Evening Star Newspaper, December 25, 1923, Page 4

4 65 BASKETS OF FOOD SENT WORTHY POOR Gospel Assembly Distributes Christ- mas Cheer to the Families Needing Assistance. v Sixty-five baskets containing food sufficient for approximately 400 meals were distributed yesterday to the worthy poor of the city by the full Gospel Assembly, 930 Pennsylvania avenue northwest. cach basket was filled with two varieties of meat, coffee, milk, several vegetables, fruits, candies, toys, etc. The contents of the baskets were contributed by members and friends of the mission, the latter including @ number of well known merchants. The distribution took place from the headquarters of the mission, under the direction of Willlam B. Payne, chairman of the committee in charfe, assisted by Mrs. Payne, Mr Ella Hewson, Mrs. John Slavens, Mr: Latham, Mr. McCambridge and Rev. nd Mrs. H. L. Colller, Mr. Maitheson 1d Mr. Griswold. Herman Froelich, employe of the mission, aided ma- terially in the arrangements. The gifts were presented without reference to creed, the only pre- requisite being poverty and worthi- ness, it was explained. Trucks and automobiles donated by friends of the mission were used in delivering tha baskets. Tomorrow the mission will present oranges and candy to the inmates of Children’s Hospital | o Stip DR. HERMAN VELARDE, Peruvian minister to Ar- qua made ax n _member of the Peruvian took part in the sion and was undersecretary of state for meveral years. ished as the center of our belief. It COOLIDGES LEAD U. S. .4 IN CHRISTMAS RITES; 3,_ JOY RULES DISTRICT (Continued from 1 About Jesus Christ and much asser- tion of what it thinks about Him. “The other group. weary of Teac- tionary conservatism, gratefully ac- cepts this statement as covering its own view that it is Jesus Christ and not doctrines about Him that must now be emphasized. And before we know it the doctrinal debate is on, the Violent phrases are fiiling the ' air, ~hibboleths are being shouted, names ure being called and men are being fested and classified, while the church wallows in the ruck of controversy. This Christmas day finds us in dan- wer of fizhting about Him or about our interpretations of Him. rather than ‘making enough of Him.' ¥ Lite All One Plece. ! “The life of Jesus Christ was a of one piece. There was no contra- | diction between Hig fdeals and His| 1is principles and ! n what He knew ween what He nduct, Letwe. hat He did, suid and what He was. “This child whose birth we cele- brate gets His place in our thoughts and our hearts, His place in the world at last, in consequence of what He became, what He said, what He did. 1f you ask the familiar, homely guestion. What became of that boy that was born there at Bethlehem? the answer will carry you through all His carthly life and down to present hour. “At the age of twelve He said He must be about his Father's business At the age of thirty He declared that He had bee to give hroken humanit At an- other time He said He must work the works of God. In the garden He put God's will as always on the throne | of His own life. At the end He said | b as day in this clare the faith that mal life for other men, f such lives is living of such achievement, anl such lives in the vation from its present pt of Nermaul Man. H declares that our| rory entifies | ponplace. that the | normal mun can b very bad, but also h very good, B he by a care combining of pale virtues and equally | io vices. But in the presence of this life of Jesus the normal does not s 1 to be that poor lnuldHnL"-| not-very-good and not-very-bad thing } th which we are all too familiar. | This li of one piece, that did not sirike pitiful average. that never KOL a hair's breadth off th line. that began in infancy to be what it ought to have kept on being, that heeps on being what it was while it dwelt among us Is our personal hope and the hope of the workl this slad_morning “Christmas does not help us deeply | if it only brings us warm und com- | fortable feelings while it leaves us in utter mediocrity of character, pur. | pose and life. It is not of highest | use for us tc this real man un- | less the vision makes new men out { of us average men i “From first to last servant of the spirit, never letting His soul get eameshed In a material scheme of life. ¢ knew that a per- son cannot be halt of this world and half of the other, half spiritual, half | material The darkness into which | He came, through which for thirty vears He moved, never overpowered, never put out, never dimmed ‘the glory of the lighted mind. ! Inconsistency In Seen. “We accept the ideals and principles of Jesus, the spiritual ideals and principles that made Him supreme, and then we reinforce them with ma- terfalism, as though they needed it, we mix the up with what we call common but what I really a material eme of life, and we utterly des the unity’ of life which He utterly preserved. “He was not speaking externally or abstractly when He said that no nan can serve two masters. Men by | the million are trying It. Men in this Capitol are trying to do it. And the world Is full of those divided loyal- ties, those haif-and-half lives, that look so futile and are so futile in vomparison with His, He faced thc great temptation, Tt me to him as It comes to us. But out of the un of hi= life he spoke those blazing words that walk across the centuries and grip the rearts of men, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy ' God and Him only shalt thou serve’ You can only lead the Christ- like life by keeping it whole. Wa must close the chasm between what we know and what we do, what we say and what we are, between one part of our life and the other parts of it, even as Jesus did. Principle of Christ ‘Another thing to remember today in that the coming of Jesus Christ Into the world is both an event and a principle, a thing that occurred and A thing with perpetual meaning in life. One hesitates to speak of the incarnation because that is one of those large terms around which contro- versy rages like a storm. But really it is not o vague or mysterious or difficult when we come to think of it in a human wa: “The wonder {s not that God came into human life In that intimate, vital, personal way. The wonder would have been blank and impene- trable if He had not come. He had come to put strength at the service of weakness, health at the gervice of those who suffer, wisdom into the darkness of the ignorant and holiness into the very evil of the waorld. “And we shall feel, looking at him, that incarnation and atonement are both events and principles. For the hook He was the | dow {ers ana th [ Unspotted is an everliving principle to be practiced, practiced in the spirit of Jesus and in eternal fellowship with Him, This was the way for Him. This is the way for Him and for us.” Sing Joyful Welcome. Beneath the spreading trees of the White House grounds a throng, in which “were represented, perhaps, most of the states of the Union, bad: joyful welcome last night to the eve of another Christmas morn as the vested choir of the First Congrega- tional Church softly sang familiar old Yuletide carols. President and Mrs. Coolidge and a number of Invited guests stood just within the glass doorway of the front entrance during the singing—the first time within the memory of the oldest inhabitants that the Executive Mansion has opened its gates for a public celebration of Christmas eve. 0 master of drama could have laid a more fitting scene for what amounted to the nation’s welcome to the Yuletide season. A full moon dropped its mellow rays down upon the unusual setting, bathing the crowded grounds in a soft light; the White House stood out In dim silhouette in the background. Be- neath the brilliantly lighted portico the choristers, immaculate in their white vestments, were grouped in & semi-circle around the piano, The air was bracing, but from 9 o'clock until nearly 10 young and old, men and women, stood listening to the spirited challenge of “Adeste Fidel the soft message of “Holy Night"' or the triumphant ring of that familiar old carol, “Hark! The her- ald angels sing, Glory to the new-born King.” It was a scene trulv . tting the {mportance of the occasion. Rematn Within Doorm. Neither the President nor Mrs. Cool- fdge ventured upon the portico dur- ing the singing, devoting it entirely to"the choristers. their leader and the two trumpeters of the Unijted States Marine Band who accompanied them. Mre. Coolidge stood at a win- to the left of the front door, | while the President occupied a win- dow on the left The crowd was permitted to stand up to the very entrances of the por- tico, White House police, secret serv- fce men and detectives from city headquarters being scattered around to prevent any undue crowding. As a result, there was not the least con- fusion. ‘The public was given