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Evening star., 1939-04-09

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philosophical, more eager to gain a
lesson form the past that might help
solve or ease the problems of today.
In such a mood is ABE Lincoln
in Illinois, which this department
selects as the best play of the season.
Too, in a similar facet Is Leave
| 1t to Me- which wins this ballot
as the best musical comedy of the
season.
Both shows happily combine the
documents and highly entertaining.
Robert E. Sherwood drama takes
Lincoln off the aloof pedestal on
which so many playwrights try to
elevate their historical heroes.
He pictures Lincoln as troubled
man. a man who didn't particularly
want to be President of the United
States and man who was harrassed
by the unquenchable ambitions of
shrewish wife.
He shows Lincoln as man who
did a great many things for this
Nation that he didn't particularly
want to do, but he did them because
he understood that the Nation was
in it's formative stage and that either
he must be strong in his decisions
or the Nation would fail to hold
together in the future.
Sherwood's S drama sketches enter
tainingly and sympathetically a
Lincoln that all can understand. At
the same time, it presents the strong
qualities that this Nation inherited
from those troubleus stimes-qualities
that have persisted to strengthen us
in the present perilous times.
Leave 1t to Me- is musical
comedy which is not only hilarious
and tuneful piece. 1t also offers
contrast and reaffirms in pleasant
manner that in this country, at
least, a free theater, like a free
press, still exists.
1t offers Victor Moore as the
American Ambassador to Russia
who would like to give up all and
60 back home to Topeka. But his
wife is ambitious for him.
She wants him to dance in the
diplomatic spotlight and, perhaps.
use that as a stepping stone to the
| White House. He dislikes his job
intensely and the only happy mo-.
ment he has is when he kicks the
fat Nazi Ambassador in the stomach.
Aside from presenting two such
a More
Sophie Tucker, the musical brought
forth hit new face in Mary Mar
tin, the Texas girl who sings My
Heart Belongs to Daddy" which.
incidentally, is the best hit tune on
the stage for the season.
In addition to ABE Lincoln in H.
linois," the best plays Of this past
season include:
''Mambas Daughters" the Du
Bose and Dorothy Hayward drama
of Hagar, a Carolina Negro woman
of the soil whose one mission was
to see that her daughter got every
advantage she could in starting her
career. Ethel Waters, heretofore
musical waller, was acclaimed as
dramatic actress.
"The American Way" a drama of
a German immigrant who comes to
America and finds here the freedom
that he was denied in his native
land.
"Knickerbocker Holiday" Maxwell
Atlderson's play with music which
presented Walter Huston dancing on
silver leg and impersonating Peter
Stuyvesant in a story of the Rip
Van Wrinkle country up the Hudson
River.
kiss the Boys Good-by," a roll
licking comedy by Clare Boothe
satirizing the strenuous efforts of
Hollywood genius" to find a girl to
play Scarlett O'Hara.
oscar Wilde" a tragic and NOV
ing story of the Inflated dramaJist.
Robert Morley does a magnificent
portrait In the title role.
"The Little Foxes" . disturbing
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From Charleston Contest to Mansion on the Hill
Ginger Rogers Though Path
She Followed oHerPr aStardom

Ginger's mother overheard the irate
manager declare the girl was ter
rible," that he was going to take
her off the bill. She rushed Ginger
out of the theater and kept her
away until time for the second
show. When she returned the house
was packed. Ginger went through
her act without interruption and
scored q smash hit.
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Miss LaWrence's Destiny
Had American Branch
And an Active One
She Could Be Called Semi.American
Institution if One Felt Like 1t;
Movies Believe in Love Again
Bv Jaw CarmOdv.

