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Evening star., 1950-09-16

present church, for mass until the
first frame chapel was built later
in 1774. This church, whose old
altar is still preserved, was not
heated until 1840, when a flue was
built with a stovepipe through the
wall. A reproduction of the chapel
now stands In the church ceme-
terry.
In 1850, during the pastorate
Of the Rev. Bernard j. McManus,
a second church was built near the
first one. Forty-three years later
the present church, on a new site,
was erected. The cornerstone was
laid by James Cardinal Gibbons
on May IL. 1893, and dedicated by
the prelate on April 20. 1894.
! The Rev. Charles o. Rosensteel,
first resident pastor since Arch
bishop Carroll left in 1885, was
the moving spirit behind the
building Of the present church.
Father Rosensteel, who came as
pastor in 1889 and served until
his death in 1886. also supervised
the building of the present rec
tory. 1t was started in July. 1898,
and completed February 6, 1899.
Archbishop Carroll. a native of
Upper Marlboro. Md, was ap-
pointed prefect apostolic in 1874.
Two years later he went to Balti-
more, and three years after that,
on November s, 1889, by a bull of
Pope Plus VI. was appointed the
first bishop of the United States
He was consecrated in England on
August Is, 1890. In 1903 he was
Evening star., 1950-09-16
By Cospor Nonnes

by SoSpoT NonneS
The church founded by the Rev
John Carroll, who later became
the first Catholic bishop in Amer
lea. in 1774, will mark a new stage
in it's long history tomorrow. AT
4 pm. parishioners of st. John
the Evangelist Church will witness
the dedication of a new $250,00O
school building at 10501 Georgia
avenue, Forest Glen, Md.
The Most Rev. Patrick A.
O'Boyle, Archbishop of Washing
ton, will dedicate the structure.
The speaker will be the Very Rev.
Msgr. John S. Spence. archdio-
cesar director of education.
The school will have 10 class
rooms. kindergarten room, clinic
principals Office, kitchen and an
auditorium seating $50 persons
More than 500 students are regis
tered for the school year, with in
Struction being given for the first
five grades and kindergarten
Seven sisters of the Immaculate
Heart Of Mary. from Scranton, Pa,
will serve as teachers. Donald S
johnson Of Washington is the
architects Of the ranch-type. oner
story edifice.
st. John the Evangelist Church
was started by Bishop Carroll
when he came here to live with
his mother at what was ther
known as Rock Greek, Md. since
renamed Forest Glen, Md.
He used the parlor in her home
which is part of the old Carol
Inn about two blocks from the
Evening star., 1950-09-16
Youth Sunday Service
At Atonement Lutheran

Youth Sunday will be observed
at Atonement Lutheran Church
at 8 am. tomorrow, conducted by
the youth.
The newly elected members to
the Atonement Youth Council and
the officers of the Luther League
will be installed at II am. The
Rev. Paul L. Reaser will use as
his theme, Answers to Prayer" /"
At 7 pm. will be held the first
Of the Sunday evening youth
meetings.
The Church Council will meet
Monday at 7::30 pm.
Evening star., 1950-09-16
Church S Supreme Hour
Topic Of DR.. F. B. Harris

DR.. Frederick Brown Harris,
pastor of Foundry Methodist
Church., will have as his subject
at II am. tomorrow, THE
Church's Supreme Hour" At 8
pm. the associate minister, the
Rev. F. Norman Van Brunt, will
preach on "The Bright Emphasis
in Life
The adult classes of the church
school will be addressed In the
Ball Memorial Chapel at 10 am.
by Mrs. Louise Glenn Fisher of
Foundry, now in the city while
on furlough from her mission sta
ton in Satara, India.
On Tuesday at $50 pm. the
anniversary of the Woman's So
ciety of Christian Service will be
celebrated at dinner meeting.
The guest speaker will be the Rev.
Gordon Gould, an Aleutian in
charge of the Methodist work in
Alaska under the Board of Mis-
sions and Church Extension.
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Singing at Midnight
Topic of DR.. Hustinos

DR.. J. Warren Hastings will
preach at the National City
Christian Church Sunday at
1880 am. on Singing at Mid
night" The Rev. David A. Row
and, associate minister, will assist
in the service.
Mrs. Henry Gichner, chairman
OF the White House Conference,
will speak on "The White House
Conference and the Children of
the District of Columbia" Monday
evening at the meeting of the
Business Woman's Circle. Dinner,
by reservation only. will be served
at 6:15 pm. in the social hall,
1905 Vermont avenue NV. The
program. to which the public is
invited, will begin about 7:30 pm,
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Reformation Lutheran

