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Evening star., 1926-04-03
Prominent Singers Listed for "The
Passion" Presentation.

When "The Passion, According TO
st. Matthew" by the Bach Choir of
Bethlehem, Pa, directed by DIR. j..
Fred Wolfe, is presented in the Audi
torium here Tuesday night, seven of
the most prominent choirs in the city
will sing, from their seats in the audi
ence, the II chorals included in this
composition.
DR.. Wolfe plans to have the entire
audience join in singing these chorals,
led by the members of these church
choirs, which have been especially
trained in the past few weeks.
Final rehearsals are being held by
the various choirs under the direction
of their choirmasters or organists.
Choirs represented are the First Con
gregational Church. directed by Ruby
Smith Stahl. with Charles Ferry as
organist; Epiphany Episcopal Church.
directed by Adolf Torovsky; Advent
Episcopal Church, directed by John
| Monroe; Christ Church, directed by
Miss Mary Wilkins; Petworth Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, directed by Mrs.
sylvester; st. Adams Church, direct.
ed by Miss Beatrice Goodwin. with Mr..
Watson as organist, and Emmanuel
lBaptist Church.
Evening star., 1926-04-03
Dog or Child
BY FLORENCE DAVIES.

A picture In the days news shows a
broad ad-shouldered9 healthy looking ma n
Of mature years with a precious wee
bundle In his arm.
"A baby? No indeed. A morsel of a
dog, two pounds Of fancy breed, worth
~ 900, according to the caption
Somehow II is rather ENJOYABLE to
see a man, instead of a bejeweled
woman, for once, with such an ex.
pensive atom of canine royalty. Hard,
though, to associate real man with
Pekinese instead of an airedale or
collie.
And men are builders. They tun-
mel mountains. stretch cables below
the ocean and telegraph lines high
among the hills; make roads for com.
merce and for the men and women
who journey around the world to get
acquainted with each other.
They build high.towered, cleaning
cities. where were only marshes and
wild fowl q few years ago. And when
love OF humanity leads In that direc-
ton they build the characters of
those who shall take the head of the
procession few years hence.
NOW you may teach a dog to beg
prettily, to play dead, to jump
through hoop. or to retrieve stick
or carry parcel. But you can't build
up a character there as you can in
a boy or girl.
Why not put $4,000 into a few
pounds OF baby and maybe fashion
an Edison or a Cocktails? We need
Emersons and Alcotts, too, to point
the way to higher levels of thought;
chemists, astronomers, to interpret
the universe to us,
And SO many little ones need a
chance to develop
Why a Pekinese?
Evening star., 1926-04-03
Clues to Character
BY ]. o. ABERNETHY.
Fond Of Colors.

Often the door to the heart OF a
man or a woman can be swung wide
open if we will discuss the things
that he or she is deeply interested in.
All of us, most of the time, try to
make good impression on those
whom we come in contact With, either
in business or social life. When you
meet a person who has the brow of
an artist, you should, in the course Of
your conversation, lead UP to that
subject. If a person has a passion for
art, for paintings, for colors, you
can tell 1t, If you will observe the
contour of the brow When one is
attracted by beautiful paintings in
which the artist has been lavish in
the use of colors, his face will give
you the clue.
You will know the fondness for
colors-which is the artists faculty
by the prominence of the brow just
above the eyes. 1t extends from just
inside the iris of the eye to the outer
edge or corner. When large. 1t pushes
or forces up that region. Draw an
imaginary line from the center of the
ear opening to the indicated region.
II the distance seems long, you will
known that he or she is fond of colors
and interested in art.
(Copyrght l026l
Evening star., 1926-04-03
A Set of Clubs.

