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Evening star., 1949-05-05
Letters to The Star
Widcws. Orphans and the Aged
Are PenaliHed by These Cats

Widows. Orphans and the Ake@
Are Penalined By These Cuts
To the Ecsssr o. Tas ssSr:
You are indeed 70 be commended for the
Lead editorial To Reduce Human Misery"
as carried In The Sunday Star Of May ].
is4e
The allowance for puhisc assistance 70 the
poor OF the District was too loS q year
ago. Yet since October IL has been cut
IL per cent. and now BY action Of the
House Of Representatives another cut Of IL
per cent is threatened
Widows and orphans. and the aSee. those
who have no influence and are net able 30
defend themselves. the least Of our brethren.
are the ones penalized
Thus. because Of ignorance and tndireT-
ence Of those in high and low places. is our
democracy undermined and the ammunition
placed In the hands Of those who would de-
stroy II.
The Star is 10 be congratulated for speak
ing up where too many are silent.
HARRY J. KIRK.
President. Society Of St. Vincent de Paul.
Evening star., 1949-05-05

have. The civilians have the advantages o.
civilian life and the little extras the Army
Is supposed 10 give, OF ecuyse tnr pcos
civilians dcaG have 70 pau gGarc duty
and can eGii their Jobs and move en when.
ever they please and noi always hase over
seas duty and separation siAring them In
the face, ! like Army life except for one
thing. and know I sm not alone IN this
! want 10 kick civilians Of military res~vva-
tons
Also. these Government gas make IS
much ax. II not more than. rny husband egs
I am sure they think three Of Us can man
aRe On his $500 q month and pay ren, Of
500 q month which ne do much more
easily than they can.
We came here because Ne had TO- The
Government girls came because they wanted
to- ! hope the Government ktcks them out
and the poor little things have to 80 home
SOLDIER s WIFE
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Beauest TO the Eye Bunk

She nho had serfmpsd 10 help them h
her icffl
Mad nothing left 10 csps. The rtnehtsc
years II
Had taxed her hffis store Of teeaifh. bsfH
She faced the threat of dying IN arrenvG
One thing shs had 10 efre aaran- Hey eSes
That scn such beauty There tesys fhoss
sho sought as
The lena the hansan epe alone supplies,
The gift that coaid Be ctfen, ouf sos
bought.
70 someone she could uiu ths poaesy 10 80
The ones ne Ioped, the erenlse i1r9p. fAs
rrGa, IL
The pastel tinted spTtnc. the asfsasH fse<s
Ths nndeysfaHdase look anhea psopie pzss.
she nas not poor. pAose feafsmsnf eostas
bear
me cf,s Of rsssos 10 90 saknoUH hssyf
ALICE HARTIcH-
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two classes Of undesirables from Govern
ment employment. namely. potential Grim
inals who may not necessarily be disloyal
in the patriotic sense and suoversiTe
elements twho may not necessarily have
criminal records The two programs
should not be confused
Evening star., 1949-05-05

Ideal, for finding bus fare, is miladys
new transparent handbag. 1t would seem
but step from this to the glass ceiling,
for quickly locating unstrung beads under
the upstairs dresser
Evening star., 1949-05-05

Letters for pGhaacGtscs ~as. nea*
the signature GMd stsress ~ :hs
Hnrtfev. ai:heEeA s Is perwissshl< fc~
arstsv kroaes 20 The Stsr 70 Nxs
@ noss de rsawse Please hs hrasF
Evening star., 1949-05-05
Urges Help fer the Least Fortunate"
OF the Citizens Of the Nations Capital

