Evening Star Newspaper, December 15, 1934, Page 11

CURB LIST HOLDS TONARROW RANGE Most Groups Are Steady, With Trading Activity at Low Ehb. BY G. A. PHILLIPS, Associated Press Pinancial Writer., NEW YORK, December 15.—Trad- ing activity was at a slow pace on the Curb Exchange today, and other than adjusting accounts for the week end there was little speculative commit- ment. Prices moved in a narrow range and most groups were steady, especially the industrials and special- ties. Advances of 1 to 2 points were made by Western Auto Supply, United Shoe Machinery, Sherwin-Williams, Pitts- burgh Plate Glass, Philip Morris Con- solidated, Montgomary Ward “A,” Bell Telephone of Canada and Ainsworth. Fractional improvement was noted in Distillers Corp. - Seagrams, Niagara Hudson, Pioneer Gold, Swift Interna- tional and Wright-Hargreaves. BONDS ON THE CURB MARKET. 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Tung-Sol Lam Unit Air war Unit Founder: Unit Gas Corp’l C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1934, DR. CANTER LISTS BAPTIST SERMON SERMON TOPIGS “The Reality of Religion” to Be Subject at Ep- worth M. E. Church. Dr. Harry M. Canter, pastor of Ep- worth M. E. Church South, will take as his sermon subject “The Reality of Religion” tomorrow at 11 a.m. and “Seeing Jesus” at 8 p.m. The services of the Wesley Fellow- 4 ship group will be conducted by the Christian Youth Fellowship group. The young people’s department will hold devotional services at 7 o’clock. The Woman'’s Missionary Society on Monday evening will hold a harvest meeting. Dr. Canter will conduct the prayer meeting Thursday evening. The serv- ice will be under the generak charge of the young people’s division. The subject will be “The Inhospitable Inn.” Sunday “school Christmas activities will begin late in the week, when gift bags, now being prepared, will be taken to the Central Union Mission for distribution to needy children. Other plans call for the distribution of bags to old persons at Blue Plains, . C. [R—. “A DEMON’S PRAYER” Dr. Henry W. Snyder to Preach in St. ?n\ll'l Church. Dr. Hel W. Snyder, the pastor, will preacat St. Paul's Lutheran Church tomorrow morning on “The Vine and the Branches.” At the eve- ning service Dr. Snyder’s sermon will deal with “A Demon’s Prayer.” At the prayer service Wednesday evening the topic “Why Christ Be- came Man” will be discussed. Under the leadership of Lindley G. Schmidt, the Sunday School is pre- paring a Christmas pageant to be presented at the White Gift service December 23. There will be a dawn service Christmas morning at 7 2 o'clock. Unit Lt&Pwr(A).. zs Unit Lt&Pwr pf. Unit Shoe M t415. 2’0. U S Elec Pwr ww. U S Finishing (r). U S Foil (B) |¢0=). Uit P&L(B) efs.. Walker (E). Wayne Pump pf.. W Va Coal&Coke. Westvaco C pf(7). Westn Auto Supply (A)(14). Willlams (RC) (1) Wright Har(160¢) Yukon Gold...... Dividend rates in dollars based on last quartedly or semi-annual payment. Partly extra. iPlus 4% 1in & Payable in cash or stock. _b Payable in stock. f Plus 5% in stock. & Plus 6% in stock. ay. in’geript. 3 Plus 8% in stock aid this year—no regular rate. m Accumu- lated dividends paid this” sear. 10% in stock. p Paid last year—no res- Ulst Tate. T Companies’ reported in re- ceivership or being_reorganized. *Stocks fully licted on the Curb Excrange; others are dealt as unlisted issues. Soro nawnstont o 15 - New York Cotton By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 15.—Cot- ton futures opened steady, 2 to 7 higher on favorable prospects for extension of the Bankhead act and better Liverpool cables. December, 12.61; January, 12.59; March, 12.63; May, 12.62; July, 12.62; October, 12.47. Houses with foreign conngctions were buyers at the opening and there was also a good trade demand and some scattered commission house buying. This was supplied by Southern sell- ing combined with realizing, but the market held very steady right after the call, with January selling up to 12.60 and May to 12.66, making net advances of 6 to 9 points on the active months. The market at the end of the first half hour was within a point or two of the best prices reached cn the opening demand. Reports indicating that farmers were voting heavily in favor of con- tinuing the Bankhead act next year found a reflection in the Liverpool market before the local opening and the closing quotations there were about 2 to 9 American points better than due on the New York close of Friday. Considerable switching from near to latz months was reported during the early trading here, Liverpool Quotations, LIVERPOOL. December 15 (. —Cotton 3.000 bnles American nil; spot quiet; nncu 6 points higher; quotations in pence. idd! zood m g. 6.90; low 79: strict good ordinary. b 50 g!'od ordinary, luturel closed l!eldy cember. 