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Evening star., 1948-07-24
Young People 10 Hold
Outdoor Meetings Here

The third in the summer series
of five outdoor Sunday evening
services for young people will be
held tomorrow at $50 pm. in the
garden of the Sidwell Friends
School, 1901 Wisconsin avenue NV
Miss Barbara White. from the Ma
tional League of Women Voters
will speak on 1.-THE United Nations
and World Recovery" Preceding
the address and discussion there
will be an informal fellowship sing
and short worship service. to be
led by Miss Mary Beth Sheppard
of the Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church.
The series Of meetings Is being
sponsored by the Washington Fed
Grafton of Christian Youth for all
young persons whose own youth
groups do not meet during the sum-
mer. They are centered around the
theme Building an Effective Stra-
tegy for World Peace"
The remaining meetings will be
held August and August % and
will present the subjects Govern
ment Leadership and American
Policy" and Russia and an Inter-
probation of Communism"
All young people are invited. In
case OF rain the meetings will not be
held.
Evening star., 1948-07-24
Special Church
H announcements

Foundry Methodist-Bishop Ed
WI Holt Hughes will be the guest
preacher at II am. tomorrow. The
Rev. Ralph C. John will preach at
8 pm. on "A Declaration of Pri-
vilege."
Chevy Chase Baptist-A Christ
mas in July" service will be held at
9 and II am. tomorrow in the in
terest of Miss Elizabeth Mooney,
missionary to Indian. DR.. Edward
c. Clark will preach on Gods
Secret"
French Church-At the French
service at ST. Johns Episcopal
Church tomorrow at $50 am, the
Rev. Pierre c. Toureille will preach
on "Pasteur ct Paroissiens" from
the text Of / Cor. 1910.
Luther Place Memorial-The Rev.
James NJ Singer, assistant pastor,
will preach at both services Sunday
morning on God Is My Helper" !"
A fellowship supper is held at $50
pm.
Polish National Alliance-A Polish
mass will be held at the Immacu-
late Conception Shrine at Catholic
University at II am. tomorrow. A
Resurrectionist priest will be the
celebrant.
Mt. Zion Methodist-The Rev.
James Fay will preach the conclud-
ing sermon of his series on
Stewardship" at IL am. The sub
ject is THE Meaning of Disaster"
Lincoln Congregational DR..
Robert w. Brooks will preach two
more sermons before leaving for
vacation August 2 Sunday morn
ing he will speak on "A Faith That
Gets Results" On August !, he
will give the sequel, the theme being,
The Inescapable Task of the
Church Today" DR.. st. Elmo Brady
will discuss before the Mems Broth
erhood at 1918 am. Sunday
Facing Situations That Will Not
Wait"
st. Luke's Episcopal-A block
party will be held July 27-31 at the
parish house Fifteenth and Church
street NV Dinner will be served
July 81 from 4 to 7 o'clock
First COlored Baptist-At $3.50
pm. the Georgetown Patriarchy and
auxiliary will hold a joint ami
versary.
Evening star., 1948-07-24

house and were Rev. A. X. Boehmke.
using this drastic method to get in.
The minister got into conversa-
ton with them. During the course
Of their talk he told them of his
houseless Sunday School.
IF we can get into the house" "
they told him. you are welcome to
use our place"
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Sandoz
eventually got into their house, and
the following Sunday the Rev. A.
Karl Boehmke brought his small
Sunday School group to the home
at 5000 Westway drive for classes.
The. downstairs was used for serv-
ices, with the dinette serving as
the chaneel and the living room as
Evening star., 1948-07-24
An-MusicaI Service
|At Washington Cathedral

Richard w. Dirksen, associate
organist and choirmaster at Wash
ington Cathedral, will be at the
organ and will direct the mems
choir tomorrow at,the monthly all
musical evensohg at 4 o'clock. For
this service a group of special an
thems will replace the customary
sermon.
Preaching at II am. which will
include the litany IN procession. will
be the Rev. Merritt F. williams,
cathedral canon.
Holy communion will be cele-
brated in st. Johns Chapel at 7:3O
am. and in the Bethlehem Chapel
at $50 am.
Evening star., 1948-07-24
DR.. Luccock to Preach
In N. Y. Avenue Church

