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tablishing the invasion forces ashore
on enemy-held territory in the Gulf
of Salerno," his citation said.
He effectively assisted in the exc
cution of the assault operation and
in the operation incident to the
maintenance of the assault forces
once the initial beachhead was
gained" it continued. His able and
untiring efforts to effect the proper
disposition of the reserve forces and
to regulate the movement of sue
ceeding conveys contributed ma
terially to the ultimate success of
the invasion"
Capt. Old was director of Naval
Reserve officer procurement here
before going overseas a year ago
last November. He has had previ-
GUS overseas duty in China and at
Honolulu.
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II. OOBte HuS UTltteU ScTleS
Of letters tollo1uinq the major
napal attack on the MarshallS.
This is his second letter.
BY LIT. w. F. COYLE, u. S. n. R.,
Former Radio Director of The Star.
The time sailing back to port was
filled with making out reports of
the things We did, both right and
wrong, during the battle.
I remember at this point the day
I was told I was going to be in
clu6ed On the watch list on the
flag bridge from port of debarka-
ton to the objective. I had dreamed
that would happen to me. 1t was
only four-hour stretch on the
bridge during daylight, but how
that four hours can stretch. We
set sail, as you might expect, with a
sizeable force. We had more ships
under our command sailing in COM
pany than I had seen before in all
my life.
Having served as an assistant
staff duty officer on the bridge of a
flagship, I might relate few of his
chores. Every time string of sig
nal flags goes up on the yard arm
you are supposed to know what it
means. The signal may tell the force
what zig-zag plan to execute and
when to execute tit may indicate
the speed of the formation or it
may tell the ships when and what
cruising disposition to form. 1t may
also warn of the approach of un-
identified planes or it may report
to the force the position latitude
and longitude) at the time. And If
you are the assistant staff duty Of
ficer you are supposed to know what
they mean.
Each Ship Has Code Name.
And here's another thing never to
forget. AS you look out at the scores
OF ships pitching and rolling beside
you, in front of you and behind YOU
you suddenly realize each one of
those ships has radio code name
that is used in all voice radio trans
missions.
Since radio traffic is bound to be
heavy, the first thing you know
you're thumbing through your radio
call book frantically trying to find
out who Is calling, because it's up
TO you to inform the admiral.
You must always know the posi-
tions of all the ships, the DISPOSE
tion at the moment, the fleet course
and speed.
One day they decided to maneuver
the entire fleet by voice radio. The
chief Of staff wanted me to give
the signals over the radio. 1t was
the first time had picked up a mike
In goodness knows how long. In code
gave the signal for all ships under
one command to make a 30-degree
turn and then I made a dash out
side to see If the word had been
received. Sure enough there was
that whole sea full of ships turning
as told them. What a thrill!
All Sorts of Possibilities.
The voice radio really has posi-
bilities. The flag lieutenant and I
used to think about dreaming up
ideas for radio program for our
ships-say every morning Just after
breakfast You know tn start off tn q
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troops we tackled were equal to ours
In number, although when making
an assault landing the invaders
should have at least a three to -one
or five-to-one superiority.
Kwajalein and Eniwetok were
blooming picnics. I can tell you
because I was there, too. 1 don't
want you to worry. but my boys
and I were in the first wave
Of all these assaults. I was very,
very fortunate Our regiment took
quite a beating. but we wiped out
several thousand of the enemy and
I gathered much valuable expert
ence. Our fight was comparable to
Tarawa except they hit it with
many more men than we had.
IT I recounted all my experiences
I'd probably scare you stiff, SO I
won't 60 into detail. I got my share
Of Japs, but I never want to fight
them at night again. I had two
solid nights Of nightmare, rest
and then another night when we
had to tackle them in the darkness
again.
They are just like animals and
my hunting experience helped me
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was firing from around the right
side OF tree when Jap popped
out of a hole on the opposite side
with knife. This Jap made the
mistake of yelling 1--WE got you'll" be-
cause Dineen did a beautiful job
of shifting from right to left and
blasted that zombi with a full auto
matte in the stomach, driving him
back about 10 feet. Just then I saw
a pistol rise up out of pile of palm
fronds and hit marine in the back
That was the last marine that Jap
ever shot at.
Then our Sherman tanks rolled in
and saved the day because we picked
up behind them and took of across
the airport.
One squad with Sergt. James B..
Griffin Of Clyman, N. Y, and
Platoon Sergt. Arthur Campbell Of
Houston, Tex, following our own
artillery barrage by only few yards.
broke through the Jap left flank and
secured our company objective.
Many Fall in Next Assault.
A day and a half after our bat
talon re-embarked from Engebi we
had to assault another island where
1000 or so crack Jap troops from
the first ship-borne reserve from
China were dug in. Here the beach
was really hell. They had land
mines and mortars and machine
guns of every type covering the
beach. The Japs were even in the
water, hiding in old hulks and in
tree stumps with light machine guns
Tired as they were, our boys moved
in under all this fire. Sergt. Griffin,
after throwing his last grenade, dis
covered a Jap in shellhole directly
In front of him. Griffin's rifle
jammed. The Jap then threw his
last grenade, which missed. Griffin
then threw rock at the Jap to keep
him down. The Jap was in a bad
way, too, because he heaved a rock
in return. Then small rock fight
began, each side trying to outbluff
the other. Finally Griffin cleared
the jam in his rifle and finished
off his rock-throwing adversary.
By this time it was noon and our
boys were suffering from heat
exhaustion and battle-fatigue. Sud-
denly a squad of Japs counter
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range $4,000 feet high. We had to
put climbers on our skis as the
slope was so steep but with steady
work we climbed to within 100 yards
of the top. The wind was so strong
up there that the snow had been
swept clear, so we finished the last
lap on foot. The gale was so strong
on top we had to hang on to each
other to keep from being blown off.
We didn't spend much time there.
We surveyed the country for miles
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Missing Flyers Week
Packed With Action

