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SUMMERTIME
BY ID. C. PEATTIE
Irritable Leaves.

The first flowers of the partridge pea
have begun to bloom in the dried road
side bitches near my home and as I
pass them I can never resist the I'M
pulse to stoop down and touch their
leaves just for the sake Of enjoying that
Olympian sensation Of performing
miracle. For after a moments delay
the leaves begin to droop and fold up.
or more exactly all the tiny leaflets OF
the compound leaf do so. The flower OF
the partridge pea is pretty enough in its
own right to claim attention, having
five handsome yellow petals, two or
three slightly larger and marked with
a purple spot at the base, while four OF
the ten anthers are purple instead OF
gold like the rest, and shorter.
Nature, more changeabie ana neon
sistent than any woman, has in passing
touched this flower with the stamp OF
unsymmetrical charm. and with nm
ger dyed in purple. But the eternal In
terest attaching to the partridge pea
and also the wild sensitive plant which
is similar, but much smaller and less
beautiful, is in the irritable leaves. The
old belief about sensitive plants was
that they had nerves and possibly an
intelligence or some center or feeling.
For centuries many mental1tles nave
been unable to keep away from the Idea
that plants felt" like animals, and the
cleverness Of the devices Of many plants
for their protection or mating or repro
duction has continually given rise TO
the idea of some internal, cunning lin
telligence"-as well as to the much
grander and more static and final
theory, that of an all-wiSe Intelligence
having at a single act created all Tor
the best of worlds.
In short, people want to animate, or
I might invent a word and see animal
lie plants, as we try to humanize AM
mails. The case of the sensitive plant
part of the mechanism, at least. can be
easily explained. When the leaves are
touched the water in them seems to
lose its heavy but precarious balance in
the thin, dtstended cells, and to run
down into the leaf-stalk and stem. as
would happen If an ice cube-maklng
refrigerator drawer full Of water were
tipped over. With the water gone the
leaves collapse, because nothing Is hold
ing most leaves distended except the
pressure of water in the c5lls.
But why should some very few plants
do this and not other plants? What is
the advantage to the plant? Any one
can guess answers. but are the answers
correct, persuasive though they may
sound? A Hindu botonist, Bose, has
been making studies of the sensitive
plants by means of photographs Of their
movements; presently he passed on to
other sorts and found that almost all
plants show distinct reactions indicative
of injured feelings when they are
touched or harmed, only the reactions
are so minute and often so delayed that
the human eye perceives them not. This
was exciting news to the scient1flc world,
but It does not prove the cid Hindu be-
lief that all life is the same thing in
manifold forms, or that plants have
nerves and suffer; above ali 1t does not
prove that they have intelligence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-20
LITTLE BENNY
By LEE PAPE.

Pop was smoking to himself and ma
sed, was awake half the mite last mite,
Wilyum, thinking what to get little
Willie for his BIRTHDAY next week.
Is it as serious as all that? pop sed
and ma sed, Certeny it is, its not just
an ordneery munth to munth BIRTHDAY
its the End university of his little
berth, in other verbs he'll be exackly
2 years old to the day the minnit and
the hour so the gift awt to be more or
less simbolical of the occasion.
How about one Of these hour glasses
up for the sand to run back and forth?
pop sed. The top of it would repre-
sent his ferst year and the bottom
would simbolize his End year, he sed
He mite brake it and cause it to SIM
bolize a short life or something, ma
sed. That's just it, I don't wunt to get
him anything either too serious or too
frivolous, because a child of that age
is like weed swaying in a forrest,
he's so easily influenced for better or
for verse. In other verbs, If get him
a doll or stuffed animal of some kind
he mite get to think that the whole
werld is stuffed with sawdust and not
verify of serious consideration, while
on the other hand If descend to the
other end of the scale and give him a
serious book without even pictures in
it, it would proberly puzzle his little
comprehension to such an extent that
all the rest Of his life he could never
sed. Cant you think of something sig
sed. Cant you think If something sig
nificant and at the same time anus
ing? she Sed.
Yes. thousand dollers, pop sed,
and ma sed, Do you know, Willyum,
come to think if 1t, bleeve you hour
glass ideer izzent so bad. Watching the
sand flow may give him an ideer of
the f1ightiness of time, and yet at the
same time GladdiS can use it to time
his little eggs by, and that will give
him lasting impression that no mat
ter how rapidly time flies, an observ-
ant person can always manage to do
something practical with 1t, she sed I
think Ill get him the hour glass, she
sed.
WITCH she proberly will.
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Strawberry Squares.