institution which
notion semiAmerican institution 1t might
English angry English
utilize that truth the basis for exclusive
that Miss
wanke neck in American influence upon her
toward this country That lady,
undoubtedly of her ngraiatng had
yearnng stage angles
yearned, mnstrey which long
people have an instinct rev probably always be dis
tinctly American.
Actress Mother Chose
The family arstocratic one
did like the daughters choice of interest would
have liked even had she taken branch with more dignity about
gay parental
tons the point the neocuor of the
Burgess mnes was the quickest possible road dsineance
American, Morris who
first of "skyark which
tomorrow night II the time Mr. Gest
at the time They doing The Miracle in London the time
One hundred children needed
stopped.
She might have however had
provinces OF England in k which like that
exautely in Red Peppers with Noel Coward here
very tough thing
of hard work. starvation other
the spirit and he Miss
vaudevan who perceived talent that he could
gallant gentle
Mr. Smith farther stage, merely
Aisss Lawrence that
Der to her for better job he
Vaudeville not dead then and Mr. Smith about deal
Three later he London when Chariot
famous of his He remembered Miss Lawrence recommended
her for the enthusiastically
Lawrence zoomed.
Her Recipe for Success
Just Like Everybodys.
original lady than the
are original Miss novel formula becoming
a anything
Her advice the strangely like advice
else She tells people work That
she did and she knows of
At the her
settle things around precisely
she peses She going do it, But that won't be for another
decade which time probably will
about whom be enthusiastic all Of
Hollywood Finds Romance
And = New
a producer
mentioned probably would have
"Ah love. What happened to love?"
Not today wouldn't months. Hollywood reds
faiths
which based financial public
starved for love- fairly gobbed Affair
and Made Each Other will "Wurther
Heights and Dark Victory Each of these tales has been
produced with intelligence altogether admirable
Their makers audience intelligence quoien
permit the telling
thing than sticky They the let
them end unhappiy when that kind of ending is dictated.
Dra nd very DrOfta too
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Many Motivating Ideas Lie
Behind Stars Careers
Some Are Exhibitionists, Some Want
Money and Some of Them
Are Truly Artists
By Sheilah Graham.
By SheiIah Graham.
HOLLYWOOD.


What movang idea behind their
Nves With frankly again
has told that the only he
will
wants to do But what does he Ill
paragraph
With the exhibionsm thing
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Best>Of>SeasOn Vote Is Given
To Abe Lincoln in Illinois
And Leave 1t to Me- Tops Musicals
On Critics Appraisal of the
Broadway Offerings
Rv Marx
By Mark Barron.
Associated Press Stan Writer.
NEW YORK.

Although designed for entertainment Broadway
heater persists in the that affect human
dramasts
This ending
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York visiting her nephew and niece,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Goode.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Rosenfeld are
occupying their new home at 4555
Linnean avenue.
Mrs. Samuel Revness of New York
is in Washington for several weeks.
Mrs. Nathan Frank has joined
Mr. Frank in their apartment at
400 Connecticut avenue after spend
ing two weeks in Cleveland with
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Grossberg, and their
young daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cafritz
Staying in Hawaii.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Cafritz are
in Hawaii after q stay in Los An
geles and San Francisco.
Miss Gerry Grosner, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Grosner, is
attending a house party at Wash
ington and Lee University in Lex
ington, Va, over the week end.
Mrs. Sarah Marrow of New York,
formerly Of Washington, is spend
ing the winter at Wardman Park
Hotel.
Mrs. Sadie Meister of Cleveland
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Mayer
Dodek.
Mrs. Otto E. Woerner is visiting
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Warrent0n
Family Home
From Abroad
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark
Return From
Stay in France

