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Evening star., 1940-03-30
Capital u. President
To Be Guest Preacher
Al St. Matthew'S
Congregation Opens
Celebration of
Building Anniversary

DR.. Otto Mees. president of Capt.
tai University Columbus, Ohio. will
be guest preacher at St. Matthew'S
Lutheran Church at IL am. tomor-
row, when the congregation will open
a weeks celebration of the 10th an
niversary of the dedication of its
church building. The Rev. Theodore
P. Fricke will serve as liturgist.
Directing his message particularly
to the youth, DR.. Mees will speak at
40 pm, when a combined fellow
ship and youth service will be held
with members of sister congregations
of the American Lutheran Church
and their Luther Leagues present
as invited guests. After this service
st. Matthew'S Luther League will
entertain visiting Luther Leagues
at a reception.
In honor of the anniversary occa-
sion a social will be given at 7:30
pm. Friday The entertainment will
include a movie of the congrega-
tlons progress through the last 10
years, compiled by Miss Emma
Bischof, and the presentation of an
historical sketch written by John
Geiger and Henry Kroll.
The celebration will close with a
festival service Sunday morning,
April 7, with former pastor of the
congregation, DR.. E. H. Meuser,
executive secretary, American Lu-
theran Church. Columbus, Ohio, de-
livering the sermon.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Easter Play 10 Be Repeated
Al Takoma PRESBYTERIAN

The Rev. r. Paul Schearrer will
preach at II am. tomorrow in the
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church
on The Afterglow"
The Easter drama. THE Light in
the Window will be repeated at
8 pm.
The Takoma Interdenominationa
Fellowship will meet at $3.50 pm.
The pastor will speak on THE
Presbyterian Church."
DR.. Waldo Schmidt of the Smith
sonian Institution will give an il
Illustrated address at the meeting
of the Seventy Miners on Tuesday
evening.
The annual congregational din
ner will be held on Thursday.
The 18th annual banquet of the
Young Peoples C. E. Society will
be held on Saturday night. Miss
Lois Judge will be toastmistress
and Col. Frank Norman will be
the guest speaker. The alumni Of
the society are especially invited.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Leqion 10 Hold Service
AT St. Johns Church

The American Legion will hold a
special service in St. Johns Epis-
copal Church, Sixteenth and H
streets NV, at 8 pm. tomorrow.
The address will be made by 1t.
Col. A. C. Oliver. jr., chaplain at
Walter Reed Hospital The rector,
DR.. Oliver j. Hart. formerly a chap
lain in the 1st Division, A. E. F.,
will preside. The service will COM
memorate Americas entrance into
the World War.
DR.. Hart will preach at $50 and II
am. on Getting Rid of Fear" At
both these services the full choir of
men and boys will sing. Holy COM
munion will be at am.
There will be a French service
with sermon by M. Andre Poulain
at 4:30 pm.
Services for the week are as fol-
lows: Monday (annunciation, 7:30
a I'M, holy communion; Wednesday,
7:3O am, holy communion; Thurs
day. II noon. holy communion. and
Friday, 1880 am, holy communion.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Christianity 10 Be Offered
As Cure for Communism

Prof. Oscar Autritt of the Wash
ington School of Languages will
speak at the Takoma Lutheran
Church tomorrow morning on "Ap-
piled Christianity-a Cure for Com
munism."
The Takoma Lutheran Sunday
school will enter upon a new sched-
ule. 1t will begin at $50 and will
conclude at 1910. At 10:l5 a chill
dren's church service will be held
until 10:45. The Rev j. Adrian
Pfeiffer will deliver a special chill
dren's sermon at this service. Henry
Ward will read the liturgy.
The Luther League will be the
guest Of the Luther League of St.
Matthew'S Lutheran Church at 4
pm. to hear an address by DR.. Otto
c. Mees, president of Capital Uni
versity, Columbus, Ohio.
The vestry will meet Monday eve
ming.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Eldbrooke Methodist
Program tomorrow
Marks Centennial
Former Secretary Of
Commerce Roper Will :
Speak at 8 PM.

