Evening Star Newspaper, December 21, 1930, Page 3

GERRITT DIEKEMA, U.S. ENVOY, DIES Succuffibs After Operation for Stomach Ailment at The Hague. By the Associated Press. THE HAGUE, December 20.—Gerritt Johin Diekema, United States Minister to the Netherlands and a former mem- ber of the House of Representatives from Michigan, died here today. He was 71 years old. Mr. Diekema was operated on last Thursday for a stomach ailment, which prior to that time had not been consid- ered serious. Before his appointment as Minister Plenipotentiary to the Netherlands by President Hoover last August, Mr. Diek- ema had served in many public offices. In 1907 he was elected to Congress from Michigan to fill the unexpired term of William Alden Smith, who had gone to the Senate, and was re-elected in 1907, serving until 1911. Mr. Diekema was born in Holland, Mich. Before his election to Congress he had held a seat in the Michigan House of Representatives, and served as er in 1889. He wag elected mayor Holland City in 1895; was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1896, and was a member of the Spanish Treaty Claims Commission from 1901 to 1907. He was married twice—to Mary E. Alcott of Holland, Mich., in 1895, and in 1920 to Leona M. Belser. The body will be embalmed and sent to America, with Mrs. Diekema also returning. MICHIGAN MOURNS LOSS. Fellow Citizens Once Presented Cup for Sheer Admiration. HOLLAND, Mich., December 20 (#).— Not only Holland, Mich., his birth- place and lifelong home, but the larger part of the State mourned today the wh of Gerritt J. Diekema, United Minister to the Netherlands, at '.I'he Hague. Lawyer, banker, political leader, Con- , candidate for governor and lomat, to his friends here was primarily fellow citizen and neighbor. SPI:CIAI- NOTICES. bolders of e MAlante Bonding CompAnY of the Atlantic Bul A porated. will be beid at the office of 3 a Sloction Cof oMeers ‘and business transec: tions. XNO CDMPANY INC. 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V. fully & |of men and boys, under direction of will | prophets who foretold His coming, the | " | many worshipers during _Christmas. 2 Glastonbury thorn, which grows in an Old Santa Claus got the surprise of his life when these little children caught him at his work at the Central Union aring for the big Christmas party the mission He is shown with “Buddy” Mission last night. Santa turned out to will give for 1,500 poor children Wednesday at the Fox Thea ter. be “Papa” John S. Bennett, Annie Bancroft, Geraldine Abbott and Earl Brown. CATHEDRAL-ROOF AGAIN BEARS STAR Special Christmas Season lllumination Is Made at Mount St. Alban. An electrically illuminated star again has been placed on the roof of Wash- n Cathedral as a reminder of the ible story of the three wise men. The Christmas symbol is visible from virtually every part of the District at night as it is nearly 5 feet long from point to point and is situated on the crest of Mount St. Alban, some 500 feet above the Potomac River. ‘Workmen scale the sharply pitched roof annually to place the star expression of _their snmm religious significance of the taking. Flood lights also illuminate the apse, or easternmost exterior, in the crypt of which is the Bethlehem :’:eh-hpel:L where Christmas services will €] Chapel Commemorates Christmas. ‘The special festival service at 11 o'clock on the morning of Christmas day will be foremost among the Yule- tide exercises in the edifice. The pro- gram will be broadcast over a coast- m—coul. network of the Columbia g system. sermon will be prenched by Right Rev. Jlmel E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington. cial music will be provided by the chotr r Priest, organist and choirmaster. The first Christmas is commemorated by the Bethlehem Chapel, arrange- bolic decorations present a pictorial narrative of the birth of Christ. The stained - glass windows ~ depict thel angel proclaiming the message to the | shepherds, the wise men presenting | their gifts and other phases of the story of the Christ child. The central panel of the reredos is a bas relief of the scene in the manger. Thorn to Be Exhibited. Because of the widespread interest in the Cathedral services and in the sym- bolism of Bethlehem Chapel, arrange- ments have been made for welcoming Members of the clergy staff will con- duct parties through the completed portions of the crypts and to points | of interest in the Cathedral grounds. | The visitors will be shown the inclosure in front of St. Albans, the | National Cathedral School for Boys. This plant is a descendant of the fa- mous holy thorn of Glastonbury at Glastonbury Abbey, England, credited | by legend with springing from the staff | 23 of St. Joseph of Arimathea