the best 0pportunity possible to See the sing- President’s family, and last carol had flouted out over the trectops the people waited for ten or fifteen minutes, hoping Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge would come out The program consisted of the fol carols: — “Ade: Nighe, Tmmanuel,” “A Virgin A od Rest Merry Gentlemen.” “O Little Town of Bethlehem.” “The Shepherd’s Christ- “We Three Kings “The Joy to the World,” “Holy N Sleep, Holy Babe.' “Holy Night, Peaceful Night” and “ark, the Herald Angels Sing.” Old Carol Winx Applause. “The Shepherd’s Christmas Song" was sung by & young woman, with flute obligato. Possessed of a remark- ably fine and rich voice, she render- ed the old carol so well that 10; o iaminE Fidele- much deserved applause. Beautiful as were the carols sung by the cholr, her contribution was, perhaps, the most impressive achievement of the evening. Earlier in the eve, walked over to the presence of a large crowd, pressed the button that turned the national Christmas tree there into a flashing vari-colored pyvramid of radiance. Svmbolic of the spirit of Christmas, the world's most jovful festival, the tree will remain flluminated every night until after New Year, the na- tion's own Christmas tree. Accompanied by several friends, President Coolldge walked from the White House to the Fllipse at & o'clock. He was warmly greeted by the crowd. posed for a battery of camera men and immediately after illuminating the tree returned to the Executive Mansion to eat supper and prepare for the carol celebration. A short while afterward there followed a musical program rendered by the choir of Epiphany Episcopal Church. Celebration at Tree. The celebration at the tree was under the auspices of the Commu- nity Center Department of the public schools. The choir, which sang carols, was led by A. Torovsky, its director, @ccompanied by a quartet of musicians from the Marine Band. At 7 o'clock the entire Marine Band, led by Taylor Branson, second leader, gave a Christmas concert. The crowd joined at times In singing the carols, Just as the last minutes of the dying day approached, the colored community centers of Washington gathered around the tree and wel- comed the birth of Christmas, 1923, They, 00, observed the occaslon with old carols, accompanied by their own band. . Dr. Emory B. Smith, president of Howard University, ad- dressed them. Not for many years has Washing- ton So joyously welcomed a Yuletide season on the eve of its dawn. Men, women and children of all creeds and all races were present at one or all of the celebratfons. And each was a celebration of joy and reverence for the whole world's great anni- versary. TREE, MUSIC AND GIFTS ON SALVATION ARMY PROGRAM FOR TONIGHT The big Christmas celebration of the Salvation Army will take place at 0, at the auditorium, 606 B reet northwest, when a special en- tertainment for the children will be provided. There will be a large Christmas tree, 1,000 toys, candy and oranges, movi: and music by a boys' band. Among the gifts wil] be 250 dolls, dressed at the Evangeline Home here. ng the President Silipse and, in the life of Jesus is not simply ideal and normal for Him, it Is ideal and nor- mal for all men. Glory of Incarmation. “It is the very slnry of our world of God in His world, that this eternal principle of incarnation is in it. It we can elp and do not, if we can lift and do not, if we can serve and sacrifice and do not, if we can A1l up that which is lacking in the work and sufferings of Christ and do not, what must men and angels think of us; what must we think of ourselv. ‘What, above all, must Jesus Christ think of ui The incarnation is not stmply for us a docirin® to be held ani cher- The Associated Charities has at- tempted this year to make Christmas a family day among those whom it has helped. vided with money (o buy needed stoves, milk for undernourighed chil- dren. or toys for the children. Christmas trees with ornaments were delivered to some homes so they could be decorated by the families themselves. Other articles distribut- ed. included toys, food, fruit and candy boxes, a carload of apples, Christmas baskets sent in by an or- ganisation of farmers and filled mookings. The work was under the direction of Miss Louise O. Beall of the Assoclated Charitie Activities of the Knights of Co- she | wrung from the crowd prolonged and | | By faith, of all his ills. { I even