Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-11
VIEW WILD ANIMALS.
More Than 900 Children See
Rainey Pictures.
ARE GUESTS OF THE STAR
Mock at Monkeys and Sympathize
With Baby Elephant That
Is Spanked.

More than 900 orphans and other poor
children of Washington enjoyed a red
| letter day in their lives yesterday after
noon. when they visited the New
Academy Theater to see the moving
pictures of Paul j. Rainey's African
hunt as the guest of The Star, in CO.
operation with the management of the
theater and of the picture company.
Boys and girls of all sizes were there,
accompanied by their teachers and other
grown-up friends They were decked out
in their best in honor of the party
and their shining eyes bore witness to
the fact that they appreciated the treat
that was given them.
AS the pictures of the wild animals OF
British East Africa, taken by j. {. Hem
ment during this celebrated hunt were
thrown on the screen, and as the lectur-
err Nicholas ForZly, described them, the
children kept their eyes and ears wide
open and had such a good time that
many of them initiated the sounds of the
animals as they appeared before MI
Forzly had a chance to say anything
Silent With the Giraffe.
When a flock of sheep and goats which
were to be used for food for the hunting
party was shown they began to call out
'Da-d-a-a ana MA -a-d-d anu iidTO
other noises similar to those made by
sheep and goats They neighed. or tried
10. for the zebras, and chirped and
screeched when the monkeys appeared,
but they seemed to be nonplussed when
Mr.. Forzly told them. as the glrane ap-
peared, that they were dumb ANIMALS.
At that they just laughed
They laughed all through the perform
ance, and their applause seemed to be as
appreciative and we'll timed as that OF
the ..grown-ups in the audience yes
terday's matinee was at $3.50 o CLOCK,
that hour being set so that children CON
nected with the Christ Child and other
similar societies who are attending school
could be present after their work In
school was over for the day.
The baby animals and baby ostriches
that were shown naturally attracted mos,
of the chiIdren's attention, and their un~
restrained plea sure I'm these was obvious.
They clapped their little hands almost
sore But for the lions and cheetahs the
children evinced interest that was shown
by their sitting a little closer together.
1t probably wasn't fear. 1t was more like
respect. The monkeys. naturally, were
treated with ridicule
See Baby Elephant Spanked.
One little girl we'll down in front, who
was one of two or three rows of perky
little misses each Of whom had CO.
quettish red ribbon in her hair, had her
composure disturbed when the lecturer
announced that mother elephant was
about to whip a baby elephant while
they We're drinking at the water hole,
and that she wasn't going to use a
strap, but would use her trunk. So this
little girl stood up, the better to see the
little baby elephant get spanking, al
most as IL she wanted to stop it, but the
naughty animal got the spanking, any
how. and the lecturer announced that she
would behave herself. always, in future.
Whereupon Little Miss Red Ribbon In
Her Hair announced to the little girl be-
side her:
Il bet that was boy baby elephant
Aside from being entertaining. the pic
lures were found to be of an educational
character, and the children gave them