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Evening star., 1940-06-15
Reformation Church
Plans Five Services;
Legislator TO Talk

Three worship services, Chill
dren's Day service in the Sunday
school and youth discussion group
at 7 pm. with Representative Gross
OF Pennsylvania as the speaker mark
the program at the Lutheran Church
of the Reformation tomorrow.
DR.. Oscar F. Blackwelder will con-
tinue the series of sermons on the
Book of Revelation with the SER
mon, "Is Revelation a Book of
Prophecy" The Mems Chorus of
the Senior Choir will sing. "Ap-
proving the Things That Are Ex-
cellent" is DR.. Blackweider's subject
at II am.
The Rev. Ralph w. Loew, asso-
ciate pastor. will conclude the pres
ent series of sermons at $50 am.
with the sermon What Is the
Christian Messenger"
The Children's Day program will
be presented at $50 am. when the
children will present a pageant,
Children of the Bible"
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Petworth Methodist

At the II am. service tomorrow
Children's Day pageant, The
Golden Chain" will be presented by
the children. There will also be a
baptism service. The junior choir
will render For the Beauty of the
Earth" by Pierpont, as a prc>es-
sional hymn. The Junior choir will
also have a major part in the
pageant. At 7:3o pm. the following
young people will take part: Marie
Sharpless will lead the service, the
scripture will be read by Janet
Welty, prayer will be offered by ]
D. White, and Gene Otto will be
the speaker for the young people
DR.. Steelman's message will be on
"Two's Company, Three's a Crowd
Miss Pierson, contralto soloist from
Peabody Conservatory, will be the
guest soloist at the evening service
She will sing Gaul's "A Prayer for
Service"
On Friday evening the pupils OF
Miss Thelma Callahan will give a
piano recital
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Calvary Baptist 10 Hear
Birmingham Pastor

The Rev. c. B. Miller of Birming-
ham, Ala, will be the guest preach
er tomorrow at II am. at Calvary
Baptist Church. DR.. w. S. Aber-
nethy will speak for the childrens S
sermon on Vacation Days" This
will be the last of the childrens S
talks until fall.
Real Religion" is the subject of
DR.. Abernethy in the evening.
The deaf department services to-
morrow evening will be conducted by
Harley D. Drake The department
will hold a social Tuesday evening.
The Tuesday Evening Christian
Endeavor Alumni will meet Tues
day evening
The Board of Trustees will meet
Wednesday evening. The newly
elected chairman, G. N. Dagger, will
preside.
Mrs. Flossie Lyons will speak to
the Burial Glass on Sunday morn
ing in the absence of the teacher
Mrs. w. S. Abernethy, who Is spend
Ing the summer in New Hampshire
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Wilson High Sermon
Will Be Delivered
Al Cathedral
The Rev. William Brudner
Will Be Preacher
At BuccuIuureute

The Rev. William M. Bradner
canon precentor, will preach the
baccalaureate sermon for the gradu-
ating class of Woodrow Wilson High
School in Washington Cathedral to-
morrow at 4 pm. The sermon will
be part of the peoples evensong.
AT the II o'clock sermon the
preacher will be the Very Rev.
Noble c. Powell, dean of Washing
ton.
The music at the II am and pm
services will be presented by the
Cathedral Choir.
Pilgrimages will follow these serv-
ices. led by pilgrim aides and men,
bers of the Cathedral Brotherhood.
The bishops garden will be open
from noon to pm.
Other services tomorrow will be
celebration of holy communion at
7:30 am. and $50 am. There is a
weekday celebration of holy COM
munion at the Cathedral at 7 80 m
Bishop James E. Freeman. accom-
panied by Mrs. Freeman. left We'd
nesday for their summer home at
Sorrento, Me.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Covenant Presbyterian
Plans Special Program

DR.. Albert j. Mccartney, minister
of Covenant-First PRESBYTERIAN
Church, will preach tomorrow
morning on "Our Invisible Re-
sources for Defense" This Sunday
will mark the final appearance of
the chancel choir for the season
and a special program of anthems
has been arranged.
DR.. Mccartney will conduct the
service Thursday at 5 o'clock. A
brief organ recital will precede the
service.
The Sunday school departments
will close for the season Sunday and
thereafter general Sunday school
class will be conducted each Sunday
at GAS o'clock.
The final meeting of the West
minister Club will be held Sunday
at $50 o'clock, with Miss Augusta
Scott as the leader, and the sub
ject is What Challenges American
Youth?'
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Chevy Chase Baptist

