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Milford chronicle., 1939-11-10
$4,000 A Minute

Yes-life insurance justifies its
name Last year U. S. and Canadian
life companies paid out over 49,
90, 600 .00O-and 62.91 per cent went
to living policyholders, and only
3709 per cent to beneficiaries Every
working day payments totaled $2l,-
041 per minute.
So much for the statistics. Now
think OF those tremendous payments
in terms of human happiness, con-
tentment. and independence.
In the face of all political schemes
for advancing human security, life
insurance remains the sOundest plan
yet devised for meeting the varying
needs of the individual
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-10
Finland

Finland is a magic word which
evokes loud cheers in Washington
1t is all sentimental-and no one
would have it otherwise.
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-10
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The Friendly Church"
John Jackson Brown. Jr-, Pastor
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER IL, 1893


School vested choir under the
direction Of Miss followed excellent classroom in
A. Morning Worship beautiful inspiring service
p. worship Christian education
directed
M.Evening service
Bible study forum discussion, fellowship hour.
$50 p MPaye Meeting Bible study
Friday, Choir
The Chnrch under tL- direction Of Mrs j. H. Gordon
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-10
II UR CHEC
PILGRIM HOLINESS CHURCH
East Front Street
Rev. Charles Baker, Pastor
IN MILFOR D

Sunday. November IL
$50 a. M.-Sunday School.
l1:00 A. M.-Preaching.
700 p. M.-Evening Service.
7.3U p. "Wednesday Service.
A hearty welcome extended &c all.
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-10
CALVARY METHODIST CHURCH

"Ihe ChDrcH o. he Teaching Of the BOOK"
Rev NJ. f. HungeriOrd. Pastor
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER IL,
A MCass meeting This
MChurcl School Mr. Superintendent This
good school The place where should he
A M.-Preaching by the pastor.
GAS p Society young person be leader
P M.-Preaching by the Past
Prayer-neetng Thursday a
All or any of these services
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THE AVENUE METHODIST CHURCH
''The House OF Happiness"
Frank Herson. %. D.. Minister.

SUNDAY. NOVEMBER l2 1889
MSson the Church School Interesting lessons
teachers a family the children with you
Man who Accepted
heartwarming he iendlest of welcomes
6:SO MYoung people only Ex
invited. safe place for the
Sun
e Your friends here Sixty
worship
Nidweek every Thursday evening 1880.
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-10

Applying lime and phosphate to
that pasture will increase yield and
what's more. it'll make big i'm
provement in the feed value of the
grass"
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-10

ST. JOHNS n. c. CHURCH
Rev. L. J. Mccarthy, Ph. d., Pastor
Sunday, November IL
Milford (St. Johns church, $3.50
Seaford (St. Mary's Cnurch) 9:OU
Rehoboth (st. Agnes church, ll:OO
Georgetown (Redden Camp 11:0O
Confessions-Befc Mass
Religious Instruction-After Mass
Holy Day and Other Services
Announced
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-10
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
West Second Street Between
North and Church Streets
Clifford c. Greiner. Pastor

Sunday, November II
1000 A. M.-Bible School. Lesson:
Putting Gods Kingdom First
1I:00 A. M.-Morning Worship Ser
vice. Message; "Obedient Children
and Dutiful Parents. Ephesians
6:1-4.
7:30 p. M.-Evening Worship Ser
vice. Message; In Heavenly Places
"a study in Ephesians.
Wednesday, November 15
1880 p. -Midweek Prayer and
Praise Service.
-WELCOME--
The world says: Make a living;
God says: Live a life Be always
seeking first Gods kingdom and his
righteousness and your needs will be
provided"
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-10

THE CHURCH OF GOB
Second and Pear Sts., North Milford
]. y. Evans, Pastor
Sunday. November IL
1000 a. Sunday School.
1900 a. M.-Morning Worship.
7.45 p. M.-ETening Worship.
G.4J p. M.-Mid- week Prayer SER
vice.
Everyone welcome
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-10

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
Branch of The First Church OF
Christ. Scientist, in Boston. Mass.
Services every Sunday at Ii a. IL.
Sunday School al same hour.
"Wednesday evening meeting, firss
Wednesday in each month al s p. u
IN Grange Hall. Milford. Del.
1t pays TO advertise in The Milford
Chronicle.
Evening star., 1939-12-10
Campus YuIe Tree
Will Be Lighted at
6. W. Tomorrow
DR.. Marvin to Throw
Switch Illuminating
Evergreen Near Library