6. Rd: 6.81: May. 6 Bu‘rrER—On pound prints (92 score), 3 1; 1-pound prints (80 0: 1-pound prints 30 tub, 30 9213 (88 ‘score), MEATS—Beef, 12a14; lamb, ompound, 11'za GAME—Rabbits. per dozen. 1.30a2.40. Prices by the United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics: EGOS__Market just about steads at receipts. 27a Government S. extras, brown 'e‘"u ) 31. THo e BOULTRY - Turkey marke Occasional very bre- broflers; Plymot Young foms, 15 CHICAGO I.IVE STOCK. CHICAGO. December 15 (# (United States Denlrtmenl of Agriculture) . —Cat- 500; comnlrnd Friday last week rade fed steers and yearlings. "5-41! hll er, but lover rldel predominated in run and_sold 2 ff in_instances 40a50 down. ott on tocker account: pile up of up steers and heifers nd Tines of value weighty puen i00-pound neifers drm. F‘v’ét others and cllfler! weal bulls steady; vealers. 1.00-") 3.000: for week endine Friday from feeding stations. 2.3 last = weel 00" downwi “5 fibped lam X ovaward: e searce; ‘ye-fllx‘lf 5a6 S0 igte by bulk. faen Tareely: op. 3357 feeting e lambs. "5.00 26,00 8. 16.000. including 15,000 direct: lnlrkel. nomlnllly stead! 1‘,' lots nud lum ights. 5.5026.00. o1 o2 Siopers. 1ok 00: $1000; a1 ‘Guotations a | Friday night. SERMON IS.SELECTED Rev. J. F. Wenchel to Discuss John the Baptist’'s Message. “John the Baptist and His Mes- sage for Our Times” is the subject of the sermon by Rev. J, Frederic Wenchel, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, tomorrow morning. Next Sunday morning he will deliver the last sermon of the advent series and speak on the great Advent Mother, the Blessed Virgin. The Men's Club of Trinity and Christ Churches will hold their meet- ing Monday evening in the Sunday School of Christ Church. This club is sponsoring & White Christmas on It is a special pro- gram entitled, “Christ in Pageant and Song” and will be directed by Henry Hartung. Each person is asked to bring food, clothing or anything of use for needy families. The board of the District of Co- lumbia Christian Endeavor Union will meet this evening at the home of Frances Sangster, 9 East Thornapple street, Chevy Chase, Md. The Intermediate Christian En- deavor Union met last evening at the Georgetown Presbyterian Church. Merritt L. Smith, president of the local Alumni Christian Endeavor, spoke. All socleties which have made Christmas stockings are reminded that these articles are due at the offices of the Washington Federa- tion of Churches this evening. All Christian Endeavorers are in- vited to Calvary Baptist Church next Thursday evening to help in the fill- ing of the Christmas stockings. An- nouncement will be made next week as to the assignments of the C. E. groups to hospitals on Christmas morning. If your group has any preference, you should communicate with Mrs, Greene. The District of Columbia Union is slightly behind in its quota for the Philadelphia convention. If you have not registered yet, see Hillman Harris for details. —_— DR. PHILLIPS TO PREACH Epiphany Rector Will Occupy Pulpit Tomorrow Morning. Dr. Z. B. Phillips, rector of the Church of the Epiphany, will occupy his pulpit at the 11 o'clock service tomorrow. There will be a celebration of the Holy Communion at 8 am. and at 9:30 the annual Christmas Manger service of the church school will be held, when scholars will bring their gifts of clothing and toys for less fortunate children. The junior choir will sing at this service, and Rev. Harry L. Doll will deliver the sermon. Dr. Phillips announces on December 21, at 4:45 o'clock, the second annual candle light service will be held. Vocal and instrumental Christmas music will be rendered at the service, which will be under the auspices of the Washington Choral Society, Louis Potter, director, in co-operation with the rector and vestry of Epiphany parish. All are invited to attend. ‘GROWING CHRIST’ TOPIC Dr. Chesteen Smith to Speak at Metropolitan Memorial Church. “The Growing Christ” will be the theme of Dr. Chesteen Smith at the Metropolitan Memorial Church at 11 o’clock tomorrow. At 5 pm. the Student Christian As- sociation of American University will hold its annual Christmas vespers in this church. The young people’s