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Evening star., 1940-12-14

joyed in late spring, and soon the
earlier trees are maturing seeds once
more and the fox squirrel has bridged
another winter.
The fox squirrel has two types of
homes. One is in the hollow tree.
The door to this is carefully con-
sidered. It must not be wide enough
to let in neighbor possum, or owl,
or any other neighbor. The interior
Of the home is made comfortable
with leaves. The second residence is
a pent house in the tree more than
20 feet from the ground, preferably
in the fork of the tree, well-built,
waterproof, airy summer home with
a small side entrance. An abundance
of bark strips and overhanging
foliage hides the retreat.
1t is believed that the fox squirrel
leads an exemplary married life, for
the same pair has been observed liv-
ing happily together in the same tree
for many years.
The mother nurses her four babies
until they are weeks old. When 10
weeks old they are brought from the
nursery and their lessons begin.
Father returns from the small apart
ment he has been forced to occupy
since their arrival, and the happy
family life is complete, with father q
sentinel ever on duty, mother always
in sight.
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Church of the Epiphany

The services tomorrow are as fol-
lows: Holy communion, am; the
church school Christmas manger
service, $50 am, when the children
will bring gifts which will be sent
to the various missions; sermon by
the Rev. Dr. Phillips, II a m; Young
Peoples Fellowship, $50 pm, and
sermon by the Rev Mr.. Fraser,
8 pm.
On Thursday the annual candle
light service will be held There
will be an organ and chime recital
from 4.30 to 5 o'clock. At 5 pm.
the choir will sing the Christmas
cantata, The Christ Child" by
Charles Hawley. The cantata will
take one hour to sing and the
service will be closed with the
singing of Softly the Stars Were
Shining" composed by Adolf Torov-
sky, director of the choir. The public
is invited.
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Rev. Horace Cromer
Announces Theme
Al Emory Methodist
The Man Who Stood
At the Cote Is Topic
Tomorrow Morning

The Rev. Horace E. Cromer will
preach in the Emory Methodist
Church tomorrow at II am. on THE
Man Who Stood at the Gate" He
will be assisted in the service by
David E. Ealpin. Dorothy Belt, Ver-
non Belt, Shirley Russell and Mrs.
Brown c. Chism. The Young Peo-
Piles Choir will sing Hear My
Prayer, o Lord" by Acadelt, and
"Jesu Bambino," by Yon. Archer
OVERLY will be the soloist.
At 8 pm. the choir will sing
excerpts from Handels Messiah"
The workers Council will meet
Monday at 7:30 pm. The Young
Wesleyan Glass on Tuesday at pm.
will have a Christmas party.
Emory will have christmas Shop
Windows" on Wednesday at pm,
featuring SO boys and girls and
adults from the congregation.
The Mabel Galley Bible Glass will
sponsor a luncheon Thursday at
noon. The Red Cross unit will
meet Thursday from 10 am. to
3 pm.
The Class of Friendship will have
its class Christmas party at the
home of its teacher, Mrs. j. Enos
Ray, Riggs and Ray roads NV, on
Saturday at 8 pm.
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Besides Heredity' Topic
Of Dr.. J. n. HoIIister

Besides Heredity" will be the
subject of DR.. j. H. HOLSTERS SER
mon tomorrow at IL am. in the
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church.
Continuing their study of other
religions and religious services the
collegians will visit the service of
the Rev. Elder Michaux tomorrow
evening, leaving the church house
In a group at 7:30 The Fireside
Group will meet al 7:30 pm.
The combined choirs will present
Christmas candlelight service Fri
day evening to which residents of
the community are invited. The
program will include carols from
near and far and a worship service
in which the pastor and the super
intendent of the church school, Ro-
land M. Rice, will take part.
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Dr.. R. H. Miller 10 Mark
Seventh Year al Church

The Rev. DR.. Raphael H. Miller,
ST., will celebrate the seventh ami
versary of his pastorate at the Ma
tional City Christian Church tomor-
row. His sermon topic at IL am.
will be Why Doesn't God Do Some
thing About It?"
DR.. Miller came here from the In
dependence Boulevard C-lr.s in
Church, Kansas City, in 1898. Thee
nave been 1850 admissions to the
local church during his pastorate.
At 7:45 pm. Christmas pageant,
"A Child Is Born" will be presented
in the sanctuary. A cast of over 100
young people will participate. The
young peoples glee club will sing
the musical setting The young peo-
pies speaking choir, assisted by a
dramatic reader, will be a feature of
the program. Mrs. Ivan H. Dugan Is
directing the pageant.
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What Makes q Gift?'
Is St. Stephens Topic

