery, Ala, as captain of
the Yellow team and Barbara Baker
of Newark, Ohio, as captain of the
White team.
The various sports activities are
headed as follows: Archery, Nancy
Mcmillan of Knoxville, Tenn.
hockey, Esther Coburn, Hartford,
Conn; tennis, Lorraine Anderson,
Maiden, Mass; volley ball, Patsy
Smith, Pasadena, Calf; riding, Ce-
ella Beggert, Pittsburgh, Pa, as
sisted by Mary Dalrymple Haywood
of Biltmore Forest, N. C.
The program of one-act plays
given last night was presented by
the drama students of the seminary
under the direction of Edith M.
Mack, with the entire group of As
girls taking part in the program
either as players or as production
aides. Twenty-Five of the students
worked on the scenery, back drops,
properties, costumes and lighting.
The plays presented were The
Tenth Word" The Purple Door
knob" and Suppressed Desires, "
and the players in them came from
homes all over the United States
as we'll as several from the Dis
trict.
Evening star., 1939-11-19
Washington College
0fLaw Chooses
6. 6. Berry President
Elizabeth Benson
Elected Alumni
Association Head

The Evening Division Junior Glass
Of Washington College of Law has
elected George G. Berry as its presi-
dent for the 1939-40 school year, it
was announced yesterday. The new
president is a major in the United
States Army and is now on duty
In the Office of the chief of the
National Guard Bureau here in
Washington.
The following were elected to
places on Maj. Berry's administra-
tive staff: Mary E. Conroy, vice
president; Katherine c. Serpas, Sec
retary; Earl D. Goss, treasurer, and
Edwin A. N. Mooers, sergeant at
arms.
The class is at present making
plans for a dance to be given in
honor of the freshman class, as is
the usual custom at the college. The
date will be decided upon and an
nounced in the near future.
Elizabeth E. Benson, class of 1897,
has been elected president of the
Washington College of Law Alumni
a member of the District bar and
on the faculty of Gallaudet College,
has served the association previous
ly both as treasurer and vice
president
Other officers chosen were Walter
Kurylo, '38. vice president; Henry
M. Goundie, '38, treasurer; Essie E.
Vaughan, '36, corresponding secre-
tary; Nora o. Rentz, '38, recording
secretary; Helen E. Jamison, '04,
historian, and Keith Jaquiss, '38,
and Bernard M. Acher, 81, auditors.
The college will close for the
THANKSGIVING holidays after the last
class on Wednesday. The vacation
period will extend until the regular
class hours on November 27
Evening star., 1939-11-19
Trinity College Tea
To Be Held Tomorrow

The annual Thanksgiving tea
given for the faculty and friends of
Trinity College will be held tomor-
row at pm. in the social hall of
the college.
The guests will be received by
officers of the Student Government
Association and by the four class
presidents.
A committee composed of members
of the Art Club and headed by the
president, Miss Mary Elizabeth
Rozier of Ste Genevieve, Mo, will
receive the guests visiting the art
gallery. Music will be furnished by
an instrumental trio, with Miss
Evelyn Foster at the piano.
Evening star., 1939-11-19
Pionos Sought for Use
In Hospital Proqrom

An appeal for three upright pi-
amos and one concert grand piano,
to be used by the Recreation De-
partment of st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital, has been made by the District
of Columbia Chapter of the Ameri-
can Red Cross.
The pianos are needed in connec-
ton with the social service program
carried on at the hospital by the
chapter, in co-operation with Miss
Evening star., 1939-11-19
Scholarship Award
Winners Announced

Columbia Tech Institute yesterday
announced 10 scholarship winners
as the result of a recent art contest
Awards include one full and nine
half scholarships.
Winners are William Morton of
Washington, full cholarship;
Thomas Edwards, Winchester, Va;
Mary Bland, Wilmington, N. c.;
Muriel Lewis, Poughkeepsie, N. Y:
Zoltar T. Bogar, Takoma Park, Md;
Adelaide zitella Phillips, Takoms
Park, Md; Carolyn Rose Gentner
Washington;, Evelyn Brooks, Alex.
andria, Va; Eff1e Sarah Bret
Washington, half scholarship, anc
Allen T.. Remsburg, Washington
half scholarship.
Evening star., 1939-11-19
Harvard Business School
Scholarship Available

A special 5000 scholarship at the
Harvard Graduate School of Busi-
ness Administration is available to
graduates Of colleges or District
residents who plan to attend the
school, the midyear session begin
nlng January 20, 1910. it was an
nounced yesterday by Philip Young
president Of the Harvard Business
School Alumni Club of Washington.
The scholarship will be granted on
the basis of scholastic standing and
the financial needs of the applicant.
Or. Franklin Ryan will head the
scholarship committee which will
consider applications.
Evening star., 1939-11-19
Denyo to Sing at A. U.

