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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-12-30
BROCKT0N

BROCKTON, Mass, Dec. 3O-The
peaceful joy of Christmastide settled
over Brockton Sunday and Monday and
found its way into the hearts of every
one rich, poor, old and young. It also
frightened the day for those in hospi-
tails and prisons. The annual Christ
mas exercises held in Lincoln church
Sunday evening were very impressive
1T was good to see so many old mem
bers and friends present. The pro-
gram opened with songs by the school
led by Miss Iva Hargrove and accom-
panied by Mrs. Mamie Baker. Reel
tatlons by the three primary classes
with Miss Deal Saunders, Miss Beverly
Beach, and Miss Laura johnson as
teachers, and Carol singing bv Junior
Class, No. l. A playlet entitled "The
Half Christmas" was presented by
Junior class, No 2, Miss Claire Har-
grove, teacher. A clever one act play
The Christmas Spirit" written by
Miss Ruth Terrence was presented bv
an older group of girls, Miss Christine
Baker, Miss Irene Cromwall. Miss
Esther and Ruth Terrence. At the
close of the program candy and gifts
were distributed among the children,
Bouquets goes to the Mothers
Club, Missionary Society. Efficiency
Club and the Ladies Aid Society for
the wonderful work they did in dis
trlbuting messages and cheer in the
form OF food, clothing, and other use
tul articles to the needy, sick and col
Gored people, shut-ins of this city. A
box OF clothing was also sent to Tus-
kegee Institute by the Missionary
Society. =. On Sunday afternoon Mr.
and Mrs. Alexander Mapp of Avon
were host and hostess to a family din
ner party at their home. Present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. James Terrence, and
daughter Juanita, Mr.. and Mrs
Richard Mapp, and son Richard. Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benton Mapp, Clinton
LaBelle, Miss Josephine Mapp, Fran
els Young, Mrs. Janice Dingwall and
son Samuel -. A Christmas party
given by the young people of the Mes,
slah Baptist Church was held recently
at the home of Paul Duarte. An even
ing OF games and dancing was enioyed
and refreshments were served by Mrs
lluarte. Present were: Dorothy and
Gloria Scott, Winifred and Marion
Gabouriel, Robert Mallory. Irene
Cromwall, Tubby Scott, Paul, Eugene
and Benjamin Duarte Congratula.
tions to Mr.. and Mrs. Tholly Bullock
who were the parents of baby girl
born recently at the Brockton hospi-
tai and a daughter was also born ia
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Holland at the
same hospital. . Miss Iva Harprove
and nieces Frances and Myrna, Mrs,
katherine Smith and sons Harold
Roger motored to Newport Christmas
afternoon and had dinner at the "Tor-
pedo Station" From there they went
to Jacks House" where an entertain
lment was given and presents distri-
buted to the children . The commu-
nifty is saddened to hear of the sudden
illness of Mr.. Overbee, a member of
the Messiah Church. He is still very
sick at his home on Belmont Street.
Mrs. Lubelle Hilliard of New York is
passing few weeks with her sister
Mrs. Emma Morse of Belmont Street
-. Miss Montrose and Willard John
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-12-30

Vice President of the Elizabeth Oliver
Society and a charter member Of the
New Bedford branch Of the NAACP.
Her daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Carter
Brooks survives.
CARD OF THANKS
The kindness and sympathy Of
friends are deeply appreciated and
gratefully acknowledged.
Elizabeth Carter Brooks
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MASSACRE DAY BILL
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

| THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
In the Year Thousand and ThirtyTwo
relative the B
Massacre Samuel Ma'
James Caldwell Samuel
Be Representative in Ge
Court assembled of follows
Chapter six
section twelve inserted fthree
OF the current year, the following section:
Section lid The shall annually proclamation
the Boston
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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-12-30
WISE SAYINGS

Our greatest failures are our great
est lessons.
Prosperity begins in the mind.
Fear is the greatest enemy man has
Evening star., 1939-11-05
Rookie Policemen See
Police Court Procedure

