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HiItabidIe Quits Chest,
Will Return 10 York

w. o. Hiltabidle has resigned as
administrative assistant Of the
Washington Community Chest, ef-
fective June 30, and will 60 to York,
Pa, where he served as general Sec
retary of the Y. M. C. A. from 1926
to 1892.
Mr.. Hiltabidle's service with the
Chest began when he left the Y.
M. G. A. at York. Prior to going
there he had served as business
secretary Of the Central Y. M. c. A.
mere from 1910 to 1926.
A native of Carroll County, Nd,
he received his early education in
public and private schools. From
1887 to 1907 he was q telegraph
operator, train dispatcher and train
master, respectively, for the West
ern Maryland Railway. He came
to Washington in 1907 and served
until 1910 as assistant to the gen.
eral superintendent of Transports
ton for the Southern Railway.
On his return to York Mr.. Hilta-
bidle expects to take an active part
IN church and community service.
Evening star., 1940-05-22
b Wins
81. John College
Competitive Drill
Pvt. J. PouIos Captures
Manuel Of Arms Contes,
In Annual Affair

Company B, commanded by Capt.
Ralph OBrien, today won the an
nual competitive drill of the St.
Johns College cadet corps on the
Ellipse. Second and third honors
were not awarded.
Capt. OBrien's unit proved best
of the corps six companies in per-
formance of close-order drill and
manual Of arms in the estimation
of Its. Richard Moushegian and
John w. Corn, both Of the Sd Bat
talon, 18th Infantry. stationed at
Arlington (Va) Cantonment, who
acted as judges.
1t. Moushegian presented q trophy
to Capt. OBrien and his guide SER
geant received the cherished tat
tered guidon.
Ribbons emblematic of member
ship in the winning company Will
be given by the Mothers Club lof
the parochial school. ~,--q. ..-
Pvt. ]. Poulos Of Company E won
an elimination manual f-arms COM
petition in which prize men of the
six companies participated. He will
be presented a medal at the school
commencement exercises.
The drill and parade was con-
Quoted before Staff Sergt. Thomas
H. Mcdonald, U. S. A., in charge
Of cadet activities at st. Johns;
Cadet Col. Herbert N. Mulhall and
1t. Col. Frank j. Denny.
Movements were carried out in
accordance with the new Army
| infantry drill principles adopted last
| fall.
Rope barriers about the parade
area were lined with parents and
friends of the cadets, the latter in
cluding number of young girls
who confessed they were Skipping
classes to see the uniformed boys
In action.
Evening star., 1940-05-22
Reich Not Interested
In Netherlands Indies,
Japan Is Informed
Germany Doesn't Intend
To Interfere With Status
Quo, Envoy Stotes
BY the Associated Press.

TOXIC, May 22.-Germany today
informed Japan she was mot in
terested "in the Netherlands
Indies. Interest in maintaining the
status quo there has been expressed
in Japan, the United States and
Great Britain.
The German Ambassador, Mai.
Gen. Eugene Off,. told Foreign
Minister Hachiro Arita that Ger
many had no intention Of interfering
with the islands status quo.
The Japanese government an
nounced May II that it had notified
all powers concerned that Japan
would insist on maintenance of the
status quo in the Netherlands Indies,
despite the invasion of the Neither
lands by Germany the day before
The United States, Great Britain,
France, Germany, italy and the
Netherlands were notified to this
effect.
1t was to reply to this that the
German envoy called at the Foreign
Office today.
The East Indies situation was first
called to world attention April IS
when Arita made a declaration that
Japan attaches importance to the
role of the Indies in ASiatic affairs
adding: Should hostilities in
! Europe produce repercussions in the
| Netherlands East Indies It would
give rise to an undesirable situa-
ton"
Two days later Secretary of State
Hull called for respect of the rich
islands status quo regardless o1
what might transpire in the Neither
lands.
May II, the day after the German
invasion of Holland, Mr.. Hull re-
iterated this stand, stating that any
change in the Indies status would
prejudice the stability and peace OF
the entire Pacific area. He referred
to his April II statement.
On May IL a British source in
London said the British govern
ment had previously expressed
their interest in the maintenance OF
the stat',s quo" in the Netherlands
Indies and that this attitude re-
mains unchanged"
Britain, it was said, has mo in
tention whatever of intervening In
the East Indies"
Evening star., 1940-05-22
June 7 Is Proposed
As Day Of Prayer for
Sufferers Overseas
Council of Churches
Also Issues Call for
'SocrifieioI Giving