To tn. nesss Of Ths
Allow me TO congratulate YOU on the very
timely and excellent editorial in The Star
for May about the welfare situation in
the District
As you pointed out. the standard eudse,
guide in use by the Public Assistance Di-
vision Of the Board OF Public Welfare Is
based on the cost OF commodities in is$s
and represents the very minimum require
ments for maintaining life on q subsistence
level. The II per cent cuts already made
have caused much hardship and the pros
pect Of another cut II the Senate does not
grant at least $2ss .Sos more for the next
nscal year. means starvation for many
OF our helpless fellow citizens.
When we realize the careful screening
process that relief applicants have TO so
through before they are accepted and that
no employable teven though unemployed
person is given public assistance. We can
see how desperate the situation is
We feel sure that our lawmakers must
realize that when families are forced 10
exist at q grossly suhstanda,d level. the
community will pay the cost In Ill health
and crime.
While we approve the millions spent
on foreign relief We feel that our own needy
should not be neglected Is 1t too much 10
ask the Senate TO grant q paltry $3.50 pos
requested by the Welfare Board so that
the least fortunate citizens OF the Nations
Capital can be assured OF sufficient money
TO live In accordance with the minimum
standards Of health and decency3
l. II. L.
Evening star., 1949-05-05

Time will quickly dull the sharp edges
OF memory regarding the winters events
In Berlin, and by February. 1850, Soviet
source will reveal that Russians invented
the airlift
Evening star., 1949-05-05

And what's as disheartening as a retail
price level that gets its second wind when
the consumer doesn't?
Evening star., 1949-05-05
Questions and Answers

A reader can set tbs saAssY " any aasttisn sf
fact b. wrtlns The Epenhs htss lafsFmstien
Bureau. ale street NE Wsshinstsn 9 g
Please ineinss thrss As cents fer return pcsfAss,
Evening star., 1949-05-05

@. When was Aleatraz prison essahlished'
%. McY
A. Aleatrax 10 Federal prison located
on Alcatras Island In San Franclaeo Bay.
II was established In 1898, This prison In
used 10 house criminals who are considered
very danserous Alcatrax h located on ~
acres OF solid rock standing high above the
bay The prison now ls administered by the
United States Department Of Justice Ths
name "Aieatraz- comes from . Spanish
word meaning pelican" as
O. How was the measure of an inch
originally determlneds-L. q. o.
A. The inch vas originally hased upon
the thickness Of mans thumb. Its length
was determined by Law during the reign of
Edward II ti2st-i3z7l Of England.
q. In the per capita consumption Of meat
greater In the United States than In ether
countries m q. r.
A. In isf7 per capita consumption of
meat In the United States wAs estimated 81
iS3 pounds t7i pounds Of beef. 10 Cs veal. Q
of lamb and GO Of pork. but this figure was
exceeded In o few other countries. kew
Zealand used 37i pounds Of meat par p<s-
son: Arsensins. 300 pounds: and Australia.
105 pound1
Evening star., 1949-05-05
Calls for Christian Attitude
Toward Germans Who Are Needed
To the Editor OF The star

To the Editor Of The star.
From time to time 1t appears In print
that our occupation OF Germany Is q fall
ure. sheer waste Of money and q do moth
ing venture. To this reader such a result
Is regarded as the logical conclusion to q
set Of circumstances and policies which
were doomed to utter failure before their
approval and application by the cognizant
agencies-military and state.
The aftermath Of the Civil War and
modern Americas justifable fight for civil
rights has taught us that the policy of
forcing ideas down peoples throats. much
as one Grams food down the gullet OF q
helpless goose nailed to q board. Is Of
negative value. After Americas war Of
Southerners and Yankees. Negroes were
urged to assume political offices. and gen.
orally to disrupt the prior pattern Of social
organization in the South. There Is little
doubt that this policy has done more to
create the obdurate. militant Southerner
than any other. And 30 1t Is also with Ger
many. Immediately after the war q Negro
conductor was induced to perform at sym
phony concerts there. Large numbers OF
Jews were organized to reconstruct and
readminister the German nation. In ad-
dition. the property OF Nazis was confiscated
and given to people supposedly or actually
suppressed and prosecuted by that group.
Reading OF NleIZScne was IOfDlQ0en IoT u
while and the expression "jawohl' was
outlawed In public. Moreover q vague and
distorted democracy was foisted upon the
citizenry by . legion Of ignorant. se1-in-
dulgent poseurs. anxious TO proselytize for
q philosophy TO which they subscribed only
in theory.
An approach Of this type Is sure 10
fail and to antagonise the populace into
sworn vengeance for Its vanished liberty
and autonomy. And what Is worse. Our
minorities win be subjected TO their SUBJ
sequent influence. This point is amply IL
lustrated by the .disrespect and hatred for
the French by the Germans after World
War I because OF Senesalese occupation Of
the Ruhr. In World War II these un-
fortunate soldiers were treated miserably.
It Is very well to harangue. propagandize.
ridicule. excoriate and harass the Ger
man people for their alleged support and
furtherance OF Eazism. but no real progress
can be made In that way toward returning
them TO the peace-loying attitude Of the
remainder Of the worlds inhabitants. Nor.
to be sure. can anything be achieved by an
ex post facto bayonet-in- the-back parody
OF democracy. The fact persists. especially
in these critical times. that we need Ger
many and she Us Let Us. therefore. take
an attitude Of conciliation and forgiveness
consistent with the teachings Of Christianity
toward those who, once having contributed
greatly to world civilization and culture.
have fallen. Mr.. B.
Evening star., 1949-05-05
Correction Of had Manners
On the Road Advocated
To the Editor of The Star:


