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2 BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW YORK, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1932 LITTLE THEATER PUPPETS MAKE DEBUT 'Barney' Ex-Policc Ofh. Long 111, Dies at Bernard J. retired police lieutenant, known to thousand of Brooklyn residents as "Smiling Ttnrnev" O'Connor, died early today Roxy's Wand Guides Miracle Music Hall Rfhoarsos Marvelous Lighting Effects and Performance With Swift Criticism and Praise From His Aladdin's Rox Show Opens Tonijrht Says Americans Have Will to Be Prosperous Again H. I). Giltson Cites Their Cimrape as Outstanding Reastm for His Optimism Borough Relief Now $300,000 Below Quota Divisions Relief Efforts to Close Emergency Drive January 17 By ART ARTHUR Drunk with beauty, I slumped into my seat in the Radio City Music Hall yesterday and sought for words to express my feelings and as I ruminated, the Tuskegee Choir on the stage began to sing an old Negro spiritual What a Beautiful City," they sang? A AAA I I 'l Pr A IP 1 In his home, 245 Fcnimore St.

He was 56. I O'Connor joined the force in 1902 i and was retired in 1928. Following his retirement he became chief of police at Sea Gate. He retired from that post about a year ago because of ill health. For the past four months he was confined to his bed.

He is survived by his wife, Mary; three sons. Detectives Philip G. O'Connor of the main office, division, Brooklyn: Edwin and Jerome, and four daughters. Gertrude, Marion, Virginia and Dorothy. The funeral will be from the horn at 10 a.m., Thursday, with a requiem mass in the Church of St.

Francis of Assisi, Nostrand Ave. and Lincoln Place. Burial will be in Calvary. George Wagner, 69, great beauty and therefore wasn't too greatly astounded until I came across the lowly box for fire hose and even it was done in elaborate iron grill-work it struck me as being the height of some-thing-or-other Mill Accommodate 6,200 The music hall will blaze open tonight on three bustling sides 49th and 50th Sts. and 6th Ave.

Modern to the minute it will accommodate 6.200 persons on the Clerk Aid Vittorio Podrecca, founder and director of the Little Theater, pictured with some of his puppet stars following their society-sponsored debut in New York recently. The scene, which depicts a "concert party," is considered the outstanding feature of the imported entertainment, combining comedy, music and action with fine taste and skill. The world-famed inanimate troupe has appeared before millions of spectators in 400 cities over a period of 18 years. Christmas Sermons Urge Peace for World deplored the "Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die" attitude among various people today. "There are people who always look up and there are those who always look down," he said.

"It is the old story of restless inquiry, dilieent search and venture, Church Urged to Take Lead in Outlawing War and I Abolition of Poverty in The American people have faith and courage and "therefore the de- termination to be prosperous I again." Harvey D. Gibson, president of the Manufacturers Trust Com- pany. said today. "We are not looking for 'prosper- ity just around the nor is it now essential to our morale." he continued, in a year-end state- ment. "There are sound reasons why we should regard the outlook for 1933 with greater confidence, and why any material improvement result- lng from world financial conditions should be indicated to a marked degree In net results.

For one thing. our gold position is restored sub- staiiLiaiiy to wnat as a year ago. Consequently, our monetary 1 stability gives us a solid foundation from which we are not likely to be dislodged. "Further, business is now largely adjusted to a 1932 basis 8nd has shown the ability both to hold a 1 good portion of the gains made and to resist decline in the face of many unsolved problems and disturbing uncertainties. These facts alone, without a recovery in trade.

Justify the substantial improvement that has unquestionably taken place since last June and which has been reflected in average security prices. "All this is material gain and it is definite enough to be encouraging. But to me the outstanding achievement of the past year has been the patience and the sense of reality the very antithesis of the psychology which brought about present conditions that we have seen develop on every hand. "They gave ns all the justifica- i tion we need for accepting both the present and the future challenge to the character and intelligence of our people." McKee Returns To Desk Against Doctors Advice Says He Will Be Very Careful With Self Won't AllrnlLehmaiiInaiitiral Acting Mayor McKee returned to City Hall today after being absent for more than a week during which he was confined to hi home with a severe bronchial cold. He said he had lost five pounds ana maicaiea mat, ne was oacx ai tL-nrtr tnriair ftftnlMru In Ilia of his doctor, Dr.