serv- ice will be held at 7 o'clock. The pas- tor will present pictures of Bethlehem and Nazareth and will speak of their significance to the Christ. Dr. A, C. Christie will be the speaker at the Men's Community Bible Class at 9:45 am. The Dramatic Group will give a two-act play entitled “A Merry Christ- mas After All,” under the direction of Mrs. Franklin Jones, Thursday eve- TOPIGS ARE GIVEN Rev. W. S. Abernethy to Preach in Morning on “School Still Keeps.” Rev. W. 8. Abernethy, minister at Calvary Baptist Church, will preach tomorrow morning on “School Still Keeps” and in the evening on “The Dreamer.” “John Knox of Scotland” will be the subject by Rev. Philip G. Murray at the junior church service. He will be assisted in the service by Joan Gilbert and James Btricklin. ‘The Woman's Missionary Society on Tuesday evening will have dinner at 6 o'clock and bring Christmas offer- ings. A special Christmas program, written by Mrs. William Allen Wilbur, will be given by the Lucia Green Circle at 7:30. A council has been called for Friday at 3 pm. to examine Harold O. Mec- Neil of this church as to his fitness for the work of the gospel ministry. Mr. McNeil is at present a student at Colgate-Rochester Divinity School, Rochester, N. Y. Invitations have been sent to all the churches in the Colum- bia Association to send representatives to this council. —_— WHITE GIFT SERVICE Zion Lutheran Church Program Is Announced. “What Think Ye of Him?” will be the subject of the sermon at Zion Lutheran Church at the 11 o'clock service Sunday. This is the third sermon in the series “Christ in Ques- tion” by Rev. Edward G. Goetz, the pastor. A white gift service will be held by the Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. The members will present foodstuffs which will be given to the Lutheran Inner Mission Society for distribu- tion among the needy. “The Pageant of the Holy Na- tivity” will be presented, under the direction of Mrs. Savona Griest, De- cember 23, at 8 o'clock. An early service will be held Chzist- mas day at 6:30 am. The pastor will preach on “A Star, a Song and a Stable.” ELDBROOK.E SERVICES Walter M. Michall An- nounces Topiecs. “Witnessing Against Christ” is the subject of the pastor, Rev. Walter M. Michael in Eldbrooke M. E. Church Rev. tomorrow morning and in the eve- | ning “The Peace Christ Gives.” In the Community Men's Bible Class at 9:30 am, Dr. A. J. Jack- son will use as the lesson subject “What Shall We Think of the Christ- mas Angels and Shepherds?” At the prayer meeting Wednesday evening the pastor will continue the series of talks on “The Beginnings of | Methodism.” The Patience Circle will attend in a body. Church Federation The union service on Cliristmas at 11 am. will be held in Luther Place Church, instead of National City, as previously announced. Dr. Rufus W. Weaver of First Baptist Church will preach the sermon. The executive group of the Com- mittee on Social Service met Wednes- day in the Y. W. C. A. for a conference with Dr. W. M. Tippy of New York, secretary of the Department of Social Service of the Federal Council of Churches. Dr. Tippy also addressed the Better Citizenship Committee of the Woman’s Council that night in the Moynt Pleasant Congregational Church and conferred with the Com- mittee on Motion Pictures in the office Thursday about its plans. The Committee on Race Relations will meet at noon Tuesday in the federation headquarters. ‘The Committee on Evangelism will have a supper meeting Tuesday at 6 o'clock in the Y. W. C. A. and the Committee on Religious Education a luncheon there Wednesday at 12:30. For the Christmas project in the hospitals_contributions are coming in daily and numerous organizations are sending the stockings that have been made. On Priday at 5 o'clock vari- ous people will assemble in Calvary Baptist Church to fill the stockings with candy and prepare the greeting cards. The work will continue into the evening. Young people's societies are arranging to send their groups to the hospitals Christmas morning for distribution of these gifts and the singing of carols. ———e DR. BERRY TO SPEAK ON “PIONEER OF FAITH” Special Service Will Be Held To- morrow for Young People at Asbury Church. *s A—I1 UNIVERSALIST PASTOR ANNOUNCES SUBJECT “The Life Test” to Be Topic of Dr. Frederic W. Perkins at Morning Service. “The Life Test” is the sermon theme of Dr., Ferederic W. Perkins tomorrow at 11 o'clock at the Universalist Na« tional Memorial Church. This is the third in a