Evening star., 1951-11-23
Trial and Danger Of
1921 Compared to
Toduy's Conditions

blessings of freedom and bounti-
fulness that is the tradition of
the United States.
For Corpl. Robert L. Smith, 21,
of Walter Reed Hospital it was
the first social affair outside the
wards since he became America S
first quadruple amputee of the
Korean war.
He and two other men from the
hospital, Corpl. Daniel Floyd, 20.
and Pvt. John Connally, 81, had
the traditional turkey dinner at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Julius
Sells, 1923 West Virginia avenue
NE. 1t was also a celebration of
Corpl. Smiths recent promotion
from private.
DPS Achieve Dream.
For Alexander Rottenberg, Rob-
ert Assael. and LAID Jawr. Thanks
giving Day was the elimination
of a dream.
They were among group of
displaced persons who feasted at
the Beth Ell Synagogue for their
first Thanksgiving Day dinner in
their new country They heard
themselves described by Rabbi
N H. Levinson as new Pilgrims
who, like the first Pilgrims, found
religious sanctuary here that was
denied them in their homelands,
For John Barrymore, jr., movie
star, it was busy day of making
appearances and snatching a bite
OF turkey here and there.
In Washington for the opening
OF new movie, he had dinner
with rs residents of the Hebrew
Home for the Aged. From there
he went to St. AIMS Infants
Asylum to dispose of a drumstick
He said Washington should be
proud Of its facilities for the un-
derprivileged.
Reason for Thanks,
For Sergt. Darmond F. Mas
singill, %. another patient att
Walter Reed Hospital, it was the
first solid meal in nearly a month
since he began to play touch and
go with death because of a seri-
GUS kidney condition.
Yep, I've got a lot of reasons
to be thankful" he said.
Sergt. Massingill owed his life
to an artificial kidney machine.
He was given emergency treat
ment at the hospital after his
kidneys stopped functioning and
was kept alive with fluids drained
into his veins.
For Corpl. Angel Gomez, %,
who is at Walter Reed with both
legs and one arm gone, it was
his first trip home since Korea.
He went to visit his mother I'M
Baltimore.
At ST. Patrick's Catholic Church
more than 1000 participated in
the traditional Pan American mass
and heard Coadjutor Bishop Will
liam A. Scully of Albany, N. Y.,I
speak Of the abundant natural
resources and spiritual heritage
OF faith and freedom of the ma
tions of the Americas.
The mass was celebrated by the
Most Rev. Amelto G. Cicognani.
apostolic delegate to the United
States, with the Most Rev. Patrick
A. O'Boyle, archbishop of Wash
ington, presiding.
Inter-Faith Service.
Protestant Churches joined with
the Washington Hebrew congre-
CATION to hold the annual inter-
faith holiday service. The SER
mon was preached by the Rev.
DIR. Albert P. Shirley of Mount
Vernon Place Methodist Church,
who declared Americans have rea-
son to be thankful for the exist
ence Of living God, for freedom
and for indestructible human
values.
At the All Saints Episcopal
Church. the Rev. Charles w.
Lowry titled his sermon Christ
and the American Way"
by this phase, the American
way we mean first of all the
way of freedom for the individual
as he lives. works and seeks hap
piness," he declared. eve mean
the absence Of coercion, duress,
regimentation. We mean the
preservation to every individual
of basic human rights"
He said the American way also
donated brotherhood and implied
progress, prosperity, high living
standards, constant material i'm
provement, free enterprise, effici-
ent organization, keen competi-.
ton, and is synonymous with push
and practicality.
Cites Spiritual Liberty.
He went on to say that freedom
Is rooted in Christianity.
christianity from the BEGIN
ming has meant spiritual liberty.
This was the result of the new
creation in Christ; it was the ex-
tension In sense of release and
freedom of the new life which
He brought.
christianity believes in free
dom because it is the breath of
the Christian life. It is the mean
ing of the life and death of
Christ"
Washington continued it's quiet
celebration of Thanksgiving to-
day as many thousands of area
residents returned to their home
towns and stretched it to a four
day holiday. Schools were closed
end many Government workers
took annual leave.
The big rush back into town is
expected to hit the railroads, the
airlines and the bus companies