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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1937. _—— e e D s e, A e . B-5 M ‘Rites Mark Church 75th Anniversary Calvary Baptist Plans Diamond Jubilee Observance. CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH will observe its 75th diamond jubilee with a week of special services and pageants, commencing tomorrow. The service tomorrow morning will be given over largely to preparation and dedication for the week which follows. On Wednesday evening will be staged one of the major events of the week—the “Diamond Jubilee Pageant’—in which will be depicted the outstanding events which have oc- curred in the life of the church. On ‘Thursday evening at 8 o'clock a spe- cial communion service will be held at which Dr. C. Oscar Johnson, pas- tor of the Third Baptist Church, St. Louis, will be the principal speaker. Jubilee Social Saturday. On Saturday evening a jubilee so- cial will be held on the lawn of the home of Prof. Louis D. Bliss at Ta- koma Park. The concluding fea- ture will be the morning service, June 6. when the present pastor, Rev. ‘William S. Abernethy, will preach on “Building the Church.” Special music will be presented. The “Diamond Jubilee Pageant,” the text for which was written by Erma Patterson,’ Donald Chase and Frank E. Johnston, jr, members of the present church, will portray in eight dramatic scenes historic inci“ents in the 75 years of the life of the church. In conjunction, there will be on ex- hibit a group of documents and ex- hibits connected with the church’s history. Included in this group of relics are the tableaux and music which were used to raise funds for the building of the original church. The jubilee program is in charge of & committee headed by Waring E. Evans as honorary chairman and with Col. Donald H. Sawyer as general chairman. Included on the com- mittee are W. W. Everett, J. Barrett Carter, Charles H. Cooke, Dr. J. P. Leake, Dr. William Allen Wilbur, W. G. Waldo, Mrs. H. M. Kendrick, Mrs. F. A. Swartout, Mrs. G. H. Louden- slager, Mrs. G. N. Dagger and others. First Built in 1852. The church was first built in 1852, . #t a cost of $110,000. It was entirely destroyed by fire in December, 1867. A new building was completed in 1869, since which time important additions have been made. The first permanent pastor was Rev. Thomas R. Howlett, who commenced his ministry in 1869. Succeeding pas- tors included Rev. J. W. Parker, Rev. » F. A, Mason and Dr. Samuel H Greene, whose pastorate continued from 1879 to 1920. Dr. Abernethy commenced his ministry in 1921, Many famous persons have attended this church, including President Harding, who made Cavalry church home during his term in the White House. Among its present-day worshipers are Chief Justice Charles E. Hughes and many members of Congress. Dr. Abernethy will preach tomor- row morning on “Sanctify Yourselves" and in the evening, “The Abundant Life.” Rev. Frank E. Johnston, jr., will conduct the junior church service in the morning. REV. R. W. WHITE TO SPEAK TWICE| “Heavenly Visions” Topic at Rhode Island Avenue M. E. “Heavenly Visions” will be the sub- of Rev. Raymond W. White, pastor of the Rhode Island Avenue M. P. Church, at the memorial service to- morrow. The subject for the eve- ning service will be “Danger Drift- ing.” “The Remaking of Jacob” will be the subject for discussion in the Men's Class, which meets at the Sunday school hour and is taught by the pastor. “Engagement and Marriage” will be discussed by a group of young people at 6:45 pm. This will be the last of a series of five discussions on the subject of “Thinking About Marriage.” ‘The dicussion is under the leadership of the Christian Endeavor Society, Charles Richardson, president, and is led by the pastor. The meditation for the Thursday night meeting will be “The Parable of the Soils.” The series deals with + the parables of Jesus and continues each Thursday night. A special meeting of the quarterly conference will be held Tuesday night. This meeting is called preparatory to the opening of the Maryland an- nual conference, which meets at Western Maryland College June 9. J. P. Dodge will be delegate and W. R. Stant will be alternate. The membership has unanimously in- structed the delegate to ask for the Yeturn of the pastor. GUEST MINISTER WILL PREACH Services in New York Avenue Presbyterian Church Tomorrow. Dr. John Harvey Lee, minister of the Second Presbyterian Church of Germantown, Philadelphia, will be the guest speaker at the New York Ave- nue Presbyterian Church on Sunday. His topic in the morning will be *What Is God Like?” Members of the graduating class of the Marjorie Webster School will observe their annual baccalaureate service in the evening. Dr. Albert Evans will conduct the service and Dr. Lee will deliver the