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Evening star., 1936-09-24
THE stand at which he has done
l business for ~ years-East Ex-
ecutive avenue at Pennsylvania

TINE stand at which he has done
business for ~ years-East Ex-
ecutive avenue at Pennsylvania
a avenues still good enough
for Steve Vasilakos, despite an invi-
tation from Mrs. Roosevelt to park
his peanut and popcorn wagon at the
White House gates.
Steve smiled broadly, while busi-
ness doomed and cameras clicked a
happy ending this morning to his
latest brush with the law.
Everybody who knows Steve-espe-
cially sightseeing guides who fire.
quent the White House area-expected
to find him in new quarters by the
gates.
1t was not q matter of turning
down Mrs. Roosevelt's offer. Steve
Just felt she had been too good to
him, and he would be in the way at
the gates.
The latest chapter in Steve's his
tory ended after Mrs. Roosevelt. for
the second time since she has been
in the White House, interceded with
the metropolitan police in his behalf
Last week the police decided Steve's
wagon was a traffic hazard and Or
dered him to move it. Then park
police chased him OF the sidewalk
Saturday the metropolitan police ar
rested him. Yesterday his case was
continued in Police Court until Sep
Evening star., 1936-09-24

udSklcu dCTOSS LIH
the sire e t in
front Of his home
on q scooter.
The victim m,
Frank Gill, GIT
Virginia avenue
southeast, die d
in Prov ! dence
Hospital an hour
after he was run
down in sight of
his mother.
Eight other per-
S ms, including
I o u r children,
were hurt in
crashes d urin z
A. 4 ~
Evening star., 1936-09-24

MISS CLARA BRISTOW,
1S, granddaughter of Joseph
Little Bristot0, former SEND
tor from Kansas, iDho has
been missing from her home
at 635 F street southwest since
Tuesday.
The girl, tDho attended Gen.
tral High School last year,
told relatives in q letter yes
terddy she aDdS "tired of
school" and iDas going "to get
q job" The letter 1D1s post.
marked in Washington Tues
day night.
Evening star., 1936-09-24
TRAFFIC DEATHS
REACH 81 HERE
CoIored Boy, 8, Is Latest
Nctim-Eight Other Per.
sons Injured.

The sixty-frst death from traffic
mishaps in 1885 occurred yesterday
when an 8-year-old colored boy was
crushed by 2 towed truck as he
Evening star., 1936-09-24
Bladensburg Peace Cross Changes Proposed

Construction OF traffic is
lands at the intersection OF
the Defense Highway and the
Washington Baltimore Boule-
pard 1Uas suggested By the
Keystone Automobile Club at
a conference Dith Nathan
Smith, engineer of the State
Roads Commission, in Bdlti-
more yesterday. The shaded
portions sho,D the changes, in
cluding partial Didening OF
the interSecting roads. The
project 1Dould cost an esti-
mated S8,665,
Evening star., 1936-09-24
Jailed for Illegal Driving.

For driving an automobile 6 feet
without permission, Pvt. Peter Groves
was sent to jail In Aldershot, England,
for three months with hard labor.
Evening star., 1936-09-24
TR0YAN0VSKY BETTER
Soviet Ambassador to Leave Hos
pital in Two or Three Days.

Soviet Ambassador Alexander Troya-
novsky spent "a very good night" at
Emergency Hospital, where he went
two days ago for observation, it was
reported today. He is suffering from
a digestive trouble.
In view Of his condition, he is ex-
pected to return to the Soviet Embassy
within two or three days.
Evening star., 1936-09-24
Rows Around Isle of Wight.

q. L. Jaye and r. r. Austin, mem
bers Of o rowing club, rowed round
the Isle Of Wight, distance Of 72h
miles, In 10 hours and 43 minutes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-07

fingerbowl. just the dessert
plate with the double silver SER
vice of the dessert spoon and the
dessert fork.
For the fruit course the service
is the fruit plate (of the size OF
the dessert plate) with the finger
bowl on it, and on the right the
fruit knife and on the left the
fruit fork. The guest lifts the
fingerbowl to the table on the
left of the plate. places the
fruit knife on the right and the
fruit fork on the left. An then
the plate is ready for the passing
of the fruit.
The coffee is served after this,
on the right of the plate, or bet
ter, much better, in the living
room. The coffee may be passed
by the waitress, in the living
room, the coffee being already
poured and in the cups, which
are on a tray with the sugar
bowl and the cream pitcher. Or,
just as correctly for an informal
party, the hostess may have the
coffee tray placed before her on
a coffee table or any other low
convenient table, and she herself
may serve the coffee. She asks
each guest his or her preference
as to chow many Jumps" and as
to whether or not cream"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-07
PARTY PROBLEMS
I'Dear Mrs. Beeckman:

