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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23
Europes' Two Wars
Stalemated;; Nations
Prepare Aid ToFinns
RUSSIA ADMITS CON-
QUEST ISN'T GOING SO
WELL; HEAVY DEATH
TOLL REPORTED
OIv Associated PreSS)

Abh ASNhftHteu BreNkD
LONDON. Dec. 23.-Two days
before Christmas the wars on
two fronts in Europe seem to
have reached a partial stage of
stalemate.
On The West Front, only small
scouting activity was noted with
no other action other than oc-
casional accommodating expedi-
tons of planes of the Allies and
Germany and Z few dog fights
reported.
On the Finnish Russian fronts,
the battles ave eIuieted down
considerably. AdviceS now reach
ing this city state that the earlier
reports that Russia was COM
pletely routed with Finn coun-
tcIattGcks, appear to be slightly
II error Is neutral observers re-
port the Reds in orderly retreat
in tire north to take up strategic
points, waiting reinforcements to
sta-c other attacks.
On the south of Finland, how
ever, the Mannerheim line still
holds. despite Russia's assertion
that it has been broken in sew
eraI places. Russia admits that
they are experiencing serious diff
fIculty on this front, and she
seems to feel the world criticism
aimed at her for her lack of mill
tary strength. Soviet officials
point out. in explanation, that
they didn't look for a quick con-
quest Of Finland, and anyhow,
as one official pointed out, "the
French English attack on the
German Sicgfried line isn't pro-
crossing so fast and it isn't any
stronger than the Mannerheim
line.
Scandinavian countries are pro-
crossing with aid to Finland.
Numerous volunteer fighting
units from Sweden and Norway
are reported to have left for the
fronts in Finland.
France, too, is contemplating
definite aid to the Firms, as is
England. In France the govern
mcnt ministers heard President
Lebrun today outline just what
that nation was planning.
RumOrS that a Russian General
would be purged because of lack
of progress in the Finland war
appear to be erroneous as the
person in question has been re-
ported back at the front with a
promotion. Neutral observers es-
timated today that the Russians
have suffered a total casualty list
Of $4,000 in the war to date.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23

Santa Claus came to town yes
terday afternoon, arriving at
about 800 o'clock aboard the
crack fire department truck of
the city, at BayvieW Park to Of
ficiate at the Annual Christmas
Tree Benefit for the city's poor
children.
WPA Band opened the after
moons festivities at 2::30 o'clock
with some spirited tunes. Then
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23
ORDERED HELD
FOR ASSAULT

Joe Smith, who was arrested
at Marathon on December 10 and
brought to the city and placed in
the county Jail charged with as
sault on the person of Perry
Helveston, was given preliminary
hearing before Judge Raymond
r. Lord yesterday afternoon.
The charges on which the hear
ing was held was aggravated as
sault without having premeditat-
ed design to affect the death of
Helveston He was held for trial
at the next session of Criminal
Court in the sum of $3.50.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23
DIVORCES FILED

Papers were filed yesterday
afternoon in the office of Ross c.
Sawyer, clerk of Circuit Court, in
the divorce suit of Robert Martin
Thomas against Margaret K.
Thomas.
Final decree in the divorce of
Francis Denison Holmes against
Bar Dee Hollingsworth Holmes,
was filed in the office of Clerk
Ross c. Sawyer, of Circuit Court
yesterday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23
ONLY TWO SHIPS
NOW In PORT

All u. S. vessels are out on pa
troll duty except the Destroyer
Lea, flagship of the squadron,
and the Cannot. airplane tender.
Destroyer Evans sailed yester-
day after refuelling, and the De-
stroyerS Schenck and WickeS
sailed this morning,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23
FRASER HAD GOOD
FISHING TO REPORT

