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The Valley settler., 1947-02-07
VALLEY SETTLER

SARA DUNN MARRIED AL-ladN ARTIST
 Cont. from pago l
 for lecture york outsido and Q forth-com- ing illustrated book to bo published by Scribnor's. Fb is tho author and Illus trctor Of "Ponuck, Eskimo slod Dog," "on Arctic Ice" and furni shed tho pictures for Evo1yn Stefonsson's book, nHere is Alaska. Mir. Mcchotcnz served in tho Navy 0 It. c orncnder. While stationed in tho Aleu- tians, he uos in command of tho Advanced Intoll igcnco Center of tho North Pacific. After the r!ar, he compiled tho "History of tho North Pee if ic Command" :" Mrs. Machotcnz Hos formerly in publ icity with RCA Victor. She mot tho nrti st uhilo travel ing on the Yukon Ia st sumner. Tho fcr-flung southorner flow up from Anchor ego Q fou days prior to tho uodding and Ucs met by Q dog tecm. Among her baggage is 2 collect ion of fovorite southern roc ipos for the admitted purpose of bring ing the e1orios of fried chicken end bis- cults to tho arctic in oxch hongo for Boring Seq dolicccios. Mrs. Mhchotonz spont several months in Palror prior to her l ewing for Unolekloot.
 Tho couple will ovorsec tho village Trad ing Post during tho nbsonco of Mir. Troe ger, Uho is leaving for c trip to the states in carly Fobrucry.
The Valley settler., 1947-02-07

Cont. from page 1. KNIFE SHAVING q 3O-4O Krog riflo with which ho covered Ko ith as ho ol so approached tho house. Ordering K5ith to turn around and throw ovoy his nlifo ,lfr. Bloom roppod him over the head with tho stock of tho gun ond us- . ing sono of Mrs. Blacks clotho sl inc ropo he bound hin uhilo Mrs. Black kept hin covorod with the gun. About this tire Miss Ruth C1or1otson passed the house on hor uoy to Wosillo, but turned back to give aid to tho car in the ditch. She MT. Bloom in tho yard at Blacks and asked if sho could holp. They sllod her to go for tho marshall which sho did, but 1ator re- turned and took tho bound mn end his guards to Palmer, During tho meantime Mrs. Black and tho children had sot out for holp on foot Lowing Mir. Bloom to guard Keith.
 Ko ith vas hold in Palmer until 7:l5 thot evening at which time he vas tokon to Anchorage. Mir. Loo Mihal ok and Mir. Bloou uoro doputizod by Mrs. Funt1oy to act os guards Uhilo tho mn uas hold in Polnor. lr. Will ton Bouuens, deputy marshall of Pol1or is auay at this timo on a trip to tho States.
 
 DR. HoER1 JADE TRIP TO SHEEP MOUNTAIN IN STORM SUNDAY AFTER MRS. BEN HITCHCOCK who Uos suffering iron food poisoning and vas in a very serious condition. 1t Sheep Mourto in it vas noco ssory to go Il miles by dog too11 to tho Hitchcock hono. Mrs. Hitchcock vas brought to tho Palmer Hospi- tal vhoro sho Eos trootod. She hos rocovorod.
Evening star., 1947-07-13

