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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-09-17
5. CHARLESTON
~ MRS. n. T. NELSON
rh. R-eS02 a e~0376

The annual homecoming at the
Lisbon Baptist Church is being
planned for Sunday September
18th. The program will start at
$50 am. with Sunday School,
followed by the worship service
at 1890 "A picnic dinner will be
served at noon. The afternoon
program beginning at 2 o'clock
will feature special music and a
guest speaker.
The Good Earth Garden Club
h e Id their annual Flower Show
on Monday evening Sept, 18th in
the home of Mrs. William Hodge,
with Mrs. Herman Scofield as
guest speaker.
Mrs. Floyd Baker and Mrs.
James Pierce have returned from
a ten days visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Brooks Reeder in Birming-
ham, Mich.
Wynn Setty of Springfield is
the guest this week of his aunts,
Misses Norma and Helen Slough.
DR.. Robert Thena, pastor of
the Presbyterian Church and Mrs.
Thena returned home last week
after visiting with relatives in
the east and in Ft. Wayne, Ind,
for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery loops
were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Carr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Battin
spent two weeks visiting with
relatives in Madison, Wis.
Arthur Morningstar, Jay Hodge
and Warren Buffenbarger jr. are
on a fishing trip to Michigan and
Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Allen Matt
inson entertained the PYADS
class of the Presbyterian Church
on Sunday evening Septembe
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-09-17
John Hunt Succeeds
Joseph Michael AS
Mavor Of The Burq

John F. Hunt has been named
Mayor of Mechanicsburg to sue
ceed Joseph Michael who resign
ed because of private business
stress. .- .a~
Hunt will have access to the
office until January 1857. The
new mayor is a former member
of the village council.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-09-17
Hays Carter Is
Named Master Of
Plain City Grange

Hayes Carter, a well known
farmer of Canaan Township was
elected by the members of the
Plain City Grange at their annu-
al election last Wednesday eves
ming as the leader and Master for
the coming year.
Other members who were cleo
ted to office were: George Hoop
er, Overseer; Martha Roby, Lee
turer; Anna Finch, Chaplin; Bes-
sic Evans, Treasurer; Esther
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-09-17

Hooper, Secretary; Harold Walk,
Steward; Walter Shier, Assistant
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-09-17
FREE:
CARTON OF
6 TUMBLERS

To driver of each car
coming into ihis station
during our get acquainie cd
party.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-09-17
GRAND PRIZE
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC
CLOTHES DRYER

Yes friends having 2day celebrate the and finest
ice station Lafayette will have
either Friday Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-14
Todoy's
HiqhIiqhts

500, WGMS-Fourth Annual
National Symphony Mara
thon: The station devotes its
day raising funds to support
the free Children's Concerts
OF the National Symphony
Orchestra.
11:S5, WTOP - Invitation to
Learning: Lawrence Sterne's
novel of travel on the Euro
pean continent in the 18th
century, "A Sentimental
Journey" is discussed.
l2:45. WASH, WIDOW - Snow
Flurries:Alice Eversman, re-
Gently retired music critic of
The Star. discusses THE Last
20 Years of Music Develop
ment in Washington" on the
program, heard at a new
time.
1900, WRC - Youth Wants to
Know: Representative Dewey
Short is questioned by teen
ayers.
100. WIDOW, WASH-George-
town University Forum: The
topic is "Mindszenty Trial in
Retrospect"
1880, WRC-University of Chi
cago Rountable: Chester
Bowles. Walter johnson and
Theodore Schultz discuss
What Price India?"
1880, WRC - American Forum
OF the Air: Senator Guy M.
Gillette, .Senor Don Jorge
Hazera, minister-counselor of
Costa Rica. and Gustavo
Lobo. jr.. president of the
New York Coffee Exchange
discuss Who Is to Blame for
the High Coffee Prices?"
$780, WTOP-New York Phil
harmonic: Dimitri Mitropou-
los conducts excerpts from
three Of the lesser known
works of Richard Strauss
500. WCFM - Organ Recital:
Marion E. Gibbons plays.
o:SO' WRC NBC Symphony
Guido Cantelli conducts an
all-Russian concert.
1900, WCFM-Ways of Man
kind: The Isle Is Full of
Voices" the first of three
programs devoted to Balinese
culture.
1880, WTOP-Amos m ANDY:
Jack Benny. Edward r. Muir
row. Blng Crosby and Lowell
THOMAS are heard on spe-
cial anniversary broadcast.
$500, WTOP-Bing Crosbv
Show: Ella Fitzgerald paws a
return visit.
SEQ. WRC-NBC Star Play-
house: Glenn Ford is featured
IN Lost Weekend
300. WASH Oklahoma CITY
Symphony Orchestra: Guv
Fraser Harrison conducts
$500, WTOP-Hall of Fame:
Gllmpses of the life of Mary
Todd Lincoln are drama tized
IN appointment in Spring
field Jane Wyman stars.
$3.50, WMAL-My Most Unfor-
gettable Child: Bing Crosby
is host on a special program
featuring Brandon de Wilde.
Shirley Booth. Kirk Douglas.
Audrey Hepburn and Greer
Carson.
1000, WWDC-District Round
table: Washington lawyers
discuss The Public De-
fender"
1880, WRC-Meet the Press:
Senator John F. Kennedy is
guest.
11:00, WWDC-Chicago Theater
OF the Air: Nancy Carr and
Bruce Foote sing leading roles
in Romberg's My Maryland. ="
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-28
Green Bay
ROUTE l