At st. Stephens Lutheran Church
tomorrow at IL am. the Rev. George
K. Bowers will preach on What
Makes a Gift Gift?" Mrs. William
Minnick is the soloist, singing Hoss-
meister's arrangement of Arise, o
Lord" The anthem by the choir
is Forward Through the Ages" /"
by Carrie B. Adams. The organ
prelude is Ira Wilson's "Song With
out Words" and the postlude is
Ashford's Thanks Unto God"
The annual white gift service will
be held at pm. Special music
and a pageant will symbolic the
giving of service, substance and
self at the cradle throne. White
Gifts for the King" is the title of
the production that is sponsored by
the Sunday School Association.
The second monthly Luther
League night will be held on
Wednesday at 7:30 pm. with a
program of stunts, motion pictures
and social entertainment.
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Francis Spriggs Heads
New Cadet Commundery

A new cadet commandery for
Catholic boys, between the ages of
8 and 16 years has been formed un-
der the auspices of ST. Augustine's
Commandery of the Knights of st.
John, with Francis Spriggs chair
man. The unit is composed of SO
boys who will meet every third
Sunday.
A meeting will be held tomorrow
at 3 pm. at ST. Cyprian's Hall to
form drill team and drum and
bugle corps. The Rev J. F. Denges,
chaplain of Providence and CALM
ger Hospitals, director of Holy Com
forter Church Boys Band, will be
the principal speaker. j. R. Bran
son and Joseph Clomax of James
Reese Europe Post, American Le-
gion, are in charge of the cadet unit
Parents of the boys are requested
to attend.
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why Jesus Came
Is Pastors Theme

The Rev. Calvin Henry Wingert,
pastor Of Grace Evangelical and Re-
formed Church, will preach at IL
am. on why Jesus Came" The
nursery class meets during the wor-
ship hour. Two Christian Endeavor
Societies meet at $50 pm.
All the women's organizations viii
combine for a union Christmas
meeting on Monday evening This
will be a white gift service with
every woman bringing some gift for
the church's mission station at BIZ
loxi. Miss.
Fifteen persons completed a 10
weeks course in leadership train
ing this week. They won certifi-
Gates of attainment from the In
ternational Council of Religious
Education.
More than 40 visitors from the
church this week visited the homes
of the parish in cooperation with
the kingdom roll call of the church.
The Rev Mr.. Wingert will preach
tomorrow at the Eastern Star Home
at 3 pm.
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Christiun Science

God, the Preserver of Man" is
the subject of the lesson-sermon in
all the Churches of Christ, Scientist,
tomorrow at II am. and 8 pm.
Sunday school is at II am. All are
invited to attend the church serv-
ices, including the Wednesday eve
ming meetings.
The golden text is from Proverbs
2:6, 8: THE Lord giveth wisdom;
out of his mouth cometh knowledge
and understanding. - He keep
eth the paths of judgment and
preserveth the way of his saints"
Among the citations which comprise
the lesson sermon is the following
from the Bible: Then he took the
five loaves and the two fishes, and
looking up to Heaven he blessed
them, and brake, and gave to the
disciples to set before the multi
tude." Nuke 9:16)
The lesson-Sermon also includes
the following passage from the
Christian Science textbook, "Sci-
ence and Health, With Key to the
Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy:
There is today danger of repeating
the offence of the Jews by limiting
the Holy One Of Israel and asking
Can God furnish a table in the
wilderness?' What cannot God
do?" page 1852
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DR.. c. K. Roy Lists
Sermon Subjects

DR.. Clifton K Ray, pastor of Ep-
worth Methodist Church, will preach
tomorrow at IL am. on Life and
Light in Christ" and at 8 pm. on
"A Wealth Above Silver and Gold"
The young peoples department
and the Wesley Fellowship will meet
at pm. The young peoples de-
partment is filling bags for children
to be distributed by the Central
Union Mission as its annual Christ
mas activity.
The junior choir will give the
music for both services tomorrow.
The members will also take part in
the Christmas music services during
the holiday season.
The Sunday school and other Or
ganizations are notified that the an
nual Christmas gift to the Methodist
Home for the Aged at Gaithersburg.
Md, will be taken between now and
Christmas.
A meeting of the Woman's So
ciety of Christian Service will be
held Monday evening.
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MurceIIus Veterans
To Mark Anniversary