Tomorrow at II am. DR.. Oscar
F. Blackwelder will speak on Run
ming Away From Life" At $50
am. the Rev. Arnold F. Keller, jr.,
will use as his theme 1.-THE Faith
of a Little Child" At 8 pm. Mr..
Keller will speak on Justice and
Compensation"
On Wednesday at 1890 am. the
Women's Missionary Society will
make dressings for Gallinger Hos
pital, followed by a luncheon at
1915 pm. Mrs. H. S. Holder will
speak on worship and Steward
ship" at l pm. Mrs. Claude Hef-
ner will be the devotional leader.
Evening star., 1950-09-16
WestmoreIund Church

The Rev. Philip Gordon Scott,
minister Of Westmoreland Con-
gregational Church, will return
to the pulpit tomorrow morning
after vacation in New Hamp-
shire. He. will preach on What
Happened to the Miracles?".
The Church Officers Planning
Conference and Retreat Is being
held this week end at Camp Chop
owamSic, Va.
Evening star., 1950-09-16
''Christ's S Cool Hand Topic
OF Dr.. |. Ralph Tabor

DR.. L. Ralph Tabor will preach
at II am. Sunday at Luther Place
Memorial Church on "Christ's Cool
Hand" Roy J. Enquist, assistant
pastor, will preach at 8 am. on
"On Singleness of Heart"
The Young Peoples Fellowship
will observe Youth Sunday at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. Raymond
j. Helvig at Fort Washington.
The Brotherhood will hold
dinner meeting at the YMCA,
1885 G street NV, Wednesday at
$50 pm. A panel discussion will
be held on the Brotherhood OBJ
jectives.
Evening star., 1950-09-16
DR.. Rustin 10 Preach
Closing Sermons
AT Mi. Vernon Church

DR.. John w. Rustin, minister
Of Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church since November, 1886, will
preach his final sermons as min
Evening star., 1950-09-16
Metropolitan Baptist
ChiIdren's S Day Rally

A children's rally. under the d.
rection of the Rev. Winfield
Ruelke. director of the Child
Evangelism Fellowship for the
New York City area, will be held
at the Metropolitan Baptist
Church Thursday. at 4 pm. Ac-
companying him among his CO.
works. will be Miss Betty Worrall,
a specialist in object lessons and
visual aids for teaching children.
and also Miss Ruth Thunell.
Children of all ages are in
vited.
Evening star., 1950-09-16

lister Of the
church tonor-
row at 9 and
11:15 am. His
tipic is "The
Church in To-
m o r r o W S
World" He was
rece tly ap-
pointed to the
p a S tora tie Of
bGlIuOuG M6LIl-
odiSt Church,
Nashville, Tenn,
and his family
will leave the
first. of next
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-12-07
scandinavian Americana

mind when
find the bewiderng the unoberved
find the bewldering familiar
according homeland
transpanting
Oslo.
Lucia still of curiosity native Americans
a
us o is
Swedish
Hollywood
saying that Ballard really o
This something the should rally around
said he People all could
1t would be a big thing"
Is
o
ont add q to her
Swedish smpcityhey don't maeup
hairdos therehen the
American public sticking the ementals
drawback climate. But
well lasting institution
coronation of the
this years event
in
attracting and the most elaborate
similar
Swcden's
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By Scandy