sermon. His topic will be “Test for Truth.” Prayer service will be observed * Thursday evening. Dr. Evans will de- liver the third of a series of studies of the apostolic church. His topic wiii be “The First Miracle.” GRADUATING CLASS TO HEAR DR. HART Dr. Oliver J. Hart will preach the commencement sermon for Gunston Hall School in St. John’s Episcopal Church tomorrow at 11 o'clock. Other services will be: 8 a.m., holy » communion; 9:30 am., morning prayer and sermon by Dr. Hart; 11 L a.m., morning prayer and sermon by his | MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL MESSAGE Dr. Edward Hughes Pruden, pastor of the First Baptist Church, will have a Memorial day message as the theme of his sermon tomorrow morning, and in the evening he will speak on “The Abiding Presence.” At the Thursday evening devo- tional service he will take as his sub- Ject “Signposts to Happiness.” A missionary program will be pre- sented at the Sunday School exer- cises tomorrow morning, with Willlam A. Dayton, chairman, and the Mis- sionary Committee in charge. The Business Women's Circle will hold its annual picnic at Montrose Park at 5 o'clock Friday. Ne;v i;a—rish Organized In Diocese Episcopal Unit Known as Nativity and Resurrection. NEW parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, to be known as The Nativity and the Resur- rection Parish, has been organized under the direction of Rev. Enoch M. Thompson, who on Trinity Sunday observed his thirty-eighth anniversary | of ordination to the priesthood. | A vestry was organized last Thurs- day. Y. D. Harbaugh was elected senior Herman G. Mattern, junior ; Thomas E. Whimerey, treas- urer, and Robert G. Pohlmann, regi: trar. Other vestrymen . Krauss, William Garritt, Ralph E. Harris, Earle Saunders, Harry Gib- bons and Henry Grimes. Rev. Mr. Thompson's entire min- istry has been spent in this diocese under three Bishops of Washington. He served as curate at St. Pauls Church on Twenty-third street, 1898 to 1906, and at Ascension Church the next year. While curate at St. Paul's he started the Chapel of the Nativity on the site of the Eastern High School in an old storeroom in 1903 under the direction of Bishop Satterlee. After five years the present chapel was built at Massachusetts avenue and A street southeast through the aid of Samuel L. Phillips. In 1908 The Resurrection Chapel was started and soon estab- lished at Fifteenth and Gales streets northeast under the direction of Bishop Harding. At the recent diocesan convention | Rev. Thompson was elected official | rector of the congregation, with Bishop | Freeman's approval, and will continue as active pastor. LIFE MEMORIALS THEME OF SERMON Calvary Methodist Epis- copal Plans Lord’s Sup- per June 6. Dr. Frank Steelman, minister of the Calvary M. E. Church, will preach tomorrow morning on “Life’'s Me- morials” and at 8 p.m. on “The Bur- den of Life.” The sacrament of the Lord's Sup- per will be observed June 6. The last Young People's League service of the season will be held at 7 o'clock, with Miss Frances Boss in charge. The devotional service will be held Thursday at 8 o'clock, with Dr. Steelman in charge. The Young Couples’ Class will play indoor base ball Wednesday with young men of Mount Pleasant Con- gregational Church at diamond 1, Reservoir grounds, at 5 p.m. Mrs. Amiss will entertain the mem- bers of her circle of the Woman's Guild at her home at a garden party Saturday at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Ella Knight, Mrs. Edwin Henry, Mrs. Kate Keyes and Mrs. Karl Lesh will be assisting hostesses. Refreshments will be served. “SPRING’S MINISTRY” DR. KEENE'S TOPIC At Calvary M. E. Church South tomorrow Rev. W. D. Keene will preach at the 11 o'clock service on “The Ministry of Spring.” Rowland Snyder will speak at the young people’s meeting at 7:15. At 8 o'clock there will be a union service for Georgetown under the auspices of the local W. C. T. U. The ministers of the Protestant churches will have a part in the services and Mrs. Earl Wilfley will speak and tell about the world's W. C. T. U., which is to meet here next week. ‘The Board of Christian Education will have charge of the service in the | adult department of the church school. The Board of Stewards will meet Tuesday. A strawberry festival will be held Wednesday at the home of Judge Thomas in Arlington County, for the benefit of the recent improvements at Calvary. On Thursday evening the pastor will talk on “The Secret of Endur- ance.” The Board of Christian Edu- cation will meet at the prayer meeting, . PLANS 2 SERMONS Rev. A. P. Wilson Theme Is “Memorial Day.” Memorial day will provide subjects of sermons at the Columbia Heights Christian Church tomorrow. Rev. Arthur P. Wilson’s morning sermon will be “The Warfare of the Spirit.” Sunday night the high school de- partment