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Evening star., 1941-06-22
Goodwill Industries
Benefit to Be Held
At Prevention Oak

Prevention Oak, the country es-
tate of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward J. Roth,
Rockville, Nd, will be opened to the
members and friends of the Good
will Industries at 5 o'clock Monday,
June 80, for a country picnic
supper.
The hosts Will be assisted by Mrs.
Charles H. Ruth. Mrs. Elizabeth w.
Murray, Mrs. Karl Fenning. Mrs.
Howard G. Nichols and Mrs. Stanley
c. Sears, trustees.
Beside the opportunity to visit the
greenhouses and gardens, which are
operated according to the latest
scientific methods, other features
following picnic supper at 6 o'clock
will be group games, community
singing about the campflres and an
auction of white elephants" ar
ticles contributed for the occasion.
The proceeds will help finance the
making Of several hundred feet Of
motion pictures in color for pro-
motion Of the organizations pro-
gram of providing work opportunl-
ties for handicapped persons.
Evening star., 1941-06-22
Harris.Symington
Party Invitations
Out at Leesburg

LEESBURG, Va, June 2l.-Mr.
and Mrs. Hayden Harris, Mr.. Hunt
ington Harris and Mr.. and Mrs.
James Symington have issued invi-
tations to a party Saturday, from
to 7 o'clock. at Fort Evans Farm,
near LeeSburg.
Mr.. Henry Winslow of Winter Park,
Fla, is spending several days with
Mr.. and Mrs. Winslow Williams at
Roxbury Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Cox OF
Hartford Conn, are spending a
week in Leesburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Harrison
have returned from a trip to the
West Coast and San Antonio. Tex,
where they visited their son-in-law
and daughter, 1t. and Mrs. Bertram
Harrison.
The Rev. and Mrs. Armistead We'll
bourne and son, John. have returned
from graduation of the latter from
Princeton University.
Mrs. Robert Walker has reopened
her home after spending the winter
in Chicago.
Miss Florence di Zerega is visiting
Miss June Schwartz at West Pitt
son, Pa.
Mrs. Stephen Woodruff and
daughter, Natalie. have returned to
Evening star., 1941-06-22

their two children motored to Louis
vile.
Miss Marjorie Hahn of Pittsburgh
is the guest of Miss Shirley Seiden-
man.
Mrs. Nat Wildman of New York
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Goldenberg
Mr.. Julian Brylawski has returned
from Los Angeles and Santa Bar
bara, Calf. and has joined his
family at their summer home on
the PatuXent River.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry c. Tolstoi
of 40l8 Kansas avenue NV have
visiting them Mrs. Tolstoi's BROTH
ers-in-laW and sisters, Mr.. and Mrs.
Phil Messmer and Mr.. and Mrs. A.
M. Stack, and her father, Mr.. Morris
Marks. all of New York. They came
to make the acquaintance of Mr..
Marks first grandchild, Rosalind
Elaine. who was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Tolstoi June IL in Doctors
Hospital. Mrs. Tolstoi is the former
Miss Jeanette Marks.
Evening star., 1941-06-22
Miss Magruder Wed
To Mr.. Montgomery

DR.. and Mrs. Charles L. Magruder
of Dallas, Tex, announce the mar
rage of their daughter, Miss June
Overton Magruder, to Mr.. George
Franklin Montgomery, son of Mrs.
Marie N. Montgomery of this city
and the late Mr.. George Mason
Montgomery.
The ceremony was performed
Tuesday, June II, by the Rev. Paul
D. Wilbur in st. Stephens and the
Incarnation.
The bride wore an ensemble of
burnt almond shade with corsage
Of orchids.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery
attended Purdue University in Laf-
ayette, Ind.
After June "a the couple will re-
turn from wedding trip to reside
in Avondale, Md.
Evening star., 1941-06-22
Wijkmans Select
House Near Montreal