happened a friendly eargumen with
a friendly Scandinavian
"She belong Norway" said friend does she
tlOng all the back to dark
about saint called Lucia
in Italian"
shining OF advent queen
Among Scandinavian Sweden celebrates
Norway and
Denmark.
really celebrate her There of
December Thousands Lucas
darkness morning hours tread
churches.
buildings. hospitals Thousands ready greet
NEUROLOGICAL status legality do they
something outlandh She's Swedish
takes it, she symboze the
the North concerned her light
a light Add to that good
cheer spirit takes
more quality.
In fact everything Swedish that the
with Sweden Is the itself Lucia
well have chosen Greta Mia or Hega
why they didn because there never
the Lucia and
the the tradition it's celebrated
without being blonde
Ballard and elsewhere may well keep this In
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the Sunday observed last Sunday in all
the Both
anniversary
appeal
open held home Phnney
Seattle large number of visitors
through
persons they
New led by Mr.. Redar A.
honored by about 100
other song honor of the Nor
written Andrew Bexeseth Mrs Martha Rog
charge the program.
Longview Demo-
candidate Bird District the
election has been named secretary Sem Warren Mag
position regular staff job paid from
$4,000 senator's Seattle
directed 127 Senate Office Bldg Washington DC
prominent colony
Gently They Smith, attorney past
member the Swedish Busnessmen
X. ROseleaf Seattle resident built
the older buildings streets and sidewalks the older
coming Roseaf of the found
of the Swedish Hospital in Seattle
promoted cap
Carlson has been the Navy During the Second World
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a Norwegian pioneer lived
Honefoss, Norway postmaster
Edmonds
H. appointed Seatles civil de-
activities $4,000 drec
of the City Planning Commission Seattle
Chris Seattle,
recently by Norwegian Pastor A.
Seattle
Allan Thomas
recently Flowers Bellevue The bride the
SW, Seattle.
Seattle studied
the University of Washington
sponsoring
party evening Hotel
William Everett,
those recently injured in Korea
c.
department and recently
Roland Brasom of the lines office Seattle made
trip guest with
n
Viking Club Seattle which recently
the rsha the State championship defeating
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the flashing blond of Finnish descent,
who recently returned to Seattle from
San Francisco after an absence of
eight years. She was the women's
singles bowling champion in Seattle
in 1912 and is now bowling for the
Turf Smoke Shop in the Womens
Major League. She speaks Finnish.
V. N. GOnnas0n of CarnatiOn has
been selected as the Conservation
Farmer of King County, in state
wide program sponsored by the Ju-
nior Chamber of Commerce. Years
ago Gonnason learned the Importance
of soil conservation the hard way.
He rented a tract of depleted soil
which he found would not grow a
crop. When he started farming his
own 41-acre farm in the Snoqualmie
Valley, conservation was uppermost
in his mind He has practiced it con-
tinuously until today and his farm
is now in a much better condition
than when he began farming it.
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K flashing Finnish descent War

prisoner for four Mrs Carlson
daughter of Mr. and Mrs d. A.
Ewing St. Seattle The Carsons hive IN Betsda Mo-
Hagund the Baptist Rest Home 1902
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1(th Ave, Seattle was 1eLeu re-
Gently by guests at the home and
others in honor of her birthday
To be exact, the celebration last
ed three days. Mrs. Haglund was
complimented by many, including
the Rev. David Tillman, who has
been representing the Home for
some time in the collection of
funds for the new addition to the
home, now nearing completion.
The Rev. Victor Larson of the
Elm Baptist and the Rev. Dom
aid Peterson of the Ballard Bap-
fist Church also gave speeches in
her honor.
y Il i.
The Order of Runneberg in HO-
GUAM reports that it's annual
Christmas program and dance
will be held in Hoquiam's East
Side Hall, December %.
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Danish eadIines
AGREEMENT

tives of the four major parties,
the Social Democrats, Liberals,
Conservatives and Radical .Liber-
ais, in Committee has reached
agreement in general on the new
taxes. 1.-THE new taxes, intended
to cover the extraordinary de-
tense appropriations and to bal
ance economy, include both direct
and indirect taxes and forced saw
ings. Excise taxes as proposed
would affect automobiles. beer,
coffee, tobacco, matches, tele-
phones, and certain other services
and commodities
GREENLAND CENSUS - The
census taken in Greenland as of
Dec. 81, 1945 and just published
shows population Of 21,412
against 16,901 in 1880, an annual
increase of 1860. More than 500
of Greenlanders are under 20
years of age lin Denmark 329e)
and only SO are over 60 years lin
Denmark 1890. OF every 1000
persons, 478 are males and 522 fe-
males.
SENATORS BACK FROM DEN
MARK - United States Senators
Ralph E. Flanders, (R.) Vermont,
and Lester c. Hunt, CD, Wyo-
ming, arrived at Idlewild Airport,
Queens, last week. The Senators
reported that Denmark is max
ing splendid use of it's Marshall
funds, building up it's agricultur-
al economy"
TRADE FARLEY IN COPEN-
HAGEN - The foreign and COM
merce ministers of Denmark, Nor
way and Sweden met in Copen-
hagen to discuss Scandinavian CO.
operation within the OEEC (Or-
CARNATIONS for European Econom-
ic Cooperation), as well as the
Scandinavian project of transfer
Of electric current and Nordic CO.
operation on tariffs.
COUNTRIES ACT TO SAVE
FISHING IN NORTH SEA - A
Reuters despatch from Copenhag-
en- says that special laws to pro-
tect the North Sea fishing grounds
have been ratified by eight coun-
tries interested in solving the
problem of everlasting the area.
KOREA AID LISTED - Thir-
ty-nine countries and six organi-
cations have come forward with
contributions to South Korea. In
cluded are-Denmark with medi-
cal supplies and a hospital ship
and 500 tons of sugar. Iceland:
125 tons of cod liver oil. Norway:
Merchant ship tonnage. Sweden:
Field hospital unit.
SANTA CLAUS NEEDS DAN
ISH SECRETARY - The DAN
ish post office already has receiv-
ed, in one week some 10000 let
ters from children all over the
world. addressed to Santa Claus,
Greenland. The New York post
office the other day indicated the
receipt of some 1000 similarly ad-
dressed letters.
ELETYPE CONNECTION
DENMARK-UNITED STATES -
Tests and negotiations have been
carried on recently and indicate
that teletype connection between
Denmark and USa may be estab-
lished soon.
COMING EVENTS IN DEN
MARK - Among coming events
scheduled for December and al
ready announced for 1851 are:
December International Fur
Auction. Copenhagen. DAMS h
mink, silver, platina and blue fox,
nutria and other furs.
January IA - Wrestling. CO.
penhagen. Danish Finnish Norwe-
gian-Swedish. Meeting on the oc-
casion Of the Is years Jubilee of
the Danish Athlete Union.
Middle Of Feb. - Applied Arts
Exhibition. Copenhagen. Arrang-
ed by The National Association
of Danish Arts and Crafts.
March 29-Trotting Season OPP
ems.
April 27-May 6-"Springtime In
Forum. Flower Show arranged
by the National Danish Garden
Evening star., 1950-01-26
Woman S Body Found
Floating in Channel