Dear Mrs. BeeCKman:
81 am going to be 16 years old
very soon. Mother is thinking Of
giving a party for me. I want to
invite girls and boys Of my own
age. My mother wants me to in
vite my two cousins, who are 6
and 8 years old.
do you think it is proper to
invite them, Mrs. Beeckman? Last
month, when my 8-year-Old cousin
had a party, she did not invite me
because she said 1 was too old.
"PIease tell me if she was right?
"READER."
It's usually easy to see why
mothers make suggestions in this
sort of circumstances. But in this
case, I must admit that I can't
understand why your mother
wishes to invite your two cousins
who are so much younger than
the guests whom you wish to in
vite to your party. There Is such a
tremendous difference between 6
and 16 that you would have to
plan to keep another party going
to entertain these very young
cousins.
Copyright, 1898. by King Features
Syndicate. Ino.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-07

It is the usual cutSom for the
waitress to pass dishes at the left
of the guest.
Dishes are removed from the
right. Beverages are served at
the right, since the glasses are on
the right of the plate.
After each course, the waitress
should remove the details that
have to do with the service of that
course. If a service plate is used,
it is allowed to remain on the table
until the waitress changes it for
the dinner plate, the heated plate
set for the roast course. With the
right hand, she takes up the serv-
ice plate and with her left hand
she places the dinner plate in It's
stead. 1t is the rule of the we'll
waited-on-table that the guest
should always have a plate before
him until the table is crumbed for
the dessert course.
The plates for the first course,
the courses up to the roast, are
placed on this service plate. the
plate for the canape or food cock
tail, or whatever is served for the
first course, the plate for the soup
or the plate-and-cup for the soup,
the fish or entree plate. Then the
change to the dinner plate.
The salad plate is placed on the
table with no under-plate.
Before any course is placed the
silver not used in the preceding
course should be removed. For
instance, suppose that, for the
canape or fish course you have
placed both knife and fork, and
suppose that the guest has used
only a fork-then the knife that
has been placed is removed be-
fore the next course is passed.
After the salad course the table
is crumbed and made ready for
the dessert course. That is, the
salts and peppers are removed,
the bread and butter spreader
are removed and all remaining
place-silver is taken off.
Usually the dessert service con-
siSts of the dessert plate, with
the finger bowl on it. and on the
right of the finger bowl the DIES.
sert spoon and on the left the
dessert fork. The guest removes
the finger bowl with the dolly,
if one is placed under the finger
| bowD to the left Of the plate
and bit up from the plate. He
also places the spoon at the right
of the plate and the fork on the
left of the plate. Then the plate
is ready for the dessert.
If fruit is to be served after
the dessert course, the dessert
plate is brought in without the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-07

At one time, the only solution
may have been hash. Now tempt
ing salads, hot pies, crisp cro-
quettes, casserole combinations are
all possible.
In order to take full advantage
of it save the bone, all the left
over pieces of fat, and the gravieS
or drippingS in which the meat
was cooked.
The bone can be used in flavor
ing vegetable soup or tomato bouil-
lon. The leftover fat and drippings
for vegetable seasoning. The broth
in which ham was boiled is de-
licious for seasoning cabbage and
green's of various kinds. The gravy
can be used as the base for the
white sauce in making croquetteS.
The small pieces of meat can be
used for sandwich filling. All of
these will help you balance your
unbalancing food budget.
In using the leftover meat, the
meat should not be allowed to
dry out. It should be cooked as
little as possible and never eX-
posed directly to the heat. This
is one reason for using sauces
with it.
Curry is a seasoning that is little
used in many homes. It makes
lamb stew taste delicious.
Lamb Stew English Style
1 cup of cold cubed lamb
2 cups of water
"a cup of lamb drippings
tablespoons of flour
u tablespoon of curry powder
Add the flour to the meat drip
pings. When blended, add water
and cook over a slow fire until
thickened. Add the salt, pepper,
curry powder, and stir. Add lamb.
Return to the stove and let heat
through. Serve piping hot. This
should be served with mounds of
fluffy boiled rice.
The possibilities for using ham
are enQleSS. his recipe LOT nam
and macaroni is very easy to pre-
pare.
Ham and MacarOni Casserole
cup of ground cooked ham
can of cooked macaroni in
cheese sauce
u cup of cereal flakes
/ tablespoon of butter
Place the ham and macaroni in
the casserole in alternate layers.
Blend the cereal flakes with but
ter. Sprinkle over the top. Bake
in a moderate oven (375 degrees
F. for about 20 minutes.
Dreamed Ham on Toast Points.
1 cup Of milk
2 tablespoons Of butter
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-07
Beauty
Fat Handicap
To Child
By DONNA GRACE