The Swedish Minister to Canada
and Nine. Wijkman returned to
Washington last week after select
ing a house in the country near
Montreal, and with their children
are at Wardman Park Hotel over
Sunday. While looking for an abode
they left their children at the hotel
where Nine. Wijkman's S brother and
sister-in-law, the Vice President and
Mrs. Henry A. Wallace, and the
Swiss Minister and Nine. Brugg-
mann, brother-in-law and sister of
Nine. Wijkman, and the Vice Presi-
dent also have apartments.
The Minister and Nine Wijkman
and their children will leave the end
of the week for Canada.
Evening star., 1941-06-22

and the Yosemite Valley after a
three-week visit in Los Angeles.
Mrs. Harry Bland was given a
farewell luncheon Monday at the
Mayfair by a group of friends be-
fore her departure for Denver.
Mrs. Martin Mendelsohn will ac-
company Mrs. Bland there.
Miss Sallie Abel Guest
At Brothers Home.
Mrs. Sallie Abel of Pittsburgh is
the guest of her brother and sister,
in-laW. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Abel.
Mrs. Lucy Ford has returned to
her home in New York after a visit
here with her daughter, Miss Irene
Ford.
Mrs. Carl Goldberg was hostess
Wednesday at luncheon and cards
at the Woodmont Country Club.
Mrs. Cecilia Michaehs and Miss
Celia Blumenthal will leave Friday
on tour to Yellowstone Park, Salt
Lake City, Denver and Pixies Peak,
stopping in Chicago on the return
trip.
Maj. and Mrs. Jesse Miller and
Evening star., 1941-06-22

LOS tA1lSCICS.
Miss Nancy Weyl left for Forest
Hills, Long Island, yesterday to
spend 10 days with her father, Mr..
Max Weyl, I'd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Kerngood are in
Atlantic City for the summer.
Mrs. Carrie Wolf of Tampa, Fla, is
visiting her daughters in Georgia,
and will return here to join another
daughter, Miss Dolly Wolf where
they will make their future home.
Miss Wolfe is visiting her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Baer, in
Chevy Chase.
Barnett Family to Spend
Summer in Ventnor, \. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Barnett and
two children left Friday for Vent
nor. N. j.. where they have cottage
for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Nordllnger
are spending the week end in Rich
mond, Va, attending the Lakeside
and Woodmont Clubs golf tourna-
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jules Gordon, after
spending two weeks at Schroon Lake,
N. Y, are again in their apartment,
at the Westchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Sanger re-
turned Thursday from Miami Beach,
where they spent the summer. They
will leave shortly to visit their SON.
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Broida, in Parkersburg, w. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Lust with
their daughter, Miss Geraldine
Lust, are visiting Yellowstone Park
Evening star., 1941-06-22

their home in Tucson. Ariz., after
visiting Mrs. Woodruff mother, Mrs.
E. H. Heaton
The Rev. Heath Brosius of Bal
timore has arrived in Hamilton to
make his home with his sister, Mrs.
Benjamin v. White.
Mrs. Robert Shook. who has been
spending several days in New York,
has returned home.
Mr.. John G. Hopkins has as his
guest his son, John G. Hopkins, jr.
Evening star., 1941-06-22
OF Personal Note
Miss Jane Simon Entertains
For Out.Of. Town Guests

Simon daughter of Mr. and Mrs Morris Simon OF Chevy
Friday night in honor OF
Spring
Club Sigma Sorority PTauP Fraternity Among the
Stanley Eenbeg Miss Joan Letterman OF F
S visiting Miss Jean Petzeder
Mrs Abel Saks visit to her daughter Mrs
Louis Schenectady N. Y.
Lhtman have returned to the shoham from
Evening star., 1941-06-22
Bank Women Meet

The Bank Womens Club will meet
Wednesday at 6 pm. at the
Chamberlain. Miss Helen Healy, the
president, will preside. Miss Miriam
Fort and Miss Edna Oney are in
charge of arrangements and Miss
Rose Royce and Mrs Elizabeth
Rowzee are planning a special pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1941-06-22
Knitters Assemble

The American Knitters will hold
their regular meeting Wednesday
morning at the Hay-Adams House.
Other units will meet tomorrow and
Thursday from to $50 pm. at the
District chapter house of the Amer
ican Red Cross.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
BY EARLE ii. CLAPP,
Acting Chief Service Department Agriculture.