The body of woman about SO
years old was found floating in
Georgetown Channel today, just
upstream from Highway Bridge.
Harbor Police recovered the
body after they and Navy divers
searched the area, following the
finding of some clothing in East
Potomac Park.
Police were unable to identify
the woman. They said she bore
no marks of violence, and had
been in the water eight to 10
hours.
She was wearing black dress
with red trim at the throat, and
had on one piece of costume Jew
elry. Police also said she had
greying red hair. weighed about
40 pounds and was feet 6 inches
tall.
The search began after William
Jackson, a trash truck driver.
found clothing on a bench at the
seawall between Hams Point and
the railroad bridge. Tt consisted
of black topcoat.l brown hat,
black shoes and gloves and blue
knitting bag bearing the initials
'B. w. B."
The body was takeA to the Dis.
trict Morgue.
Evening star., 1950-01-26
Drucie Snyder to Be Married
Today With Trumuns as Guests

With President Truman head
ing the guest list. the Secretary of
the Treasury's only daughter will
wed a White House aide this aft
ernoon.
Miss Edith Drucie) Snyder
will become the bride Of Maj.
John Ernest Horton at an Epis-
|copalian ceremony in the Wash
ington Cathedrals Great Choir
at 5 pm. The Rev. Malcolm Mar
shall of st. Margaret's Episcopal
Church will officiate.
One of the brides attendants
will be Miss Margaret Truman.
Approximately 1000 guests,
drawn from the top ranks of
Government and diplomatic cir
cles, have been invited to the
wedding and a reception at the
Chevy Chase Club.
This is the first wedding of q
cabinet officers daughter here
since Secretary of Commerce
Lamont's daughter was married
In the early ls30s.
Evening star., 1950-01-26
Tromburg Resigns Welfare Post
To Take Wisconsin Position
Department Director
Since '48 to Return
To His Native State

John w. Tramburg, director of
Welfare for the District, has re-
signed to accept a position as State
Director of Welfare for Wisconsin,
his home State.
Mr.. Tramburg in letter of
resignation to Edgar Morris, chair
man of the board. asked that his
resignation become effective Feb
ruary "a. The letter expressed
gratitude to the members of the
board and public of Washington
for thee operation he has re-
ceived since he was appointed
director in May, l948.
The Board of Public Welfare, at
its meeting tomorrow afternoon,
will act on the resignation and
discuss successor. Under the
law, the Board of Public Welfare
cannot appoint a director, but
must make a recommendation to
the Commissioners, who make the
appointment.
| MIR. Tramhurg, who is 81. was
picked toahead the welfare depart
Fment two years ago, a job for
| which he did not apply, over half
a dozen other applicants. AT the
time he was superintendent of the
Industrial Home School, 2453 Wis
consin avenue NV.
The welfare directors job was
vacated by the death of Ray L.
Huff in December, 1947. For five
months it went untitled. The
Commissioners turned down the
welfare boards first nomination,
Evening star., 1950-01-26

