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Evening star., 1941-01-22
Pershine Very Happy
To Be q Grandfather
By the Associated Press.

By tie Associated Press.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. Jan. "a
The general of the armies of the
United States smiled a broad smile
yesterday-snd authorized a state
ment-vhen he learned Of the birth
of his first grandchild-a son-to
his son and daughter-in-laV, Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Pershing, in New
York
Aides brought the news to Gen.
Pershing at Army-Navy Hospital
here, where he is making his annual
visit and taking the thermal baths.
The 8o-year-old World War A.
z. F. commander said:
You can tell them I'm very
happy to be a grandfather"
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press conference yesterday after
noon.
He used the Mother Goose phrase
in dismissing discussion among con-
gressional opponents that he might
use the bill to give away naval YES
sells or use them to convoy ships
across the Atlantic to the British
Isles, or even to some halfway
point.
No consideration has been given.
he said, to the question of sending
conveys. Such a practice high au-
thorities pointed out, was likely to
start some shooting. and they added
that shooting is close TO war itself.
and that the last thing the Govern
ment wants to do is cause shooting
to start.
Although Mr. Roosevelt did not
mention Mr.. Kennedy's testimony
the Ambassador told the House COM
mittee yesterday that he would not
object to including a ban on conveys
in the pending legislation.
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McReynoIds
Continued From First Page)

