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The Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn, New York • Page 9

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn, New York • Page 9

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BROOKLYN EAGLE, SUN APR. 21, 1946 9 -i nni Brooklyn Heights Area Becoming Known as Hub of Cultured Arts Giles Endorsement 01 U. N. Invocation Many internationally known, Ing escape from Manhattan's rushing mobs and In search of emptors, writers and painters, seek- By Leading Clergy IS YOUR Refrigerator Ready? years a commercial artist In Detroit, who has purchased the outmoded carriage house adjoining the Zorach abode. Grann and his ton, Jim, a color photographer who specialises In Illustrative work, found the Manhattan rents "exorbitant," and are fully convinced their new Brooklyn home will suit their needs perfectly.

They soon plan to start remodeling the A daily universal Invocation tor meetings of the United Nation! "roofs over helr heads," are gradually making the Brooklyn Heights area the hub of cultural arts. William Zorach, an outstanding sculptor, apparently started the Influx of artists and craftsmen some seven years ago when he bid farewell to the Bohemian climes of- Greenwich Village. fie came across the river, bought Security Couryiil ha now been Indorsed by six Individual spiritual leader of 75,000 Protestant churches, according to Information EXPERT REPAIRS $1 Sarvica Ciarft structure and open art and photography studios. Walter Twyer of West V-r Yx WW AY Louis Untermeyer, the poet and an old stable and carriage house at 276 Hicks St. and has since converted It Into a modern studio and home Gets New Neighbor Across the street, Vladimir Yoffe, writer, who has lectured on numerous occasions at the Academy of Music, is another emigre from Manhattan.

PENGUIN SERVICE SH. 8-7248 8106 7th Ave. He now lives at the old mansion at 88 Remsen St. with Philip Van Doren Stern, author of "The Man Who Killed Lincoln." Stern owns EST. 189 35-year-old Russian-born sculptor, who has won many awards and commissions here and abroad, recently purchased the four-story brown-stone house at 271 Hicks St.

He and his wife, Tasha, whom he the property and daily challenges his tenant to billiard matches. gOSCHWIT2 JEWELERS MM Fifth Ati (Hart (m S-JOM describes as his "devoted studio boy," are now renovating the structure Into a studio workshop and --'TIS I I I Untermeyer proudly calls himself a "convinced Brooklynite, not converted." He says the Heights area is relaxing and he's now forced "to eat all the gags he wrote about the modernistic living quarters. Recently discharged from the Dennis, Mass. Mr. Dwver, recalling how Benjamin rranklin'i celebrated "Call to Prayer" broke a deadlock during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, suggested that hla local newspaper, the Cape Cod Standard Times, cal upon its reader and their famllie to give the dally Invocation being omitted by the U.

N. Council meeting at Hunter College. Since then other newspapers have taken up the idea, The religlou liaders personally Indorsing the movement are the Rev. Franklin Clark Pry of the Lutheran Church, the Rev. Douglas Horton, minister of the General Council, Congregational Christian Churches, and chairman of the American Committee of the World Council of Churches; BUhop G.

Bromley Oxnam of the Methodist Church, New York area, and president of the Federal Council of Churches; the Rev. William Barrow Pugh, Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church, U. 8. the Rev. Dr.

Ralph W. Sockman of Chrlt Church, Methodist Church, Manhattan; Mrs. Leslie E. Swain, president of Northern Baptist Conven borough. Other writers enjoying the sur army, Yoffe didn't have mueh luck In his search for adequate facilities DIVIDEND roundings and quietude of the section, overlooking the bustling harbor in Greenwich Village.

He finally listened to the persuasions of his latle IU(f phnta NEWCOMER TO BOROUGH Vladimir Yoff, Russian, born sculptor, at work in his new studios at 271 Hicks in the heart of Brooklyn's rapidly growing cultural center. with the Manhattan skyline as a Baila Itaff phots EMIGRE FROM MANHATTAN Louis Untermeyer, writer and poet, has become a "convinced" Brooklynite and is preparing a "special sauce" to cover his old gags about He has promised to eat them. comely wife, a former Flatbushlte, PAID ANNUALLY b-ckdrop, are Arthur Miller, author and decided to follow the lead set by neighbor Zorach, "In the Village," said Zorach, who of the best-seller, "Focus," and Norman Rosten, popular young poet and radio script writer. created the famous "The Spirit of MORTGAGE MONEY AVAILABLE Down at the Ovlngton Studios. 252 the Dance" In the Radio City Music Preacher to Use Legerdemain Fulton chock full of painters and sculptors, Christian Heinrich, Hall, "there was no room for big work.