The Gospel in Pagan World
will be the subject tomorrow morn
ing by the Rev. Edward O. Clark
A story will be told to the
junior congregation. Reports of the
Southern Baptist Convention will be
heard Thursday evening. Among
those reporting will be Mrs. Joe
Spano and George B. Fraser. The
series of Bible studies in Genesis will
be continued.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Central Presbyterian

DR.. J. H. Taylor will preach Sum-
day morning on "A Call to Serv-
ice" In the evening the sermon
will be preached by J. Walter Dick
son, jr, who is assisting in the
work of the church this summer.
On Tuesday the Woman's Auxil-
iary is inviting the cong :egation to
a picnic supper in the church gar
den, which will be followed by an
address by the Rev. Fred v. Poag,
who formerly assisted in the work
of this church for several summers,
and who is now pastor of the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church of Rich
mond, Va.
Plans are being made for the va
cation Bible school, which will begin
June "a,
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Texos Pastor to Preach
At Fifth Baptist Church

DR.. ]. M. Dawson, journalist and
author, will speak at Fifth Baptist
Church Sunday at IL am. He Is
pastor of the First Baptist Church,
Waco, Tex.
In the evening DR.. w. E. B. Lock-
ridge, pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Ruston, La, will speak.
His sermon will be directed to the
interest of the young people.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Bethel PentecOstaI.

Special children's day service at
$50 am. under direction of Miss
L. NJ Simpson. The Rev. Floyd
White will speak at II am on "The
Church Triumphant" and at 7:30
pm. on Like a Spiders Web;
Christ Ambassadors, Tuesday, 7:45
pm, in charge of George Roby:
Thursday, day OF fasting and prayer,
l to pm; Friday, 7:45 pm, prayer
meeting.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
White Cross.

Prayer and message services will
be held on Wednesday at 1910 On
tario place NV. The Rev. Jane
B. Coates will speak on The Sign
of the Son OF Man, Which Has
Already Come, and the New Sign
to Come Soon and It's Significance. "
Many other Biblical dates will be
given.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Montgomery-Bloir
Sermon Is Tomorrow

The Montgomery Blair High
School will hold its baccalaureate
service In the Takoma Park Pres
byterian Church tomorrow at
o'clock. The Rev. r. Paul Schearrer
will preach the sermon. At IL am.
he will preach on the theme, 1.-THE
Winning Of Our Souls"
The Woman's Society will have a
prayer service Wednesday morning.
On Saturday morning the Boy Scout
troop will leave on its annual three
day trek to camp site in the Blue
Ridge Mountains.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Wuuqh Methodist

Sermon subjects tomorrow are,
II am, Forward With Christ; 8
pm, The Unfolding Gospel" The
Rev. Clarkson R. Banes is the pas
tor
The annual Sunday school picnic
will be held June %. Daily vaca-
ton church school will begin June
"a, and continue daily from to IL,
except Saturday, until July IL. This
will be under the direction of Miss
Dixie F. Carl, deaconess, who will
have a number of helpers.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Omen Door Church.

'The Holy Spirit in Ephesians" Is
the pastors subject at IL am. and
THE Children of God" at 7:30 pm.
The young people have for their
topic. "Faithfulness and Courage"
at 6:45 pm.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Church of Jesus Christ.

On Sunday at noon preaching by
Pastor l.. N. Sears on Jesus the
Good Shepherd" At 4 pm. the
guest speaker is the Rev. Samuel
Kelsey and at pm. evangelistic
services.
Evening star., 1940-06-15
Trirnna

FRIENDS MEETING (ORTHODoXJ
18th and Irving Streets NV
e:45 a.m.-Sunday School I1:OO AIM
Meetings for worship. All welcome
Friends Meeting of Washington
Established I93O-2I11 Florida Aye)
Meeting for Worship First Day Sunday
Evening star., 1940-06-20
1t was trying to attract our attention
What did Il want?