John S. Fraser. of New
York. and party who were
out for an afternoons fish
ing Thursday on the launch
Amberjack. Captain B. Waite.
had remarkable success. and
caught plenty of the usual
run. sbesides one sailfish and
several bonito.
Of course the principal
prize was the sail fish. which
was six feet. and perfect
specimen. The party also
caught a kingfish which
weighed 40 pounds. and a
bonito weighing IS pounds.
The sail fish and the bonito
were handed 10 taxi
dermist 10 be mounted.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23
NO ISSUE OF
CITIZEN MONDAY

In accordance with a regu-
lar custom. In order that IFS
employees may be afforded an
opportunity TO observe Christ
mas. there will be no issue of
The Citizen on Monday.
The Citizen enjoys three
holidays each year. The 9th
or two being the Fourth of
July and Labor Day.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23
HOLIDAY NOTICE

Christmas Day. Monday, De-
Gerber 25. a legal holiday, the
office of this company will not be
open for business on that day.
THE KEY WEST ELECTRIC co.
dec23-lt
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23
SIS. Cuba Arrives Here
Tomorrow AS Revised
ScheduleIsInaugurated
MAKES ONLY 0 N E
ROUND TRIP WEEKLY
FROM NOW ON DE-
SPITE PROTESTS

Beginning of the new schedule
of the p. and o. S. S. Co.. will
be tomorrow when the Cuba ar
rives from Tampa in the morn
ing. and will make the first trip
which will include one trip TO
Havana from Miami weekly.
The vessel will return to Key
West Thursday of next week, at
3:15 o'clock and sail for Tampa
at 5 o'clock. The schedule calls
for one trip from this port every
Sunday, and return Thursday
afternoon. In the meantime the
vessel will make trip to Miami
from Havana.
There have been a number of
organizations protesting against
the new schedule, especially at
this time of the year, but as far
as can be learned none of the
protests have had any effect on
the heads of the company.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-23

Key West. Florida, has the
most equable climate in the
country; with an average
range of only IA Fahrenheit
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Metropolitan Memorial
Plans Special Proqrom

At GAS am. the church school of
Metropolitan Memorial will observe
Christmas with special program of
pageantry and music.
At II am. the Rev. w. A. Keese
will preach the Christmas sermon on
"Our Lord Emmanuel" Festival
music will be given by the organ
and the choir. A special Christmas
litany, written especially for Christ
mas, by the minister, will be used in
the worship. New members will be
received. The rite of Christian
baptism will be administered to
infants at the conclusion of the
morning service.
The candlelight and carol serv-
ice will begin at 10:30 pm. with an
organ recital by Mrs. James Shera
Montgomery, organist. A service of
candlelighting will precede the pro-
cessional hymn. Carols from foreign
lands will be sung by the choir. The
Gothic church will be lighted only
by hundreds of candles on the altar,
in the chancel, and along the cleres-
tory and nave. The minister will
give a brief meditation, "And For
Christ-What?"
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Christmas Services
At Church of Brethren

At the Church of the Brethren at
9 am. and II am. DR.. Warren D.
Bowman will preach on 1.-THE Un-
known Savior" Special Christmas
music. The Junior choir will sing at
the first service and the senior choir
at the second. The rite of baptism
will be administered at $3.50.
At 8 pm. the pastor will speak on
the Christmas carol, 20 Little Town
of Bethlehem" Special music.
At 5 pm. the senior B. Y. p. D.
will 60 to an alley where they will
decorate a Christmas tree and give
each child in attendance a present.
The intermediate B. Y. P. D. will
meet at $50. Their subject will be
Christmas Around the World" A
number of their group will give
talks on Christmas celebrations in
other countries.
The young people will hold their
Christmas party at the home Of DR..
and Mrs. w. D. Bowman, 2910
Twentieth street NE, Monday. The
program will consist of the singing
Of Christmas carols and the reading
OF Christmas story.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Carol Service Planned
Tomorrow Night al
s.. Thomas Church
Garfield Swift, Guest
SoIoist, to Sing at
Morning Hours