The Rev Charles Walton. of
Keysville. was in this section
last week.
Mrs. Mary Lawrence and Mrs.
Goldie Hoggart. of Lewiston. N.
c., were week end guests of their
brother and sister in law Mr..
and Mrs j. w. Bazemore.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Arsin of
Meherrin, were recent guests Of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Robertson.
Miss Matte Nance, of Williams
burg will spend the holiday week
end with her cousin. Mrs. J. w.
Pulley.
Nh. and Mrs Jerry Lawrence.
of Hampton, Va. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Shirley Jenerican of Rich
mond were week END guests in
The home OF Mr. and Mrs, j. w.
Bazemore
Mrs. James Pollard and Bill
Shark, of South River. N. j., Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Pollard of Me
herrin, visited in this community
last week.
Allen Pully, of Richmond,
pent Saturday with his brother
J w. Pulley
The friends Of Mrs j w. Baze-
more Will be glad to learn that
she is out again after having been
confined to her home by sick
ness for the past several days
Messers Ernie and Earl "
Atkins and d w Jerome were
business visitors to South Boston,
+ Monday
Mr.. and Mrs P. L. Fowler, of
Meherrin, were in this section
this week.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-28

course chairman, Mrs. Howard
Shorter
Walker Scruggs. Of Virginia
Beach, spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs I. H. ScruggS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ballot and
daughters, Charlotte, Of Wash
ington. y G, returned HON e
Sunday after Mrs. Belloff and
Charlotte had spent last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. H. l. Shorter
Mrs. Tom Dillon and Miss Avis
Mae Cunningham visited in
Washington, D c Sunday,
The T c. Bailey clan gathered
Sunday. May %, at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs Ray Bailey, in
Farmville. and celebrated their
fathers Goth birthday Twenty
eight Of Mr.. Bailey's children and
grandchildren We're present.
Doctors are advised to avoid
excessive laboratory tests
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-28
Green Bay

Mr. and MIS-. j w. Colewan. Of
Annoon. and Mr.. ana Mrs L. r.
Rrad7haw Jr Of Burkeville, af-
tended the burial of Mrs, Ida
Mae Perkensson at Meherrin
Sunday ana while returning
home stopped here for a visit
with lMr and Mrs. L. A Love.
Mr. and Mrs. T c. Fowlkes. of
Victoria, Mrs II. A Ravens and
Mrs J r. Nunnally were shop
rers "a Pichr'ond SATURDAY.
Mr and Mrs G w. Palmer
we're luncheon guests sunday Of
Mn and Mrs. Ernest Whit a
Chase CIV.
Mr. and MRS. John Trcar and
barbara jean, of FarnWiIe ami
Mr. and Mrs Earl Jones, Of
Eurkeyille were Sunday guests Of
Mr. and Mrs FL Shnault
Mrs G II. Redd sren; last
week at West Point with Mr. ana
Mrs c II, Ttdd ". She also
spent some tame with Mr. and
Mrs r $. IayIor
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Williams
Of Richmond, were week end
guests Of Mr. ana Mrs. w. S.
Cheatham.
Mr. and Mrs. r s. Morgan and
Kenneth spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. E l., Healy at Sa-
luda
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-28