1t was trying to attract our attention.
What did It want?
Always friendly. this bird was even
more so than usual this time. We felt
sure that 1t was the same specimen
which earlier had hoped within two
feet Of the chair in the grass.
Now it was looking our way. singing,
as much as If to say, Come over here"
Close inspection showed a baby SPAR
row nearby.
As we approached, the parent burst
into very ecstasy Of song.
Surely it wanted to show of the off,
spring. There could be no other ex-
planation Of its action.
And fine youngster it was, too, with
all the ruffled feathers which somehow
give these little fellows an angry look.
We knew its parents, however, and
felt sure that behind the ruffied exter-
Tor lay one of the finest bird minds and
hearts.
Most baby birds are fulU as large as
their parents, and by reason Of this
ruf1ing Of the new feathers often seem
even larger.
The parent sparrow Immediately flew
over to the small feeding station which
recently had been attached to the arch
over gate.
This station has been used to hold
ground beef, from time to time.
The song sparrows were the first birds
to make use of this food, and had
proved among the feeders steadiest
customers.
Now the male bird flew to the empty
feeder, turned, looked steadily in our d.
rection, then looked over at the big
hungry baby.
If he could have spoken, no doubt the
father would have said, See here, look
at that big fellow have to feed! How
about some more beef?"
The young bird spoke volumes for the
efficiency of beef feeding.
Surely no song sparrow had ever looked
any better in the long history of song
sparrows.
A practical way of feeding scraps of
beef to birds is to grind it and place it on
sheet OF folded newspaper on the
lawn or driveway.
The only drawback is that dogs may
get there first, as they have marvellous
noses for meat.
Cardinals, song sparrows, catbirds and
mockingbirds, as well as starlings and
English sparrows. find this meat ex-
cellent at nesting time, both for them
selves and the newcomers.
1t Is amusing to watch the first expert
ence OF the songsters with newsprint.
The feel of the paper is new to them
AT first they Immediately hop off, fly
into the air, hop back on. hop of, then
decide that there is nothing to fear.
In few minutes they seem actually
TO enjoy the touch of claws to paper.
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Taxes on, Low Salaries
Opposed As Unfair.

To the Editor of The Star:
The defense program is to be financed
partly by imposing taxes on $20-a-week
clerks, if they have no dependents. Sen
ator Harrison says, fervently and patri-
otically, that this is the best possible
program to raise the money.
should like to suggest to the Senator
that the best possible program would be
one involving sacrifice on the part of
the politicians imposing the tax. Crom-
well when he wished. to bring about a
major reform asked the politicians to
submit to self-denying ordinance,
which had gratifying results. The self
denying ordinance of the Congressman
would be reduction of his salary from
$4,000 to 5000 during the emergency
and an application of the money thus
obtained to the defense program.
However, it is hardly to be expected
that Congressman will take any of their
own medicine. We have lived through
the greatest depression in our history
and Congressman have not offered to
work for less money. In fact, when they
could not find money to make an ade-
quate appropriation to take care of the
unemployed, they could vote themselves
funds for extra assistants, the positions
to be filled mostly by their relatives and
friends.
June II. SPIRIT OF rs.
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Union of Democratic
Peoples Proposed.
To the Editor Of The Star;

America has demonstrated that people
OF all nationalities can live together
peaceably, and that through represent
ative government guided by democratic
principles men can and will govern
themselves. This demonstration has
proved to be worthy of heritage, and We
can be proud that in various FORMS bred
from our own example, two other great
nations, namely France and England.
conceived our principles and bore fruit
full governments.
One of these governments, France,
already has fallen prey to the dictator.
aggressor. The other, England, desper-
ately trying to save herself and salvage
the wreck, has offered to incorporate the
two empires politically and economically
that France, her ally in conflict, might
yet live, regain her shattered morale and
maintain freedom for her people. Eng
land, at last, realizes that she and
France have always been struggling to-
ward the same end but opposing one
another through competitive trade.
tariff laws and various other economic
barriers. Thus through common goal
there Is an outstretched hand to defend
freedom as one nation-to defend that
which is ours to defend. May we three
democratic nations become one in spirit,
uniting as one United States Of De.
mocracy.
June II. EDMUND L. BECKER, I'd.
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Accident Investigation