Dean irving >. fuS1elo OF 6hl-
laudet College contributes to the
stamp column of The Star the fol-
lowing "philatelic episode:
zone morning recently the writer
left his home to deposit letter in
the corner mail box. On the pave
ment he noticed a crumpled en-
velope, with the edge Of what looked
like something unusual in q postage
stamp showing. He picked it UP
and found it carried a specimen oi
the beautiful ! r. India postage Of
current issue. Curiosity aroused, he
read the name and address, to wit
DR.. A. Habib, co DR.. w. Freeman
2014 r street NV, washington, D
c. The address was crossed out
with ink and a forwarding address
written in, 'YMCA. 1876 G street
N. W.
ION the way back TO his house
the writer, examining the envelope,
noted the portion of it alongside
the stamp was whittier than the rest
of it, from which he reasoned that
most likely there had been another
stamp there, probably washed of
by the rain of the day before. His
philatelic curiosity now aroused, he
returned to the spot and a brief
search located a second stamp of
the carmine 2 AS issue, plus Par
Avion sticker.
with the souvenir in his brief
case, the writer soon was on his
way to his office at Gallaudet Col
lege. There he soaked off the one
stamp and deposited the envelope
in the waste basket.
The story now continues with
peculiar 'predestined' ring to it.
The writer was in consultation
with a member of the college staff,
barely an hour later, when In walked
two gentlemen who expressed the
wish to see something Of the place.
Both visitors were from India. One
of them, q tall, handsome person,
introduced himself as DR.. Habib,
but even before he could refer to
his friend, the writer interrupted: !:
Yes, and you are a friend of DR..
Freeman, and you are stopping at
the Y!'
The look of surprise he regis
tered was good to see. And when
the envelope was fished out OF the
waste basket ard the stamps dis
played, the amazement was COM
plete.
"Coincidence7 Yes, but there Is
more to the story!
"Dr. Habib, a prominent psychia-
trist from Bombay. in India, was
here in this country on a special
mission, and one of his objectives
In visiting Washington was that of
studying under DR.. Freeman, ia
nous American neurologist. Find
ing himself with a little spare time
on his hands, he thought he would
like to visit the school for the blind.
Scanning his tourist map, he noted
the Columbia Institution for the
Evening star., 1947-07-13

The Capital Precancel Club will
meet at the home of Rolston Lyon,
217 Rittenhouse street NV, tomor-
row evening at 8, and the Collectors
Club of Washington at 1912 Ninth
street NV, Tuesday evening at 8.
Evening star., 1947-07-13

Leon Helguera is credited with
having designed the Sc Centenary
stamp intended to publicize the
Tooth anniversary of the first United
States postal adhesives, released
July /, 1847.
Evening star., 1947-07-13

CIT VYR Co. Ave. 4 celesviIIs Pike
SAA AssA" SH $500. Nat. ! PM.
Parking Space Available 10 Patrons
BEAUTIFULLY Air Conditioned.
Van johnson. June Allyson, High Bar
baree :3Os 3:35, r5:35. 7:40. $40.
Evening star., 1947-07-13

TAYnMA @fh & Bvtfsrnvt Sts.
AAAVHA cE. 4aI2. Porkins Space
Edward G. Robinson, Lon McCallister
in The Red House." at /. 3:05. $40.
T.16
Evening star., 1947-07-13
Just Like Linda
By the Associated Press

HOLLYWOOD.
Wrestler Mike Mazurki had to
dye his black hair blond to play a
role in Nightmare Alley"
Il wouldn't have cared so much,
says Mike, IF they hadn't used the
same dye on me that they did on
Linda Darnell in Forever Amber. u
THE other night I went to see
some wrestling matches and my old
fans booed me right out of the place
yelling Hi va, Amber.
Mike, who stands feet 5 and
weighs 238 pounds, gets a retouch
job on his blond hair every three
days.
Just" he says mornfully, "like
Linda did"
Evening star., 1947-07-13

DYHN Pa. Ave. at Yfh Sc.
ANN FR. 500. N It. ! PM.
Parking Space Available to Patrons.
Healthfuily Air Conditioned.
Humphrey Bogart. Barbara Sanwyck,
Alexis Smith in Two Mrs. Carrolls,"
AT on 3.20 h.on 7.Oh Q.S5
Evening star., 1947-07-13

m VvV0nn Eostsrn Ave. Bet. r. !.
nm "VVD & Mich. Aves. WA. eS99
Free ParkinE-Air Conditioned.
Equipped with Hearing Aid Sets.
To-day, Tomorrow, Last 2 Days. the
Romantic Story Of Boy. a Girl and
Fast Horse. CORNEL WILDE, MAu-
REEN o'HARA in THE HOME
STRETCH in Racing Technicolor' AT
..1S 2.o6 5o7 r.oS 9.2q
Evening star., 1947-07-13