Appear neatly dressed, watch your
department in front of the public
and don't smoke when in the Police
Court Building on official duties
was the advice of Policeman Preston
E. Peterson as he led 80 policemen
to-be through the intricacies Of
Police Court yesterday.
Don't 60 by the standard of what
the other fellow does" Policeman
Peterson warned. You haven't a
leg to stand on if you re caught and
it all adds up on the left or right
hand side of the ledger"
The rockies" now in the fourth
day of their training at the Metro
politan Police School began their
visit in the corporation counsel's
Office where they learned the neces-
sity of obtaining the right facts
in sufficient quantity for the prose-
cution of a case. They also visited
the United States attorneys Office
across the hall and that of the clerk
of Police Court. Afterward half of
the group visited the District of
Columbia Branch of Police Court
to watch proceedings under Judge
Walter j. Casey. The other half
sat in Traffic Court where Judge
Edward M. Curran sat on the bench.
The rockies" are beginning three
months of intensive training during
which they see practical demon
strations Of their work-to-be before
they are sent out on the streets
to protect the lives, limbs and prop
critics of the residents of the District.
Evening star., 1939-11-05
Mother Found Shot,.
Blood Donors SOUGHT

Blood donors were sought last
night as surgeons fought to save
the life Of Mrs. Mary Jane Webb,
"a, wife of a metropolitan police
man and mother of two young chill
dren, who was found shot twice In
the side in the basement Of her
home, 3l03 Claiming street Me-,
early In the afternoon.
Mrs. Webbs husband, Policeman
William J. Webb Of No. 2 precinct,
was asleep In their home when he
heard shots and rushed to the base
ment. The oficer said his SO cali
Der revolver was beside her, accord
ing to the report Of Detective Capt.
Ira E. Keck. Mrs. Webb had been
IN III health, Capt. Keck said he
was informed. Mr.. Webb had hung
the holster with his gun In the
bedroom before retiring. Capt.
Keck found that four shots had been
fired from the pistol.
Mrs. Webb was taken to Casualty
Hospital, where her condition was
pronounced critical.
The couples two children, Bobby
and Ollie, were ut Q show when
their mother was snot.
Evening star., 1939-11-05
Youth Council to Hear
Civil Liberties Talk

Henry A. Schweinhaut, chief of
the Civil Liberties Section Of the
Department Of Justice, will be the
principal speaker at 8 pm. tomorrow
at a meeting Of the Washington
Youth Council in the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association Building,
Seventeenth and K streets NV.
He will discuss "Civil Liberties
Today"
The meeting, marking the first an
niversary of establishment Of the
council, Is to form part Of q youth
mobilization" program to be cli-
NAKED with observance Of interna-
tional youth peace day Friday.
"A resolution asking discontinuance
Of the Dies Committee probe into
un-American activities, charging it
threatens civil rights. viii be con-
sidered.
The council also has announced .
discussion Of foreign policy and neu.
trality to be held tonight, beginning
ut 1880 pm, in Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church, 1410 Colum-
bia road NV.
Evening star., 1939-11-05
Kitchen Cabinet
Meets Tomorrow
On Reorganization
Stond Expected During
Week on Shift Of
Hospitals Control