University of Wisconsin Law School.
James NJ. Lands. dean of Harvard
Law School and former chairman
of the Securities Commission.
Robert M Hutchins. president Of
the University of Chicago.
Samuel Rosenman and Ferdinand
Pecora, judges of the New York Su-
preme Court.
Former Senator Mlnton of In
diana now an executive assistant
TO the President.
Donald R. Richberg. fexmer ad-
ministrator of the National In
dustrial Recovery Act.
Federal Circuit Judge William
Denman of San Francisco.
Federal Circuit Judge Sam G.
Bratton of Albuquerque. N Mex
Justin Miller of California. men,
Der OF the United States Court of
Appeals for the District of Column
bia
j. D. Wickhem, member of the Wis
consln Supreme Court.
Mr.. McReynolds, the senior mem
Der OF the court, disclosed TO friends
that nine years ago. on reaching 70.
he had first contemplated resigning
and has at times yielded rather re-
luctantly to the urging of friends
that he continue to serve.
Some associates said that he had
lnnH tho in, nrdor tn
cast his vote against New Deal legis-
lation that he considered uncon-
stitutional and in the hope that
another President than Mr.. Roose-
welt would appoint his successor.
Il have now decided" Mr.. Nc
Reynolds said today, while in the
full possession of my faculties and
health that 1t is best for me ito
retire..
L will retain my apartment for
the present. I have kept in repair
my old home at Elkton. Ky. and
| may, after while. live there. Pres
| ent conditions abroad will make it
impossible for me to do any foreign
travelling. I have number Of
friends. and know I will not be
lonesome.
my brother. who lives on the
Pacific Coast. tells me there have
been a lot of ducks out there and
1 may visit him to do some hunting
Duck shooting in this neighborhood
has been bad this year and this has
| deprived me of some of the diversion
to which I have been accustomed. +"
Courts Leading Dissenter.
Justice McReynolds has been the
high tribunals leading dissenter.
capturing the title when a majority
of the court began to sustain most
administration legislation in the
! term that began in October, 1896.
In addition, he held the record
in the entire history of the court
for writing opinions holding statutes,
or portions If statutes. unconstitu-
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tional. There have been rs such
opinions, of which he wrote nine
The last opinion prepared by Mr..
McReynolds-a minor case involv-
ing liability for a stock issue-Was
read in the court Monday by Chief
Justice Hughes. shortly before Mr..
RooSevelt's third inauguration.
Didn't Attend Inauguration.
MI. McReynolds did not attend
the session or participate in the in
augural ceremonies. telling reporters
that Il did not want to expose my
self to the cold"
In recent years he has written only
a small number of decisions. COM
pared with the production of most
Of the other justices. His opinions
were straight to the point and
usually brief.
He frequently absented himself
from court sessions. especially on
Mondays when the tribunal met TO
deliver opinions only and did not
lICd1 al
Tongue Often Caustic.
Mr.. McReynolds was noted for his
plain speaking and was usually ready
with a caustic tongue TO defend
what he thought was right.
Once the bachelor jurist remarked
that he disliked lady lawyers OF
both sexes"
Another time he dangled a wom-
ans silk stocking gleefully before
the eyes of his associates. It was
an exhibit in case under consider
alton.
The Justices most famous dissent
challenged a ma joritv ruling sup
porting the administrations action
to bar payment of obligations ir
gold.
Reading his dissent to packec
courtroom. he departed from the
prepared text to eXclaim that the
Constitution is gone" He also de.
nounced dollar devaluation as "ty-
rannv" and compared the New Dea
with Neros regime in Rome.
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war that may we'll last for years"
The witness told Representative
Mundt. Republican. of South Da-
kota he wanted TO see "a victory
by the masses Of the common people
in Europe When questioned he
said that such a victory would be
much less likely if Hitler won than
if Churchill won.
His Own Statement.
Replying to questions by Repre-
sentative Kee. Democrat, of West
Virginia. Mr.. Thomas said he does
ton not available to other intelli-
gent American citizens. but he in
sisted that his opinions are backed
by evidence. He said he thought
his views would be acceptable TO
his party, but it was definitely his
own statement
Mr.. Thomas said II think that il
the American people had not been
subjected to barrage they would
pay more attention to overlooked
facts" He argued that people who
appeared before you said exactly
what they would have been ex-
pected to say" and he mentioned
specifically Secretary Stimson. Mr..
Kee asked if he thought that Secre-
taries Stimson, Knox, Hull and
Morgenthau said what they did not
believe. His reply was mo, but some
people believe strange things" He
explained that they did not argue
about the bill but stated that Hitler
was a bad man. we would prefer to
have England win. etc. They did
not argue in concrete terms. They
did not say you have to make Roose-
welt a virtual dictator"
Replying to another question. Mr..
Thomas said the Constitution is
great. but not perfect. 1t is today
greater than it will be if you pass
this bill" He continued this argu-
ment that it is difficult under the
