Evening Star Newspaper, June 28, 1924, Page 9

CAMTOL EXHRIS NEW BRIGE PLAN Span Linking Lee Mansion . and Lincoln Shrine to Me- | morialize United Nation. Sketches showing the general plan of the new Arlington Memorial bridge, which is to span the “his- toric Potomac” between the Lincoln Memorial and the “silent city of the hero dead" on the Virginia hillside, have peen placed in the rotunda of the Capitol and are attracting the attention of visitors from every state in the Union. Hearty indorsement of the project from a historical and esthetic viewpoint as well as for its utilitarian purpose, and as the start- ing point for a great memorial high- Way past Arlington national cemetery 1o the home of George Washington, at Mount Vernon, which it is hoped to have completed by 1932 as a fitting monument for the bi-centennial cele- bration of Washington's birth, is be- ing given unanimously by tourists visiting the Capital. There is historic interest in this mew structure which the public gen- crally has not yet realized. Such a bridge first was advocated more than eighty years ago by Gen. Jackson, While President, and indorsed by Dan- el Webster, who was orator when the corner stone for the extension of the Capitol was laid on the Fourth of July, 1851 The part that the Potomac River has played in the history of this na- tion end the long hard drive that has had to be made 1o secure the erection of suitable bridges across this stream have beep the subject of special re- search by Representative R. Walton Moore of Virginia. Potemac a Notable Riv Those familiar with the Potomac from its source in the mouptains to Point Lookout, where it enters the Chesapeake Bay—with all of its meanderings through highland and lowland, with the variety and pic- turesqueness of its natural uspects— cannot fail to regard it as one of the notable rivers of the world. Upon its shores the seat of govern- ment was established, an event due more to the insistence of Thomas Jefferson than any other individual that a more northern location should not be selected. From that time the Potomac has been associated with the history of the republic as_the Tiber is with the history of Romie, the Thames with the history of England and the Seine with the history of France. It has become a historic stream, of interest to the people of the entire nation. It would require much time, but it would be giving_a lesson in patience, to tell of the efforts marking an ex- tended period to span the river with adequate bridges, but there may properly be some reference to the not very sightly structure called the Long Bridge, which was for so many Years the best that was provided. Long Bridge Dextroyed. In the early days Congress showed the same sort of irritation that it now often exhibits when compelled to turn away from the consideration of the larger subjects engaging its attention to the consideration of District affairs. This was not the uncommon attitude in the beginning, and in addition the District suffered from gomestic am- bitions and rivalries. That brilliant but erratic Virginia statesman John Randolph of Roanoke is quoted as saying, while he served in the House of Representatives, that the interests of the several parts of the District were as hostile as any in the Union; that there was manifestly an Alex- andria, a Georgetown and a city in- terest, and within the city a Capitol Hill interest and a President's House interest which were irreconcilable. The very first heated local contro- versy related to the incorporation of a company to construct what became known as the Long Bridge. Finally, in 1808, the charter was granted; 'the work proceeded rapidly, and in’ May, 1809, one hundred and fifteen years ago, President Madison passed over the new structure to Alexpndria, where he was entertained by the citizens of that town. | The bridge was, in his administra- tion, destroyed by the British and then rebuilt, and we have seen it re- placed by & more attractive structure 2nd have seen that paralleled by the Highway Bridge, and we have also seen the Key Bridge built, which has an artistic distinction which neither of the others possesses. New Span Long Expected. But we now are awaiting the con- struction of another bridge which for something like three generations, has been dreamed of—a structure de- signed to be of unsurpassed dignity and beauty, connecting the northern and southern shores of the river and constituting & memorial which will stir universal pride and admiration. Many Presidents, many statesmen, many conspicuous citisens, some of them dead and some living, have ad- wvocated such a project, agreeing as to the general location while not always in agreement as to the scope and de- talls of the enterprise. 