Harris on this trip.
Miss Marie Allen, Mrs. Lewis
Durham. Karen, and All en- Cham
bers ate Friday lunch with Mrs.
Frank Brown, of Lynthburg,
Samba Party
Wednesday evening, Mrs. Ruby
Redd entertained with q 'Samba
party Those playing were Mr..
and AIRS. Clarence Bussinger. of
Blackstone. Mrs. Clarence Alien,
Of Throck, Mrs Redd. Miss Marie
Allen and Clyde Ransom.
Sunday dinner guests Of Mr.
and Mrs. B. w Allen were Mrs.
T A. Calhoun, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Calhoun, and 2 children of Cullen
r, F. D.. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Durham, Karen Allen Chambers
of Greensboro, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Calhoun and son of Rich
n2ond. J. H. Alien and Polly
Attn.
al were happy TO see the good
RAIN Several have planted to-
baeco but due to blue mold on
plants some were unable to get
it done House keepers have been
busy putting up peas and straw
berries
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Pollard,
OF Richmond visited her sister
Mrs. Martin Covington and fam
lily, recently.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-28
Mt. Pleasant

Rev j. S, Kina filled his re-
gular appointment at Mt. Plea
SAINT NJ. l.. Church Sunday morn
ing
The w. S. c. S. met with Mrs
Gordon Hurt last Wednesday
evening MAY 49, with six mem
bers present.
Mrs. Albert johnson and Miss
Emily o h n S 0 n, of Farmville
srent a part of the week end
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
r. l. Barksdale.
Mr. and Mrs. Up. l. Barksdale
visited Mr. and Mrs, Lawrence
Barksdale in Victoria. Sunday
A number Of people from the
community attended the funeral
Of Mrs. Ida May Parkinson at
Meherrin NJ f, Church on Sun
day afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs f. s. Chappell
and daughter. Mary Anne. ana
Mr. and Mrs. w. f. Chappel, Of
Richmond. We're guests Sunday IN
the r c. Jones home
Mrs Kathryn Scott is at home
after spending some time with
her niece, near Richmond.
Mrs Ruby Redd Joined Mr.. and
Mrs Tom Crowell Of South Bos-
ton, on trip TO Mays Head N c.
for a week.
Supt and Mrs Clarence Bus
singer OF Blackstone, were the
dinner guests one evening last
week Of Mrs, Ruby Redd and her
brother, Clyde Ransom.
Anne Hobgood has the chick
en- pOX
Dies In Pennsylvania
Friends and relatives were in
deed sorry to hear Of the death
Of MIS- Elise Redd Campbell on
May 20 at the h m of her
daughter in Chester, Pa Funeral
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-28
BurkeviIle School

The third grade had picnic
May "a The children brought
their lunches and had the picnic
on the school grounds during the
regular lunch period
The fourth Grade has been
painting a mural on the bulletin
board IN their classroom showing
their favorite story.
NH, CraWley Of Blackstone.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-28

visited the school May 20 and
showed pictures OF his trip to
Europe We saw places that we
have studied about j. Geography
this year All enjoyed his tax as
he showed the pictures.
The Seventh Grade is planning
for t.eir commencement eXer-
else on June 9. Afterwards there
will be dance, for the seventh
grade and dates attend. Parents
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-28
Household Hint

Make shelves OF work centers,
closets or other storage areas
more attractive by bright paints.
colorful shelf edgings or by lining
them with wallpaper.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-28

services were held on Monday
with interment in a Chester, Pa.
cemetery. Mrs Campbell spent
most of her life in this commun-
ity, and was sister Of j Weaver
Redd.
The Sunshine H. D Club Will
meet Wednesday, afternoon May
% with Mrs. j. A Hines.
Mrs. r. f. Dix and son spent
Sunday with Mr., and Mrs T. NJ.
Dix. near Kingsville
Mrs. Dix is expecting her
husband, AI2c Dix from Alaska
about June l She and her small
son viii return to Alaska with
him about June IS.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-28
Darlington Hgts.