after the closing strains of the ! | knows from whom they came. Some persons were pro- [W. THE EVENI Blooms at “The cup, the cup itself, from which Our Lord Drank at the last sad supper with His own, This Arimathean Joseph journeying brought To Glastonbury, thorn Blossoms at Christmas, mindful of Our Lord. And there awhile it bode; and if a man Could touch or see it, he was heal'd at once, where the winter But then the times irew to such evil that the holy cup Was caught away to_ heaven and disappeard. —TENNYSON. In the cathedral close at the Na- tional Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul is a sturdy young tree that has grown from a slip of the famous Glastonbury thorn, whose history is almost as ancient as British Chris- tianity. The thorn had blossomed once before and yesterday, marking the culmination of the cathedral drive, it blossomed again. This was taken as a good omen for the success of the whole cathedral project. Tradition of White Thorn. The tradition of the white thorn of Glastonbury, “that doth blossom,” to quote an old writer, in the “deep of winter to speak to men of Chris- tianity that religion that flourishes best in persecutiton and is strength- ened by the seed of the martyrs,” has been preserved in song and story for nearly 1,900 years. Druid minstrels turned aside from their barbaric re- ligious chants to sing of the strange thorn that blossomed when the her thorns of England were bare with the frost. . A ‘pretty ceremony that was in keeping with the venerable tradition of the thorn tock place at the Na- tional Cathedral of S.8. Peter and Paul in 1919 during the visit of the Prince of Wales to Washington. The prince visited the cathedral close and planted there a tree. He was given a silver box containing a blossom from the American _Glastonbury thorn, in accordance with an ancient custom connected with the original | tree, in which royalty when visiting Glastonbury Abbey was always pre- sented with & blossom from its white thorn tree. The thorn at Glastonbury Abbey, much visited by pilgrims, was hewed down at the reformation, but from the roots the thorn came to life again, and so the thorn at (Mastonbury Abbey and the thorn at the cathedral at Washington today are veritable descendants of the same holy thorn brought to England, according to tradition, by Joseph of Arimatheu, who gave his garden tomb for the NG STAR, WASHINGTON, of Glastonbury Thorn Cathedral Close crucified body of the Saviour, into England. The story of the thorn began in the dawn of Christianity, when the good Joseph of Arimathea, one of t| devoted band of disciples sent forth to carry the gospel of Christ to the ends of the earth, set out from Tyre, followed the trade routes to Mar- seilles, and thence to ancient Britain. Many stories are told of how he and his companions crossed the channel in a small boat, narrowly escaping shipwreck, until landed on the shores of Albion. St. Josaph was accompanied by twelve others, and the company of zealots pursued their weary way to the west of England, to the ancient 1sle Avalon, the birthplace, the court of last resort and the garden of that flower of English chivalry that died with the passing of Arthur and his table round of gallant knights. ‘When Joseph and his companions, footsore, hungry and weary, one day at twilight came to a hill southwest of Glastonbury and saw a fairyland valley beneath wrapped around by the silver ribbon of the Brent river, they knew their wanderings were over and that here they should ralse a citadel of faith for their risen Lord. Deep into the earth Joseph struck the staff that had given him such good serive on the long march as & thorn tree uccording to tradition, that there and flourish. This thorn staff was a cutting from the very Palestrian tree, according to tradition, that thirty vears before had been stripped of its branches and pointed leaves to make the crown of mockery worn by the Man of Sorrows on the cross. Blossoms at Christm: The staff so impulsivel planted took st and blos med. strangely enough, at Christmas as well as in the summertime, at the same time bear- ing ripe fruit of its kind. This deeply impressed the heathen people of the | region and must have been responsi- ble for many conversions. It was | said that Joseph also brought with him to Glastonbury the holy cup known as the holy grail. The story of the advent of the G tonbury thorn into America is