An urgent appeal to the churches
of America to set aside June z as
day of prayer and "sacrificial CIV
ing in order that me may as a people
enter in compassion into the suffer-
ing of humanity overseas" was made
public today by the Executive Com
mittee of the Federal Council OF
Churches of Christ in America.
Gifts received on that day will be
sent to denominational committees
for relief abroad, to the agencies
through which the churches usually
contribute or to the Committee on
Foreign Relief Appeals for alloca-
ton. That committee has been set
up by the Foreign Missions Confer
ence and the Federal Council to CO.
ordinate the various appeals.
The appeal made clear that the
special observance of June 2 was
to be regarded as "but the prepara-
ton for, and the beginning Of, a
sacrif1cial effort to meet the needs
Of those who, though distant, are
still our neighbors."
General Observance Sought.
The Methodist and Northern Bap-
tist churches already had desig-
mated the day for this purpose. The
action Of the Federal Council, 1t was
explained, was to make the observ-
ance more general.
The text OF the Federal Councils 3
appeal to the churches follows:
I'VE urgently appeal to the
churches Of America to set aside
Sunday, June 2, 1910, as a day Of
prayer. fasting and sacrificial giving
that we may as people enter in
compassion into the suffering at
humanity overseas. When millions
suffer the outrages of unjust military
violence and other millions suffer
the agony Of participating against
their will in such outrages we dare
not be Indifferent. Such callous-
ness would deny our faith and con-
tribute to chaos and night. Human
suffering and tragedy anywhere are
a concern Of Christians everywhere.
Mere Words Are Mockery.
Mere words Of sympathy without
acts Of personal sacrifice are a
mockery feeding only cynicism and
despair. To assuage the tragic con-
sequences Of conflict is to keep alive
mems faith in the possibility Of gen.
erosity and good will, without which
there can be no reconciliation.
THE observance Of this day should
be regarded as but the preparation
for, and the beginning Of, q sacri-
fetal effort to meet the needs OF
those who, though distant, are still
our neighbors.
1--WE call upon the churches to
offer unceasing prayers and to send
instant gifts as q symbol of their
resolution to help bear others bur.
dens and so fulfill the law of Christ
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Presbyterian Church.
OF South Continues
Consolidation Talk
EurIy Union With
Northern Bronch
Believed Unlikely
By the Associated Press.

~ tue ASSOcteLeo fIese.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May 20.
The Presbyterian Church (south-
ern) In the United States arranged
today to continue discussions look
ing to eventual union with the
Northern Church but without indi-:
cations Of early action.
The church, through its general
assembly, instructed its Committee
on Union to place emphasis now on
Cooperation" in religious endeav-
ors instead of physical consolidation.
Hasty Decision Opposed.
The committee also was ordered to
maintain fundamental principles of
the Southern Church in its proposals
, for consideration of the Presbyte-
rian Church Northern) In the U. s.
A. The mandate instructed 1t to
safeguard "the purity Of doctrine,
the properties OF the church and
endowments," together with other
agencies so that control could be
left in regional bodies.
Leaders agreed the limitation
thwarted early union since the
Northern Church vested central
powers in its assembly
The. committee was authorized to
continue search of suitable ways
and means" Of union as "this door Of
hope must not be shut for such
labors, neither should we become
unduly hasty in these matters Of
eternal Importance.
Delegate Sent to North.
The Southern Assembly broke a
custom of recent years by voting to-
send representative to the North
ern Assembly. opening tomorrow. as
a bearer Of "fraternal greetings"
DR.. Edward Marck Of Richmond,
Va, immediate past moderator, was
selected as the representative.
The report Of the Standing COM
mittee on social and moral welfare
was adopted without debate. The
committee report insisted that the
church concern itself with current
social ills and urged that ministers
Of the denomination preach on per
sonal Righteousness, promotion Of
peace, crime and divorce problems,
intemperance an dother crying evils
Of our day"
The l941 meeting of the assembly
will be held at Montreal, N. c.
Evening star., 1940-05-22