The Rev. DR.. Emory G. Luccock.
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, Wichita, Kans., will preach
at the II O'Clock service tomorrow
morning in the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church.
DR.. Luccock's text will be taken
from the Book of st. Mark: "A Lit
tie Further The Rev. DR.. Peter
Marshall, pastor of the church. Is
vacationing at his summer home in
Massachusetts,.
Evening star., 1948-07-24
Dr.. OverhoIser to Preach

DR.. Winfred Overholser, superin-
tendent OF st. Elizabeth's Hospital
president of the American Psychi-
atric Association, will preach at II
am. tomorrow at All Souls Uni
tartan Church on Sanity Amid
World Confusion" He has lust
retired as moderator of the Ameri-
can Unitarian Association. The
service will be conducted by Mr.
Laurence C. Staples.
Evening star., 1948-07-24
Methodist Pastors Guests
Mi. Vernon Place Church

Ministers who have been chosen
to fill the pulpit at Mount Vernon
Place Methodist Church during the
next six weeks, include some of the
countrys most outstanding in
Methodism. DR.. Hiram C. Weld,
minister, of the Elm Park Methodist
Church in Scranton, Pa, will preach
tomorrow at all three services. In
the morning his topic is "All Be-
longs To You" and in the evening,
Straight Paths For Our Feet"
DR.. A. N. Warner, associate min
lister, will preside at the three serv-
ices, introducing the visiting minis
tiers.
My Name Is Han" is the title Of
movie on China which will be
presented at pm. for the young
adult fellowship.
Evening star., 1948-07-24

morrow morn
ing and eve
ming.
Mr.. Bruner is
pastor of the
First B a p ii S t
C h u r C h of
Farmville, Va.
DR.. and Mrs.
B run er W il
come here from
Richmond, Va.
to attend the
services.
The Rev. JOIN,
T. Coburn, pas
4 -
tor, announces
tbo onooi~t
Evening star., 1948-07-24
Catholic Evidence GuiId

The Catholic Evidence Guild will
conduct religious forums in Frank
lin Park tomorrow.
The Rev. William Russell of CATH
olic University, John j. O'Connor
Of Georgetown University and the
Rev. Daniel Egan will speak at
from 7:30 to $3.50 pm. The forum
from 3 to S pm. will be conducted
by the Atonement Seminarians.
Evening star., 1948-07-24
Church Federation
Radio Programs

Washington Federation OF Churches
radio program, July rs TO July 81:
Sunday-wTNx, IL to noon, St. Johns
Episcopal Church and Christ Episcopal
Church, the Rev. John r. Anschutz, pastor,
speaking.
Tuesday-wRc, 1915 to 1880 pm.
Look to This Day" the Rev. c. C.. Day,
Church. speaking.
wednesday-wGAY 1918 to 1880
am. Religion for Living the Rev. Marion
Methodist Church. speaking. wRC. i2:I5
to 1880 pm. Look to This Day Mr..
Day.
Thursday-wRC, 1918 to 1890 pm,
Look to This Day" Mr.. Day,
Friday-Wash.=FM, 4 to 4;lS Pm.
Radio Edition Of the Bible"
Evening star., 1948-07-24
DR.. HASTINGS Returns

DR.. j. Warren Hastings, pastor
of the National City Christian
Church, who has been conducting
evangelistic meetings this week at
the Mountain Road Christian
Church, Bel Air, Md. will return
to preach tomorrow morning on
The Eternal Light"
Evening star., 1948-07-24
Union Services Tomorrow

The Rev Robert M. Rice, min
lister Of the First Universalist
Church, Arlington, Mass, will
preach at a Union Service at II
am. at the Universalist Church.
He will preach on Our Ally-Ths
Unconscious Mind" The Mt. Pleas
ant Congregational Church is par
ticipating in this service. Next
Sunday the services will be held
at the Mt. Pleasant Church.
Evening star., 1948-07-24

"cSISdle COIl-
munity, just over
the District line
between Massa-
C h III S e t is and
Wisconsin ave-
nues. Breaking
i n t o h i S
thoughts W a S
the sight of a
man and woman
trying to open
the window of
t h ir HON e
They had obvi-
ously forgotten
the key to the
Evening star., 1948-07-24
By Cospor Names

One afternoon in 1945 Lutheran
minister was pondering his problem
of locating fledgling Sunday
School flock while walking through
Evening star., 1948-07-24
Rev. Ben R. Bruner Guest
AT Fifth Baptist Church