49, HOUGH few Of us think about il unless.
perhaps we encounter forest fire while
! travelling the smoke Of burning woods
hangs over some section of the United States
from one years end TO another
The forest fire season already is under
way in the South and in parts of the East
and begins this month in the West where
most Of our remaining virgin forests are To-
Gated From now until snow flies. the Red
Menace of forest fire will be busy collecting
the huge toll it annually levies upon America.
Almost as If this toll We're calculated in
advance by some supernatural demon, for
several years it has approXimated year after
year the value Of the trees. cover and
property on about 10000 600 acres -or around
100000 0O-in addition to varying number
Of human lives and the lives Of countless
birds fish and animals
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06

eral main causes. The report, far The period
1935-l939 is typical This particular mHet.
ment Of the Rel Mcuaces helpers lists these
causes and percentaac
Fires set deliberately per cent,
set by smokeTs-2j.5.
set by campers-66.
Set by persons who light up pile Of leaves.
litter Of logging slash" in dangerous fire io-
cations or on windy daNs-lSG.
Set a. "A result Of railroading. sparks
from passing locomotives. Tie burning
fire dumping. fllses-i2.
Set a. "A result Of numbering opera
tions-i.9 ..
Set hy lightning, the only natural
cause OF forest fire. according
S. to forest sccntistS-9I.
80 -AfiSCciiancOus-li3.
g Thousands Of urbartes who
hunt fish hike or for other
purposes hie themselves 60 the
woods each year VII doubtless
have-A -tMlnge Of conscience Us
they read that roster. Large
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
FOREWORD
By CLAUDE Il. WICKARD,
u. 5. SECRETARY of Agriculture.


know could scarcely do without wood
! rtherho implements Building and
they today without it Lacking
attack would be ia more difficult impossible
today
That deal because year after year forest fire takes
of
$4oOoooo each Never
passes flames Nor
suppose fertility wild life watershed and
directly due
himself and to his country this
Forester that the majority
ofo Weekly
splendid public for
Mr. Earle H.
Clapp.w appea
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06

masks. Spruce and plastic for quickly turned
out training planes. Cellulose for high explo-
sives Rosin for making shrapnel. Wood wool
for clothing And rations from wood glucose
where worse comes to worst.
1t i not beyond reason, think that the
day might come when man who deliberately
set fire To the forest would he regarded as a
traitor to his country.
In this connection, for instance Of obvious
value against an invader are the 5000 lookout
towers the $4,000 miles Of telephone lines
the "a 600 miles Of trails and roads. the
iunumerable sources of water supply, the graz
Ing areas and the airplane landing fields in
the national forests.
Particularly is this true with the vast
reaches of national forest land in the Pacific
and Rocky Mountain states. Heavy fires
could play havoc with such valuable defense
aids as telephone lines. water supplies trails
and tho like
VIII vacationng Americans realize the I'M
portance of these facts this year? Time VIII
tell. Many foresters believe al. aroused love
Of country VII cut tho toll Of man-causcd fires
this Summer for the first tune in years.
Do you wonder. then. about these 200
or more anrcbugs" of ours Are they vie
Tins of crcumstantal woods COLLINS? Arc
they plain silly and irresponsible? or, like the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06

ana a glance at the
current news seems
TO me 10 prove how
right that is with
wooden cantonments
building from coast
TO coast. Prepara-
tion for national de-
Tense, as well as for
war, requires plenti-
full, readily obtain
able wood for count
less purposes.
In the business of
transporting sup
plies, of h SIM
soldiers and for cree
ting concrete and
other Notifications.
and for manufacture
ing hundreds of war
materials. wood is
an absolute neces-
sity.
What war mate
rails ?
Here arc a few
surprising n g s
wood charcoal and
filter paper for gas
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06