Calvin Curlin Craven. He was to preside at hearings on two Municopal Assembly bills of minor importance this afternoon. Asked if he would make any appointments to fill several vacant posts in the city government before he loses his caDacitv of Mavor on Jan- 1 he replied: "I doubt it very mucn. McKee stated that the Board of Estimate would meet in executive session 8hursday morning to take up the matter of salary reduction to effect a saving of $20,000,000 In the 1933 budget. He said the board also would consider ways and means of achieving the second $20,000,000 cut in next year's budget.

The acting Mayor said that It was essential to act promptly In this matter If the Jan. IS payrolls are to be met. 10 conservs nis airengm, mt Mayor has cancelled all engage- said he would be extremely careful of himself for the next few. weeks. Services Throughout the Rorough An urgent appeal to the Church to take the lead in a world crusade to outlaw war and abolish poverty was the keynote of the annual Christmas messages in Brooklyn churches Sunday.

The churches were filled for all the Christmas Eve and regular morning services and, as usual, the traditional holiday carols were sung by augmented choirs in a setting of Christmas decorations and lighted candles. At many services ministers and priests made it a special point to appeal to their congregations to do ah In their power at this time to aid the suffering. As usual, many Brooklynites journeyed to Manhattan throughout Christmas Day and joined with the 25,000 worshipers at the eight! Christmas masses at St. Patrick's' Cathedral. I in contrast to slusffishness of mind, carelessness and animal contentment.

It is the new story of youthful ambition, set determination and a beckoning goal, in contrast to laziness, weakness and fogbound horizons of vision." A pageant, reproducing the 'ancient plays of the Christian Church, was presented in the afternoon by a cast of 18 at the church. There was also a White Gift service and the singing of Christmas carols by an adult choir of 60 voices. The pageant, which portrayed events in the life of Christ in ancient pantomime, was directed by Mrs. Edith Becton Uhrbrock, director of dramatic studies at Plymouth Institute, adjoining the church. Mrs.

Uhrbrock read a poem explain ing the pageant. Following the pageant gift.s for the poor were consecrated bv Dr. Durkee. The choir was directed by Henry Pfohl. minister of music, Miss Lsa Mcllwraith gave a brief organ recital.

Stressea Human Kindness I Human kindness was stressed as the dominating note in the celebra- i tion of Christmas by the Rev. Sam- uel M. Dorrance in his sermon at 1 St. Ann's P. E.

Church. "Christmas means holidays with no lessons to do." he said. "Christ- mas mjtfins marrvmiilrinff it mnn family reunions, boys and girls com- lng home from school and college. Christmas means letting the love we bear each other show itself In a hundred happy ways. "The first simple meaning has be, comc onlv onc o( manv And chrM ha.s come to mean something much richer and more generous.

Vt Its 1e et ill all owi our own mnlrintr It still stands exclusively for human kindness. The Child of Bethlehem also stands for the friendship of God." "The symbols of Christmas are material tilings by which we are de claring our spiritual loyally to the 1 In Brooklyn one of the most im-, Christmas. The red stands for sac-portant of the traditional services rlficei tne sacrifice which Jesus im-was held at St. James Pro-Cathc-, derwent and the sacrifices we must dral, where Bishop Thomas E. Mol- )f WP are fo attain tne Kin(t.

loy of the Roman Catholic Diocese ftnm nf r.a The preen stand, for With contributions to the Brooklyn division of the Emergency Unemployment Relief Committee still more than $300,000 short of the $1,250,000 goal, renewed efforts were begun today to complete the campaign by Jan. 17. Don L. Stevens, chairman of the Commerce and Industry Division, announced that 35,000 wage earners are already represented in the employe group gifts and predicted that before the campaign ends, the number will be. increased to 50,000.