The Marcellus Veteran Unit OF
the Catholic Students Mission Cru
sade will celebrate its fifth ami
versary by attending mass and holy
communion in a body at the Ca
puchin College tomorrow at 8
o'clock. followed by a breakfast at
the Continental Hotel Father Mar
cellus of the Capuchin College, for
whom the unit was named, Is to be
celebrant of mass.
The members of the other 13
units in Washington have been in
vited. Members of the clerical con-
ference will attend.
The officers are: William Curtin
president; Ursula Anselmo, vice
president; Winifred Varney, CORE
spending secretary: Joanna Herlihy
recording secretary: Mary Lynagh
treasurer; Mary Simone and Eliza
beth Hayden, delegates to the coun-
Gil.
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Aucustunu Lutheran

At the service tomorrow at II am.
DR.. Helms theme will be The
Greatness That Is of God" The
choir will render "Bless the Lord, o
My Soul" by Ipollitoff -Ivanoff. and
Parkers Bow Down Thine Ear"
The children will rehearse their
Christmas program at GAS am
The Brotherhood will meet Tues
day evening. Harold Hegstrom and
Joseph Howard will be the hosts.
A Christmas party will be held
by the Luther League Thursday eve
ming. The young people of the con-
gregation are invited. The league
elected the following officers: Her.
man Conway, president; Nils G.
Anderson. vice president; Gertrude
Seiple. secretary; Jennie Johnson,
treasurer; Matilda Hanson, chair
man of the Program Committee:
Margareth Westman, chairman of
the Social Committee; Leonard Mel
son, chairman of the Membership
Committee.
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DR.. Charles PerqIer
To Discuss Nazi Rule
In Czecho-SIoyakia
Talk Will Be Delivered
In Unituriun Church
Tomorrow Morning

DR.. Charles Pergler of National
University and first representative
of the Czecho-Slovak Republic in the
United States will speak at All Souls
Unitarian Church, tomorrow at 10
o'clock, on "Czecho-Slovakia Under
Nazi Rule" At the same time, Maj.
Charles H. Dodd. divisional COM
mander of the Salvation Army, will
describe the diamond jubilee of that
organization and some of its present
activities.
DR.. Ulysses G. B. Pierce will preach
at II o'clock on THE Long Road"
A program of Cesar Franck music
will be given at o'clock by the
organist, Lewis Atwater, assisted by
Charles Trowbridge Tittmann, bass.
At $50 Miss Grace Lincoln Temple
will show slides and speak on The
Nativity Legend as Interpreted by
the Old Masters" Mrs. Elmer Stew
art and Mrs. l.. j. Cochrane will be
the hostess at the fellowship tea
at 6 o'clock. The Fireside Circle for
young people is at $50 o'clock. At
the motion picture hour at 7:30
O'Clock the feature will be Irene !"
Christmas parties for the Rainbow
and Ark have been arranged for
Tuesday and Wednesday, respec-
lively.
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Dr., Glenn 10 Preach
Al Three Services

DR.. c. Leslie Glenn, rector of st.
Johns Church, Lafayette Square,
will preach tomorrow at the $50
service Of Holy Communion, the II
o'clock service and ats O'Clock. The
full choir of men and boys will
sing "Audivi Vocem De Coelo," by
Thomas Tails, at both morning
services. Rejoice in the Lord Al
way" by Henry Purcell, will be sung
at the evening service by the mixed
choir under Arthur Howes' direc-
ton. There will be carol singing
in the church from TAO until the
evening service begins.
Other services for the day are 8
am, Holy Communion; pm, serv-
ice in French, DR.. Liotard.
The Supper Club meets in the
church house at 6 o'clock with JUS
tice Owen j. Roberts as speaker
This is the last meeting until
January S.
The calendar next week is: Daily
celebration of the Holy Communion
at 7:30 am. and noon service of
the Holy Communion on Thursday
and on Saturday (St. Thomas
Monday, 6 pm, business and profess
sional woman's Christmas dinner
at Y. w. c. A; 7:30 pm, Brother
hood of st. Andrew in church house
BIS pm, Mems Club at Sulgrave
Club. Tuesday, 4:3O pm, Junior
Auxiliary at house of Mrs. Arthur
w. Howes, jr., SOFA Lowell street
NV. Friday, 1890 am, Womans
Auxiliary in parish hall; 12:45, de-
votional hour of Washington Fed
Grafton of Churches, DR.. Glenn
speaking.
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Dr.. Marshall 10 Preach
Sermon on The Lost Star