Women have found in golf a game
that doesn't require great physical
strength, endurance and stamina and
consequently they have rivaled men
in their performances. A great deal
of your success at golf depends upon
the sort OF clubs you use.
In the first place buy clubs to fit
you, not the bag or your eye. Wom-
ems clubs are made shorter and light
er than mems, and they are finely
balanced. The top Of the club should
not come above your waist, and the
handle should be narrow enough for
your hand to fit around IL easily.
Soft suede leather. or smooth hide
grips should cover the handles of
your clubs. Look at the top and bot
tom of the grips for wire TO bind
down the end.
Your driver and brassie should be
longer than your other clubs. because
they re the only clubs with which you
will take a full swing. Your driver
and brassie should be equal in length
and weight, A wide head on the face
of the club will give you broader
striking surface. The shaft of the
club may be either wood or steel. II
you're buying steel clubs. get the
nonrust variety. Test your clubs
before you buy them. by swinging
them. Your driver and brassie should
have plenty of snap or whip as
it s called.
Many women use their mid-irons
club used on the fair way, for driv.
Evening star., 1926-04-03
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 8 (Spe-
eiaN.-Col. James A. Drain of Wash
Sngton, immediate past national COM
, nander of the American Legion. ad-
dressing Alexandra Post, No. "a, last
night at a largely attended meeting
of the post and the auxiliary, said
experiences of war makes kin of men
and is the foundation of the legion.
The legion, he said. stands for service.
A tribute was paid to the memory
Of the late DR.. Kate Waller Barrett.
Col. Drain predicted that the member.
ship in the legion will reach the peak
in 10 years. He predicted a rapid
growth for the auxiliary.
The meeting was presided over by
F. Clinton knight, commander of
the local post, who announced that on
April Is, at O'Clock in the evening,
the members OF the local post of the
legion and auxiliary will meet State
Condr. Frank Wray of Berryville
Seventy-one candidates were initiated
Mrs. Charles NJ. Shepperson, head
'of the auxiliary. made a short talk.
The Washingto Virginia Railway
Co. through Arthur L. Reynolds, re-
ceiver, has applied to the State cor
poration commission for permission to
abandon its freight services on it's
Nnes. The commission has fixed May
at 10 am. to hear the petition in
Richmond. All persons affected are
notified to appear.
Funeral services for Charles B.
Paf, q former resident, who died
Thursday in Brooklyn. n. Y, will take
place at o'clock this afternoon from
the residence Of his brother. Fredick
J. Paff, former mayor of the city. at
919 Cameron street. Burial will be in
the Presbyterian Cemetery. Members
Of Andrew Jackson Lodge of Masons,
No. 800 will attend.
Besides his wife, Mr.. Paff leaves
two children and the following broth
ers and sisters: Frederick J. Paff, this
city: George A. Paf. Portsmouth,
Ohio; Mrs. John NJ. Reed. this city;
Mrs. Frederick Dretrich, Washington.
For many years Mr.. Paff was in the
6hoe business here.
The Salvation Army today is holding
its semiannual tag day for the benefit
of It's foreign mission work and also
for the local corps.
Elaborate Easter music programs
will be given in most of the churches
Of the city.
Evening star., 1926-04-03
Tension.

You cannot teach, and no child
can learn. in a state of tension
thoughts are such subtle things that
the least hint Of the obvious. the
harsh and the strenuous obvious and
they are away. You can wedge d
tact into memory occasionally by the
hammSr-and- tongs methods. but the
easy. blithe flow of thought from
one mind 10 the other that actually
communicates is damned by ten
sion. When YOU feel your neck
stiffen and your jaws lock. don't try
to teach a child. 1t cannot be done
When YOU feel that life-and death
struggle settling down upon you. If
YOU are q teacher. ell the class 10
take their readers or their favorite
history books and read for a time
and do you so apart from them d
little aud say your prayers. The
prayers may be of whatever sort re-
tre%heS YOU most. loosens the tension
he soonest.
Thoughts of the garden at home
fun OF larkSpur and hollyhock and
lemon verbena and shabby old roses
may do it for YOU. Visions of the
trip around the world with never a
care save the pleasure of the NOR
row may umlock it for YOU, ANY
day dream will do ii you will he
free yourself long enough TO enjoy
it, Don't let any conscience goblin
rise and bar the way. Lei go. Ten
sion will not let YOU pass. You
must pass it.
The clashes of the classroom come
when the teacher is strung tight.
The mood is contagious and RAPIDLY
spreads to the class. Let a book
fall or an unluckv ink we'll splash
over and the catastrophe is met
the damage done in three minutes
VIII take years to undo, if it is ever
10 he undone--all because the teach
Evening star., 1926-04-03
Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDKED.
Prenatal Influence.