The business women of Spring
Creek Church met last Friday
night and organized Missionary
Circle for the women who work
during the day and can not at
tend regular circle meeting. Of
ficers elected are as follows
president, Mrs. Tom Dillon secty.-
treas, Mrs. Will Dillon Cunning
ham, program chairman, Mrs
Clinton Childress; community
mission. Miss Lois Bailey; study
MI and Mrs. Lawrence Hurt,
OF Kenbridge, were Sunday guests
of her father, Mr. Waserly Gauld-
ing.
Several people of this COM
munity attended the funeral Of
Mrs. Ida Mae Perkenson at the
Meherrin Methodist Church Sun
19v afternoon.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-28
Felden

Mrs. Ruby Eedd left Saturday
for a weeks stay at Nagshead
Beach as guests Of her sister.
Mrs L. A. Crowell, and Mr. Gro
vel, Of South Boston
Mrs. Martin Covington's father.
Who has been in Southside Hos
nital for sometime, is improving
ana he hopes to be able to return
hore Wednesday
Mrs. Lewis Durham and small
laughter. and her uncle. Alien
Chambers OF Greensboro, spent
two weeks with fer father j H
Allen, Mrs. Allen Lipscomb and
Nics Sarah. Of T'hrock ate Sat-
Nrday dinner in the 9aTe home.
md other week end visitors were
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Calhoun AMI
small son. Of Ric h NJ n d. ana
Lewis Durham, Of Greensboro
CLYDE Ransom was t. see his
aunt, Miss Ida Ransom Of Farm
vile, on Sunday
Mrs. W G. Ggiges is visiting
Mrs A. Q. Allen ST., and family.
Of Prospect. She will. visit Mrs.
c. c. Campbell and Mrs. John
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-05-28

Doctors are advised to avoid
excessive laboratory tests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
Eisenhowers Plan
To Attend Red Mass
Al Cathedral Jan. 81

President and Mrs. Eisenhower
will attend the annual Red Mass
January 81. at st. Matthew's
Cathedral. The service is set for
10 am.
The President will attend at
the invitation Of the Most Rev.
Patrick A. O'Boyle. archbishop
of Washington, who will cele-
brate the mass. The Right Rev.
John K. Cartwright. cathedral
rector, will preach.
Also attending the mass will
be members Of the cabinet, Judi
ciary, Congress and the diplo-
matte corps.
The mass is celebrated at the
beginning of the Governmental
year to ask Gods blessings on
the administration of justice. It's
name comes from the use of red
vestments by officiating clergy.
The mass is sponsored locally
by the Lawyers Committee Of the
John Carroll Society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23

Preachers: the Rev. Clifford l..
Stanley Of Virginia Theological
Seminary. the Rev. Frederick
Anterior, rector of All Saints
Church, Chevy Chase; the Rev.
Richard Williams, canon Of
Washington Cathedral and di-
rector of the diocesan depart
ment of social relations.
Also, the Rev. Warren E.
Mace. associate rector of the
church; DR.. John Minor, senior
warden. and Richard Wilmer,
junior warden.
An informal reception for the
parish will follow the service.
Mr.. Kean will deliver his first
sermon at the II am. service
tomorrow.
He will address the Men of
Epiphany at a 6:15 pm. dinner
meeting Monday at the church.
He will also speak at the January
assembly of the Daughters of
the King Of the diocese at 8 pm.
Thursday at the church.
Mr.. Kean comes to Washing
ton from Grace Church, st.
Louis. Mo-. where he has been
rector since 1914. He is former
newspaper man and has written
several books.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
| ,200Sign UpforReIiqious Niqht School
By Mark Gnerro