interesting. In 1900 Mr. Stanley Aus- itin of England, son of the poet {laureate of England and owner of astonbury Abbey as it stands in its picturesque ruins today, presented to the late Rt. Rev, Henry Yates Sat- terlce, first bishop of Washington, a | slip from the celebrated Glastonbury {thorn to be planted in the cathedral close at Washington This was done, and with careful nurture and the advice of experts from the United States Department | of Agriculture the cutting has grown |nd 15 now a thriving young tree. It is located just north of the cathedral r school for boys on the cathedral ehe and thousands inspect it grounds yearly —_—_—nm s included midnight mass at the Walter Reed Hospital last night and open house all day toda: with a concert by the Army Band O chestra Music was furnished this morning At Mt. Alto Hospital and noon today at the Naval Hospital Christmas boxes were distributed at Howard Hall, at St. Elizabeth's, while decorations were furnished at all of these places. Toyw Are Distributed. Toys made at the toy-making school of the Knights of Columbus at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital distributed not only to practi children’s homes In the District, regardiess of creed, but were also shipped to various | destinations all over the country Central Union Mission celebrated the day with a big Christmas dinner at noon for the “down and out,” a custom which has obtained there for forty years. A large number of baskets also were sment out to needy families. delegation from the mission, in Supt. and Mrs. John S. Bennett and Asst, Supt. A. W. Chane. the Home for the Aged and Infirm on : taking bags filled with necessi- s for each of the individuals there At the Young Men's Christian Asso- ation this morning at § o'clock there s celebrated the annual breakfast given by the association to its tory men who remain In the city on Christmas day. In the assembly hall about 150 men gathered for the break- fast, which was followed by a brief devotional service. William Knowles Cooper, general secretary of the Y. C.A., was the principal speaker, while responses were made by these repre- sentatiyes from each floor of the dor- mitory: Hugh Riley, Samuel C. Pea- cock, Robert B. Thompson and William H. Bonneville. ELKS AID NEEDY. 150 Baskets of Christmas Food Dis- tributed by Lodge. One hundred and fifty baskets of Christmas food were distributed to many worthy and needy families terday by Washington Lodge, No. B. P. O. Elks. Secrecy shrouded presentation of the gifts and It is belleved none of the reciplents This policy is adopted by the lodge be- cause the members feel that in some instances the most worthy persons are usually the most sensitive about receiving charity. John H. Ontrich, exalted ruler of the lodge, was chairman of the com- mittee in’ charge of the distribution Members of the committee were th i James A. Balderson, William S. Shel- by, Edward Krieg. Gus Brahler, James L. Ward, Leo Maury, Hal a- ham, John O'Connell, Daniel Nihion, Dominick Fowler, E. M. Van Ness, William A. Finkel, Lem Robey, M. A. McCormick, A. A. Hellman and Ben- jamin Ourisman. THREE OPPORTUNITIES NOW ARE CLOSED (Continued from First Page.) _ M. E. D., $1; C. L. 8, §5: L. L. G., $5; $5; E. D., 1 . M. B., $5 Private Eye Hospital 3. $10;°A. B. W, Opportunity No. 2. Amount asked for, $1,300. Previ- ously acknowledged, $316.85. E. A. s B, B M, 3$0; L. M. F., $ Mrs. R. W. MCN., 113.70; F. 8. A., § W. F. A. $10; Mr. and Mrs. I. P. $10; M. E. M, §2; R._W. S, Dowling’s Private Eye Hospital, H. N, $13; W. B. B, $10; J. L. . M. G, $5; G. L. C, $10; H. 31 Opportunity No, 3. Amount asked for, $§728. Previous- acknowledged, $500. M. B. A, $250. Total, $750. (Closed.) Opportunity No. 4. Amount asked for, §720. y acknowledged, -$410.83. E. A. C. $5; R. W., 31; C. H, W., $3; F. §. A, $2; G. T. E, $10: G. J. M, $2; M H., $2; “S. 0. 