Evening Star Newspaper, June 11, 1925, Page 25

CHURCHES MERGE BY CANADIAN LA Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregationaiist Faiths Fused by Parliament. By the Associated Press. TORONTO, June 11.—The end .of what leaders called “the bitterest combat the church in Canada has ever known"” was reached yesterday, when nearly 700,000 Methodists, Presbyterians and Congregationalists united to form the United Church of Canada. At midnight yesterday, by act of Parliament, the three separate de- nominations ceased to exist, although a Presbyterian group is continuing its fight against the fusion. Yester- day the new church was dedicated and constituted with ceremonies that ended yesterday afternoon, when 350 delegates to the first general council affixed their signatures to the basis of union. “This has been the greatest day in|" the history of Toronto and of Canada and, in some respects, of the Christian world,” the Rev. James Endicott, secretary of foreign missions of the former Methodist Church, said at the afternoon meeting. - 108,000 Presbyterians ObjJect. During_the afternoon the chairman was the Rev. Dr. George C. Pidgeon, former Presbyterian moderator. Un- til permanent officials are elected Dr. Pidgeon, the Rev. Dr. Samuel D. Chown, former Methodist general superintendent, and the Rev. Dr. W. N. Warringer, former Congregational general chairman, will preside over the sessions. The’ approximate membership of the United Church is 65 ing 414,000 Methodists byterians and 12,200 Congregational- ists. There are 8,806 churches and a ministerial force of 4,467. The total Presbyterian membership was 374,951, but 108,840 voted against the union. Three devotional services were held Yesterday, each of them attended by between 7,000 and 8,000 persons. To- day the general council will hold business sessions and will be asked to appoint a special committee to recommend a method by which the varfous departments of the church will be carried on. FIRE FORCE REORGANIZED. A. C. Putman Elected First Presi- dent of Clarendon Association. Special Dispatch to The Star. CLARENDON, Va., June 11.—The Clarendon Volunteer Fire Department, until recently a part of the Clarendon Citizens’ Association, but made a sepa- rate organization by the unanimous adoption of a constitutional amend- ment after the members had been con- vinced that a change was necessary, reorganized by a mass meeting of citi- zens held Tuesday night at Clarendon Citizens’ Hall. A. C. Putman has the honor of being elected first president of the new or- ganization. E. W. Pumphrey of as elected vice president; S. R. , jr., secretary; Robert F. jr., treasurer, and George H. McCrillis, sergeantat-arms. Election of a board of directors resulted as fol- lows: Dr. Frank T. Stone, J Manning, Nolan D. chem, L. C. McNe; » Milton Crutchley, A. Frank Snyder and H. C. Saffell. Election of a fire chief and hisaides was deferred until Friday night, when the newly elected officers will hold their first meeting. Officers’ Orders. Lieut. Col. Frank P. Stone, Army Dental Corps, has been transferred from Carlisle, Pa., to Fort Riley, Kans.; Lieut. Col. John R. Musgrave, Coast Artillery Corps, from Fort H. G. Wright, York, to Fort Hayes, Ohlo, and Warrant Officer Charles J. Brown, from Fort Hayes, Ohio, to this city for treatment at Walter Reed General Hospital. e Woman floor walkers, termed “guides,” are emploved in a_number of the large department stores in London. IN PARIS - —where Style begins—this allur- Opera Pump is the Hit- And here it is in ing‘ new of~the-Season! Hahn Special “INSURED” Silk Stockings 31.45 They or we qoned Stockings, WHITE and 40 colors . 2 Prs., $2.65 new Breaks Into Jail To Escape Heat And Finds It Cool Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, June 11.