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Evening star., 1949-01-15
Organized
Bible Glasses
By Dr.. Poee Mex. Etehison

Senator John j. Sparkpan OF
Alabama will teach at joint ses-
sion of the adult Bible classes OF
Hamline Methodist Church. Next
month he will resume as teacher OF
the Sparkman Bible Glass, teaching
the first and third Sundays OF each
month.
DR.. Page Etchison, field secretary,
the American Bible Society, will
speak at the assembly of adult Bible
classes of Calvary Baptist Church.
Representative Brooks Hays OF
Arkansas will teach the Burial
Glass. The Vaughn Glass will con-
duct the service at the Central
Union Mission at 7:30 pm. Friday.
The Fellowship Glass of Chevy
Chase Methodist Church will have
Col. Osmund Varela as guest speak
er.
Allen C. Walker will be the guest
teacher of the Pinkham Bible Glass
of National Baptist Memorial
Church.
,
Methodist Church will hold a busi-
ness meeting at pm. Tuesday.
Presbyterian Church will hold a
The Fidelis Glass of Kenilworth
business meeting at 8 pm. Friday
Mrs. Mabel w. Hubbel has been
elected president.
The Glass of Friendship of Emory
Methodist Church is sponsoring a
musical vesper service tomorrow at
5 pm. with Mrs. Stella Arsenau
Smith, soloist, and Lois Marr, Or
ganist.
The Templemen's Bible Glass OF
Temple Baptist Church will be
taught by the Rev. Virgil Hobbs.
The Friendship Class of Metropol-
itan Presbyterian Church will hold
a business meeting Monday evening
William S. Jones. vice president
Organized Bible Glass Association
will be the guest teacher OF the
Harrison Bible Glass OF st. Luke's
Methodist Church.
The Christian Builders Glass OF
che Minnesota Avenue Christian
Church will hold business meet
ing Friday evening.
| DR.. Charles F. Boss. jr., executive
secretary, Commission on Worlo
Peace of the Methodist Church, viii
speak at the Forum of Mount Ver-
non Place Methodist Church. Mrs
G. E. Chapman, jr., will present
the devotional message at the Su-
sannah Wesley Class. DR.. w. G
Daniel, professor of education
Howard University, will speak to the
Rustin Temple Couples Glass on
Our Educational Rights and Ade-
quate Opportunities"
The Downs Glass of Brightwood
Evening star., 1949-01-15

Episcopal Church held at Laytons-
vile, Md. on May 16, 1886.
On December 7, 1858, the Board
OF Trustees of the GaitherSburg
charge, which was included in the
Rockville circuit, bought the Pres
byterian Church on Frederick road
west of the town cemetery for 81 900
Members of the board were D. w
Arnold, Thomas English, Joseph r
English, w. r. Fulks, Hamilton
Crawford and Hezekiah Leaman
Presiding elder was the Rev. w. G
D. Clemen; preacher in charge, the
Rev. D. w. Arnold, and junior
preacher, the Rev. Daniel Haskell.
The annual conference Of 1896
formed the Gaithersburg charge
with GAINESVILLE, Germantown and
Hunting Hill being the other sta
tions. BY this time the member
ship had grown large enough to
warrant a bigger building. A COM
mittee composed of P. M. Smith, C.
F. Duvall, I. T. Fulks. C. S. Duvall
T. I. Fulks and j. L. Burns was ap-
pointed to build a new church. The
present structure Is the result OF
that effort.
In June, 1885, the Rev. Norman
Scribner was appointed to the Ep-
worth charge BY 1887 a new edu-
cational building was built, at cost
Of $500 and ready for use by 1888
The first superintendent of the
Sunday school. having one depart
ment with 40 students. was Mr.. Du-
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vail. Today Supt. Norman B. ia
cobs heads school having four de-
partments, l6 classes and more than
800 students.
Seven members of the church
since the edifice was erected in 1891
are Mrs. John B. Ely, Mrs. Zella
Selby, Mrs. Howard Martinas, Mrs
William c. Davis, Mrs. Ethel Mills
Mrs. Mae Briggs and William M
Phoebus.
Officials who have served the con.
gregation for many years are Johr
B. Ely, Mr.. Jacobs. Mrs. Jacobs
Clyde M. Andrews, George w. Mar.
shall, Mrs. Rosabelle Plummer
Monroe C. Phebus, Walter F. Rein.
hart, Frank B. Severance, B. D
Schwartz, Mrs. Nellie Wachter anc
William G.. Davis. Mr.. Davis has
been recording steward since Feb
ruary 2, 1907.
Recent pastors were the Revs
Jacob E. James, Mr.. Scribner ano
James H. Haley.
The present pastor. the Rev
Arthur w. EWell, is native OF
Crisheld, Md, and a graduate OF
the Westminster Theological Semi
nary. He served pastorates in sew
eral Maryland churches before CON-
ing in 1914 to Gaithersburg from
the Arlington Methodist Church o1
Baltimore. He has three children
E. Lynch Ewell of ToWson, Md.
Donald T. Ewell of Chicago ano
Mary L. EWell. student at Johns
Hopkins University.
Evening star., 1949-01-15
Rev. J. A. Pfeiffer Plans
Series of Sermons