8.” Tech High School, 35; P. B, 34 Mrs. E. G. B., $6; Dowl- ing’s’ Private Eye Hospital, $2; P. " R. 35; O. E. M, $2.50; Mrs. H. W. H.,'$ ., $5; V. M., a ‘friend. $10; B Dulin ‘needed, 3 Martin _Company, $ A $5. Total, $490.33. . Still .6 Opportunity No. b. $915, Opportunity Ne. 6. ‘Three generations all Dlllllnf gether. Widow and four child ‘Amount asked for, $1.300. Qusly acknowledged, $468.50; E. ; Miss M. F., $10; Prof. G. W. C B, §6; F. 8. A, $2; E. W. B. 3 . H. P. 8, $10; V, C. T, $1 M. L. McN.. 8$3; M. N., $16; N. M, $1; Dulin & Martin Company, $3; Dowl- ing’s Private Eye Hospital, 32; Miss F. L H., 32. Total, $536.50, Still needed, $764.50. Opportunity No, 7. Doing her full part. Woman sep- arated and three children. nowledged, $194.75; Mr. am Mrs. C. O. L., $3; g B o nsd b s L Barbers' Local No. 305, §3; M. C. Wo, §1: Wel- G., Total, Previous- Closed. to- ren. 25 | cluding | 1y journeyed to | mi- | ter Treasurers Dowlin Pri- = B, P, [+ : 3 L $1: W 32: Men's Club Zion Baptist Church, $5; M. A. R, $1: R V. . $3: Mrs. J. G. $ Dulin & Martin Company, $3; M. L$2: M. E. W., $1. Total, $240. | Stil "needed, 32 i Opportunity No. 8. The eternal triansle. | mother and three children. Amount asked for, $750. | aeknowledged, $450. Mra S. B. F. s, Prof. G. W. Ay M. fare Clu Reg Oftice, § s Deserted J. Febrey & C : Dowling’s Priv: pital, G P.C 7 | Dulin & Martin C | $540. Still needed, Opportunity No. 9. Ambitious to take her daddy's place. Widow and three children. Amount asked for, §1,300.” Previous. cknowledged, $287. S, §10; F. W. K., $10; MW 8, s . 'D. U. $5: Dowlings' Private o Hospital, 1; G. L C., $10; M. J. H. $14; Dulin’ & Martin Company, $3: Al Blair Thaw, $20. Total, $367. Still needed, $933, | Opportunity Ne. 10. Playing a man's part. Widow and six children. Amount asked for, $354. Previously | acknowledged, $602.' N. and L. S. $5: | Vanderweriun' Congregational ~ Church, | §28; F. SO A, $2; Mr. and Mrs. L P! P., §5; Dowling's Private Eye Hospital $i; H. and F., 326, R. 5. W, §12; Dulin & Martin Co., $3. Total, $68 Still needed, $199. Opportunity No, 11. Influenza’'s aftermath. Widow and four children. Amount asked for, $728. Previously acknowledged, §22058. Dr. and Mrs €. 0. L, $3; Prof. G. W. C., § 0. D, $5; Barbe i Welfare Club, Col. $5: F. 6. A, $3; |Mrs. A L. H., $3; Eye Hospital, $1; B. B. P, $2; M. E. $2; Men's Club, Zion Baptist Church, 5:M. A R.$1:R V.S8,32;: M B. B. 1; Dulin & Martin Co., $2. Total 264.58. Still needed, $463.42. Opportunity Ne. 12. Shall they stay “put”? Amount asked for, $1,248. Previ- ously acknowledged, $384. V. C., $25: Sunday school department, Maunt Pleasant_Congregational Church, $90 M. W. C., $25; M. 8., $3: J. $1; pledge, ¥. 5. A., 32; Miss 8. C.C, $5; Miss' C. W. W., $5; Mr. and Mrs. L.'A. B. $25; cash, $1; cash, $2; Mrs. J. B. B., $3: Dowling’s Pri- vate Eye Hospital, 31; Miss N, L. G., 35; Miss M. B. B.,'$2; G. R. C.. §3; M. |3, 910; R E. G Dulin & Martin Co. Total, Still needed, 3649, 25; M. I D, $6; vany, $3. Total, 3 3599, Opportunity No. 13, Even the chickens are trying to help. "AThount asked for, $988. Previously acknowledged, $220.58. Dr. and Mrs. Prof. G. W, C., §2; Dr. 8. H. H., $2; Barbers' 0. 305, §4; M. C. W., §1; Wel- tare Club, Col. Reg. Treas. office, $5; S. A, $2 H. S. T., $1; Miss H. $10; J. G., $5; Dowling's Pri- Hospital, $1; E. E. P., $1; 3 B $13; Men's Club, cash, $10; W, 4 3 M, Still needed, 1y acknowledged, $464.09. W., $10; F. 8. A., $3; Mrs. 35 F. D’._::l‘. s., §! C. W. ., $5; D. 3105 R. (!:t. $1; V. A " $5; Dulin & Martin' Com P., 35 n gl:'n{ $2. Total, $516.09. Btill needed, $ Total amount asked for....¥: Received . Needed The Star has received and acknowl- edges the following contributions: Previously acknowledged, $832.50. Mrs, W. E No. 14, $2; N. A. any, $2; D. ) $100; Miss J. E. P. Nos. 7, 11 and 13 (32 each), $6; Mis B. P, Nos. 7, 11 and 13 (31 each), §8 Misa B, S., any, $20; A. C., No. 4, 35; G. W. Btone, any, §5; F. B. N, any, $25; Miss 8. B., any, $6; Dr. and Mra. A. M. C., Nos. 7, 11 and 13 (33 each), 39; F. B. B, any, § h, F. G. B., any, $5: A. J. L., most needed, $10; W. 'A. H. Church, most needed, $15 Dunbar High School, No. 7, $18; Dun- bar High School, No. 11, $18; Dunbar High School, No. 13, $19; M.’ N. Wil- son (friend), any, $5; T. T. Luckett, most_needed, $5; Rose M. De Bouler, No. 2, $1; L. N.'any, $5; Anna B. H. Pitcher, No. 12, $5; Mr. and Mrs. W. G. C., Nos. § and 10 (§5 each), $10 R Nos. 7, 11 and 13 (32 each) L., remaining, $4; A. B. y, s1 all, $10; L $3; E. C. N, vememensascecem B,84T , most needed, $5; P. W. Barbara Ann Baer, 08. . Reformation Sunday school, Nos. 4, 5 and 12, 310; cash, Nos. 2 and 14, $2; K. C. §., No. 7, § J. G. W.,, No 3, 31; C. L. C., most n ed, $2; B. B. 8., any, 33; any, §4; H. H. McC, most Graco E. Church, No. 6, $6; cash, most nseded. “31; Loulse K. Bimpson, Ne. 12, $20; W. A. A., one having ieast, 5. "Total, $1,874.50. 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