Whip together two cupfuls Of hot
cooked rice, two eggs well beaten, two
tablespoonfuls of graduated sugar, one
teaspoonful of cornstarch diluted In a
little water, one and one-half tea
spoonfuls of melted butter and one tea
spoonful each of vanilla and straw
berry extract until thick enough to
form into one and one-fourth-inch
squares. Crush one cupful of straw
berries and sprinkle we'll with granu-
lated sugar Dip the squares in beaten
egg, then in fine bread crumbs and fry
in hot lard or butter. Make a sauce
with the crushed berries, one-fourth
cupful of powdered sugar and half a
pint of rich cream, and pour this sauce
over the squares.
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THE STARS
DAILY PATTERN
SERVICE

Cottons! Cottons! And more cot
tons!
Isn't it snappy? It's yellow of course
and eyelet batiste to be certain. A
brown patent leather belt and match
ing brown plain batiste ruffling on the
edge of the cape collar offers smart
contrast.
Diagonal scanning gives lovely slim
ness to the hips of the fitted gored
skirt. Inset circular godets at each
seam provide graceful flare to the hem.
It's mighty smart and so individual,
and very easily fashioned.
Style No. 1882 lie designed for sizes
IL, IA, 16, 18, 20 years, SO and 38 inches
bust. Size 16 requires four yards 35-
inch.
Should you desire something more
sportive, eyelet cotton mesh is quite the
newest idea. You'll like it especially in
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in the State Department as translator.
then retired in 1924 for study. Last
year, however. when the departments
principal translator was retired on ac-
count of age. Stevens was persuaded to
take his post. He is not yet go years
old.
Extremely modest about his ability as
a linguist, he is. nevertheless, ready
talker on the subject Of languages.
He thinks Japanese perhaps was the
most difficult for him to acquire, al
though Chinese was hard.
French to him is the most beautiful
of all. He has written poem on the
beauty of this language.
Although he won't admit it, his CO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-20
what is a canape?" asks Edna R.
inexpensive Cake.

Pour half a cupful of cold water over
one cupful of sugar and mix with three
beaten egg yolks. Slowly add one and
one-half cupfuls of -four sifted with
one teaspoonful of baking powder three
times and beat until the batter is
smooth and light. Add three beaten
egg whites and one teaspoonful Of al
mond extract, beating until thoroughly
blended Turn into a buttered cake tin
and bake for about 40 minutes. Gar
nish the cake with whipped cream
blended with a few drops of vanilla ex-
tract during the beating and dot the
cream with preserved strawberries.
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Household Methods
BY BETSEY CALLIsTER.

Elizabeth wants to know how to
make her canary take a bath.
don't know what to tell Elizabeth.
Some birds just won't take baths. Some
like them so much that they need no
coaxing. Others respond to tricks and
coaxing.
Sometimes bird that will not battle
in little china tub in the bottom OF
his cage will battle with delight in
glass bath room fastened on the side
of the cage.
Sometimes bird can be coaxed to
battle by putting little piece of let
tuce in his tub. He will go into the tub
for the lettuce and stay to battle.
knew one bird for several years who
would not battle. He would thrust his
head in his water cup as far as pos
sible, and when he withdrew it shake
the water on it and in his bill over
his body. He would take a sort of
shower bath from the wet lettuce fast
ened in his cage. But he wouldn't take
a bath in a tub.
Sometimes it is possible to give a
bird bath in the hand of its owner
The bird must be accustomed to
handling for this. so that it will not
terrify him to be caught and held.
Then water is generously sprinkled over
him, and he Is returned to his cage
He shakes himself dry and seems to
enjoy this kind of bath.
what is a canape?" asks Edna r.
A canape is a first course Of the ap-
petizer sort made of toast or fried
bread spread with some sort of tempt
ing tidbit One good one is round of
hot buttered toast on which a slice of
tomato is laid, and on the tomato
spoonful of mayonnaise to which
chopped onion. celery and green pep
per are added. The toast may be
spread with cream cheese before the
tomato is put on. Or two halves OF
slice of crisp bacon may be laid on top
of the tomato.
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Salmon Chops.