First 1t. John H. Walker, jr, re-
Gently reported missing, gave the
enemy solid blows Immediately pre-
ceding the loss of his plane, accord
ing to a dispatch from England. In
one week he shot down an ME-1O9,
saved the life of a fellow pilot by
dispensing eight attacking planes,
shared in the destruction of an
FW-190 with the same pilot, and re-
ceived the Oak Leaf Cluster to the
Air Medal for completing 20 sorties
to enemy-held European areas.
1t. Walkers father lives at 1900
F street NV.
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attacked around our left flank and
really gave us a rough time. 1t was
do or die, as we were short of men.
With the help of our 1st Platoon
and the ace light machine gun squad
of Corpl. w. j. Bochelet of New
Orleans we wiped out this last Jap
stand for victory.
About midafternoon, with the help
of the scout company, we drove
through to the other side of the
islands, Wiping out several heavy
machine gun positions.
That night We killed three Japs
only 5 feet from our positions as
they had made a last suicide rush.
After mopping up the next day we
were more than glad to leave this
island
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tacking force and continued to
direct the successful mission. Aerial
photographs show the target to have
been well covered with heavy con-
centration of bomb hits, the main
machine shop of the plant receiving
at least nine direct blasts.
The son of Mrs A. M. Milton,
Kennedy-Wa Apartments, Col.
Milton graduated from West Point
in 1910. He holds, in addition to
the Purple Heart, the Silver Star,
and the Air Medal with an Oak Leaf
Cluster for meritorious achievement
in 10 aerial combats over Germany
and occupied countries.
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trace wv, WHO,
with the 5th
Army In Italy,
witnessed tn e
historic bomb
ing Of the an
cient Benedic-
tine Monastery
atop Mount Cas-
sino last month.
II h a d a
grandstand scat
for the whole
show. For the
past three weeks
we have been
carefully avoid
ing the massive
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Flyers Pay Tribute
To D. G. Man After
SO European Missions