Members Of the Commissioners
Kitchen cabinet" are scheduled to
meet In executive session again to-
morrow to continue their actions,
section by section, on the tentative
draft prepared by Corporation
Counsel Elwood H. Seal for reor-
ganization of the District govern
ment.
The group 50 far has approved the
plan for creation of six of the pro-
posed units Of a "streamlined" set
up and awaiting action are pro-
posals for designation of seven
other departments. These are
Health, License. Insurance, Cor
porations. Labor, Welfare and
Recreation. Those so far approved
by the group are: Finance Depart
ment. which would have a director
IN charge Of operations now the
separate offlces of the auditor,
assessor, tax collector, purchasing
ONCE and disbursing officer, as we'll
as the proposed new position of
budget Officer; Law Department.
now the ONCE OF the corporation
counsel: Public Works Department,
now known as the Engineer Depart
ment;; Personnel Department, to be
the administrative agency for han
ding the proposed municipal civil
service; Police and Fire Depart
mentS. -
Stand on Hospitals Awaited.
During this week the group is ex-
pected to take a stand on the pro-
posal of Mr.. Seal for transfer of
jurisdiction over the municipal hos
pitals from the Health Department
back to the Board of Public Welfare.
Maj. Daniel j. Donovan, auditor,
has announced he will oppose the
change. as has Commissioner Melvin
c. Hazen.
The proposed corporations depart
ment is designed by Mr.. Seal to
provide a new setup for filing of in-
corporation and charter papers for
businesses incorporated under Dis
trict laws, and underlying this move
is plan for modernization and lib
eralization of District incorporation
laws. District officials say many
firms operating here are incorpo-
rated elsewhere, to the financial loss
of the city government, because of
the nature of present District in
corporation laws.
Plan to Go to Commissioners.
Members of the kitchen cabinet" !"
In addition to Mr.. Seal. who Is chair
man, and Maj. Donovan, are Rich
mond B. Keech, vice chairman of
the Public Utilities Commission, and
Capt. H. G. Whitehurst, director of
highways.
When the committee has COM
pleted its action the proposed draft,
together with reports, will be trans
mitted to the Board of Commits
sioners for their consideration. Mr..
Seal plans to submit his own rec.
concentrations, as to major items
over which there is disagreement
among the committee. These will
include the handling of the Depart
ment of Vehicles and Traffic as well
as the municipal hospitals.
Evening star., 1939-11-05
P. w. A. Role in PROVIDING
Hospitals Pointed Out

Indicating the part p. w. A. has
played in conserving the Nations
health, Col. E. w. Clark, acting
commissioner, reported yesterday
Etbat it had provided IS per cent Of
the total increase in hospital facil-
ties since 1888.
Federal grants Of $751;, ,180, ,760
aided in construction of 743 munich
pal hospital projects involving 2.046
buildings with a capacity Of 10,-
$40 beds. Most of these are located
in smaller communities where hos
pital facilities were inadequate and
in some instances made available
for the first time.
In addition, he reported, Isl Fed
eral projects carrying allotments
Of $500, ,756 provided la,11l beds.
Evening star., 1939-11-05

as one Oh tHe Ah-
sistAnt EngineerC Commissioners, has
been recalled to service at the War
Department, at the, ONCE OF the
chief of engineers, twas disclosed.
4 According to informatinn rHceiyed
by Col. David McCoach, jr.. the En-
gineer Commissioner, he will not be
at least until the compile
tfon of present Army maneuvers in
the South, which will last through
the winter, and perhaps not even at
their conclusion.
Capt. Adcock had been assigned
to the District service to take the
place of Capt. H. S. Bishop. who was
in charge of all construction work
under the Engineer Commissioner.
His work will be assumed by Capt.
John L. Person. who during the past
summer was assigned as an Engineer
Commissioner to succeed Capt. Don
G. Shingler. Capt. Person also is in
charge of co-ordinating the District
w. P. A. activities with regular Dis
trict projects.
1t was recalled that the District
has had the service of three Assistant
Engineer Commissioners since the
Inauguration of the commission form
of government in 1878, as well as the
assignment of a senior officer in the
Engineer Corps as a member of the
Board of Commissioners, except for
substitute plan that was in effect
during the World War.
The First Assistant Engineer Com
missioner, Capt. Patrick H. Tansey,
will head the P. w. A. activities,
which up to this time had been ad-
ministered by Capt. Person, as well
as acting as first assistant to the
Engineer Commissioner.
Evening star., 1939-11-05
Dr.. Abbot to Speak
On Labor Enerov