Lighting of the campus Christ.
mas tree will be the occasion for q
colorful ceremony at the George
Washington University tomorrow at
pm.
DR.. Cloyd H. Marvin, president OF
the university, will greet the student
body and throw the switch that will
illuminate the tall evergreen on the
terrace outside the new library
building. The university glee clubs
will sing a program of Christmas
carols, accompanied by the univer-
sity band.
The Christmas tree is sponsored
by the Engineers Council, student
governing body of the school of en-
gineering, which plans to make the
Christmas tree-hghting ceremony
an annual one.
The tree was given by Prof. Frank
A. Hitchcock Of the engineering fac
ulty and was cut on his firm hv
the civil engineers, who transported
it to the campus. There Inc me-
chanical engineers took over erec-
tion of the tree and finally it was
turned over to the electrical engi-
neers to be wired and decorated.
Another Christmas activity Of the
university student body now under
way is the annual drive sponsored
by the student council to provide
food and clothing for needy fam
lilies. Henrietta Parker and Joe Bob
Gale are co-directors Of the drive
this year.
The Student Bar Association Of
the law school will hold a Christ
mas party for all law students on
Friday evening. A program Of en-
tertainment by students and men,
bers of the faculty is planned. Freda
Boyle, Eileen O'Conner and Thomas
Dowd are in charge OF arrange
ments.
Evening star., 1939-12-10

Junior League volunteers, working
under the supervision of Mrs. Mary
Hopper Spencer, executive director
Of the society, and group Of public
health nurses in the Health De-
partment, have conducted vision
tests in the Is municipal child hy-
giene centers. "Out of the 1913 chill
dren treated between the ages Of 4
and g." Mrs. Wilmer tells you, "39,
or IL per cent, were referred for ex-
animation by an eye physician"
Vision testing under the auspices
of the society also has been con-
Quoted in the Child Welfare De-
partment of the Children's Hospital.
In addition to these. pre-school
vision testing projects, so necessary
to eve vision defects are to be
checked and remedied as early as
possible in an individuals life his
tory, the society Is conducting q
vision testing survey in all Of the
parochial schools Of the District.
This is to help locate the children
whose range of vision is below nor
NAL. These tests are being con-
Quoted by trained volunteers under
the direction of the Health Depart
ment School Medical Instruction
Service and Mrs. Spencer of the
society's staff. It is significant to
note that of the 498 children test
ed, So, or IL per cent, have been
referred for examination by an eye
physician.
10 Per Cent With Defects.
Better than 10 per cent Of the
children tested in the work UNDER
taken by our society,"" Mrs. Wilmer
points out, "have been found to
have visual defects warranting an
examination by an eye physician.
Allowed to 60 uncorrected they
might have resulted in the handi-
cap of faulty vision, or possibly
blindness in later life"
According to Mrs. Wilmer, the
society plans to continue its ef-
forts for the promotion of sight
saving classes for school children
until every child in this community
with q serious visual handicap is
provided with adequate educational
facilities.
I'VE realize this Is an ambitious
program" she says. but We are so
confident of the generous response
of the people of this community to
help preserve sight for its citizens
of tomorrow that we are confident
of the necessary support to bring it
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about" In this connection Mrs.
Wilmer notes with qualification the
FIVE sight-saving classes in the white
and colored public schools which
have been opened by the Board Of
Education, with the Langley Junior
High School sight-saving class hav-
ing the distinction Of being one Of
the few junior high school groups Of
this type in the country.
Supports Of Society.
From the very beginning the So
ciety has had the unqualified sup
port of the District Medical Society,
the Health Department, the Board OF
Education, the League of Nursing
Education and the city's various
community agencies in it's crusade to
save sight and prevent blindness.
Officers associated with Mrs. Will
mer in the society's program are
Mrs. Worries, first vice president; DR..
S. B. Muncaster, second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Louis B. Castell, record
ing secretary; DR.. Mabel Grosvenor,
corresponding secretary, and DR..
James N. Greear, treasurer.
Its list Of directors includes Albert
M. Atwood, DR.. Charles B. Campbell,
DR.. William Thornwall Davis, Mrs.
Henry Grattan Doyle, Joshua Evans,
jr.; Mrs. Milton w. King, Miss Agnes
Peter, DR.. Benjamin Rones, DR..
George Rutland, Melvin Sharpe,
Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith, James C.
Wilkes and Robert Davidson. Miss
Gertrude Bowling, executive director
of the Instructive Visiting Nurses
Society; Maj. Gen. M. w. Ireland,
U. S. A. (retireO, and DR.. c. E. Rice
constitute its Advisory Board.
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for the Prevention Of Blindness Is
LET There Be Sight"

