Evening star., 1926-10-28
CIR AFFE HAIR BRACELET TO GO
TO WINNER OF NAME CONTEST
Mann Will Present African Witch Doctor $
Charm to Mildred Smith-Second
Contest Grows In Vieor.

Little Mildred Smith Of Edgemoor.
Md, winner Of The Evening sStar's
first giraffe contest, will receive, in
addition to all the other rewards. a
bracelet made in Africa by a native
witch doctor from the tail hairs of a
giraffe.
This will be the personal gift of
DIR. William NJ. Mann, superintend-
ent Of the Zoo, and he produced the
valued trophy from his baggage as
soon as he heard of the giraffe-nam-
ing contest.
In Africa giraffe-hair bracelets are
powerful medicine" They are not
alone good luck tokens. but cure
for almost all the ills to which the
human body is heir. But in America
the bracelet remains a good luck to-
ken and DIR. Mann wishes that 1t will
bring the very best Of luck to Mildred
all the days Of her life.
Second Contest Is Keener.
The contest for naming the girl
giraffe Is attracting even more atten-
ton among the children of Washing
ton and the suburbs than ever was
given to the naming Of Hi-Boy. There
were nearly zoo letters in the giraffe
editors mail box today and more COM
ing in with every mail.
Most Of the suggestions are accom-
panied by verses-Some Of them very
good. This. however, is by no means
necessary. The selection will be made
on the appropriateness of the name
as the first consideration and the ex-
PLANTATION given as the second con-
sideration.
The favorite name among the chill
dren seems to be Hi Girl. Every
other letter opened has that among
its suggestions. Mrs. Hi Boy also is
proving popular.
Among the most striking replies
received today was that from Charles
Eslin, 10 years old, 645 Orleans place
northeast. This consisted of a crayon
drawing of Hi.Boy and his mate
standing together. The detail and
proportions are very good. The name
suggestion was Her Highness.
Drawings Accompany Letters.
Many other children have sent in
drawings with their letters. These al
ways are welcome and will be given
due consideration in deciding upon
Margaret Ellen Goldenweiser, 9
years old, 21S Elm street, Chevy
Chase, sends this little verse:
We'll call her Bo.Peep
Because she can keep
Her eye on her beau
Where'er he may go.
And if Hi.Boy and Bo
Have made it q go,
She can always see all
Because she's 80 tall"
kathryn Murphy. IL years old. 1929
Eleventh street. wants the giraffe
called Queen Pal, and sends this verse:
THE giraffe is SO very tall
That when it's dinner time,
She picks the fruit right off the trees
And doesn't have to climb.
She has come from Africa. overseas.
Us little girls and boys to please"
Among Other Suggestions.
Other suggestions today were:
Nell Heath. IL years old. 1854
Lanier place-Lady Hi-Boy. Chummy.
Charles Norman Loughery, 1877
Ann Ward. 10 years old, sos Seward
square southeast-Nekkar.
Virginia Thomas, IL years old, 1924
Seventh street-Hi.Girl.
Edith Sullivan. 10 years old. sos
Highland avenue-Hi-Girl.
Dorothy Souder. Route 9, Anacostia
My Girl. High Spots.
Jean Craighead. 1901 Forty-first
street. years old-Clementine (she
came in time).
John Craighead. 10 years old, same
addiresS-Mann-Dy
Frank Craighead, 10 years old, same
Hamilton Fauntleroy, Arlington,
Va.-Hi.Girl.
Margaret cocimano. IL wears DID,
5O4 Eleventh street southcast-Cal
cutta Cafter the ship City of Calcutta).
Willis D. Clapp. 1906 Sixteenth
street-Talleast IA tall animal from
the East.
Betty Comesys, 2l5s California
street-Hi.Girl.
Kathryn Knnge. woodside Park,
Md.-My Girl. Sweetie.
Wilmer Helmuth, S years old, 5213
Thirteenth street-Hi-Girl.
Ruth Lightfoot, years old, 452s D
street northeast-TallG Girl.
Dolly Scheuring, 1904 Ninth street
southeast-Queen.
r. F.. Delaney. 241 Virginia avenue
southeast-Vamp.
Frank r. Pattison. IA years old.
Seat Pleasant. Md.--Star Girl.
CLEO ID. Brown. 9 years old, $40 Fern
street. Takoma Park-Ceopatra.
Doris Burch. s years old, II Eff
teenth street, southeast--Jill.
Edward Nelson, 4025 New Hamp-
shire avenue, IL years Old-Hi Girl.
Paul Honestly. 1910 Twenty-second
street-Mrs. Hi Boy.
Henry Clay Johnson. 9 years old.
4S2S Illinois avenue-Hi-Lady.
Catharine Demuth. 305 North
Pulaski, street, Baltimore - Mary
Washington.
Badya johnson, 612 G street-Lo
Girl.