Evening star., 1936-06-04

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Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hdskin, Director, WASHINGTON. d. C.
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@. Are many children assisted bv
Travellers Aid?-E. r.
A. Travellers Aid workers throughout
the country last year assisted 2913s chill
dren under is years of age travelling
alone. In addition, 40,991 more children
were in families which received as
SiStance.
@. Do bats carry bedbugs?-D. A.
A. Bats are sometimes attacked by in
sects which resemble bedbugs, but they
are not the same They do not attack
human beings and do not have the same
habits.
@. What is the width of the river Nile
at Cairo, Egypt?-J. 3. K.
A. The Nile is about l mile wide M
posite the city of Cairo, which stands on
the eastern bank, II miles south of the
apex of the delta. In full flood the depth
OF the water in both the Rosetta and
Damietta Branches of the Nile is % feet,
G. How large is Hyde Park, in Lon
don?-H. G..
A. Hyde Park. with the adjoining
Kensington Gardens, covers $50 acres,
@. Who sang "A Pretty Girl Is Like a
Melody in the motion picture, The
Great ziegfeId"?-D. E. M.
A. 1t was sung off stage by Allan
Jones. The young man who appeared
as the singer was a model who was
chosen for his good looks.
@. Please give biography of Doro-
thea Brande. author of the best seller,
Wake Up and Live!"-E. r.
A. Mrs. Brande was born in Chicago.
Ill. She is the daughter of Frederic
Shepard and Alice Prescott THOMPSON.
Educated at Mrs Starretts School for
Girls and the University of Chicago, she
also attended Lewis Institute and the
University of Michigan. She has been
on the editorial staff of the Bookman.
American Review, Promotion and Circu-
lation and the American Mercury. Among
her books are Becoming Writer and
Most Beautiful Lady"
@. What is the order of Bnai Birth?
j. r.
A. The Independent Order Of Bnai
Birth, or Sons of the Covenant, is a
Jewish fraternal organization founded
in New York City in 1843 by a group of
German Jews headed by Henry Jones.
1t has for its objective the development
of morality and of the principles of
charity, benevolence and brotherly love
among its members. The subordinate
bodies are called lodges; the governing
bodies, grand lodges
@. What is the nationality Of John
Charles Thomas, the opera singer?-P. j.
A. He is an American. He was born
in Meyersdale, Pa.
@. What were the national colors of
Ethiopia?-D. S.
A. The national colors were green,
yellow and red, the flag having three
horizontal stripes, with the coIors in the
order named
G. Who started the elective system in
American colleges?-R. 3. H.
A. Among the most notable educa-
tional reforms of Charles William Eliot
was the development of this system,
which enables students to select subjects
which will give specific training for
various professions.
@. What is the origin of the express
sion, crocodile tears "?-L. s.
A. The expression, meaning affected
tears, appears first in Greek and Latin
proverbs and is based on the erroneous
belief that the crocodile weeps III order
to arouse the pity of a human being
who, on approaching, is devoured.
@. When will the White Top Festival
of folk dancing and music be held this
year?-H. P.
A. The festival will be held at Marion,
Va, on August IA and IS.
@. Is there surplus of applicants for
the flying cadet course Of the Army Air
CorpS?-T. W.
A In the last class that entered the
primary flying school, on March /, there
were only so cadets, instead Of the au-
thorized $50.
@. Who was the first President to visit
Yellowstone National Park?-M. R.
A. President Chester A. Arthur was
the first. His visit was in 1888.
@. Should the flower so designated be
called wistaria or wiSteria?-T. B.
A. 1t was named for Caspar Wistar,
a professor in the University of Penn
Sylvania, so it would seem better to use
the word wistaria. Both words are
recognized, however, in dictionaries.
@. Did Elias Howe, inventor of the
sewing machine, die in poverty?-R. P.
A. During five years litigation to pro-
tect his patent rights he was haraSsed
by poverty. In 1854, however, he was
finally successful and by his royalties
obtained 100000 a year, eventually
amaSSing a fortune Of $2,000,000.
@. Who wrote the poem beginning,
Leaves have their time TO fall, And
flowers to wither at the north winds
breath"2-E. G.
A. The lines are from Felicia D. He
mans Hour of Death"
@. Which was the first of the American
industries to develop modern, large-scale
organizations?-I. T.
A. The steel industry.
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