Evening star., 1933-05-27

rallied each year Is the number of i'm
migrants admitted to this country
H. S. K.
the country far exceeded the number
already here who were seeking natu-
ralization. In 1881 only 97,lSS immi-
grants were admitted. while l40,271
foreigners became naturalized citizens
@. On what date will Summer be-
gin" this year?-A. F.
A. The sun will reach the end of its
journey northward In the sky on June
81 at 4:12 O'Clock. Eastern standard
time.
Q. What kind Of q plant is
lichen?-F. D.
A. Nature Magazine says that 1t is
quite well established that a lichen Ii
combination of two kinds of plants
an alga and fungus. Algae, being
green, manufacture plant food from
the carbon dioxide Of the air and fur
nlh It to the fungi. These in turn
furnish a place for the algae to live,
protected from direct contact with the
outside air
@. Which wing of the United States
Capitol was built first?-H. P.
A. The north wing Of the Capitol
was finished for the occupancy Of Con-
gress in 1900. The south wing was not
completed until 1911.
@. What are the expenses borne by
the bridegroom at church wedding?-
r. L. j.
A. He furnishes the wedding ring
and wedding gift for his bride; the
marriage license: the clergyman's fee;
wedding ties, gloves and boutonnieres
for his best man and for each usher;
any personal gift which he desires to
make to his best man and ushers; the
bouquet carried by the bride and the
bridesmaids bouquets; all expenses in
cidental to the wedding trip, including
the motor in which he takes his bride
| from her home to the railway station,
pier or hotel. He Is not responsible for
the motor in which his bride rides to
the church and in which he returns
with her after the ceremony. When
the parents Of the bride or other rela-
tives own cars, and the bridegroom does
not, one of these may be placed 1T his
disposal or he may accept the loan OF
friends car for the trip from the
brides home to the railway station or
hotel; but, If car or carriage Is rented
for this purpose, the bridegroom pays
the bill.
@. How was the Spanish Republic
brought about?-N. D.
A. 1t was brought into being by a
municipal Election, held April H. 1881.
Two days later, King Alfonso left the
country.
@. How old is the Brooklyn Bridge
and what was its original cost?-E. T.
A. 1t is fifty years old, its semi-cen-
tennial was celebrated on May "a by
BROOKLYN The total cost of the span
was $25 100000.
@. How much did it cost to supply
the newspapers with the account Of the
Republican convention In Chicago,
1932?-B. A. s.
A. In the Editor and Publisher.
Marlen Pew says that the press spent
about 100000 day in covering the
G. o. P. convention. He said there
were 726 reporters present. constitut-
ing SO per cent Of the floor assembly,
also that the mayor Of Chicago put two
ambulances at the disposal OF the
newspaper photographers to rush the
Photographic plates from the conven-
ton hall to the airport where planes
we're waiting to carry them to various
cities.
@. How does the music collection in
the Library Of Congress rank?-W. B.
| A. 1t Is one of the three largest in
the world.
O. In what play is the following:
Age cannot wtther her, nor custom
stale her infinite variety"?-H. M. B.
A. It is In act q Of SnakespeareS
Antony and Cleopatra"