The Rev. DR.. Peter Marshall,
minister of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church, will have for
his topic at II am. The Lost Star"
The choir will sing The Shep-
herds Had an Angel" by Besly
with Miss Eulene Harrison, So
prano.
The choir and chorus at 8 pm
will present Handels The Messiah. "
The combined choir of $50 voices
will be accompanied by members of
the Washington Civic Orchestra
The soloists are Eleanor Bradburn
soprano; Verona Fulton, contralto;
Warren Barfleld, tenor; Fague
Springman, baritone.
On Tuesday evening the Mems
Club will hold a Christmas party
All men interested in the church
have been invited.
The annual family Christmas par
ty of the church Bible school will
be held Thursday evening. There
will be short devotional, music
games, festivity and fellowship.
On Friday an evening program
will be held for all those who live
within the immediate neighborhood
Of the church and also the entire
fellowship of the church.
Evening star., 1940-12-14
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

AS a forest planter the fox squir-
rel and his relatives have no peer.
Now that we are becoming forestry
conscious, we are beginning to
realize what fine piece of work
these nut-tree planters have done
for mankind.
You are impressed with the size
of this squirrel, no matter where
you see him. His great bushy tail,
white nose and ears, are the field
marks by which you may identify
him. The real fox squirrel is a
typical, large, orange-breasted form
of the Mississippi Valley. Above, the
coat is a pepper r-and-salt gray, the
face, paws, under parts and tail a
rich reddish yellow or fox color. In
the same range will often be found
three color phases which are called
the fox-squirrel, and may prove to
be confusing.
The home range of the fox squir-
rel is said to be not more than 20
acres of ground. 1t is difficult to
find reliable figures on the primi-
tive numbers of this squirrel. but it
is known there have been 10 gray
ones to one fox. One thing is GER
tain-the fox squirrel has decided
preference for the open country, the
home being established in hollow
tree which is likely to be alone and
some distance from others. Once
a tree home has been chosen, the
resident stays until events make it
impossible to remain longer. Then
he and his mate search for another
homestead.
Nuts and seeds of all trees, which
means butternuts, cheStnuts, acornS,
sweet and bitter, plums, seeds of all
conifers, hickories. elms and others
nave been sufficient to meet the
needs OF the fox squirrel. The nuts
are buried for food, and some have
been planted or have they been for
gotten? Since We do know that no
hordes of nuts are secreted in the
hollow tree in which he lives or in
other trees nearby, and the nuts he
placed in the ground are in cache
which is frozen over. we wonder why
this husky fellow is so happy-go-
lucky and improvident.
During the days when the ground
Is free from snow, he IS very busy
trying to find hidden treasure and
is not above stealing the cache Of
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Central Presbyterian

On Monday evening the annual
Christmas giving service will be
held. For a number of years it has
been the custom in this church for
all the various organizations and all
the departments and classes of the
Sunday school to bring gifts of
clothing, books, toys, gloves, shoes,
candy. etc., to be shipped to the
mountain schools of Virginia, North
Carolina and Georgia and to the
various orphans homes and to the
mission for colored children in Ken
lucky. The plan is to develop the
interest of the young people in these
mountain children who are depend
ent upon this. church for their
Christmas gifts.
DR.. Taylor will preach Sunday
morning on Necessary Loyalty" and
in the evening continue the series on
the minor prophets. having as the
theme, THE Message Of Malachi"
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Services Announced
By Rev. Armand EyIer

At st. Margaret's Episcopal
Church tomorrow the Rev. Armand
T. Eyler will preach at II am.
Holy communion will be celebrated
at 7:30 am.
The Christmas portion of Han
del's Messiah" will be presented
December % at pm. Soloists will
be Elizabeth Lovejoy, Vera N. Ross,
George E. Anderson and Edgar Kid
well. Miss Charlotte Klein is the
organist and director.
The Christmas service for the
Church School will be held at $50
am. December %.
AS one of its Christmas projects
st. Margaret's is cooperating with
the Washington Council of Church
Women and will sponsor a service
to be held Christmas Eve in Browns
court Sc.
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Dr.. Lenski 10 Preach
Third Advent Sermon

Services tomorrow at Grace Luz
theran Church will honor the Ad-
vent season. DR.. Gerhard E. Lenski
will preach the third in his Advent
sermon series on the general theme
Gods Part in Human Affairs"
The special theme at II am. will be
How God Imparts Himself to HUI
man Hearts"
Special music will be sung by the
Junior and senior choirs. In the mu-
sic program will be Bach's Wake,
Awake" and John Prindle SCOTS
Messenger of Peace" Marian Ran
berg Eggers will present a group
of organ numbers in a 15-minute
program introducing the II am.
worship service.
The Senior Young People will
meet at 7 pm. Confirmation in
struction will be conducted by the
pastor at 7 pm. Sunday and also
on Saturday, 9 am.
The Fidelity Club will meet Mon
day, 8 pm, at the home of Mrs.
Alma B. Swope, 615 Van Buren
street NV. Mrs. Leon Chatelain.
president, will conduct the meeting.
Evening star., 1940-12-14
DR.. Snyder 10 Continue
Advent Sermon Series