Mothers suffer from various worries
and chief of them Is the old, old su'
perstition that babies can be
marked" physically by sights and
frightS. This superstition originated,
believe. in France, and certainly 1t
Is true that persons will believe what
IS improbable and Illogical much
more readily than they will believe
what is sane and proba bic. This old
superstition has hung on so long, and
has been passed down from mother
to child and on until some persons
wouldn't believe anything else. One
can't convince them.
There are many cases of children
being born with queer marks and a
mother can almost always think back
over nine months and discover some
time when she was frightened or
shocked by various things. 1t is
then that she attributes the child S
mark to this particular time, and is
convinced that this Is the case.
Nothing one sees can possibly affect
the child. The nerves Of the mother
are not directly connected with the
child, the one connection being the
cord" through which the child re.
ceives nourishment and passes off the
poisons of It's own body. II the mother
receives a night and II is sufficient
one to upset her badly, it may for the
time being affect her own nutrition
She may not want to eat or her di.
gestion may be poor. This would
IL carried over a long enough period
affect the child.
1t is a blessed providence which
makes it impossible for a child to be
marked by what the mother sees.
Sensible persons can figure out for
themselves that nature is not so easily
damaged by. look, or the intricate
processes of a baby's development
marred because the mother had a
sensation of fright. If one finds one
self dissatisfied with ones own under.
standing of 1t, it Is a comfort TO know
that doctors are now perfectly agreed
on this question.
Here is a letter which / read with
much amusement and which shows
clearly how possible Ii Is for person
of active imagination to make out of
a purely natural and common little
habit the answer TO a question as
vital as that Of prenatal influence.
Miss d. D. writes:
When / was a girl of about 49,
lived in - and I knew this to be
perfectly true story. 4 lady one
evening went down cellar for milk
and encountered a milk snake coiled
up on a covered Jar. She did not
know at that time that she was to
have baby. but when the baby was
born it had the motions of snake
and 1t grew long and slim instead of
fat, and when startled its tongue
would shoot out just like a snakes.
1t lived to be about nine months old.
l have seen this baby and saw its
tongue act like a snakes many times.
OF course, did not then know the
why Of II but later my mother told
me the cause"
This 13.year-old girl saw child
who no doubt died of malnutrition and
that was why 1t grew long and slim
instead Of fat. Like hundreds of
other babies. it thrust out its tongue,
q quite natural little trick, and on this
basis she had built up a firm belief In
prenatal frights having power to
mark a child. Most of the cases are
just as foolish and as easily explained,
but superstition Is the hardest thing
in the world to eradicate. People
want TO believe in it.
Evening star., 1926-04-03

Walter. lIe may have the best in
tentions in the world. may never give
A thought to other girls. But he's
only man. and even the best of
them perk UP "A bit and grin com
placently when a pretty girl smiles
In their direction
Think of the movie actors whose
home life has been as ideal as those
things can be. who have seemed
thoroughly in love with their not too
young wives, until great big wave
of popularity came and swept them
off their feet.
Then. besieged with letters from
admiring fiappers, greeted everywhere
by coy smiles from eager young
things. these popular idols begin To
fall. And ere long, the not-too-young
wives are in the divorce courts and
the handsome young-old stars are
starting life over again with brand
new helpmeetS.
Yes, there's a gamble in marriage
with frightfully good looking boy.
Women, clever and charming enough,
can hold them.
If you think you have the qualifi-
cations. by all means seize your
chance of happiness.
Let everybody fiirt with your man,
but keep him flirting with you.
tCopyrlght. 1920
Evening star., 1926-04-03
WHEN WE co SHOPPING
BY MRS. HARLAND II. ALLEN.

ing and brassie shots. II you use it 4.
too. for these purposes get one with
fairly straight head. Most iron clubs
are ridged so that you can put q
spin on the ball to make 1t bound,
stop dead, etc. Your mid-iron should
be slightly shorter than either driver
or brassie, and have a more pliable
shaft than your other irons.
The mashie is the iron used TO get
out of the rough and tall grass. Its
grees. and II will lift your ball out
and over. Niblicks are used chiefly
in sand pits. bunkers, etc. They have
Both these clubs should have firm
shafts and heavy heads. Test them
out for length by seizing the club in
an easy, bending position. such as
you would assume on the golf course.
There is an endless variety of put
ters. The putter should be a short
club with a perfectly straight face.
II comes in all shapes, and every one
has her special preference. Don't buy
it too short. as many do. and be sure
to select one that is adapted TO your
natural style of putting
Spend plenty of time over the selec-
ton of your golf clubs. They will
last YOU for many years, and you
don't want to start out with a handi-
cap that will be permanent. Don't
buy seconds OF special sale" clubs
unless your purse makes il absolutely
necessary A good club costs some
what more but it's cheaper In terms
of satisfactory service and pleasure.
Evening star., 1926-04-03
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
They Flirt With Ny Man.

