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Evening star., 1954-10-12
Active Life for Mrs. Mitchell

On June 2. 1881, a young cellist
married a dark-haired violinist
three days before her birthday.
And in this city that same year
the National Symphony Orches-
ira came into being.
The celliSt was Howard Mitch
ell. now the orchestra's conduc-
tor. His wife is the former Alma
Metcalf.
Both the marriage and the
symphony are prospering.
Next week with DR.. Mitchell
conducting. the orchestra will
start its 23rd concert season.
The 23rd year of marriage for
Mrs. Mitchell has brought her a
full life.
Not only does Mrs. Mitchell
have the responsibilities of the
Mitchells' five children, who
range in age from almost 4 to 81,
but she also teaches at Catholic
University and gives private les
sons at home.
She cooks all the meals for the
Evening star., 1954-10-12
Society News
Final Plans Released
For Royal Visitor

Mother on November 8 at the
Waldorf to be followed by the
ball given by the English
Speaking Union. The next day
the Queen Mother leaves
aboard President Eisenhower's
plane for Washington.
To the Queens Toste
She arrives at 4 pm. on
Thursday, November 4, at
MATS terminal and will drive
to the White House where she
will be the guest of the Eisen-
howers. And in addition to the
state dinner that night. the
Queen Mother will dine pri-
vately at the White House the
following night honor
rarely accorded.
On November 6 the Queen
Mother moves to the British
Embassy, and that night will
dine with the Australian Am
bassador and Lady Spender.
After a trip to Annapolis, there
will be a state dinner at the
British Embassy on November
8, and the next day a lunch
con by Gen. Sir John White
ley, chairman of the British
Joint Services Mission, and
Lady Whitley, a reception at
the British Embassy and din
ner at the Canadian Embassy.
After a trip to Richmond
she goes on to williamsburg
and will lunch on November
IL with the president of Will
liam and Mary College. That
afternoon she boards a Royal
Canadian Air Force plane at
Newport News to take her to
Canada where she will remain
for six days before returning to
England.
Nothing New
The new Ambassador to
Guatemala Norman Armour
left Sunday for his new post,
accompanied by Mrs. Armour.
This is the third time Ambas-
sador Armour has come out of
retirement to take a State
Department position and each
time Mrs. Armour has threat
ened never again."
But before leaving last week
she said, Here we go again.
I guess I'm not as strong
minded as I thought"
Return Here
Nine. Asad Al-Faqih, wife of
the Ambassador from Saudi
Arabia, is returning to Wash
ington in late October after a
long vacation abroad.
Evening star., 1954-10-12
By Ann Moffett

family and manages to attend
every symphony performance
looking like a lady who leads a
much more leisurely life.
She has an eager interest in
music.
When asked if it made her
nervous to watch her husband
conduct, her reply was, How
could it. I love those concerts
and feel that music should be a
part of everyone's life.
"Why, to me music, is almost
therapeutic"
Her children always attend the
concerts unless the heavy burden
of homework is too much.
Each is the master of a musi-
cal instrument except for young
Andy, who is only the master of
his counterpart in age, Tina, the
family's unpure-breed dog.
Mrs. Mitchell, an agile woman,
Evening star., 1954-10-12
Auxiliary Benefit

The Maimonides Dental Soci-
ETY. Auxiliary is giving a theater
party Wednesday night for the
benefit of the Free Student Loan
Fund. 1t will be at the Arena
Stage performance of THE Cru
chile"
Evening star., 1954-10-12

Hannah Troy
sOiH be honor guest
tomorrow
at the
HANNAH TROY
FASHION SHOW
AND LUNCHEON
1880 pm. at the
Congressional Country
Club presented by
the Bethesda XII.
Wives for the benefit
of nnderbrivileged
children. For
reservations, call
Mrs. Joseph Kreeger,
OIL. 2-52S9
In Your
Fashion Notebook:
Underline Thursday,
October II Hannah
Troy ,CiH be here, her
dress and suit collec.
fon informally
modelled from II am.
to 5 pm. in our Third
Floor Contnrier Salon.
Evening star., 1954-10-12
Mrs. Fisher Here
Photo.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles William
Fisher of Winnetka, ILL.,. are in
town. Mrs. Fisher will give q
luncheon on Thursday, October
IA, at the Club Of Colonial
Danes for 80 guests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-10
BY cospor Names
Religion. New. Editor Il n. s.ar