WARRENTON, Va. Nov. 11.-Mr.
and Mrs. Girardus Clark and their
son, Herbert Michael Clark, re-
Gently landed from France and are
at the home Of Mrs. Clark's mother,
Mrs. Grace Hordern. Mr.. Clark, a
Reserve officer in naval aviation,
has been in France for year, by
Government permission, testing
Curtiss Wright planes for service.
Previously he spent three years at
Coronado and two years In China
as instructor in aviation, and ex-
poets to return to France at an
early date. He Is a son of Mrs.
John S. Gaines of Warrenton and
the late Ludlow Clark of New
York.
Maj. Robert Hadow of the Brit
ish diplomatic service has Joined
Mrs. Hadow in the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Waddy B. Wood.
Mrs. Hadow has been with Mr.. and
Mrs. Wood since August and her
children have been with them since
spring. Maj. Hadow and his fam
lily will sail November II for his
new post at Buenos Aires. Mrs.
Wood returned few days ago from
weeks visit with COL and Mrs.
]. T. Connor in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rigan Mckinney
Of Long Island, have leased Burr
land, in Middleburg, from Mr.. Will
liam Zieger for the winter and will
enjoy the hunting there. Mr. Nc
Kinney is one of the outstanding
amateur steeplechase riders of
America.
Mr.. Thomas Letter was host to
company of 40 at dinner last eve
ming entertaining at the Red Cross
benefit arranged in Upperville by
Mrs. John Hay Whitney. Mr.. Letters
guests included several who are
staying with him over Sunday in
his apartment in Warrenton.
Mrs. G. Latham Fletcher, who
has been the guest of Mrs. c. E.
Tiffany, went to Washington this
week to spend the winter.
Mrs. Raymond Belmont was host
ess at tea this afternoon after the
races.
Mrs. Watson. wife of former Rep
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her small daughter, Mary Eleanor
Donnahue of Little Rock, Ark, Is
the guest of her brother-in-l law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert T. Shafer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Dare
have returned home after a visit
to their son and daughter-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Dare, in Lake.
wood, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Feltner are
spending a week with relatives in
Martinsburg, w. Va.
Mrs. Robert Monroe and her two
children left this week for Des
Moines, Iowa, where she will spend
the winter.
Miss Mary Edna Milestone of
Everett, Pa. is the guest Of Miss
Marshland Penn.
Mrs. Luther Machen of Norfolk
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. John
H. Trimyer.
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IIle ElgIltH SCreeC temple. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Norwood will be at home at 1343
Fairmont street in honor of their son
Sunday evening, November 10, from
8 to 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Reggie Frank of Corinth,
Miss, formerly of Washington, is
the guest of Miss Tina Mae Wollberg
at Park Towers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Gassen-
heimer will be hosts tonight at a
dinner party at the Woodmont
Country Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haas
In New Home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emanuel r. Haas
and their daughters. Emily Rose and
Theckla, are in their new home at
1854 Davenport street.
Miss Emily Rose Haas was a
recent guest Of Miss Helen Benesch,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome
Benesch, in Baltimore. where she
attended Halloween dance.
Miss Alice West and Miss Helen
Liebman were joint hostesses at
luncheon followed by bridge and
mah- -jongg Tuesday at the Wood
mont Country Club. Mrs. Alfred
j. Goldsmith of Philadelphia was
among the guests.
Mrs. Howard Sigmund is in New
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Herndon Luncheon
Party Planned

HERNDON, Va. Nov. 11.-Mrs.
Louis Ferguson will entertain at a
luncheon Monday. followed by cards
Mrs. John Hensley was hostess
Monday afternoon to the members
Of the Draresville Home Demonstra-
ton Club.
Miss Alice Bready and Miss Jean
Bready were hostesses at a bridge
supper Tuesday evening at their
home, Edwardstone.
Mrs. Allen H. Kirk entertained
Wednesday afternoon at a dessert
bridge party.
Miss Katherine Rogers has re-
turned to Trenton, N. j., after q
visit of several days with her sister,
Miss Edith Rogers.
Mr.. Billy Keyes. a student at
Randolph-Macon College, has been
the guest this week of hts mother,
Mrs. Ruth Keyes.
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resentative Henry Winfield Watson,
has returned to her home on Cul-
peper street after q visit with her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alden Haden, In Santo Domin-
go where he is connected with the
United States Legation. Mrs. Watson
accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. Haden to
Santo Domingo last month after
they had been her guests for some
time In Warrenton. Mr.. Haden for.
merly was attached to the United
States Embassy in the Argentine.
DR.. and Mrs. John Selby, formerly
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her son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Carl G. Woerner, in Will
mington, Del.
Mrs. H. Cohn and her family are
now residing at 2901 Sixteenth
street, having moved from the EN-
bassy Apartments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Alexander
have announced the birth of a SON.
Roger Pierre, October "a at Colum-
bia Hospital
Mrs. Mathilde Rosenthal is visit
ing her brother-in-law and sister
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Lazarus, in Taun-
ton, Mass, for the winter. {.
Evening star., 1939-11-12
Miss Jessamine Christy to
Wed Mr.. Gaillard S. Pryor
Mrs. Eugenia Woodward Jelke
Is Visiting Mrs. o. w. Underworld;
Other Alexandria Society News

ALEXANDRIA, Va 11-udge of
Circuit Court Hawaii Chrisy
men OF their daughter Miss
Pryor Of Comd Frank David
Mrs Margaret Soney Field
Mr. John Parker Pacific
who native of Alexandria and before marriage Ida
smyh Young Mr. Pryor Smyth of
this CITY, The wedding will
Mr. Pryor has been in business for the
Mrs Eugenia Woodward
spending
Baltimore the guest of her aunt Wood
lawn below Alexandria.
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OF Personal Note Here
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gichner
Will Be at Home TODAY

Mr. and Mrs Henry Gichner and their family
their home at 6ll5 Thyhi
at home this afternoon from o'clock.
Mrs Helen Bryawsk celebrated her birthday anniversary
entertaining % guests dinner Country including
her children grandchildren and great-grandchiden.
Mr. and Mrs Herman Norwood announce
Melvin Augenen morning
Evening star., 1939-11-12