He disclosed the fact that 8.992, or more than 98 percent of the Brooklyn Edison's employes are included in the 35,000. The Edison employes contributed an average of $17.57 per person, he said, which is about twice as much as the average for the same group last year. Increase Effort Among the subcommittees which will Intensify their efforts to reach the campaign goal within the next three weeks are the special gifts committee under Adrian Van Sin-deren, which at the last report meeting had raised the women's division under Mrs. George K. Brower, which has raised and the general canvass workers under Surrogate George A.

Wingate, who, on Dec. 20, had raised $20,523.60. A total of 14.666 applications for "made work" have been filed by unemployed men and women' in Brooklyn, and 3,776 applications have been filed by Queens residents at the Emergency Work and Relief E. Matthews, director of the bureau, reported yesterday to John C. Parker, Brooklyn chairman of the Emergency Unemployment Relief Committee.

Total applications for the five boroughs are 43.165. Between Dec. 20 and 25, Mr. Matthews said, this total Increased 7.4 percent. Shows Need "These figures show the Increasingly pressing need for prompt support of the emergency unemployment relief campaign," Mr.

Parker said. Mr. Parker has received from Governor-elect Lehman a letter commending the work that Is being done to raise Brooklyn's quota. "It is with a great personal interest," Lehman wrote, "that I learn of the magnificent fight you and your coworkers are making in Brooklyn against the distressing effects of the depression and unemployment. "Many persons, unaware of the tremendous Industrial importance of Brooklyn during joom times, regard it as a resii.

itial city. The real truth is that it is one of the leading industrial cities of our State and country. "I heartily Indorse the work you are doing and the manner in which you are doing it." Russell C. Irish, treasurer of the campaign committee, announced the following contributions Sunday: t.i..vm Firm, orllcera and emplovcs of Rock-ooo Co. Slt.onn Anonymous.

Mil OfTtccrs and employes of H. Batter, man it Co, t.UM From friend. S3SI.4S Tlvoli 'Bieater. sis William H. English.

Fremont C. Peck. siJ Employe of Divid H. Smith 8on Inc. I.

VI Miss Frances L. Bristol. Ward Melville. sun Z. JCrieger A Son.

Inc. lni Bmplovea of the Northwestern Mutual Insurance company. SIOQ Annnvmnu. Jinnee Mitchell Mv. Dr.

William Ltnrler. Justice Charles C. Lflrlcwnnd. Ttnlted Ameriran Metals Corp. Mons C.

York. Anonymous. Victor Mettl Products Co. SIS Arthur B. Brenner.

Mrv Sullivan. Employees of John M. Ine. Emplotei of Lav era Trust Co. Firm and employe.

of Mastiry. s.us Miss M. Louise Uunaon 'additional). A Dexter Best. Miss Bessie Sullivan 'additional.

Employes of Lion Varnish Compear Sisterhood Progressiva fivnatoiua. Arnold M. Schmidt. Mar L. C.

Ktrkman. Mr. and Mrs. S. O.

Stacer. Frederick 6. Ifartvn. (45.14 Employes of H. J.

Helns (additional), to T. J. Bllden. 1.1 John H. Scott.

Ailrlaldt W. and Edith H. Brown. f.S I Horstein. Anonymous.

Duffus Haddeav Mrs. tohn Miss Rose L.Uhlts. Arinnvnrvfj Bimuel c. Llttell Anonymous Frsnk J. Tsylor.

Mrs. Frederick MsrKav. Inula aiehutrenhach. rr and Mrs. E-monle Smith Aid Society of St.

Mark I Church. Fmo nrea of Aurust Moll Msnufieturtnf Company Mrs Tremper Lonrmsn. B1io Mica Corporation. Albert crtesehroiitfh. The Rev Jos.

W. Reaian. Afpnimwi'. Marie Nova. The Rev.

P. A. Kerwln. Richard Hurst. Charles Tlsrrt.

Inc. Edward Olacken. Anonymous Pendellnn Mrs Pauline fasmalnr. Annnrmoua H40 g'l'si, St 1S 53, MR. AND MRS.

FERRIS HOSTS Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ferris of West minster Road entertained at their residence Christmas night. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs.

