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Evening star., 1941-09-13
Evangelical Lutheran
And ST. Mark S Study
Merger Proposal
Informal Conferences
Held by Committees
Of Two Churches

A proposal for merger of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church of the
Incarnation and st. Marks Lu-
theran Church is under considera-
ton by both congregations, it was
disclosed today.
To take up the matter an i'm
portant congregational business
meeting of Incarnation Lutheran
has been called for 8 pm. Monday,
according to the Rev. Henry Man.
ken, pastor.
The two council committees of
the two churches, led by Austin
Cooper of St. Marks and John H.
Fahrenbach of the Church of the
Incarnation, have held informal
conferences on the proposed merger
st. Marks was organized in South
west Washington June IA, 1889. The
first meeting of the Church of the
Incarnation in Northeast Washing
ton was on December 9, 1917. Both
congregations were organized under
the government of the General
Synod and are members of the
Maryland Synod of the United Lu-
theran Church in America. The
Rev. j. Luther Frantz is pastor of
st. Marks.
Incarnation congregation will
continue its morning service tomor-
row at $50 and regular service at
II am The Peter Muhlenberg
Adult Bible Glass will meet at e:3O
am. The intermediate Luther
League will meet at 7 pm. The
Red Cross Auxiliary meets Wednes-
day in the parish hall. The Wom-
ems Guild opens its fall meetings
Thursday at l pm.
Evening star., 1941-09-13
DR.. Pruden Reoccupies
First Baptist Pulpit

DR.. Edward Hughes Pruden, pas
tor of the First Baptist Church,
who will occupy the pulpit tomor-
row for the first time since return
ing from his vacation, will speak in
the morning on Facing Tomorrow
Unafraid" and in the evening on
"Our Marching Orders"
A "Sing-spiration" will be held
after the evening service, led by
Wayne La Rue.
A meeting of the Executive Coun-
edl will be held Tuesday evening,
and the Board of Deacons will meet
at 7 pm. Thursday preceding the
nidweek devotional service, which
will be conducted by DR.. Pruden.
The White Cross workers will meet
at the church at 10 am. Wednes-
day.
Evening star., 1941-09-13
Dr.. Burgun to Preach
At HumIine Methodist

"The Brook Dried Up" will be the
sermon subject of DR.. H. w. Burgan
at Hamline Methodist Church at
II tomorrow. The nursery for the
care Of children whose parents de-
sire to attend the service will be
resumed for the fall.
The Official Board will meet in the
chapel at pm. Monday. The Red
Cross unit will meet at 1890 am.
Thursday. At 6 pm. Friday the
Youth Fellowship of the church will
hold get-together banquet to pro-
mote the work for the coming sea-
son. Next Sunday the Woman's So
eaety of Christian Service will cele-
brate its first anniversary with a
mite box tea from 4 to pm. at
the home of Mrs. G. R. Wilhelm.
Evening star., 1941-09-13

tomorrow morning. Miss Margaret
Wegy Will have charge of devotions.
The annual picnic will be held at
the Bliss Electrical School this aft
ernoon from 3 to 8. The choral en-
semble will hold its first rehearsal
at $50 pm. Thursday.
Mrs. Claudia Hildebrand will
teach the lesson to L. F. o, Glass
of Brookland Methodist Church to-
morrow morning.
The Vaughn Glass of Calvary Bap-
tist Church will be taught tomor-
row by the Rev. Thomas o. Jones,
second vice president of the class.
Harry Kilgore will lead in prayer,
Freeman Stricklin will read the
scripture lesson, Earl B. Fuller will
lead the song service and Al Riser.
Jr., will preside. The session will
open with selections by the class
orchestra, led by Chester Hutch
lnSon. Edward l.. TolSon, jr., as
sistant president, will greet new
members and visitors. The Religious
Committee will have charge of the
service at Blue Plains at 7:30 pm.
Friday.
The Phi Gamma Kappa Glass of
Metropolitan Baptist Church will
have charge of the service at the
Northeast Mission on Wednesday
evening. John Carleton will speak
Judge Eugene Black will be the
guest speaker at the session of the
A. B. Pugh Bible Class of Mount
Vernon Place Methodist Church to-
morrow. His subject will be The
Eternal God, the Source of Help"
Capt. Morton L. Ring, U. S. N, will
preside. Justice Bolitha j. Laws,
teacher of the class, is expected to
return September 81.
The Florence M. Brown Glass of
Calvary Baptist Church will be
taught tomorrow by Miss Elsie
Green. The class will have charge
of the service at the Receiving Home
for Children at 3 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1941-09-13
christianity Is Life
Will Be DR.. Helms S Topic