Sergt. James C. Mossey, 25,
former Capital Transit motor
man, Is the first enlisted crew
member on Marauder medium
bomber to complete SO opera
tional missions in Western
Europe, the Associated Press
reported from England yester-
day.
Following completion of his
50th mission, fellow crewmen
passed in review in tribute, the
report said.
j Sergt. Mossey was trainman
with the transit company from
August, l94l, until March, 1912.
He lived at 3ll Todd place NE.
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wa los
G r a d u a t e d
from Duke Uni
versity yester-
day, 1t. Gibson
will report for
a C t We d u t y
about April l.
He received his
premedical work
at the Univers-
ity of Georgia
and at D u k e
University.
He will remain
with his parents
at PIT E a S t
Cameron road
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Is the best regi-
ment In the Ma
rine Corpsl
We set one rec
ord by taking an
e n e m y bastion
(Engebi Airield)
in six hours, and
another record
by making three
assault landings
in a week against
e n e m y resist
ance that war
ranted an attack
by an entire di-
vision. The firm
1y iptroy,cbod
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wounds received
January IL over
O S C h e r sleben,
Germany, while
b O m b ing a
Focke-Wulf 100
factory.
A Comm. cam
non shell pene-
trated the pilots
cockpit during
the assault, and
although pain
fully wounded by
shell fra gments.
Col. Milton re-
manned III COM
nland of the at
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1t. Gen. Millard
F. Harmon, COM
mander of Unit
ed States Forces
In that section.
Corpl Winston
was cited for at
t e m p t in G to
e v a c u a t e two
wounded COM
rades from an
enemy ambush
on New Georgia
Island last July.
He is with the
corps of engi-
neerS. A native
of Washington,
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nounced recent
ly at Allied head
quarters in Al
giers.
In September,
1943, during the
invasion Of Italy,
Capt. Old Co
ordinated h e
highly complex
plans for the
employment of
the naval task
force composed
Of many Allied
units of different.
types and char
acteriSticS in &C.
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edge of woods with the rest of the
company bivouaced in the woods
behind us for concealment. I dug
the snow away and dug down into
the ground about foot Then I
spread pine boughs in the hole for a
mattress and put my sleeping bag
on top. just as I finished, Ray
Blow whispers to me, There's a
man coming across the clearing to
our front. Shall challenge him?'
I knew our troops were behind us
so I figured the officers were testing
our aiertness by trying to sneak in
on us. We got our rifles, which had
no ammunition-and waited The
moon was shining brightly and cast
shadows all about. When the figure
got within 25 yards we could see it
was covered with long hair and
Blow yelled, look out! It's tim
Der wolff"
With that shout the thing turned
and dashed off, leaving three scared
boys behind. The snow was so deep
the wolf had plowed through with
its front paws on top the snow,
while the hind legs were down in
the drifts giving it the appearance
of walking erect. 1t must have been
attracted by the smell of food from
the camp.
1t was on this bivouac that II
froze my nose. We were up at 81
a m. marching along when one of
the boys told me my nose was all
white on the end I took off my
three pairs of mittens and felt my
nose. The end was all cased in Ice.
We are taught to hold our hands
over frozen parts and they will
thaW with no i'll effects. I did that,
then pulled my scarf up to my eyes.
I looked like bandit, but kept my
nose warm. I found out it was IS
degrees below that morning.
Pfc. DUNN was employed in a
PHILADELPHIA bank before entering
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Col. Milton Receives
Purple Heart After
.0schersIeben Raid

A BASE IN ENGLAND.-At a re-
cent award ceremony. 1t. Col. Theo-
dore R. Milton. 5 Pinehurst Circle
NV. received the Purple Heart for
Evening star., 1944-03-19

First 1t. Robert Thomas Shelton
tr- formerly of 1853 Ingraham street
NV, has been awarded the silver
wings OF the Army Air Forces at
Napier Field, Ala.
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Gibson Commissioned;
Representatives Son