Many young people, girls ana
boys, too, are overweight before
they reach the age Of 20.
We see fat children who seem
to take on an abnormal weight
as soon as they are able to walk.
There is, believe, a real handi-
cap in excessive weight at any
age, and especially SO for very
young people.
A child who is so afflicted be-
comes self-consciouS and bashful
This will often make a good,
natured girl or boy too sensitive.
They find they do not receive
the consideration and attention
that other, more attractive chill
dren do, and are often ridiculed
because of their awkwardness.
They are pathetic young things,
and it is too bad they must be
hurt because of their appearance
Howev youth is sometimes
thoughtlesS of others feelings
and will laugh, and even enjoy
another'S embarrassment.
Parents naturally shield their
children from suffering and an
noyance and would do anything
to save them the heartache they
feel with this handicap.
The average overweight child is
usually one who lacks the desire
to exercise and INDUCES too freely
in rich and starchy foods. Many
young children have a desire to
eat too many times between meals
and mothers should really be
more careful Of their diet.
We all realize that it is difficult
to refuse children anything they
ask for, but they can be trained
to regulate their time for nourish'
ment.
They do not need as much food
as many of them have. We must
bear in mind that the body is
built and sustained by food, and
overweight is the result of over
eating. There are a few excep,
lions which are caused by a
glandular disturbance, but even
those cases may be corrected with
medical treatment.
P. E. 81 cannot tell you
whether or not the drink yoU
mention is slenderizing- better
ask your physician. You may
have my weight chart, If you viii
send a stamped, self-addreSsed en-
velope and repeat your question
1 have q good restricted diet
and instructions that have beer
used successfully by many girls
and boys. You may have a copy
of it, if you wish. Enclose q
stamped, self-addreSSed envelope
for it and address Donna Grace
Beauty Editor Of The Times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-07

2 tablespoons Of flour
u teaspoon of salt
u teaspoon of dry mustard
Is teaspoon Of pepper
tablespoons of diced green pep
per
u cup of canned mushrooms Cop
tionaD
2 cups of diced ham
Blend the butter with flour. Add
to the hot milk and heat until
thickened. Add the mustard, pep
per, canned mushrooms and the
cooked ham. Cook for five min
utes. Serve on butter toast points.
Garnish with parsley.
Roast Beef
with Tomato Sauce)
2 tablespoons of butter
2 tablespoons Of flour
"a cup of tomato catSup
y cup of cold water
teaspoon of prepared mustard
l tablespoon of vinegar
l tablespoon of brown sugar
Blend the flour and butter. Add
the other ingredients and cook
until boiling. Stir constantly so
that smooth sauce is made. Re
heat the slices of roast beef in the
sauce and serve on steamed rice.
AS a special dessert surprise
with your meal of glorified
left-overs, try Eastern Shore pecan
pie. It is also a type of dessert
that can be packed into the picnic
basket.
Eastern Shore Pecan Pie
u cup of butter
cup of finely chopped pecan
meats
l cup corn syrup
y cup of milk
p cup of sugar
3 eggs
l teaspoon of vanilla
Cream the butter and sugar.
Add the corn syrup, milk and
chopped pecan meats. Add the
beaten eggs and pour into a pre-
pared pie shell. Bake at $50
degrees for Is minutes. Either
pecan halves or a stiff meringue
can be used as a topping for
the pie.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-07
m{2~!
" Y WILMA LAVILLE'
WILMA LAVILLEI
81 ,rts Mixing Bowl

A SMART idea, that of mix
IA ing your sports clothes as
you would a salad in a mixing
bowl, has been set forth by one
of the downtown sports de-
partments, and it's really a
Agrand way to visualize your
wardrobe-at least the out-of-
doors end of it. Big mixing
bowls decorate the department,
and in each you will find a suit
of some sort, with three or four
different sweaters or blouses,
and the other accessories to
make it smart and different.
AS colorful as a wooden bowl
full of tomatoes, lettuce and
watercress are these bowls and
as tastefully and delightfully."-
mixed. Go down and mix your
self a bowlful of sports clothes
for fall, and be sure that you
will be interestingly dressed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-07