constitutional powers of the Presi-
dent to limit what he may do in a
war crisis and said that was why
1 don't want to see him given more.
The right of Congress to declare
war is very precious to the American
people" He said the best guarantee
against Presidents assuming
supreme power in an emergency Is
"the people themselves and their
alert interest"
Limitation Of Authority
Questioned regarding how the
authority of the President under
the Constitution could be limited,
Mr.. Thomas said it was most diff
ficult problem but that he thought
it might be possible to forbid the
President to give away anything
that We should keep for our own
defense. He also suggested that
either by act of Congress or by GUS
tom the Presidents power should
be limited so that all foreign policy
should be formulated by the Presi-
dent only after consultation with
| ma ajority and minority members of
the Foreign Affairs Committees Of
| the House and Senate.
Mr.. Thomas declared America S
defense program was conceived in
an atmosphere of hysteria and de-
| Veloped in '-driblets'' without proper
correlation.
Questioned by Representative
Chipperfield, Republican, of Illinois,
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the witness admitted it would be
ridiculous" for Congress to vote
on the bill without knowing the
cost to the American people.
Mr.. Thomas said that he wanted
England to win the war. but at the
same time he wanted a victory by
the masses of common people OF
Europe.
Later he described America s
frontier as lost He said that the
frontier once was on the Rhine
and later in the English Channel.
but now 1T is running around some
where between Shanghai and Singa-
pore"
Just before Mr.. Thomas COM
pleted his testimony he predicted
there would be a new order in
England after the war which would
be a big improvement over the
odd
Fish Offers Counter Proposal.
After President Roosevelt yester-
day labeled various criticisms of the
British aid bill as Cow -jump-over-
the-moon stuff" Representative
Fish offered counter-propoSal for
lending England up to $4,000. 900 900
of Federal money to buy American
made war supplies.
Representative Fish said his sub
stitute bill would provide quick
credit without destroying our con-
stitutional form of government"
He completed drafting it following
the appearance before the House
Foreign Affairs Committee of Joseph
P. Kennedy, retiring American AM
bassador to Great Britain, who reg
iStered opposition to the admins
tration bill in its present form
Mr.. Roosevelt's nursery rhyme
comment-the second of its kind ht
has made within 10 dayS-about OBJ.
ipctiOpS tn the hill was made of his
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war under his control: or else he
| wants to put us in war gradually
knowing that he would refuse TO go
into it all at once
You members Of this committee
have chance to save the country,
its ideal of democracy and all man.
kind by reporting this bill adverse
ly.' Mr.. Thomas confined. 1t is
not enough to amend it: it is too
bad in its essential principle"
IF you recommend this bill and
thus hasten your country into total
war you may perhaps temporarily
sweep small ma ajoritv of the people
with you. But later. when my sons
and yours learn history. you will
answer for blood and tears spilled
in vain, for liberties lost that would
have been saved, for the blackout
of democracy over this great land
where it might have shown with
ever increased Splendor"
A good part of the large audience
IN the committee room applauded
Mr. Thomas vigorously when he
concluded reading his statement.
Emphatic on Two Points.
Mr.. Thomas expressed his opinion
most emphatically on two points.
First, that while he now favors no
embargo on aid to England, hasten
ing production and moral support,
that this might not be true at later
date. He emphasized that there is
a vast difference between the danger
of Nazi invasion and supporting any
plan of Churchill to re-capture con-
tinental territory.
Second, that this bill is dead
wrong. it puts the clock of history
back, it is a war bill and I Wouldn I
give that power to any man who
ever lived"
Mr.. Thomas emphasized that he
was not opposing aid to Britain. The
United States already is rendering
enormous aid. he said. mentioning
the gold purchase policy which he
described as subsidy to the British;
the guaranteeing of the security of
/ Canada; the patrolling of the Pacific
, and the alteration in our neutrality
law during the war"
But Mr.. Thomas said he did not
| believe the United States was re-
quired by present policy to guar
antee war supplies to Britain. The
commitment, he said is only to
permit the British to come and
get supplies.
Representative Stanley. Demo-
crat, of Connecticut. COMMITTEES
member, disclosed he personally
was practically against this bill.
He told Mr.. Thomas his purpose was
to so strip this bill of impedi-
menta" that the American people
can see its provisions and intent
with clarity.
Hopes for Defeat of Bill.
! Representative Richards. Demo-
crat, of South Carolina asked Mr.
Thomas whether he believed in
this country's present form Of gov
| eminent
so much so that I hope this
bill will be defeated" Mr.. Thomas
retorted. crisply.
! He declared his zone desire" was
to give this country 'one last chance
to save democracy in an orderly
fashion from the horror of a total
Evening star., 1941-01-22
New Influenza Cases
Fewer Than Lost Week