The Atlantic disturbance continues 70
move northward and was centered this
morning at T:3O am. about 225 miles east
southeast Of Cape Hatteras,- NJ. C.. with
lowest pressure approximately 996 milli-
winds over . rather wide area and mod
crate gales up to about so miles per hour
near the center Pressure continues high
over Northern New England, Greenville,
Me-. 1.024.7 millibars t30.26 inchesl. and
Is hish and rising over the Plains states.
1927 inehes). A trough of low pressure
extends from the eastern portion Of the
Great Lakes region southwestward to
Texas, Harbor Beach. Mich, 1,012.9 milli-
bars s29.al inches,o; 0o =. and Laredo, Tex:
the last "a hours there have been showers
in the Southern Rocky Mountains reGion.
the Middle and Southern Plains, the Upper
Great Lakes region. and portions Of the
Central Valleys. Some rain occurred also in
the North Atlantic States and along. the
Middle fai: Aslsnthic nc G1cs. m emPer.ture: have
southwestwsrd over the Southern Plains.
Evening star., 1940-05-22
Weather Report
FURNISHED By


District cloudy tonight tomorrow
onal light little temperature tonight
degrees; moderate Winds mostly northerly.
Maryand-Mosty cloudy;
the this afternoon tonight cloudy
scattered showers in west poon little change temperature
Vginia-Party cloudy, preceded
northey tonight;
slightly portion
West cloudn followed scattered showers
Evening star., 1940-05-22
Former McKesson Man
To Serve Year and Day
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 0-John H.
McGloon, former vice president and
controller of McKesson q Robbins,
Inc, was sentenced to q year and .
day in prison and flned 5000 today
by Federal Judge Grover M. Mos
cowitz on McGloons conviction Of
filing q false report with the Sc
curities and Exchange Commission.
In passing sentence, Judge Mos
cowitz lauded the Securities and Ex-
change Act as having ended the So
called heyday when companies with
apparently good regulations could
raid the savings Of the investing
public.
Evening star., 1940-05-22
81 japanese Planes
Bomb Chuneking Area
BY the Associated Press,

6y tne ASSOclated PreSS.
CHUNGKING, May 22-Ffty-
four japanese bombers in two waves
bombed points west Of Chungking
today and gave the Chinese provi-,
sional capital its seventh air raid
alarm since Saturday.
The series of raids in this
province has been the most severe
since the capital was transferred
here from Hankow in October, 1888.
Evening star., 1940-05-22

collection, which will be on display
In the Commerce Department.
Roscoe Turner, winner Of the 1899
Thompson Trophy race, will exhibit
his winning racer. arriving at Boil
ing Field at about II am. Monday
Miss Jacqueline Cochran, holder OF
national and international speed
records, also viii show her seversky
pursuit airplane.
Evening star., 1940-05-22
Philosophers to Meet

The Philosophical Society Of
Washington will meet at S:15 o'clock
Saturday night for q program ar
ranged by the Committee on Com
munications. John p. Hagen and
Oscar Norgorden Of the Naval Re-
search Laboratory will speak.
Evening star., 1940-05-22
Girl Wins Scholarship

Miss Jane Frances Thomas of 537
Buchanan street NV. has won .
$500 scholarship ct the New Jersey
College for Women, 1t was an
nounced today. She is . graduate
Of Roosevelt High School
Evening star., 1940-05-22
100000 Homeless,
Red Cross Pushes
War Relief Drive
Cunt Exosserote
Refugee Problem,
ToyIor Reports