SHERIDAN Go. Ave-. 1 sh.rids"
SAssAAAAssN RA. 24oo. Not. Pm.
Alan Isi lad. Gail Russsii. R Haiii William Ben
dix in Calcutta" at 1925, 1928, $50.
7.SO Q.3b March Of Time
Evening star., 1947-07-13

George B. Sloane, writing In
Stamps Magazine, notes that the
chair in the foreground of the
doctors stamp 'is definitely q
Chippendale."
Evening star., 1947-10-17
Chevalier Plans
Week at National

Maurice Chevalier, the famed
French entertainer, is returning to
this country for a concert tour and
will appear at the National Theater
for an engagement starting Novem-
Der and continuing through Sun
day, November 8. There will be
only one matinee show, on Satur-
day, November 8.
Mr. Chevalier was absent from
the United States for IL years fol-
lowing his motion picture appear
ances in The Love Parade" THE
Smiling Lieutenant" The Big
Pond and The Merry Widow"
Last season Chevalier won consid-
Evening star., 1947-10-17

erable critical praise during a New
York engagement Of his two-hour
program of song and chatter.
Evening star., 1947-10-17
Catholic u. Play
Gets a New Title

The next play on the Catholic
University schedule, due to open Oc-
tober 26, has been retitled Rebels
Empire by its author, Victoria
Kuhn. 1t previously was known as
"Metternich," after the Austrian
chancellor on whose career the
drama is based.
Metternich will be played by Dick
Sykes, who also played the leading
role at the university in Miss Kuhn's
first play, THE King is Dead"
Others in the cast will be Claire
Quay, Nadya Grushetsky, Jean
Heller, Kay Bettenbender, Mary K.
Lundberg. Arthur Conescu, Robert
Dietz, Robert Kirby and John Mar
zocco.
The production Is being staged by
the Rev. Gilbert v. Hartke and DR..
Josephine Callan. Settings were de-
signed by Don Gilman and James
Waring Is technical director.
Evening star., 1947-10-17

almost new in "Up in Central Park. F."
She wears only black and white
dresses and suits. That's what Ava
Gardner did in Singapore.
Marlene Dietrich's discoverer,
Josef Won Sternberg, has been in the
dumps cinematically speaking, these
recent years in Hollywood. Now it
looks as though he will get a break.
Joe is off to Germany to work with
Erich Pommer, who is in charge of
the German motion-picture indus
try's operations under the watchful
eye of the United States Army. Won
Sternberg and Pommer made THE
Blue Angel" the movie that
launched Miss Dietrich to fame in
the early 193Os.
Maureen OHara is the seventh
heaven of bliss because her mother
is visiting her from Ireland. Maui
reen is also looking forward to the
Evening star., 1947-10-17
Krupa, Sibelius and Maisie
blended in Capitol's Bill
By Jay Cormody

one Of the Masie pictures at the Capitol Theater this week.
but Its there fagnt secondary
occupied
toays frightened
that returns in good form The
audience which in
Evening star., 1947-10-17