Here I have a spacious ground floor where I can drive trucks in pleting his college work in three years, one year short of average. Now working for his third theological degree In three schools, the vnnnff mnpirian in rnnvprtino- his sculptor for many of the World's In Service at Baptist Temple Church Adapting Hebrew Prayer Fair exhibits, has his home and and out to take my work to gal workshop. KlOCXLYrt FEDERAL SAVENGS Bd LOAN 1 Cwrt Brooklyn TRlMgle 14147 XXaa1jlantrarhaF Phil FavvaII illhiclnna stMoff iMinm leries. Anything suitable there was tion, and Presiding Bihop Henry Tucker of the Protestant young painter. Julio Girona, andL.1H at this afternoon, sand hearings.

too expensive." 30 Years in Detroit Another newcomer to the Heights le.ssionai enienainmenu are Deing in. iuwc' 8t. George at a special Eajrter Rally at the Well on the way to the top ofireplaced by meetings in which hisL Epueop1 Church well on 'high service" in the Merlllon Neigh- I is Albert Grann, for the past 30 itiS i Brooklyn uapust lempie, aasier hla profession as a master of leger-trick teach a Christian lesson, iviriiiHiii kiiu niv c-u a iiic wt5- mi i IMSClFOR FUR STORAGE CALL A special baptismal servlre, with most young magician of hi gnert- iiA-oti-n the Rev. Richard L. Robinson of Inn" andahe logical successor to.

the Bay Ridge Baptist Church offi- Tliurston, according to enthusiasts, A tated meeting of the Preby- borhood Reformed Church, Oarden Church School Baiar City Park, of which the Rev Ottoj The St, Augustin Episcopal Brand is pastor, will be an adapt, church School will sporaor It section from Hebrew ntunl In ronnec- ond annual Easter baiar on tion with the Day of Atonement of Thursday and Friday, the memorial prayer for the dead, in the interest of the remodeling Mr. Mildred Howson Hinley of drive of the church. The victory the Chamlnade Society will be the I Garden booth will be conducted by LANE BRYANT BROOKLYN elating, will also be held. An Easter Mr. Foxwell became convinced that! tery of Brooklyn-Nassau wUl musical program, including the Bay 'he should enter the Christian mln Plymouth to Have Guest Preachers held on Monday, April 30, In the Hollis Presbyterian Church 104th Ave.

and ISSth 8t Hollis, The morning session will be, in at 10:30 o'clock and the afternoon session at 1:45 o'clock. Nominations for commissioner to the General Assembly will be mad at 11:40 a.m. Ridge Church's white-robed choir, listry several years ago and began John Trotter, tenor soloist, with correspondence study while travel-asslattng soloists and ensembles ing from coast to coajrt with his will complete the program. programs. Later he left the enter- Utilizing the tricks of his former tainment circuit to enter Wheaton trade to Illustrate Christian truths, College, but there he maintained Mr.

Foxwell will present a number his strenuous work schedule by giv- ADAPTO SIZES 5 to 11 A to EE During Summer guest Mloist at the services, with Arthur Nanton, superintendent of her son, Croydon A. Hartley, of Church School. Oarden talk Oarden City, a organ accompanist, will be given each evening from During today services Mr. Brand, 9:45 to 10 o'clock, The baaar will will baptize his youngest grandchild, take place at 7:30 each evening in Judith Edna, daughter of Mr. and the parish hall of the church, 700 Mr.

Peter A. Brown of Holll. 'Mry Ave. of of his well-known and mystifying ing an average of more than 300 and election will be held at 1:43 Clerrvmen from a numher communities will be auest Dreachersi meeting nere, preacmng nepenormancei a year wnue at Plymouth Church or the Pilgrims, Orange and Hicks of which the Rev. Dr.