Steps taken by the police during
recent weeks to curb traffic accidents,
eliminated by announcement of
assignment in the near future of
fourteen special scout cars to inves-
tigation duty, give promise of reduc-
ing the toll, which, so far this year, is
nearly as great as that of 1899.
These new notwithstanding
squads are the answer to a need
which long has existed in Washing
ton, and which has been urged by the
various organizations and individuals
most active in the cause of safety.
With a nucleus of officers specially
trained in traffic work, the new unit,
for the first time, will be able to make
accurate studies of all accidents and
in cases justifying court action,
will be able to collect and pre-
pare evidence in a manner which
will assist the prosecution Of justice.
They will provide the information
needed to definitely determine causes
Of crashes and means of prevention.
With an average Of about seven
teen accidents a day being reported
to police, the new squads will be kept
busy. Dividing the city into six
accident beats" Captain Miller has
arranged the hours of duty of the
various cars to provide the greatest
amount of protection during the
hours in which most mishaps occur,
with coverage concentrated, so far as
possible, in accident-prone areas.
This project, expected to start
within a few weeks, is one of the
most valuable contributions to the
citys safety campaign which has yet
been made. It compliments the
educational drive of the police,
which, by various means, including
loud-speakers on Traffic Bureau cars,
is bringing home to the individual
the fundamentals of safe driving,
stopping and walking.
Evening star., 1940-06-20
THIS AND THAT
Frisndlisst bird in the garden is the
BY Charles Z. Trdce1oell.

Frisndlisst bird in the garden Is the
song sparrow.
This small creature is always a IA
vorite; 1t sings for us all the year around
Perched on fence post in the dead OF
winter, Its cheerful chirping lends an
altogether new note to a cherries scene
Seated on . leafy bcugh in summer
this bird adds to the wealth of bird
music, at the same time 1t bringing a de-
gree Of friendliness to humans which il
rare.
1t is no unusual thing for one Of these
sparrows to hop within few feet of you
as you sit on the lawn.
They do not seem in the least afraid
Of people, dogs or cats. Seldom If ever
are they caught by one OF the latter
While they are friendly. they are wary
too, long taught in the famous school
Of experience.
1t is too bad that this species is often
Jumped of as "just . sparrow" or even
an English sparrow by the inexperienced.
There are sparrows and sparrows, of
course, but the newcomer to the art of
bird observation sometimes is inclined
to think that all sparrows are "just SPAR
rows" as he says.
There are, as matter Of fact, nine
teen species OF sparrows which come to
the District Of Columbia and vicinity.
Some Of them are rare, other are seen
now and then, while several may be
found In almost any garden.
OF them all, none is quite as happv
IS the song sparrow. rightly named on
account Of his extremely cheerful song.
which he is by no means chary Of sing
ing for US.
This Is veritable cheerful chicka-
dee OF q sparrow, there being something
about 1t which somehow reminds the
observer Of that little bird.
The song sparrow is more streamlined
than the English sparrow. 1t is more
reddish brown on the back, with stripes
on It's chest and 4 few on it's head It
lacks the large black splotch which the
male English sparrows have on the
breast.
1t Is not In the least like the English
sparrows In temperament, showing
none Of their fussy character
Its song consists Of three or four notes,
then a trill. followed by few more
notes. 1t somewhat resembles the song
OF our house wren, but is more musi-
Cal. This column has never been very
enthusiastic about the wren's vocal out
put. While we admire its volume, and
buooling nature, to these ears 1t sounds
quarrelsome. And there is too much
quarreling in the world, as it is: we
would rather not have it from the birds.
We expect more from them.
X
There was a song sparrow in shrub
the other evening.
Evening star., 1940-06-20
The Moginot Line

Less than a month ago it was the
considered judgment of the world
that the Maginot Line was all that it
had been intended to be. Even the
German strategists whose business it
was to build an opposing system of
fortresses acknowledged the eff
cheney of the French achievement.
The architect had promised that his
bulwark would be impregnable. No
military machine, no weapon en-
ployed in the struggle of 1914-1918, it
was believed, could breach it.
The people of France, naturally
enough, had confidence in their work.
Perhaps they made the mistake of
trusting too much to the effectiveness
of the line. Having spent their genius,
their money and their labor upon it,
they saw no reason why they should
trouble to create additional defenses.
The Popular Front government
refused to take seriously the request
for planes and tanks equal in
number to those reported in the
possession of Germany. Public
opinion commonly supported those
who argued that further expendi-
lures would be wasted.
But the line was a delusion. The
enemy moved around it, cut off its
personnel from their sources of
supply. Its usefulness was Cancelled
by evasion. At last the troops as
signed to it were obliged to abandon
it. The whole prodigious enterprise
Is monumental failure. Almost
certainly it will be destroyed and its
name will have only connotations of
disappointment in the memory Of
man.
Meanwhile, Americans might do
worse than pause to consider whether
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Juvenile Disaster

