Evening star., 1926-11-14
.G|RAFFES' PARTY
TO Be THURSDAY
Hi-Boy and Dot Await Chris.
tening at 3 O'Clock, With
Children Present.

The long-awaited christening party
for Hi-Boy and Dot will be held at
the Zoo next Thursday afternoon at
3 o'clock.
Sixteen boys and girls, selected be-
cause of the merits of the sugges-
tions they offered in the naming con-
test conducted by The Evening Star,
will gather in front of the giraffe
cage in the north end of the bird
house and receive formal introduc-
tions to Washington's new pets.
Brass plates containing the names
selected and the names of the chill
dren who suggested them will be
placed on the cages and The Star s
cash prizes will be distributed among
the winners.
Tour BY Mann.
Then DR.. William M. Mann. super
intendent Of the Zoo, will take the
party on a personally conducted tour
of the animal houses, during which
he will explain how the various crea-
lures We're captured. He may be
persuaded to show the children some
of the rarer animals which have not
yet been placed on general eXhibi'
ton. 1t will be an afternoon well
worth while from the educational as
we'll as the entertainment standpoint
DR.. Mann talks about his pets in a
language which children can under
stand. To him the animals are not
just specimens. They are individuals,
and he will talk about them as indi-
viduals.
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for their christening party as any OF
the boys and girls. Since they came
to Washington last Tuesday they
have been the best behaved giraffes
imaginable. They have not been a
bit afraid of the children who have
visited them. In fact, they have be.
come quite chummy. They would like
to have the children let into the big
cage and held up to stroke their long
necks. But this might not be q good
thing for the little giraffes and
wouldn't be allowed. To the children
the giraffes are curious creatures.
just as curious. They also are sight
seeing after their long journey from
Africa.
Giraffes Are Amused.
What in the world are these funny
little Things with Such snort neCKS
and legs?" they ask each other as
they look over the crowds with their
big, mild eyes.
Next to the giraffes, little Mildred
Smith of Edgemoor, Md, and Herbert
Martyr, jr., 2814 Thirty-fourth street
will be the principal beneficiaries
They will receive from The Evening
Star $40 each, and from DR.. Mann
good luck talisman-a bracelet
braided from the hair of a giraffe 6
tail-which, in the belief Of the Afri
can medicine men, will keep evil
spirits away from them all their
lives.
Next will come William A. Maidens
1904 S street, who won second place
in the naming Of IIi.Boy, and who
will receive $40. Louise Grotlisch
Woodside Park, Nd, who got third
place. will receive SIS.
Then will come the IL who received
honorable mention in both contests
10 in naming Hi-Boy and 2 in the
naming of Dot. They will receive 81
each. They are: Dorothy Boree
Cherrydale, Va. Frank Craighead
1901 Forty-first street; Carrie Roper
Fulton, 1882 Lanier street; Clara
Goltz, 144 D street southeast; Gordon
Grimes, 1921 Ashmead place; Betty
Lepley, 1925 Military road; Marian
Ryan, 1901 Cleveland avenue; Helen
Olmstead Anacostia; Mayo G. Dillon
East Falls Church, Va; Nouris Thies
8718 Georgia avenue: Annie Walker
1892 First street northeast, and Ellen
Zirpel, 1908 Jenifer street.