L. Wendell Fifield is pastor. The first of the visiting preachers will take the pulpit on June 16. He is the Rev. William H.

McConaghy of the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, Albany. The Rev. Floyd Shacklock of Drew Theological Seminary. Madison, N. will preach on June 23 and June 30.

On July 7 and July 14 the pulpit wm be occupied by the Rev. Dr, John B. Hanna, church counselor of the Council for Social Action. The guest for the remaining Sun days of July will be the Rev. Dr.

Good Musk rat and a Good Buy at 8350 Have you been stalking muskrats lately? Have you shed a tear for their dusky beauty and classed them with the vanishing buffalo? Then weep no more. For here is the mightiest of all muskrat-silken skinned muskrat dyed to within an inch of mink by the famous House of Hollander! Short coats, long coats, fitted coats, full coats. Trap yours now and we'll hold it in scientific hibernation until fall. Young Marylin Furs on the Main Floor in a dressmaker Robert m. Bartlett oi Plymouth Congregational Church, Lansing, Michigan.

The Rev. Dr. Truman Douglas oxford of black kid with braid sun-bursting from executive vice president of the Board of Home Missions of the tiny appliques of sparkling patent Congregational Christian Churches, will be the preacher for Aug. 4, and Light on the foot and lovely 10.95 SHOES MAIN FLOOR the Rev. Dr.

Ernest M. Halliday general secretary of the Church Extension Division of the Board of Home Mission of the Congrega tional Christian Churches, for Aug, 11 and Aug. IS. The concluding ryant preacher for August will be the Rev Dr. Robblns W.

Barstow, director of BROOKLYN the Commission for World Council i Service of the World Council of Churches, who will preach again on 15 HANOVER PLACE JUST OFF FULTON ST. i Sept. 1. The final preacher in the Sum' mer series will be Dr. Douglas on Sept.

8. Church Dedicating Four Windows The Arlington Avenue Presby terian Church at it morning service today will dedicate four memorial J. ti 1 js5 0 windows, three to the three service men of the church who were killed in action In World War II and one to a former trustee. The windows are from the old Central Presbyterian Church, which stood at Marcy and Jefferson AvesJ having been saved from the building when was destroyed by fire some years ago. They depict different stages in the life of Christ and have been set in the east wall of the sanctuary.

The windows are being dedicated In memory of Pfc. Daniel N. Scor- naienchi, Staff Sgt. S. Howard Mc Pnerson, Lt.

William O. Nahrwold and Wtlllam Bayer, the former trustee, Chairman Chosen By Presbyterians V-' SWING-BACK in size, II 1' 16'2 to 262 Rochester, April 20 The appointment of William Smith 3d, president of the 8mith Brothers Cough Drop of Poughkeepsie as chairman of the New York Synod Laymen's Committee of the Presbyterian Church, was announced here today by the Rev. Willlax S. Meyer, pastor of the Central Piesbyterian Church nd chairman of the Restoration Commission of the Synod of New York. The Presbyterian Church, TJ.

S. i conducting a campaign among Its 8.604 Presbyterian Churches to raise $27,000,000 to aid the Protestant ministry abroad and for work in the United States In Pure wool cheek in block and white set-off with black wool tued KOfr V''H connection with the National Board of Mission. The money will also be used to rebuild hospitals and mission school In war-oev-astated area In the Pacific. 35 Religious Radio Drama COATS SECOND FLOOR The story of the resurrection of Christ will be retold In dramatic form as prepared by the Francis if can Friars of the Atonement today on the "Ave Maria Hour, broad cast over Station WMCA at 6:30 Russeks and over station WWRL at 8:30 a.m BROOKLYN 1J HANOVER PLACE JUST OFF FULTON ST. WHEN OUT OF TOWN register from Brooklyn RUSSEKS FULTON AND BRIDGE STREETS, BROOKLYN 1 RUSSEKS FULTON AND BRIDGE STREETS, BROOKLYN I.

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