The Rev. ]. Adrian Pfeiffer, pas
tor of the Takoma Lutheran Church
will inaugurate a sermon series to-
morrow that will continue through
the first part of l949. The general
subject will be, The Christian At
titude About Things Today" Sum
days sermon will be The Christian
Attitude Toward Taxes and Gov
ernment."
On Wednesday at 8 pm. officers
of the Women's Guild will be in
stalled. They are, president, Mrs.
Louis Koschmeder, ST.; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Helene Sinner; recording
secretary, Mrs. Katherine jackson;
treasurer, Mrs. Roger Cutler, sr, and
corresponding secretary, Miss Anna
Stuermann. Rev. Pfeiffer will speak
on You and the Other Half Mil
lion"
Evening star., 1949-01-15
Col. Unni Noyor Speaks
At Calvary Methodist

! DR.. Orris Gravenor Robinson
minister of Calvary Methodist
Church, will preach at II am. Sun
day on Gods Kingdom"
Col. Unni Magyar, public relations
officer, Embassy of India, will speak
at the pm forum on Problems
! of IndoneSia."
On Wednesday evenings, during
January and to February 9, DR.
Montgomery Shroyer of Westminster
Theological Seminary is teaching q
course on The Teachings Of Jesus
in the Gospel of Matthew" The
class, at 7 o'clock, is preceded by
supper at 6:l5 pm,
Evening star., 1949-01-15

Park Methodist Church will hold its
monthly meeting at 8 pm. Tuesday
The Trinity Mems Glass of Trim
ity Methodist Church will conduct
the services at the Central Union
Mission Monday evening. Ernest
]. Higgins will present the lesson
tomorrow.
Mrs. Evelyn Hartley has been
elected president of the Philathea
Glass of Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church.
Evening star., 1949-01-15
UniversuIist Memorial

"Who Is Grateful To Us?" is the
question DR.. Seth r. Broks, minister
of the Universalist National Memo
rial Church, will discuss at II am.
tomorrow. Mrs. Elon G. Salisbury
will speak to the Adult Glass at 10
am. on The Pocono Pines Confer
ence." Open House is at pm.
An anniversary reception will be
held on Monday from 8 to 10 pm. to
honor the minister. DR.. Brooks. and
DR.. John van Schaik, jr., minister
emeritus.
Evening star., 1949-01-15
Invitation 10 Adventure
Tonic Of Dr.. |. R. Tabor

At II am. Sunday in Luther Place
Memorial Church, the Rev. DIR. L.
Ralph Tabor will preach on "Invi-
tation to Adventure"
During the service the following
will be installed as new members OF
the Church Council: William Coul-
ter. lie Roy Hanson, Walter Klear-
ner, Lloyd Nelson and Henry Seibel.
AT $50 pm. DIR. Tabor will begin
a series of sermons on "The Ro-
nance of the Bible" The series
will continue each Sunday at $50
pm. through January and February
The title of the first sermon is, How
1t All Began"
Evening star., 1949-01-15
Inaugural Sunday
AT The Cathedral