Christianity Is Life" will be the
sermon theme of DR.. Arthur O..
Helm at the morning service to-
morrow in the Augustana Lutheran
Church.
The congregations Board of Ad-
ministration will meet at 7:30 pm.
Tuesday.
Fall activities will begin in the
Luther League at pm. Thursday.
Evening star., 1941-09-13
Double Services Continue
AT Grace Lutheran Church

DR.. Gerhard E. Lenski, pastor,
announces the resumption of or
ganization activities throughout the
congregation in Grace Lutheran
Church. Double morning services,
held throughout the summer, will
be continued in a regular way. The
pastor will preach at both services
tomorrow on The Hard Task Can
Be Made Easy"
At mathis at 8:45 am. Vincent
Generich, baritone, will be guest
soloiSt.
Women of the Guild are inviting
members and friends to a cooking
demonstra ton" in the church hall
Thursday at pm. Choir rehearsals
for the senior choir have been re-
sumed Fridays. Junior rehearsals
will be resumed September 10.
Evening star., 1941-09-13

posed of Wilford H. Dunn, Carl
Book, Carl E. Nordeen, ST.; Harry
B. Lanning and Merrill w. brennan,
has arranged for the trip. Cars Will
leave the church at 2 pm. To-Day
Carl Book will teach the class to-
morrow morning and will speak on
the topic: What Aunt Tlllle DIG
With Five Hundred Dollars
Ralph L. Lewis, associate boys
secretary, Y: M. C. A, Will be the
guest teacher tomorrow at the P, w
Jeffries Glass of Francis Asoury
Methodist Church. Mrs. Tracy L.
Jeffords will preside.
The Luther Rice Bible Class OF
First Baptist Church will be taught
tomorrow by Linton Collins. Har-
wood Hall. director of music of the
church, will lead the song service
Mrs. Dorothy johnson will sing
accompanied by Miss Harriet
Knight.
Harold S. King, chairman OF the
Historical Committee of the Organ
lied Bible Glass Association, will
present motion pictures of the sum-
mer conference at the fall rally
of the association September 90.
The Mems Glass of Eldbrooke
Methodist Church will have Page
NICK. Etchison, religious work di-
rector, Y. M. C. A, as guest teacher
tomorrow morning. Mr.. Etchlson
will give an exposition of the inter-
national Sunday school lesson at a
dinner meeting Of the Sunday
School Board of National Baptist
Memorial Church at pm. Thurs
day.
The Concordant Glass of Takoma
Park Christian Church will hold its
monthly meeting at the church at
pm. Thursday. c. Myers will teach
the lesson tomorrow and L. E.
Powell, president, will preside.
The Rainbow Glass of Mount Ver-
non Place Methodist Church will be
taught tomorrow by the associate
teacher, Miss Florence Mcdonald
The w. v. Tudor Glass will hold
its monthly business meeting Mon
day evening.
Mrs. William S. Abernethy. teach
er of the Burial Glass Of Calvary
Baptist Church has returned from
vacation and will teach the class
Evening star., 1941-09-13
Prof. Chandler in Pulpit
At Calvary Methodist