HERE'S a grand gift to a baby
III or a MOTHER three-in-one
bottle warmer, Sterilizer for a
bottle, and nipple sterilizer. It's
quite new, and will be useful as
long as the baby is at the bottle
age. AS a bottle warmer, you
fill the container about half full
of cold water, put the bottle in
and plug in the cord to an cleo
trio light socket. Heat until the
milk is feeding temperature. .(See
large sketch aboVe). AS a steri-
lizer, (see top small sketch, fill
container about one-third full
and insert inverted bottle. Let
boil for 10 minutes. To sterilize
nipples, there is a special CAD
get, (Shown in small sketch be-
low in picture above). You boil
the nipples for 10 minutes, and
seal them until they are to be
used. The whole business is priced
but $3.75, complete.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-07
Times Dali y Pattern
PATTERN 417n

Buttoned up-to-the-neck in chic
is this adorable Anne Adams frock,
and that only starts to tell the
story, for it is up to the neck in
flattery as well! Any young miss
from twoto-eight will dote on this
practical pantie-frock and wear it
gleefully to school or play. Mother
likes its wearing" qualities, and
the simplicity of the pattern with
its clear directions for easy max
ing! See the novel yoke, Joined so
cleverly to the flared panel, and
don't overlook the smart choice of
long or short puffed sleeves. Make
a long,Sleeved version in bright
wool jerSey-and a Short-sleeved
style in gay printed challis.
Pattern Alto is available in sizes
2, 4, 6, and 8. Size 8 takes 21s
yards Of 26-inch fabric.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS (15c) in
coins or stamps (coins preferreO
for this Anne Adams pattern.
Write plainly name, address and
style number.
Be Sure to State Size
Send for your copy of our NEW
ANNE ADAMS PATTERN BOOK,
just out! See the latest fall fash.
ions, fabrics, accessories! Learn
how easily you can have smart new
frockS, a dashing new coat or suit,
blouSes, skirts, house dresses.
Models to flatter every type and
age-from tiny toddler to matrons
longing for that slim and youthful
look! BOOK FIFTEEN CENTS.
PATTERN FIFTEEN CENTS.
TWENTY FIVE CENTS FOR
BOTH WHEN ORDERED TO
GETHER.
Address orders to The Washing
ton Times, Pattern Department,
243 West Seventeenth ST., New
York, N. Y.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-07

must be kept almost human by
their girl secretaries. Why?
Why? Why?"
This writer, whose name, Of
course, 1 mustn't reveal, or it
might cause her serious embar-
rasSment, doesn't say that this
young secretary loved her cam
tankerous boss. Perhaps she did.
He may have seemed to her as
charming as he was grumpy to
others.
But it's very clear that her boss
bad taken a fancy to Aher and
would "eat out of her hand" for
when there is only business to
consider, bosses do not have secre-
talies sitting on the arms Of their
chairs!
If the boss loved her, ard She
knew it-should this girl have
Quit her job? That's what Pro-
fnssor Smith said the perfect Sec
rotary" would do under the cir
culnstanceS. What do you think
about it?
Copyright, 1895, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-07
-SUl AMEnINHN-
FaVOriteS

Fried chicken is the theme OF
this weeks contest. For t1Uortte
1DGyS of preparing this deIicdcy
The Washington Times is pay
ing readers cash prizes OF one
dollar each. The rules for the
contest are listed beloW.
A tGUorite recipe selected
from entries in last weeks con-
test for fresh tomatoes.
BrOiIed Tomato with Ripe Olives
and Bacon
2 firm tomatoes
slices of bread y inch thick
10 very thin slices of bacon
l can Of sliced ripe olives
1 cup of milk
l tablespoon of flour
l teaspoon of Worcester S hire
sauce.
Salt
Pepper
Cornmeal
Butter
Fry the slices of bread in butter
until golden brown on each side.
Put them on a piece of brown pa
per and keep warm.
Fry the bacon until crisp and
after draining on brown paper lay
on the toast. Slice the unpeeled
tomatoes. Dredge well in the corn
meal, season with salt, and fry
in the bacon fat. When lightly
Drowned on each side, place the
tomato slices over the bacon.
Add the flour to the rest Of the
bacon fat and when well mixed
with the milk, salt, and pepper.
add Worcestershire sauce. Let
simmer two minutes, add the sliced
olives and heat through. Pour the
sauce over the toast slices and
serve on a hot platter. Stick a
small sprig of parsley on top Of
each tomato.
Submitted by Mrs. Ira Lee Law,
921 Hamlin st. N. E.
Rules of the contest: Write
on one side of the paper only
and include your name and Gd-
dress under each recipe. As
many recipes as you 1Oish may
be entered. Mail them to Miss
Jean Green, The Washing
ton Times, 1917 H st. N. W.
before midnight, September IL.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-07