The Tooth anniversary of the
founding of Eldbrooke Methodist
Church will be observed with q
program opening tomorrow morning
when Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes
will preach. The centennial pro-
gram will continue through April 7.
Former Secretary of Commerce Ro-
per will give an address tomorrow
at 8 pm.
On Monday at 8 pm. the sermon
will be by DR.. Norman Vincent
Peale, pastor of Marble Collegiate
Church, New York City.
Organized Bible class night will be
observed Wednesday, when an ad-
dress will be given by DR.. Raymond
]. Seeger of George Washington
University and director of the uni
versity chapel. His topic will be
What the Stars Tell Us About
God"
A banquet honoring former pas
tors of the church and their wives
will be held Thursday at $50 pm.
On April DR.. G. Ellis williams,
superintendent OF. the West Wash
ington district, will preach at II m.
DR.. Edgar Cordell Powers, grand
chaplain of the Grand Lodge of
Masons of Maryland, will preach at
8 pm, when fraternal night will be
observed.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Universa|ist National
Memoria! Church
Faces BusyWee
How Can Longing Soul
Find Sutisfuction?'
Is Subject for Tomorrow

How Can a Longing Soul Find
Satisfaction?" is the topic of DR.
Seth R. Brooks, minister of the Uni
versalist National Memorial Church
at IL am. tomorrow. The National
Capital Choir will render the min
istry of music.
At 10 am. Capt. H. G. Copeland
U. S. N. R., will continue his talk on
The Navy and It's Relationship to
the National Defense At 7:30 DIR.
Brooks will meet with the public
speaking group and at 8 there will
be a devotional service and pro-
gram.
The Optimist Club will present a
Stephen Foster evening on Monday
Dramatic sketches from his life, as
we'll as his music and songs. will be
featured. On Thursday the Won-
ems Association will sponsor a
spring festival. Dinner is at $50.
Gypsy entertainers. fortune telling,
an auction, square dancing and a
cake and candy sale will be held
during the evening.
DR.. Emerson H. Lalone, manager
of the Universalist Publishing
House, Boston, Mass, will be the
preacher on April Z.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Duke Men S G|ee Club
To Sing at Service
Tomorrow Night
Pastor Announces Topic
At Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Church

DR.. John w. Rustin. pastor of
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church, will speak tomorrow morn
ing on 1--WE Aim at the Infinite"
and at the evening service on
Prisoners of Hope" The Duke
University Mems Glee Club will sing
in the evening.
Opening a series of missionary
programs in the adult department
at $50 am, Mrs. Laura Townshend
will speak on The Fatherhood of
God.' The young peoples and
younger adult departments will meet
in combined service at pm. The
Duke Glee Club will sing.
The Social Welfare Committee will
meet at 8 pm. Tuesday. The Mount
Vernon Players will present two
comedies. "Hobert Burns Rewarded
and King. Queen and Jack pro-
duced by the drama department of
the Washington Musical Institute,
at $3.50 pm. Tuesday.
The Finance Committee will meet
at 7:30 pm. Wednesday and the
Board of Stewards at 8 pm. E. M.
Sweet will show motion pictures at
8 pm. Thursday.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
6. (. Societies to Meet

The eight Intermediate Christian
Endeavor Societies of the Golden
Rule Christian Endeavor Union will
meet jointly tomorrow at 4:30 pm,
at the Nineteenth Street Colored
Baptist Church. The speaker will
be Andrew N. White of the Howard
University School Of Religion and
vice president of the Golden Rule
Union. Music by students of the
school of music at Howard.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Albright Church Marks
Pastors Anniversary

The 25th anniversary of the Rev.
George E. Schnabel's entry into the
ministry of the Evangelical Church
will be observed tomorrow. The
celebration began with a congrega-
tional reception at Albright Memo
rial Church last night. - The guest
speaker for last night and tomorrow
at IL am. is DR.. Daniel Schauss of
Webster, N. Y, lifelong friend of
Mr.. Schnabel. The choirs will fea-
ture the services and repeat much
of the Easter music. On Sunday
night the pastor will preach on THE
Tragedy and Comedy of Preaching" J"
On Wednesday night the first
church night program will be held.
The choirs on Friday night will
present Bellcamp the magician and
musical comedy, Cynthia s
Strategy"
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Dr.. Miller 10 Talk
On Christ THROUGH
Closed Doors
Vesper Organ Recital
At National City
Christion Tomorrow

DR.. Raphael H. Miller, pastor OF
the National City Christian Church,
will use for his post Easter sermon
subject tomorrow at 1880 am,
Christ Comes Through Closed
Doors" There will be special music.
At Sis there will be a Vesper or
gan recital. On Tuesday at II am,
in the social hall, the Woman's
Council will have as its guest speaker
the Rev. j. Lloyd Black of the Park
View Christian Church. He will talk
on stewardship. Devotionals by Mrs
w. M. Ritter.
For the Thursday dinner and fell
lowship program in the social hall,
DR.. Frederick Brown Harris, minis
ter Of Foundry Methodist Church,
will be the speaker.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Bible Institute Workers
Will Occupy Pulpit