The Rev Douglas Chandler, pro-
fessor in the theological school at
Western Maryland College, will
preach at Calvary Methodist Church
at II am. tomorrow on Evidences
of Our Faith"
Next Sunday morning the Rev.
Orris Gravenor Robinson, D. D.,
minister of Calvary Church, will re-
turn to the pulpit
DR.. Hugh L. Dryden will be the
guest teacher of the Calvary Mems
Glass in their session tomorro>
morning, which begins at $40
o'clock.
Evening star., 1941-09-13
Mans Best Gift 10 God
Is Topic Of DR.. FoeIsch

DR.. Charles B. Foelsch will preach
tomorrow morning at Luther Place
Memorial Church, at Thomas Circle,
on Mans Best Gift to God"
The Luther League at 7 pm. will
discuss the question, Flying and
Killing-Always Wrong?"
The Lutheran Inner Mission
Workers Conference will meet at
8 pm. Friday.
At 2 pm. Saturday the young
people leave the church for Rock
Greek Park, Sixteenth and Kennedy
streets section.
Evening star., 1941-09-13
DR.. Briggs Returns;
breaches Tomorrow

DR.. John E. Briggs, pastor OF
Fifth Baptist Church, has returned
from vacation in Tidewater, Va.
and will teach the Darlington Berea
Bible Glass and preach at IL am
on THE Christian Home" The
Rev. j. Herrick Hall will preach at
8 pm. on What Does Nazi-ism
Involve?"
The Woman's Missionary Society
will hold its quarterly executive
meeting from to 8 pm Tuesday
and conduct prayer meeting fol-
the District of Columbia missions
Evening star., 1941-09-13
DR.. Bornhort to Speak
To Ministerial Union

DR.. William r. Barnhart. executive
secretary of the Washington FEEDER
alton Of Churches, will address the
Ministerial Union at II am. Mon
day in the Methodist Building. His
topic will be The Role of the
Church in Time of War"
Evening star., 1941-09-13
Atonement Lutheran Church

The regular fall and winter
schedule of services will begin to-
morrow with the Rev. Howard E.
Snyder delivering the sermon at
II am. and the Rev. James r.
Powers preaching at pm.
Evening star., 1941-09-13

business meet
ing to plan the
fall and winter
program. Tues
day evening at
the church. Mrs.
abeth Hi !,
class president,
will preside.
The M e n S
Bible Glass Of
Mount Rainier
ChristianChurch
is holding its
final fishing trip
today. The COM
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Evening star., 1941-09-13
News of the Bible Glasses
Activities of Interest to
Local Organizations
By PAGE NICK. ETCHISON,

Fendrch of the metropolitan Presbyterian
Church. will deliver the address the
Lincoln Park at tomorrow This will
Association day and will be the last meeting for the
will preside William
officers of the association will participate
The Ta Young Glass of Western Presbyterian
Evening star., 1941-09-13

DR.. James Rayburn of Newton,
Kans. The class will hold its regular
Evening star., 1941-09-13

Mrs. William S. Abernethy. teach
er OF the Burial Glass OF Calvary
Baptist Church has returned from
vacation and will teach the class
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23