DR.. c. G. Abbot. secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution, will speak
on Solar Energy" before a joint
meeting of the Washington and
Baltimore Sections of the American
Institute Of Electrical Engineers at
the National Museum, Tenth street
and Constitution avenue NV, at
pm. November IA.
DR.. Abbot, who has been engaged
in a study of the sun since 1895, will
describe the application of solor
radiation for power, cooking and
distillation of water.
Prior to the meeting, q dinner
will be held in honor of the speaker
at the Harrington Hotel at $50 pm.
Evening star., 1939-11-05
District National Guard
Will Be Reviewed

High officials of the Army and the
District government will review the
District National Guard in a special
procession of troops on the Guard
drill field at 9 pm. Tuesday, Novem-
ber IA.
Heading the list of honor guests
are Gen. George C. Marshall, chief
of staff of the Army, and his depu-
ties chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Lo-
renzo D. Gasser, Brig. Gen. George
P. Tyner, Brig. Gen. w. E. Shedd.
jr.,; Brig. Gen. Frank Andrews, Brig.
Gen. George v. Strong and Col. E.
r. Warner McCabe.
Other honor guests will include
Maj. Gen. Albert H. Blanding. chief
of the National Guard Bureau. War
Department.; Brig. Gen. s. Gardner
Waller, adjutant general Of Vir-
ginia; Maj Gen. Thomas Holcombe.
head of the Marine Corps, and Maj.
Gen. Milton A. Reckord, commander,
18th Division.
District officials who will review
the Guardsmen are Commissioners
HAGEN. Allen and McCoach, Capt.
Patrick Henry Tansey and Capt. j.
L. Person, Assistant Engineer Com
missioners; Maj. Daniel j. Dono-
van, District auditor; Arthur r.
Pilkerton, assistant auditor; Maj.
Ernest w. Brown, superintendent Of
police; Fire Chief Stephen T. Porter
and Paul Edwards, w. p. A. admin
istrator.
The parade will be held on the
drill field between Fourth and Sixth
streets, Maryland avenue and Build
ing E Of the War Department.
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, District
Guard commander, will act as host,
while Col. John w. Oehmann, com.
mander of the 12lst Engineers, will
lead the troops. Gen. Cox will hold
q reception for the guests in his
ONCE following the review.
In case of inclement weather,
troops will be formed In the Penn.
sylvania Avenue Armory for inspec.
ton Of quarters, Gen. Cox. An.
nounced.
Evening star., 1939-11-05
Officer Nobs HoIdup Suspect
In Wild Cycle and Foot Chase
Fugitive Foints
As PoIicemun's Gun
Goes OFF in Struggle

With bulldog tenacity, a policeman
stuck to a chase late yesterday that
started from his motorcycle, contin-
ued on foot over fences and through
alleys and finally ended on the third
floor of house, where he dragged
an armed bandit suspect from under
a bed and captured him, after an
accidental shot from the officers
gun had clipped the fugitive's trou-
sers and caused him to faint.
The officer, Policeman Charles
Scott of the Traffic Division, was
cruising at Fourteenth and Clifton
streets NV. when he saw two white
youths pursuing colored man.
The boys yelled that the man had
held up a laundry. Oficer Scott
shouted to the fugitive to stop, but
the man put on speed.
The policeman followed on his mo-
torcycle for five blocks, then leaped
of as his quarry jumped a fence.
The chase led through labyrinth
of back yards and alleys and over
fences. Once the officer fired into
the air, but the suspect kept run
ming. a.
Pressed closely. the fugitive ran
through the back door of a house
in the 1000 block of Girard street
NV. It was a house strange to the
colored man, but he dashed upstairs,
while q panicky housewife shouted
for help. The policeman was close
behind, cornering his quarry at last
under bed.
AS thA on1cer, revolver In hand,
pulled the man out by one leg, the
suspect reached for the gun and
at the same time tried to draw his
own pistol. In the struggle the po-
lceman's gun was fired. The bullet
clipped of q patch of the man 8
trousers. At that he collapsed II,
q dead faint.
The policeman and q taxi driver
who had followed the chase had to
carry the prisoner downstairs and
stretch him on the back porch be-
fore they could revive him.
Investigation revealed that Mrs
Margaret Schmid, clerk at . Palace
Laundry branch ut 2428 Fourteenth
street NV, had been held up q short
time before By . robber yho held
Evening star., 1939-11-05
Ceremonies
Scheduled for
|Arnlistice Day
War Mothers to Hold
Services on East
Front Of Capitol