To the Editor OF The star.
You pubiicize lot OF things for the public
good Maybe you could do even another life
saving service by pointing out thouahtless
discourtesies of the road such as lane stTad-
ding. lane jumping. traffsc weaving. me-first
tactics (which seldom gain anything more
than few feet), muscling I'm when 1t would
gain more to hold out the hand as the Law
prescribes) You should correct those who
drive slower than normal trafrc fiow In the
wrong lane. the slow pokes who create q
hazard during the rush hour traifc. the
rigi1t-cf-vay hogs, the areeniight tootsrs,
those who seem TO think It's countrified 10
signal their intentions the inconsiderate
double parkers. those who swing unneces~
sarily wide 20 make a simple turn usually
without signal. those who try 10 turn from
the wrong lane across trsfic, the smaYties
who drive into parking spaces 10 pass icns
line on the fiick OF green light and also
the pedestrians who never co-orerate to give
the drivers q break. GEORGE c. HILL
Processes Unl6eatisn % All Tsrees
Under Old Names Newly EhssseA
TO The A1sser ef She sssst
have heard enough about the unthcasscn
OF the Armed Forces. and have m N
senious plan which should settle the whole
mess very neatly
/ propose that the Army and Air Force
both Be dixbanded and their functions ~
xsrned 10 m expanded Marine Corps ard
A expended naval air arm ] fnsn pE0pose
that the Navy be mads q branch of the
Marine COrps rather than vice versa. Lastly
/ propose that the Marine Corps b dssis-
nated Army" and the Nsvy renamed AR
Yorcs.s WILLIE g. HOWA
Evening star., 1949-05-05

O. What language Ia spoken IN Irelandr--
NJ NJ
A. Icelandic. II is Q language which has
no disleets and has remained practically
unchanged since the time when II was ths
common tongue of all the northern Euro
pean peoples
Evening star., 1949-05-05
BY THE HAskIs SERVICE.

q. Why do English people call q derby hAt
q bowler?--M. d. J.
A. Because the hat was designed In 1850
by an English halter named William Bow
ler. The derivation OF derby IN this con-
nection has not been traced, II may relate
to the Earl Of Derby
Evening star., 1949-11-12

other Bethesda Methodist Church
in Montgomery County. During
the pastorate of the Rev. Francis
II. Cockrell, 1936-1930, the par
sonage next to the st. Elmo ave-
nue. church, was built and the
name returned to its original one.
John S. Fulks is president of
the Board of Trustees. The Miller
family, active in the church for
many years, now has Earl Miller
as president of the official board
and David N. Miller as superin-
tendent of the church school,
Calvin Yowell, a member for
many years, is chairman Of the
Building Committee.
Among those who have been
active for many years are the
families of A. r. Nichols. Ford
Young and Auburn H. Watkins.
In addition, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Broadhurst and Mr.. and Mrs.
John H. Smith have been active
for many years.
Recent pastors were the Revs.
C. Carroll Burruss, Clarence L.
Fossett, John Blakemore, c. M.
Wright and Francis I. Cockrell.
The present pastor, the Rev.
Evening star., 1949-11-12
By Cospor Names