'More than eighty years ago the re- markable man Who then occupied the fiice of President advocated a bridge ing over the river, connecting the pital City with the Virginia hills. Alluding to that circumstance on the occasion of laying the corner stone for the extension of the Capitol on the 4th of July, 1851, Daniel Webster in his oration said: “Before us is the broad and beauti- #ul river, separating two of the orig- inal thirteen states, which a late President, a man of determined pur- and inflexible will, but a patri- 2L Teart, desired to span ' with arches of evor-endurlnf granite, sym- lical of the nrmx established unlon of the north and south. That President was Gen. Jackson.” Civil War Halted Plans. The jconception of Jackson, which thus received the approval of the Massadhusetts senator, was not car- ried out. Within a decade from the date of Mr. Webster's specch the sec- ‘tions of the Uniom, which he hoped was already firmly established, were in the midst of a civil war, which was largely fought In close proximity to the river. . Undgr one flag fought the Army of the Potomac, and under the other flag fought the Army of Northern Vir- ;ginis, hamed for the region which is washed by the waters of the Potomac. When the war ended. when all of the porror. and bitterncss which it had ‘engendered had become like the last mutter of & retreating storm, the sen. timent for a bridge, to symbolize the patriotic and fraternal feeling of a reunited country, revived. President McKinley, who had serv- od in the Union Army, was one of its exponents, and another of its expo- Dents was John W. Deniel, the elo- quent Virginia senator, who had rved in the Confederats Army, who ore than. once discussed the matter in the Senate and was instrumental in securing appropriations for pre- liminary plans. As time went on the sentiment gained strength. Every argument that could be suggested supported the ldes and no argument eould be made that was antagonistic to it . & Presideat Heads Commission. The Washington Monument was completed, and then came the com- BRIDGE. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, JUNE 928 1924, —By WEBSTER. Sunday School Lesson PARD N € , GENTS, BUT WouLD You Mirm FinisHin Yoor. GAME Or. (' STATION PLATFORM? WE WANMT T SWATCH Thts CAR. WE'VE BEE~ wAITIA 15 MINUTES FOR You ALREADY pletion of the Lincoln Memorial. Con- gress took definite action by creating a commission to make and report a plan, and furnishing it with funds for that purpose. The members of that commission are the Fresident, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representa- tives, the chairmen of the committees on public buildings and grounds of the two houses, with the engineer officer who has charge of public buildings and grounds as its ex- ccutive officer. K President Harding, as the chairman of the commission, was an carnest ad- vocate of the construction of the bridge, and only last month President Coolidge Sent a message to Congreds transmit- ting the commission's report and rec- ommending that the work should be undertaken without further delay. The report is voluminous. It represents the and Arlington national cemetery. and artists of great eminence. “It is not too much to sav that all of the artistic learning aud culture of generations is to be ty pified in the structure which has so long been un- der discussion, and which is to con- stitute the realization of the dream of Jackson, and of so many thinkers, Writers ‘and workers who have not been willing to_permit his dream to be unfulfilied,” Representative Moore points out. Will Cost $15,000,000. The bridge is to cross the Potomac River between the Lincoln Memorial and the Arlington National Cemetery. The total expenditure for which au- thority is asked is nearly $15,000,000. The items of expenditure in round figures are $7,500,000 for the bridge itself, $1,000,000 for the bridge plaza and the construction of a water gate, $2,900,000 for the beautification of Columbia Island, which will be crossed by the bridge as it approaches the Virginla shore, $1,400,000 for the treatment of the parkway at the Virginia end of the bridge, and more than $2.000,000 for the construction of the approaches on this side. The work is not to proceed hastily, but deliberately, and ita completion will require less than one-tenth of the time that has elapsed since Jack- son made his announcement, and not more than one-fifth of the time that has elapsed since Webster spoke, if it can be assumed that an initial ap- propriation of $500,000 will soon be made available. The bridge is to be 2,318 feet In length and ninety feet wide, there being a