for the Prevention Of Blindness Is
LET There Be Sight"
One Thousand Blind Here.
It's headquarters are in the Hill
Building at 839 Seventeenth street
NV, and while the growth Of this
comparative infant among similar
societies in other cities in the United
States is really phenomenal one,
Mrs. Wilmer hopes to see the entire
Nations Capital modified to con-
serve vision and to thwart blind
ness. Money so spent, yields last
ing dividends" she emphasizes.
"Out of the l14,O0O blind persons in
the United States nearly 1000 are
in Washington alone. OF this num-
ber, 275 are in institutions and the
others are in private homes. In al
most every instance, the major cause
of such blindness would have been
preventable had there been sufficient
knowledge available to the general
public"
necessarily" Mrs. Wilmer says,
"the program of the society must
be largely educational, as there are
as yet no funds available for those
who need financial assistance In Sc
curing the skill Of eye physicians.
Such expenditures at present have
to be secured from other community
agencies and from philanthropic
friends"
But the society is furthering its
aims by cooperating in assuring
adequate care for all expectant
mothers as a step forward in pre-
venting blindness from prenatal or
other conditions which may affect
the vision of mother and child. 1t
Is also advocating a follow-up on
recent legislation which provides for
the compulsory putting of prophy-
Tactic drops in the eyes of newborn
babies, since this procedure at birth
may prevent subsequent blindness.
We naturally have justifiable pride
in our part in bringing this legisla-
ton to pass"
Discovering eye defects early in
children Is Of vital importance to
secure their adequate correction if
this is possible, before they begin to
use their eyes for critical visual
tasks. With this in mind the So
ciety has worked out a plan in con-
nection with the Health Depart
ment whereby vision tests are given
children known to its child hygiene
centers.
During the last year 16 trained
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the presidency Of the society which
his widow heads today. He had
been instrumental in arousing the
public's interest in his cause, and
the first organization meeting was
held in his home.
In carrying this work forward In
her husbands memory, Mrs. Wilmer
says quite simply, MY own heart
and soul are IN 1t, because nothing
ever gave DR.. Wilmer quite as much
happiness as the opportunity to re-
store sight to a child. Nor was he
ever quite 50 downcast as he was
after a day In his office when he
had viewed an irremediable case Of
blindness that might have been
prevented by just little previous
care and knowledge"
Pershing and Foch Tributes.
My interview with Mrs. Wilmer
was in the Wilmer home at 2l01 r
street NV, to which DR.. Wilmer
returned to the Washington he loved
SO well after his nine years of serv-
ice at the Wilmer Institute, which
Is connected with the medical
school Of the Johns Hopkins Uni
versity. It was at the time Of its
establishment the only institution
in the world offering an opportunity
for the study Of every phase Of oph-
thalmology. Previously, American
students had been oblibed to 60
abroad for such intensive courses.
Between autographed photographs
of Gen. Pershing and Marshal Foch
with their tributes to DR.. Wilmer as
surgeon in charge of the medical
research laboratories of the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces, is strik-
ing picture of DR.. Wilmer In the
uniform of colonel.
As you face this group who knew
so intimately the grim toll Of eye
sight exacted by armed conflict, Mrs.
Wilmer says, "the prevention Of
blindness among the greatest num-
ber of his fellow human beings was
the service to which DR.. Wilmer
planned to devote the remainder Of
his life. I am trying to follow in his
footsteps, insofar as I can"
To Mrs. Allen L. Worries, first vice
president of the society which is
dedicated to sight saving, Mrs. Will
mer paid this tribute: Scarcely a
day goes by that Mrs. Worries does
not expend herself in unselfish serv-
ice for this cause"
The slogan of the District Society
Evening star., 1939-12-10
Society to Stage PIoy

The American University's annual
winter play, given under the aus
pices of the Dramat Society, will
be presented in the university GYM
nasium on Friday. The production
is Noel Coward's comedy, Spring
Fever"
Jean Miller, president Of the Dra-
mat group, heads the list of char
acters, portraying Judith. Others
in the cast include Charles David
son, Addison Clay, I. T. Quinn,
Vida Smith, Ann Bennett and
Vivian Yeager. The production is
under the direction Of Prof. Will
HutchinS,
Evening star., 1939-12-10
Debating Society
Al Georgetown u.
Arranging Schedule
Princeton, Penn,
Rutgers and Harvard
Already Booked

