Evening Star Newspaper, November 23, 1930, Page 27

THRIFT SHOP HAS BIG WEEK AHEAD Child Welfare Program Laps With Second Birthday Celebration. This week will be an auspicious one in_the affairs of the Thrift Shop. Beginning tomorrow the Thrift Shop will observe Child Welfare week and at the same time will celebrate its own second birthday anniversary, in ‘which Mrs. Herbert Hoover will par- ticipate, a week's housewarming in its newly acquired home at 1011 E street. Within t vs since it rganized try H fare Society, the and the Pre-Natal Clinic of Columbia Hospital, the shop quickly outgrew its first home and several weeks ago moved into the present three-story building where its rummage sales are being conducted so successfully. , tomorrow, it was anncunced, the “Gift Shop in the Thrift Shop” will open under the direction of M Breckenridge Long. Then, on Wedne: day, Mrs. John R. Williams wil! launch the annual Christmas doll sale, which has proved one of the most atiractive features of the shop. Many doils are being donated and as they arrive they are being tagged. Here one may buy dolls with the names of social, political and foreign notables familiar tv Wash- jans. In this way the doll sale has excited popular interest and al ready has estabiished itself as an insti- tution. Prominent Women United. Mrs. Hoover, wife of the President, ladies of the Cabinet and others prom:- nent in diplomatic and social circles will be invited to take part in the birth- day celebration -and housewarmirg. Mrs. Hoover graciously accepted the invitation to visit the shop during the week, the day and hour of her visit to be announced later. Her appear- ance, it was said, will be made the of a general, though informal reception by the ent women in- terested in Washington child welfare organizat o Mrs. Long will be assisted by mem- bers of the executive board of the. ‘Thrift Shop, of which Mrs. Arthur O'Brien is chairman, and a commit- tee of debutantes, under leadership of Miss Eliza Mitchell, who 1s ‘o make her debut this year. Y Mrs, Lony committee consists of Mrs. Randall Hagner, Mrs. Victor Cushman, Mrs. Reeve Lewis, Mrs. Barry Mohun, Mrs. Thomas Sweeney, Mrs. Frank C. Letts, Mrs. John W. Gulick and Mrs. Frank Hight. Mrs. Hagner’s Committee. Mrs. Alexander Burton Hagner is chairman of a committee consisting of Miss Harriet Anderson, Miss Sylvia Meredith, Miss Jocelyn Hibberd, Miss Dorothy , Miss Elizabeth Edson and Miss Devereaux Green. Miss Mit- chell has selected as her co-wcrkers Margo Wyeth, Sally Fairfax Harrison, Ann Perrin and Harriet Anderson. Under direction of Miss Phyllis Hight, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, PFrank Hight, personal invitations are being extended to prominent women ‘who of the boards operating the shop to come and make an inspection of the shop. As a feature of the celebration an exhibit of the work of the convalescent children at Children's Hospital will be on display throughont the week and on Friday Mrs. Waller, the rec- reational director of the hospital, will on hand to lain the value of this work to-the . An almost totally disabled veteran, who makes bed quilts from scraps of material furnished by the Thrift Shop, will have on display some of his worl demonstrat it nothing is of too little value to be put to us® by the | shop and its customers. BRUSH FIRE DRIVES OWNERS FROM HOMES Flames Engulf 100 Acres of Tim-; ber Land in California—Re- sort Is Threatened. By the Associated Press. SAN BERNARDINO, Cal¥f., November 22.—Driven by a heavy wind, a raging brush and timber fire swept over 1,000 acres in Waterman Canyon within two hours early today and branched out over surrounding mountains. Calls for 500 firefighters were sounded by For- estry Service men. The flames were believed to have started when high winds blew down power lines. Several cabins at Ten Oaks, in Waterman Canyon, were burned and tenants forced to fiee. The road to Lake Arrowhead was closed. Burning both up and down the can- yon, the flames were approximately two miles from Arrowhead Hot Springs Hotel, celebrated Southern California health resort, and six miles from San Bernardino at 3 am. Students of the Sherman School for Indians, at Riverside, were summoned to aid the rangers and various Ameri- can Legion posts at San Bernardino and do not haye membership on any | gpe LEGION HEAD CHAPLAIN HOLDS ODD RECORD “The Rev. Joe” Gained Fighting Fame in Ranks to Be Near Men, After Writing Sec- retary Baker Witho By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. OSHKOSH, Wis, November 22 (N.AN.A)—The new national chaplain of the American Legion, Rev. Joseph Noyes Barnett, rector of Trinity Epis- copal Church at