arrival here Of her two very hand
some brothers.
Victor Mature tells me that his
movie, THE Ballad Of Furnace
Creek" Shows every indication of
being as good as his kiss of Death. '
I'm getting itno a rut,' cracks Vic
y y X
George Raft is taking Barbara
Barondess Mclean tea cosy" with
him to Paris. Tea cosies are the in
vention of Mrs. Mclean, and you
will soon see huge color spread of
'enl in Life magazine. Barbara is
sending couple of them to Phyllis
Calvert in England, also "to keep
her warm during the winter"
Jack Parr-why doesn't RKO give
him picture to make?-Has bought
a house here on the strip. I'd say
Jack was here to stay-in radio and
In pictures, If they will only give
him half chance.
Lucille Ball has lost some weight
and looks like million dollars.
Cornell Wide's wife, Pat Knight,
was over at Eagle-Lion Studio just
before she took off with Cornell for
New York; so 1t looks as though she
is still interested in having a movie
career.
British, star Robert Douglas tells
me, on the set of christopher
Blake that he expects his sister,
the Countess of Warwick, in Holly
wood next month.
Gary Cooper and Leo McCarey
have to 60 to Washington next
Monday to testify about the menace
of communism in Hollywood. This
means Leo will have to suspend his
picture with Gary, Good Sam"
The same thing happens with
Adolphe Menjou. He can't wait to
go to Washington to speak his piece.
Evening star., 1947-10-17
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time OF Showing

stage.
National - The Winslow Boy,
$50 pm.
Screen.
mbassador-"Down to Earth: /,
sos, Sis, 7:25 and $40 pm.
Capitol-"Undercover Maisie": IL
am, LAO, 4:25, 7:10 and 9:55 pm.
Stage shows: 1880, 3:35, 6:l5 and
Q pm.
Columbia - Tobacco Road; II
am, 2:40, $40 and 10 pm.
Hippodrome-"Les Miserables"; 2
$50 and 8 pm.
Keith's-"Crossfire":; HAS am,
las, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45 and GAS pm.
Little Children of Paradise;
II am, 1:40, 4:20,. 7 and e:25 pm
Metropolitan Dark Passage;
10:40 am, 1880, 3:O5, Sis, 7:30 and
9:45 pm.
Palace-"The Foxes of Harrow;
II am, 1:35, AIS, 6:55 and s:35 pm
Pix-"The Open City; 2:10, 4:15
$40, 8:15, 1910 pm. and 1918 am
Trans-Lux - News and shorts
Continuous from 10:l5 am.
Warner-"Down to Earth; 10:45
am, l, $40. 5:25, TAO and 9:55 pm
Evening star., 1947-10-17
Hollywood:
OrsOn Welles
Okays Trip
To Italy
By SheiIoh Grohom

Claudette Colbert is to star for Hal
Wallis in Sorry, Wrong Number" !"
from the radio play made famous by
Agnes Moorehead. Claudette will
make this picture Immediately. fol-
lowing which she will star in Mid
night Lace" with Fred MacMurray
at Universal-International.
Orson Welles, so l am assured by
Edward Small's publicity depart
ment, has now settled his argument
over "Cagliostro" and, leaving here
next month, will make the movie in
Italy.
Hedy Lamar is wanted by Jerry
Wald for the starring role in Man
haitian Fury" Hedy would be Fury.
And I agree with Mr.. Wald that it
would be gool thing for Hedy to
have this role. It's one that she
could really get her teeth into and
forget camera angles.
Katherine Hepburn is wearing
Claudette Colbert's clothes in state
of the Union and they fit
her, Claudette's withdrawal from
this movie was so sudden that Katie
didn't have time to get the en-
sembles she has to wear early in it
made to order. So she said, "Okay,
III wear Claudette's." I don't know
many other top stars who would do
that.
Bette Davis leading lad, Jim
Davis, joins a circus when he fin
ishes Winter Meeting" He is going
to Sarasota, Fla, to spend the win
ter with the Ringing Bros. circus
and will stay there until March.
Jim, in case you don't know, used
to be circus roustabout.
+ + X
Byrnie Foy is tearing his hair be-
cause he had Terry Moore under
contract-she's Glenn Ford's leading
lady in THE Return Of October. /"
But some one in Foy's company did
not renew her contract. Now he'd
give lot of dollars to get her back
because the movie grapevine gives
a terrific report on Terry's work.
June Allyson has cancelled her
trip to Indiana because" says June
from her flu bed, Dick has can
celled his fight to New York. He
is starting the Pitfall' right away"
June and I discuss her plan to adopt
baby, and she is very, very excited
about 1t.
Deanna Durbin tries something
Evening star., 1947-10-17