Washington's observance Of Armis-
tice Day Saturday will take on spe-
cial significance with European
armies renewing the conflict whose
termination was hailed with such
universal jubilation on November
II, 1918.
One Of the most impressive cere-
monies will be held by the American
War Mothers on the east front Of
the Capitol at II am.
Another traditional observance will
be commemorative services before
the tomb of Wartime President
Woodrow Wilson in Washington
Cathedral.
The memorial address will be de-
livered at 3:15 pm. by the Right
Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop Of
Washington. A wreath of Gala lilies
and olive branches will be deposited
on the tomb in Bethlehem Chapel
by 8-year-old Lawrence Hoes, great
great-grandson of President Monroe.
Wreath From High School.
A wreath from woodrow Wilson
High School will be borne by Jerome
Collins, president, and Alice johnson,
vice president Of the student council.
Mrs. Kate Trenholm Adams Is head
Of the committee in charge of ar.
rangements. Arrangements for par.
ticipation by the American Legion
are being made by Col. John Thomas
Taylor.
The services Of the War Mothers
will be conducted by Mrs. r. E. Rid
enhour Of Concord, N. c., newly
elected president Of the national
organization. The salute to the nag
will be led by Mrs. Florence A.
Latham of Kansas City, Mo-, cor
responding secretary.
DR.. Oscar Blackwelder, pastor OF
the Church Of the Reformation, Is
to give the invocation. The national
service flag of the order will be
raised to float under the American
flag until sunset.
The War Mothers have been in.
vited to memorial service next
Sunday night at the Metropolitan
Baptist Church. The service will be
conducted by Rev. John c. Ball, the
pastor.
Mail Deliveries.
The City Post Once will provide
regular deliveries and collections on
Armistice Day, although Govern
ment departments and banks will
be closed. Postal substations will
be closed at the Navy and Treasury
Departments and at 800 H street
NE.
The other substations will be open.
it was said. ~
Elmer F. Neagle, national presi.
dent of the Rainbow Division Vet
erans, will be an honor guest at the
Armistice Day celebrations at Bir-
mingham and Montgomery. Ala.
Attending the events with Mr..
Neagle will be M. Manning Marcus,
also of Washington, and Jack A.
Clarke of Baltimore, former presi-
dents of the organization.
Mr.. Neagle's visit will begin at
Birmingham, where he will attend
the Armistice Day parade, which will
be followed by banquet at . local
cafe. Accompanied by police escort.
Mr.. Neagle will later proceed to
Montgomery, where he will also be
honored at a banquet. On Sunday
Mr.. Neagle will meet with various
committeeman of the organization
to discuss preparations for the 1910
annual reunion of the Rainbow
Division Veterans.
Evening star., 1939-11-05
Pre-Conpoign Chest Rally
Slated Tomorrow Night
Father Walsh and McNutt to Talk
At Constitution Hall Meeting