A carol service will be held tomor-
row night at II o'clock at St.
Thomas Episcopal Church, with the
Rev. Dr. Howard S. Wilkinson, rec
tor, presiding. Holy communion will
be observed.
Garfield Swift, concert, radio and
theater baritone, will be the guest
soloist tomorrow at the II am.
service and also on Christmas Day.
There will be celebration of holy
communion at a m. on Monday and
choral eucharist and sermon by DR..
Wilkinson at II am. Special music
has been arranged for this service
On st. Stephens day, Tuesday, at
10 am. holy communion will be OBJ
served On Wednesday, st. John
the Evangelist day, will be holy
communion at 8 am. From 3 to 5
pm. will be Christmas party for
members of the kindergarten and
primary departments of the church
school. On Thursday. Holy Inno-
cents day, will be holy communion
at II am. and a Christmas party
from to pm for members of the
Junior church school.
A Christmas party for the high
school students will be on Friday
from 8 to 1920 pm.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
First Congregational
Will Have Music,
Drama and Sermon
Further White Gifts
Will Be Received at
Christmas Observance

Christmas worship in music,
drama and sermon will mark to-
morrow at the First Congregational
Church. At II am. the Rev. How
ard Stone Anderson will preach on
"The Angels Two-Fold Announce
ment." An ambitious musical pro-
gram of six anthems will be sung
by the Washington A Cappella
Choir. Further white gifts will be
received.
At the o'clock vesper a mod
ern Christmas play. Mimi Lights
the Candle by Edith Isham Coul-
ter, will be given by a cast, in
cluding Mrs. Gail Wilton Gable
Mrs. Adeline McNally, Marion E
Radley, Doris Mae Radley, Lois Ann
Conklin, Sylvia Duerksen, Harry
Hughes, Amy McNally and Mrs
Elizabeth Blanchard. Director OF
the play is Mrs. Howard Stone An
derson.
The Tuxis Club will rent bus
and will 90 Christmas caroling after
the vesper service. The Scrooby Clut
will not meet, but members of the
club are planning to join the Tuxis
Clubs caroling expedition
There will be no Young Wonen's
Club meeting on Tuesday or church
dinner or service on Thursday.
The Tuxis Club is sponsoring q
Christmas frolic on Thursday at
$50. Dancing and entertainment
will feature.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Mount Tabor Church
Christmas Proqrams

DR.. G. Ellis Williams, district
superintendent of the West WASH
ington district, of the Methodist
Church, will preach the Christmas
sermon at II am. at Mount Tabor
Methodist Church. The Rev. w. K.
Lyons will conduct the service. The
junior and senior choirs will sing.
At the carol candlelight service
at 8 pm. the Rev. Mr. Lyons will
preach on The Old But Ever New
Story" After the lighting of the
nativity scene in front of the church
at 10 o'clock. a group of carolers
will leave by truck to sing carols
through the streets of Georgetown.
The Christian Endeavor Society
will visit colored alley Christmas
Eve to light Christmas tree. tell
the Christmas story and distribute
food and clothing.
The Young Peoples Bible Glass
will have their Christmas party De-
cember % at the home of Miss Mary
Ellen Dowden, 2134 Thirty seventh
| street NV.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Sixth Presbyterian
Yule PIuns Made

"You Shall Find" will be the sub
ject Of the Christmas sermon tomor-
row at II am. in the Sixth Presby-
terian Church by the Rev. j. H.
Garner. There will be an inter-
polated reading Of the Christmas
story.
The Sunday church school will
have a Christmas program at 9:45
am. with participation by children
and others. Awards for perfect at
tendance will be made. The pro-
gram will be in charge of C. j.
Parnell, superintendent.
The College Age Young People
will meet at Z pm.
The Senior Hi Young People will
meet in the form of an alumni pro-
gram, with Jane Del Vecchio as topic
leader, Kent Ellis in charge of devo-
tons and Edward Stahl as forum
leader.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Keller Memorial
Lutheran Rededicates
Church Auditorium
Six New Stained Glass
Windows Will Be
Consecruted Tomorrow