The Rev. Ben r. Bruner, son Of
the Rev. DR.. Weston Bruner, former
pastor of the Fifth Baptist Church,
will be the guest preacher there to-
Evening star., 1948-07-24

ment of DR.. James Anderson as min
lister of music for the church. He
came here from New York City.
Evening star., 1948-07-24
Spiritual Sttrnrr

REV. PEARL JARCEY
3f?3 Holmead Pl. NV. DE, 1893.
Seance Tuesday. 40 M READINGS da il,
Evening star., 1948-03-28

BY ELEM SAKES
will such variety, color
~ Silhouette them interpret
era fashion trends in individual manner
the first
time several During the shortages good dyes and
feathers the bright available but tanners
with the demand The colors
cude blue baencaga and pastel shades
linen
which also available
the nd
Kodiak mirror., 1948-01-24
Hospital NeWs

A daughter was born on Janu. ary 2l to MT. and Mrs. Pete Gundersen of Afognak. The baby will be named Anne Marie, and she weighed 7 lbs 2 oz at birth.
 Miss Marco Kiilsgaard was admitted for medical reatment during the week.
 James Wright, employed at the Navy Base, was a weekend patient
 A new fracture bed gift of Dr. C. c Bailey, has just arrived and been installed in tLe mems ward. With the bed came all the nece y gadgets for handling any type of fracture patient with max mum comfort for the pat tent. The bed was ordered during the summer, at the end of Dr BaIley's visit here, after he had handled a few severe fractures without the aid of the special features of @ fracture bed.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-01-24
Town 7iidbits

Kodiak's homemade street signs will give way to factory styled ones sometime soon. An order was sent out this week for 46 new. signs to replace the slight y battered ones now in use.
 On order are 6 no-parking- hereto corner signs; 2 no.park, ing, fre-lane; 4 2-cab stand; 2. l cab stand; 4 scnool-zone; 4 bus stop; 4 men 'at-work; and 20 one-hour-parking =.
 latest victim of the three day measles is Harold Naughton, who works at Kraft's ..
 The c ty of Kodiak had a grand total of 250 employees in l947, a large part of them long. shoremen Myrna Perkins, city clerk, said she was astonlshea at the number, which she discover ed when making out final with holdi g tax statements ...
 Kodiak school girls have . new fad They are wearing zoot suit chaIns of giant safety pins attached to their skirts and chalns of graduated gold cnes hung from their blouses or sweaters Those who go in for high style are even coloring theirs with nail peli-h to match the days costume. Given credit for starting the style are Vivian Pagano and Alma Nelson.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-01-24

Mrs. Dorothy HoagIand, orig inslly of St Louis and more re Gently of Anchorage, is the new manager of the Kodiak Hotel.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-01-24
Fire Alarms

TarR in fire alarms at the deputy U s. Marshsl's office-- located in the residence between the Kodiak hotel and Kodiak Variety store.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-01-24

Herbert Spiegel of the navy base returned this week after a 2,months' visit to New York and other east coast cities
Kodiak mirror., 1948-01-24

January Kodiak cribbage championships will be held at the Community Center next Thu rsday evening with play starting at 8 80 pm
 All interested men and women players are invited to partici pate Entry fee is 50 cents.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-01-24

The second reading and vot. ing on the proposed city ord h. ance providing for a license on automotive vehicles will take rlace Monday at the regular council meeting.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-01-24

Seattle Representative The Alaska !
 All Fourth Avenue Building, Seattle, '
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-02-15

The sketch. The Cowboy" by Charles
M. Russell shows the authentic costume
of the old timer-narrow brimmed
Stetson. white shirt. vest. tight-legged
chaps and-perhaps-a gun.
there was little dust, no tractors or
machinery to grease and repair. Ex-
cept when it was unusually dry, big
herds were being worked, branding
or loading for shipment was being
done, it was not difficult to stay
fairly clean. Sundays were wash
days, and white shirts and other
clothing could be seen spread around
on the grass near ranch headquar-
tiers or near the wagon.
In winter blue flannel shirts with
a double front with large mother of
pearl buttons were popular. Red
flannel shirts were extremely are
Every cowhand wore a vest for the
reason that shirts were pocketless,
and it was necessary to have a place
to carry "the makins."
And Black Scarfs
Neckties were not worn, but a
large scarf, mostly black in color
although red brocade was affected
by those who liked the gaudy, was
the general thing. These scarfs were
always silk-bandana or cotton was
never the rule. They were tied
closely around the neck and not
hung like a hammock as some pic
lures show.
This neckwear originated in the
trail days, and scarfs were useful to
cover the mouth and nose from dust
when riding "the drag" They were
also found to be handy by pistol
poppin' gentry, such as Kid Curry,
while relieving passengers of stage
coaches and trains-and a few banks
of burdensome gold and silver
and a few trinkets.
Ordinary business clothing was
the rule - the same as worn by
townspeople, although the tan coli
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-02-15
Cowboy Fashions
By F. H. SINCLAIR

