Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-16
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASK1N.

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@. Does much time have to be given
to the preparation Of q radio pro-
gram?-W. B.
A. It varies with the program
Usually much more time is given to
rehearsal after the program is pre-
pared than the time that will be occu-
pied in broadcasting. 1t must be fitted
with the greatest nicely to the time 1t
is to have.
@ When was the Association of
Junior Leagues of America formed?-
e. L. B.
A. The nucleus of the present asso-
citation was the Junior League of the
New York College settlement, organized
by Miss Mary Hartman in 1900. This
was followed in 1906 by the founding
of second league in Boston. Balti-
more, Brooklyn and Philadelphia hav-
ing meanwhile joined the ranks, the
first general conference was held in
1911. In 1920 the SO leagues then
existing were organized by Mrs. Willard
Straight dorothy Whitney, into the
present association, and six years later
a national headquarters was established
in New York City, and in the following
year an anthology of Junior League
poetry was published. In the same
year the Bulletin, since 1912 the ofh-
cial organ, was converted into the
Junior League Magazine. There were
101 leagues In the United States repre-
senting 80 States, and three additional
leagues in Canada in 1928. The same
year national club, with offices and
exhibition rooms, was established in
New York City.
@. In going from Sydney, Australia,
to London, Is 1t nearer by way of the
Suez or the Panama Canal?-M. Cd.
A. It is little shorter through the
SueZ Canal. The distance is approx
mately $4,000 miles by way of the Suez
Canal and $4,000 miles through the
Panama Canal.
@. What was the exact date Of the
marriage Of George and Martha Wash
1ngton?-W. w.
A. The exact date was lost for near
ly hundred years, when 1t was made
known in letter written by Mrs. Bache
to her father, Benjamin Franklin, and
dated January, 1779, part of which is
as follows I'VE danced at Mrs. PowellS
on your birthday, or night, should say,
| in company together, and he (Gen.
Washington told me it was the ami
versary of his marriage; 1t was just 20
| years that night" Dr. Franklin was
born on January IT, 1706, by the old
calendar in vogue at the date of his
| daughters letter. The discrepancy
between the old and the new calendar
was II days, which fixes Washington's
wedding day as the 9Th of January.
Q. What are the credentials that an
ambassador presents to q ruler?-S F,
A. An ambassador is sent by the
head of a sovereign state as his per-
sonal representative to negotiate with q
| foreign government and to care for the
interests of his own country. The Gre
| dentials consist of a sealed letter ad-
dressed from his sovereign or ruler to
the one to whom he is accredited and
| embody a general assurance that his
| ruler will confirm whatever is done by
| the ambassador in his name.