Honry Ramsay, Mr. and Mrs. John D. Graham. Mr.

and Mrs. Harry V. Leavitt. Mrs. Dorothy F.

Nohrbas. Price Owrns. the Misses Irene Ramsey, Irene Owens. Florence Graham, Catherine Ferris and Alice W. Ferris, diaries S.

Leavitt. Dr. Charles Henry Finke Alan Mlddlrton. Mortimer A. Fowler and Theodore EtudweU.

it couldn't have been 1 more opportune theyj needed only to insert the word if they had but made it, What a Beautiful (Radio) City," I would have raised my voice in exultation, The descent of the famed contour curtain is like a great fall of golden waters when down it is like an enormous and the roof overhead seems composed of vast rays emanating from I'm told that Roxy's inspiration for it was sunrife at too, have seen the sunrise at and one is scarcely less breathtaking than the Dozens of super-super-supcr-ex-tra-special-high-powered adjectives will be employed tonight by desperate reporters stiriving to catch the immensity of Radio City's beauties. a choice help yourself magnificent, stupendous, tremedous, gigantic. Immense, marvelous, overwhelming, terrific, amazing and so on and on. though, it is breath-taking. Rehearsal Quite by accident I strayed Into the Radio City Music Hall yesterday show as Roxy was putting the through Its and I hope I enjoy myself as much at the opening as at the Roxy sat at a portable desk placed in the center aisle and equipped with buzzers and a microphone that broadcast his Instructions to every corner of the "Remind me to shoot you after the throw a green light over don't bow like old-timer, you are lousy.

that curtain you there, why don't you hire a hall if you want to make a speech. bring that orchestra back give her a white no matter what happens, keep grinning. hold those that's no, I don't want the orchestra to play lah-dah-dah-dah. life into it that don't give me alibis. heard enough today to last me for ten generations.

whal happened to that, That's Roxy at work but don't get the idea that he is a tyrant everyone connected with Radio City swears by him quick to reprimand, he is also quick to praise dynamic. Insistent upon perfection, he gets the best out of his staff and artists The Fire Hose Box From what I saw of the show In rehearsal, "Wear a Feather in Your Cap" is due to become a smash song hit perhaps because of its resemblance to the old familiar "Turkey in the Straw" Ruth Abbott's hit song, "Mad Melody," should be another highlight my i heartiest laugh came from Doc. Rockwell's gag That, however, doesn't begin to i give you an idea of the show highlights but my most striking memory of Radio City will still be the fire hose box, as Incongruous as It may sound I expected golden Joan Abbott tried singer after singer without finding one capable of delivering "Mad Moment" as It should be delivered. Then Billy Grady, her manager, suggested that Roxy try Joan out. "There was a line of girls waiting to be heard.

I got half way through the number and Roxv told them all that they could go home. My manager felt like a mlllinn dollars." "And how did you feel?" she was for th Night Club number." "That's wor is-sped Joan; she ed for th winga. I Ei i I I I i main floor and in its three "mezza nines," as Roxy prefers tc call them Two hundred fifty police officers foot and mounted, have been de tailed for tonight's orcning, and special traffic lanes nil! be kept open as far north as Central Park, nine blocks north. Further, to handle the opening night attendance there will be 200 doormen, ushers and panes. When the theater opens tonight, there will be on duty in the entire building, backstage and in the front of the house, 748 persons one employe -for every nine persons in the audience.

Elaborated Virtideville The figures involved in the new theater are as great as the enterprise it-ielf. Two thousand costumes are required for the performance, with approximately 5.000 fittings needed, acorclin? t0 an announcement from me nan. j.wtiii,y liiuusiUlU yards of material were used. The entertainment itself is variety, similar In its diversity to a vaudeville bill, but elaborated and re-styled to Include spectacle and ballet numbers of the type seen in moving picture "palaces." An orchestra of 100 pieces, directed by Erno Rapce, will have to play 56 musical compositions during the program and arrangers and copyists were called upon to provide nearly 5,000 parts for the use of the orchestra alone. Two hundred spotlights of varying power and Intensity, each with 40 possible color changes, are in the theater, all controlled from the master board in front of the orchestra.