of the Sunday school will give a Memorial day program and the subject will be “Great Sacrifices.” Plans are under way for the annual Sunday school picnic June 20, which will be held in Rock Creek Park, and | the children’s day program is being developed by the committe in charge. SELECTS THEMES Dr. Taylor Announces To- morrow’s Sermons. Dr. James H. Taylor will preach at Central Presbyterian Church tomorrow morning on “The Testimony of Jesus Concerning Himself” and in the eve- ning on Old Testament characters, “The Character of Jacob.” There will be a social for young people at 6:30 o'clock. On Thursday at the prayer service there will be a report from James Trimble, the representative to the gen- eral assembly of the Southern Presby- Dr. Hart, and 8 p.m., evening prayer and sermon by Mr. White. “\ terian Church, recently held at Mon- treat, N. C. A ‘Memorial —To What?’ To Be Topic Dr. John Rustin Also to Speak at Evening Service. DR, JOHN W. RUSTIN will preach & Memorial day sermon on “Me- morial—to What?” tomorrow at 11 am. in Mount Vernon Plice M. E. Church South. “The Deeper Author- ity” will be his evening subject. The senior, young people’s and younger adult departments will hold services at 7 pm. A tea in the par- lors of the church will be given for all young people at 6 p.m. tomorrow. The Finance Committee and Board of Stewards will meet Wednesday at 8 pm. Dr. Rustin will conduct the prayer meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. speak- ing on “The Kingdom of God.” The senior and younger adult de- partments of the church school will hold business meetings Friday evening. ot WOMEN PLANNING RETREAT JUNE 3 ‘The women of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Bethesda, Md., under the cap- taincy of Mrs. R. M. Kennedy are planning an evening of recollection at the Washington Retreat House, 4000 Harewood road northeast, June 3. lieutenants to assist her: Mrs. Joseph A. Cantrell, Mrs. Earle S. Carlin, Mrs. Denis Collins, Mrs. Frank Keeling, Miss Virginia Mullinix, Mrs, Margaret M. Payne, Mrs. Carl Plitt, Mrs. Grover Powell, Miss Frances Powell, Mrs. S. R. Robertson, Miss Edith Thompson and Mrs. A. R. Townshend. The retreat master will be Rev. Austin Healy of Nativity Parish. Din- ner will be at 6 o'clock. Rosary dis- courses by Rev. Austin Healy, holy hour, benediction and parlor reception. Mrs. Kennedy requests those who | wish to be present contact members of | her committee so that reservations | may be made. . | Congress Street M. P. ‘The Harrison Bible class will meet | tomorrow at 9:45 am. William H. Harrison, president, will preside. Robert Porter will have charge of the lesson. Dr. Hirl A. Kester, the pastor, will give a short talk. Representative lina will be the guest speaker. The lesson theme is “The Remaking of Jacob.” All men are welcome. At 11 am. Dr. Kester will preach on “Decoration Day.” At 3 p.m. he will dedicate a monument at Glen- wood Cemetery to the late George Haje, who died January 31, 1937. At of the Bible class will be held. Divine Science. are discontinued until The Wednesday evening study group | will meet at Mr. Ashton's apartment, | 213 Cavalier Hotel, during the Sum- | mer. Grace Reformed. “Remember the Martyrs” is the the observance of Memorial day Sun- | day morning. On Wednesday, beginning at 4:30, the annual strawberry festival with supper is held by the Merry Helpers’ Club. The pastor will be absent from the city the first half of the week, attend- ing the commencement of Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa., and the reunion of his college class, celebrating the forty-fifth anniversary of their granduation. Metropolitan Baptist. Dr. John Compton Ball will speak tomorrow morning on “From Cross to Crown,” as recorded in Paul's letter to Timothy. In the evening his theme will be “The Garden of Precious Memories.” Fifteenth Street Christian. Morning worship and holy com- munion at 11 o'clock, with sermon by Rev. Leslie L. Bowers on “Caesar’s Road.” A Memorial day pageant, “Lest We Forget,” will be given at the evening service. The cast is di- rected by Mrs. Vergie Reckeweg. On Thursday at 12 o’clock the Wom- en's Council will meet at the Fairfax Hotel. The newly elected officers, Mrs. Vergie Reckeweg, president; Mrs. L. R. Butler, first vice president; Mrs. Marjorie Dixon, second vice president; Mrs. N. C. Pyne, treasurer, and Mrs. Esther Carver, assistant treasurer, will be installed. Christian Science. “Ancient and Modern Necromancy, Alias Mesmerism and Hypnotism, De- nounced” is the subject of the lesson- sermon in all the Churches of Christ, Scientist tomorrow. The golden text is from Jeremiah, 15:20, 21: “I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the Lord. And I will de- liver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.” Among the citations