Cook three cupfuls of salmon, flake
it and mix with rich cream sauce
into which a raw egg has been beaten.
This should be stiff enough to shape
into outlets. Roll In cracker crumbs
and egg and fry in deep fat. Garnish
with chopped parsley and rings OF
lemon. Serve with Hollandaise sauce
or tartar sauce. Put a toothpick with
a frill in one end to make 1t look like
q chop. --
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1dOAlCA Al I'LL. OCIlOl"
arly man. His name
is Wilfred Stevens.
His title is princi-
pal translator for
the State Depart
ment.
To Stevens desk
come those count
less notes, docu-
ments and letters
from foreign gov
eTnmentS for trans
lation before thev
are communicated
to the various Off
Gals in the De-
partment of State.
He Is reputed to
have a working
knowledge of some
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80 languages, although he denies spirit
eddy that he is master of them. He is
recognized as the outstanding linguist
In the service of the Government.
Stevens never attended a university
and is virtually self-educated. A native
Of Minnesota, he lived where many
languages were spoken. This caused
curiosity about various tongues and
made languages his hobby. At the age
of 10 he had acquired knowledge of the
f1rst-German.
For more than 20 years he worked
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DAILY DIET RECIPE

CREAM FILLING FOR ECLAIRS
OR CREAM PUFFS.
Two cups hot milk, one-quarter
cup flour, one teaspoonful corn
starch, three-quarters cup sugar,
one tablespoonful butter, one
egg, one-quarter teaspoonful salt,
one teaspoonful vanilla.
FILLING FOR IL ECLAIRS.
Mix flour, cornstarch, sugar
and salt thoroughly. Stir in the
hot milk. When we'll mixed cook
in double boiler and stir until
mixture thickens. Cook Is or 20
minutes. Add the butter. Remove
from the fire and mix in the
beaten egg gradually, stirring
vigorously to avoid Jumps. Cook
again over hot water until egg is
thickened. Cool. Add flayoring.
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'Why, don't know as much English
as should" Is the way he expresses it.
All his spare time is spent in the
study Of languages. He has gone so
far as to invent language Of his own
which he believes would serve as a
universal speech.
He can as easily chat with visitor
in Arabic as in French or English. His
command Of languages includes those
OF ancient as well as modern origin.
But he insists that he is nothing of
mental prodigy, that those who try to
make him appear as one are all wrong.
There are Others" he says, but
they have had the good fortune to
escape publicity.
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them, looking straight down on them,
and then he at once saw that those
Coyotes were not trying to pull down
that Antelope, but that she was attack
ing them and they were trying to keep
out of her way and at the same time
get into a patch of brush close by.
A fierce CLEAN of understanding crept
into the keen eyes of King Eagle. Not
bors through many years. He under
stood them and what their actions
meant. Now it was as plain to him
what those Coyotes were trying to dc
as if they had told him.
Young Antelope!" he exclaimed
~That is what that performance means
THOSE Coyotes have discovered that
Mrs. Fqeetfoot has babies hidden IN
that brush and they are trying to get
them. Young Antelope wouldn't
n,ind a dinner of that myself. ! Won
der I had not thought of them before
gu look that patch of brush over my
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-20
NV Neighbor Says:

Save all fruit juices, put into
jar, seal and put in refrigera-
tor. A cup of this juice added
to a pint of ginger ale and poured
over chopped ice makes a deli
cious hot day drink.
When preparing shrimp for
salad put them in a bowl OF wa
ter to which a tablespoonful OF
vinegar has been added; drop in
a lump of ice and let stand in
the refrigerator several hours be-
fore putting the salad together.
You will find them greatly i'm
proved.
Spread peanut butter between
crackers and place them in the
oven until crisp and a golden
brown and you will have a deli
ciouS little tidbit to serve with
almost any kind Of a salad.
Appetizers should be the first
course of any we'll planned din
ner. Very simple appetizers
may be prepared by using bacon
as foundation. One of the most
unusual Is made of the large
stoned queen olive wrapped In
slice of bacon and placed under
the broiler until the bacon Is
nice and crisp, then served on
rounds of hot toast.
Copyright, 1879
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-20
A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK
BY HERBERT PLUMMER.