Of Warrenton, who have lived in
Akron, Ohio, since 1920, are visiting
relatives at The Plains. DR.. and
Mrs. Selby will return to Virginia
The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30

and conducted by our Pastor. Our
mofniung scripture lesson was in
Gen. Il Ch. Of Genesis.
Our Subject was Think of me
when time goes well with you,
Genesis 41t ca. sth verse. We
had a very lovely service. The
Lord was present.
3 o'clock service was dedicated
to te Lady's Elk Drill team con
Quoted by the Pastor.
8 o'clock service was opened by
he choir. Evang. Gore brought
the message found st. Luke a Ch.
2 verses. Subjees: What think
ye of the morning. The Lord
was really present. Also the Kan
sas City Gospels Singers gave Us
several numbers. Core one and
all to our services.
You are always welcome.
The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30
MT. OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. j. P. Mosely, pastor
Mss Emma Curtis, reporter

Sunday Sept. "a, 1889.
Sunday School was opened at
9:45 O'Clock by the Superinten-
dant, Mrs. Clara Prayter. The
morning services were inspiring
and uplifting. The pastor preach
ed a wonderful sermon on MAS
ter of Circumstances"
The BYPU opened at $50 o.
clock. We are asking that every
ono come out and help US to make
it what it shoulS be.
Evening services at 8 o'clock
were we'll attended. Rev. Cald-
we'll delivered a very touching
sermon. His subject was "Try
Him He is your Friend"
Mrs. Triplett, Mrs. Kig and Mr.,
uearl of Pleasant Green Church
worshipped with US. We are al
ways glad to have visitors. The
l7th Anniversary of Mt. Olive
Baptist Church and the Third An
niversary of the Pastor, Rev. j.
P. Mosley beginning Mon. Oct.
End and ending Monday Oct. 18th
with free reception.
The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30
THIS WEEK IN RELIGION AND
THOUGHT
Robert L. Moody

Wise Statesmenship--
Church school students have
Just completed a course on Kings
and Prophets of Israel. In it we
learned the true relationship that
existed between religious lead
ers and the state. Israel's gov
ernment was a theocracy and diff
fered greatly from ours but God
"He has not forgotten. and he
should never forget that, undtr
the banners of liberty and free
should be properly recognized in
all forms ofgovernment. Isaiah
was foremost among the prophet
statesmen but the two kingdoms
Rad several fearless leaders.
Our Congress is in special
session now becouse the Europe
an crisis has made few problems
for us. The market for our muni-
tons Is very tempting one; some
fear the results from selling TO bel
ligerents, others are wiling 10
take a chance for economic pros
perity.
Our Congressman must choose
between values; namely, persons
or property. We prayerfully hope
that they will choose as wisely as
the statesmen of old.
Human life is far more precious
than millions of battleJnips or
bombing planes. The best assur-
ances are to be found in the word
OF God:
BLESSED is the nation whose
The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30

God is the Lord for ...r. CHI
eousncss exalteth a nation but sin
is a rpreoaeh to any people,
Mrs. Robert l.. Moody and chill
dren have returned from a pleas
ant egh. week vacation. Not o.
their time was spent visiting rel
atives and friends in Birmingham,
Alabama.
Two pleasant stop7over wits
were made; one in Kansas Ciy,
Kansas with Elder and Mr.. J. b.
Almond; the other in Chicago, III
mos with relatives. Mrs. Moody
visited Evangelist Agnes Coleman
who is conducting a meeting a
Evanston, Illinois. Sister Cole
man send. her best wishes 10 he'
many friends in Omaha but will
not be able to visit Us at this
time.
The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30
CHURCH
NEWS
SALEM BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. E. II. Hilson, Pastor


Services were very good as well
as inspira ional Sunday at Salem.
Rev. T.. NJ. Harris who has filled
the pulpit for Sundays brought
US a sweet message at II am. His
subject, Chriats agents, Matt l0:-
10. The 8 pm. services were rem
dered by Dr.. 7. r. Lovelace Of
Chicago, Secretary of Home Mis-
son Board of tae National Bap-
tist convention, who had with him
Eugene Williams one of the Scott
ooro boys, who also gave remarks.
S. S. and BYPU are very lively &
progress ing nicely. Thelatter be-
ms full of life, the Sept. feature
being a special devotion course by
rres 'ent Cooper and for October,
pecial Departments program each
Sunday. Echoes from the Nation
Al Baptist Convention were given
by delegates, Mrs, Rena Hilson
and A. D. Green. For inspiration
come to Salem BYPU and for good
services come to Salem Bapt.
church.
You are always welcome.
The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30
REV. A. ID. AVERY.
HIGHLY ENDORSED
FOR BISHOPRIC