Cold and wet weather have not
been enough to cool the religious
ardor of some 1900 persons who
have enrolled the last two Tues
day nights in the Christian
School in the Nations Capital.
Oflcials Of the Washington
Federation of Churches, sponsor
of the school, are pleased with
the heavy registration which In
dicates that the country's larg-
est Protestant night school win
have another successful year.
Glasses at Calvary Baptist.
AS, in former years classes are
conducted in Calvary, Baptist
Church, Eighth and H streets
NV, the only local church large
enough to accommodate the school.
The Tuesday evening school
opened January IL and continues
through February Is.
The students, almost all adults.
have signed up in 16 different
courses on everything from psy-
chology and religious publicity
to Old Testament theology and
foreign affairs.
Some stay for only one course,
most take two. and almost every
one stays for the weekly lecture
on 1.-THE Christian Hope" by the
Rev. Lawrence d. Folkemer, pas
tor-elect of the Lutheran Church
Of the Reformation and head of
the Religion Department at
George Washington University.
Books required for the differ
ent courses have sold rapidly and
explanatory literature disappears
almost as quickly as it is put out.
The Public Library has provided
borrowing facilities at the church
and a mimeographed. four-page
photography of textual and sup
Elementary reading.
The school tries to provide. at
nominal cost, religious training
and instruction for every one,
not just the clergy or church
workers. It's pulling power is
indicated by the large number
of people who attend the six
weekly sessions year after year.
\ Most Popular Courses.
Most popular courses are those
on Bible study. Christian educa-
ton and the application of re-
hgious beliefs to everyday life.
In addition to regular courses,
the lecture series provides stu
dents with inspiration and in
struction on some current topic
affecting the church as a whole.
This years theme, developed by
DR.. Folkemer's talk, deals with
the approaching meeting of the
World Council of Churches at
Evanston, Ill.
The Federation of Churches
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23

"a dramatic expression Of ecu
menicity at the grass roots"
Those registering in the first
week represented 26 denomina-
tions and "a different churches.
Courses in Rest of Year.
The federation, has supple
mented the work Of the school
by providing more specialized
courses at other times of the
year. It conducts a fall work.
shop for demonstrations of
methods and programing and a
spring institute to train teachers
for children's work especially in
vacation Bible schools.
Much praise has come to the
federation for this work in re-
ligious training. DR.. Jesse M.
Bader. director of evangelism for
the National Council of Churches,
has said:
II have been talking about
The Christian School in the Ma
tons Capital to groups all
across this country. 1t is the
largest and most effective school
of its kind to my knowledge"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
Enthrran Mtaanr1rt 6yann
LUTHERAN SERVICES
missouri Synod)
SUNDAY SCHOOL AND
BIBLE CLASSES, GAS Am.

BETHANY (Groveton, va.)
Beacon Hin Rd. and Oak Dr.. Mr..
Richard Tremain. Vicar. Sunday
School. 0 am; worship. 10 am.
OUR SAVIOR (ArlingtOn)
9th and 8. Taylor. Rev Paul
KaVasch S:3o and II am.
PILGRIM Investigate, Md.)
jamestown Rd. and Flint Drive.
Rev Emo Lohrmann $40 and
TRINITY INIT. Rainier)
both and Bunker Hill Rd.. Rev:
Kenneth r. Hoffman. $50 and
Trinity (Hyattsville)
3Sth and Longfellow. Rev. Ken
meth r. Hoffman, ESQ am:
GREENBELT (22 Ridge Rd.)
Rev. Edward H. Birner, y am.
ASCENSION (LandOver HillS)
42I9 roth Ave. Rev. Henry
Schroeder. II am.
TRINITY (Bowie)
Bowie. Nd. Rev. Henry Schroeder.
Church of the Deaf I'd. CO
At Christ. 5101 18th st: NV.
Rev. W. A. Westerman. Call ia.
9-9552 for Time Of Service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23

BETHLEHEM I'd. c.
18th and T SITS. Sc, Rev. Edgar
c. Rakow. $50 and II am
CHRIST I'd. c.
18th and Gallatin SITS NV. Rev,
VIM. F. Bruening. $50 and l / am.
TRINITY I'd. c.
4th and E SITS. NV. Rev II. B.
Roepe. $50 and IL am. Service
Broadcast over Station WOOk
GAM at 1890 am. and WAN
fFMl at 1906.
MOUNT OLIVET I'd. c.
1906 Vermont Ave. NV Rev.
VIM. Schiebel. II am
CALVARY (Silver Spring.
9S45 Georgia Ave. Rev George
Hoyer, S:45 and l l am. and pm.
ST. ANDREW (Glenmont)
l2247 Georgia Ave-. Rev. Paul
Foelber. IL am
. EMMANUEL (Alexandria)
1901 Russell Rd.. Rev. wilmer D.
Mensing, $40 and IL am.
FALLS CHURCH LUTHERAN
Glorge Mason High School, Lees.
burg Pike and Haycock Road.
Chaplain j Floyd Dreith Pastor.
Sunday School. e:45; Worship,
II am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
Billy Graham 10 Talk
Here Jan. 80 and 81