are a pleasant variation on most
of those you have seen In vaudeville
lately.
Buddy Hughes, Krupa's most re-
cent vocal And, takes care of the
singing interlude His major contri-
button is blues item, please Don't
Play Number Six Tonight" sad
little gem dealing with heartbreak
in juke joint.
For comedy, the Capitols stage
show places its faith in Joey Rardin,
who takes good care that the conf
dence in him is not misplaced. His
act may not have changed much
since you saw 1t the last time, but
he has a lively way that impels you
to overlook sameness.
Evening star., 1947-10-17
To Stage Comedy

The Montgomery Players will pre-
sent Love From Stranger" to-
morrow night at the Leland Junior
High School Auditorium, Forty
fourth and Elm streets, Chevy Chase,
Md. Curtain time is $3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1947-10-17

But while he and Katharine Hep
burn are gone, Frank Capra will
shoot around them in State of the
Union"
(Released by North American Newspaper
Alliance. Inc)
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26
Four Sermon Thoughts

There were no atheists in the
fox holes. In the lonely silence
every soul knew that God is
very real.-Ps. 4:10: Be still
and know that I am God.
The universe was created by
faith, by thought, by love. Get
in harmony with the Infinite and
YOU can share His power. -
Matt. 21:22: All things whatso-
ever ye shall ask in prayer, be-
lieving, we shall receive.
Casually mumbled prayers
are a complete waste of time.
Only all out seeking and i'm
Fortunate knocking will open the
door. - Matt. TT: ask and it
shall lbe given you, seek, and
We, shall find; knock and it shall
be opened unto you.
There is no cause for fear if
we have an intimate friend close
at hand, who had limitless pow
er. Ps. 34:4 l sought the
Lord and he heard me, and de-
livered me from all my fears.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26
Record Attendance
Expected AT Convention
In GoIdsboro Toda,

With an anticipated record at.
tendance, the eightieth annual
session Of the General Baptist
Estate convention of North Caro-
lima, Inc. will be held in the
First African Baptist church,
Goldsboro October 1880, and
will center its attention on "the
Baptist Church and Christian
Stewardship.
The session will be highlight.
ed by a sermon Wednesday eve
ming by DR.. ]. H. Jackson, pas.
tor of Olivet Baptist church,
Chicago, ionally known
scholar and preacher. In the
way of business transactions,
the convention will be confront
ed with the task of "excelerat.
ing" its drive for $165, 900 tc
construct a Baptist Headquar-
ters' building. Exceleration il
the drive will start Wednesday
afternoon at 2:45 when a "New
Headquarters Building Rally
will be held under the direction
of Executive Secretary Thomas
Kilgore. Propert yhas been pur-
chased at Wilmington on Lenoir
streets in Raleigh, and a blue
print of the proposed structure
will he presented IN the session,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26
Wilmington And Nearby Churches