when he | 29 | arrived at Glastonbury early in the‘ Christian centuries. | The parent tree occasionally blooms on Christmas day. The Washington thorn has blossomed twice during Christmas_seasons since it was pre- sented to the Cathedral in 1902. | R r Washable toys of art silk are the| most poular playthings for babies of England just now. Gifts Suitable for a Woman $2.00 Coty Per- sl 60 fumes, special $1.00 Coty Face Pow- 75C 15¢ der, special'...... $1.00 Houbigant’s F.u Powder, special $1.00 Hudnut’s Vi 88c 66¢ GIBSON’S Lac Toilet Wat 919 G St. N.W. special 75¢ Hudnut's Th Face Pow- EDI § ON STEWART WARNER Upbholstering, Chair Caneing CLAY ARMSTRONG 1235 10th St. N.W. } litan 2062 ol SR TR low RADIO SETS Sold on Easy Terms Your Old Set in Trade There are nome Better and Few as Good. GIBSON’S SPARING USE URGED = FRED A. SMITH, Chairman of the Midwinter Dinner Committee of the Board of Trade, to be held February 7, arrangements for which now are being completed. TRADE BOARD DINNER TO BE ‘DIRIGIBLE TRIP’ Theatrical Performers Coming From New York to Enter- tain 700 Guests. Plans for the annual Midwinter dinner meeting of the Washington Board of Trade, to be held at the Willard Hotel February 7, have been practically com- pleted, it was announced last night by Fred A. Smith, General Committee chairman. More than 700 guests, including a number of persons distinguished in public life in the National Capital, are to attend. The dinner will take the form of a ‘“cruise” across the Atlantic on a dirigible named the BT-4000 for the Board of Trade and a prospective mem- bership of £,000. Arrangements are being completed for a large cast of theatrical performers to be brought here from New York to provide entertainment for the gathering. Architects and stage designers have practically completed plans for trans- forming the hall so as to give the aspect of the interior of a dirigible and, by means of special lighting, to give the mpresslon of a voyage on an a!rshlp. LAST CHANCE for Christmas! % Off In Our Great Sale of Electrical Appliances Some very handsome gifts among this lot of HIGH CLASS ELECTRICAL MERCHANDISE at ONE THIRD OFF LIST PRICES GIBSON’S 917919 G St N.W. For Double Hung Windows Metal Weatherstrip for l?oan We install a sample and if you are not pleased—no charge Saves Its Cost in in Fuel ‘avlking Estimates without obligation. Por further details consult Weatherstrip classification in the Phone B Save this ad. Phone or write Hickman-Bryant Corp. 2228 Pa. Ave. S.E. Phone Linc. 7201 O{! 8 URNER\S WERE S SOUR N Wr«%mNr‘.T‘(n\) 917 G St. N.W. rm’m (» Vt P N'H ORE | D. ¢, DECEMBER 21, 1930—PART O FIRST LADY TO AID ATMISSION'S TREE Mrs. Hoover Will Help Dis- tribute 1,500 Gifts at An- nual Theater Party. Mrs. Herbert Hoover, ‘on Christmas eve, will attend the annual Christmas tree party of the Central Union Mission at the Fox Theater to assist in dis- tributing to 1,500 boys and girls, gayly colored bags crammed with useful and ‘pmmx;'b‘é her second visit to the parties sponsored by the “mission of the churches.” The 40 little children at the mission’s cmergency home will be the special gu p;:rl. Cllvln Coolidge inaugurated the custom when she first entered the White House and in seven years never missed helping out Santa Claus at the Central Union Mission's party. She got to know many of the children by their names and Mrs. Hoover has evinced the same kindly interest in their Christmas wel- fare. Special Show for Children. Long before the party begins at 10:30 o'clock, Manager Hardie Meekin, who is co-operating, will have the doors open and furnish an appropriate comedy reel or two to keep the youngsters occupied while the last moment preparations are being made. The orchestra seats will be reserved for those receiving bags while the rest of the house will be thrown open to all who have cards. There are still some cards of admission available and these may be obtained either upon application to the mission or by sending a stamped addressed envelope. Supt. Bennett said yesterday the name and age and needs of each child among the 1,500 was known to the mission ‘weeks ago. Each designated bag will be given to the child for whom it is in- tended and Mrs. Hoover will distribute the first assortment to the lucky youngsters. Out of the 1,500 children, there will be 125 who will find in their bags a ticket for a pair of shoes and two pairs stockings, the annual t to the mission of George D. Horning, an old , Frank Sweeney, —Star Staff Photos. OF HOLLY AND PINE Christmas Greens Found Dis- appearing—Substitutes Are Advocated by Society. Holly and ground pine are fast dis- appearing—Use substitutes for Christ- e With this slogan, the Wild Flower Preservation Society, of which P. L. Ricker