which comprise the lesson-sermon is the following from the Bible: “The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand.” (Isaiah, 14:24.) Metropolitan Presbyterian. In the absence of the pastor, Dr. Freeley Rohrer, who is attending the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church at Cincinnati, Ohio, the reg- ular morniag service will be in charge of Rev. T. Hugh MacLeod, member of the Washington City Presbytery and teacher of the Men’s Bible Class of this church. His subject will be “The Value of Unrealized Ideals.” The 6 o’clock vesper service will have as speaker Dr. Clinton N. Howard, whose subject will be “The Glory of the Nation.” Bethesda Baptist. Dr. H. C. Gleiss, superintendent of the Detroit Baptist Association, will be the speaker at both the morning and evening services. At 11 am. his text will be “By the Rivers of Wa- ters.” At 8 pm. it will be “Why Did Jesus Come?” Wesley Methodist. Rev. J. Luther Neff will preach at the 11 o'clock service on “The New Patriotism.” The theme for study and discussion at the young people’s meeting will be “Building Life Se- curely.” Leader, Paul Neff. She has chosen the following | Harold Dunbar Cooley of North Caro- | 8 pm. the annual memorial services | All meetings at the Grafton Hotel | September. | { theme on which Dr. Ranck speaks in | Young Washington Basket ball season is over, but Edwin Wesely, jr., believes in practice and is “dribbling” the ball in the playground of the Chevy Chase Elementary School, where he is a first-grade stu- dent. Edwin, 6, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesely of 6401 Ridge- wood avenue, Chev, Chase. Monday: Earl Snell, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Snell, at the Chevy Chase School Woodside Methodist. At the 11 am. service the local service company of the Maryland Na- tional Guard will attend in a body and short addresses will be made by Dr. Ralph Dela Smith. minister, and Rev. E. Pearce Hayes of Futsing Province, China. At 8 p.m. Dr. Smith will preach on “The Will for Peace.” St. Mark’'s Lutheran. “The Peacemakers” will be the theme of the sermon by Rev. J. Luther Frantz at the 11 am. service. Luther League meets at 6:30 p.m. Miss Isabelle Bauserman will lead the dis- cussion on “Beneath the Smoke- stacks.” The Church Council meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. The children's day service will be observed June 6 at 11 a.m. Mrs. Whit- ney will be in charge. Knox Presbyterian. Services will be held at the Bible Institute, 1316 Vermont avenue, at 11 am. and 8 pm. In the morning Rev. Leslie W. Sloat will preach on “The True Presbyterian Faith.” and in the evening on ‘“Deliverance From the Present Evil Age.” All persons are in- vited to these services. This church is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church of America. French Services. “Qu'il Chante!” will be the subject of the sermon by Rev. Andre Frank Liotard at the Prench service at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church tomorrow at 4 o'clock. Lincoln Road M. E. Rev. Reginald Heber Stone will ad- minister the holy communion to the Confirmation Class in a body at 11 am. At 6:45 the Epworth League meets in devotional session. At 8 p.m. the Boy Scouts of America of Troop No. 28 will attend this church with their officers. The pastor will speak on “The Worth of a Boy.' * Takoma Park Baptist. Rev. William E. La Rue will speak at the morning service on “The Need of Loyalty” and in the evening on “A New Test of Christianity.” St. Matthew’s Lutheran. “The Living Dead” will be the subject of the Memorial day sermon of Rev. Theodore P. Fricke at 11 o'clock. A meeting of the church council will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday. The quarterly congregational meet- ing will follow the morning service June 6. Missionary Alliance. Rev. P. R. Hyde will speak in the afternoon at 808 I street, on “Judge- ment Is Coming.” The evening service will be devoted to the presentation of the “Gospel of Healing.” The young people’s service is at 6:45 pm. Bible study Tuesday evening at 1931 Bilt- more street and Thursday prayer meeting at 3738 Twenty-ninth street, Mount Rainier. Trinity Methodist. Dr. Dan L. Ennis will preach at 11 am. on “The Creative Power of Love” and at 8 pm. on “The For- giveness of Sins.” Thursday at 8 p.m. the Butler Bible class will hold a business meeting and social. The annual picnic of Butler class will be held in Rock Creek Park on Saturday. Open Door Church. William Pierson will deliver the first of a series of message on “The Holy Spirit” tomorrow at 11 o‘clock. The young people’s prayer group assembles at 5 p.m. to intercede es- pecially for Christian missions in China. Enjoy an “Evening in China” with the Young People's Society at 7 pm. Rev. Byron Richartison will conduct