clear roadway of sixty feet, and a walkway on each side of fifteen feet in width. There are to be nine spans with a drawspan in the center. The facing of the bridge is to be granite, and here we (lg\nk of the suggestion made by Mr. Webster. The ornamentation is to be simple, but so highly effective that, accord- ing to the opinion of those who are best qualified to speak, the structure will excel in beauty any bridge now spanning any of the rivers of the world. Memorial to United Nation. The design in all of its featurea, will symbolize the disappearance of all controversy respecting the integ- rity and endurance of the republic and the complete reunion of the sec- tions under one common flag. “It is mot possible to think of a more fitting memorial—of a memorial that will make a more impressive and con- stant appeal to the millions of Amer- icans and citizens of other countries by whom in the days to come it will be scen and used,” says Representa- tive Moore. “From it they will view the Monu- ment which commemorates the fame of the Master Builder of the Republic, and dwell upon the cause of which he was the leader during and after the revolution. From It they will vie the temple commemorating the fame of Lincoln. ¥rom it they will also view the home of the wonderful sol- dier and stainless gentlemar who commanded the armles of the Co federacy. They will reflect upon the struggles which preceded the creation of our system of government, upon the dificulties that the new republic encountered, upon the dissensions that arose and the harmonizing in- fluences that have brought peace and tranquillity, and they will be filled with faith and hge that no dapger Which the future Mnay hold will fme peril the existence of what is now the greatest republic that history has known, and great because of its peo- ple—a people who revere and accept as their standards the qualities which were possessed by Washington and Lincoln and Le Song Service to Continue. Rev. Walter F. Smith announces that the half-hour song services pre- Sindey ‘oveninga st the Park View Ul even! @ ] mhtu.- Churx with Jobha Celbors er. . wiTH T RuBEeER, ComMPuUCYoR . RUN US OVER Ore TH SWATCH - WE POM'T MmimD - First Convention in New York Was Also Dark Horse Affair The first national Democratic con- vention to meet in New York was also a dark-horse event, says the New York Time: That was in 1868, or fifty-six vears ago, less a few days. The meeting place was Tammany Hall, still standing on 1ith street. Thirt¥-scven states were represented. New York had 33 votes, against its present %0, and the whole vate of the convention was 317, compared with the 1,098 that will be cast in Madison Square Garden. After many entries had done their best the presidential mnomination finally went to the @arkest horse of all. Democracy was struggling for a shadow of the power it had lost in the civil war, Grant was at the head of embattied republicanism and look- ed unbeatable. For the first time since the secession, southern dele- gates were present. They sat in the convention with folded arms and si- lent dignity, an expression of help- lessness before greater numbers, and took little part in the proceedings ex- cept to cast their votes. Street Was Crowded. Fourteenth street was so crowded on the opening day of the convention, a Saturday, that the delegates had great trouble in gaining a foothold. But finally they penetrated into the purlieus of Tammany, then an object of distrust, just as it is today. The convention' ‘was opened by August Belmont, chairman of the Democratic national committee of that day and father of the present August Belmont. Mr. Belmont said it was an occa- sion when Democracy faced great problems and great opportunities. The opportunity to retrieve the na- tion from the muddling policies of Republicanism was one mever to be improved. New York welcomed the host of Jefersonian followers to her hospitable fireside and hoped that the convention would be dominated by that spirit of brotherly help which inspired thia reassembling of Demo- crats from all sections of the coun- try. Kian Iswne Then. Gen. Henry S Palmer. ohairman, ook over the Eavel from Mr. Belmont and launched into the keynote speech. Palmer was an out- standing figure of his day, though almost forgotten now. He pleaded for that harmony which Mr. Belmont had emphasized, saying that the party could be great only when united on all policies. The big issues of that time were reconstruction probiems, the Ku Klux Klan, the ominous national debt and the depreciated ourrency. Of these the debt and the currency held the greatest interest. But the equality of races still was a raw and troubled question. A California