ON the fifth floor of the State, War
and Navy Building, surrounded by
dictionaries of all descriptions and
notes in all sorts Of languages, sits a
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workers In the translators' division say
that he has complete mastery of Jap
anese, Chinese, Polish, French and sew
eral others. He prefers to term his lin
guiStic achievements as merely "a
translator's knowledge"
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Printed and plain crepe silk are also
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For a pattern of this style, send IS
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For more than 20 years he worked
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Rivers. Mrs. Walter H. Gordon and Mrs.
Henry Lyme.
Frau Rudolf Leitner, wife Of the
counselor Of the German embassy.
heads the Junior Committee that again
this year will be composed Of young
girls from the diplomatic circle.
Mrs. william Goodyear Johnson,
Mrs. Henry L. E. johnson and Miss
Margaret Loughran are on the Recep-
Miss Anita Schade of 1929 Rhode
Island avenue northwest, Is attending
the general convention Of the United
Daughters Of the Confederacy at Jack
Sonvtlle, Fla, as q delegate represent
Ing the A. r. C. williams Chapter, U. D.
C., of which she is the president. An
anthem, Hail to the U. D. c." which
Miss Schade composed, will be sung
Thursday at Temple Theater In Jack
sonville by a chorus.
surprise shower-tea was given Mr..
and Mrs. Danilo Levandowsky by Miss
Marion Stewart In her home at 1442
Clifton street. The gifts were presented
to the unsuspecting couple in an artists
sketching umbrella. The bride was
formerly Miss Evelyn Mooney, student
at the Corcoran School Of Art Mrs.
James Mooney, mother Of the bride,
and Mrs. Andrew Stewart poured tea.
The unique feature of the shower was
the inclusion Of the men friends of the
bride and bridegroom.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Lightner, with
their two children, have come here from
their home in Ridgewood, N. j., accom-
panied hg Mrs. Edward N. Lightner of
Plainfield, N. j., for a stay Of several
days, and are at Wardman Park Hotel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-17

Mrs. william Chaplin Huntington. who
was acting president Of the Woman
Biographies last season during Mrs.
Adams long absence in East Africa.
The meeting Friday in New York
will be held at the Fifth avenue resi-
dence Of Mrs. Owen Roberts, associate
member OF the Society Of Woman
speak on the coronation Of the En-
peror Of Ethiopia which she attended
in Adds Abaha year ago this month.
Mr.. Drew Pearson Of the stan Of
the Baltimore Sun was the guest Of
honor and speaker at the weekly forum
luncheon which the Woman's National
Democratic Democrat Club gave YESTERDAY. He
World Peace" Mrs. J. Fred EsSary
introduced the speaker. Others at the
table with them were Mrs. Cordell Hull,
Mrs. Jouett Shouse. Mrs. Preston Woot-
ten, Mrs. Malcolm McConihe, Mrs. Rob-
ert Lansing, Mrs Samuel Forman, Mrs
Frederick Delano, Mrs. Samuel Her
rick and her guests. Mrs. Francis M.
Goodwin and Mrs. Frank B. Rutter.
Others in the company were Mrs.
Edward Pou, Mrs. J. Craig Peacock.
GraySon, Mrs. Mason Patrick, Mrs.
Thomas Armat. Mrs. Francis Wildly,
Mrs. Ord Preston, Mrs Horace Lee
Washington. Mrs. J. C. Shepherd, Mrs.
Frederick Hone, Mrs. Huston Thomp-
son and her daughter Miss Caroline
Huston Thompson; Mrs. A. Garrison
McClintock, Mrs. Ogilvie Shumate,
Mrs. Roy Sawyer. Mr.. and Mrs. Gard
ner Jackson, Mrs. Claude Sachs, Mrs.
Max Stern, Mrs Herman N. Grimes,
Mrs. Lucien Clark, Mrs. w. H. Beck,
Mrs. Harry Whiting, Mrs. r. L. Mar
ston, Mrs. Theodore Tiller, Miss Eliza
beth Roy, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Cabot
Stevens, Mrs. Edward Heating, Mrs.
Rose Yates Forester, Mrs. w. P.
MCGEE and Miss Elizabeth Jobe.
Mrs. Childress Buckner GWyn, as
sisted by her daughters, Mrs Claire
Gwyn Harper and Miss Mary Beatrice
Gwyn, entertained at bridge, followed
by midnight supper, in her home on
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Park road Saturday evening, In COM
pliment to Mrs. Lacey Moore, who, with
Mr.. Moore and their two young daugh-
tiers. has returned to Washington after
a three-year absence In Lexington, KY.
During the supper hour Mrs. Harper
gave q program Of vocal music.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. L. Clark Of Has
brouck, N. j., are passing Q few days
at the Dodge and are accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. w. z. Tindall.
Mrs. Ernest D. Roberts entertained
the members OF her club at the Ken
wood Country Club today at luncheon
followed by bridge. The guests were
Mrs. William Peters. Mrs. Robert
Father, Mrs. Charles Tierce, Mrs. Nat
Wilson, Miss Meta Luttrell, Mrs Allen
Peck, Mrs. Chester Blinston and Mrs.
Fred Geier.
DR.. and Mrs. A. M. Blair, with their
young daughter, are stopping at Ward
man Park Hotel while in Washington
for a few days on their way to their
home in Southern Pines, N. G.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Buchhout Of
East Haven, Conn, are passing some
time at the Carlton.
Mrs. Ivan J. Riley will entertain
eight guests at the card party to be
held at o'clock Thursday afternoon in
the Kennedy-Warren, on Connecticut
avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton L. Wadsworth
and their two children OF Los Angeles.
Calf, are at the Cavalier Hotel for a
few days.
Mrs. Percy Johnston Of Montclair,
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SOCIETY
CONTINUED From Third Pagel