The Very Rev. John w. Suter
dean of Washington Cathedral, has
announced that the II am. service
tomorrow will be characterized by
special prayers for the state of the
Nation and for members of the
executive. legislative and judicia.
branches of the national Govern.
ment. His topic is THE Presidency.
The preacher at PM. will be the
Rev. Crawford w. Brown, canor
precentor. Holy communion will b.
celebrated at 7:30 a m. in st. Mary.
Chapel and at $50 am. in the
Bethlehem Chapel.
Evening star., 1949-01-15
Congregational Meeting

The annual congregational meet
ing of Atonement Lutheran Church
will be held Tuesday, beginning with
a supper at 6 pm. Election of the
Church Council will be held.
Forum and Quiet Hour is held
each Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock
with discussions on questions of
Christian Faith and Practice"
"A Compelling Testimony" is the
topic of the Rev Paul L. Reaser
Sunday at 8 and II am.
Evening star., 1949-01-15
Tronsfieurotion Church
To Dedicate Window

A memorial stained glass window
will be dedicated at TRANSPORTATION
Episcopal Church at II am. Sunday
The window portrays the message
of the TRANSPORTATION of Christ
and 1t is given in memory OF
Lafayette Emerson McReynolds and
Mary Belle Wilson McReynolds
The Rev. J. ]. Queally will officiate
at the service.
Evening star., 1949-01-15

The Church Rev. A. W. EwelI.
which cost So. 500 to build, was dedi-
Gated by DR.. Naylor and Mr.. Moore
on August %, 1892.
This beginning Of the church may
be- traced to earlier preaching by
Methodist ministers in Gaithersburg
When these preachers started COM
ing to the town cannot be easily
dated, but the records show that
Methodists in Gaithersburg were
asked to raise $100 on the general
apportionments by the First Quar-
terly Conference of the Methodist
Evening star., 1949-01-15

AAA AAN&NA oSAAA
ing" beginning
with dinner at
6 O'Clock.
Two grou p
sessions will be
held. In one
group. r a b b /
Hugo Schin OF
the Washington
Hebrew Congre-
CATION will lead
the discussion
on christianity
and Race Ap.
preciati ton" His
subject will be
Evening star., 1949-01-15

tees were Hnlle-
mon M. Smith,
| Charles F.. Du-
vail, George L.
! Crawford. Igna-
titus T. Fulks and
j. Summerfeld
Crawford.
T he corner
stone of the edi-
flee was laid on
October 3 by DR..
Henry r. Naylor,
presiding elder,
and the Rev.
r o b e r t M.
Moore ma St0r
Evening star., 1949-01-15
Continues New Series

DR.. Oscar F. Blackwelder will con-
tinue his series of Sunday evening
sermons on "Christianity and Com
munism" at the Lutheran Church of
the Reformation tomorrow at 8 pm.
His theme will be HOW They Look
at God"
Evening star., 1949-01-15
Dr.. Polling TO Address
Calvary Baptist Groups

Inside U. 8. A." will be the sub.
ject of DR.. Daniel A. Polling in the
Calvary Baptist Church at 8 pm.
Wednesday,.
This will be the third in a series
of Wednesday evening Adventures
Evening star., 1949-01-15
St. Thomos' Episcopal

In st. Thomas Episcopal Church
special prayers will be said on Sum
day at II am. for the President ol
the United States. The service will
be held in conjunction with the plar
for Inauguration Week. The preach
er will be. the Rector, the Rev. Har-
old Bend Sedgwick.
Evening star., 1949-01-15

to You, Sings to You, Looks at YOU"
In the other group, Mrs. Lillian
K. Watford, legislative representa-
tive of the National Council OF
Church Women, will continue her
discussion on Christianity and Our
Social Responsibility."
Evening star., 1949-01-15
By Cospor Nonnes