delegate put in a resolution declaring that no American ?ouvl of the white race must be subjected to negro domina- tion. At the same moment Union veterana holding a convention in the city sent a delegation that received an” honored- station on the platform. There were many southern and northern soldiers in the hall, and leaders on both sides were punctili- ously considerate of each other in an effort ta set the example of a re- united party. Celarful Figures Praceat. Some colorful figures stand forth from that convention, preserved by reporters of the day, with the mili- tary element strongly defined. When Gen. Palmer had completed his key- address he turned the proceed- over to Horatlo Seymour, ex- Governor of New York, as permanent chairman. This soene ensued: “The last act of Gen, Palmer in quitting the chair he had so ably and sasfactorily filled was to appoint Gov. Bigler of Pennsylvania and Gen. ‘Wade Hampton of South Carolina as committee to escort the President- elect to the platform. There was a hush of expectancy In the hall, for many were to gaze for the first time upon the redaybtable fire-eater who had breathed slaughter for so many vears and had led the legions of chivalry in the crusade against the Union. Wade Hampton, ex-commander of Confeder- ate cavalry, was in a moment singled out in one of the alsles. He is a man of little more tham medium stature, compactly built on & rather large pattern, and was clad in a sober suit of black, cut in some imeval style. yAn oblong face of k complexion, surmounted by coal- black and adorned with whiskers of the Dundreary out, made up the headpiece of the figure. Altogether the appearance of the fire-eater was prepossessing and lamblike. Dark Horees Groemed. “Horatio Seymour, flanked on either side by Willlam Bigler and Wade gunplen, was an example of the ernal ftaess 0 remark- able that the ufin‘”-n provoke cheer. For the moment the history of the three men walked with them and instinctively delegates and specta- tors held their peace.” Sunday was a day of rumors and final grooming for the dark horses. But nominations did not begin_ until Tuesday, when the roll-call finally Eot under way. Connecticut was the first to offer a candidate in the per- s0a of Jumes E. English, former gov- ernor and a stanch conservative. Maine followed with Gen. Winfleld Scott Hancock, and the comyention broke forth into its first real fanfare of chee A minority from Maine spoke up for George H. Pendleton of Ohto. Then came New Jersey, ex-Gov. Joel Parker as a candidate. New York followed promptly in nom. inating Sanford E. Church. = Penn: vania put in the name of Asa F er. Tennessce named Andrew John- son, a curious nomination, because he was the Vice President under Lin- coln and the man who succeeded to the Presidency. But Grant had re- ceived the nomination for the next term. After Johnson's name went before the convention Wisconsin nominated James R. Doolittle. Thus eight can- didates began the race and a dozen more were waiting in the paddock for a chance to show their paces. It looked at this point as if Pendleton would be the man, with the west sol- idly behind him. Another element inclined stromngly to Seymour, al- though not an avowed candidate. One delegate remarked that the governor had cited every possible reason in private why he should not be nomi- nated and every opposing reason in public why nobody elsé should be. It did not take long to show their mettle. On the first ballot the count stood this way: English, 16; Han- cock, 331%; Pendleton, 105; Parker, 13; Church. 34: Packer, 26: Johnson, 13. The names of four other candidates were added to the list of entries, one with a half vote. The total balioting strength of the convention reached but 317, with 211% votes needed to nominate, against the 734 required this vear. Pendleton was well out in_front in this dark horse race on the first break from the pole. Some thought he could not be headed off with 105 votes. But headed off he was, and that before long. On the seventeenth ballot the count read like this: Han- cock, 137%; Pendleton, 70%: Parlor, Andrew Johnson, 6; Doolittle, 12. New dark horses coming down' the stretch were Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana, with 80 votes; Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, one-half vote, and John T. Hoffman, 3. l']nue- Prominent Figure. While all of these notabl testing their strength For the greee est office in the land, other notables of many degrees were on the conven- tion floor. Vallandigham of Ohio was an outstanding figure. Scanning over the proceedings of that meeting of the long ago it s easy to see that this was no ordinary man. He rose to