Evening star. [volume], May 12, 1936, Page A-20, Image 20

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METHODISTS SEEK
Effort to Clip Powers of
Morals Unit Held Move
at Dr. Wilson.
By the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 12.—A
move to give the General Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
greater powers over its Board on Tem
perance, Prohibition and Public Mor
als gained headway today.
Delegates to the quadrennial con
ference approved a committee report
to revise the constitution of the board.
Its adoption was seen by conference
leaders as a move to retire Dr. Clar
ence True Wilson, founder and for 26
years executive secretary of the board.
Before considering the committee
report, the delegates heard Dr. G.
Bromly Oxnam, president of Depauw
University, Greencastle. Ind., with
draw as a candidate for one of four
bishop vacancies. He needed only 47
votes to win election when he an
nounced his withdrawal.
General Conference Would Elect.
The proposed change in the board j
set-up would provide for the election j
of the executive secretary by the Gen- j
eral Conference instead of by the
board members. Members also would
be nominated by the bishops and ;
elected by the conference to represent j
all areas of the church. At present,
members are not chosen geograph
ically.
Among those expected to oppose Dr.
Wilson for election as executive sec
retary were: Dr. Deets Pickett, assist
ant secretary of the board and brother
of Bishop J. Waskom Pickett of
Lucknow. India: Dr. Ernest Cherring
ton of Columbus, an executive of the
Anti-Saloon League, and Dr. Edmund
J. Kulp. Kansas City, Mo., pastor.
Dr. Oxnam's announcement fol
lowed a report on a second ballot,
Which gave him 327 votes. A two
thirds majority, or 374 votes, is re
quired for election.
Dr. Hammaker in First Place.
Withdrawal of Dr. Oxnam. which
he said was decided upon "after care
ful consideration.” left Dr. Wilbur E.
Hammaker of Youngstown, Ohio, in
first place. Dr. Hammaker polled 277
votes on the second ballot.
A third ballot was taken imme
diately. but the results were not ex
pected to be reported until late today.
PLAN BICYCLE RACES
A series of bicycle races will be
etaged under the auspices of the Dis
trict Amateur Bicycle League of
America Saturday at the polo field in
Potomac Park. Milton H. Sencindiver,
District League representative, an
nounced today.
Trophies will be awarded the win
FUNERAL SERVICES SET
FOR COL. L. M. WHEELER
Rites Will Be Held Tomorrow at
Arlington National
Cemetery.
Funeral services for Lieut. Col.
Lester M. Wheeler, U. S. A., who died
Friday at Fort Hauchuca, Ariz., will
be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Arling
ton National Cemetery. Burial will
be with full military honors.
Honorary pallbearers will be Lieut.
Cols. Leonard T. Gerow, Albert S.
Peake. Homer H. Slaughter and
Theodore K. Spencer, and Majs. Wil
liam E. Chambers and Vernon Evans.
Col. Wheeler was on duty in this
city from October, 1924, to July, 1925.
FUNERAL IS HELD
Mrs. Mary V. Woodward Burled
in Cedar Hill.
Funeral services were held yesterday
in Hines chapel for Mrs. Mary V.
Woodward, 98, who died Saturday at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wal
ter H. Grual, 1343 East Capitol street.
Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
A native of Lee County. Va., Mrs.
i Woodward had lived here for 29 years.
HU HAN-MIN DIES;
LEADER IN CHINA
Associate of Dr. Sun Yat Sen Was
President of Legislative Yuan
in 1928-31.
By the Associated Press.
HONGKONG. May 12.—Hu Han
Min, 52, one of the most politically
powerful figures In Chinese politics,
died today.
Hu, a native of Kwantung Province,
was a graduate of Tokio Law College
and later became associated with Dr.
Sun Yat Sen, first President of the
Chinese Republic.
During Dr. Sun's absence from
China in 1924-5 he acted as generalis
simo of China. In 1928 to 1931 he was
president of the Legislative Yuan.
Until last year he was one of the
dominant triumverate In the Kuomin
tang, the Chinese People’s party. The
other members were Generalissimo
Chlang Kai-Shek, now premier, and
former Premier Wang Ching-Wei.
MARINE LEAGUE FORMED
New Organization Will Meet Fri
day Night.
The first regular meeting of
the newly-organized Marine Corps
League will be held Friday night at
8 o’clock at 458 Indiana avenue.
Former Marines are eligible for mem
ship.
E. B. Oarrett is taking a leading
part in creating the organization
and Commandant Charles H. Thorne
of Union County Detachment. New
Jersey, will participate in Friday's
gathering, outlining plans for install
ation of officers by the national com
mandant when he comes here from
Florida, the latter part o. the month.
--■» .
Reach 25th Anniversary.
The Craig Kennedy scientific detec
tive stories have reached a twenty-fifth
anniversary.
WILLIS W. PARKER,
INSURANCE MAN, DIES
Funeral Service* to Be Held
Tomorrow for Retired
Broker.
Willis W. Parker, retired insurance
broker and lifelong resident of this
city, died yesterday at his home, 2233
Eighteenth street, after a long illness.
Death was due to heart disease.
Mr. Parker had been connected
with the Fidelity Insurance Co. and
the National Surety Co. He was a 1
member of the Knights of Pythias.
He is survived by a son, Lee T. Parker
of this city.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Hines funeral
home, 2901 Fourteenth street. Burial
will be in Congressional Cemetery.
-•———
Called Nature's Glory.
An old description of Britain’s
Queen Elizabeth called her Nature's
Glory, the Miracle of Time, the World
Wonder, with many other similar des- ,
ignatlons.
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Applicants should telephone Co
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