The pulpit of the Wallace Me-
mortal United Presbyterian Church
will be occupied tomorrow morning
and evening by two workers in the
Warfield Bible Institute, Warf1eld,
KY. Austin P. Higgins and Wendell
H. Walker. Mr.. Walker will speak
at II am. and Mr.. Higgins at pm.
Elder H. w. Hawthorne will assist
In conducting the services.
The Board of Trustees will meet
at the home of Mr.. Bart B. Pigman,
1920 Blair road NV, Monday eve
ming. The session will meet We'd
nesday evening.
On Friday evening, Edward S.
Crum, sacred concert pianist, will
give recital.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Dr.. Edward Thompson
Speaks Tomorrow al
First Congregational
Grond Ropids Minister'S
Topic Will Be 'Life's
Boreoin Counter

DR.. Edward Archibald Thompson,
minister Of the Park (First) Con-
gregational Church of Grand Rapids,
Mich, among whose members are
Senator and Mrs. Arthur H. VAN
denberg, Is the parish guest of the
First Congregational Church this
week end and will preach tomorrow
at IL am. on "Life's Bargain
Counter" Senator and Mrs. Vanden-
berg are entertaining DR.. Thomp-
son at the Wardman Park Hotel.
The Washington A Cappella Choir
will repeat some of its Easter reper-
toire for the service. DR.. Thompson
is guest in connection with the
diamond jubilee of First Church.
DR.. Henry R. Rose of New York
will present an illustrated sacred
music drama at 8 pm.
The scrooby Club meets at 6 pm.
Elizabeth Cole will review THE
Nazarene," by Sholem Asch. There
will be special music. The Tuxis
Club meets at $50 pm.
The Friendly Forum meets Mon
day at 6 pm. for dinner. Guest
speaker will be Gratz E. Dunkum,
member of the Board of Education.
The Young Women's Club meets
Tuesday at 6 pm. for dinner. DR..
Howard Merriman of George WASH
ington University will give lecture
on current events.
The Board of Deacons meets
Tuesday at 7:45 pm.
Thirty-three members of the
Oberlin College Varsity Womens
Glee Club will be the church's guests
Thursday at the pm. dinner. The
club will sing that evening at 8 pm.
On Friday at 1880 pm. the Junior
Women's Group will present a
family night.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Dr.. Snyder breaches
Twice Tomorrow

THE Forever Test" will be the
theme tomorrow morning at St.
Paul's Lutheran Church of the Rev.
DR.. Henry w. Snyder. In the eve
ming he will speak on How to
Know Christ"
The Young Peoples Club will meet
Thursday evening, when Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard Morris, Miss Virginia
Norf1eet and Melvin Steen will act
as hosts.
The Huddle Bible Glass is sponsor
Ing musical evening on Friday at
the church. The entertainment will
be furnished by an orchestra from
Publix Musical Institute.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Sermon Series to Sturt
At Luther Place Church

DR.. Carl c. Rasmussen. pastor Of
Luther Place Memorial Church, will
preach the first OF q series OF pre-
Pentecost sermons, "'The Love No
Man Deserves" tomorrow at II am,
Others will be: April 7, what Have
We to Offer?" April IA, mo Law
for a Lover: April 81, Love Is
Judge; April %. Man Looks for
Cod; May S, THE Kingdom Of
God Has Come" and May IL, Have
You Received the Holy Spirit?"
The choir will repeat the Easter
anthems.
The Ladies Aid Society luncheon
will be served in the church parlors
Wednesday at 1890.
Evening star., 1940-03-30
Series Of Revelation
At Calvary Methodist

The Rev. Orris Gravenor Robin
son, minister Of the Calvary Meth
odist Church, will preach on the
subject, Always" at II am. At
8 pm. he will begin a series Of
sermons on Revelation" the most
misunderstood book of the Bible.
"Methodists United for Action" 4
series OF studies about the new
church, will begin Thursday eve
ming at 8 O'Clock. The pastor will
lead the discussions.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Reserve Officers
On Active Duty
Unable 10 Resign
Those Called Prior
To August II Do Not
Come Under Resolution