A peacetime mobilization, preced-
ing the start of the Community
Chests 18th annual drive to aid
the city's needy. will draw some
1900 Washingtonians to Constitu-
ton Hall tomorrow night.
The Rev. DR.. Edmund A. Walsh,
S. j., regent Of Georgetown Univer-
sity Foreign Service School and vice
president of the university. and Paul
V. McNutt, Federal Security Admin
istrator. will address the rally.
Father Walsh will discuss Our
Social Conscience" while Mr.. Nc
Mutt will describe the Importance
Of the voluntarily supported Chest
from the viewpoint of a Government
agency chief.
The hall will be dotted with tiny
flags, given to each member of the
audience. The flags, Of red, white
and blue. display the Community
Chest symbol. heart. Banners of
the ST Chest-supported agencies will
line the Wells.
Campaign Opens Wednesday.
The rally, designed to lend in
spiration for the weeks of cam.
paigning ahead. will be attended by
board members Of Chest agencies
and volunteers as we'll as the general
public.
Seated on the platform win be the
campaign leaders, who, for months,
have worked to enlist the corps Of
volunteers and instruct them for the
campaign which opens Wednesday
and lasts through November %.
Chauncey G. Parker, jr., general
campaign chairman, will introduce
the drive leaders and voice of God
speed to the volunteers in their ef-
forts to reach the s2000,0 900 goal set
as minimum for the continuance
of Chest agency services during the
coming year.
District Commissioner Melvin G.
Hazen, who heads the Committee of
Sponsors for the mass meeting, will
greet the assembled workers and
friends of the Chest. The Sponsors
Committee includes more than q
dozen presidents of the city's leading
clubs and civic organizations.
400 Children to Sing.
Hundreds of mothers and fathers
OF the children who will sing at the
mass meeting also will attend. The
young singers, 400 strong from II
Evening star., 1939-11-05
Schools Will Mark
Education Week
With Special Events
0ffieioIs Will Speak
And Several Dedicutions
Are Planned

The Districts more than ITO
schools are ready to celebrate Ameri-
can Education Week, which ofIicially
begins today.
During the coming school week
special assemblies will be held In
virtually all of the schools and in
addition a few schools have an
nounced special events in connection
with the celebration.
Tomorrow at 2::35 pm. Supt.
Frank w. Ballou will address stu
dents of the Wilson Teachers COL
lege. Tuesday at 7:45 pm. he will
speak over radio Station WMAL on
subject relating to education for
human relationships.
Also on Tuesday Paul Junior
High, Abbot Vocational School and
Bancroft School will hold open house
with Bancroft dedicating its new
auditorium at pm.
Will Dedicate School.
Dedication Of the new John A.
Chamberlain Vocational School.
which replaces the old Lenox Voca-
tional School, is scheduled for
Thursday at 8 pm. at which time
the school will receive q picture of
Mr.. Chamberlain, the first manual
training supervisor in the public
schools. Also at pm. the Giddines
School will dedicate its new assem-
bly, hall-gymnasium.
Mrs. Velma G. Williams, a colored
member of the Board of Education
will address students of the Margaret
Murray Washington Vocational
School in special assembly at 2:15
pm. Friday and at 8 pm. tie Mon
roe School will dedicate its new as
sembly hall-gymnasium.
The additions to Bancroft. Mon.
roe and Giddings were provided in
the 81 100000 P. w. A. program ap-
proved for the schools a year ago
last July.
University Women's Program.
A know your public schools" pro-
gram has been planned for the
American Association of University
Women, Washington branch, by its
Education Committee tomorrow at
pm.
The meeting will be at the uni
versity clubwomen's house at 1884
street NV. and will include expla-
nations of the Americanization, vo-
cational, and adult education pro-
grams in the schools as well as Of
the work of the medical and dental
departments, sight conservation,
and physically handicapped chill
dren.
Guests OF honor will include DR.
and Mrs. Ballou, First Assistant
Superintendent and Mrs. Robert l..
Haycock; and Assistant Superin-
tendents Chester w. Holmes and
Lawson ]. Cantrell. Mrs. Henry
Grattan Doyle, president of the
Board Of Education, will speak on
the relationship between the board
and the municipal government. Miss
Ida May Lind. director of the ele-
mentary department of the schools,
Will discuss the work in her field
and DR.. Holmes will speak on Sec
ondary education.
Mrs. William C. Van Week, presi-
dent Of the District branch of the
association, will head the receiving
line. Miss Elsie M. Green is chair
man of education. A number of
women educators from the District
school system will assist.
ketcham-Van Buren, Open House.
Tomorrow also the Ketcham-Van