many points of parllamentary pro- cedure and in every case checked the intention of his opponents, whatever it happened to be. This Vallandig. ham was the man: of such ardent southern sympathies that Lincoln had him taken to the southern outposts and turned over to the other side. Another factor in the convention was Samuel J. Tilden, who took a leading part in the deliberations of the New York delegation and was destined to lead the Democratic party in 1876. Then, as now, Tammany was well organized and undertook to run things to its taste, an achievement made easler within'its own wigwam. Maj. Gen. Francis P. Blair of Mis. sourl was a prominent personality of the convention and well-known sol- dier. When his_name came up for nomination as Vice President, the Virginia delegation did him the gra- cious courtesy of saying that it b lieved " the soldiers of the coun should have a man on the ticket, and surely no better soldier could be found than the seneral That brought some real cheering that s Tammany to its sills. ook ol Such was the convention that struggled through a week of hot weather in the effort to pick a can- didate. Finally, on Friday, after a great deal of horse swapping and private politics, Seymour's name went before the convention just at the right moment and the tide of cheer- ing began with that deep earnestness that 8o often swings a crowd one way or another. A battery of ar- tillery had been waiting for days in Union Square to fire a salute for the nominee and word reached ‘the commander of Seymour's selection. So he ordered a volley and the reverberations. penetrated into the hall where the e were near- ing the end of the twenty-second ballot. And Seymtour was named. The rest is history, ef course - No conceivable Democratio candidate could have defeated Grant that year. But the Democratic ticket made an excellent showing, rolling up a vote uG‘rut"w against 3,015,071 for BY REV. HUGH T. STEVENSON. REVIEW: REHOBOAM TO NEHEMIA H—Micah, iv:1-5. Golden “text: “Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin reproach to any people. Proverbg, xiv:34. ‘We conclude our survey of the Old Testament with this week’s lesson During the last six months we have by our studies sought to obtain a clear and comprehensive conception of the Bible of our Lord. We have traced a close intimacy between the life of God's chosen people and the Old Testament. We have found the unity which characterizes the vari- ous books of the sacred Scriptures of the Hebrews has been due to the fact that God, through His revelations to great men, from the call of Abram to the final prophetic message, was seeking to reveal Himself and His’ marvelous plan for the redemption of men. S Our studies during the past quarter have covered approximately 600 years, from the division of the kingdom un- der Rehoboam to the close of the Old Testament period We have found that the development of He- brew history was closely interwoven with the political institutions, the imperial ambitions and the colonial policies of the surrounding nations. “The rivalries of Phoenicia and Da- mascus, of Kgypt and Assyria, of Assyria and Babylon and of Babylon and Egypt” registered themselves clearly in the history of the divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah. This called for us to consider in connec- tion with our lesson studies many things outside of the Bible, espe- cially the work of the modern ex- wonderful work with spade %ypt, Assyria, Chaldea and Palestine has made the Old Tes- tament throb with life and reality. We have studied the cause of the division of ‘the kingdom, and then followed the careers of both lIsracl and Judah from the time of their separation from one another up to their disappearance from the roll of nations. Our lessons have taught us that the cause of the downfall of each kingdom was due to their de- parture from the principles, practices and precepts of Jehovah. They were blessed with peace, prosperity and power as long as they walked in the way of the Lord. We saw in our studies how when they became self- centered, sensual and sinful both na- tions rebelled against Giod, refused to support the worship or obey the word of Jehovah, and_were then punished for their sin. It was due to_ the inequity that they were divided. de- feated and driven from Palestine into exile. Modern Messages. have found modern messages in our studies of the history of the divided kingdom, because ‘history is God teaching by example.” The most important message that we learned. as we saw these two nations hasten along the path of doom until, crushed by conquest and chastened by exile, they learned something of His divine grace, is one that many