50 Ribbon Microphones On the stage are 50 "ribbon" microphones, each with an amplifier beneath the stage which can be regulated at will. The theater's sound equipment has been called the mast elaborate ever attempted. The ceiling, of successive arches, has been made a sky upon which to produce novel lighting effects. Each row of seats has its letter number in lights on the end to facilitate seat- ing. One of the most distinguished audiences to attend a New York theater openinz in manv vears is indi cated, savs the Associated Press, The list of those who are exnected to attend includes John D.

Rorke- feller Jr. and his family: Owen D. Younor. M. H.

Aylcsworth. president of RKO and prominent figures of Industry, society, the stage, the music world and the fcreen. In addition to the symphony or-' chestra a chorus of 100. a Negro choir of 110 and a ballet corps num berlng 80. the opening bill includes Tltto RufTo.

Coe Glade, Weber and Fields. DeWolf Hopper and numerous others. Another Rockefeller Center Theater, the RKO Roxy, dedicated to photoplay and stage entertainment, will have its opening Thursday night. THE WEATHER FORECAST NEW YORK CITY AND VICINITY Rain tonicht and Wednesday; somewhat warmer tomsht; mod-crate easterly shifting to southerly winds. EASTF.T1N NFW YORK -Pain timnht and Wednf-dav.

probahiv rhsnmna to flurrifg Wrrinrsdsv tn north nornnn; somfwhst. tonight; rnldcr In north portion afternoon. NEW JCRfiKY- Rain lonlaht and Wrdne.day, siuwly using trmpratitre 10-nlihl. General Report Moderat'ty low prrviirt In the Gulf of Mesiro has dfvrlotwd northaard over the southern water; lowest barometer. 30 00 New Orleans This development caused rain Monday mornlnt Louisiana coast, and since then i north is Tennessee and Virginia Tn, area or hliih pressure charted HslurdaT over the Pacific State still overlies that 1 region.

althuuRh oft. hoots have contlnurd etard across the Continent Hie hlKtl now passing off the Allal.tic Coat is one of theve Except tor a uuKjcme fall er the Northeast, the tempi-ramie changes during tin last 2i hem have been un. The Southern rains m.ll pronsh'v resc'v N' York area Inn al'-innon snil continue on Wertnesdav w.tn cornea hilher temperai'irrs Modeiate northerly ainds oT shore north nf Cape Fear, lisht variah.c thence southward. TrniperaltirsWi H'ghLnw HitMiw 4. Pen'sn'e frs Alba nr A'lantir Cite.

Baltimore Bn.ton Buffalo Montreal New York Philadelphia. Pirtland. Me. Washington. Chicago Cincinnati.

Cleveland Detroit Indiana ikiIis loulsville Milwaukee A'lan'a A'lllene hsT.cton (lalvetiill tialiaa Miami siPW orsris. Ml 3S Norfolk ,2 at .12 Ra.eigh Antonio. ns 2a Havar.nan 7 A.2 Tarnoa So r.l IS Hismarcg 211 Kansas CHy 4H HI Paul -M SK S4 r. 10 Oklahoma City -V .12 Ml Ht Im '10 V. inmpeg in Sherman li Denver Hca Wl H.l.t l.ske Cltv S.1 I.oa Aneip, 12 lire SH San fr nr .10 4 San IJn-: 114 Seattle fii II" Havana HIGH W.m:R H.tli Wa'er AM I low Wa AM I 2I" SI ns-r-r-'prrt 1 Hi Yt For 33 Years, Dies George Wagner.

69, an employe In the County Clerk's office for more than 33 years, died Sunday at his home. 29 covert St. He had been a resident of Brooklyn for the past 65 years. Mr. Wagner was prominent In Democratic circles here, having served as election district captain In the 20th A.