—"“The heat has got me; lock me up in the cooler,” said Harry Hunter to Policeman Linthicum, standing in front of the central police station. “Charge me with being drunk.” “You are not drunk. Get away from here before you get in trou- ble,”” answered the policeman. “Not on your life,” replied Hunter. “You got to lock me up. Hunter then stretched himself out on the pavement. Ordered to move, he refused, so Linthicum placed him under arrest on a charge of being a vagrant. ‘When arraigned before Magis- trate Cadden, Hunter got a 10-day sev}tence, and found it cool in his cell. When Better Automobiles _THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTION, D. C, THURSDAY PLAN ANTI-CRUELTY DRIVE FOR CHILDREN Humane Society Brings New York Expert Here to Direct New Line of Activity. The Washington Humane Society has launched upon a program of prosecution of cases of cruelty to children and to provide better sur- roundings for unfortunate and aban- doned children, it was announced yes- terday by John P. Heap, secretary of the soclety. To conduct this feature of “the so- clety's work Willlam J. Moore, for many years one of the superintend- ents of the New York Soclety for Prevention of Cruelty to Children, has been brought here to augment the Are Built, forces of the local soclety, Mr. Heap said. Mr. Moore, who is a trained social worker and a lawyer, will be in direct charge of prosecution in court of cases of cruelty to children and will al§o co-operate with the Board of Children’s Guardians and the Juvenile Court in cases of wards of the Dis- trict. Mr. Heap announced that the so- clety would gladly investigate any cases of cruelty to children or of im- moral environments which are brought to the attention of the so- ciety. All such information, he said, would be confidential and the names of Informants not made public. This feature of the society’s activ- ities was abandoned a number of vears ago when funds were inade- quate and when the Board of Chil- dren’s Guardians first began its work. - Pink is generally known to be Queen Mary’s fayorite color, and this Summer her majesty has asked that the geraniums that fill the great beds opposite Buckingham Palace shall be of this shade. 2 32 uestion: W'hyis Buick chosen by so many busi- ness concerns for the use of salesmen? MNSWEer: Because Buick dependability enables them to keep all appointments; because of Buick’s outstanding economy; because a sales- man can drive a Buick all day without fatigue; and because of the dignity and prestige of Buick’s fine appearance. BUICK MOTOR CO. Division of General Motors Corporation Fourteenth and L Streets N.W. WASHINGTON BRANCH Jfor WOMEN White Kidskin Patent Leather “make good”— will with a new pair! Pure Thread Silk— or Chiffon — Full-fash- Cor.7th& K Sts. ' in - 414 9th St. N.W. 1914-16 Pa. Ave. Phone Franklin 4066 SALE! Boud oir OOL, Dainty Sateen Boudoir Slippers, with big fluffy pom- pons and durable Padded Kid soles. Every woman needs a pair! Old Rose Copen Blue American Beauty Black Sateen 233 Pa. Ave.SE. But only 500 pairs in the : qronp! All sizes 3 to 81 Spécial, 95¢ pair BRIDE INHERITS $25,000. Kiss That Revealed Nurse's Mar- riage Followed by Legacy. Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., Mrs. Gertrude Pendleton June 11.—|attractive residential property Brandt, valued at about $25,000, when the will JUNE 11, 1925. ‘whose secret marriage last Januiry to Lieut. Comdr.. George I. Brandt, United States Navy, was not revealed until he kissed her Imformally last week when she graduated as a nurse at Walter Reed Hospital, Washing- ton, today came into possession of here T hHer munt, the late Mrs. Gertrude Tuoker Logan, was probated in Cor- poration Court. Mrs. Brandt is a daughter of Mrs. E. Morgan Pendleton of Lexington and Washington and a granddaughter of the late John Randolph Tucker, for many yvears a member of Congress from the Winchester district and later dean of the Law School of Washing ton end Lee University. She is alst a niece of Representative Harry St. George Tucker of the tenth Virginia district. — Beach sand formerly was meited to make glass. MILLER Balloon Tires are built, not distorted, to the flattened shape Built to shape when unde load they take when properly inflated and bearing the weight of the car. This assures a more uniform tread wear. Shape, Miller Balloons also embody the Uniflex Cord principle of con- With the patented Flat A remarkadle test of the new Miller FLAT SHAPE Carcass These two tires were made and run on the same car at the same time and under identical p = s W Uload. i Miller Flat Shape tire, ; many more miles. } conditions: Round shape balloon tire. 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