the evening worship. Gorsuch Methodist. Rev. Edwin A. Ross will have holy communion at both the morning and evening service, this being his last Sunday, so he will soon go abroad to study. At 11 am. his meditation will be “In Remembrance,” and at 7:30 pm, “Our Blessed Lord.” The Epworth League at 8:15 p.m. will be led by Russell Jenkins and his talk will be “Messages From India.” Seat Pleasant M. E. Rev. Paul E. Bohi will speak at 11 am. on “Memory, Insight and Vi- sion, Three Essentials of a Great Mind.” At 8 pn. he will present & stereopticon lecture of interest to all. The | —Star Staff Photo. Third Christian. “Lest We Forget” is the sermon topic tomorrow morning by Rev. C. | N. Williams. The Lord's supper will be observed. Church of the Epiphany. At the 11 o'clock service of morn- ing prayer tomorrow Dr. Z. B. Phil- lips will have as his sermon subject, “The Implications of | Service.” Rev. Mr. Cartmell | preach at the 8 p.m. service of even- | song. McKendree Methodist. Morning worship at 11 o'clock. Ser- mon by the minister on “Why Me- morial Days.” Young People's League holds its discussion at 7 p.m. Infor- mal service at 8 pm.,, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Ward in charge. Brief message by the minister, Rev. Samuel E. Rosen, on “Burdens Made Lighter.” Midweek service Thursday at 8 p.m. Salvation Army. Meetings tomorrow are: ‘Washington No. 1 Corps, 606 E street —7 am, 11 am, 3 pm. and 8 pm,, Maj. W. E. Graham. Washington No. 2 Corps, 1501 Sev- enth street—11 a.m. and 8 p.m., Maj. James Roberts. ‘Washington No. 3 Corps, 733 Eighth street southeast—11 am. and 7:45 pm, Capt. C. William Jaynes. Spe- cial Memorial day service. ‘Washington No. 4 Corps, 1075 Jef- ferson street—11 am. and 8 pm, Capt. ferson street—11 am., Capt. Jackson Martin; 8 pm., Mrs. Capt. J. Martin. Washington No. 5 Corps, 715 I street northeast—11 a.m. and 8 p.m,, Adjt. Charles Tritton. Men's Social Service Department, 526 Pirst street—11 a.m., Adjt. Walter Needham. Wisconsin Avenue Baptist. Rev. Clarence Ray Ferguson will preach at 11 o'clock on “Growth in Grace” and at 8 pm. on “Who Are Going to Heaven?” Prayer as found in Daniel will be studied during the prayer service Thursday evening. Eckington Presbyterian. Rev. Henry B. Wooding will speak at the 11 o'clock service from the text “The Lord spoke unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friends,” and at 8 o'clock, “Paul was provoked as he beheld the city full of idols.” The Aid Society will give a party at the Bethesda club house Tuesday evening. Concord-Cabin John M. E. “Jesus Preaching in His Home Town” will be the sermon subject of Rev. Frank Edwards Sutch. At Concord, River road, above Wil- son lane, Sunday School at 2:15 p.m.; church service at 3 pm. Strawberry festival today, 3 to 9 pm. At Cabin John, Sunday School at 10:15 a.m.; church service at 8 p.m. Healing Service. The service of Christian healing at the Church of St. Stephen and the In- cariaation will be held Tuesday morn- ing at 10 o'clock. Rev. Paul Wilbur, rector of the church, will administer holy communion. Western Presbyterian. Dr. Dunham will preach a Memorial day sermon Sunday morning from the text “Thou Shalt Remember.” The preparatory service will be held Thursday evening and the communion service June 6. Wallace Memorial. Dr. C. E. Hawthorne will preach at 11 o'clock on “Steering a Straight Course.” The 8 p.m. service will be informal, with lantern slides and with special emphasis on the promises. ‘The Thursday evening prayer serv- ice will be led by the pastor. St. Paul M. E. South. Rev. William F. Locke will preach tomorrow at 11 am. on “A Day of Memory” and at 8 pm. on “Our Great Deliverer.” Mrs. Fewell will lead the meeting of the young people’s division at 7:15 pm. Church of the Brethren. Rev. Rufus D. Bowman will preach at 11 a.m. on “The Vision Splendid.” This is another sermon in the series on “The Sermon on the Mount.” The young people will meet at 6:50 p.m. At 8 pm. Dr. Charles E. Resser will preach the sermon. ~ the Call to| will | Rites to Pay Tribute To Church Dead Special Service Will Be Held at Pet- worth M. . AT THE Petworth M. E. Church tomorrow evening, & memorial service for the members of the church who died during the past year will be conducted by Rev. R. L. Wood. Members of their families and friends will be invited guests. The following are the persons to whose memory the service is dedicated: Mrs. W. P. Dodge, Harry P. Freund, Mrs. Clara Grimes, B. F. Shaffer, Mrs. Elizabeth Shaver, Newton Charles, Austin Zachary, Mrs. Frank Yilek, H. C. Allder, Mrs. W. H. Harri- son, Herman Ensslin and Dr. A. M. Trivett. The sermon subject will be “They Yet Speak.” At 11 am, the memorial commun- ion service will be held, with the min- ister in charge. There will be a brief address on ‘“Remember Jesus