BY Cospor Nonnes
The history of Bethesda Metho-
dist Church can be told in terms
of porch and a beautiful new
edifice recently completed al
Huntington parkway and George
town road.
| Thirty five years ago the
nearest Methodist church was
several miles away. The need TO,
a Methodist Sunday School was
| felt by residents of the Wood
mont section of Bethesda.
| Under the leadership OF the
| Rev. Frank r. Richardson, pastor
of Rockville Methodist Church
meetings OF Sunday School
group On the porch of the home OF
John S. Coombs on Fairniont
avenue. Six children were pres
ent the first Sunday, and two OF
| them, Miss Susie Cronise and Mrs
Francis r. Gray, are still mem
berS of the church.
That was in the spring OF 1914
During the summer the school
met in q tent on Fairmont avenue
between Georgetown road and
Norfolk avenue.
In the fall men of the neigh
/ borhood erected one-room
building on F'airlnonJ avenue.
| 1t was used until 1922 when the
building just vacated was con.
structed at Norfolk street and st
Elmo avenue. In the meantime
the one-room structure had beer
moved to this site in 1918.
| In 1916 the church had beer
organized and a student pastor
assigned on part time. Three
years later the Rev. Elmer c.
Sloane came as the first full-time
pastor.
The third historic step came
last week when the new edifice
was opened. This 216,000 Colo
NAL and Jacobean structure has
two buildings, the church and the
education building. The church
has a seating capacity of 512 with
a temporary chancel so arranged
to allow for an expansion to CSC
persons. It's fellowship hall seats
400 and has stage, two dressing
rooms and a kitchen. The edu-
cation building has II classrooms
2 Offices and a pastors study.
Originally known as Bethesda
Methodist Church, it was re-
named Central Methodist Church
in 1922 as the members felt tht
name should not duplicate an
Evening star., 1949-11-12
Bible Conference Planned
On Personal Problems

A conference to discuss personal
and other problems from the
standpoint of the Bible will be
held tomorrow through November
20 at Fourth Presbyterian Church
Thirteenth and Fairmont streets
NV.
The meeting, sponsored by the
Moody Bible Institute, Chicago
will meet at II am. $3.50 and
1880 pm. tomorrow and Novem-
ber 20, and at,11 am, 2:30. $3.50
and 1880 pm, Monday through
Friday.
Speakers will include DR.. VIII
liam Culbertson, president of
Moody Bible Institute; DR.. S.
Maxwell Coder. dean of educa-
ton at the school, and Philip R.
Newell, director of the Moody
Correspondence School. H.
DR.. James H. Miers, pastor of
the host church, will address the
opening session Of the conference
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1949-11-12

urer. and Mrs. j. Henderson, class
secretary.
DR.. Homer Rosenberger, United
States Bureau of Prisons, will be
the guest teacher of the Friend
ship Bible Class of Eldbrooke
Methodist Church.
The Burial Glass of Calvary
Baptist Church will be taught by
Howard Rees, Baptist student
secretary.
The Fellowship Glass of Foun-
dry Methodist Church will be
taught by Miss Rhoda Watkins.
The Fellowship Glass of Chevy
Chase Methodist Church will be
taught by the Rev. w. Harold
Shape.
j. Howard Ingram will teach
the Templemen's Bible Class of
Temple Baptist Church.
Elmer Gray will be the guest
teacher of the Harrison Bible
Glass of st. Luke's Methodist
Church.
The Fultz-Crescent Glass of
Memorial Evangelical United
Brethren Church elected John
Combs, president; Harry Wild
myer, vice president; Walter
Shoap. secretary. and Percy Blu
baugh, treasurer.
The Fellow Workers Glass of
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church will be taught. by Mrs.
Maude Schofield during the alb
sence of DR.. w. A. Haggerty. Mrs.
B. B. Wright will teach the
Susannah Wesley Glass. Mrs.
Anna Laura Stoy will introduce
the first of a series of talks on
methodist and It's Message" at
the Rustin Couples Class.
Otto B. Roepke will present the
lesson to the Trinity Mems Glass
of Trinity Methodist Church.
The Timothy Class of Ninth
Street Christian Church will be
taught by Hubbard Quantrille.
The Anna May Wood Glass of
Waugh Methodist Church will
hold it's monthly meeting at the
home of Mrs. Elizabeth Tuttle at
8 pm. tomorrow. Miss Laura
Lindley will teach the lesson.
The report of the last confer
ence of the Organized Bible Class
Association has been published.
Copies are available at head
quarters.
William S. Jones. vice presi-
dent, Organized Bible Glass As
sociation. will teach the Andrews
Glass at Petworth Baptist Church.
Evening star., 1949-11-12