Stanton Manor, where they have taken
an apartment
Out-of-town guests at the wedding
were Mr.. and Mrs. p. Fl. Raspberry
parents Of the bridegroom. from Macon
Ca, and Mr.. Philipo Iorio Of Forest
Hills, Long Island.
The opening social affair Of the sea.
son to be held under the direction OF
the newly elected oficers OF the MaSsa-
chusetts Society is to be held at the
Shoreham Hotel this evening from 9 tc
/ o'clock. A short program of enter
tainment will be furnished and the re-
mainder of the evening devoted to dane
ing. The Entertainment Committee
will be under the direction of Mr.. Lewis
w. Hart. The large attendance at the
annual business meeting of the society
last week insures a widespread interest
in the affairs of the society during the
coming season.
Cards for the dance may be obtained
from the members or from the secre-
tary, Mr.. Robert H: Kenpton, 278 House
Once Building.
Among those who have accepted as
uatroneSSeS for the concert to be given
Park Theater, the program for which
will consist of dance solos and duets
by Miss Marian Chace and Mr.. Lester
Shafer, with musical interludes by Mr.
George Cornwell, composer-p pianist, are
Mrs william H. King, Mrs. Henry F..
Dimock, Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman,
Mrs. Charles J. Bell, Mrs. Henry Alvah
Strong, Mrs. William F. Dennis, Mrs.
Rose Gouverneur Hoes, Mrs. Joseph
z. Washington. Mrs. Lawrence Town
send, Mrs. Ef1ngham Townsend, Mrs.
H. l.. Rust, jr; Mrs. Cloyd Heck Mar
win, Mrs. William Allen Wilbur. Mrs
Joshua Evans, jr.; Mrs. De Witt G.
Croissant, Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle,
Mrs. John Donaldson. Mrs. Howard L.
Hodgkins, Mrs. Elmer Louis Kayser,
Mrs. William J. Mallory, Mrs. Frank
Hodges Clark, Nine. Emanuel Dimitrtu,
Baroness Macmillan Won Pagenhardt,
Miss Florence Ward, Mrs. Charles w.
Allen, Mrs. Arthur w. Brock, Mrs.
John w. Bennett, Mrs. Ralph S.
Barnaby, Mrs. Russell M. Begley, Mrs.
Bertha Belt, Miss Ruth Bennett, Mrs
Edward Goring Bliss, Mrs. j. Harry
Cunningham, Mrs. Daniel G. Chace,
Mrs William Anterior Du Puy, Mrs.
AuduS T. Davis, Mrs. H. M. Elmen-
dorff, Mrs. E. Richard Gasch, Mrs.
Frederic J. Haskin, Miss Minnie
Hawke, Mrs. Harry B. Hunt, Mrs. r.
B. Lawrence, Mrs. Peter John McGov-
ern, Miss Georgia E. Miller, Mrs. G. M.
Morris, Mrs. Aaron d. Newman, Mrs.
Thomas W. Sidwell, Mrs. Bert I. Sax
ton, Mrs. Faber Stevenson, Miss Rose
L. Sutro, Miss Ottilie Sutro, Mrs.
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POSSE SEEKS ROBBERS
Three Colored Men Who Beat Girls
field Merchant Are Hunted.
Special Dispatch 10 The star

Special Dispatch 70 The Star. ,
CRISFIELD, Nd, November IA.
posse of nearly 200 persons was search-s
ing the woods and roads today for three.
colored men said to have beaten and
robbed David Evans, rs, local mer-'
chant, of 500 yesterday.
the trio entered and knocked him I'm =
conscious with a bottle. The merchant.
who said he could identify his assail =
ants, is In q serious condition at the
local hospital )
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NIGHT SCHOOL PLANNED
Institution for Illiterates Ia Alex
andlia Is Discussed.
Special Dispatch to The Sta

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, November IL
With recent census showing 124 white
tlliterates in this city, plans for OPEN
ing night school to educate these peo-
pie are to be discussed at n meeting Of
the local Illiteracy Committee tonight
in Jefferson School Mrs. Cora Wilson
Stewart, director Of the National Hit
eracy Crusade, will speak.
Supt. r. c. Bowton Of the Alexandria
Public Schools. q member of the COM
mittee. stated that an enrolment Of at
least 10 persons is needed to open the.
night school. There will be no age
limit on persons enrolling.