Forest t1re t1ghtlng Is the parachute
Man or the ''Smoke Jumper" Who Leaps
From an Airpane Near the Smokes"
Like Modern Bitzkreg Trooper Being
Dropped Behind the Enemy Lines.
tion-zpasef- jjtlst ahead of us no doubt will
exceed the population of the country, be-
cause during 1889 the last year for which
complete records kept by the Forest Ser
vice of the u S. Department of Agri-
UuttuTU arr ava1tabte, 125,565,66t entered
National Forests alone -rnund- num-
hers this count included Of million motor
ists. or "passers through" 30 million more
IeIsure1Y sIEhtseers and II nfiition hunters
fishermen campers and the like
As near as anyone can judge. not more
certainly than one-half of one per cent of
these visitors turned out to be assistant col
leetors for the Red Menace. That is to say,
not more than that percentage committed
such dangerous deeds as tossing a lighted
cigarette or other smoking material out the
automobile window into the roadside finder
of dry grass or pine needles
Or leaving a campfire burning
Or foolishly building a fire Of a windy
day on ground Uttered with inflammabIe
leaves or grass or ankle-deep with pine needles
OR by touching a match to the woods out
of downright meanness or lawlessness.
on the other hand. no one knows how
many thoughtess or careless woods wanderers
dropped burning matches, pipe heels or the
inevitable burning cigarette butt and did not
start a forest fire because someone else
stepped on the blaze in time or by lucky
chance the spark did not strike finder.
Ask any experienced forester how many
careless or thoughtless persons there are usu-
ally among visitors to his forest and he'll tell
You Plenty" and as a rule with a grim
emphasis.
In fact, there are so many each year that
your hard-pressed forester very nearly always
acquires the habit of keeping a special lookout
for buffers who look as if they didn't know
their way around so as to be on hand should
they set the woods Attire Often as not. the
woodsman gets chance ito educate EN-
as he puts It. And many time he forestals
the monstrous genie of forest fire that can
swell and roar out of match box quicker
than thr-one which came when Aladdin rubbed
his wonderful lamp
Mostly this is the story of our 200 600 or
more forest "hrebugs" of how the average
citizen like you or me can guard against
being trapped into becoming a member of this
reckless crew. and of what a fearful show
one lone match can stage.
Il is also the story of a longtime national
than ever graught with danger. because of the
importance Of forests 10 national defense
David p. Goodwin our assistant chief, Divi-
sion Of Fire Control recently coined the
slogan Forest Defense Is National Defense
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06

The "Srnoke Jumper" Looking Like the Man
From Mars Uses a Two-Way Radio TO Keep
Him in Touch With the AirpIane or the
Nearest Lookout station and He Carries
Rope to Lower Himself TO the Ground in Case
He Landed in a Tree Top.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06

numbers, no doubt will feel the need Of 7a-
surfing themselves by saying. WeitI mover
started a fire"
And a lot Of these last being essentially
honest will be forced 10 add That ] know
Of because they have a furtiVe memory of
never having been quite sure certain camp
ire they left behind was dead out OR If
the cigarette they flippcd beside the trail that
looked back while hurrying homeWard really
went out before starting a blaze.
For All many such a one knows thos, fire.
brands they left behind may have ignItod the
dry litter Of the forest floor hodrs later whom
a strong wind blew up. Every old time ranger
recalls tracing such fires. by means Of clues
left at the spot to campers at their homes
and finding them honestly surprised and
shocked at the news.
When caught. these feeble Adventures,
usually are permitted 20 pay for the damaged
their fool fire has caused and there's am end
to the matter II there is evidence of uceu-
diarism. every effort is made TO jail the cul-
prit But the Forest Service has only about
4 600 full-time men to watch over $50 600
square miles And powerful. few fire fools
ever are caught red-handed.
No one. so far as l know has a better
first hand knowledge Of the people behind
the impersonal figures in STANDARD CLASSIC
fcation of Forest Fire Causes t7Tr ftUV
Headiey, veteran chief of the Forest sbryico
Division Of Fire Control Nj Headicy believes
that when it comes 90 being careful of fire
90, Arovt n,ooN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06