AehSsovs News EDITOR 81 Inc Stug
Billy Graham stopped of brief
ly In Washington on Thursday to
talk informally at breakfast
for Senators and Representa-
tives. to see President Eisen-
hover for Is minutes and to
hold a press conference.
That was an exceedingly light
day In the busy schedule Of
Americas No. evangelist.
It will be succeeded by even
lighter ones If Billy's expressed
program to rest completely for
two or three weeks at his home
In Montreal, N. c., Is followed.
And the popular evangelist
needs the rest. Those who
haven't seen him since he left
for his poch-making visit to
London and the European con-
tinent remarked upon his wan
appearance and obvious loss of
20 pounds in weight.
But Billy Graham was his
ever-cordial and friendly self,
and the spark in his delivery
came through even in the rather
cut-and-dried confines of press
conference. It was obvious that
Billy and his team were elated
with the results o. their over
seas venture-and understand
ably so. Yet they wore their
success hunbly and with graft
tude. These traits are among
those that give the evangelist
and his co-workers their unusual
popularity.
y + \ +
He'll Play Some Golf.
One of the first things Billy
Graham will do when he is at
Montreal is to play golf. He is
an avid golfer, and a pretty
good one for a part-time player.
During crusades Billy manages
to play. at least a round of 9
holes each week. sometimes more
often. On vacation he shoots Is
and occasionally SO holes a day.
The evangelist shoots the 9 holes
in 43 to As. Grady Wilson, his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-10
Covenant Baptist
Building Bid 0kayed

Covenant Baptist Church this
week accepted a bid Of 1902, zoe
to construct it's new sanctuary
and enlarged educational build
ing at South Capitol and Xenia
streets.
The new building will con-
meet with the existing educa-
tional unit erected four years
ago. It will seat $50 persons in
the sanctuary and increase Sum
day school capacity to $50.
The firm of Coleman &
Wood won the building contract.
The architect is Ronald S.
Senseman Of Takoma Park.
The Covenant Church has in
creased its membership and
Sunday school enrolment ten
fold during the last six years.
It's annual church budget dur
ire that period has increased
from $4,000 to nearly $4,000.
The Rev. Frank l.. Squires Is
pastor of the church.
Work will begin as soon as the
District approves a building per-
NIT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-10
He'll Play Some Golf.
D. {. Area Man Ordained
To Episcopal Diaconafe

A Washington area man has
been ordained to the diaconate
of the Episcopal Church in San
Francisco.
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Bishop Dun 10 Lead
Delegation 10 Farley

The Right Rev. Angus Dun,
Episcopal Bishop of Washington,
will lead a delegation of three
persons from the diocese to the
Anglican Congress, worldwide
gathering of the Anglican Com
munion, in Minneapolis. August
4 to Is.
This will be the first meeting
OF the Anglican Communion to
be held outside the British Isles.
The communion includes IA
national churches, of which the
Protestant Episcopal Church in
the United States is one.
Other Washington delegates
are the Rev. Theodore Wedel.
warden of the College of Preach
erS, and Mr.. Ernest w. Greene.
Each Of the 325 dioceses Of the
communion around the. world is
entitled to send one bishop, one
priest and one lay person.
Among the church leaders at
tending will be the Most Rev.
Godfrey Francis Fisher, Arch
bishop of Canterbury, and the
Right Rev. Henry Knox Sheriff.,
presiding bishop of the Profess
tant Episcopal Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-10
Bible Class Group
OF District Ready for
Westminster Session