Marvin Mccall Gibson. "a, son OF
Representative Gibson, Democrat, of
Georgia, has been commissioned a
first lieutenant in the Army Medi-
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CorpI. Winston Awarded
Medal for GoIIontry

Corpl. Eugene J. Winston, 2022
Third street NE, has been awarded
the Silver Star for gallantry in
action in the South Pacific area by
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Capt. Old Praised for Role
Durinq SaIerno Invasion

Capt. Francis P. Old, 5709 Nevada
avenue NV, has been awarded the
Legion Of Merit for services during
the Salerno landing, 1t was an
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Capt. Lowe Writes
Account Of Bombing
Casino Monastery

We'll, the ancient Abbey di
Montecassino is no more. We
bombed and shelled it," wrote Capt.
Ralph w. Lowe. 3429 Oakwood ter.
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Serqt. Miller Gets Medal

Sergt. Louis A. Miller, 5715 Fourth
street NV. has been awarded the
Good Conduct Medal.
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Falls Church, Va, until next month.
A sister, Pfc. Blanche L. Gibson, is
in the Women's Marine Corps at
Paris Island.
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OF washington, CorpI. "ihstoh'
he entered the Army in February.
1941, and has been overseas 20
He had been a member of
the National Guard since 1885.
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Victorious Assault on Jop-HeId Pacific Islands
Described in Letters From D. 6. Marine

(The tollo,Uing descriptive ar
ttcle Is taken from letters to rel
dtiues from a 23-year-old sec
ond lieutenant OF marines, Dean
McDo,Deu OF Washington.)
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Because the 22d regiment had not
seen combat for some time people
may have had the idea 1t wasn't
on the ball. Let me tell you this
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Pfc. DUNN was employed in a
Philadelphia bank before entering
the service six months ago. His
brother. 1t. Paul J. DUNN, is now
In England.
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Radio Communications Prove Most Vital Link
Between Ships in Time of Action, CoyIe Writes

ut. Coyle has 1Uritten series
Of letters follotuinq the major
naudl attack on the MGrshdllS.
This is his second letter.
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1t. Shelton Gets Wines

John A. Kneipp, 370O Massachusetts, a
nue. NV. first lieutenant in Medical Cor
Evening star., 1944-01-15
Howard Dean to Open
Series on RELIGION

The annual religious emphasis
series with the theme, "The Mean
ing Of Mans Quest for Religion, !"
will open at II am. tomorrow at
Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel,
Howard University. Dean Howard
Thurman will speak on What Must
I Believer"
At $3.50 pm. the Rev. and Mrs.
Ramakrishna Modak, heads Of the
India section Of the East and West
Association, will present "vignettes
lof Hindu Religious Ceremonials.
The School Of Religion Drama
Workshop on Monday presents Paul
Vincent CAROLS Shadow and SUBJ
stance"
The Rev. Mrs. Modak will speak
on "Christianity and the Religions
of India" at IL am. Tuesday. At
|8 pm. DR.. Felix valyi, oriental lee
turer, will speak on 1.-THE Buddhist's
Quest for Religious Values" This
lecture will be held in the Frazier
Hall parlor at the university. On
Thursday, the university will OBJ
serve the day Of prayer. Represen-
tative Judd Of Minnesota will speak
on "The Christian Religions Answer
to World Chaos"
The public is invited to attend
this series.
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Presbyterian Service
Will Pay Tribute 10
Soldier Killed in ItaIv

A blue star will be changed to
gold on the service flag at Cove
nant-First Presbyterian Church at
special services tomorrow morning
In honor of Pvt. Donald Cameron
Hale, Al, nephew Of former Senator
Hale of Maine, and son of Mrs.
Chandler Hale of 3147 P street NV,
whose death in action on the Italian
front was announced this week by
the War Department.
Symbolizing his service in both
the Canadian and American Armies,
flags will be carried forward to
the chancel by Canadian and Amer
ican soldiers. The Rev. DR.. Albert
]. Mccartney, pastor, will dedicate
the gold star in brief memorial
ceremony at the II am. church
service.
This will be the third gold star
on the church service flag. Others
are for Howard Weaver, killed in
Australia, and 1t. william Drys-
dale of the Army Air Forces, shot
down over Bizerte while fighting in
a P-38,
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Mount Pleasant CONGREGATIONAL