CAROLINA BEACH, AXE Park
boulevard The Rev. Ben B. U.s.
sery. munster. Sunday school 9:45
am. Worship II am. and 1880
pm.
MAFFITT VILLAGE - The Rev.
PAU c Nix, pastor. S d y
and 1880 pm. BTU. 6:15 pm.
BARLOW'S CHAPEL-The Rev.
W. E. Pope, pastor. Church SER
vice first and third Sundays at
1880 a. M, and On the fourth
Sunday school each Sunday at
1920 a. m. and BTU at $50 p. m.
SALEM AT SNEEDS FERRY
W. E. Pope, pastor. Church serv.
ices On fourth Sunday at 1880 a.
m. and on first Sundays at 7:15
p. m. Sunday school each Sum
day at 1920 a. m. BTU each Sun
day at $3.50 p. m.
VISTA - Hampstead - W. E.
Pope. pastor. Church services
second Sunday at 1870 a. m. On
second and third Sundays att
p. m. Sunday school, 1920 a. m.
each Sunday.
MASONBORO The Rev. J. H.
Blackmore pastor. Sunday school,
1890 am. Morning worship. 1880
am. BIT u. Z pm. Evening wor.
ship. 8 D m.
PROVIDENCE BAPT1ST-Holly
Ridge. pastorate. Paul L. Merritts.
Sunday school at 10 am. and morn.
ing worship at II am. BTU at Z
pm. and 8 pm. Midweek service
Wednesday at 8 D.. m. Baptist Train.
ing Union.
CATHOLIC
streets '1 verv Rev. f Mser Gorn aai
US E. Murphy pastor. The Rev
Michael F O'Keefe. assistant pas
tor Sunday masses. 7 am. 8 am
and II a m.. daily Masses Z anc
$3.50 am. Confessions, Saturday
from 4 to 6 pm. and Z to 9 pm
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Carolina Beach. St s p hi
street. The Rev. Thomas Roche
pastor Mass on Sunday at 8 am
Confessions before mass.
ST. THERESE's 200 S. Lumins
avenue. Wrightsville Beach Tht
Rev. Thomas Roche pastor Mas.
on Sundays at 10 a. m. Confession!
before mass. Morning prayer ant
lsermon at II a. m.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26

m. worship II a. m. Pioneers
Senior Young Peoples 7 D. m.
COMMUNITY CHAPEL-Sunday
school 1O:45 am. Worship every
second and fourth Sundays at 8
pm. DR.. Eugene D. Witherspoon,
pastor.
DELGADO - The Rev. c. c,
Myers pastor. Worship, 7:3O pm,
first. second and third Sundays:
fourth Sunday. S pm. Sunday
school as am.
TOPS T. - The Rev. G.. c. NV.
ers, pastor. Sunday school, 1926
am. Worship II am, first and
third Sundays: fourth Sunday, 1896
pm.
WINTER PARK-The Rev. AL.
fred K. Dudley. pastor. Worship II
am. and 1880 pm. Sunday school
10 am.
BETHANY-Sunday school 10
O'Clock: Warship 7:3O p. m. Rev.
Reid Newland, pastor. PRAYER
meeting, Wednesday evening, 1880.
MCCLURE MEMORIAL-sun-
day school 10 o'clock. Worship,
IL o'clock. Rev. Reid Newland,
pastor.
WOODBURY. - The Rev. J.. d.
Wlthrow, pastor. Sunday school.
III am. Worship II am. and 1880
p.m.
MCCLURE MEMORIAL The
Kev e; c. Myers. pastor. Wor-
ssh,p II am. second and fourth
IMMANUEL-Fifth and Meares
streets. Rev. W. H. Allison. minis
Ter. 9::::45 a. m. Sunday school!
II a. m. morning worship: GAS
p m. Youth Fellowship. 7:30 D.
m; evening worship.
MYRTLE GROVE - The Rev.
John D. Macleod. pastor, Sunday
school. 9:45 am, song service,
:So ON. junior league. Monday
1880 pm.
NEIGHBoRHooD CHAPEL -
5l1 South Second street. The Rev.
>. 5. Crowley minister. Preach
ing and Sunday school at 8 o'clock.
CAROLINA BEACH Charlotte
Avenue. The Rev. John D. Mac.
Leod. minister. Sunday school, 10
am. Worship, II a N "oung PEG.
pie 1880 Wednesda' ling.
CAPE FEAR tt Village.
The Rev. Paul Ho.la- pastor. Sun
day school. 9:45 am. Worship, ii
am. Young People. 6:15 pm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26