THE Serving Christ" will be the
theme of the sermon tomorrow
morning at st. Pauls Lutheran
Church of DR.. Henry w. Snyder
This is the third in series of Advent
sermons on The Fourfold Christ
At the same time the children will
meet.
At 7 pm. the Christian Endeavor
Society will have as guests repre-
sentatives from the Gospel Mission.
At TAO pm. Miss Jean Phillips,
organist, will give recital of Christ
mas numbers, after which a cantata,
The Christ Child" by Hawley, will
be sung by the choir.
On Monday night the Mems Club
will elect officers.
On Tuesday evening the Stirewalt
Society will meet.
The Sewing Circle will meet
Wednesday morning; the pastor S
catechetical class at pm, and
the class in church history at
pm.
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st. Paul Methodist

The Rev. Charles F. Phillips will
preach at II am. on The Gospel
According to YOU" and at pm.
on Some Modern Heresies."
At a recent meeting of the Of
fetal Board plans were. approved
and funds pledged for moderniza-
ton of the primary department and
construction work is now going on.
A new public address system is
being installed in the church audi
torium and this should be COM
pleted in time for the special serv-
ices at Christmas time.
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Albright Memorial

There will be Christmas carols
tomorrow in preparation for the
Christmas festival. The Junior chill
dren will dramatic the white gift
offering.
The Rev. George E. Schnabel will
preach at IL am: "A Conscious
Awareness of the Presence of God"
At 2:30 pm. the Shangrila Chris
tian Endeavor will go on a surprise
hike, returning to the church in
time for buffet lunch and the eve
ming meeting. The Crusaders will
meet.
At the evening service George
Corbin will assist the minister in
the Hour of the Open Heart. The
sermon subject will be When Re-
ligion Has Lost Its Zest."
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A ChristIess World
To Be Theme al
Pefworth Methodist
Annual Carol Service
Scheduled for 8 PM.
Tomorrow

At II o'clock service tomorrow in
Petworth Methodist Church DR..
Frank Steelman will preach on "a
Christless World" The choir's an
them will be "The Birth of Christ"
by Richter, with Mrs. Demaree, Mr..
Hitler and Mr. Gregory as soloists.
For the offertory Mrs. Callbeck will
sing Christmas Lullaby" by Gel
bel.
The Junior High League will meet
with the Senior League at 7 pm.
when the Christmas drama, "a Good
Shepherd" will be presented.
The annual carol service is at
pm. The junior girls and senior
choirs will form triple procession
al. The girls will sing Bells Of
Noel" by chloss-McKinney, under
Miss Kings direction. The junior
choirs anthem will be In Bethle-
hens Manger," by Wilson. Gaul's
arrangement of The Carol of the
Russian Children" will be the senior
choirs first number; they will also
sing Davis I'm Heaven the Bells
Are Ringing" and for the grand
chorus, The Shepherds Christmas
Song" Organ selections will include
"Jesu Bambino" (chimes), by Yon;
Roberts Improvisation on God Rest
You Merry, Gentlemen" Gaul's
March of the Magi Kings" from
Babe of Bethlehem, and the organ
and piano duo, 20 Holy Night" by
Adam.
The Philathea Glass will meet
Monday at pm. at the home of
Catherine Werber, IA University
road, College Heights, Md. On
Tuesday the Epworth League will
meet at pm. On Friday evening
the primary and junior departments
will hold Christmas parties.
Evening star., 1940-12-14
The Bible Is Topic
At Christ Lutheran

"The Bible" will be the subject of
the sermon Sunday morning by the
Rev. j. Frederic Wenchel, pastor Of
Christ Lutheran Church. He will
speak on Its Mystery and Its Mes
sage
A nursery, under the care of the
Senior Girls Club, has been estab-
lished during the service.
The Bible Glass of the Walther
League meets at 5 pm. Supper will
be at 6 O'Clock, followed by an ad-
dress by the Rev. w. D. Mensing
of Alexandria at o'clock.
On Tuesday evening the Concor-
dian Club of married people will
meet in the social room. Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Miller will be the hosts.