The Organized Bible Glass AS
ISOLATION Of Washington will hold
its 33rd annual conference over
the Labor Day week end, Sep
TENDER. 4-6, at Western Maryland
College, Westminster, Md.
Feature speaker at the three
day meeting will be the noted
radio preacher, DR.. Ralph w.
Sockman of New York, pastor of
Christ Methodist Church there
for more than 80 years.
He will speak on Free Men
in Frightened World" the OPEN
ing day, "The Whole Man in a
Broken World" on September S,
and "A Date with Destiny" at
the closing session Labor Day.
Former Army Chief of Chap
lains Ivan L. Bennett, now field
secretary of the American Bible
Society, Washington, will take
part in the program.
Others participating will in
clude DR.. Lawrence D. Folkemer,
pastor Of Reformation Lutheran
Church: DR.. Lowell S. Ensor,
president of Western Maryland
College, and Charles Dalrymple.
of the Ninth Street Christian
Church.
Election of officers will be held
at the annual meeting on Sep
TENDER 5. Howard M. Stack
house is president and George E.
Harris is administrative vice
president Of the association,
which was organized in Leesburg,
Va, in 1922 with % delegates
from twelve mems Bible classes.
Today the association has APP
proximately 10000 members in
230 Washington area churches.
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Johns Episcopal Church. La
fayette Square, speaks.
IL am, WPGC Parkwa,
Baptist Chapel program, the
Rev. Quinton S. Ivy, pastor.
II am. WFAN - Petwortr
Baptist Church service. the Rev
S. Lewis Morgan, jr., pastor.
1880 an, WWDC-Dr. Jane.
H. Miers broadcasts from the
Fourth Presbyterian Church.
1880 am, WOOK-The Rev
H. B. Roepe conducts service.
at First Trinity Lutheran
Church; rebroadcast at 1905
pm. on WAN.
8 pm. WWDC-Dr. James H
Miers conducts services at the
Fourth Presbyterian Church.
8 pm, WMAL-Dr. j. Walter
Carpenter breaches from Metro.
politan Baptist Church.
8 pm. WWDC-The Rev
Peter Eldersveld, radio minister
OF the Christian Reformed
Church.
10 p.m.. WMAL- Central
Union Mission "Hour of Power
program.
1918 pm, WOOK-"Faith Of
Millions" program sponsored by
the Catholic Interracial Council
of Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-10
Reception 10 Honor
Clarendon Ministers

Clarendon Methodist Church
will honor its new ministers at
an informal reception at 8 pm.
on Wednesday.
DR.. John L. Robinson and his
assistant. the Rev. James John,
were appointed at the recent
Annual Conference. DR.. Robin
son comes to the church from
Highland Park Church, Rich
mond. where he has served six
years as minister. Mr.. John has
been assistant minister of Grace
Church, Atlanta, Ga.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-10
Church Radio and TeIevision

The following religious pro-
grams will originate In local
stations tomorrow:
Televisi0n.
/ am, WNBW-The Rev. Will
liam Inderstrodt of Westmore-
land Congregational Church, on
Inspiration"
Radio.
1880 am, WRC-The Rev.
William Inderstrodt of West
moreland Congregational Church
speaks.
1880 am. WWDC.-"Mass for
Shut-Ins originates from
Georgetown University Chapel.
$3.50 am, WPGC-The Rev.
James s. Glascoe and Bradburn
Memorial Methodist Church pro-
gram.
8:45 am, WOL-Methodist
Bishop G.. Bramley Oman on
Light for Life"
8:45 am. WAR-"How
Christian Science Heals" by the
First Church of Christ, Scien-
fist, Boston. Rebroadcast at
9:15 am. on WMAL.
9:53 am, WGMS-The Rev.
Leslie Glenn, rector OF. st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-10
Us More Boys to Leove
For Merriek Conn

Another 125 urfderprivileged
boys will leave for the Merrick
Boys Camp at Nanjemoy, Md,
Monday morning.
The buses will bring back the
first group OF, 129 from their
two weeks vacation at the 800
acre camp on the Potomac River.
The camps appeal to raise
$37.5oO to send 625 boys to camp
this year has raised more than
$4,000 to date. Conducted under
Catholic auspices for boys 8 to
is. the camp is also open to nom
Catholic boys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-10
Sunday School Week

The Metropolitan B aptist
Church sent % of it's members
to the Third Sunday School
Week at the Ridgecrest IN. c.
Baptist Assembly. They Joined
$500 other Sunday School work.
ers from the Southern Baptist
Convention in discussions on
more effective teaching. organi-
zation and promotion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-10
Church Federation
ToHoId TY Series
For Children

The Washington Federation OF
Churches is sponsoring a 10
week series of television shows
for children.
Called How 1t Began the
show will trace the history of
church architecture from the
first tent churches to the pres
ent. The programs will be car
ried on Station WTTG every
Friday.
Author of the series is Mrs.
Robert Wiley. William Drevo,
Washington architect, will act
as artist on each program. The
series is under the supervision
of Ella F. Harllee, director Of
radio and television for the
Federation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-10