have him as their pastor and
feel that he will be a great
blessing both to them anu the
community. He is to serve as
pastor of Bethany church and
Mcclure Memorial Presbyterian
church at Castle Haynes.
REV. REID NEWLAND
Rev. Reid Newland arrived
with his family on October 10th.
to take up his work as Pastor of
the Bethany and McClue Memo
rial Presbyterian churches.
Mr.. Newland was born
in Mokpo, Korea, the son of DR..
and Mrs. L. 1. Newland. He at
tended Davidson College, David
son, N. c., from which he re-
ceived his A. B. degree. He re-
ceived his B. d. degree from
Union Theological Seminary,
Richmond, Va. and since that
time has served as Pastor in
Crawfordville, Ga, and in
Commerce, Ga.
He was married to the form.
er Anna Mae Bowden, daugh-
t. of Mrs. ]. H. Bowden and
the late James Henry Bowden.
The Newlands have two boys,
Sandy and Jim.
They are residing in the
Manse of the Bethany Church,
which has just been completed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26

The Rev. Mr.. Cooper is one
Of the outstanding young minis
tiers of this state. He is a past
president of Luther League {the
young peoples organization OF
the Lutheran church,.
He was educated at High Point
college and the Lutheran Theo-
logical seminary, Columbia, S.
&c. Prior to, coming to Mt,
Pheasant he served churches ir
charlotte and in Kannapolis
The Rev. Mr.. Cooper is a neph'
ew of Mrs. Manley Williams oil
this city.
The general theme for the
week will be "Christianity, o,
Chaos"
The week will get underway
with the administration of holy
communion on Sunday morning
Nov. 2, by the pastor. The eve.
ming services will be at 8 p. m
each evening. The service or
Sunday evening will be con.
Quoted by the pastor. The Rev
IMr. Cooper will arrive Monday
and will deliver the messages
for the remainder of the week
His subjects are as follows:
Monday, Nov. 3-"Later Thar
We Think"
Tuesday, Nov. 4-"Law o,
Gospel"
Wednesday, Nov. - 1.-THE
Deadly Sin"
Thursday, Nov. 6 - "People
With a Mission"
Friday, Nov. Zip Service
or Life Service"
The public is cordially invited
to attend all services.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26
$600,000 READY
FOR CHURCH WORK
Illinois House OF Worship
To Be Finished By
1853

WILMETTE, Ill. - A design
for the ornamentation and furn-
ishing of the interior OF
the Baha'i House of Worship at
Wilmette, ILL.,, mas been APPROX
ed, and work inside the finished
superstructure will begin within
a few months on a schedule call
ing for a completed temple by
1858, the National Baha'i Assem-
bly, has announced.
Preliminary estimates, the
Assembly reports, fix the cost
of the interior ornamentation at
$500, 900, bringing the total cost
of land and structure to an
amount exceeding $4,000, 900.
Nearly 81, 500, 900 has already
been expended since construc-
ton began in 1920.
With the completion of the in
terror, according to the
announcement, the American
Baha'is will have available for
meetings of public worship an
auditorium seating 1000 persons
in the central domed hall and its
nine surrounding alcoves. The
auditorium has nine outside en-
frances, is surmounted by a per-
forated dome which rises to a
pennacle ISL feet above
the main floor, and has two cir
cular galleries. The lower gal
lery, SO feet from floor level,
will be assigned to the use of
a choir. The diameter of the cir
cular platform supporting the
nine-sided structure if 152 feet.
The Baha'i Temple was de-
signed by Louis j. Bourgeois,
who died before the superstruc-
ture was begun in 1880. The
unique, symbolic scheme of ex-
terror ornamentation completed
in 1913 was his conception, and
he left plans for the interior ex-
pressing the same style of flow
ing decoration but with the ad-
ditional quality of color. His
plans have been carried out in
the interior scheme prepared for
the Temple trustees by Allen B.
Mcdaniel, consulting engineer,
assisted by j. Robbie Kennedy
and E. J. Pompilio, architects,
all of Washington, D. C.