sioner for Germany, was report
ed today believing that the
increasing Russian restrictions
on Berlin traffic mark the be-
ginning of a creeping blockade.
GA source familiar with Mr..
McCloy's views said the high
commissioner believes the new
restrictions are a form of con-
tinuous arm-twisting designed
to try to keep the Western sec
tors from becoming too pros
porous.
ct was said that Mr.. McCloy
did not believe the Russians
would reimpose the Berlin
blockade in the same form as
last year, but that they would
try some new tactics along the
same line.
(Mr. McCloy has been in the
United States for consultation
for the American GovernmentD
The decision to send a shar
note to the Soviets was reache
after a three-hour special meet
ing of the Western Kommanda
tura. A previous protest has bee,
ignored until now.
Baby Blockade" Tightened.
The action came as the Russia.
guards on the Helmstedt borde
appeared to be tightening a "bab
blockade" to the point where onl
Evening star., 1950-01-26
Macarthur TO Today;
Celebrates Quietly
BY the Assoeioted Press

TOKYO, Jan. 26.-Gen. Mac
Arthur. the man who has ruled
Japan since its surrender more
than four years ago, is 10 years ole
today.
Physically well and mentally
tough, the Supreme Allied Com
mander talked little about his
increasingly difficult job-but not
for publication.
His views are pretty we'll known
on the rising Red tide in Asia
peace for Japan, the Importance
of Formosa in Americas Pacific
defense line.
1t also is known that he does not
think war is imminent.
There was little ceremony OF
fanfare to mark the day.
The general, tall and thin anc
working as every other day. brisk
ly stepped from behind his huge
uncluttered desk to greet long
line of wellWisherS.
AS the afteroom to his Office
filled a youthful sergeant re-
marked, Every one wants to get
into the act" The every one"
included several hundred little
japanese urcllins. They waited
outside his Office. and as he left
for lunch they piped, happy
rArthday" at him.
Evening star., 1950-01-26
s. More Teachers
To Be Hired at Once

The Commissioners today au-
thorized immediate temporary
employment of So teachers to meet
an urgent need in colored schools.
The Board of Education had in
cluded the positions in it's 1851
budget but asked the Commits
sioners to permit their employ
ment now because of the teacher
shortage. The Commissioners ap-
proved the jobs effective January
80. the beginning of the second
semester.
The $81,045 salary cost will be
paid out of savings the board has
been able to make this year.
The positions include seven
kindergarten teachers, 81 in
elementary schools. II junior high
school teachers for regular classes.
one for junior high school sight
conservation and three senior high
school teachers.
Evening star., 1950-01-26
By Miriom Ottenberq

Former Vice President Henry A.
Wallace testified today he had
absolutely nothing" to do with
granting export licenses for
uranium shipments to Russia dur
ing the war.
Mr.. Wallace told the House
Committee on Un-American Ac-
tivities that he was not even
aware that the Russians were try
ing to get atomic materials.
Therefore, he contended in a
prepared statement, cit is demon
strably apparent that I could
not have pressured some one else
into issuing the license, or urge
them to pressure the Manhattan
Engineering District to consent to
their issue"
The Manhattan Engineering
District was responsible for the
Evening star., 1950-01-26

A front-row pew in the church
was reserved for the President and
Mrs. Truman. President Truman
shifted his usual Thursday press
conference to tomorrow so that
newspapermen could attend the
wedding instead of staying at the
White House to write their con-
ference stories.
The Trumans and the Snyders
are longtime close friends. The
presidential family sent a wedding
gift of table silver.
The 24-year-old bride will wear
an Elizabethan style gown, SIZE IA,
The gown and the slip beneath it
which may be worn later as an
evening gown by itself-were
made of 48 yards of featherweielat
japanese silk brought back by
Secretary Snyder from trip to
Japan last November
Maj. Horton, who is 80, will
wear civilian clothes.
The best man is to be Craig
Stevens of Hollywood, whose wife,
Film Star Alexis Smith. was
expected to be among the Sests.
Evening star., 1950-01-26
Wallace, on Stand, DiscIoims
Any Part in Atomic Shipments
Didn't Even Know Russio Was Seeking
Uranium, He Tells House Probers

development of the atomic bomb
Mr.. Wallace said he did not even
know the name of the Manhattan
District until Budget Director
Harold Smith told him in 1945
that was the name of the atomic
project.
Mr.. Wallace appeared at his
own request to reply to charges by
Radio Commentator Fulton Lewis
jr.. that he had been responsible
for licensing shipments of urani-
um and heavy water to Russia in
1943. He said he also wanted to
reply to the implication that as
wartime Vice President he could
not be trusted with atomic secrets
During a long period of ques-
tioning before Mr.. Wallace was
allowed to start reading his state
ment, he clashed once with
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