arriving at a restaurant, but no knowledge
of what took place except that there was
some kind of floor show or something or
other. The next thing 1 remember Is being
in a place called Ballastrielis' or some such
name The next thing remember is finding
myself seated on couch in back ROOM
II must have fallen asleep. man was
standing before me with glass. suggesting:
If you drink this you will feel better
remember feeling at the time that we should
have been back at the sanitarium.
II next remember hearing somebody say
something about it being time to go to church.
From that remark. concluded that it must
be Sunday. 1 remember that young Bal
lastrielis boy saying that he had difficulty in
getting something at the drug store without
a note. l was then given some white powder
to swallow. do not remember getting out
of Milwaukee
Everything went black and stayed pretty
black for the next week. From time to time
she would become conscious, sights and sounds
would register on her mind, and then she
would drift off again. Centralia and Cape
Girardeaux went by like towns briefly
at midnight from the window of sleeping
car. Then came New Orleans and the sound
of a telephone ringing.
IT was again awakened in a hotel room
alone womans voice on the telephone was
asking for Mr.. Stewart. I remember not be-
ing able to understand why anyone was tele-
phoning to ask me about Mr.. Stewart.
Il recall Mr.. Stewart coming into the room
shortly after and asking If anyone had tele-
phoned I remember something about q man
named Leland and his wife and something
said about having dinner with them.
The next thing 1 remember was an en-
tirplv different room i don't rernarnhar Iaav.
ing but someone was driving the car.
Next remember walking through what
seemed to be back entrance I remember
bell boys. 1 have since been told it was the
side entrance to a hotel in New Orleans
Il don't remember going upstairs but 1
remember my side was bothering me very
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23

treated for a slight conclusion Of the brain,
bruises about the head and body and a frac-
tured pelvis
That sounds like a good deal, but actually.
it was declared, his condition was not too
serious to prevent frequent exchanges Of re-
gard and affection with his ministering angel.
The curtain is lowered at this point while
time passes backwards and the lady in red
pajamas is temporarily removed. 1t goes up
again on a fashback. In this act, which might
be called the other, or more material side of
Mr.. Croft's nightmare. Mrs Croft and her
attorney. Lillian D. Rock, of ITO East And
Street, New York, the master-mind of the
whole show, come forward and explain the
mechanism which worked the dreamlike APP
pearances.
According to their account, Mrs Crofts
suspicious had been aroused when in going
week after week to visit her infant daughter
in the home of her estranged husband she
would find the latter mysterously absent
After applying her womans intuition to
the problem, she says she recalled that several
Summers ago Mr.. Croft had shown consider
able interest in lady who lived in Bay Shore.
She notified Miss Rock to this effect and
thereafter wherever Mr.. Croft went a pack
of private detectives was sure to CO. too.
On the night before the morning when the
unsuspecting husband awoke with the sound
of his mother-in-laws voice In his ears, the
detectives had all come down with colds, so
Mrs. Croft and her mother had taken over
in their place. They trailed their man, they
say, to Bay Shore. lost the scent and finally
picked it up again when he came sauntering
out of a nearby roadside tavern with a lady
on his arm.
After holing up their quarry in the apart
ment house. the hounds put in frantic call
to Generalissimo Rock. who promptly went
into action. Result: the first two pursuers
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23

were soon joined by State trooper. the local
chief of police. a fire chief and two detec-
tives the last having been persuaded that
this was an emergency which called for more
than lying in bed, sneezing.
At A. NJ this ill-assorted company
climbed up two flights of stairs to the door
of the apartment whose windows they had
been watching The head detective knocked,
a woman's voice in sleepy accents demanded
who was there and the detective replied: II
have a telegram for you" Then. he says, the
door opened and the pretty brunette in bright
red silk pajamas dazzled the eyes of the be-
holders just long enough for Mr.. Croft to
describe his alleged parabola through the
window.
Mrs Croft's nightmare preceded her hus-
bands by little over nine months To be
fully appreciated it must be read about in
the words which she herself used to describe
it to the court.
Last May she left the Milwaukee sani-
tarium where she had been voluntarily taking
psychiatric treatment and her husband
charged, in the company of another wander
ing patient, William H. Stewart, air pilot and
prominent Milwaukee resident went on an
eight-day extra-marital junket ending in New
Orleans
Beverley did not deny the junket but said
that while it was going on she had not been
the mistress of her own mind or consequently,
of Mr.. Stewart.
II am not WELL" she told the court 'T
have been upset for long time. Practically
since was married to Mr.. Croft. The entire
relationship between US was one Of strain and
tension"
She went on to tel of first meeting Mr..
Stewart inside the sanitarium and a few
evenings later outside the grounds.
He asked me how l would like to 60
somewhere" her affidavit stated, and my
recollection is that I must have replied that
I would not care what did where went.
1 had been terribly upset since had received
a letter from my husband.
Il have a vague recollection of eventually
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23