Contributions to- the Red
Cross war relief fund will be
received and acknowledged in
the news columns II sent to the
cashiers office at The Star.
Evening star., 1940-05-22
London Orders Refugees
Under Alien Restrictions
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. 80
LONDON, May 22.-In q move to
combat "fifth column" activities,
the government today ordered all
war refugees to comply with restric-
tions placed on enemy aliens.
Evening star., 1940-05-22

Belgium shipped over $o,o00Oo0
worth Of firearms to other countries
In the last year.
Evening star., 1940-05-22
Repset for Last "A Heurs.

Record fer Last "a Hsurs.
(Erom noon yesterday to noon todayJ
HiEhsst. 78. 2:46 pm. yesterday. Year
Lowest. eb. 4 am. today. Year aso. 90.
Record Tsnpersturs This Year.
Highest, 02. on May a.
Lowest. z, on January 20.
Humidity fer Last "a Msurs.
(From noon yesterday to noon todayJ
Highest. % per cent, at 3:4b am. today.
Lowest. % per cent, at 2:30 pm. yes
terday.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
At Harpers Ferry; Potomac muddy 1T Great
Falls today.
Tide Tables.
Furnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today Tomorrow.
Hish ------------ S24am gig am.
LOW ------------- S2O 1m 5.JO 1.ius
!1ikh ------------ S.01 Pm e.oS p.m.
AOW r----------- o~o p.u Blu pkA.
The Sun and Neon.
Rises. Sets.
sssss: .sss... sss:s -. 1::ss. I:g.-
Automobile lights must IS turned on
one-haH hour after sunset.
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Summary Of
Toduy's Star

AUluSeINeIlLS, -A-lZ
B-S-9 Radio------C-10
Comics --C-10-11 Society ---- B-3
Editorials ---A-10 Sports -----C-1-4
Finance---A-17 Woman'S Page,
Lost, Found C-5 Bio
Foreign
British government given dicta-
torial powers. Page Al
Allies counterattack, claim Arras
and Abbeville. Page Al
German right wing waits Hitler Or
der for attack. Page Al
New successes spur British hope Of
stemming NaA drive. Page A-3
NotionoI.
Roosevelt may name more aides to
push defense program. Page Al
Army bill due to pass today as Navy
fund action is sped. Page AS
Major changes defeated as relief bill
debate continues. Page A-4
Washington and Vicinity
u Star employees receive safe-driv-
ing awards. Page A-9
Mrs. Roosevelt attends Community
Chest exhibit and fair. Page B-1
U. 8. probes increase of gasoline
prices here. Page B-1
Evening star., 1940-05-22

furnished by United States Coast
0eodetic Survey
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Phone East 791I

first meeting of the Committee of
Management in 1910, Wednesday
morning, with almost a 100 per
cent attendance. Major business
items included appointments of
committee chairmen as follows:
Mrs. Cecil Berry, Business and In
dustrial committee; Mrs. Julia
Blanchard Smith, Girls Work COM
mittee; Mrs. L. Brock, recreation;
Mrs. Marie Smith, membership;
Mrs. Katherine Gray, religious;
Mrs. Ruth Flowers, hospitality;
Miss Geneva Turner, social SER
vice; Mrs. Cora Minor, finance;
Mrs. j. A. Nichols, housing; and
Mrs. Edward Rutherford, nomina-
ton and publicity. To extend the
Branch program, the committee of
management admitted two boys
groups ranging in age from 10 to
IA, and from Is to 10 years. Jack
Dozier will supervise the younger
group, and Jerry Turner the older
group. DR.. Unthank and several
other men have offered to be of
service. In response to many in
quiries, Miss Lois Johnson has
been given permission by the man.
agement to sell candy in the lobby
of the Branch. To also further the
program, study and discussion of
Responsibility of the Y.W.C.A.
toward meeting the needs of the
community" will be carried on in
the committee of management.
Miss Spears lent much inspiration
to the meeting.
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Mary M. Duncan, Editor

