Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-11

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@. Do many people listen in on ra-
dos during daytime broadcasting?-
A. One station has made q test re-
Gently and found that the listener In
terest was surprisingly high.
@. What country has q custom Of
feeding the birds at Christmas timer
A. It is said that no peasant in
Sweden will sit down with his children
to Christmas dinner until he has pro-
vided food for the birds. The farmers
erect poles In their dooryards to which
sheafs Of grain are bound, to provide for
birds through the season when vegeta-
ton is covered with snow and ice.
@. Which profession is claiming the
most students today?-L. M.
A. According to recent statistics
$4,000 students are studying law and
$1,000 are studying engineering.
Q. How old is the Marble Collegiate
Church on Fifth avenue?-N. A. L.
A. The Collegiate Church of New
York began its meetings In the Colony
of New Amsterdam In 1926, the congre-
cation gathering in the loft over the
horse mill on the site Of the present No.
20 South William street, formerly Mill
been unbroken since 1928. The first
church edif1ce, erected in 1888, stood on
the site of the present Nos. 81 and 80
Pearl. The second, built In 1912, was
the Church in the Fort" which stood
within the stockade of Fort Amsterdam
at the Battery and was known as the
Church Of St. Nicholas. After the passs
ing Of the colony from the nag Of Hol-
land to that Of Great Britain, o char
ter was granted the church in 1895,
during the reign of William ana Mary,
under the seal Of the Province Of New
York and over the signature of Gov.
Fletcher. When purchased. the present
site Of the Marble Church was on the
outskirts of the city. The building,
constructed Of Hastings marble, was
first called the Fifth Avenue Church or
Lne 1WenCy-n1nCn SGreeC Cnurcn. IN
1906 the conSistory officially designated
it as the Marble Collegiate Church.
Q. Were Dorothy Donnelly's parents
in the theatrical professionally. l..
A. She was the daughter Of Thomas
Lester Donnelly, manager Of the Grand
Opera House, New York City, and Sarah
Williams Donnelly, an actress. Doro-
thy Donnelly, who died in January,
1928, at the age Of 4S, was Q well
known actress and had achieved sue
cess as playwright.
@. How thick is the tread on an au-
tomobile tire?-O. w. S.
A. A dealer in a popular and well
known make Of tire says that the depth
Of tread on balloon tire Of one par.
ticular size is 1892 Of an inch. The
average life Of a balloon tire Is about
from 5000 to 10000 miles, but, with
care, the tire might last from 10000 to
| $4,000 miles.
@. Has any Egyptian tomb been
| found intact?-E. A. N.
A. The tomb Of Queen Hatep Here's
/ I, mother Of Cheops, c. 5000 BIC, was
intact when found In March, 1925, by
the Harvard University Museum of Fine
Arts Expedition.
@. How many United States patents