Christ.” The minister will be attendirg the sessions of the Baltimore Conference in Baltimore, beginning Tuesday cve- ning. The congregation will also be represented by Lay Delegate F. L. L. Hiller. REV. W. M. MICHAEL SELECTS SUBJECT Memorial day will be observed in Eldbrooke M. E. Church tomorrow morning. Rev. Walter M. Michael will preach on “The Challenging Cloud.” The Epworth League at 7 p.m. will be led by Miss Carrie Willlams. At the evening worship the pastor preaches on “The Joys of the Sanctuary.” There will be no midweek devo- tional next Wednesday, as the pastor will be attending the sessions of the annual conference in Baltimore. The Church School will sponsor an entertainment Friday evening at which Kenneth H. Sheelor will entertain with acts of magic. Petworth Baptist. | “Lost Waters” will be Rev. Henry | J. Smith’s theme Sunday morning. | The Baptist Student Union will have charge of the evening service. The pastor will speak at the senior B. Y. P. U. on “Direction of Energy.” Yaden Bible Class and Philathea Class will meet at 9:30. Mr. Yaden will teach the men's group. Yaden Bible Class meeting Wednesday, 8 pm. Thurs- day, prayer service. Potomac Heights Community. Miss Frances Roberds, missionary to Africa, will be the guest speaker at Sunday school tomorrow at 10 am. At 11 o'clock Rev. O. J. Randall will speak on “The Silent Procession.” At 8 pm. his theme will be “Shall We Pray for Our Dead?” The Sunday | School Board will meet Wednesday | evening. Thursday and Friday eve- | nings the New Idea Society will pre- sent a comedy, “The Cat Came Back,” at the Palisades Field House. Bethesda Methodist. Rev. Francis Irwin Cockrell will | preach at 11 am. on “Assurance— | Jesus Assures Us by the Presence of | His Spirit.” The young people’s serv- ice will be combined with the evening service of worship and will be held at 7:30 pm. The speaker will be D. Stewart Patterson, promotion secre- tary of the Methodist Board of Tem- perance. His subject will be “Youth | Facing Life.” Chevy Chase M. E. Rev. Edward G. Latch will speak on “Becoming Aware of God"” at the 11 o'clock service. Rev. Latch and William E. Springer will represent the church at the meet- ! ing of the Baltimore Conference next week, Willlam L. Orem, jr, will be alternate. Yogoda Society. “The Nature of the Supreme” will be the subject of Brahmachari Jotin of Calcutta, India, tomorrow evening in the chapel, 1758 Columbia road. The class in the study of the Bhaga- vad Gita will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. Theosophists. ‘The Summer program of the United Lodge of Theosophists, 709 Hill Build- ing, is now in effect. It embraces a talk on Wednesday at 8:15, followed by questions and answers. The sub- ject June 2 is “What Is Theosophy?” The library is open at 7:30 on ‘Wednesday and from 1 to 4 on Sat- urdays. Mount Rainier Baptist. The topic at 11 a.m. is *Spiritual Supplies.” Dr. Gatlin will preacn. 3 p.m, Southern Association Sunday School and B. T. U. workers. Illus- trated talk by Rev. J. G. Lambrides. Rev. L. P. Barnett will speak on “Evangelism.” 8 p.m., special service. Rev. Barnett will preach on John, 3.xvi. St. Andrew’s Episcopal. Holy communion tomorrow at 8 a.m. Rev. A. J. Wilder will preach on “A Real Commemoration of Our Soldiers’ Sacrifice” at 11 am. Children's church service, 9:30 a.m. Vestry meet- ing Wednesday at 8 p.m. First Brethren. Rev. Homer A. Kent will preach at 11 o’clock tomorrow on “Seven Re- sults of Abiding in Christ,” and at 8 pm. on “A Big Word With Only Four Letters.” The pastor will go to Ashland, Ohio, next week to attend 8 meeting of the Foreign Mission Board of the denomination, of which he is a member. He will return for his appointments next Sunday. The midweek service will be held at 8 pm. Wednesday. The Bible School Council will meet Friday at 7:45 p.m. ‘Waugh Methodist. Sermon tomorrow at 11 a.m. by Rev. A. H. Thompson, a former pastor. 8 p.m,, sermon by the minister, “What Christ Says About Death.” Prayer service Thursday, in charge of Rev. J. H. Allen. The minister will return from the Baltimore Conference next Sunday to administer holy communion at the 11 a.m. service. The 8 o'clock service is in charge of the Pulpit Supply Com- mittee. Shiloh Baptist. Rev. A. F. Elmes, pastor of the People's Congregational Church, will preach a special sermon to the Civic National Forum and the South Caro- lina State Club tomorrow at § p.m. ‘The public is invited. (8ee ACTIVITIES, Page B- REV. E. G. GOETZ SELECTS THEME “Memorials to the Master” is the subject of the sermon at Zion Luther- an Church, by Rev. Edward G. Goetz. The Intermediate Luther League will meet at 8 o'clock in the chapel, with Miss Audrey Souder as the leader. The topic is “Doing for Self.” The Senior Luther League will meet at 7 o'clock. Miss Mary Leone berger will