Keller Memorial Lutheran Church
will rededicate its newly renovated
church auditorium tomorrow at II
am, when six new stained glass
windows will be consecrated.
The windows consist of one large
rose window, "a by II feet, and five
smaller windows along the Mary
land avenue and Ninth street NE.
sides of the building. The large rose
has in its center medallion a figure
of the "Agnus DEL" the Lamb of
God," bearing the banner of the
cross, the symbol of His sacrifice.
The center medallion Is flanked by
eight quatrefoils bearing the SYM
bols of God, the Father; the Holy
Spirit, the four Gospels and the
sacraments. Beneath the large rose
are three Romanesque lancets bear
ing large central figure of the
exalted Christ surrounded by seven
medallions depicting the principal
events of Christ's life The window
is of full-colored antique glass with
jeweled treatment.
The chancel windows are of a
rich ornamental freehand treat
ment, producing a tapestry effect.
Shields in the windows carry the
symbols of the Passion and Resur-
rection.
The remaining three windows are
of typical grisaille pattern, with a
jeWel-like treatment. The center
lancet of each window bears a fig
ure, the first symbolic of law, the
second of prophecy and the third
of the church.
The Rev. J. Harold Mumper will
be in charge of the services of dedi-
cation. The dedicatory sermon will
be preached by the pastor emeritus
the Rev. Dr. Samuel T. Nicholas
At the carol-vespers at $50 pm. the
Rev. Edward G. Goetz, pastor OF
Zion Lutheran Church and presi-
dent of the Eastern Conference OF
the Maryland Synod, will bring the
greetings of the synod.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Wallace Memorial Plans
Carols and Lights Service

A service of carols and lights will
feature the observance Of Christ
mas eve tomorrow in the Wallace
Memorial United Presbyterian
Church. At 10:45 pm. carols will
be played on the memorial tower
chimes and then again at midnight,
Immediately following the service.
There will be special music ard
carol singing by the congregation
DR.. c. E. Hawthorne will speak en-
Lights and The Light" A student
minister, Eugene Allen, home on
vacation, and one of the older men,
bers of the congregation, Mrs. Fife
Laing, will bring brief messages.
This service will take the place Of
the usual 8 o'clock worship.
At $50 am. special Christmas
worship program will be given, one
feature being a reading by Mrs.
John M. Wilson.
The II am. service will also COM
momorate Christmas in several
special organ and vocal musical
numbers and DR.. Hawthorne will
preach a Christmas message. The
sacrament of infant baptism will be
administered at this time.
The Junior Christian Endeavor
Society, under the chaperonage of
its advisers, will go caroling about
/ 7 pm. and the Intermediate and
Senior Christian Endeavor groups
will sing carols in other homes for
shut-in members. They will also
sing carols early Christmas morning
at the District Jail and Columbia
Hospital On Wednesday evening
the Senior c. E. holds its annual
banquet at Wesley Hall.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Boston Pastor to Preach
At EIdbrooke Church

The Rev. Marion s. Michael, as
sistant minister of Harvard Street
Methodist Church, Boston, will be
the guest preacher in Eldbrooke
Methodist Church tomorrow morn
ing. His subject is I'VE Have Seen
His Star"
At 9:45 pm. trumpeters will play
Christmas carols from the church
portico. At 10 pm. the Christmas
cantata, THE Christ Child" by
Hawley, will be presented under the
direction of Clara Young Brown
with Thomas J. Reynolds as organ
ist. Featured in this service will be
vibraphone selections rendered by
Robert Ray Fox. The service will be
rendered by candlelight with deco
rations by Boy Scout Troop No. 10
Prayer meeting at the Home TO,
1ncurables will be held Wednesday
at 7:30 pm.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Students Will Take
Part in Service