of the Department of A[‘rinul- ture is president, is again waging campaign this year in the interests o( preservation of mm Christmas greens. ‘The American holly, Mr. Ricker ex- plains, was formerly common, and mostly within 50 miles of the Atlantic Coast, from Cape Cod, in Massachusetts, | to Florida and Eastern Texas. It is now practically unknown in any quan- tity north of New Jersey. | In the central and southern part of that State it is found in quantity along the streams back into the pine-barren | country and, while it is cut to a con- siderable extent at Christmas, the ad- joining Philadelphia market is largely supplied from Delaware, the Eastern Shore and Chesapeake Bay of Maryland, where it is still found. Most of the holly coming into the Washington market is cut from the neighboring country, Mr. Ricker ex- plains. His society is not endeavoring to put a complete stop to the use of holly at Christmas time. But it is urging the use of holly “moderately,” and is earnestly pushing a campaign for the cultivation and growth of holly in the Eastern States to preserve this beautiful tree. At the present rate of destruction, ac- cording to Mr. Ricker, “pickers and dealers are rapidly working themselves out of a profitable business unless the cutting of whole small trees for the market (which is common) gnd the stripping of large trees is :wnp’d and a plan put into effect to cut certain areas Open Delivered To Your Honu for “Get AII the | valescents. | D pbtency...builds new vitality. only once in four years unless the trees have trunks 5 or 6 inches in diameter.” —— WILL DISCUSS MEYER Senate Agrees on Date to Consider Reserve Board Head. ‘The Senate yesterday reached an agreement to consider the nomination of Eugene Meyer of New York as gov- ernor of the Federal Reserve Board im- mediately after consideration of the Tariff Commissioners January Meyer’s confirmation is opposed by Sen- ator Brookhart, Republican, Iowa. is weak in ultra-violet: You needn't suffer for lack of it. AC. lighting outlet. 9!7 G ST. 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Pianos—Radios—Furniture—Gift and Novelty Furniture Dept., 1st Floor ]| Ex-Criminals Wanted As Instructors for School Against Crime By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 20.— Wanted: Ex-safe robbers, rack- eteers and bandits, to tell police- men the ins and outs of crime. A possibility that their services ‘would be in demand loomed with the announcement that part of the curriculum of a school for policemen at the University of Chicago would include lectures by_experienced ex-crimirals. ‘The new course will open Jan- uary 6, with August Vollmer, pro- fessor of police administration, in charge. friend of Mr. and Mrs. Bennett. Ar- rangements have been made to have these tickets honored at Saks & Co. Carols by Large Choirs. A feature of the Christmas program will be the singing of carols by the com- bined children’s choirs of the Church of the Pilgrims and the Church of the Ascension. Esther Linkins, director of the Chaminade Glee Club, will direct the singing. ‘While the children’s party is the big feature of the mission’s Christmas ac- tivities, there will be bags of cheer and comfort also for the 165 white inmates of the District Home for the Aged md Infirm at Blue Plains, Va. Then, there are always a number of indlvidull families for whom the mission provides. Most of the kiddie bags were filled by friends in the various Protestant churches of the city, while hundreds of others were taken over by Government employes and others. The needs of each family on the list were carefully investi- gated by case workers of the mission, RECORDER CONFIRMED Senate Approves Jefferson S. Coage for District Office. ‘The Senate last night confirmed Jef- ferson S. Coage, colored, as recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia. 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By the Associated Press. from Gotenburg, the winner of the Nobel prize for literature commented again on Dr. Henry Van Dyke and also had something to say about former President Coolidge. “I have challenged my critics, and as I.am a critic myuu 1 dont expect any other treatment,” Le said discussing American oomment on hh recent utterance in_ Sweden. “But why should I warry about it?” He went on. “Henry Van Dyke has swung his sword again and I have also read what Coolidge said. But I repeat —should I worry?” Lewis paused, and then observed: “I wonder whn. Coolidge would say if ay morning, Berlin Mandly. lnd wul npvndm mas in Germany. is to make & speech in oopenhnen January 3, Wwhich he and Mrs. Lewis will go to the United States by way of England. Seaplane Most Used in Italy. 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