Continued on Next Pago)
Evening star., 1941-01-04
Holy Communion
To Be Administered
By DR.. SteeIman
New Members to Be
Received at Petworth
Methodist Church

At II am. service tomorrow in
PetWorth Methodist Church holy
communion will be administered by
DR.. Frank Steelman. New members
will be received. The choir will sing
the hymn anthem Come to the
Savior Now" by Maker.
A candlelight hour at 6 pm. for
the Junior High League will have
the theme of New Year resolutions.
At 7 pm. the Senior League will
meet. The Young Adults will have
a symphonic hour, featuring the
works of the American composer,
Edward A. Mcdowell, presented by
Douglass Patterson.
Young peoples night will be OBJ
served at O'Clock. Mary Jane Keely
will offer prayer and Norman Sharp
less will read the Scripture. A mixed
quartet will sing Send Out Thy
Light to introduce the theme Of the
candlelight service. For the offer
tory their selection Will be Gloria
in EXeelsis,' by Concone. Young
people will present the candlelight
service. DR.. Steelman will speak on
Gods Candle in the Soul of Man" ."
In the cast will be Howard Bishop,
Gene Otto, June Mehlfelt, Lionel
Fielder, Dorothy Blood, Peggy
O'Neale, Mary King, Elsie Hawn,
LaVerne Burroughs, Agnes Smith,
Nancy flanagan, Miriam Stack
house, Doris Demaree, Doris Har-
baugh. Shirley Nolan, Virginia Perrin,
Miss Elma Lank, Mrs. Chester Call
beck, Thomas Mears and w. H. Van
Pelt.
Evening star., 1941-01-04
LEST Thou Forget
Is Chosen as Topic
By DR.. Burgan
Women's Adult Glasses
Will Be Taught by
Mrs. Law, Miss Williams

Beware Lest Thou Forget!-a
Word for 1941" will be the subject
of DR.. H. w. Burgan's sermon at
Hamline Methodist Church at II
am. tomorrow.
The Women's adult classes at $50
am. will be taught by Mrs. Thomas
F. Law and Miss Ada Williams. The
young adult group will be addressed
by DR.. E. H. Orr.
The Official Board will meet Mon
day at 8 pm. Harry A. Havens will
report on the recent laymens re-
treat held at Frederick, Md
The Woman's Society of Chris
tan Service will meet Tuesday at
1920 am. Mrs. A. N. Warner, re-
Gently of Bombay, India, will speak
on THE Modern Woman in Present.
Day India" Mrs. o. H. Hillman
will be the worship leader. At 7:45
pm. Tuesday the Wesleyan Service
Guild will meet at the home of
Miss Blanche Neff. THE Great
Physician" will be the topic.
On Wednesday at 1920 am. Circle
No. 7 of the Woman'S Society of
Christian Service will meet at the
home of Mrs. Anna M. Lukei, 1417
Longfellow street NV. Mrs. Tracy
L. Jeffords will conduct the devo-
tional service.
1t Col. DR.. Karl Evang will give
an illustrated lecture on What
Happened in Norway During the
German Invasion" Thursday night.
Mrs. Sola Holmen, in native cos
tune, will sing Norwegian songs.
The affair is sponsored by the
Brotherhood.
Evening star., 1941-01-04
Three Kings Road
Is Chosen as Topic
By Dr.. FoeIsch

DR.. Charles B. Foelsch, pastor at
Luther Place Memorial Church, Will
preach on The Three Kings Road
at II am. tomorrow. The choir will
sing He Shall Feed His Flock" by
Handel. Mrs. G. J. Chaillet will
sing the soprano solo Arise, Shine,
for the Light Is Come" by Nc
Dermid.
At $50 pm. Miss Patricia Andrus
will speak to the intermediate
Luther League on why We Have a
Church. The Young People S
League will continue its considera-
ton of different religions at 7 pm.
The Rev. Carl w. Folkemer, assist
ant pastor, will speak on How 1t
All Began" presenting the first in
a series of two talks on the Lutheran
faith.
The women will sew for the Red
Cross Wednesday.
At 8 pm. Thursday Mrs. Gould
Wickey will present the third talk
in her series on youth Problems
to the Young Peoples Fellowship.
At 1.30 pm. Saturday members of
the Women's Missionary Society will
leave the church to hold the mis-
sion study at the Lutheran Home
for the Aged.
Evening star., 1941-01-04
Friend on the Road
Is Sermon Theme
Of DR.. {. H. Pruden
Student Night to Be
Observed at First
Baptist Church