pleasant moments and were royal
ly entertained.
OF interest locally as well as ma
tionally to prospective census TAX
ers, the Census Bureau is carrying
on a nationwide publicity cam
paign designed to impress upon
the Negro citizens of the United
States the Importance of full and
honest cooperation with the enum-
orators who will visit them to Sc
cure information in business, in
dustry, population, etc. This work
is being supervised by Alfred
Lawson, managing editor of OPP
portunity.
Mrs. Mary M. Duncan, Portland
Editor to the Northwest Enter
prise, will make survey of the
extent of the colored population
of the city in the several commun-
tiles according to an appointment
by Miss Ruth Haeffner, district
supervisor of the census campaign.
Mrs. Duncan will report her find
ings to Miss Haeffner prior to the
appointment of takers for the pop
ulation census.
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MES. Miller Dies

Helena, Mont, Mrs. Dolly
Miller, Cd, 200 South Warren
Street, died Friday, January
5 in st. Johns hospital. Mrs.
Miller was born in Quincy, ILL.,,
April 5, 1876 and had lived
in Helena more than 20 years.
Surviving are; her husband,
Ike Miller of Missoula; a son,
Leroy E. Wins of Butte, and
several nieces and nephews.
Rosary services were conduct
ed at 7:30 in st. Helena's ca
thedral Sunday night. Re-
QUEEN mass was celebrated 9
o'clock Monday, burial was in
Resurrection Cemetery.
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Club Notes

The Rose Bud Study Club, Mrs
Bessie P. Johnson, president, en-.
joyed a profitable business meet
ing first Wednesday in 1910 at the
home of Mrs. Bertha Mullen ir
S. E. 41st. A New Years party
followed in which fourteen mem
bers participated and reveled in
the hospitality of the genial host.
ess.
Mrs. Annabell Harris, in N. e
San Raphael, was hostess to the
Bethel-Ite Club in a call meeting
Thursday evening when plans were
completed for the Housewar1ning
at Bethers parsonage on Friday.
Mrs. Logan of Louisiana, sister
and holiday visitor of the hostess
was the inspiration for the delect-
able repast and social hour which
followed.
Rose City Ladies' Auxiliary to
Local 465 met last Friday at Will
liams Ave. Y.W.C.A. Their next
meeting will be the third Friday OF
this month.
Mr.. Isadore Nancy, chairman OF
the Nominating Committee for the
local Branch NAACP issued a call
for meeting of the committee al
his home Thursday evening to de-
side on the recommendation of q
president for the Branch, as Mr.
Edgar Williams, president for the
past two years, resigned at the
December meeting.
The Aid Circle, in conjunction
with the Missionary Circle, will be
sewing at Shiloh Baptist Church
beginning Tuesday. There will al.
so be Bible Study. Mrs. Whitfield
president of the Aid, was among
the shut-ins at Christmas.
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ject erected three years ago which
has adequately solved the longest
ed housing problem with this low
rent project. The Urban League,
Y.W.C.A., North and South Side
Cultural Centers, all have their
extensive programs mapped out in
an effort to meet the needs of a
growing populace of over $4,000
Negroes. I was not surprised to
hear of the hearty cooperation of
the race mothers and dads in the
Parent-Teacher Associations, as
there have always been an unus-
ually large percentage in associa-
lions nearest to colored commune
ties. OF course, there is an incen-
tive since they have representa-
ton on the school board. Another
accomplishment since our resi-
dence here is that the three colored
Taxi stands are no longer denied
the privilege of driving their cars
into the taxi lane at the p. and
Burlington Depots, as they were
victorious in a fight for the same
rights as the Yellow or other cabs.
They now have their share of de-
pot service. OF course it took unit
ed effort, but they won.
We left Tuesday morning, 8:15,
over the Chicago and Great North
ern for Chicago. Our findings in
the Windy City will follow in the
next issue.
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Miss Rosa Marie Spears, Er. Sec'y
A large delegation from the
Branch attended the 39th Annual
Meeting and Dinner of the YWCA
held at Central Y, Tuesday even
ing, January 8. Participating were
Mrs. Mary M. Duncan, chairman
elect of Williams Ave. Branch, and
Miss Rosa Marie Spears, execu-
tive secretary. Assisting as host
esses were Mrs. ]. A. Nichols and
Mrs. Cora Minor. The Younger
Matrons Club, Mrs. Mildred Cos
kin, chairman, was responsible for
the beautiful table decoration. This
club was organized a few weeks
ago through the membership COM
mittee of which Mrs. Ruth Flow
ers was chairman. Mrs. Mary M.
Duncan raped the gavel on the
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release. Since its premier, organi-
cations and prominent individuals
have denounced it as an indictment
of inter-racial good will, and a
concerted boycott will no doubt
be launched against all theatres
showing the picture.
We are anxious to see Gone
With the Wind" We won't like the
picture because of the many digs"
it takes at the Negro, but we
WON'T condemn it. We won't con-
denim it because that would be
locking the door after the horse
has escaped" We believe all pro-
tests against this picture chould
have been made long before it
went into production. We believe
MGM may have listened then but
we doubt whether they will toss
the picture to the winds after
spending almost four million dol
lars to produce it.
We are naturally nuts" about
the movies and we are impatiently
awaiting the coming of Gone With
the Wind" to Seattle. We will
see the picture knowing in ad-
,,apca that v,a will Yoot like If RI1t
we won't condemn it at this late
date. We read the book and knew
in advance it would be made into
picture. We muffed the ball not
protesting then, so we think it
better to "take it on the chin" than
to clock the doors after the horse
has escaped"
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Spokane, Wash.
By Miss Sybil Stafford