nations have failed to learn, so their tombstone has been engraved: “The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.” Our gold- en text has emphasized the lesson of the lessons we have studled in the statement that “Righteousness exalieth a nation, but sin is a re- roach to any people. PN irael's umique mission called for pass through peculiar experi- it was not until after the ning trials of the exile that view of Jehovah became fixed and free from idolatrous influences of other nations. The idea that men have of God is fundamental in re- ligion, in worship. in morals, and it absolutely determines their outlook upon life and upon all its problems The prophets were the teachers of he character of Jehovah. It was be- ause the Lord spake in divers man- We to ners and by divers portions in those crucial hours by the prophets to men in_both kingdoms, and later during the exile, that God's chosen people came to know Him and realize their mission to mankind. The messages that the ancient prophets declared are still applicable to men. Elijah championed the wor- ship of Jehovah in an hour when the people of the northern kingdom were being influenced to worship Baul. He proclaimed the justice of Jehovah when he denounced Ahab's iniquitous and covetous efforts to se- cure Naboth's vineyard. Elisha out- lined the pathway to peace and seourity for Israel by calling upen the nation to trust God and do good. Amos and Hosea insigted that “Je- hovah was a God of righteousness and justice, and could only be served by Tighteous livgig.” In Judah, Isaiah, Micah and Jeremiah taught similar lessons. The success of Je- hoiada’s plan to place Joash upon the throne of Judah over the followers of Haal demonstrated beyond gquestion the supremucy of Jehovah. Isajah's faith in His power was rewarded by the victory over Sennacherib's army when Jerusalem was endangered. Jeremiah sought by his stand for the Tight to avert the Babylonian criais Both followed the ways of evil and were destroyved, because of _their sinning against Jehovah. Although the prophets sought in vain to teach them that God did not desire their fall, they were unwilling to hear His prophets, did their own will and went down forever. The reality of sin and the certainty of being pun- ished for failure to live up to the ideal God places before us is the second lesson that is still true. The Way Out. It was FEzekiel who revealed to -the chastened nation the way out by pic- turing God to them as a shepherd =ecking His scattered flock. The fact that sin is not irremediable is where the religion of the Hebrews differs from the ethnic hs. Our lessons have brought to us a message of hope as they have presented the lov- ing and longing desire of God to ave those who put their trust in 1im and try to do His will. Our stud- ies in the Old Testament have been a sort of a pedagogue to point us to Christ, whose life we will commence to consider with next week's lesson— they have presented a gospel of re- demption. ‘When the Hebrew people of both nations proved untrue fo Je- hovah and their mission as the bear- ers of the torch of spiritual light to all mankind, they did not thwart His plans, God's program swept on with a mighty and continuous purpose. He touched the hearts of five foreign kings who ruled over Judah and whom Jehovah used as instruments to carry out His plans for the salva- tion, security and seryices of His chosen people. The message of hope proclaim by Ezekiel became a real- ity when Zerubbabel, the prince, was intrusted by CyTus to return to Jeru- salem and reconstitute the Jewish people s a distinct and thoroughly religious community under Persian authority. Ezra’s zeal for the law and Nehemiah's executive ability, that had in a short time made Jerusalem safe from enemies without, succeeded in starting the Hebrews again upon their mission to bless the world with their revelations of spiritual light. As we close our study of the Old Testament, there comes a _copviction that life at its best is found only through faith in God and an observ- ance of His commands. Fellowship with the great personalitics and characters who were the outstand- ing champions of Jehovah has served to enable us to long to know more of the Lord, whose mission and min- istry we will commence to consider with our next week's lesson. It has served to make us desire to have fel- lowship with those outstanding per- sonalities who are walking in His ways and trying to do His will in the world today in an effort to increase the righteousness that exalteth, a na- tion and destroy sin that is a re- proach to any people. A - INVITE D. C. MEMBERS. King's Daughters of Arlington Going to Farlee. The Daughters