Georgetown University's 109-year-
old Philodemic Debating Society Is
arranging its intercollegiate sched-
ule for the spring and already has
listed debates with Princeton, the
University of Pennsylvania, Rutgers
and two with Harvard University.
Preparatory to these, however, the
Philodemic will hold its own COM
petition for the Merrick Medal the
evening of January IS. This is the
principal academic event of the
year at the College Of Arts and
Sciences. Usually the debate Is
held early in December, but the
Rev. John j. Toohey, S. j., mod
orator, yielded to the wishes OF the
contestants and postponed it until
after the Christmas holidays.
The Philodemic is the oldest COL
lege debate club in the, United
States. Under the direction of
Father Toohey, its moderator for
about % years, it has maintained
an outstanding record in intercol-
legiate debates. 1t suffered one OF
its few defeats last year during
particularly heavy schedule. Rich
ard T. Merrick, one of George
towns leading alumni, founded the
Merrick Medal more than so years
ago. He was the father-in-laW OF
Dean George E. Hamilton OF the
law school and both were members
of the debating society during their
college days.
Contestants Chosen.
The four contestants are chosen
from the best speakers in the So
ciety. For the forthcoming debate
they are Thomas A. Gallagher, jr.,
of Chicago, Carl H. Watson of Great
Neck, N. Y; Burke E. Schoensee of
White Sulphur Springs, w. Va. and
Dexter L. Hanley of Hampstead,
Long Island.
The question will be the same
one selected for the intercollegiate
series, namely, whether the United
States should maintain policy Of
economic as well as military isola-
ton as regards all European and
Asiatic belligerents. Princeton Uni
versity is the first on the George
town schedule. The debate will take
place at Georgetown on March 8.
The dates for the Pennsylvania and
the Rutgers debates, both of which
will be here, are not definitely
fixed. The former will take place
between March IA and 18; the lat
ter, either March 9 or TO-
The Philodemic will debate Har-
ward at Cambridge, Mass, on March
II. This will be broadcast The
second Harvard debate on April
will be held at Georgetown. Prince
ton, Pennsylvania and Harvard have
been on the Philodemic schedules
for many years. Rutgers also has
debated here several times.
Father Toohey and Burke Schoen-
see, president of the society, are
negotiating for several additional de-
bates The schedule, however, will
not be as heavy as last years.
Father Parsons to Speak.
The Rev. Wilfrid Parsons, S. j.,
dean of the graduate school, will
address the Washington round ia
bic of the National Conference of
Christians and Jews at a luncheon
meeting Tuesday at the Willard Ho-
tel. His subject will be, 'The Place
Of Religion in Democracy" The
Evening star., 1939-12-10

meeting is the second OF series on
the same general theme.
Co-chairmen of the round table
are Joseph P. Tumulty. Milton w.
King and the Rev. DR.. Wilson Comp
ton. Father Parsons is the author
of a newly published book. which
Way Democracy" He was editor
in chief of the Catholic magazine,
America. for II years before join
ing the Georgetown faculty.
The Foreign Service School Log,
student current events magazine, is
going in for cartoons. One of the
students, Enoch Lachinian, is to
make the contributions as regu-
lar feature The Log is in its Sec
ond year. the present editor being
Andre Yedigaroff. Others on the
staff include F. x. Van Harpe, jr.,
assistant editor; Meyer Gelfand, ex-
ecutive secretary, and Eugene Owens,
business manager.
Evening star., 1939-12-10
Bx JESSIE FAINT EVANS.

To prevent the tragedy Of blind
ness among children and to pre-
serve the precious treasure Of eye
sight among those who are in danger
of losing it, Mrs. William Holland
Wilmer, widow of Americas most
famous ophthalmologist, as presi-
dent of the District of Columbia
Society for the Prevention Of Blind
ness, is carrying on the humani-
tartan service which was closest to
her husbands heart and profess
sion.
Only two days before his death
in 1886, DR.. Wilmer, whose patients
included kings, presidents, cabinet
officers, captains of finance, great
Evening star., 1939-12-10

flyers, many foreign statesmen, as
well as those from the walks Of the
humble and the lowly, had accepted
Evening star., 1939-11-03
Woman Loses $500
In Old Pockeibook Game

Detectives today were looking 70,
man and q woman, both colored
who netted more than $500 yester-
day In the old pocketbook film -fiam
game.
Their victim was Anna Jenkins
colored, of 1901 New Jersey avenue
NV, who was approached by the
pair at Connecticut aYenue and
Rosemary street in Chevy Chase,
Md. She was ''let In" on q prospec-
tive three-way division Of a large
sum Of money supposedly found in
a bulging pocketbook displayed by
her newly found acquaintances.
As an indication of her good
faith" she was taiked into drawing
out $202.75 from her postal saving
account at the city Post Once. The
pair departed with her money and
left her holding . purse full OF
worthless paper.
Two colored boys, who had stuffed
Evening star., 1939-11-03
Policemen 10 Guard
Children al Two
intersections Asked
Connecticut Avenue
Association Discusses
Filling Stotion Bottle