D. for more than 25 years. He was a member of the 20th A. D. Democratic Club and the I Catholic Benevolent League.

His i "rst Position in tne county cicr a office was as law clerk. Later his health failed and he assumed the duties of a filing clerk. He leaves his wife, Eva Kunzcr Wagner; a daughter, Amelia, and four sons, Joseph, George Rudolph and Gustav. A solemn requiem mass will sung tomoiTOW morning at 10 a.m. at the Fourteen Holy Martyrs R.

O. Church, followed by interment In St. John's Cemetery. L. G.

Staudenbauer Dies at 41; Rites Set Tomorrow Louis G. L. Staudenbauer, 41. soil of the late Louis Staudenbauer, prominent Eastert District jeweler. died Sunday at his home, 8531 107th Richmond Hill, following a illness of pneumonia.

I Mr. Staudenbauer was born in I Brooklyn and graduated from Publlo i School 37. For a time he was ps sociatrd with his father In the Jew. elry busoiness at 238 Grand St, when the elder Mr. Staudenbauer was known as one of the foremost diamond experts in the city.

He nad nt been in business for the past two years. Mr. Staudenbauer was a member of Greenpoint Lodge 403. F. and Damascus Commanderv 58.

K. i Orient Chapter 138, and Kismoi Temple. R. A. He is survived by his mother, Jo- hanna Staudrnbaurr Burkart, and four sisters, Mrs.

Agnes Joralcmon, Mildred Staudenbauer, Louise Tott and Florence Groin. Funeral services will be held at th home this evening at 8 the Rev. Edward Weeks Cross of th Union Congregational Church at i Richmond Hill ofllciating. Masonic services also will be held. Interment will take place tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock in Evergreen Cemetery.

Pauline K. Fiedler Mrs. Pauline KaurTmann Fiedler died suddenly on Monday at her late home, L'44 Eldert St. She was born in New York City 49 years ago and resided in Brooklyn for the past 28 years. She Is survived by husband, William two sons.

Robert snd Walter; a brother. Herman Ksufl-mann. and a sister, Mrs. Charlotte Tausrk. Services- will be held Wednesday at 8.

with the Rev. Arthur B. Rhlnow of Ririifwood Presbyterian Church offlclatinc. The funeral will be held Thursday at 2 oclock. with Interment In Lutheran Ccmctcrv.

Sewel Sweet Sewel Sweet, father of Mrs. M. E. Deuel and Ernest D. Sweet, died yesterday at his home.

1659 W. 2d following a brief illness. He was 93 years old. Mr. Sweet was born in Alburg, but spent most of his.

life In Fort Edward, N. before coming to Brooklyn two years ago. Besides his son and daughter, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren survive him. Burial services will take place tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock In Union Cemetery. Fort Edward, the Rev.

Mr Hooper of Hudson Fall officiating. nr i 4(viNr vni astir I'liilri Kepairrd IT hife Vnti Wait Most 4 aretol fXlSA' HON and HI I I V. Fas? Pavsnenta ttiltt' Ksprrtrnc full Sffl of Same Day if Desired Ir. II. IMII.MM HOW IIM'sTI II IN TMr BKOOKI XI I'utwioiM 'i nr.

vi it Ulbuh and llcKalll trnie. Braoklsa VI li.K!i ,1 'I as 7 ff (iKtfle I at SI Tltl I IMIIIhl Mia (it lllll SI II1VMH HISS IIIMI CKI1IS Ona nt Hroslvns net Fi ter Chiroiinfiivis la ef'er 1 li'f floilsr i.avs on Tsi'S I rtsea. Wcl-eviava and Pridaea S. Hilar trealmrals I ae St An Cast. S.

Gk'l, M.r., (eirt SI TSlsnile I SHI of Brooklyn pontificated at high iiihm. in me The Very Rev. John D. Wynne, rector of Cathedra College, was the tanoBiShi MollovewerneS the "ra.l I liiumna n. oiircim.

unc wi tue curates ui auntes rru-s-a- i thedral, and the Rev. John F. Ryan of the Cathedral College faculty. The Rev. Joseph Powers and the Rev.

William Flaskowskl were dea- cun ana suuaeucou, respectively, oi the mass. 'Must Accept Christ' The Rev. Edward Walsh. vice president of St. John's College, who delivered the sermon, declared that individual acceptance of Christ is absolutely essential today before there can be any hope of correcting the evils in the economic structure.

