Evening star., 1926-10-13

Woods, 8 years old, 1881 Cathedral
avenue. THE giraffe is coming to the
Zoo. while Calvin Coolidge Is Presi-
dent. The giraffe has no voice. He is
silent animal"
Writes Margaret Moore, ~ years
old, 1892 Garfield street: "I think that
a good name for the new giraffe would
be either the name for it in African
or the name Of the place in Africa
where it was caught. Then the Wash
ington children would never forget
where 1t came from"
Ella Hornisher, 721 Eleventh street
northeast, wants the giraffe named
Zoo-Zie for the place where it Is
likely to spend the rest of its life.
Edgar Mathew Love, years old,
203 y street northeast, thinks that
the only possible name is Hi-Up.
Thinks Hero" Suitable.
Il think Hero is a good name, y
writes Yetta Brill, n street, because
Of all the little giraffes he was lucky
to be picked out and given to our own
Zoo in Washington.
Betty Jane Oswald, 1856 Eighteenth
street, writes: THE name l like best of
all IS Star. after the paper that has
| taken so much interest in him, be
cause he would be the star of the Zoo
anu because tnInh II Is d pretty
name"
Il think Happy would be a very
good name," says Clara GOltZ, Il
years old, 144 d street southeast
First l think it is good because DR..
| Mann is happy to capture him; sec
ond, because the giraffe is happy tC
| be coming to the Capital; third, be
| cause the Zoo keeper is happy be
cause he will christen him; fourth, be
Icause the children Of Washington will
| be happy to be invited to the christen
| ing party"
Margaret Ida Jones, 10 years old
! 1869 Morse street northeast, writes
| My father took me to the Bronx Zoe
to see the giraffes there. and now
think that Steadfast would be a gooC
name, because 1 know he will give
us as much pleasure as the New York
| children have with theirs and be ouI
delight always as long as he keeps
we'll No matter who wins, all Of US
will be rewarded by having a giraffe
in our Zoo, and that's great for us
kids
| Popular as a King.
| "I say, name it Royalty, because II
| is going to be as popular as a king
or queen" writes Nelson Francis Rod
gers, years DID, 2806 Douglas street
northeast.
Mary Louise Gumrnel, six years
old, 3O2 Rhode Island avenue, wants
| the giraffe named Jerry Spotty
| Spottykine" because he has spots on
his skin. eff he has a wife," writes
Mary, "please name her Sarah
| Spotty Spottykine."
Carter Kline, 1911 Kenyon street
| insists that Shorty" is the only name
| for our long fellow from Africa.
Sterling King. 13 Eastern avenue
thinks that the one appropriate name
| to date is "Spotty."
Caroline V. Carter, 1900 Trinidad
avenue northeast. writes: II think
Idle Boy will be a good name for
him, because he will have nothing to
do the rest Of his life. and then he
will be the idor of the Zoo. He might
| be called Popular Boy because he
will also be very popular in the Zoo.
| I surely would hate to be Gagged If
| was he. l feel very sorry for him. u
Pearl Richardson, years old
| 1850 Oak street, writes: "I would like
to name the giraffe 'Peek-a-boo' for
three reasons. He is so tall that he
will be peeping at everybody and
everything, even the treetops. We
will all be peeping at him, we will be
so proud Of him. One of my main
games is peek q boo"