A group of Methodists in the
Gaithersburg Md area gathered on
September 7, 1891, to organize the
EpWorth Methodist Church. Trus-
Evening star., 1949-12-23
Isaac Naiditch Dies;
Pioneered for zionisn
By the Associated Press

PARIS, Dec. 23.-Isaac Mai.
ditch, 81, prominent industriaist
and a founder of the Zionist
movement in the United States
died yesterday.
Mr.. Naiditch. who had beer
closely connected with the Zion.
ist Movement since 1889, was one
of the founders and a director Of
the Palestine Foundation Fund
From 1913-1927 he served as 9
member of the Executive Commit
tee of the World Zionist Organi-
zation.
Born in Pinsk, Russia, he made
and lost one fortune in Russia and
another in France before he came
to the United States in 1912.
He first became known in Rus.
sia when he developed a technique
Of making alcohol from potatoes
Wiped out in the revolution, he
went to France in 1920 and
amassed another fortune in sugar
which he lost when the Nazis took
over.
Starting out in the United
States with $4,000, he purchased
an alcohol plant in Massachusetts
and became a major producer o1
industrial alcohol during the wal
years.
Evening star., 1949-12-23
Funeral Services Held
For jacob S. Rudolph

Funeral services were held this
morning for Jacob Selman Ru-
dolph, IS. a Washington resident
for many years, who died at the
Washington Sanitarium Wednes-
day after a long illness.
The services were at the Dan
zansky Funeral Home here, and
burial was in Ohev Sholom Gem
etery.
Mr.. Rudolph, who lived at 800
Jenifer street NV, came here
from his native Poland at an early
age and established a tailoring
business at 1926 Seventeenth
street NV. He retired five years
ago.
Surviving Mr.. Rudolph, a Span
war veteran, are his
widow, Mollie K. Rudolph, a
daughter, Mrs. Samuel Gordon Of
Silver Spring. Nd, and three
brothers and three sisters. They
are Samuel and Robert Rudolph
Of Washington and Louis Ru-
|dolph of Baltimore, and Miss Leah
Rudolph and Mrs. Herman Fried
man Of Washington, and Mrs.
Kate KRISTEN, Virginia Beach,
Va
Evening star., 1949-12-23
Charles Clifford Dies;
Survey Mathematician

Charles j. Clifford, SIS, mathe-
matician for the United States
Coast and Geodetic Survey for "a
years, died Wednesday at George
Washington University Hospital.
He had been i'll for six months.
Mr.. Clifford, who lived at 406
Silver Spring avenue, Silver
Spring. was a native of Denver,
Colo, and q graduate of the Uni
versity Of Colorado.
A World War I veteran, he was
past commander Of Cissel Saxon
Post, No. Al. American Legion.
He was a member of the Wash
ington Academy of Science, So
ciety for the Advancement of
Science, Polar Society, American
Geophysical Society and the In
ternational Geophysical Union,
He belonged to st. Michael's Cath
olic Church, Silver Spring.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Lena Marie Clifford; two sons,
Charles N. Clifford and Eugene
j. Clifford. and his mother, Mrs.
Caroline Clifford, Detroit. A sis
ter, Mrs. Jesse Collins of Cape
May. N. j.: a brother, Joseph M
Clifford. Detroit. and half
brother, William Garrison, Den
yer, also survive.
Funeral services will be held at
GAS am. Tuesday at st. Michael's.
Burial will be in Arlington Gene
terry,
Evening star., 1949-12-23
Mrs. Barbara Young Dies
AT 81 After Long Illness

Mrs. Barbara Young, 81. Wash
|ington resident for more than 55
years, died yesterday in the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Maud A.
Keyes Muir, 81 Gallatin street
INV, after a long illness.
Born in Inverness, Scotland
Mrs. Young came to America in
1891 with her husband, John
Richard Young, a bakery manager
in Glasgow, Scotland, who died IN
1881. He was associated with a
national bakery in this country
and worked in many cities be-
fore settling in Washington near
ly 81 years ago.
In addition to her daughter,
Mrs. Young is survived by another
daughter, Mrs. Della Bennett OF
Shelbourne, VT, and two sons,
John R. Young of Silver Spring,
Md, and Karl Young of Mount
Rainier, Md.
Funeral services will be held at
II: 80 am. tomorrow in the Fort
Lincoln chapel. Burial will be
at the Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1949-12-23
Thomas Mckenna Dies;
AcousticaI Engineer