A TOUCH Of white at your neck,
"A and shiny black flowers on
your dull black dress-that's q
new and smart note for autumn.
AS you've no doubt found out al
ready, shiny black or white en-
livens dull black for fashionable
costume, and this bit of neckwear
gives you the advantage Of both.
The collar gives the effect of an
Elton collar, neat and trim, and
the roSetteS or flowers are gener-
Gus and posed right under your
chin. Priced 50.
Tray and Table
THE incest combination we've
i seen in a long time, for a rea-
SOnable price, is a cocktail tray
that also makes a genuine, good
sized and sturdy coffee table. AS
q tray, it is large and light weight.
You simply press a lever on each
end and the legs fold under and
out of the way, so that you can
place the tray on a table to fill
the glasses, ETC., then when you're
ready to set it down, just press
levers again, and the legs are in
place, substantial and reliable. The
tray or table tops are decorated
with hunting scenes, the rim and
legs are mahogany finish. With
hunting prints, they are priced
$3.50, and in plain mahogany
finish, $3.50.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-07

But read this lady'S letter. A
dash of gall seems to have dropped
into her ink-well-don't you think
so?
Dear Miss Fairfax:
''NO one could have followed the
Girl and Boss series, which has
been running in your column, with
more breathleSs interest than /.
Such a drama is going on right
under my nOSe-and poor old Uncle
Sam is paying the bill.
"Let me say that 1 am the widow
Of man who lost his life in his
cOuntry'S service, and because Of
that a Government position was
given to me. After a good many
years of this work, / think l may
claim to know the details of the
branch to which 1 had been as
signed.
DESK GAME-COCK
"Then, in one Of those periodical
Shuffling of the picture cards to
which Government service is sub
mitted, we drew a desk game-cOck,
who tried to conceal with the vigOr
of his crow the fact that he
was utterly ignorant of the work.
And did he crow! While confusion
worse COMPOUNDED settled on the
entire division.
"He issued orders which didn't
make sense, then ragged and
StOrmed because they weren't car
ried Out-meantime spending three
hours away from the building,
OStenSibly in the interests of lunch.
When he returned to the office,
with all the evidence of having
lunched well but not wisely, he
would storm, rage, even swear, be-
cause his impossible orders had
not been carried out.
"The lifesaver in the case was
his young Secretary-a pretty girl
who was young enough to be his
daughter-and we thanked Heaven
for her because she could 'SOOthe
his savage breast better than
music. We could hear her trying
to calm down his tantrumS at such
times, and-well, once when 1
huFriedly entered the room with
an urgent message, she was
perched on the arm of his chair!
eve 'menials' thanked heaven
for these 'gOings-on,' as no one
else could calm the raging Ber-
serker in his periods of tortured
digestion, after one of those three
hour luncheon bouts. But she
could twist him around her little
finger.
"But why does Uncle Sam
have to put up with this kind Of
service? Why is such a person
dumped on a Government depart
ment, with no knowledge of the
work, no period of instruction or
initiation? And how can he
imagine that by Strutting, desk
banging and bOiSterOus behavior
he will be able to convince his
assistants that he knows the
work?
SHOULD SHE QUIT?
"While we were all thankful,
goodness knows, for the notify
ing influence Of the secretary,
why should men in Government
offices play favOrites so fla
gravity?
"The Government service needs
a good fine-tOoth comb to rid us
Of such paraSiteS-men who know
little or nothing of the work they
are supposed to supervise, who
spend two or three hours a day
lunching at their clubs, and then
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-07
White on Tan

A grand background for a
white frock is tanned skin. So
everyone looks with admiration
at a tall, bronzed girl when she
wears a very tailored sheer white
crepe, the bodice fastening with
four gold buttons, with slight
draped folds at either side. The
belt Is gold kid.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-07
Waitress Usually Serves
Guest From Left
BY MRS. CORNELIUS BEECKMAN

Dear Mrs. BeeCkman:
will you please tell me the correct method of waiting
table?
do you serve from the right left? From what side
dishes removed? What should be removed from the table
after each course9 wv"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-07
Prepare Leftover Meats
In Tempting Ways
Bv JEAN GREEN

Menus the day after a roast baked ham no
longer shifted by indugent family There too many
new and intriguing to this precious leftover meat