of the King of the Episcopal Church in Arlington County have invited the members of the order who reside in Washington to attend e meeting of the Virginia branches he st Geotge's Church; Farlee, next Monday evening at § o'clock. The chapters in the neighborhood of Falls Church are so far removed from the headquarters of the diocese of Virginia in Richmond that their members atténd quite regularly the visitations and other meelings of the order in Washington. As a return for the hospitality they have received they are giving this meeting espe- cially for the Daughters of the King in Washington. The rectors of the Episcopal churches in Cherrydale and Clarendon will welcome the guests, and after the business meeting there will be a social hour. PLAN DEBATE AT CHURCH. Ministers to Discuss Question of “Seventh Day.” Dr. Charles 8. Morris of New York, one of the leading colored preachers of the United States, will debate with Elder Lewis Charles Sheaf, Seventh- Day Adventist, Monday at'8 p.m. at Cosmopolitan Baptist Institutional Church, N street between Sth “and 10th northwest, on the subject “Re solved, That the seventh day ls not binding on Chmmmdlodnl);;o ansslén The debate is under of the American White Cross Free Labor Bureau and Ministers and Deacons’ Union of the District of Co- lumbia. Dr. Morris of New York will the S will take the negative Dr. Simon P. W. Drew, pastor of the church and president of the Amer- jcan White Cross Free Labor Bureau, will pres @. F. S. to Have Party. newly formed chapter of the GITY Friendly Society at the Chapel of the Annunciation will give a lawn party for the benefit of the chapter freasury at 25th street and Penns: Vania avenue southeast next Tuesday evening. The Chapel of the Annuncia- tion is a mission of Nativity Chapel, recently started by the Rev. Enoch M. Thompson, vicar of Nativity, for the benefit of the people of the neigh- borhood. The Girls' Friendly Society of Nativity, under the leadership of Mrs. Pote, have been successful in ormanising @ branch in the new chapel. '].‘;;: at Two Services. Rev. Henry J. Smith, pastor of Pet- Baptist Church,’ will preach at o ervioes tomorrow, having as his gubject for the morning sermon e Transforming ers of Personal Surrender to God,” and in the evé- ning, “Missing Life's Highwaya. — ———————— Will Preach in Suburbs. . L._Darby, executive secre- ug-r'orv{he ‘Washington Federation of Churches, will _preach tomorrow morning at the Presbyterian Church at Ballston, Va., and Sunday night in the Methodist Church at Woodside, Md. Incarnation Is Topic. Second Baptist Chureh, 3d strest Me:eon H and 1_streets, tomorrow the paster. Rev. J. L. S Holloman, will preach at 11 am. on “The In- sarnation of Jesus Christ.” At 8 p.m. the pastor wlill_preach om_‘Peace Like @ River.” Scott Mayo, the chorister, will have charge of mausic. STUDEBAKER Just Drive It; That’s All D. C. NATIVE HONORED. Rev. Karl M. Block Given D. D. by Roancke College. The degree of doctor in divinity has been conferred by Roanoke College, Salem. Va., on Rev. Karl Morgan Block, now ‘rector of St. John's Epis- copal ' Church, Roanoke. Dr. Blook was born in Washington, and is the son of the late S J. Block of this eity. He was a choir boy at St Mark's Church, and graduated from George Washington University. Since his ordination to the priest- hood by Bishop Harding in 1910 he has not resided in Waahington, but is well known in the churches here, where he frequently visits and preaches on special occasions Dr. Block is recognized as one of the church's experts in the matter of religious work with young people. Rally at Third Baptist. Rev. George Bullock is to preach on “The Spirit of Lott Carey” at 11 am. tomorrom at Third Baptist Chure. At 3:30 p.m. there will be a rally by the Eastern star. A pageant is to be presented at 8 p.m. by the Alice R. Lee Missionary Society. ‘Will Discuss Optimism. “We Can Be Optimists” ts the sub- Ject of a lecture to be given by Gar- nett January tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in the Unity Auditorium, 1326 1 street northwest. afirmative and Elder | i it i Plase Pomaded 1884 HIRES TURNER GLASS COMPANY Weswans i CHURCH PLANS CAMP. Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church to Open “Summer Home.” The summer camp which is to be maintained up the Potomac River by the Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal Church South wiil be for- mally opened next week. This gamp, located just beyond the Distric®line, will be available for members of the church for stays not exceeding a week at a time. The cost is to be kept at a minimum, and the charge will be only great enough to cover the cost of the camp. A new house has been obtained this year, doubling the accommodations of the camp as compared with last yvear, the first vear of operation of the summer plan. During the past sea- son nearly 800 were guests at the camp during the course of the sum- mer, and this year it is expected that more than 1,500 will attend. Rev. M. Leo Rippy. assistant pastor of the church, will be in charge, and will stay with his family at the houke until after Labor day, when the camp closes One of the features of the camp last summer was a huge camp- fire that was bullt each evening, and around which the campers gathered for religious services followed by “tapg” at 10 o'clock. HOLDS SUNSET SERVICE. Rev. W. H. Pettus in Charge at Holiday House. The sunset service at 5 o'clook at Holiday House tomorrow afternoon will be conducted by Rev. Willlam H. Pettus, rector of S8t. Mark's Church. The children of the candidates’ classes of the Girls' Friendly Society, who have been enjoving a week's out- ing at Holiday House, will return to their homes today, and their places will be taken by forty candidates, mostly from Emmanuel Church. Ana- costia, with other groups represent- ing Sf. Mark's Church, St. Columba’s Church and the Chapel of the Good Shepherd. Rev. Dr. E. V. Regester to Preach. Rev. Dr. E. V. Regester, presiding elder of the Baltimore conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, will be the preacher at the Thursday night service at the Mount Vernon Place Church in the absence of the pastor, who will leave next week to attend the general conference of the Southern Methodist Church at Chat- tanooga. Tenn. The following Sun- day, Rev. Dr. B W. Soott, chief chap- lain of the Navy, and Rev. M. Leo Rippy, assistant Dastor of the church, will be the preachera Services at Ascension. The services at the Church of the Ascension, Rev. Thomas W. Cooke, rector, tomorrow will be as follows: Holy Eucharist, 8 am.; church schaol, 9:30 a.m.; matins and sermon, 11 a.m.; Chinese Sunday school, 2:30 p.m.; Young People's Society, 6 p.m.; even- song and sermon, 8 p.m. The chapel is open daily for private pravers 9 CHILDREN ON OUTING. Twelve Nationalities Represented at Gospel Mission Picnic. Children of twelve nationalities to- day participated in a 100 per cent American picnic in Rock Creek Park as guests of the Gospel Mission Sun- day "school. The children, all members of the mission’s Sunday school, were carried to the park in automobiles furnished by the Rotary Club of Washington. Refreshments were supplied by mem- bers of various churches and religious organizations of the city. This Sunday school is unique among such bodies, being composed of chil- dren gathered each Sunday aftarnoon Off the streets and in the alleys of Washington by missicn workers, with the aid of a motor t The mem- bership averages 100, according to Supt. Harry V. Prentice. The meet- ings are held at 216 John Marshall place. BIBLE SCHOOL TO OPEN. The Daily Vacation Bible School of lele Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal Church South will be open ed July 7, at 9 am. An interesting course has been planned covering the following subjects: Worship. physical culture, mission study, Bible class work, music, health and habit talks, sewing, basketry, hammock makin, cooking, carpentry, handeraft and kindergarten worl Competent in- structors have been engaged for the school, and an invitation is extended to all 'Who care to join. Information may be secured at the church ofies. Church's Summer Schedule. Summer schedule at Mary's Church will go into effect tomorrow There will be low masses 7:15, 8:15, 8:15 and 11:15 9:15 mase Rev. E. C. Prfinm's Sermon Theme The morning scrmon subject of Rev. Eliis ¢. Primm at the Second Baptisi Church, 4th strect and Vir- ginia avenue Southeast, (OMOrrow will be “The Direction’ of Human Life.” At the night service the sub sect will aming the Tongue." Knowles Cooper to Speak. Wiliam Knowles Cooper will be the speaker at the Cleveland Park Congregational tomorrow Imorning. Mrs. Page McK. Etchison, musical director and pianist, will play. Mrs Arthur 8. Henning will sing a so- prano solo. R ou Feast to Be Celebrated. The Feast of SS. Peter and Paul will be celebrated by solemn high mass at St. Peter's Church, Capitol Hill, tomorrow. The music will be elaborate and the regular choir will be assisted by Mrs. Alice Sharpe, wife of Lieut. John Sharpe, U. £ N. Put a little salt vashing windows. easier to wipe. n the water when They will be much Open until 5 P.M. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday The Columbia National Bank 911 F Street Capital and Surplus $500,000.00 Open at 8:30 A.M. 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