course of sermons prelim- inary to Christmas on “The Chris’ for Today.” “The Adoration of the Christ Child” is the title of the pageant which includes the gift-bearing serve ice of the church school, to be pre- sented in the church the afternoon of December 23. There is to be a full rehearsal of the cast of 25 characters tomorrow at 4 o'clock. The parts of Mary and Joseph are to be taken by Mr. and Mrs. Asa McCain. The Ladies’ Aid Association will be the guest Tuesday of the Mission Cir- cle for luncheon in Perkins Hall and for a Christmas party in the after- noon. Miss Clara Wilson will tell from her perscnal experiences of “Christmas in the Kentucky Moun- | tains.” LUTHERAN SERVICES WILL STRESS ADVENT Rev. G. E. Lenski to Preach To- morrow Morning at Grace Church. ‘The season of Advent as preparatory to Christmas is being observed in the Sunday services at Grace Lutheran Church, at which the pastor, Rev. Gerhard E. Lenski, will preach at 11 am. Basing his sermon on the gospel lesson for the third Sunday in Ad- vent, Pastor Lenski will take as his subject, “Unfaltering Faith Versus Life's Great Tragedies.” At the services, announcement will At Francis Asbury M. E. Church South tomorrow morning “A Pioneer | of Faith” will be Dr. E. C. Beery's subject and at 8 p.m. “Every Man in His Place.” Young people are invited | to attend a special service at 6:45 p.m. | A cooking school will be in session at the church Monday and Tuesday | from 2 to 4 p.m. and Tuesday qum‘ Tto9 pm. The intermediate department will present a pageant, ‘The Little Manger King,” Thursday at 8 pm. | The month of January has been set | apart as “Stewardship Month.” Spe- cial services will be held. YULE SERMON PLANNED West Washington Baptist Have White Pageant. Rev. C. B. Austin, pastor of the West Washington Baptist Church, will preach tomorrow, at 11 a.m. on “First Christmas Service,” and at 8 p.m. on “The Christmas Tree Angel- trimmed.” Every year since 1025 this church and school have celebrated Christmas in a white pageant, under the di- rection of Supt. Robert L. Haycock. | The program this year has the cen- tral theme, “The Light Everlasting.” The white gifts, December 23, will | 80 entirely to orphanages, homes, schools, hospitals and missionary to stations. ; »fi "!4,\ s dfiq%mm%mhmnq%mf }?émywnmqyfiwwhv Mother's hardest job is cooking meals, if she uses a stove more than three years old. And yet so many improvements have been made 1n gas ranges during the past three years that by this one gift—a modern gas * range—you can make her task one of happiness and pleasure rather than drudgery. Isn't this enough to warrant serious thought to this most practical of gifts? Such things as automatic lighting, automatic oven heat control, coolkitchen insulation, easily adjusted broiler, handy utility drawers, not to mention the spotless cleanliness and everlasting beauty of the modern gas range, are things that will not only give her a thrill on Christmas day but something she will cherish and enjoy during the preparation of every meal —three times a day—ten hundred and ninety- five times a year! Take advantage of our present sale, and buy mother a modern gas range! - ™ remeA T T My — A \.‘»g '}“’P’ WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY 411 Tenth Street, N. W. GEORGETOWN GAS LIGHT COMPANY 1339 Wisconsin Avenue Dl strict 8500 WEst 0615 | program:; December 23, 11 am., | choir | James F. Madison will spe: 4\‘ ‘_’n ALy be made of the church Christmas the will sing special Christmas music, and at 5 pm. the Sunday School will present a Christmas pro- gram. On Christmas morning at 6:30 o'clock early morning worship will be conducted by the pastor. The Fidelity Club will meet Decem« ber 19 at 8 p.m. at the home of Miss | Margaret Haislip for election of offi- cers, 'DR. FRANCIS WEI GUEST PREACHER AT ST. JOHN’S College Head Speaks Tomorrow Morning and Rev. J. F. Madison at Night. Dr. Francis Wei, president of Cen~ tral China College at Wu Chang, will be the guest preacher tomorrow at 11 o'clock at St. John's Episcopal Church, Sixteenth and H streets. Dr. Wei is in this country delivering a series of lectures at Harvard and one | at the University of Chicago. A special invitation is extended to the young people in Washington to the 7:45 o'clock evening service. Rev. on “Youth and the Ministry Teday.” He graduated from George Washington University in 1931 and from the Vire ginia Theological Seminary last June. B NN 2 DA - . ps e be? (Ihnstmas foer $ 30 50