Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-05
Missionary Families
Here Await News Of
Kin in Manila

Families here of missionaries In
termed In or near Manila, including
Episcopal Bishop Norman s. Bin
sted OF the Philippines, waited
eagerly today for follow-up news on
the American entry into the Philip
pine capital.
TITS so exciting" said the wife Of
one internee, the Rev. Henry Pick
ems, Episcopal missionary who land
ed In Manila the day of the Pearl
Harbor attack. "It has been four
years since left him in China, and
that's a pretty long time"
Bishop Binsted, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas w. Binsted, 5210 Sher-
rier place NV, is attached to st.
Adams Church here, and is in
termed with his wife. A cable arrived
last week at the church, through the
Red Cross, stating they were well
and safe"
Only Indirect News.
Most Of the families have heard
nothing from their interned rela-
tives except indirect news brought
by persons arriving on the Grips
holm and one or two uninforma-
tive 25-word letters or cables.
Mrs. Pickens, whose home is 1901
Hamilton street, Hyattsville, re-
turned here from China in Novem-
Der, 1910, with their baby. Her
husband was homeward bound at
the time of the Pearl Harbor at
tack, but Immediately was ordered
to duty at st. Luke's hospital in
Manila.
James Lee, nephew of Frederick
Lee, associate editor of the Review
and Herald, Seventh-Day Adventist
publication, has been informed since
December, 1912, with his wife and
two sons, Alfred, S, and David, 3.
Mr.. Lee, 80, was in charge of
the Seventh-Day Adventist press
In Korea in 1888. He went to the
Island of Panay in 1910 and took
over the Adventist school, Only
one 25-word letter has been received
from him since his interment.
Forest A. Pratt, so, and his wife,
Mrs. Jennie Vieva Pratt. sister of
Henry A. Barrows, 10 Montgomery
avenue, Takoma Park, Md, asso-
ciate auditor for the Adventists,
were interned with their son, Rob-
ert, "a.
Went to Orient in 1917.
Mrs. Pratt went to the Orient in
1917 to serve as missionary with
her husband. They lived in Bangkok
until they were assigned to the
Philippines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph M. Smith,
sister and brother-in-law of Mrs
j. Warren Hastings, wife of the
pastor of National City Church at
Thomas Circle, and their 81 year
old son are believed to be informed
at Baguio, summer capital north of
Manila.
Disciples of Christ missionaries,
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith were last heard
from in letter sent via the Grips
holm last year.
Arthur Evans, son of the Rev. H. I.
Evans, TOO Butternut street NV,
was liaison officer between Gen.
Macarthur and the Filipinos, and
was interned after the capture of
Manila. Hiss father, who spent Is
years directing Seventh-Day Ad-
ventist work in the Orient, said he
has not heard from his son since his
internment, except indirectly.
Warrant Officer Transferred.
The wife of Warrant Officer Will
liam Wirship, who was director of
the 59th Artillery Band at Cor
regidor, said she has received cards
from her husband written in July
saying he had been transferred from
Prison Camp /, where Rangers and
guerillas rescued 513 men last Tues
day.
Mrs. Wirship, who lives at 2100
Nineteenth street NV, believes he
is now informed north of Manila.
The cards stated her husband was
well and safe. Before going to the
Philippines in 1941, Mr.. Wirship was
with the Army Band at the War
College here.