Church, Silver Spring, before
taking up his studies at Church
Divinity School Of the Pacific,
Berkeley, Calf.
MIR. Weaver'ss grandparents,
the late Mr.. and Mrs. John L.
Weaver and the late MIR. and
Mrs. Jesse H. Wilson, were all
native Washingtonians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-10
curley Club Elects

The Curley Club of Washing
ton has elected Miss Luella All,
president; Mrs. Helen Ross, vice
president; Miss Carolyn Ball
mann, treasurer; Miss Martha
Showa1ter and Miss Rosemary
E lis h, secretaries; Daniel
Martin, advocate. and Miss
Amelia Tassa, sergeant at arms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-10

The Rev.
H u g h L .
Weaver, son
of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank l..
Weaver, 7505
Carroll ave-
nue., Takoma
P ark. will
serve as Gu
rate to the
parish of st.
Mary the Vir-
gin in San
Francisco. He
was active in
the Ascension
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-10
The Human Side Of Religion
Billy Graham Goes Through
A Light Day Only 3 Events

associate evangelist, and Cliff
Barrows, song leader, are his
companions. and they play about
Al or 48.
But the style Billy uses is
enough to make an orthodox
golfer writhe. He shoots left
handed and plays cross-handed.
In England one golf pro saw him
play and exclaimed in agony to
Jerry Beavens. Billy's publicity
expert: II don't believe 1t. It
simply can't be done"
To Attend World Session.
Billy Graham, health permit
ting. plans to attend the World
Council of Churches meeting next
month at Evanston, Ill.,, as an
observer for the Southern Bap-
fist Convention. He hopes to see
many of the church leaders from
Europe, who were so helpful to
him during his tour there.
The evangelist will have to
leave Evanston before the as,
sembly is over to begin crusade
on August % at Nashville. Tenn.
Later, on October 3. he will
launch another drive at New
Orleans.
$500 Letters a Day.
Jerry Beavens said Billy
Graham averaged 1900 to- 1900
letters a day during his London
crusade. A full-time staff of
80 persons was employed to see
that the numerous details asso-
ciated with the drive went for
ward smoothly.
In order to prepare for the
three-month venture, Mr.. Beav-
ems went to London in October
and remained there until Billy
arrived In March. The publicity
director stayed with the eyange-
list during his entire trip and
returned home on the same ship,
the Queen Mary.
\ \ y Il
To Leave Catholic u.
An old-time newspaperman
who has been in charge of the
! Catholic University Bureau of
Public Relations the past ID
years has resigned his post to
open a public relations Office
here.
Emmett Dougherty, whose re-
leases have lightened the burden
OF reporters covering news con-
nected with the university, first
came to the District in 1891 to
work on the old Washington
Times. His brother, the late j.
Kane Dougherty, got the Ottum-
wa Uowa) boy a job.
Emmett, served on Capitol Hill
for the New York Herald
Tribune from 1918 to 1928 and
then held posts as public rela-
tons director for various organi-
cations. He went with Catholic
University in February, 1941.
Two highlights of that associ-
alton, in his opinion, were tele-
vising the coronation of the Most
Rev. Patrick j. Mccormick, the
late rector of Catholic Univer-
sity, as auxiliary bishop of
Washington. and the convocation
last November when President
Eisenhower was given an hon.
orary degree.
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Legion Of Mary

The Legion Of Mary will
sponsor its third monthly observ-
ance Of the appearance of the
Blessed Virgin IN 1917 to three
Portuguese children at $50 pm.
on Tuesday at ST. Patrick's
Catholic Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-10
Thoughts Thot Sine

The Rev. Walter p. Freed will
preach on Thoughts That Sing"
at 9 and IL am. tomorrow at
Luther Place Memorial Church,
Thomas Circle NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-10
Tombstone Dedication

Rabbi Emmett A. Frank or
Temple Beth FL. Alexandra, viii
ofhciate at q tombstone dedica-
ton for Mrs. Ida Thelma SAL
Finger at II am. tomorrow at
the Home Of Peace Cemetary.
Wilkes street. Alexandria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-12
Mrs. David I. Sellers
Leaves Estate Valued
Al Over 81 Million