Thomas j. McKenna, 48, acous-
tical engineer with the Hampshire
Corp, 1926 Annapolis road,
Bladensburg. died early today at
Doctors Hospital after several
months illness.
Mr.. McKenna, who lived at 1904
North Rhodes street, Arlington,
was born in Chicago. He attended
st. Ignatius School there and
Northwestern University, where he
received an acoustical engineering
degree. He was an acoustical en-
gineer and an investment broker
in Chicago before coming here in
1899 to join the Hampshire Corp.
He was member of st. Charles
Catholic Church in Clarendon.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Evelyn McKenna, and his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas j. McKenna
of Chicago. A sister also survives.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed. Burial will be in
Chicago.
Evening star., 1949-12-23

and retired in 1941. During that
time she was active in Red Cross
work and the National Home Eco
nomics Association.
For As years she was a member
of All Souls Unitarian Church
and belonged to the Women's
Alliance there. She also was a
member of the Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Club.
Mrs. Lee was the widow OF Will
liam c. Lee, a retired Agriculture
Department employe, who died in
1914. Surviving are a son, Comdr
Andrew White Lee, U. S. N, and
a daughter, Miss Laura c. Lee OF
Tallahassee, Fla.
Two sisters, the Misses Josephine
and Lora White. and brother,
Edward White, all of Washington,
also survive.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. tomorrow at the Hines
funeral home. 290l Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be private.
Evening star., 1949-12-23
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Dr. Her
man B. Zurrow thought he was
going nuts when little voices
started coming over his Office tele-
phone. They kept asking for Santa
Claus.
EFT began six weeks ago." said
the physician, still a little shaken
today.
"We began getting two or three
calls q day. and childish voices
would ask for Santa. We thought
1t was a gag-at first"
But it was no gag when the calls
jumped to 400 q day.
Little voices at all hours OF the
day and night" said DR.. zurrow
his voice hoarse at the memory
IT thought we'd 60 crazy"
But a checkup convinced the
doctor his sanity wasn't totGering
Last year a toy shop hired a
Santa Claus to talk to kids. They
lput IN a special phone for him
and the number was Murray Hill
|s-2551.
This year the shop dropped the
idea. So the telephone company
Evening star., 1949-12-23

current artistic projects include
two snow scenes he was commits
stoned to paint as Christmas gifts
The calendar is being distrib-
uted by news boys throughout the
papers entire circulation area
Its purchase is your Christmas
present to your Star carrier. The
calendar is also sold at the busi-
ness desk in The Star lobby al
rs cents per copy.
The calendar art contest that
will select paintings for next
years calendar is now in progress
open to all area high school stu
dents under 10. The competition
emphasizing Washington area
scenes, will close April l. to be
followed by an exhibition of the
entries at the Commerce Depart
ment during May.
Evening star., 1949-12-23
Rites for Jacob 5. Rudolph
Retired Tailor, Today