Mrs. LAUREL Covington and La
Velle Stafford visited their moth
er, Mrs. M Stafford, during the
holidays.
The Phyllis Wheatley Club en-
joyed an evening of fun December
% at the Booker T. Washington
Center. The entertainment was
in the form of a mock radio pro-
gram.
The Ashanti Club held their an
nual Christmas dinner at the Y.
Thursday, December %.
Cloirton Lee, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Lee, spent the holidays
with his parents. Young Lee, a
student at Washington State Col
lege, returned to Pullman last
week.
Miss Elsie Stephens was one of
the outstanding performers at the
initial appearance of the new
North Central high school seven
teen piece pep band during the
convocation recently.
The Periclean Study and Social
Club gave breakfast dance Dec
ember 81 at the Booker T. Wash
ington Center.
Rev. and Mrs. Edward Chappelle
were guests on New Years day at
the home of Mrs. C. ]. Flowers and
Mrs. M. Stafford.
The Wednesday Art Club gave
their annual Christmas dance at
the Metronome Hall on Thursday,
December &c.
Jack Holsclaw, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Holsclaw, returned to
Western States College, Portland,
Ore, after visiting his father over
the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Black, Jr.,
gave a dinner December % in no.
nor of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Free
man and DR.. and Mrs. Donald
Ware. Covers were laid for nine.
Leo Price, who has been ill, is
gradually improving.
Mrs. Helen Jordan, visiting for
the past two weeks with her sis
ter in Los Angeles, has returned
home.
Mrs. Fannie Jones died here De-
cember 25 at local hospital. She
had resided in Spokane for %
years and attended the Bethel A.
ME-. Church.
Surviving are her mother, Mrs.
Hattie Robinson; two daughters,
Willabelle Thomas and Mrs. Oil
yer Johnson; two sisters, Mrs. J..
A. Thompson and Mrs. w. N.
Thompson; two brothers, Grover
c.. Robinson and D. J. Robinson,
both of Spokane, and several rela-
tives in the East.
Funeral services were held De-
cember %, Rev. Edward D. Chap
pell was in charge, assisted by
Rev. Emmett B. Reed.
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