Oshkosh, is known to the War Department not as chaplain, but as Sergt. Barnett. ‘The sheep herders and cow punchers of Western Colorado call him “the fight- ing parson” but to the majority of people who have had the good fortune to meet him he is simply “the Rev. Joe.” “The Rev. Joe” sat on the platform during the big Legion convention at Boston and listened to himself being nominated for national chaplain by F. Ryan Duffy of Fond du Lac. Next to him sat his older brother, Francis, like- | wise a minister and Legionnaire, As Mr. Duffy concluded the eulogy Francis {put his arm around Joe's shoulder and said: “Gosh, Joe, that's such a swell recommendation it must be me they're nominating.” But it was “the Rev. Joe,” who was elected by a landslide of votes, and he was welcomed back to. Oshkosh by Mayor T. G. Brown, R. M. MacKinnon, newly installed commander of the Osh- | kosh Post of the Legion, and a cheering crowd of friends who met his train with the High School Band, the Legion Drum Corps and.red flares all along the street to his home on Algoma Boulevard. The following Sunday a special home- | coming service filled Trinity Church to overflowing, and “the Rev. Joe” at the close of his sermon thanked the people for their confidence in him, for the Wis- | consin Legionnaires of his own Oshkosh Post had been the ones to nominate him originally. Hall Fellow, Well Met. Mr. Duffy’s nomination speech at Bos- ton gives a most satisfactory idea of “the Rev. Joe's” personality. ‘He. hail fellow, well met; cordial, yet dig- | nified, and ever mindful of the responsi- bilities that go with a man of the cloth. Friendly and jovial, yet at all times sin- cere and deeply religious . . . he un- derstands peoprl;bl’n all walks of life and Small wonder that the men of the 303d Machine Gun Battalion of the 76th Division went to him with all their troubles. = “The Rev. Joe's” position in the war was a novel one. In 1917 he was a clergyman, 26, assistant rector of St. George's Church in New York City. He had been graduated in 1913 from Trin- ity College in Hartford, Conn. The. fol- lowing year he entered Berkeley Divin- ity School in Middletown, Conn. and | in 1916 was ordained priest. “I was a curate when America en- tered the war,” said “the Rev. Joe,” “and both my brothers had joined the Army while I was in school. I was in- tensely proud of them and had fully determined to follow their example and 80 in as a chaplain when I happened to read a bock which changed my whole idea. “I had gone down to V! ia on a| little vacation and had n along Donald Hankey's ‘Student in Arms. Well, I sat up all night reading it, and next morning I had made up my mind to go into the war, not as a chap- lain who would live with the officers, | but as a buck private. Also I wanted to go not with the volunteer soldiers | but with the drafted men, and my draft | number was far, far down on the list. | ] muq to go in as soldier instead of & lain because I felt the church chould near the boys; I wanted to ‘get under their skins' Many of the Tegular chaplains did this, but it was | hard. The chaplains lived with the | officers, ate with them and were con- | sidered their equals in rank. Sometimes | the men felt that the chaplains didn't really understand their problems be- | cause of the difference in living con- | ditions. | “I tried, through a friend of mine in | the vestry, to get into the draft army, | but without success. So in desperation | 1 wrote to the Secretary of War. | His Letter to Baker. | With some persuasion, the “Rev. Joe' consented to nunt through his “files” | for coples of the correspondence be- tween him and the War Department. Soon the floor of his office was covered with papers. and finally appeared a car- | bon copy of the letter to Newton D. Baker. “Here it is,” and Mr. Barnett handed heepishly. His reti- it over a little cence was due to a remembrance of the adulation with which the New York press had greeted the news of this self- same letter in 1917. “My dear sir,” read the letter, writ- ten on the stationery of St. George's Church, “I am writing to you as a final | court of appeal. . . . This is my case. | ... Iam a healthy, red-blooded Epis- minister, 26 years old, and I very jmuch desire to get into the National Army as a private soldier. But all my efforts so far have been unavailing. The i ironclad Army rulings . . . have pre- | vented me, for my draft number . . .| is far down the list. . | “I made up my mind some time ago | that I wanted to go into this war as a | private rather than as a ‘thaplain, for 1 felt that in that way I could get closer | to the men. I at first planned to go | into the Regular Army and passed a successful physical examination . . .