MOTHER nghtmarsh episode has added the dreamy
~ domestic life Of Mr.. Mrs William H. Jr.
Readers of The American Weekly article
which here last Fall describing eighday trip which
Mrs Beverley Croft, aegedly a all the
through the South with gentleman pilot H
1T all seemed like nightmare moving picture Of
else"
Mr. Croft, wealthy e-president metal who
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-23


feet planted solidly on the ground at the
moment, scoffed at this explanation. He
had more simple one: infidelity.
Now, however, IL has been his turn TO
ride the nightmare, and the experience
may cause him to take more lenient
view Of his wife's Dixieland dream-tour.
Mr.. Croft stepped out Of the world Of
commonplace things at O'Clock of chill
February morning. He was reported at
the time to be in the third floor bedroom
Of an apartment in Bay Shore. Long
Island-and not alone. It was the sound
of his mother-in-law's voice. outside the
door, which ushered him from what pre-
sumably was deep sleep into waking
nightmare
According to the late Russian scientist,
Pavlov, certain definite responses, both
in men and animals, will follow certain
stimuli. provided process of condition
ing" has taken place. Mr.. Croft's Paw
lovian response to his mother-in-law's
voice was to jump through the window.
which unfortunately happened to be
closed. He landed in a lilac bush some
80 feet below.
Very sketchIIy clad, he lay there.
plucking bits of glass lilac twigs and
snlinters of window frame from various
parts of his anatomy. Then, recovered
sufficiently to survey the landscape, ne
beheld a sight which must have given him
somewhat the same sensation which Alice,
NJ Alice in Wonderland. experienced IN
falling down the rabbit hole.
7, was his wife bounding towards
across the dew-drenched. dawn-lit lawn v
oltstretched arms and look Of loving arx
on her face.
II she had practised for long hours
front of a mirror. 1t is doubtful that
could have hit on an expression that We
have struck her husband as more out OF pi
There was nothing in the remoter past
explain it, for they had been feuding pr,
constantly for about year; and the situa
from which Mr.. Croft had volplaned t
three-point landing in the lilac bush explal
1t even less.
Beyond the apartment door had been
only his mother-in-law. Mrs. Lillian Bren
and his wife but lot of other people as v
inside according to Mrs. Croft, had
both her husband and a lady in red
paiamas Even a sleep-dazed brain c.
figure out what that added up to. div
raid was in progress.
tally skewered and partially clothed.
there was his wife-who is rs years old
strikingly beautiful-rushing towards hin
help out in his moment of trial. Surely
one could have blamed Mr.. Croft II, as
apparition enveloped him in a tender embr
he had shut his eyes and said:
Croft, old boy. there's nothing in all
When you look around again it'll all be
ferent."
But it wasn't different. 1t was still
same dream, only more dreamlike, for p
tically within arms reach was nice s.
private hospital just as though 1t had
put there by the good fairy who looks
for people who take Steve Brodies into
bushes.
So. loving Mrs. Croft helped battered
Croft to his feet and shepherded him into
nice hospital There. like an angel of me
she hovered over him while he was b
Nogales international., 1941-03-29
Paper 141 Years
Old Brought
To Karan1 Office

Containing an account Of the
death of Georoe washington on
Dec. IA, 1899, copy Of the Ulster
County, New York, Gazette, dated
,T~1uarv 4, 1900 was brought to the
cFf ce of County Attorney N. Ka-
ram this week by one of his Mexi-
can clients who said the paper was
given her by her grandmother.
Under the heading Washington
Entombed," the paper told about
Washington funeral.
It devoted considerable space to
orders signed by President John
Adams and also contained accounts
of the Napoleonic war raging in Eu-
rope in 1900, and there was a
lengthy writeup entitled Holland
Evacuated" describing the English
victory over the French in Dutch
territory.
The paper consisted of four pages
with four columns to page.
Nogales international., 1941-03-29
Jackson Day
Dinner At
Phoenix Tonight