Only IA new cases of influenza
were reported today to the District
Health Department. number con-
siderably less than the average dur
ing the last week. The total now
stands at 410 for the month.
There were reports of 13 addi-
tional cases of pneumonia. but
health department officials empha-
sized that the number of deaths
from this disease reported this
month was % as against 36 for the
first three weeks of January of last
year So far this month 158 cases
of pneumonia have been reported.
Shanghai has new war on gam
hIino
Evening star., 1941-03-15
UniversaIist National
Memorial Church
Lists Active Week
/ Mount Pleasant Minister
To Preach at Lenten
Service Wednesday

What Gives Special Character to
MY Faith?" is the subject of DR..
Seth r. Brooks, minister of the Uni
versalist National Memorial Church,
tomorrow at II am. The National
Capital Choir will sing My Baby
Ions Wave" by Gounod and Savior
in Thy Mysterious Presence" by
Thompson.
The older young people and the
Y. P. c. u. will meet.
There will be Red Cross sewing
Monday from 10 a m. to 3 pm.
The Audbon Society and the
Quadrille Club will meet Tuesday at
8 pm.
Dr.. Fred S. BuSChmeyer, minister
of the Mount Pleasant Congrega-
tional Church, will preach at the
'lenten service Wednesday evening.
H. Jerome Graham will offer an
organ meditation from 7:45 to 8 pm.
DR.. Brooks will conduct the service.
The Women'S Association will
sponsor a spring festival and dinner
on Thursday. Dinner will be served
from 5 to 7. There will be motion
pictures, music and speciality dances
followed by general dancing. At 8
pm. Thursday the Misses Nora and
sAlice Atwood will entertain the
sMary Campbell Rice Circle at their
home.
. The two Red Cross units will meet
on Friday and sew from 10 am. to 3
I'M, and from to $50 pm. The
Young Peoples Christian Union will
meet Friday at 7:30.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Second Baptist Church
Plans Course March "a

Training for better service in the
schurCh will be offered members
aand friends of the Second Baptist
=. Church the week of March "a when
athe Baptist Training Union will
hold its second training course.
Glasses will be held daily from
$50 pm. and will include supper.
Separate classes for each depart
sment of the B. T. U. will be held,
and a general inspirational as
sembly will conclude each eve
ning's program.
Juniors will be taught by Mrs.
J. T. Burton of Cocoa. Fla. and
Intermediates by the Rev Len F.
Stevens. pastor of Kendall Baptist
Church. Howard D. ReeS, secretary
of Baptist work among university
and night school students in the
District of Columbia and Maryland
will conduct the class for seniors.
He will also speak at the general
assembly each evening. The Rev.
M. Chandler Stith, pastor of Brook
land Baptist Church will lead the
adults The pastor. Rev. j. Ray
Garrett. will simultaneously hold
classes for junior and intermediate
Sunday school pupils in an evange-
listic program.
The Training Union study course
is one of number Of similar
courses conducted by the B. T. U.
and the Sunday school Of the Sec
ond Baptist Church under the
leadership of the Rev. Mr.. Garrett,
TO enlist every church member in
a church program of study, wor-
ship, training, praying and steward
ship. w. Terry Beach is director
of the B. r. U. of the church.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Mission on Prayer
To Start at St. Aqnes'

The Rev. Granville M. Williams,
superior of the Cowley Fathers, re-
ligious order for men in the Episco-
pal Church, and rector of the
Church of st. John the Evangelist,
Boston, Mass, will conduct mission
on Prayer" at ST. Agnes Church
beginning tomorrow night.
There will be sessions of the mis-
sion called "a School of Prayer" to-
morrow at 7:30 pm and on Wednes-
day and Friday at pm There will
be instructions on the types, method
and power of prayer in the Christian
life and question box. Father
Williams will also conduct a Quiet
Day of Devotion" for women on
Thursday from 1890 am. to pm,
and is open to all who are interested.
There will be masses tomorrow at
7:30, $50 and II am, with masses
daily at am. and an extra mass on
Wednesday at $50 am. and on
Thursday at $50 am. The second
mass on Thursday is followed by the
usual service of intercession for the
sick and Of Christian healing.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Gates on All Sides
DR.. Burgan's S Topic
Al Ham|ine
Brotherhood Bible Gloss
To Hear Address on
The Lords Supper