"The world today," he said, "is disorganized, and it was that way: when our Lord came as a Babe in Christ of Bethlehem and our joy in mnt ay Tom City Hall and he that loyalty," the Rev. George A. I wl" be Present at the Inaugura-niarir. imirt in hi. urmmi at th I tion of Governor-elect Lehman.

He Catholic and Protestant prophecy of peace so high and so near to fulfillment." The Rev. Wilbour E. Saunders, preaching his farewell sermon at the Marcy Avenue Baptist Church, declared that a return to real family life and the Church Is the only hope for the abolition of war and poverty. "There isn't much hope for the world," he said, "if the families of the world shirk their duty as religious teachers of their children If America is rotting anywhere it is rotting in its family life. If religion is to be put anywhere it is to be put in the family.

"The real Christian life, the Kingdom df God. is expressed in the red and ereen colors denotinor hope and growth, and the growth of the world is in the growth of the christian ideal." Jo Mv(. fof R)rMr Thp Rev' Mr' who re- centlv resianed as executive secre-! larv oi tne KrooKivn iinurrn nna Mission reucraiion as weii as pasior of the church, was scheduled to leave today for Rochester, N. where he will become executive secretary of the Federation of Churches of Rochester and Monroe County and a member of the faculty of the Colgate-Rochester Divinity School. Guest preachers at the Marcy Avenue Church next month will in- elude the Rev.

Dr. A. W. Beaven.l president of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, and the Rev. Dr.

Frederick Igler. pastor at the University of Pennsylvania. It was announced yesterday that perverted standards and nreda a guide to point out to him the way of high and noble living. The Saviour born 2.000 years ago Is still the only adequate Saviour of mankind." The Rev. Dr.

J. Stanley Durkee, in his annual Christmas message. analysis is being made cf milk from which the Infant had been iild water from whl-h the dog had drunk. No food -vhlch mieht bave remained poison was found with the exception of milk. A neighbor of Mrs.

Potter, pasr i.ig the ho'iso late last nlchl saw a burning at a front window snd decided to rail on ihe Kie got no bn knocked at the door, snd upon entering the house bodies. i I 1 i I i i i 1 i 16-Y ear-Old Joan Abbott's Voice Brooklyn's Gift to Music Hall Beinienem. Tne oitt glory of Rome Warren K. Blodgelt former vnung had gone when Jesus was born. people's director of the New' York The evil today is not only In the state Council of Rrlieinus Ednca-buslness and economic realm.

Some- has been appointed successor thing deeper than that is wrong." to the Rev. Mr. Saunders as dean The Rev. Edmund J. Rellly, pastor of the Central Training School in of the Pro-Cathedral, was the mas- Brooklyn.

ter of ceremonies. The diocesan I The school includes a group of choristers sang under the direction interdenominational training schools of the Rev. Lawrence H. Bracken. 1 pponsored by the Brooklyn Sunday Two of the deacons are students School Union; the Brooklyn church fnt th nHMlhnnJ U.

Qnn. it. A 1 .1 .1 i w. bi ti.e initial nnu miaiuu rruriHUUIl UHU vniiutia of Our Lady of Angels in Niagara denominational boards. Mr.

Blodg- Falls. The ten altar boys were tromiett was recently appointed director the Cathedral College of the Im-1 of religious education for the Brook-maculate Conception. lyn-Nassau Presbytery and he will One of the most urgent pleas for! have charge of courses on the prln-unlted church action In fighting; the clpies of teaching and adinlnUra-present forces of war was made 1 tion In young people's work, during the day by the Rev. Dr. In his ChrLstmas sermon at the John C.