@@sSH'ss11s sOOAA6AO6uVIOAIUAs
The Adult Forum at 10 am. will
hear Special Agent M. A. Jones of
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton speak on National Statistics
on Juvenile Delinquency"
The annual dinner and meeting
OF the church will be held Janu-
ary 20.
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Washington Cathedral

Communion services will be held
tomorrow at 7:30 and $50 am.
Canon Theodore o. Wedel will
preach at IL am. and Canon w.
Curtis Draper, jr., will preach at
evensong.
The flag of Maine will be carried
in the afternoon procession and
special prayers said for the Governor
and State. The Maine delegation
in Congress and the officers Of the
State society will be special guests.
Evening star., 1944-01-15
Metropolitan A. M, E.

AT $3.50 pm. anniversary service
of the INSTRUMENTATION Coun-
ell of Ministers Wives. The Rev.
w. A. Stewart, pastor, Union Wesley
A. M. E. Zion Church, will speak.
Evening star., 1944-01-15
Trinity Methodist

At the evening service the Rev. DR..
D. w. Justice will use the book "On
Being Real Person" by Harry EN-
erson Fosdick, as the basis of an
other in series of monthly book
sermons based on current literature.
The quarterly workers conference
OF the church school will be held
Thursday beginning with a dinner
at $50 pm.
A luncheon will be held Thursday
at 1890 pm.
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Chevy Chase PRESBYTERIAN.

Charles c. Haig will speak to the
O. w. l.. Glass at Covenant-First
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Reformation Lutheran

In the sixth sermon in his Sunday
evening series on Religion, Health
an dLife Today" DR.. Oscar F..
Blackwelder will preach tomorrow
at 8 o'clock on Getting Better
Nerves"
The School Of Adult Christian Ed
ucation continues next Wednesday
with classes at 7:30 pm. The guest
speaker will be DR.. Sigmund Skard,
formerly librarian, Royal Academy
Of Arts and Sciences at Trondheim,
Norway. He will speak on Norway,
Fighting Ally"
Evening star., 1944-01-15
Rev. Dr.. John H. Lafhrop
To Preach al All Souls

The Rev. Dr.. John n. Iathrop, min
lister Of the Church Of the Saviour,
Unitarian, Brooklyn, N. Y, will
speak at AL Souls Unitarian
Church at II am. on "A Way Out
of the Dark"
At the current problems class at
10 am. DR.. Carl Compton, dean of
Anatolia College, Thessalonica,
Greece, will speak on "The Problem
Of Reconstruction in Greece" In
the comparative religion class, at
the same time, the Rev. Joseph B.
McAllister of Catholic University
will speak on "World-Providential
or Fortuitous?"
DR.. Lathrop will speak at $50
pm. on his experiences in Rouma-
mia. DR.. Harold E. Warner will
speak at 6 pm. on Education After
the War"
Evening star., 1944-01-15
North CoroIino Baptist
Finances at Record

RALEIGH, N. C.-With increases
reported in gifts and contributions,
the North Carolina Baptist Conven-
ton reported l943 its best financial
year in history.
The convention received a total
Of $6,454 1882 in gifts for all pur-
poses, an increase Of $974,S0 .88, or
17.8 per cent. Gifts for missions,
educational institutions, and benevo-
lences totaled 81 1,420, ,86919.
Evening star., 1944-01-15
News Of the Bible Glasses

Presbyterian Church tomorrow on
Guarding Against Improper Lam
guage and Revenge"
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Baptist Missionary Rally
10 Be Held Wednesday