Norway, Britain and Germany
combined produce three quarters of
the worlds supply Of cod liver oil,
says an authority. Due to the war.
1t is expected that for some time
there will be a serious shortage Of
It here.
This will be severe shock to mil
lions of American children, who have
been in the enforced habit of taking
It regularly, or else. Now they are
left holding the spoon, almost too
bewildered to realize the truth. Fur
thermore, the calamity comes at the
time of another great crisis in their
lives-the closing of school for the
summer. The simultaneous occur
renee of two such disturbing ele-
ments has caused many to pinch
themselves to see If they are still
awake.
But the young are ever resilient,
and there is no shock absorber so
effective as youthfulness. Little
Bobby and Betty are already fairly
well resigned to the prospect Of
prolonged absence from school and
cod liver oil. Bravely they are carry
ing on, concealing their tears and
praying hard-for a long war.
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Mosquito Boat Tempest

The Navy's new mosquito boats"
have run into a storm-but on the
basis of available information it
looks like tempest of the teapot
variety. 1t all started when Chair
man Walsh of the Senate Naval
Affairs Committee learned by indi-
rection that more than a score of
the speedy little four-tube torpedo
boats and submarine chasers,
recently ordered by Congress for
experimental purposes, have been
released to Great Britain, via the
trade-in method.
Why the committee, after its initial
surprise over failure of the admins
tration to take Congress into its
confidence, should have been "left
gasping" by disclosure of the trans
action is not clear-for certainly
the deal is in line with the
Presidents publicly proclaimed pol
icy of rushing all possible material
assistance to the Allies. This widely
approved policy is sound and in the
interest OF American security. More
over, since it was the understanding
from the outset that the motor boat
Program was to be regarded as an
experiment, it is hard to conceive
OF a more practical way of expert
menting with the speedboats than
in actual combat practice. Rigorous
tests under war conditions are OF
lmmeasurably more value than any
peacetime maneuvers that might be
devised. Any immediate use of the
boats for defense of the United States
would be impossible, anyhow.
1t is unfortunate, however, that
Congress should have learned OF the
boat deal in an "accidentap way for
there should be frank and full CO.
operation between the executive and
legislative branches in all phases of
the national defense program. Incl
dents of this sort. unintentional
though they may be, are not con-
ducive to the understanding and har-
mony of purpose which should exist
between the White House and the
capitol in times like these, and are
apt to undermine public confidence.
Our program for helping the Allies
should not be confused by secrecy or
>round-ab maneUvers.
Evening star., 1940-06-20

that freedom in the name OF patriot
ism they are menacing the very es-
sence Of this Nations finest tradi-
tionS.
Very few Americans will subscribe
to a doctrine which holds salute to
the flag to be incompatible with any
tenet Of religion, but 1t is a shallow
and destructive patriotism, indeed,
which seeks to ride roughshod over
those who do sincerely embrace such
a curious belief.
Last nights demonstration, SEEM
lngly staged with at least the tacit
approval of the police, was a disgrace
to Rockville, and The Star believes
that the thoughtful members of that
community will concur in this view.
Evening star., 1940-06-20

to certain industries in particular
While in certain industries there will
be need for expansion and a need to
put much of their profits back into
the industry that need will not be found
throughout Industry as a whole, which
can increase its production a great
deal without any plant expansion at
all. Yet, these same companies are
going to be presented with handsome
profits from the increase in business
which the armament program will bring
about
Such conditions inevitably arise when
ever there is any business pickup at all.
One need but turn to the first-ouarter
reports OF the various industries in 1910.
One can see that although business
1ndices are only slightly higher than
they were year ago industrial profits
were nearly so per cent above those of
the same quarter of 1899.
If Congress wants to tap a source of
revenue which will not place any hard
ship upon any one, let it tax the in
creased profits which industry is bound
to make on the increased business.
Business and industrial leaders are
going to shout that it will kill initiative
and deprive them of the funds needed
for expansion. But we must take that
for the propaganda which 1t is. We
should remind industry that it is the
deposits OF the various corporations
which are now piled up idle in the
banks and that if they need money for
expansion or for increased production
the banks would gladly furnish it and
furnish it at interest rates which
would add little burden to the cost
of production.
CLARENCE ARMSTRONG.
Arlington, Va.
June Is.