Mrs. David Foote Sellers, widow
Of Admiral Sellers, left an estate
valued at $l.O63. QOf.
This was shown yesterday ID
q petition for probate Of her viii
filed in the Register Of wills Of
flee In the u. S. District Court
| for the District Of Columbia.
Mrs. Sellers. who lived here al
2216 Wyoming avenue NV, died
on August 2 in the Naval Hos
pital ct Bethesda, after q long
illness. She was 76.
Under terms Of her will, the
bulk Of her estate is to 60 to
three nephews. They are Joseph
w. Johnson. jr., II. Clay Evans
johnson and David Foote Sellers
johnson, all of Chattanooga,
Tenn. The nephews are to share
equally In the residue Of the
estate, after certain other be-
quests are taken care Of. In ad-
dition they are to receive funds
from the sale Of real estate.
Mrs. Sellers left q ,bequest of
$50. 900 to q niece. Mrs. Adelaide
Evans Otto Of Buffalo. N. Y, and
$4,000 to another niece, Mrs.
Virginia Sellers Wells Of Spring
field. Ohio.
The estate includes personal
property, listed at 81 ,O2S. 900, and
her home on Wyoming avenue,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-12
Webb Attacks Voters Poll
Sponsored BY BroykiII

Representative Broyhil. Re-
publican. Of Virginia has been
accused by his Democratic OPP
ponent for the November election
of trying to deliberately intimi-
date Federal employees in order
to influence q so-called public
opinion poll he is sponsoring. =
Democrat John c. Webb said
Mr.. BroyhiIl's poll takers are
asking for names and occupa-
lions Of those they interview and
are inQuiring II the individual
interviewed is q governmental
employee" II so, he added, poll
takers are asking what depart
ments the Federal workers are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-12
National Prayer Day
Proclaimed Sept. u

President Eisenhower late yes
terday proclaimed Wednesday,
September %, as q National Day
of Prayer.
His proclamation said that on
that day "all Of us may give
thanks for blessings received, and
beseech God to strengthen us In
our Efforts towards a peaceful
world
It also said SIT is fitting that
all Americans should unite In
prayer on one day Of each year
in re-afilrmation Of our reliance
upon Divine support and our
faith In the power of prayer"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-12
You and the Tex Low
HYour Luck IS Bad Enough,
There Are Numerous Benefits

taxed at the capital gain rate,
which usually was lower than
the regular income tax. The
new law extends the capital gain
rate even to insured plans.
Moreover. under the old law,
IL you died after retirement. the
1ump-surn payoff TO your bene-
ficiaries was always taxed as or
binary income. Now this lump
sum payment can be taxed as q
capital gain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-12

assigned to and the preference
between Mr.. webb and Mss
Broghill. q
Mr. Webb termed the pom
merely another stunt III the bag
OF tricks that Mr.. Broyhilps
publicity man Is using to make
the Congress appear good He
suggested that Federal employees
refrain from giving such infor-
nation to poll takers.
Mr.. Broyhill could not be
reached for comment. His ONCE
said he was out Of town today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-12

listed at an estimated value Of
$4,000. Nest of her personal
property consists Of securities.
Her husband, who died In 1949,
was Chief Of Naval Operations In
1888 and afterwards served SIS
superintendent Of the Naval
Academy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-12
I.8 Million in YMcA

NEW YORK. The Young
Mems Christian Associations in
the United States total / ,688
and have about l.s million menu
bers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-12
Guum Loroest in Group

MANILA Guam is the larg-
est of the Mariana islands and
lies $500 miles east Of Manila.
It has been q United States
possession since 1898.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-12

employe sickness or accident
benefits, death benefits. and
lump-sum payments under pen
sion, profit or stock-sharing
plans.
AL these rules are spelled out
In the huge tax revision act re-
Gently passed by Congress. They
apply to such employee benefits
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due to accidental injury. or If
you are hospitalized at any time
during an illness.
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the cost of a sick or accident
benefit plan, he pays no tax on
the benefits for which he pays.
The rules above would apply to
that part of benefits financed by
his employer.
The new act takes a similar
step toward death benefits. Pay
ments of up to $1,000 to bene-
ficiaries could be tax exempt
under the old law-but only if
the employer was bound by con-
tract to pay the benefit. The
new act grants the exemption
whether the benefit is paid under
contract or not.
The new act also extends the
$4,000 exemption Of lump-Sum
death payments under qualified
pension, profit-sharing or stock
bonus plans. Under the old law,