At the West Washington Baptist
Church tomorrow at II am. the
Rev. Charles B. Austin will preach
on "The Christmas Tree Angel
Trimmed At 8 pm. the theme will
be THE Message of the Master
for Such a Time as This" The
following college students will take
part in the service: Solo, Kathryn
L. Taylor, Coker College, Hartsville
S. c.; "A Personal Experience.
Helen Banks, Wilson Teachers Col
lege; For Planning My Life" Mary
Hudson, American University; For
Changing the World" Haley Sour
lock, president of District of Co.
lumbia and Maryland B. S. U.
The service Thursday at 7:3O pm
will be in charge of the Senior
B. Y. p. U.
The annual Sunday school Christ
mas entertainment will be held Fri
day evening.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Dr.. Pierce Announces
His Sermon Topic

At II am. tomorrow at All Souls
Unitarian Church DR.. Ulysses G. B.
Pierce will preach on THE Christ
mas Gift Supreme" The church
school will participate in a special
Christmas pageant, THE Christmas
Light" at GAS am. Miss Carol
Hogan will act as reader.
Following the half hour of Christ
mas music at $50 pm, DR.. George
Gaylord Simpson of the American
Museum of Natural History, New
York, will give an illustrated talk on
Patagonia. Miss Kate D. Buck
nam will act as hostess at the fell
lowship tea at pm. For the young
people, there will be a Christmas
carol service at $50 pm. At the
motion picture hour at 7:30 pm. the
feature will be You Can't Take It
With You"
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Bishop Freeman
To Deliver Sermon
Christmas Morninq
Carol Service to Be
Given at Cathedral
Tomorrow at 4 PM,

Bishop James E. Freeman will de-
liver the sermon at the festival serv-
ice of holy communion and sermon
at II am. on Monday, Christmas
Day, in Washington Cathedral.
Other services on Christmas Day
will include celebration of the holy
communion in Bethlehem Chapel of
the Holy Nativity at 7:30 am. and
$50 am. and evensong at 4 pm.
At the Christmas carol service to-
morrow at pm. the choir will sing,
unaccompanied, carols from the gal
lery of the north transept Bishop
Freeman will give a brief Christ
mas greeting. Carols by two for
mer organists of the Cathedral, the
late Edgar Priest and Robert Bar
row, will be sung at this service.
The Very Rev. Noble c. Powell
dean of Washington, will be the
preacher at II am. tomorrow. Cele-
bration of the holy communion in
the Bethlehem Chapel of the Holy
Nativity at 7:30 am. and $50 am
Holy communion is celebrated or
weekdays at 7:30 am.
Pilgrimages will follow the II anc
o'clock services tomorrow, led by
pilgrim aides and members of the
Cathedral Brotherhood.
The bishops garden will be oper
from II m. to 2 pm. tomorrow
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Philosophy Of State
Meeting al {. U.
Dec. q and y
Churchmen to Discuss
Topic Suggested by
Late Pope Plus XII

In response to the appeal Of the
late Pope Plus XI in his encyclical to
Catholic University on the occasion
of the university's golden jubilee,
the American Catholic Philosophical
Association will meet at Catholic
University December % and % to
discuss various phases of the general
theme PHILOSOPHY of the State"
More than score of papers covering
every phase c. the suhiact will be
read and discussed at the meeting
and at the annual dinner in the
university dining room on Decem-
ber %.
The speakers at the dinner will
be the Very Rev. Martin c. Darcy,
recently of oxford University and
now head of the department of
philosophy at Fordham University,
who will speak on PHILOSOPHY in
Europe Today; the Right Rev. Full
ton J. Sheen, who will speak on
PHILOSOPHY and the World Crisis"
and the Rev. William P. O'Connor,
president of the association, who
will speak on "The Political Philos-
opher."' Prof. Francis E. Mcmahon
of the University of Notre Dame
will preside and the Right Rev.
Msgr. Corrigan, rector of the uni
versity, will extend the greetings Of
the university.
Three broadcasts in connection
with the meeting are as follows:
December % at 1915 pm, on VOL
and the Mutual Broadcasting Sys-
tenn, DR.. Martin C. Darcy, on
PHILOSOPHY in Europe Today; De-
cember 20 at lis pm, the Rev.
DR.. Charles A. Hart, secretary of the
association, will speak from Station
VOL and intercity stations on The
Church and the State" and De-
cember 20 at 10:45 pm, Prof. Nc
Mahon will speak on Station WRC
on THE Philosophy of the State"
All the sessions of the meeting
will be held in the Mcmahon Hall
and are open to the public, as is also
the annual dinner.
Evening star., 1939-12-23