A city-wide Baptist missionary
rally will be held at the First Bap-
list Church at 8 pm. Wednesday
DR.. l.. c. Hylbert, who was mis-
slonary in China for IS years, as a
representative of the Northern Bap-
tist Convention and DR.. M. T. Ran
Kin, secretary for the Orient for
the Southern Baptist Convention
will speak.
At 10 am. the First Baptist Mis-
sionary Society will serve as hostess
to the societies of the various Bap-
tist churches in a luncheon meet
ing. DR.. Hylbert and DR.. Rankin
will be the speakers.
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Foundry Methodist

Continuing talks on Steward
ship" Mrs. Kenneth Hamilton will
address the Foundry Forge in the
Ball Memorial Chapel at 7 pm. on
The Stewardship OF Talents" fol-
lowing the 6 pm. social.
Young people of the Rhode Island
Avenue Methodist Church will be
guests of the Hi-League in the Let's
House at $50 pm.
A supper party for servicemen will
be held tonight at $50 o'clock in the
Let's House. Young ladies are in
vited to come at 7:30 pm.
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Christian Science.

The Christian Science lesson SER
mon for tomorrow is Life" Serv-
ices are held at II am. and re-
peated at 8 pm. except Third
Church, at pm; Fifth Church, no
evening service. All are invited to
attend the services and the Wednes-
day meeting at pm.
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ATONEMENT i Il

N. Cop. 6 Rhode lsIond Ave.
Rev. II. E. Snyder. Pastor.
9:45 m.-Sunday School.
IL a.m.-The Service.
700 p.m.-Young People.
500 p.m.-Vespers.
Visitors Always welcome.
Evening star., 1944-01-15

IlSt MculOTldl CnurCl Will De
taught tomorrow by Nathan w.
Morgan; subject, Jesus Answers
His Critics"
The Everyman's Bible Glass of
Petworth Methodist Church will be
taught tomorrow by the Rev. DR..
Frank Steelman. A social will be
held Thursday night.
The Dorcas Class of Grace Evan
geical and Reformed Church elect
ed Mrs. Leila McVearry president;
Mrs. Pearl Colecchin, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Helen Jessen, recording
secretary: Miss Katy Mitchell, as
sistant; Miss Billie Holloway, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Alta
Styers, assistant; Mrs. r. c. Alt
house, teacher; Miss Halle Cramer,
Mrs. H. Jessen and Mrs. Berdine
Klein, assistants, and Miss Halle
Cramer, treasurer.
Charles c. Haig will speak to the
O. w. L. Glass at First
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John Wesley A, M. (. Z.

The Right Rev. Benjamin Gar
land Shaw of Birmingham, Ala,
leader of the Third Episcopal Dis
trict Of the A. M. E. Zion Church,
will preach at IL am.
At night DR.. Stephen Gill Spotts-.
wood will administer holy COM
mlnion
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Columbia Heights Christian

DR.. Harry L. Bell will speak at
1880 am. in the series of special
services on THE Price of Leader
ship"
Other days to be observed during
the crusade are: January %, mems
day; January 30, soldiers and sailors
family day; February 6, National
Youth Sunday.
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Grace Lutheran

DR.. Frederick Reissig, executive
secretary Of the Washington Fed
Grafton of Churches, will be the
speaker at 8 pm. He will discuss
the problems of the church as it
seeks to minister to the many who
have come to Washington In this
wartime emergency period. DR.. Ger
hard Lenski conducts the service.
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Gl1thrratt

6EuuNp E. LENslu PASTOR.
e:45 am.-Church School. Graded
classes.
IL a.m-"As the Romans Do" Ser
mon by Pastor.
ing.
Evening star., 1944-01-15

Mrs. Mark Eldredge will speak on
India at the Thursday supper meet
ing at 7:30 pm. Mrs. Eldredge trav-
eled extensively, studying condi-
tions among Indian women and
gathering material regarding Gus
toms, traditions and home life of
Indians in both the north and south.
The public is invited.
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Metropolitan Rantist.

In the evening the guest speaker
will be Chaplain Henry E. Austin
OF the Naval Medical Center at Be-
thesda, Md.
A business meeting of the church
will be held Wednesday evening fol-
lowing the prayer service.