Greensboro, N. C. Sept. 28-
calvin Service)-One of the most
respected Negro citizens in this
City is this Minister, who from
time to time receive little mention
for the good he's rendering for
the denomination, he is faithfully
serving. This m,dest individual
the Rev. A. D. Avery, has labor
ed for the past 21 years from
mission fields up to the Presiding
Eldership which position he now
holds.
Rev. Avery Is graduate of
kitterer College, and is also a
member of the Trustee and Exc
cutive Boards of the said Institu-
tion.
He began his Ministerial duties
as a very young man. In 1908 he
started out in a mission field with
13 members. Later, he served in
Raleigh where he rebuilt the Sec
end AME Church and more than
doubled the membership in the
space of three years. In the City
of WinstonISalem, he is credited
with having built the most modern
parsonage in the State. He labor
ed in Wilmington at the we'll
known st. Stevens Church, which
has the largest membership in
the State of North Carolina. Up
or his arrival in Greensboro, he
held his fourth Pastorage at
Bethel, where he found a member
ship of 240. Today the member
ship has increased considerably.
Sor the past II years he has been
a PresidIn? Elder and is now in
the 3rd District. Since 1916, he
has been a member of the General
Conference and led the Western
North Carolina Conference for 8
quadrenians. He is a member of
the Educational Board and Chair
man of the Auditing Committee
of the General Educational Board
of the AME church.
The Rev. DIR. Avery is being
highly endorsed by AME leaders
in all parts of the country for the
Bishopric. His elevation to the
Bench would be quite in order.
Apart from the fact that he has
feld the major pastorates in cite,
like Charlotte, Rleigh, and others
curing which time he paid off
certain indebtednesses of the
Churches. He believes that a Bis
hop ought to be a man of great
vision; an honest, good organizer;
leader of men and not a driver.
The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30
ROLAND HAYES TO FILL
MANY ENGAGEMENTS

New York, Sept 20, (By Calvin
Service ROLAND Hayes, tenor, is
opening his season on October 5eh
with a recital in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Following this he proceeds through
the South where he will fulfill
engagements in the States of
Georgia, Mississippi and Texas,
concertizing in that territory un
til early November. In January,
he is scheduled for appearances ir
the North Central Seates, where
he will give recitals in Minneap-
oils, st. Cloud, Mimi, and Fargo,
N. d., following which he will be
beard in Salt Lake City. From
there he proceeds to the Pacific
Coast, returning again for appear.
ances in the East in j. .rch and
April.
The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30

attend Mr.. Calvin's funeral. He
married August 2sth Miss Ro-
sen.a Douglass, daughter of Prof.
and Ms. R. L. Douglass of John
n E. Smith University, of Char
otte. \. c.
NJ. Calvin's widow, Mrs. VIII
Lee, who studied in Lane Coz
ee9 and taught in Mineral
Springs. Arkansas, before her
marriage. and his two DAUGHTERS,
3ernicc, fifteen years old, a stu
len in Brooklyn College, and De-
es twelve years old, stu
ant IN the Mus cal AIT High
School, who are musical p-odi-
gies, and who reside with their
lother at 1916 Eighth Avenue,
ID their bit in putting over
ne News Service.
The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. d. Nicholson, Pastor

Sunday School opened at the US
aal hour with Miss Elsey Fhom
cur super ntendant in charge. The
Sunday school is planning to have
a s.yle review soon.
Morning service opened at the
asua lsour with the pas or in char.
gt. A large group was pres
eat. After the business meeting,
th eehurch seemed to have greater
determination.
Evening service opened at 7:30
The Pastor brought a soul STIRRING
message which was full of the
spirit A large group Of young
people were present.
The eaur h has accep ed the rec
ommendation of the Pastor and
enc Of them is that he will serve
US the first and third Sunday in
each month except when t5ere
is a special meeting. The second
Sunday in next month we viii have
che fourth anniversary of our Pas
tor. Come one and all and help
us to rejoice. We were pleased to
have Mrs Dora Bennie A. Forms
member of our church as our Wis
itor. Visitors are always well
come.