Hartwell F. Chandler, came June
l, 1910. A native of Mooers.
N. Y, he is graduate Of Asbury
College, Wilmore, KY. and of
Westminster (MdD Theological
Seminary. He served as pastor
at Methodist churches at Relay,
Canton, Baltimore and the Mont
gomery circuit before coming to
his present charge. He is a men,
ber of the Masons and Of the
Bethesda Kiwanis Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler live at
the parsonage, 4907 st. Elmo ave-
nue., Bethesda. They have four
children, Charles Matthew, Is;
Hartwell Fitch. jr.. 13, and twins,
Corinne and Carole. 8.
Evening star., 1949-11-12
Rev. Bryon Green Guest
At St. Thomas Episcopal

The Rev. Bryan Green, rector
of st. Martins Church, Birming-
ham, England, will be the guest
preacher at II am. Sunday In
st. Thomas Episcopal Church
He is here to conduct an eight
day mission at the Washington
Cathedral.
It will be a special service con-
Quoted by the rector, the Rev
Harold Bend Sedgwick, who is
chairman of the committee on
arrangements for the mission.
Evening star., 1949-11-12

General.
The B er e a
Glass of Pet
W Or t h Baptist
Church elected
Miss E t h e ]
Lucas, teacher;
Mrs. w. E.
Bradhern, pres
ident:: Mrs. j.
M. Grove, Mrs.
w. Nolan, Mrs.
L. Moore, Miss
E. Watkins, vice
presidents: Mrs.
E. r. Rudd,
~1,~1%o,xyt t~No~
Evening star., 1949-11-12
THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. c.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER u, 1919
Briton to Preach Here

The Rev. P. B. Clayton, vicar Of
All HalloWs-by- the Tower, Lon
don, will be the preacher at the
II am. service tomorrow at st.
Johns Episcopal Church. Lafay-
cite Square.
Evening star., 1949-11-12
| Organized
Bible Glasses
By Dr.. Poae Mex. Etchison

The Calvary Mems Glass of
Calvary Methodist Church will
have as teacher, John w. Fisher,
special assistant to the Attorney
Evening star., 1949-09-27
j. ). Mediators Rush
To Beat DeadIine in
Dockworker Strike
by fhs Asssslsisd prsss