Marcelle Denya, noted French
opera singer. will give a public per-
formance before the student body
of American University at the reg
ular assembly tomorrow at II am
An invitation has been extended
to the French Ambassador and it is
understood that he will attend. The
assembly room is located in the
Hurst Hall Building on the American
University campus at Massachusetts
and Nebraska avenues.
Evening star., 1939-11-19

Freshmen and sophomores at the
Catholic University will meet this
morning at 10:30 o'clock in the uni
versity stadium for their annual tug
of-war under the direction of John
j. McKenna of Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
chairman of the Student Council
and William c. Cullina of Hartford
Conn.,, the secretary.
Members of the Student Council
direct fire hose at the space be-
tween the contesting classes and
the losers are dragged through the
stream of water. If the freshmen
win, freshmen rules are dropped
and the wearing of the "dink" is
suspended. However, twice only in
the history of this undergraduate
competition have they been the vic
tors.
The university will observe No
vember % as Thanksgiving Day in
accord with the ordinances of the
District of Columbia, the Right Rev
P. j. Mccormick, vice rector, an
nounced early in the week. There
will be no holiday on November 30
The first of a series of six plays to
be offered during the current aca-
demic year by the department OF
speech and drama and the Harle-
quins, the undergraduate dramatic
group, will be presented at 2:40 and
$40 pm. today In the University
Theater, as the auditorium of the
Music Building is now called. Far
Of Hills" will be the first of the
productions under the direction OF
the Rev. Gilbert " Hartke, o. p.
head of the department of speech
and drama, with Ralph Brown, in
structor in stage craft, in charge OF
the settings.
Sophomores Plan Cotillion.
The sophomores are working un-
der the direction Of John Masterson
Of Miles City, Mont, preparing fol
their sophomore cotillion to be held
in the dining hall Friday, pecem.
ber l.
George Reichenbach has beer
named chairman for the annua,
Thanksgiving dance Of the Sena.
tors Club, a social club for non.
resident local students, at the Hay
Adams House Wednesday. Mr.
Reichenbach, who is also the clubs
representative on the Interclut
Council, is assisted by Robert v
Viner, 40, and Paul L. Donohoe, ~
both Of Washington.
The Rev. Ignatius Smith, o. p.
will preach this evening at Immacu.
late Conception Church on "WhS
Marry" in the series of Sunday
evening sermons which he Is de.
livering on Is successive Sundays
Father Smith will also deliver the
sermon at the jubilee mass o1
Archbishop Curley In Boltimore
Thursday, November 23. The Right
Rev. p. ]. Mccormick and the Right
Evening star., 1939-11-19
Welfare Leader to Speok

The Rev. John L. Nixon, director
OF social welfare of the Washing
ton Federation of Churches, will
be the speaker at the first of a
series OF monthly luncheon meet
ings to be held Tuesday at 1890
pm. by the Mothers Health Asso-
citation of the District at the asso-
ciation's headquarters, tbs E street
S.W.
Evening star., 1939-11-19
Dr.. Snow to Speak

DR.. William F. Snow, general di-
rector of the American Social Hy-
giene Association of New York
City, will discuss the pros and
cons of pre-marital health legis-
1ation" at the November meeting
OF the Monday Evening Club at
8 o'clock tomorrow night in the
Central Y. w. c. A., Seventeenth
and K streets NV.
Evening star., 1939-11-19
Readers Club to Meet

Religious Thoughts" will be the
topic of the Washington Readers
Club at its monthly meeting at $3.50
pm. Tuesday in the alliance room
of All Souls Church, Sixteenth and
Harvard streets NV Mrs. Olga
L. Boone will be chairman.
Evening star., 1939-11-19

Margaret Hagan, Red Cross field di-
rector there. The program is said
to be of great therapeutic value.
Volunteers and the Works Projects
Administration Orchestra assist in
programs and in teaching music to
the patients.
Persons wishing to give pianos may
call National $500, Extension 24s, to
make arrangements to have the
pianos called for, it Is announced.
Evening star., 1939-11-19
Chorus to Give Concert

The United States Department of
Agriculture Chorus, Harwood Hall
director, will present The Song of
thanksgiving" in a concert at $50
pm. Tuesday in the Department of
Agriculture Auditorium.
Evening star., 1939-11-19

Forty tons of gray paint were
necessary to camouflage Paris Eiffel
Tower to hide it from air raiders.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Crowds Continue
ToFiIe Tax Returns

Armed with income tax returns
and checks made out over the week
end. Washingtonians f1ocked to the
Office of the deputy collector of in
ternal revenue today.
Lines formed in the corridors as
the second week of the special
months Government service opened
But the large number of experts
under the direction of the deputy
collector whitfield down the line so
that no one was kept waiting long
About $50 persons had passed
through the Office during the first
hour. During the half day Saturday,
it was learned, 546 taxpayers had
filed their returns, bringing up to
more than 1900 the number appear
ing at the office since the special
force went to work there on Wednes-
day.
Taxpayers may call at the Office in
Room 1902, corner Twelfth street
and Constitution avenue, for free
advice and administering of the
oath. or may file their returns with
the Collector of Internal Revenue at
Baltimore, Md. headquarters for this
collection district. The deadline is
midnight March Is.