"Gates on All Sides" will be the
subject of DR.. H. w. Burgan at
Hamline Methodist Church tomor-
row at II am. At 9:45 am. Prof.
Charles H. ONO will give the third
of his lenten addresses to the
Brotherhood Bible Glass, taking for
his subject "The Lords Supper" j"
At the same time DR.. E. H. Orr will
address the Young Adult Fellowship
group. The two Women's organized
Bible classes will be taught by Mrs.
Edward Stevens and Mrs. Thomas
F. Law. At 6 pm. the High School
League will meet and at Gas pm.
the young people.
The Neophyte group of the Wom-
ems Society of Christian Service
will meet Monday night at the home
of Mrs. Henry Herrell.
The Red Cross unit will meet
Tuesday at 1890 am.
This church will participate in
the community lenten service
Thursday night at st. Paurs Metho-
dist Church. DR.. Henry j. Smith
of the North Washington Baptist
Church will be the preacher.
The Junior Circle of Christian
Service will conduct a progressive
luncheon Saturday at noon.
Celebration of the 18th anniyer-
sary of the dedication of the first
frame building of the old Hamline
Church at Ninth and P streets NV.
and the 18th anniversary of the
dedication of the present edifice
will begin next Sunday morning,
with Bishop Adna w. Leonard as
the preacher. The chorus choir
will sing at pm. Horatio W. Par
ker's oratorio, "Hora Novissima."
Evening star., 1941-03-15
When Trouble
Comes Morning Topic
Of Dr.. Marshall

DR.. Peter Marshall will preach
at II am. tomorrow at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church
on When Trouble Comes" The
choir will sing Beautiful Saviour"
and Praise to the Lord" by Chris
tianSen.
The junior church will meet at
II am. in the parish hall, H street
entrance. All children 9 to IA years
of age are welcome. The talk will
be on Faith in Ourselves"
DR.. Marshall will speak at s pm.
on CLOSED Doors" The chorus
will sing Lord, I Want to Be a
Christian" a Negro spiritual.
At $50 pm. the young people
will meet.
DR.. Marshall will conduct the
service Thursday evening. Both
the choir and chorus will sing and
there will be special music by a
string trio, a brass quartet and
William Claiborne, pianist.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Minister Will Preach
On Christ, the Teacher

Christ the Teacher" will be the
subject of the Rev. Mike Elliott,
pastor Of the Luther Rice Memorial
Baptist Church, tomorrow morning.
Special service of dedication for the
officers and teachers of the church
school will be held
The subject of the sermon at 8
pm. will be rs There Judgment"
Special music will be presented at
both services.
Plans for enlargement Of the
school are complete and the pro-
gram will be started March %.
A pre-Easter class in church mem
bership will be conducted by the
pastor Friday at pm. for the jun
iors and Intermediates.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Church of Pilgrims
Services Announced

At the Church of the Pilgrims
tomorrow DR.. A. r. Bird will preach
at II am. on "The Prayer of the
Prayerless." At 7:45 pm. he will
continue his series of sermons on
"Sweethearts Forever, or Christian
Ideals for Friendship. Courtship,
Marriage and the Home We Dream
OF" the subject being Building the
Home of Our Dreams"
On Thursday at 7:45 pm. there
will be a gathering for prayer, fol-
lowed by an address by the pastor
on What God Thinks About Men
and Women"
At 6:15 pm. Sunday the Young
People, the Fellowship Group and
the Pioneers will meet.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Association Will Hear
Church Council Officer

The Rev. John w. Harmes of
Baltimore, executive secretary,
Council of Churches and Christian
Education of Maryland and Della
ware, will be guest speaker at the
SuperintendentS and officers BAN
que0 OF the District Sunday School
Association Tuesday at the Rhode
Island Avenue Methodist Church.
He will speak on Significant
Frontiers in Christian Education"
Roy w. Prince will be honored
for his % years service as superin-
tendent of the Central Presbyterian
Church School. DR.. E. A. SeXSmith
will pronounce the invocation and
the Rev. Haskell r. Deal of the
Lewis Memorial Methodist Church,
the benediction.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Mrs. Jordan 10 Talk
Al Unitarian Church
On South Africa
Address Tomorrow
To Follow Program
Of Modern Music