after a tour with the shows, wearing
embroidered silk shirts. Colonel
Cody, a great Snowman, copied his
own costume from those worn by
the French half-breeds, scouts and
Indians of an earlier era-the en-
broidery, beadwork and buckskin
which antedated the range days.
White shirts stayed reasonably
clean on the plains at that time, as
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-02-15

legged, leather "shot gun" style
with or without fringe on the outer
seam. Occasionally shotgun chaps
with nickeled conchas along the
seam were worn, but these were con-
sidered somewhat doggy for the
average hand. Pockets with a but
toned flap were on the outside.
Angora hair chaps were also much
worn-the color usually white or
black-and if the wearer really liked
pretty" he might invest in red or
orange colored angoras, but this
was also considered just a bit over
doing it.
"Batwing" OF wide chaps made
their appearance when southwestern
cowhands came north. These men
rode the thorn bush and chapparal
ranges of the southwest, which re-
quired heavy bull hide protection for
the legs. Spurs were mostly drop
shank style, with a rowel about the
size of a two-bit piece, and with a
chain or rawhide band under the
arch of the foot. Straight shanks
came up with the batwing chaps.
Silver mounting on spurs and bits
were infrequently seen, and silver
mounted saddles were a rarity.
When guns were worn, they were
usually ivory or bone handled, AS
caliber, single action Frontier model
Colts with 6 or 8-inch barrel. They
were carried in an open holster, with
the grip curved to the rear. In the
writer's time, gun-toting was about
a thing of the past, although most
range hands owned them. Old timers
of that day said, that few of them
had ever seen the so-called two-gun
man-and no one wore a cartridge
belt hanging down to his hunkers, as
is sometimes pictured.
While the cowhand wore no fancy
clothes, he was easily distinguished
from others. There were few
smoothed faced men in those days,
and the moustache was the common
style of hirsute adornment. The
older men affected boards with a
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-02-15

L boots with red tops and the
fringed leather jackets (made on
18th street, New York; have been
put away for the winter. The dude
visitors have gone back to the grind,
the store clerks have closeted the
ego Western" toys and hung up the
sombrero until next year. But the
season will soon be on again.
Cowboy costumes have become
fashionable from Maine to Cali
fornia. Bootmakers report that the
high heeled, flashy boot of cattle
land is finding a market l n every
state of the union, far from where
the dogies wander and the wind
blows free" Fancy cowdog buds a
be observed in towns where the
tractor and the combine replaced the
cowhorses 40 years ago-communl-
ties where the townsfolk would stop
and stare if a horseman rode down
the street, where the only cattle are
the Jerseys and Holsteins browsing
on the dairy farms.
Bust" Out in Color
1t is a distinct compliment to the
cattle country to have SO many peo-
pie dress up in what they think is
western style, in the belief that they
are keeping alive the traditions OF
the west. 1t also gives the male OF
Al a~oa.01 on nvo1Icn fO hIInOT an
inhibition-the chance to bust out
in color and to get away from the
drab habiliments which business and
industry seem to think is required
in order to impress others as to the
dignity, prosperity and Importance
of the Wearer.
In viewing the present day sar-
torial splendors which are supposed
to represent the old west, n Won
ders where the fad started and how
it came to be a confirmed convic-
ton in the public mind that range
workers, who were subjected to the
extremes of the elements and pretty
rugged tasks, went in for colored
shirts, embroidered with roses and
pansies, and boot tops that would
have stampeded a bunch of long
horns.
The present day habit of younger
stockhands of wearing low topped
fancy boots, skin tight overalls and
a shirt which would make old Sitting
Bull green with envy is a complete
departure from the range drapery
which prevailed when such outfits as
the Hat X, Hashknife, KIT, OK and
70 outfits rode the Montana plains.
In fact, if one of these present day
boys rode down to the wagon, the
old time hand might have wondered
just what he intended to represent.
IT is not that these modern cow
boy rigs are unsightly-on the con-
trary, they are colorful and practical
but they are different.
The researcher who would authen-
tically portray the range worker as
he really looked need only study
Charley RusselIs paintings-or the
photographs made by that great
pioneer artist, Huffman, the early
day Miles City photographer.
White Shirts Only
Few of the old time cowboys ever
wore shirts of any color other thar
plain white. This is particularly no,
ticeable when old time roundup
scenes are studied. Those of us wht
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-02-15