| but I then concluded that the oppor- tunities and possibilities in the National THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGION, D . _C, NOVEMBER 23, no longer sppeals. I have resigned my muon as assistant minister here, to effect about the first of October. Will you send me orders to report at one of the National Army camps as & private soldier about that date?” Joins Regular Army. Within two days Mr, Barnett had an answer from the War Department, and he enlisted first in the Regular Army at Fort Slocum, whence he was trans- ferred to the draft Army at Camp Dev- ens, Ayer, Mass. There, as a buck private in the macbine gun corps, he | went earnestly about his duties, scoth- | ing any consideration which his profes- | slap on the back were needed anywhere, | 8100 might have permitted. it would be there and then. ... I have| While Mr. Barnett was at Camp Dev- | set my mind on this and work- here ens he slipped away to New York on a | OF WAR SERVICE ut Awaiting Draft. Use Our Budget Plan Make use of our Budget Plan and enjoy the saving advantages detailed in this Special De- cember Sale. Remember, there are no carrying charges for this privilege. We do not penalize our friends. Phone NAtional 5220 week end leave and was married in the little chapel of St. George's to Miss Helen S. Gesner, a daughter of the Rev. Anthony T. Gesner of Waterbury, Conn. A bishop of Colorado had met “the Rev. Joe” at St. George's in the days before the War and knew that here was the ideal person to do missionary work among the sheep herders and cow punchers of Western Colorado. He broached the subject, but at that time Mr. Barnett was thinking seriously of accepting a chaplaincy in the Regular Army. He promised, however, that if he should come back from France he would accept the Western post. “So that’s where my wife and I went. It was a regular ploneering romance. Of course, it was hard. We had a little ' off and hit him. 1930—PARTI ONE. house in town, but most of my work was done out on the ranches and those cowboys are a hard-boiled lot.” “The Rev. Joe” smiled a little grimly when asked whether the cow punchers had always followed the road to righteous- ness willingly. “‘Oh, they were all right!” he affirmed vigorously. “The only difficulty I ever got into with them was at an Armistice day celebration. I was wearing my, uniform and had:conducted the services in the community stadium. As I came out a big fellow came up to me. ‘Get out of that uniform, you slacker,’ he said to me. ‘You were only a preacher, not a soldier.” Of course, his language was a little different. Well he began to el more and imgre insulting, 5o 1 hauled at was when the E STO FI ITURE DEPARTMENT C-3 people around there started calling me ‘thre Fighting Parson,’ but I never had to live up to my name. After that we all got along beautifully. I was the first chaplain of the Robbins-MacMullin Post there at Grand Junction.” From 1921 to 1925 Mr. Barnett was the rector of Christ Church at Red Wing and chaplain of the Leo C. Peterson Post—also department chap- lain of Minnesota in 1923. Since 1925 he has been rector of Trinity Church and chaplain of the Atley H. Cook Pos at_Oshkosh. Mr. Barnett has been national dele- ate to six of the Legion conventions. ‘And never,” he said, “have I felt it necessary to apologize for the actions and frolics of the boys. Of course, the ! conventions are not Sunday school picnics, but the talk of ro is greatly overdone. ~The in committee ‘appointed to inquire into'the alleged d es of the Boston conyen- tion found $275 worth of dam: in- stead of $70,000, and instead of in the hospital from poison liquor there were only four, and they had canned heat. You know, the trouble is that the town toughs crash in on our conventions. We can't pick ‘em out now. but as time goes on and we n t | to_get more decrepit we can tell the difference between our own ranks the outsiders.” (Copyright, 1930, by North American News- paper Alliance.) - PR Nearly 55,000,000 acres in France are devoted to agriculture this year. Free Parking Space Directly across from our Eighth Street en- trance is our mewly enlarged private parking area where Goldenberg’s patrons can park their cars while shopping. This is the largest park- ing space offered ment Store. by any Washington depart- We invite our customers to avail themselves of this convenience. Phone NAtional 5220 Sale of $179 Room Suites SI2 6-Piece Living Room Suites 4-piece Bed Room Suites 10-Piece Dining Room Suites $23 Genuine Inner- Spring Mattresses $12.89 this low price. The center of this Inner- spring Mattress is of buoyant coils placed closely together. The body 1ll around