What are my chances for happi-
ness?" asks Muriel. II run around
with perfectly stunning fellow, who
hopes some day TO marry me. At
least, he's always planning on our
wedding and our future home. And, of
course. I'm crazy about him. But
he's got me worried. Hes so darn
good looking all the girls fiirt with
him right under my nose. And
they're continually trying to get Wal
ter away from me. He doesn't give
them any time now. But how about
the future? Win he be true TO me
in the years TO come II other girls
continue TO pursue him."
That's up 10 you Murie! Marrying
a good looking man involves a life of
hard work-that of keeping yourself
right up to him in youth. attraction
and charm.
Are you equal to the job? II not,
better give friend Walter a long fare.
well.
Oh it's awfully nice to have all
the rest of the crowd admirinG the
boy friend, wishing they had some
thing half as nice.
But It isn't so much holding him
year after year against all comers.
Maybe Walter is faithful soul, who
isn't susceptible to fattery from
others. Even so, as the years roll
by and the fat rolls on. and the
girlish complexion rolls off, you'll
have hard time keeping w.
from just one or two wistful sighs
when he sees some young. pretty
flapper giving him the glad eye.
If you're up to the job--f you
feel that you've enough sparkle and
pep and fascination yourself to keep
right up TO him in the fight against
old age-then be glad that the other
girls flirt with him.
However. if you're the type of girl
who wants an easy comfortable
existence-always supremely confident
of your mans affection, never in
doubt an instant as to your ability TO
hold his interest more than any other
woman--better call halt with
Walter,
If you want 10 relax and grow old
comfortably and unbecomingly, think
twice before you tie yourself TO a
man after whom women will be al
ways running.
Don't think I'm aiming bricks at
Evening star., 1926-04-03
Our Children By Angelo Patri

er did not understand q bit Of
technique that should have been part
of her subconSciousness.
Mother has hard day. The milk
man was late and the baby was
cross; the laundress couldn't come
and the porridge burned. To make
things worse she burned her hand
:.ot much. just enough to make 1t
grind into her thoughts for the next
hour or so. BY the time the chill
dren came home for luncheon her
face was grim. her words were few
and short and sharp. Thunder and
lightning were in the air and the
first whoop let them loose. Nobody
enjoyed the luncheon. mother least
of all. The children. who should
have returned to school refreshed
and renewed buoyant and courage
Gus. went dogcedly back to work and
got poor marks and "A scoldinG from
the tense teacher. made more so by
the tense children.
All Of us who have to do with
children must learn the truth about
ourselves, We pass on our moods.
we aggravate those of others, We
hinder those whom most we would
helm, because we do not know how
to relax. We take ourselves and
he y? 4sing moment too seriously
as if there were never to be another
and the result is tempers and
scenes and spilled emotion.
Instead Of taking an extra course
in science or pedagogy II might be
wise to take one in relaxation
Therein lies much peace.
tCopyright. l926b
Mr.. Patri Will give personal at
tention to inquiries from parents or
school teachers on the care and de-
veIopment OF children. Write him,
care OF this paper. inclosing self
ddressed. stamped envelope for re-
II
Evening star., 1926-04-03

became a family name. AS a given
name 1t Is virtually obsolete today
Naturally. 1t must have developed into
a family name before 1t lost It's place
as one Of the usual given names. for
as a family name 1t is by no means
uncommon.
The old German given name from
which il comes Is "Sarhad," a com
pound of the Gothic "sar" and had"
this latter 10 be met with in so
many Teutonic given names). and It's
meaning. figuratively. of course. in its
use as a given name. was war
arnor."
tCopyright lg26.j
Evening star., 1926-04-03
RODGERSUP IN AIR
CL|NG|NG TO KITE
Navy Officers First Flight in
1911 Demonstrates Utility
of Apparatus.

Bv the Associated Press.
BOSTON, April 3.-Comdr. John
Rodgers, who was lost and found in
the Pacific on his fight to Hawaii,
made his first trip in the air in a
kite. Swinging on board that hard
Iv could he called a seat, he dritted
over the waters OF that same Pacific
in February. 1911, while sailors on
the deck of a battleship held fast to
the lines that kept him from Hoating
away in the air.
This became known yesterday when
il was learned from Samuel +. Perkins
of Dorchester that Lieut. Comdr.
Richard f. Byrd would carry kites
on his expedition to the Arctic. He
will use them as distress signals and
also as a means OF hosting the aerial
of his wireless apparatus should he
be forced to land in the barren wastes
of the northland.
Perkins Responsible.
Perkins was responsible for Condr.
Rodgers first air trip. He had been
demonstrating his man.carrying kites
on the Pacific Coast and was invited
by tho Navy Department to demon
Strate their practicahiiity for naval
use. He was taken on cruise, and
OH tDe snip WAS SOtnul INouSciS - bilIL
a Junior officer. Several of The Off.
GERS wanted to try a trip in the air
and after questioning several Per
kins chose young Rodgers.
HE seemed to know what he should
do in case of emergency, and he struck
me as being the one who could take
care OF himself best" said Perkins.
Tho kite demonstrator stood on the
bridge Of the ship, in full command,
as it was felt he could best judge
what speed the ship should travel
and what course she should follow
while Rodgers was In the air.
Meet Again In Boston.
Comdr. Rodgers and Perkins met
again in Boston recently, when the
of1cer spoke here on his experiences
Of the Hawaiian flight At that time.
Perkins said, the commander agreed
that a kite would have been a handy
thing to have had around while they
were drifting at sea. 1t might have
made better distress signals than
shirts Of the lost aviators, which fail
ed to attract the attention of a look.
cut en- a. passing vessel.
Evening star., 1926-04-03
Surprise Tomatoes.

