Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-05
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the woodman Visu and his big family
! el,ed out miserable existence on the
barren plain Suruga. The woodsman
sits with his wife and youngsters in
| hut and every detail is worked out
with the painstaking zeal which
marks the oriental The stove and
the bread tray and the cushions and
| the bamboo stands. all of thumbnail
size, will delight any child. and the
big volcano smokes omnously out
side the door. Then goes the tale,
the mountain smoked so fearfully
that Visu and his flock were almost
suffocated. But In the end the smoke
cleared away and a splendid big peak
stood before them and flowers began
| to bloom upon 1t and strange animals
to come down from it, all Of which
are part of the equipment Of this
series and which no doubt will appeal
of Noah's Ark.
| The grown-ups of any family which
receives this vivid account Of the
making of Fujiyama will recognize,
even in the toy. the same mountain
which appears SO frequent, on fans. on
plates and cups and is in fact as much
| a part of the Flowery Kingdom the
| flock of birds on Japanese embroidery
or the smiling, bowling ladies who in
variab bly, look at each other over a
half-opened fan en- which looms the
great peak.
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Lovers Of the ancient and historic
| game of chess who are fortunate
| enough to have friends in Europe
may. if they SO desire, obtain from
the rehabilitation stations sets made
Of gun metal from the battle fields or
| carved from wood which possess poig
nant interest For instance, in the
hospitals established by the Queen of
Belgium and principally managed by
her, old oak rafters from ruined con-
vents and chapels and parts of pews
are given to the invalids. who fash
ion the auaintest knights, kings.
| queens and castles imaginable and
| frequently mount the figures on bases
of gun metal or brass, which is sal
wage from the late scenes of carnage.
A splendid set of chess men has re-
| Gently been received by an ecclesias-
tic who had the pleasure of serving
l Cardinal MERCER during his visit last
autumn. and it is quite large and re-
splendent on board of white and
brown wood obtained from the demol-
ished town hall of Ypres. with the fig
| ures almost six inches in height and
carved most wonderfully from ma
terial which once formed the choir in
| the fine cathedral of that martyred
city.
| Another unique gift made of war
salvage takes the shape of playing
| cards manufactured from wood pulp
| from the ruined forests of Belgium.
| especially that forest of Arden which
lays claim to be the original woods
| of las You Like II" instead Of the one
situated in the Midlands of England
| These cards reproduce those historic
packs which are the first of the kind
used as the game is now played and
which Immediately superseded for
/ tune-telling cards. which had vogue
from the seventeenth century to the
| first half Of the nineteenth.
| These cards show all fhe aces
| two views of the battle area and they
| show a genuine club such as a cave
man might have fiourished instead of
the mild symbol of present usage.
by jewel cup, while a diamond is
the blazing stone on a cushion and
not the affair of today's whist meet
ing. And spade is a spade and
| could be employed to dig potatoes.
| These cards are long and narrow, and
another innovation is that the knaves
strongly resemble some detested fig-
ures OF the late war, while the kings
and queens are those of heroic as
| ISOLATION like their majesties of Bel
GUM, OF Italy and Great Britain
The President and Mrs. Wilson have
been much interested in the celebra-
ton Of the 200th anniversary OF the
founding of the Presbyterian Church
at Upper Octorara near Parkesburg,
Pa. 1t had been the Presidents in
tention announced more than a year
ago, to attend this historic celebra-
ton. but his illness and the stress of
public affairs rendered this impossi-
BILE. He has. however. taken a cor
dial interest in the function and fol-
lows the seven-day ceremonies with
keen appreciation.
The ceremonies began on Wednes-
day last. Historic day, when the ac-
tual anniversary occurred Mr.
Wayne Morris addressed the distin-
guished concourse which was enter
tanned during the week by the pres
Mendenhall, moderator of the pres
bytery of New York, and Rev. Robert
Watson of the Second Church of
New York. were the princ pal speak
guished followers Of Calvin were en-
tertained at Octorara and participated
in the services. The last day was
signalized by the reunion Of the de-
scendants of the founders OF this ven
cradle parish.
This ancient congregation had as
it's first shepherd Rev. David Evans,
who came from Wales in response to
appeals from former friends and
neighbors who had sought to improve
their fortunes In the domain Of the
Penns along the Delaware river. He
held the first service on September
l, 1920 in what was then called the
town of Salisbury and which is now
an independent parish. while the Oc-
torara people moved farther inland
and established the church which is
concentrating it's 200th birthday
The first building, more than IT'S
years old. in perfect preservation,
stands in the old graveyard as a NOR
tuary chapel, while the present struc-
ture, erected in 1910, is the third church
OF the congregation, and Is handsome,
modern edif1ce of gray stone.
This venerable parish was affected
by what is known in Presbyterian an
mails as the great schism" when con-
gregations generally became divided.
The parishioners of the Rev. David
Evans were among the diSaffected and
only a remnant remained true to the
old allegiance and called themselves
thereafter the Presbyterian Church of
Upper Octorara while the recalcitrants
named their edifice northward as the
Second Presbyterian Church of the
same designation.
Flower lovers note with pride the
cult of the zinnia in the parks and
gardens hereabout and the revival OF
this old fashioned but long scorned
annual gives brilliancy to borders
not obtainable otherwise That gor-
geous circle of zinnias of mixed colors
with flaming mammoth marigolds
which grows in the southern garden
of the White House must have been
comfort to the President and Mrs