is of soft layers of felt, well $12 Layer Felt Mattress . tufted; finished with 36.79 Genuine layer felt Mattresses. covered with durable art tick- ing and finished with roll edge. Choice of twin, three - quarter and double bed sizes. $18 Layer Felt l\llmlress, $9.95 FRTIEn A Q) 4-Piece Bed Room Suite & C v '*J 6-Pe. Living Room Suite Regular $179 Value Handsome Living Room Suite comprising — gen- uine mohair sofa, English lounging chair, occasional chair, book trough end table, Governor Winthrop secretary desk and Windsor side chairs. with an eye to beauty and strength. The Same Price—by Cash or by Budget Constructed Regular $179 Value 129 Here’s more evidence of the fact that furniture prices are now down to rock-bottom! You simply cannot afford to miss the saving advantages this sale provides! Convenient BUDGET PAYMENTS — Without Added Interest, Extras or Carrying Charges. We Do Not Penalize Our Friends $39.50 Cogswell Chair and Ottoman Luxurious Jacquard velour wup- holstery with reversible spring.filled cushions; gracefully designed arms. Be here early! Occasional Chairs Regularly $14.00 Choice of The group includes newest styles, walnut and mahogany finishes, mo- quette and Jacquard velour uphol- steries. See them tomorrow! You’ll be amazed at the low price! Beautiful group in matched cabinet woods—com- prises large dresser, Hollywood vanity, chest of drawers and full size double bed. The pieces are of high- grade construction and have ample size, easy sliding drawers. A very special offering. Use Our Very Convenient Budget Plan surrounding cities were appealed to for men. The Santa Fe Railroad dis- patched a number of workers. ‘Two hours after the fire had started approximately 100 men were on the fire lines. The mountain country in the vicinity of the fire is clustered with valuable watersheds and heavy damage was t.::rrmixe-:ms" lwl.s xll;) danger to the ow] prings Hotel, firefigh believed. R | Army (the draft Army) for a person | like myself were so much greater that | I would try to enlist in that, and have | been trying for several weeks to do so. | “I feel that a new army like this, | composed of so many different types. will meet in the course of its making | pretty critical periods. Many of the men are not eager to fight, to begin | with; often they will be disgruntled | and discouraged, and if a smile and a $22.50 Bed Outfit $12.79 Three-piece Bed Outfit, consisting of all-steel metal bed in ungrained walnut finish; a roll-edge cotton mat- tress and resilient springs. All sizes. $11 Kitchen Outfit $6.95 Unfinished Kitch- en Table and Two Chairs to match— sturdily built and* all ready to apply o o the paint brush. - BUSINESS LEADER HITS AT HIGH TARIFF WALLS Il_rnel, U. 8. Chamber of Com-. merce Director Chairman, Would | Allow “Free Play of Prices.” | By the Assoctated Press. 1 November irman Challenge Offer From Our Optical Department 22— the nomic forces W themselves ocut” is to allow “free play of prices without | the injection of Government control or influence.” i Mr. Barnes was speaking at a ban- | quet attended by directors of the or- tion. He said “original forces intended to be helpful acts of governments have | carried within themselves their own | destruction,” and attributed present | ;afld business :uo‘xl::lmnm to 3.1‘ wall; | protecuion around themselves ' by various countries. ————e $20 BILL BRINGS $55 i | Oonfederate Money Auctioned oni | | Latest Style $6.00 White Metal Frames Special at rotee 8375 Beautifully engraved Hy-bridge frames with new type comfort. able bridge pads that rest on side of nose. Durable, light in weight and very good looking. $50 Jenny Lind 85 Bed Outfit $29' This popular Bed Outfit consists of Jenny Lind Bed, in mahogany or maple finish, with spool turnings, with deep coil Springs and roll-edge Mattress. Double or twin sizes. y Bed $]_4,.69 Opens into a full size B bed. Complete with Drop-leaf top with sliding writ- ing tray and ‘con- veniently arranged desk section. Splen- ito Aid Atlanta Chest. ATLANTA, November 22 (#).—A Con- federate $20 bill, printed 70 years ago, ‘was ‘worth $55 here yesterday. An anonymous donor sent the bill, along with a $1 contribution, to Atlant: Community Chest workers. ‘The bill was $4.50 Trough End Table 32.95 Strongly built and nicely finished. £ in its fine English design. Of dustproof construction. Suite consists of buffet, china cabinet, enclosed server, e o . 10-Pe. Dining Room Suite Regular $179 Value ; A most attractive dining reom suite, very gracious Eyes Examined $ FREE s S - extension table, 5 chairs and 1 armchair. . B0, Shanncinss s Shae Budget Your Payments—No Interest Added FURNITURE STORE—“ACROSS THE STREET” PRSI