Evening Star Newspaper, April 15, 1937, Page 7

NURSETOTESTIFY AT AIMEE'S TRIAL “Night of Horrcr” Will Be Described by Evangelist’s Confidante. By the Assoclated Press. LOS ANGELES, April 15.—Nurse Ella Nordeen, confidante of Aimee Semple McPherson, was called to the witness stand today to tell her version of the evangelist's self-termed “night of horror” in a Phoenix, Ariz,, hotel last year. | That night, Friday, the 13th of | March, has become a pivotal sequence in the $150,000 slander suit brought against W. Andrews, Angelus Temple attorney, by Roberta Semple, daugh- ter of Mrs. McPherson. Mrs. McPherson testifiea that Ro- two of which gave them certified posi- tions in the temple. Mrs. McPherson insisted the only reason she gave Moidel any legal work was “to please Roberta,” who “had fallen in love with Mr. Moidel.” Subsequently, Roberta left the tem- ple. Her attorneys contend she was expelled by her mother. Roberta flled the slander suit against Andrews, de- claring he said she was driven out for trying to “blackmail” Aimee, To all these things Mrs. McPherson has said Ella Nordeen, sturdy Swedish nurse, was a witness. The evangelist was admonished by Superior Judge Clarence Kincaid on one occasion to refrain from address- ing off-the-record answers to him. POOR BOX ROBBED Priest Reports Theft at St. Stephen’s Church. Robbery of the poor box at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church, Twenty- fifth street and Pennsylvania avenue, was reported to police today by the Rev. George B. Harrington. The theft, which involved an un- THE EVENING STAR; - WASHINGTON, D.- C, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1937. TIDAL BASIN SITE FORMEMORIAL T American University Park Citizens See Mei ~ce to Blossoms. Placing the proposed Jefferson Memorial in the Tidal Basin area was opposed last night by the American University Park Citizens’ Association as a detraction from the beauty of the cherry blossoms. Vincent B. Smith, author of the measure, urged any member who might retain his vote in one of the States to urge his Representatives and Sena- tors in Congress to oppose the pro- posed memorial. Funds in the 1938 District supply bill providing for a sidewalk on Forty-ninth street from Massachusetts to Western avenues will be sought. and bus through traffic over certain streets was indorsed in principle in another measure approved. A letter from Van Duzer informed the group traffic near their area would be routed by way of Wisconsin avenue, River road and Nebraska avenue. Citing the increasing number of accidents during the past two years, Paul Andrews, chairman, Traffic Com- mittee, asked for stop signs at the intersection of Forty-sixth and Brandy- wine streets. Both are through streets, « | he declared, and one should be given the right of way over the other at this point. resolution. A letter from Samuel J. Flickinger, president Friendship Citizens’ As- sociation was read asking for co- operation in forming a proposed boys’ club. L. T. Savage, president, was elected delegate to a meeting to dis- cuss the plan and Smith was named co-delegate. The group asked that the banks along sides of Fort Bayard Park be sodded or protected in some suitable way from further erosion. Members indorsed his H. W. Snape, of the Goodwill In- dustries, explained the activities of this charity group and appealed for K. OF C. TO CELEBRATE Spalding Council Dinner-Dance to Mark 38th Year. Spalding Council, Knights of Co- lumbus, will celebrate its thirty- eighth anniversary with a dinner- dance next Thursday night at the Club Troika. Thomas J. Trodden, general chair- man of the Arrangements Committe, announced today that Willlam G. Mc- Guire will have charge of reservations. BLUE BELL SHOI PIG CORN A men's slomach..the short cut 1o his heart. 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