Under a new policy established by
the War Department, Reserve
officers who were on extended active
duty status prior to the passage of
public resolution 96 on August 27,
1910, or, who have been ordered to
extended active duty under the
provisions of section 37a of the Ma
tional Defense Act since that date,
do not enjoy the privilege of re-
signing their commissions as pro-
vided in the above resolution.
This resolution, it will be recalled.
authorizes the President to order
into the active military service of
the United States any or all mem
bers and units of any or all Reserve
components of the Army of the
United States from time to time, for
period of II consecutive months,
with or without their consent.
OF particular interest to Re
serve company officers is section
3(e) Of the resolution which provides
that any number of any Reserve
component of the Army of the
United States below the rank of
captain who is ordered into the
active military service of the United
States pursuant to this joint resolu-
tion, who has any person or per-
sons dependent solely upon him for
support, and who has no other
means Of support except the wages,
salary or other compensation for
personal services that he earns, may
resign or shall be discharged upon
his own request made within 80
days Of the date Of his entry into
such active military service.
The privilege of resignation of
commission under the above des-
cribed resolution is construed to
apply only to those Reserve officers
who are ordered to duty under the
provisions of resolution 96, or to
those Reserve officers not on active
duty who are subject to orders under
this act. designations received from
Reserve officers who were on duty
August 27, 1910, or were ordered to
duty subsequent to that date, will
not be accepted without the specific
authority of the Secretary of War in
each instance.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Spanish War Veterans

Meetings this week are: Tuesday,
Col. Jas. L. Petit Camp, department
headquarters, 921 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. Sc; Thursday, Admiral George
Dewey Camp, Pythian Temple
Comdr. Harry C. Schafer will well
come Quartermaster Gen. P. J. CAL
Ian, Department Comdr. Calvin B.
Lucas, DR.. H. M. Manning, Mai.
Elvin M. Luskey and Inspector VAL
entine T. Mayer. Saturday, Military
Order of the Serpent. Pythian Tenn
pie. Grand Gu Gu w. G. Stirk will
preside.
Auxiliary meetings this week are ::
Monday, Col Jas. S. Petit. and
Friday, Gen. Henry w. Lawton.
Admiral George Dewey Auxiliary
met with President Jennie Rhodes
presiding Department President
Pauline Thompson made her inspec-
ton. The following were initiated !:
Josephine Coberth, Olive M. Palmer,
Virginia Coberth and Carrie B.
Fought.
Miles Auxiliary met with Presi-
dent Emma Baker presiding. Mrs.
Thelma Miller was initiated. The
auxiliary will hold a rummage sale
November IL, and an evening Of
games on November %.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Odd Fellows 10 Visit
Their Home for Aged
Saturday Afternoon
Divine Services, Songs
And Teu Included
In Lodge Plans

Odd Fellows will make their an
nual pilgrimage to the I. o. o. F.
Home for the Aged, 1888 N street
NV, next Saturday afternoon. Di-
vine services will be held, followed
by songs and musical entertain
ment. Tea will be served from 2
to 6 pm.
Friendship Lodge will meet We'd
nesday at 8 pm. at 822 Twentieth
street NV. Edward Watts, noble
grand, will be in charge. Grand
Master Ashlan F. Harlan. accom-
panied by the Grand Lodge officers
of the District, will make his of1icial
visitation.
Columbia Meets Thursday.
Columbia Lodge will meet Thurs
day at pm. S. F. Dildine, noble
grand. will preside. The first degree
will be conferred. On November %
S. G. Taylor, degree director, will
have charge of the ritualistic work.
Covenant Lodge last Wednesday
night honored the past grands.
The third degree was exemplified
by the past grands' degree team,
followed by entertainment. The
lodge will meet Wednesday at 8
pm. Harry N. Katz, noble grand,
will preside.
Columbian Encampment will meet
Wednesday at 8 pm. Elmer A.
Mothershead, chief patriarch, will
preside. At the last session Guy 2.
Glossbrenner, representative of the
Grand Encampment, and Grand
Master Harlan spoke. A quiz con-
test was won by Mount Rainier
Lodge over Columbian Encamp-
ment.
Phoenix Meets Friday.
Phoenix Lodge will meet next
Friday. Elmer A. Mothershead,
noble grand, will preside.
Brightwood Rebekah Lodge will
meet Wednesday at 5238 Georgia
avenue NV. Mrs. Estelle johnson,
noble grand, will preside. Mrs. Mar
garet j. Rule, president of the Re-
bekah Assembly, and the assembly
officers will make an official visit.
Entertainment will be presented.
Schuyler Colfax Rebekah Lodge
will meet Tuesday at 7 pm. Miss
Martha Watson. noble grand, will
be in charge. The meeting will be
called early in order that the mem
bers may attend the visitation of
Brightwood Lodge.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Jobs Daughters