South Africa, My Homeland"
will be described by Mrs. Marie
Jordan at $50 pm. tomorrow at
All Souls Unitarian Church. The
talk will follow program of modern
music, presented by Lewis Corning
Atwater, organist, and Kathryn
Sale English. contralto, at pm.
DR.. Ulysses G. B. Pierce will preach
at II am. on "An Old Prophecy
for the New Day" At 10 am. DR..
Lucille Dooley will speak on Group
Psychology and the Ideal Self:
Mans Relations to His Fellows" !"
and Miss Maud Alton on Strength
ening Democratic Ideals Through
Adult Education"
Mrs. Herbert D. Smith and Mrs.
w. j. Stephenson will be hostesses
at the fellowship tea at 6 pm.
The Fireside Circle for young
people will meet at $50 pm. Spring
Parade" is the feature at the motion
picture hour at 7:30 pm.
L
under the direction of Dr.. and Mrs.
G. B. L. Arner, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Ray
Oberlin and DR.. and Mrs. M. G..
Lloyd. The same evening the
minister will conduct a conference
for those interested in church mem
bership. Pierce Hall Players will
hold tryouts for their next produc-
ton. "Abe's Irish Rose" Thursday
night.
The Business and Professional
Womens Club will hold dinner
meeting Wednesday with Dr.. Riley
Moore speaking on The Eskimos. -
Sewing groups will meet as follows;
Red Cross, II am. Monday and 7::3O
pm. Thursday; Crittenton Home,
IL am. Tuesday; Gallinger Hospital.
IL am. Thursday; Child Welfare, IL
am. Friday.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Grace Reformed

THE Divine Lend-Lease Bill Is
the topic of the Rev. Calvin Henry
Wingert at II am. The Christian
Endeavor Societies meet at $50 pm.
Rehearsal for The Passion Play"
to be given on Good Friday evening,
is at 7:30 pm.
A lenten service is at 8 pm. on
Wednesday. The Rev. Mr. Wingert
will deliver the third sermon in q
series on The Heidelberg Cate
chiSm."
The Red Cross Chapter meets
every Thursday at 1890 am.
The Ladies Aid Society and the
Woman's Missionary Society will
meet after the church service on
Wednesday evening.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
DouoIos Methodist Church

Sunday has been designated
Church School Decision Day. Teach
ers will lay special emphasis on the
lesson, which will be climaXed by
special service at II am. with the
Rev. William F. Wright officiating.
The ultimate result will be the
formation of a probationary class
of prospective members who Will be
received into full membership Palm
Sunday. The sermon topic in the
morning will be The Falling Stone"
The evening worship with include a
familiar hymn sing and gospel mes
sage. A lenten service will be held
Thursday night and on Friday at 8
pm. Douglas will be host to the
Baraca-Philathea Tri-City Union Of
Alexandria, Arlington and Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Atonement Lutheran

The Rev James T. Powers will
preach on mo Cross-No Christian
ity" at IL am. The Rev Howard E.
Snyder will preach on The God of
Consolation" at 8 pm. The Luther
Leagues will meet at pm. in the
parish hall.
Lenten services are conducted
Wednesday at 8 pm. during the
lenten season.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
DR.. John w. Bradley
To Be Guest Preacher

DR.. John w. Bradley, editor of
the Watchman-EXaminer a Baptist
weekly, and member of the Board
of Managers of the American Bap-
tist Foreign Mission Society, will
be the guest preacher at Centen-
NAL Baptist Church beginning Sum-
day at II o'clock. He will speak on
Sunday evening and each evening,
through Friday, at 7:45 o'clock.
Early morning prayer meetings
will be held each day, Monday
through Friday, at Z am.