given by the orchestra, assisted by
Miss Ida Jeanne Dagger, pianist;
Robert Gasser, cornetist, and Mrs.
Erna Embrey, soprano soloist.
Mrs. w. A. Mcmillan will speak to
q joint meeting of the adult Bible
classes of Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Church tomorrow morn
ing, on broadening Vision and
Sympathy" Mrs. G. E. Ruffner will
sing.
The A. B. Pugh Bible Glass will
be taught by Justice Bolitha j. Laws.
President Frank E. Amick will pre-
side.
The Randall Bible Glass of Poto-
mas Heights Community Church
will hold white gift service" to-
morrow morning for the benefit of
the aged women's home in George
town. Motion pictures of the sum-
mer conference of the Organized
Bible Glass Association, taken by
M. H. Hess, were shown at the
monthly business meeting. A large
delegation from the class attended
this conference. Mrs. Charles Goude
has been appointed chairman of the
committee in charge of the distri-
button OF baskets to needy families.
The Rev. E. E. Overholt will be
the guest teacher at the P. w. JET
fries Glass of Francis Asbury Metho-
dist Church tomorrow morning.
Mrs. Henry j. Smith will teach the
Philathea Class of Petworth Baptist
Church tomorrow morning. Mrs.
Judith King has been elected class
representative on the Central Com
mittee of the Organized Bible Glass
Association.
The Phi Gamma Kappa Glass of
Metropolitan Baptist Church elected
the following officers: Jack Frost,
president; Fletcher Harper, vice
president; Theodore Williams, Sec
retary; David Clamp, assistant Sec
retary, and Cleo Morrill,, treasurer
The installation service will be held
IN January. Miss Frances L. Gus
chewsky is the teacher.
George E. Harris, executive Sec
retary Of the Organized Bible Glass
Association, announces meeting of
the association on January Is, at
the Metropolitan Baptist Church.
H. c. McClintock, president Ma
tional Federation of Mems Bible
Glasses, announces that the Ad-
visory Committee met in New York
City last Saturday and voted not to
hold convention in 1910. He
further states that the General
Council will hold meeting at West
ern Maryland College in connection
with the 10Th Annual Convention of
the Organized Bible Glass Associa-
ton of the District Of Columbia
Officers and members of committees
Of the national federation, as we'll
as officers Of State and regional
federations, will be invited to this
meeting.
Evening star., 1939-12-23
Two Festival Services
Al Augustana Lutheran

The Augustana Lutheran Congre-
cation will observe its first Christ
mas in its new church with two
festival Christmas services, the one
a midnight alteration service Christ
mas eve at II o'clock and the other
a "Julotta" service, the one big
Swedish service of the year, Christ
mas morning at 6 o'clock Special
music. DR.. Helms theme at the
Christmas eve midnight service will
be Blessings Proclaimed in the
Birth of Jesus" At the Christmas
morning service he will preach on
THE Simple But Profound Message
OF Christmas
At II am. tomorrow DR.. Helm
will preach on When Jesus Is Our
Friend"
The Bible study hour will be con-
Quoted by the pastor Wednesday at
7:30 pm. A meeting of the Board
OF Administration of the congrega-
ton will be held at $3.50 pm.
Senator Ernest Lundeen will be
the guest speaker at the program
sponsored by the Luther League
New Year eve at 9 o'clock. Re-
freshments and a social will follow
From 11:30 to IL a New Year watch
service will be held.