Democrats from throughout Ari-
zona will gather in Phoenix tonight
for the annual Jackson Day dinner
in the fiesta room of the Hotel
Westward Ho.
U. S. Senator Ernest w. McFar-
land will be guest speaker. Dean
Stanley of Phoenix will preside and
James Gleason, noted screen come
dian, will be master of ceremonies.
One of the features of the evening
will be broadcast of an address by
President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Local Democrats planning on at
tending include Mr.. and Mrs. Writ
G. Bowman and Louis Escalada.
Attending from Tucson will be
Evo DeConc;ni Henry Rubenstein,
Ben Mckinney, John Dougherty, K.
Perry Peterson, Judge William c..
Hall, Harry Ransom, Frank G.
P:;yton, Mayor Henry o. Jaastad,
Hubert H 'Autremont, j. j.
O'Dowd, Cowan Drachman, Lee
Garrett, E. T. Cusick, Jack Martin,
Mel Goodson, and William Spaid
Nogales international., 1941-03-29
III. S. Senator
Visitor Here

Enroute to Phoenix where he is
to speak at tonight's annual Jack
son Day dinner, u. S. Senator
Ernest w. Mcfarland arrived in No
gales yesterday afternoon from
Washington.
During his stay here he conferred
with Former Democratic National
Committeeman Writ c.. Bowman
and other Democrats, and was a
caller at the office of the Nogales
International.
The Senator was accompanied
here from Douglas by Frank Beard,
Cochise county Democratic chair
man, and Everett Jones, both of
Douglas. Enroute here they made a
stop at Fort Huachuca.
'It looks favorable" said the
Senator, when questioned about
the prospects of the government
paving the road from near Pata-
gonia to Fort Huachuca.
The Senator said he is opposed
to American ships conveying ship
ments to war-torn Europe.
Nogales international., 1941-03-29
La Fiesta de
Las Flores Set
For Nav 3, As

A committee of Nogales, Sonora,
business men is listing candidates
who will enter the race for queen of
La Fiesta de los Flores to be
staged in Nogales, Sonora May 3,
4 and s.
Serving on the committee are
Humberto Choza Canedo, Ramiro
Ortiz. Enrique De Alba and Anne
rico Krauss.
In addition to the Nogales, So
nora, queen some young lady in No
gales, Arizona, will be similarly hon
ored and will share honors with the
Sonora queen at balls, parades
and other functions.
Officials of the Nogales, Sonora
chamber of commerce said they
would select another committee to
choose the queen from the Ameri-
can side of the line.
Committees are at work lining up
baseball games, bull fights and
other entertainment features which
will form a part of the celebration.
A senies of fiesta dances will be
held in the new Nogales, Sonora
country club.
Nogales international., 1941-03-29
Directors OF
Big Company
Meet In Nogales

For the first time in the history
of the Citizens Utilities Company
directors of that big organization
hsld a meeting Wednesday outside
of New York or Minneapolis. They
met in Nogales.
Attending the session were Jo-
seph Chapman, president of the
company; r. j. Andrus, vice-presi-
dent and general manager; H. F..
W5lch, secretary and treasurer; I.
E. Stiles, director; all of Minnea-
polls; William Mitchell, st. Paul,
director; G. B. Hughes, New York,
another director; G. M. Hart, man
ager of the company's properties
at Kingman; and C. H. McNulty,
manager at Nogales.
From here the entire party ex-
cept Mr.. Andrus who is i'll here,
journeyed to Miami, Kingman and
Boulder Dam.
The Citizens Utilities Company
has holdings in the states of Ari-
zona, Washington, Idaho, Califor-
MIA, Oregon, Colorado, Vermont
and the territory of Alaska.