NEW YORK, Sept. 77.--Tsd.
eral mediators. working against q
Friday midnight contract sxpira-
ton deadline. sought today to set
tie disputes affecting $1,000 East
Coast longshorsmen and $4,000
ships officers.
Mediator Thomas r. Steutel had
some success yesterday In the
strike. threatening dock dispute
when the ATt international Long.
shorernens Association reduced its
pay demands,
He was scheduled to meet today
with the employers. represented
BY the New York Shipping Asso-
citation.
Enters Onicers' Dispute.
Meanwhile. the National once
Of the Federal Mediation and Con-
leilistion Service yesterday stepped
into the contract dispute between
the $4,000 ATL ships officers and
30 East and Quiz Coast shipping
Arms.
In the loneshoremen dispute
Mr.. steutel met yesterday with
Union rlegotiators. headed BY
Joseph Ryan, LA president.
Mr.. Ryan said after the meatine
that the union had modified I'll
latest proposal for q 12.cent hour.
] iy wage increase plus other bene.
Ats. He said the union now 10 will.
ing 10 accept IN overall l2-cent
boost. including pension and vel
fare improvements.
The stevedores' present con-
tract, which expires Friday mid
night. provides q basic hourly wage
rate Of $1.88.
Ching Schedules Meeting.
The threatened work stoppase
would affect longshoremen In
ports from Portland. Me-. te
Hampton Roads, Va.
In the ships officers dispute
Frank H. Brown, regional direc-
tor of the mediation service, re-
ported to National Director Cyrus
s. Ching that mo definite prog
ress" toward settlement had beer
reached.
Mr.. Ching then assigned As.
sistant National Director William
N. Margolis to meet with company
and union representatives here
tomorrow. The officers. are mem.
bers of the AFL Masters, Mate.
and Pilots Association.
Union demands include q five
per cent wage increase, 4 union
hiring hall plan, union shop, In.
creased vacations and an allow
ance for uniforms. Wages now
range generally from 1918 to Sess
a month.
Evening star., 1949-09-27
S2S5,o0O Asked 10 Expand
Federal Office Cafeteria

President Truman has asked
Congress to provide $2s5. 900 to
expand cafeteria facilities for
employees In the group Of Federal
ofices located at suitland, Md.
The item ID contained in q g..
373.o67 supplemental budget re-
quest. covering additional needs
Of various Federal agencies, re-.
ferred to the House Appropria.
tions Committee yesterday.
In addition to the cash asked,
Mr.. Truman recommended ap.
proval Of Ss,ooo,ooo In contract
authority for community facilities
In Alaska.
The additional cafeteria space
at Suitland Ii made necessary by
the 70 per cent increase in per-
Evening star., 1949-09-27

operative Nurses. Inc, at S:15
o'clock tonight in the Franklin
School Administration Building,
Thirteenth and K streets NV.
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sonnel assigned to the offices
there. 1t was explained.
The expansion would increase
the number Of serving lines from
four to six and would provide
Evening star., 1949-09-27

The first. speaker of the SERIES
which will continue until next
June. will be from the District
Cancer Society.
Evening star., 1949-09-27

seats for 1,100 employsA instead
of the present 700.
Evening star., 1949-01-18
Miss Laura Harlan,
'Ex-SociaI Secretary
AT White House, Dies

Miss Laura Harlan. daughter o1
the late Supreme Court Justice Johr
Marshall Harlan and the first woman
to found a realty firm here, dieo
early today in Emergency Hospital
after q short illness.
The well-known woman realtor
was known also for her service as
social secretary at the White House
during the administration of
President Harding and President
Coolidge.
She also served in similar capac-
tiles at q number Of Washington
Embassies, notably the British En-
bassy, beginning that part Of her
career after the death Of her father
in 1911.
Was Born in Kentucky.
Miss Harlan, who was in her 70s,
lived at 1907 Nineteenth street NV.
Her real estate firm was located next
door at 1905 Nineteenth street NV.
She lived with her sister, Miss
Ruth Harlan, her only immediate
relative surviving.
Kentucky born, Miss Harlan spent
almost all her life in the inner
circle of Washington official life.
Her father served on the Supreme
Court as an associate justice for
"a years before his death.
The old Harlan home was at 1401
Euclid street NV. and both sisters
made their debuts there. The home
was sold in the 1920s after Mrs.
Harlan's death and became a girls
school. At present it is the syna-
gogue for Tifereth Israel Congre-
CATION.
Was Cautious in Venture.
Miss Harlan's friends recalled that
she decided to open her own real
estate business 20 years ago with
great deal of trepidation because
the move was without precedent
here. She began operations in her
home and never changed from that
location. Later she built an office
onto her home.
Her original idea was to devote
her mornings to her real estate
venture and her afternoons to con-
tinuing with her work as a social
secretary. But after a week she
discovered that one of the other
would have to go and she decided to
be an all-day businesswoman.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. Friday at the Church OF the
Epiphany. Burial will be private.