Cut off the tops of some equal
sized tomatoes and SCOOP out the
pulp without disturbing the shell.
Season the inside with salt. sugar
and pepper and keep on ice until
needed. Cut some celery into very
small squares and place In a bowl.
Add two heaping tablespoonfuls of
salad dressing and two tablespoon
fuls of niayonnaise. Mix well. then
fill up the tomatoes and place the
covers on. Serve on lettuce leaves.
Evening star., 1926-04-03
Distorp Of Pour Same
By PHILIP FRANCIS NOwLAS.
SARRATT
VARtATlON-Saratt.
RACIAL ORIGiN-German.
SOURCE-A. 'given name.

Most German family names have a
modern flavor in comparison with
English, simply because most of them
were formed at a later date in the
first place. and in the second, because
the German language has not
changed in its spelling and pronun.
citation with the same rapidity as
English.
Every now and then, however YOU
run across a German family name
which is the development OF one of
the old teutonic given names, and
hence through this channel runs back
to really ancient times.
Sarratt is one of these. There is
no telling the exact period at which 1t
Evening star., 1926-04-03
In For a Double Call.
hn l,nlnth News Trihune.

From the Duluth News Tribune.
Wife-I must call on the Smiths to.
day. This Is their afternoon at home.
Hub--I'm glad you told me. My
collector has been trying to catch
them in all week.
Evening star., 1926-04-03
Fumbles.

FROM the Boston Transcript.
Don't you think Josephine plays
with a great deal of feeling these
days?"
Yes: she seems to experience diff
/ Guilty in finding the next note"
Evening star., 1926-04-03
Beware of ''Cyp Motor Clubs

There are two types of automobile clubs and as
sociatons. This is apparent to the Better Business
Bureau result of many complaints filed with this
office. Car owners should dfferentiate between the
two as matter of self protection
The type to be cautious of private ventures
operated by tinerants. 1t uses highpressure sales
men to get members-salcsmen who have not hesi-
tated to misrepresent. The usual misrepresentation
is; 1--WE have been ndorsed by the Better Business
Bureau"
On the other hand, there legitimate
automobile associations or clubs giving reasonable
service.
Before you join such organization read the con-
tract carefully Inquire before you join organza-
tion you know nothing about. @
Evening star., 1926-04-03
AID PHILIPPINE FUND.
Local Donors Give to Support of
Unfortunate Children.

AOCdl 0OHOIS OlVH TO OuppOIL Oh
Unfortunate Children.
The American Guardian Association,
which is raising an endowment fund
for the care and education Of unfortu-
nate children of American blood in the
Philippines; has been receiving adj
ditional contributions 10 their cause.
Among recent donors announced
today we're the following: Mrs. Frank
W. Bacon. Miss Fannie Wells, Ken
meth E. Brown. Maj. James e. Wool
nough. Mrs. William Cabell Bruce,
Miss Annie +. North, Mrs. Louis l..
Shook, Christian Endeavor Society of
Columbia Heights Lutheran Church.
Miss Katharine l.. Jones, Charles
DENLY, Maj. Gen. William Crozier. Fl.
G. Williams. II. A. Thrift, Edmund
Piatt, Mrs. Sophy c. Johnston, Mai.
Homer NJ. Groninger, Capt. Yates
Stirling. jr.; Headquarters, Fort Mon
roe, Va: Mrs. Edna NJ. Moses and
Rev. Paul Sperry.
Evening star., 1926-04-03
The Natural PHILOSOPHER

From the Detroit Free Press.
What is your philosophy in life?''
Friend. don't know a thing about
philosophy. amt never studied
much. All I do is to take things as
they come and make the best of EN-
Evening star., 1926-04-03

Though she is only II years OF
age, Miss Make Meitzner of River.
ton, n. j., earns her living as o pro
] fessional diver. /.
Evening star., 1926-04-03

y OF the more than 100000 women
who are employed in industrial es.
tablishnents, 95 per cent have bobbed
hair.