pants were popular with range men.
Corduroy trousers were also occa-
sionally worn.
All pants pockets had horizontal
openings in those days just as Lewis
have today. The tight legged Lewis
seen today were not used by men
of those days, but came into style at
a later day. Some overalls were
worn, but usually over other trousers,
and pant legs were medium in
width.
Hat and Boots
If a coWhand had a good hat and
good boots, he was we'll dressed,
and he was very particular about
these two items of attire. The favor
tie hat was the Stetson big 4"-the
SIS 81. B." This fine old headpiece
was a stock item in every store from
the Canadian border to the Rio
Grande. Hat brims varied in size,
but the big 10 gallon was not known
in the north.
The Big 4 had a brim about 3A
inches wide, and the wearer some
times. creased it or pointed it to a
Montana peak" Many did not
crease it at all but left the crown
high, which was believed to be
cooler. Most men took good ARE of
their hats, although ono in a while
a really wild gent would beat his
horse with a folded hat, or 'fan his
SELF while riding a rough one.
Boots were round toed, with high
tops which reached a point just be-
low the knee, and about so percent
of the cowhands tucked trouser legs
inside the boots. Fancy stitching to
keep the tops from ~wrinkling and
sliding down was common, but the
writer does not recall ever having
seen a boot with colored leather in
lays, such as are seen today. If there
were any, they rare.
Cowhands in those days were ex-
tremely vain about the size of their
feet and invariably bought boots a
size too small. 1t was a long and
painful operation to break in a pair
of new boots. Some of the boys
would fill them with water and let
them dry on the feet. Others would
fill them with wet oats, wet hay and
even sand, to stretch them to wear
able size.
The orthodox hand did not walk
over 20 feet unless it was necessary,
anyway, and a boot which would be
comfortable while riding, would
make the fortunes of the inquisition
seem mild by comparison, if a walk
of any distance was attempted.
Painful Incident
I recall two hands who rode some
miles to a dance at which they wore
new boots. On the return trip home,
they decided to stop at a running
creek, remove the boots and reduce
the swelling by putting their tootsies
in the cool water-having danced all
night.
The horses were left on a cut bank
above the creek, and while the pedal
abolutionS were progressing nicely
these old cayuses thought the time
wa ripe to head for home. They
moved off dragging the reins, and
the two hands found to their dismay
that they could not get their boots
on again. They were obliged to pick
their way gingerly through bunch
grass and cactus, over graveled, hare
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-02-15
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variety of hedge trimming, but side
burns and mutton chop styles were
reserved for bankers. A pair of cold
eyes over mutton chop whiskers
made the banker of that day look
much more formidable than the in
nocent, smoothfaced counting house
operator of 1913.
Cowgirls Rare
Cowgirls in the old days were nil
and it was long before the side
saddle was replaced by stock sad
dies ridden by ladies in divided
skirts. The girls who first wore d.
vided skirts braved the shaking of
heads. There were some who ques-
toned the morals of any female who
was so bold as to appear in public
wearing them. But fashions change.
While we look back on the old days
with a feeling of nostalgia and
warmth, to see a young couple of
today with fine riding equipment,
young man and young woman alike
dressed in modern colorful cowboy
regalia-on good horses-provides a
thrill for the spectator. And most
old timers will tip their "J. BIS" to
them and say Here's Howl"
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-02-15

More than 8 out of 10 farms in
the United States have radios, 6 out
of 10 have electricity from a central
power station but less than 4 out of
10 have telephones. In 1880 only 20
percent had radios, 10 percent cleo
tricity and "a percent telephones.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-02-15
White Shirts Only

Few of the old time cowboys eve
wore shirts of any color other than
plain white. This is particularly no
ticeable when old time roundup
scenes are studied. Those of us who
saw those days recall that few if
any colored shirts were worn. A
few cowboys who were picked up to
join wild west shows, such great
riders, ropers and top hands as
George Young, Ed Phillips, Bernie
Kempton, George Gardner, Buck
Taylor and others who were signed
up with Buffalo Bill, returned home