Funeral services were to be held
this morning for Jacob S.
Rudolph, IS, retired tailor and
Washington resident for SIS years.
who died Wednesday in the
Washington Sanitarium, Takoma
Park, Md, after an illness of three
years. The services were sched-
uled in the Danzansky funeral
home, 1901 Fourteenth street
NV, with burial in Ohev Sholom
Congregation Cemetery.
Born in Poland, Mr.. Rudolph
came to this country with his
parents, who first settled in Balti.
more. About SIS years ago they
moved to Washington. Hi:
father. Joseph Rudolph, who dice
in 1889. was also a tailor ane
operated a shop for many year!
at Sixth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV.
Mr.. Rudolph first went init
business with his father and theI
opened his own business about 81
years ego. Prior to his retire
ment five years ago, his tailol
shop was located at 1926 Seven
teenth street NV.
He was a member of B'na
Birth, Ohev Sholom Congregation
and the Chevy Chase Citizen.
Association. His home was al
3700 Jenifer street NV.
Surviving him are his widow
Mrs. Mollie Krupsaw Rudolph OF
the Jenifer street address; a
daughter, Mrs. Samuel Gordon OF
Silver Spring. Md; three brothers.
Louis Rudolph of Baltimore
Samuel Rudolph of 1915 Morrison
street NV. and Robert I. Rudolph
of 4707 Connecticut avenue NV.
and three sisters, Mrs. Kate Kir-
stein of Virginia Beach, Va, Miss
Leah Rudolph of 1445 Ogden
street NV. and Mrs. Herman
Friedman of 1890 Wisconsin
avenue NV.
Evening star., 1949-12-23
Commodity Controls
To Be Eused in japan
BY the Assoeioted Pres,

TOKYO, Dec. 23.-Japanese
business come January / is going
to get a new taste of freedom from
the controls born of defeat and
occupation.
Gen. MacArthur's headquarters
announced today that on that
date Is Of 80 classes of industrial
commodities will be freed wholly
or in part from ALLEGATION con-
trolls.
Industry will no longer have to
get certificates when it needs raw
wool, rubber, lumber, cement,
semifnished steel, some chemicals
and numerous other materials.
Evening star., 1949-12-23

A picture casually painted with
a brush full of model airplane
dope when he was IL years old
started Raymond w. Mussel-
white, jr., on a career as an artist.
He hopes it will lead to a pro-
fessional career as an architect.
Raymond, now 18, was a top
award winner in The Stars Cal
endar Art competition last spring
and his prize pastel is one of six
paintings that illustrate The Eve
ming Star Christmas calendar this
season.
The Montgomery Blair High
School graduate, who lives at 1904
Nolte avenue, Silver Spring, is
now a freshman at the University
of Maryland, studying engineer
ing. But he hopes to switch over
to architecture before long. His
Evening star., 1949-12-23
William MaIIan Dies;
Was an Owner Of the
C|aridge Hotel Here

William Roderick Mallan, S.
one of the owners of the Claridge
Hotel, 800 Connecticut avenue
NV, died in his apartment there
last night after a two months
illness.
Mr.. Mallan, a lifelong Wash
ington resident, was the son of
the late DR.. Thomas F. and Adele
Blaine Mallan. His mother was
q niece of James. G. Blaine, de-
feated Republican candidate for
President in 1884.
Mr.. Mallan attended Catholic
University here and studied medi-
cine at the University of Virginia,
but left college for Army service
during World War I. He attended
Tulane University for a short time
after the war but never completed
his medical studies and became
associated with several business
enterprises here. He retired about
eight years ago after serving IL
years as a Post Office Department
official.
Surviving Mr.. Mallan, who was
unmarried, are his brother, Blaine
Mallan, a Washington attorney
who lives at the Claridge, and two
sisters, Mrs. v. j. Gallagher of
the Claridge and Mrs. Walter
Free Of Bronxville, N. Y.
Requiem mass will be sung in
st. Matthews Cathedral at 9 am.
Tuesday following prayers at
Gawler's funeral home, 1855 Penn
sylvania avenue NV. Burial will
be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1949-12-23
Joel E. Brown, 73, Dies;
Pioneer Auto Builder
BY the Associated Press

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 23.-Joel
E. Brown, 73, pioneer automotive
man, died yesterday.
He was general manager Of Don
Lee, Inc, Southern California
Cadillac distributors; president of
Don Lee Motors Corp, and head
of Hillcrest Motors in Hollywood.
Born in Dorchester, Ontario,
Canade, Mr.. Brown attended high
school in Detroit, then joined the
Cadillac Motor Car Co. In 1903
he helped hand-build the first
Cadillac display car for an auto
show in Madison Square Garden.
New York. He also helped prepare
cars for many Of the early day
stock car races, time and en-
durance runs.