Evangelist Billy Graham will
speak at meetings January 80
and 81 at the National Guard
Armory. The Saturday service
will be at 1880 pm. and the Sum
day meeting at 3 pm.
The two-day stay is sponsored
by more than 500 Washington
churches. The rev. Clarence w.
Crawford, pastor of Calvary Bap-
fist Church. is chairman.
Plans are under way to provide
a choir of about 1000 voices.
More than 500 persons from local
churches will serve as counselors.
The Rev. Don Rosenberger. di-
rector of the Washington Chris
tan Youth Crusade. will conduct
a training session for counselors
at 1880 pm. Friday at Calvary
Church.
The popular preacher, who
conducted a month-long cru
SADIE here in 1852. will go to Lon
don next. where he will open
an evangelistic crusade march.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
Presbyferians Plan
100000 Church
Job in Georgetown

Georgetown Presbyterian
Church, the oldest church Of that
denomination In Washington.
win be remodeled and expanded
at q cost Of 100000 during the
coming year.
The congregation has author
lied Lorenzo s. Winslow. former
White House architect, to pre-.
pare detailed drawings and speci-
fications. The church's finance
committee plans to start a fund.
raising campaign.
The church will be extensively
remodeled to return it to the
Georgian style which prevailed
before a Victorian Gothic facade
and other changes were intro
duced In the 1870s. Cissel Chapel
adjoining the church will also be
restored.
New Education Building.
The church. located at 3115 p
street NV. will get a new three
story educational building to be
located behind the church and
manse.
The new building will provide
Sunday School classrooms for
nursery kindergarten, primary
students and a senior junior high
section with chapel and social
room.
The Victorian facade on the
church, with its towers, vesti-
bule, belfry aand wide steps will
be cut away and replaced with
a plain Georgian exterior having
six stone pilasters supporting a
stone cornice.
The interior of the church
will be restored as closely as
possible to its original appear.
ance. The choir loft will be en-
larged. and a minister's study
and church Office added. Exca-
walton below the church will
provide four classrooms, a rec
reation hall. and choir and rob-
ing rooms.
Chapel Remodeling.
Cissel Chapel will be remod-
eled to accommodate 20 wor-
shippers. The building will also
have a banquet and assembly
hall. lounge and kitchen.
Georgetown Church was
founded in 1880 and incorpo-
rated by Congress in 1906. The
building was erected in 1921 at
Thirtieth and M streets and
was moved brick by brick to its
present site in 1873 when its
Victorian facade was added.
The Rev. Russell Cartwright
Stroup has been minister of the
church since 1850. DR.. Stroup
formerly served churches in
Lynchburg, Va, and California.
He holds bachelors and masters
degrees from Stanford Univer-
sity. He took his theological
training at Drew Seminary.
Washington and Lee bestowed
on him a Doctor of Divinity de-
gree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
H. Bomb Attack Is Topic

DR.. Charles w. Lowry, ren-
gious consultant to the admins
traitor Of Federal Civil Defense,
will address the quarterly meet
ing Of the Silver Spring Council
OF Churches at $50 pm. Mon
day at Hughes Methodist Church,
10700 Georgia avenue. His topic
will be How Likely. Is an H
Bomb Attack on Washington"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
Chaplain Ali on TV
RELIGIOUS Program

Chaplain Kenneth L. Ahl. ex-
ecutive secretary of the Armed
Services Commission of the Luz
theran Church Missouri Synod,
will be interviewed on a national
CHS television hookup tomorrow.
The program, Lamp Unto My
Feet" will be carried locally on
WTOP (Channel 81 at 10 am.
and will deal with the problems
Of service to persons in the armed
forces.