Police protection for school chill
dren In mornings and afternoons at
the corners of Calvert street and
Connecticut avenue and Woodley
road and Connecticut avenue NV.
was requested by the Connecticut
Avenue Citizens Association at its
meeting last night in All Souls Me-
mortal Church.
The association was informed that
three new officers had been added
to the eighth police precinct recently
from the Is new men provided for
in the last appropriation bill and
asked that these be assigned to the
designated corners as a means Of
traf1c safety. The request. made In
the form Of motion by Leon
Pretzfelder, was to be transmitted
to Capt. Lloyd E. Kelly OF No. 8
precinct.
Another matter referred to the
precinct was the complaint Of resi-
dents in the community to un-
necessary noises from a garage
located in the rear of the Cathedral
Mansions Apartments on Connecti-
cut avenue.
Parking Change Asked.
The traffic directors Office was to
be asked to permit all day parking
on the west side of Connecticut ave-
nue. between Cathedral avenue and
Klingle Bridge. 1t is at present a
one-hour parking zone.
On resolution by Mr.. Pretzfelder,
the association passed on a proposal
to renew extra curricular activities
OF school children after school hours
formerly supervised by the Com
munity Center Department, but
obolished since the reorganization
OF that department.
A communication from the WASH
1ngtonians. a civic group. asking
support OF bill to abandon the
present District income tax and in
ITS place add tax of cent to gaso-
line, was referred to Mr.. Pretzfelder.
chairman Of the associations Law
ana Legislation Committee.
After lively discussion a PROPOSAL
to appropriate $50 to fight in court.
II necessary, the proposed erection
OF gasoline station on the north
west corner of Idaho and Connecti-
cut avenues NV. was referred to
the Executive Committee for study
and report at the next meeting
The proposal also stipulated that
the Northwest Citizens Council and
member bodies were to contribute a
like sum.
Better lighting in the 27O0 block
OF Macomb street NV. was asked
IN motion passed by the group.
Committee Chairmen Named.
Committee chairmen for the wear
were appointed by Harry c. Grove,
president, as follows: Thomas B.
Weigle, library: DR.. William H. Ross
coming; Mr.. Pretzfelder, law md
legislation; Miss Elizabeth r. Groves
printing; A. j. Driscoll, publicity:
]. M. Whitman, resolutions: Mrs
j. M. Whitman, schools and plav-
grounds; Miss Elizabeth Frasier
public health; David Babp, streets
alleys and sewers; Mrs. Isobel Do
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die, public welfare; Walter Gilbert,
auditing, and G, L, Curtis. trafic.

die. public welfare; Walter Gilbert,
auditing, and G. L. Curtis, trafic.
Serge Benson. q representative
Of the Community Chest, spoke of
the Chests drive and the need for
cooperation by all citizens of the
District. The association donated SO
toward the campaign.
Harold A. Kemp, chief engineer
Of the Sewer Department of the
District. spoke on the progress be-
ing made toward the construction
of the sewer division through Rock
Greek Park, with particular empha-
sis on the blasting and its effect on
residents and their homes In that
section.
Mr.. Grove announced that due to
the inability to obtain the hail in
the church at the associations usual
meeting night. the first Thursday
of the month, the next meeting
would be held December IA, the
second Thursday.
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$40 worth Of cigarettes In paper
bags at = grocery store In the $500
block Of Connecticut avenue NV.
during an attempted burglary last
night, fled when they were observed
from the sidewalk by DR.. John Glenn
ons. employed at Z nearby drug store.
The boys left the loot near q rear
door OF the store by which they lied.
Police said they apparently hid In
the store just before closing time as
none OF the doors showed signs of
being forced open.
Margaret Rafoff, 170l Newton
street NV, told police she was
awakened last night by q burRla,
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who promised her no harm II she
kept quiet ana told him where her
money WAS. She said she compiled
With the request and the man de-
parted with her purse containing
$3.50.
Evening star., 1939-11-03
Rood Project Approved

Construction and improvement Of
roads In Prince william County,
Va, was one Of the seven projects
yesterday approved BY the Virginia
Works Projects Administration, the
Associated Press reported from
Richmond.
Evening star., 1939-11-03

Boy Scouts Of England are doing
air raid precaution telephone duty.