At the meeting of Bethel No.
on November Is there will be initia-
ton and election of officers. Florence
Hawely will present a fashion show
Mrs. H. L. Strang will play music
during the show. Marion Nieder-
mair will dance.
The Sports Club met at the home
of Norma Jean Lawrence on No
vember 5. officers were elected and
plans were made for the bowling
team.
The editorial staff of -Four
Thoughts" will meet today at the
home of Catherine Lee Dent, ZIG
Spring street, Chevy Chase, Md,
at 2 pm.
The Dramatic Club will be enter
tanned November IA by Alice May
Prigg. 6130 Utah avenue NV, at
pm.
Mrs. A. L. Lawrence, at 1887
Warren street NV, will be hostess
to the Mothers Club on November
IA at pm. Mrs. G. G. Bradley and
Mrs. H. T. Boswell will assist.
Bethel No. will meet November
IA. The officers will conduct initia-
ton. The mothers and dads will be
honored. All parents of the men,
bers are invited.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
I'd Division Plans
Armistice Day Services

The I'd Division of A. e. F., Dis
trict OF Columbia branch, will hold
Armistice Day services tomorrow
at pm, at the I'd Division Monu-
ment, Seventeenth street and Con-
stitution avenue NV. The princi-
pal speaker will be Maj. Gen. Frank
Parker, retired, of the 1st Division
Association. The Army, Navy and
Marine Corps and the Marine Corps
Band will participate. The depart
ment commander of the American
Legion and his staff, the depart
ment commander of the V. F. w.
and the department commander of
the y. A. V. will attend. The
National Gold Star Mothers will
place wreath on the monument
1t is requested that all members
turn out today at $3.50 pm. to par
ticipate with the Marine Corps
League in placing plaque on the
grave of the Unknown Soldier at
the amphitheater, Arlington Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
MRS. MARY B. McMILLIN.
Mrs. Mary McMiIIin Gets
Leqion Chairmanship

Mrs. Mary B. McMillin, a past
president of the District of Columbia
Department, American Legion, has
been appointed national rehabilita-
ton chairman of area B by Mrs.
Louis J. Lemstra, national president.
This is said to be the first time in
the history of the District of Column
bia Department that such an honor
has been given to the department
through one of its members. Since
the inception of the department va
rious members have served on ma
tional committees, but this is the
first time one has been appointed a
national chairman.
Area B is comprised OF New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia,
Virginia and the District of Column
bia.
Mrs. McMillin, a member of Sergt.
Jasper Unit for many years, has
held number of important Offices
in the department and last year
served on the National Committee
on Education of the Orphans Of
Veterans.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Lost Man Club to Hold
Dinner Armistice Day

The Last Man Club will observe
Armistice Day with dinner at the
Fairfax Hotel at pm. tomorrow.
Guests of honor will be Milo j.
Warner, national commander of the
American Legion, and Vincent
Schoeck, national commander of the
Disabled American Veterans. Robert
Slater, president, will be master Of
ceremonies.
The program will be appropriate
to national defense preparations.
Attorney William A. Roberts will
speak on "Air-Raid Shelters for the
National Capital"
Wives and friends of members are
invited, as are members of the Last
Mans Widow Club, independent
women's group. q
Members will attend services at
Arlington at II am. and will be
represented at services sponsored
by the Disabled American Veterans
at Washington Cathedral at 4 pm,
in tribute to nurses and other
women who served the country in
time of war.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
National Association
Of Regulars

National Comdr. George M. Nc
Nulty announced last week that ali
National Guardsmen, Naval ano
Marine Reserves and draftees who
are inducted into the service from
now on become regulars" ard are
eligible to join the National Asso-.
citation of Regulars. He designated
the evening of November 1s as an
open meeting night for all N. A. r..
posts, the above engibles to be in,
vited to attend meetings held on
that night. The Washington meet
ing will begin at pm. at 1015 L
street NV.
The Executive Committee of Ma
tional Defense Post met last Mon
day evening in the Victor Building
Joseph w. Sherman announced
plans for the days of '49 party"
of the post at the Washington Hotel
on the night of January 6.
All former service men who desire
assistance in the obtaining of pen
sions should call on National Service
Ofiicer David E. Armstrong, room
221, Victor Building, any day this
week between am. and pm.