lead in a discussion of “Beneath the Smokestacks.” The Ladies’ Aid Society on Wed- nesday night will entertain at the National Lutheran Home for the Aged. Holy communion will be celebrated June 6. Dr.STock—dqle Will Preach Tomorrow To Occupy First Pres- byterian Pulpit in Minister’s Absence. DRA ALLEN A. STOCKDALE will be the guest preacher at the Covenant-First Presbyterfan Church tomorrow at the 11 o'clock service. His subject will be “Faith, Not Fear.” Dr. Albert Joseph McCartney, the minister, is preaching the baccalau- reate sermon before the graduating at Oxford, Mississippi, this Sunday. The Covenant Fellowship at 7 o'clock will be addressed by Joe Snoedy on “The Changing Missionary Front” and a moving picture will be shown on “A Century of Progress” in the mission field. The Westminster Club will discuss “Saving Your Life by Losing It.” under the leadership of James Wells. The intermediate group will meet at 5:45 o'clock at ths home of Mrs. Bryan K. Ogden, 3518 Newark street, for an open air service. Their topic will be “Not Afraid to Do Right —Daniel.” Robert Beaver will be the group leader. The Sunday school picnic will be held June 5 at the Dalecarlia Reservoir grounds on the Conduit road, at the District line. Professional playground directors will be in charge. The All Comers Men's Bible Class will continue with their series of | lessons taken from the Old Testament, Judge James Quarles is the ieader. All men are invited to attend at 9:45 o'clock each Sunday morning. PASTOR TO END SERMON SERIES Rev. H. S. Anderson to Preach at Tomorrow Morning’s Service. “What to Caesar? is the topic of Rev. Howard Stone Anderson’s sermon tomorrow morn- ing at the First Congregational Church. This is the final of a series of six sermons on “Questions Jesus Anwered,” and has been planned to oberve Memorial Day. The anniversary of Dr. John W. Bischofl's death, May 30, 1909, will also be observed. He was for 35 years the famous “blind organist” of the First Congregational Church. “The Issues at Oxford” will be dis- cussed at the mid-week meeting, fol- lowing the supper, Thursday at 6. These issues are questions which will be discussed at the world conference of chumh representatives in England in July. Mr. Anderson will lead the | discussion. LECTURER TO SPEAK PASTOR’S STEAD At Memorial United Brethren Church tomorrow morning J. Ray- mond Schmidt, lecturer and secretary |of the National Civic League, will speak. Reserve chaplain in the Army of the United States, is now on active duty at Walter Reed Hospital. Youth meeting at 7 p.m., with Memorial day message by the minister at 7:50 oa | “The Bivouac of the Dead.” Junior church at 11 a.m. Mrs. John Herbert, president of the Ladies’ Aid Society, announces the annual strawberry festival at the church June 2, at 8 p.m. Robert Wag- ner will give a puppet show. Midweek service Thursday at 8 p.m. Official board meeting immediately following. SERMON ON “WHY?” iRev. E. 0. Clark to Talk at Chevy Chase Baptist. ‘The Memorial day sermon topic by Rev. Edward O. Clark tomorrow will be “Why?” at the Chevy Chase Bap- tist Church at the 11 o'clock service. He will speak on “Twenty Years in the Ministry” at 8 p.m. The Sunday Evening Club will hold its monthly meeting and social Tues- day evening. The Thursday evening program will include the Board of Deacons, meet- ing at 7:30 p.m., and the devotional service at 8:30 p.m. SPECIAL MEETING Conference in Brightwood M. E. Church Monday. At Brightwood Park M. E. Church tomorrow morning Rev. S. Carroll Coale will use as his topic “Testing the Reality of Our Christian Experi- ence.” The subject of the children’s story will be “He Stubbed His Toe.” The evening service will be conducted at 8 o'clock and the minister will preach on “When Our Eyes Are Pixed On Monday evening the adjourned meeting of the quarterly conference will be held and the final reports of the year will be prepared for the an- nual conference, which will convene on Tuesday in Baltimore. Peck Memorial Chapel. Memorial day will be observed in song, anthem and sermon. Rev. Irving ‘W. Ketchum will h: for his subject “Living Decorations.” The sermonette to the children, “Their Captain.” The young people’s meeting will be led by Charles Burkholder. Subject, “Not Afraid to Do Right.” A tea sup- per will be at 6:30 and the meeting at 7 pm. The Highway Class will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday, with Mrs. Rosa Put- nam leading. class of the University of Mississipoi | | What to God?" | The minister, Dr. S. B. Daugherty, a | Great Choir Service will Hear Bishop Evensong to Be at 4 P.M.