Walker at the services in Irving Square Presbyterian Church the Congregational Church of the the Rev. George A. Crapullo stressed Pilgrims. the need for a spiritual guide in the "We must take up ttie cause of world today, peace," he declared, "not as a kind "We cannot escupe the truth." li" of item in our Christmas program, said, that man is spiritually Incom-but as a eros of sacrifice which the petcnt and needs a teacher to show Church should bear until the world him how to us? his spintunl powers, be saved from war. 1 that man lives according to low and Emmanuel Baptist Church 111 and bed-ridden members of the Lewis Avenue Congregational I Church, who could not attend Christmas services, had a touch of the Yuletlde brought to them as an I 11-plece harmonica band went; through the neighborhood and I stopped In front of their homes to plav traditional Christmas music.

The band, composed of five men and six boys. Is known as the Lewis Avenue Harmonica Band and most of the members are connected with the church. Carrying lanterns in the traditional Christmas manner, two of the boys went up and rang the doorbell at each stop before starting to play. wwrj (Icrkt1 nrL'PTC IjUIoUH UI IVLI March on Office With Joh Demand Members of the Brotherhood of i Brooklyn Edison Employes hold a rally at noon today In fronl of Bor-1 ough Hall, denounced the Edison Company for lis labor policies and then marched to the company offices at Pearl and Wllloiichby there to repeat their denunciation. William Beedle.

secretary of th brotherhoods and Prof. Walter E. Perk addressed the rally from a temporary platform on a stepladderi set up on the Borough Hall lrmza and "demanded" that 5.000 workers, who, they declared, had been dis- rhargrd In the past two years, be reinstated. Signs carried by some of me mriiim i ourr sucn acHwuim as nif umoKivn aisn unn pany Mad $8,800 IiOO. How Did ioi Make Out?" and "The Edison Com-I pany Makes Edison Work'-rs 1 Starve Professor Peck, who Is Brooklyn of the league for Inde- pendent Political Action, continued, his speech-making from the step- ladclrr after It had hrrn transferred to the front of the Edison Company i office.

While about 50 brotherhood members applauded and half-don policemen looked on. he declared thnl th "electric riollsr" as rhrnie tn rwrretuiite the ''virion labor policy" of the Brooklyn Edison Company. 1 Lovely Joan Abbott, shapely singer of siren songs, will be a spark- ling contributor from Brooklyn to the superb spectacle that will mark the opening tonight of Radio City Music Hall. Miss Abbott, who resides with her folks at 390 Eastern Parkway, will moan a moody melody called "Mad Moments" In the night club finale of the first act and Introduce another new number the second hair. Born In Brooklyn 18 years ago, Joan attended P.

8. 161 and Erasmus High. She left the latter to Join George White's mast recent edition of She had a mmor speaking part until Ethel Merman left the cast. Joan took her place and won Instant acclaim She shared headline honors with' Rudy Valee and Ray Bolger. Hen superb style won her a five-year contract with George White and it was necessary to get White's pr-! mission before she could accept the Radio City engagement.

Joan got her opportunity to be-1 come a stage star as the result of sn accidental meeting with George White. She Is distantly related to Lew Brown. White happened to come Into Brown's office while Joan was there. Were were Introduced and he he thought I was very nice. He asked me if I would like to go Into the chorus of his new show and I was so naive that replied I wouldn't work for him unless I was a star." she laughed.

'Mr. White thought that answer wan very funny and Lew roared. But Mr. White asked me to come down and see him anyway. He first gave a small part so that I could i "We are not dismayed in the face of the perils of war or of the very collapse of our civilization.

There Is a greater love of peace In the world than ever before. There are' mightier forces moving in the hearts of men. Never. I think, in all I human history was the hope of the' Woman, Child and Do Dead In Home Poison, Suicide Seen Margate City, N. Dec 27-Mrs.

i Sadie Porter, 45, nrr Infant granddaughter and her dog were found dead In the woman's home on Win-1 Chester Ave. here last night, The Infant was clasped In tie woman's arms snd flog was lying on the floor near them. Thv are believed to have Vin poisoned snd police said that, fy are working on the theory that Mrs. Porter committed sulcids. An develop stage presence.

Then when 1 asked. Ethel Merman left the show I took! 'Like ten million," was the ex-h'r place." ubersnt answer. Joan Is thrilled for more reasons i A voir bellowed. All on stage thsn one thai she is tsklng psrt. in i the opening nf structure.

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