Sounding a spiritual note for the
new year, DR.. Edward Hughes
Pruden will preach on The Friend
on the Road" tomorrow at II am. at
the First Baptist Church. The
vested senior choir will sing God Is
a Spirit" by David Hugh Jones. The
adult choir will participate in the
service.
At 8 pm. student night will be
observed The program has been
planned by Howard Rees, Baptist
student secretary of the District of
Columbia and Maryland, and several
First Church young people will have
a part on the program. The chapel
choir will sing Mozart's Gloria" "
from the 18th mass.
The Euzelian Glass at $50 am.
will be taught by John Ruthven,
executive secretary of the church,
The B. Y. P. U. will commence at
6 pm.
The Mems Brotherhood will meet
for dinner and a program Monday
at $50 pm. John Jackson, pres
ident, will preside. The deacons
will meet at 8 pm. On Tuesday
evening, film, The Trail of the
NavajoS." will be shown. No admis-
sion will be charged, but a silver
offering will be received for the
benefit of the Brookmont Mission.
The Woman's Missionary Society
will meet Wednesday at IL am.
Miss Elizabeth Clark, president, will
be in charge of the program, and
lunch will be served. On Thursday
at 8 pm. DR.. Pruden will speak.
Evening star., 1941-01-04
Dr.. B. |. Bell 10 Preach
3 Days at Epiphany

The Rev. DR.. Bernard Iddings
Bell. former warden of St Stephens
COLLEGE at Hudson,
will preach teaching mission at
the Church Of the Epiphany Janu-
ary II to 10. Services Will be held
each night. except Saturday, at s
O'Clock. Dr.. Bell is widely known
throughout the country as a
thoughtful and vigorous preacher
and writer. His Beyond AgnoSti-
cism" is we'll known, and HarperS
has recently published new book
called Religion for Living"
In addition to preaching in the
evenings, Dr.. Bell will be the spe-
cial preacher at the II o'clock serv-
ices on January u and 10.
Holy communion will be opened
tomorrow at 8 am, and at II am,
when the Rev. DR.. Ze Barney T.
Phillips will preach. The Young
Peoples Fellowship will meet at $50
pm. There will be a sermon by
the Rev. Mr. Fraser at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1941-01-04
Dr.. BlackweIder TO Give
'Sun-CroWned Men Talk

DR.. Oscar F. Blackwelder will give
his address, Sun Crowned Men" at
tomorrow in the Lutheran Church
Of the Reformation. At II m. his
theme will be "Disappointments or
Appointments"
The Rev. Ralph w. Loew, associate
pastor, will preach at $50 am. and
the children's choir will sing.
Robert E. Lee of Gettysburg Theo-
logical Seminary will speak to the
Round Table at pm. on The Duty
Of the Church in the Present World
Crisis"
The Sunday school class. taught
by Mrs. Edith Raab, meets on Mon
day evening al the home Of Mrs.
Melvin w. Sandmeyer, 5134 Nebraska
avenue NV.
On Tuesday evening the evening
group of the Woman's Missionary
Society meets at the home of Mrs
Florence Blumer and Mrs. Pearl
Carter. 1S Sherman Circle NV.
with Miss A. Barbara Wiegand, gen.
eral treasurer of the Woman's Mis-
slonary Society of the United Lu-
theran Church in America, as guest
speaker.
The Church Council meets Tues
day evening.
The Senior Confirmation Glass
meets Friday at pm.
The Bykota Glass will meet
Wednesday at pm. in the home of
Mrs. Wade Williams, 2o4 East Capt.
tol street.