Evening star., 1926-10-31
JUDGES BEGIN TASK
OF NAMING GIRAFFE
Hundreds of Excellent Sug-
gestjans to Select From for
Hi-Boy's Girl Pal.

kIri girafe who unexpectedly accom-
@anied Hi-Boy from Africa to live in
the Washington Zoo now will be de
termlned by the judges from the host
or excellent names submitted by the
boys and girls, who will be her best
friends
=" Some really elaborate efforts were
received in the mails yesterday. Most
= unusual was a giraffe doll, dressed in
a calico gown and all beribboned, sent
In by Jack and Billy Whitney, 211a
y street. Jack wants the giraffe
= named Hi La Dee. Billy thinks she
should be named Merry Anne.
-+ The little boys first cut the form of
giraffe out of cardboard and then
pasted over it the picture of Hi-Boy
which appeared in The Star a few
days ago. Then they made two pairs
OF "Veralls for each pair Of legs and
q dress to cover all
g. Girl Sends i'm Cartoon.
Helen Olmstead. Anacostia Station,
sends in Il cartoon consisting of IS
pictures. to show the excitement
caused in a family with several school
children by the giraffe-namin CON
lest. Helen first went through the
newspapers and clipped out suitable
pictures. Then she pasted them in
lines. Father. mother. baby, brother
and sister are shown thinking hard
10 get an appropriate name. At last
they all come to the conclusion that
the best name is "Camella." 1t was
really most ingenious piece of work,
ana telen deserves to he congratu-
prjze, '' '0> ''' "'''' ''''7
H. NJ Sturgis. principal of the
liyattsville. Md, elementary school.
writes that the entire school has voted
on a name for the giraffe and decided
= hat she he called Dixie" with the
hope that she would grow tall and
. beautiful"
Then comes this poem from Lor-
rainc Gates. I years old. 1906 Cleye-
land avenue who suggests the name
' "WaffieS"
"WafHps are mott1od.
Naflies are sweet.
Naflcs are good-vlm. yum-to cat
You are notified.
You are sweet.
Also. We hope, vou'U be able to cat ~
Louise LinkinS. 1874 Lamont street
writes.
II don't know whether women vote
in Africa's sunny cline.
Or how ladies' in giraffeland put in
their leisure time.
But men are men. Top Lady: that's
so tho whole world through,
If Hi BOY gets high hated, | sure do
80 pity you.
So IN naming you Top Lady: lust
live up to the name,
Don't let him high-hat you; beat him
,r. at his own game"
~-- nm, <..r
= '" ""i '"sses''"n'
= hen there IS TINS letter from Mabel
{
She Is totally bl1nd, and dictated 1t to
= Il am accustomed. she SAYS "to
naming the pets around my home.
= Fhe Kitty, the doggie, even the piggies
IN the pen have names which I gave
then' ! went to he'd early last night
N order that might be alone in my
~Hfo"m ana wonder in quetude and
MOI he disturbed by my parents. |
tn"nsht ana thought until my brain
~: 49, ~ "Hifi. iieh All OF sudden,
IKE 'Ile oaNfhhg OF a brlEht Summer
80 80 li,e name lAurei lnana came
~" my nl'h"' IN llS"t there can be
Iis ','iile more appropriate. II Is very
al al 'ier, ..,, lotlatN.
I'|,h @ III me dfftlent Gays the kings
~ po'eeli, were ''oWfitu win Euft''
w heneNef thefe was rharlot race the
winnlns wiz y NJ ~, Gharloteers were crowned
recering ~ , '5 81 tbo tl,f aa'S aaat ineS Were
PICKED the second name-Diana. Re
1erflng TO Greek mythology. Diana
was lhe soddeSs on the woods and the
cnaSe; si l thlnk she would be honored
II this girl giraffe were named in
commemoration of her. Goddess Diana
was a gentle maiden and de.
roted an her time to the animals of
the woods. Laurel Diana is a beau
tifni combination indeed"
Other sugcss,;o,. u.do
o,ho,. ..,,,,oo'.-:7,,, ,.a',.a','
,n,i' ,,lel 7, Sers!,i1S .eEt~ioaE were:
James y. iemple. Jr., GA Gresham
place Maggie Dottie. Gay.
D"r"'hE BankS' - years old. Bal
umore street, hyattsFille. Md.-Slim
safe u'nrothy says her father is
thinking Of buying an airplane and if
he does she will be able to talk with
the Gllate tare TO face)
Peggy Jones, years old. Washing
ton Grove, Md.-Pai q Mine.
C"rrine Tyers. - years old Oc-
coquan. Vail Jean. Corrine
writes Il haven't seen any letters
from OccoGGan Yet. ] am new here
J was not sent mere bu| my home is
here.
tteieh STahd"'Iin . years old, 1896
.N'u'it i!FiSaHi Street-lli Girl,
LUCKY Nh, SIaf.
M"tiah Ryan. Is years old 1901
l"E'Ft,d aFrMn@- i-a"ku Lou. Spo-
hl.L@ 'fei3. h1NneF. talmann.
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p,trj,ia ,,a,pes ,o,rr4u
vears old 1Imft, ''It az. r,''T,tS' s
Arthur E1dridee xears "a
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