—Memorial Day Is Theme. BISHOP JAMES E. FREEMAN will deliver the sermon at the people's evensong service in the Great Choir of Washington Cathedral tomorrow at 4 o'clock, taking a theme appro- priate to Memorial day. Rev. Edward S. Dunlap will be the preacher at the celebration of the holy communion at 11 am. Holy communion is in 8t. Mary's Chapel at 7:30 a.m., with Rev. Raymond L. Wolven officiating. Special commemorations for Memo= rial day will begin at 9:30 am., when the Dewey Camp of the Spanish War Veterans will place a wreath on the tomb of Admiral George Dewey in the Bethlehem Chapel. Comrades of Ad- miral Dewel who served with him in the battle of Manila, representing the Dewey Congressional Medal Men'’s Association, will assemble in front of his tomb at 12:45 pm. for a short | service. They will place floral tributes in memory of the Admiral and Mrs. Dewey. A squad of enlisted men from the Washington Navy Yard will act as guard of honor. The graduating class of the National Cathedral School for Girls will hold its baccalaureate service in the Great Choir tomorrow evening with Bishop Freeman as the preacher. The twenty-eighth commencement exercises of St. Albans, the National Cathedral School for Boys, will be held June 5, beginning with the bac- calaureate address by Very Rev. Noble C. Powell, Dean of Washington, at 10 am. Following the awarding of | prizes at the Peace Cross at 11 am, the window in the Little Sanctuary presented by the class of 1937 will be dedicated. Bishop Freeman will offi- ciate at the breaking of ground for the new recreation center for St. Albans, to be erected near the junction of Garfield street and Massachusetts avenue. The baccalaureate service for George ‘Washington University will be held in the Great Choir June 6, at 8 o'clock, with the Dean of Washington as the preacher. 'REV. H.T. COCKE'S THEME, “LIBERTY” Sermon at 11 0’Clock Service of All Saints’ Episcopal. Rev. Henry Teller Cocke, rector of All Saints' Episcopal Church, will speak on “Christian Liberty” at the 11 o'clock service Sunday. Holy com= munion will be at 7:30 am. The Men's Bible Class has recessed until Fall. The young people will meet at the church for supper at 6 o'clock. A dise cussion meeting will follow. The Rector’s Aid, with Mrs. J. Eliot Moran as vice president, is sponsoring |8 supper Wednesday. The Chevy | Chase (D. C.) Garden Club will have its annual flower show during the afte ernoon. It will be open to the publie from 3 to 10 o'clock. Another feature | of the afternoon will be an exhibit of | the work of local artists. Included in | this exhibit will be paintings as well | as art metal pieces. CHURCH INSTALLS 2 NEW WINDOWS [Will Be Seen First Time Tomorrow at Trinity Episcopal. Two recently installed windows in the new Trinity Episcopal Church at Piney Branch road and Dahlia street will be seen for the first time to- morrow. One of them is the west window, which is the first of the three tower windows to be done. The | subject of the window is “Love” and shows Christ in an attitude of wele come. The text “The Greatest of These Is Love” is used. In the pre- deli™ the subject is “David and Jonae than® This window is in memory of a former vestryman of the parish, Homer Guerry. The other window in= stalled depicts the parable of the “Good Samaritan” and is one of the first of north aisle windows to be done. This window is in memory of a former member of the parish, a Daughter of the King, Mary Noyes. Rev. Reno S. Harp, jr., will preach at 11 o'clock on “The Challenge of the Higher Self.” Holy communion is at 8 am. and the young people will meet at 6:30 pm. CLOSING SERVICE Church of Two Worlds to Reopen October 3. ‘The closing service of the season for the Church of Two Worlds will be held tomorrow evening at the Hotel Continental, when the minis- ter, Rev. H. Gordon Burroughs, will give an address on “Success.” The church will reopen on October 3. Rev. Mr. Burroughs will leave next week for a lecture tour through Con- necticut and later this month will go to Etna, Me., where he is scheduled | to give several addresses at Camp |Etna. He is on the program at the camps at Lily Dale, N, Y., and Eph- rata, Pa., in July and August. A progressive dinner and a motion picture, “Following the Lindbergh Trail,” will conclude the activities of the church for the Summer next Saturday. RELIGIOUS FORUMS Catholic Evidence Guild Holds Park Meetings. ‘The Washington Catholic Evidence Guild is holding weekly outdoor re- ligious forums for the explanation of Catholic doctrine every Sunday from 3 to 5 at Franklin Park and Judiciary Square. Rev. John Ostheimer of Philadel phia will conduct the meeting tomor= row at Judiciary Square and Messrs. Brown, Leddy and Mitchell will speak. At Franklin Square the meeting will be in charge of Dr. John G. Bowen and talks will be given by Michael Malone and Leo Wieland. As on preceding Sundays. students of Trinity College will participate in both meetings and discuss religious topics of interest to both Catholics and non-Catholics. ‘