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Evening star., 1936-06-27
The Old Gardener Says:

Pinching plants to make them
grow bushy is an art which many
amateurs overlook, but which is
worth studying. 1t is particularly
important to pinch back the new
hardy chrySanthemums now be-
coming popular. The top should
be pinched off occasionally from
the time the plant is a few inches
high. Side branches will start to
grow as result of this practice
and much larger Towering sur
face will be produced. Pinching
ought to stop, however, by the 1st
of August, because at that time
buds will start to come. 1t is
also good plan to pinch back
dahlias in order to obtain a more
bushy form.
tCopyright, 1850
Evening star., 1936-06-27
BY BRENT DOW ALLINSON.

THAT the women of Mexico and
Central America are awaken
ing to a lively interest in in
n ternational affairs and the
cause of international peace; and that
they are actively seeking the vote in
several of the six republics between
Mexico and the South American con-
tinent, in order to work more effec-
lively for peace is the opinion of Miss
Heloise Brainerd, former member OF
the staff of the Pan-American Union
of Washington, who has recently re-
turned to the Capital from a long
journey made largely by aeroplane
over the mountainous Isthmus of Cen
trai America. In only one Central
American republic-El Salvador-is
the general suffrage exercised by wom-
en-; and that has recently been ex-
tended But in all of them there Is
a considerable feminist movement, and
numerous women's civic and social or
ganziations, particularly in Mexico and
El Salvador, received her most cordial
ly and listened intently to the In
ternational Peace Mandate to the
Governments Of the World" which she
carried as 6 travelling representative
of the Womens International League
for Peace and Freedom. whose head
quarters are in Washington, D. c.,
and Geneva, Switzerland.
Including organizations whose OBJ
jectives are to promote social welfare
women's rights. International peace
and similar beneficent purposes, I
found some % different organized So
cietieS of women, of which no less
than Is are in Mexico" said Miss
Brainerd, in an interview. In addi-
ton, there are various associations OF
Catholic women; and in some cases
the Red Cross is largely in the hands
of women. In all the countries I vis-
tied in Middle America from Mexico
to the Isthmus, women are interest
ing themselves in humanitarian enter
prises, and my message was most cor
daily received. the more so as was
able to deliver it in Spanish.
I'm ALMOST every country met
women who had been working
patiently for years, writing or speak
ing for peace or organizing peace pro-
grams in the schools. They and others
accepted the call from North Amer
ica and our colleagues in Europe, to
obtain numerous signatures for the
peoples mandate" almost as a re-
ligious duty. Committees were, there
fore, easily organized in five different
countries to carry forward permanent
Evening star., 1936-06-27
Cooking Hint.

Just the standard scalloped toma-
toes are delicious. if layer OF grated
cheese is placed over the top. Extra
food value is added and the Dish be-
comes a heartier one for lunch. Sprin-
kle thin layer Of bread crumbs over
the grated cheese and thus keep a
crust from forming on the cheese.
Evening star., 1936-06-27
BY BETSY CASWELL.

T YNDER the big birch tree in
the back yard, Benjamin's
hutch stands empty and for
lorn. In the branches Just
above its roof a robin and q wren
chirp a doleful requiem.
For BENJAMIN is dead BENJAMIN.
Evening star., 1936-06-27
Flower Accessories.

Boutonnieres maie of crepe-tex-
tured rubber that resembles a fabric,
come in all the exotic hues such
as-salmon pink, turquoise and du-
bonnet-to match or contrast with
your sports or dress frock A tiny
tab is attached to each flower, through
which a pin may be slipped, fastening
It 20 the costume.
Evening star., 1936-06-27
Hits Dinner Suits.

PARIS (P).-"Gentleman" is the
name of one of Lelongs smartest din
ner suits. It combines a mannish
tailored frock having black suede
belt studded with rhinestones and a
dinner Jacket of white alpaca.
Evening star., 1936-06-27


fessional woman trying to
- make little money by writ
ing in spare time when am not doing
housework and taking care Of my baby.
My whole schedule is knocked silly and
all of my efforts to work aborted by
a neighbor woman, who is a perpetual
visitor and who holds me up for hours
with accounts of everything her grown
sons and daughters. sons-in-laW and
daughters -in-law and grandchildren
do and think and have. She keeps the
baby from being put to sleep at the
regular hour and she prevents me
from ever doing anything on time. l
am always missing the bus and get
ting in at the tail end of movie be-
cause she just sat and sat and maun-
dered on and on about her moronic
affairs. How can get rid Of her with
out insulting her?
A BORED WOMAN.
AnSwer-There is no use in trying
to deal subtly with the chronic visitor.
She, and just as oftep she is he, are
so sheathed in self-conceit that they
have hides like rhinoceros and any
hint that you may let drop about being
busy or Just about to start somewhere
glances of their consciousness without
even making a dent in 1t.
T THINK you are very foolish to let
yourself be Hctimized by gar
rulous bore. AS a direct way is always
the simplest and the best, you should
Just tell her that you mean no of1ense,
but that your time is valuable to you
and that you can't afford to waste 1t
in idle talk. Or, If you haven't the
nerve to tell her the truth, lock all
your doors tight and fast before her
arrival and let her knock and ring in
vain. After she has done that for a
couple of times she will get the idea
that you are not pining for her society.
Every one has to go through this
experience with the time-wasters be-
cause there are so many idle men and
women who have no resources within
themselves, and who inf1ict themselves
and their inane chatter on any one
who is good -natured or weak enough
to stand for them.
Evening star., 1936-06-27

the matriarch of
our rabbit colony,
who made her
appearance in a
paper bag at
Easter time a
year ago, and
who was chris
tened Benjamin
under a misap-
prehension. Fat
and placid. with
the sweetest dis
position of all the
bunnies, Benja-
min held perhaps
the strongest po-
Evening star., 1936-06-27
My Neighbor Says:

Fall Towering crocuses should
be planted about the middle Of
August. They are ideal for rock
gardens.
A good way to use stale bread
is to cut it into squares, triangles
or rounded shapes, fry it in fat,
butter or drippings and serve
with bacon or other meats. Heat
the fat in the frying pan until
it smokes. then put in the bread
and fry to a golden brown color.
Drain on paper and serve very
hot.
Tartar sauce is made by adding
2 tablespoons Of chopped chives,
2 tablespoons chopped sweet
pickles and tablespoons of
chopped parsley to q cup Of stiff
mayonnaise. This sauce is sug-
gested to serve with baked, broiled
or fried fish.
When grease has been spilled
on grass mating. cover the spot
thickly with powdered chalk and
moiSten with a few drops of ben
zine. When this has evaporated
brush of the chalk and the spot
will have disappeared. Do not
bring a light into the room until
the benzine has thoroughly eyap-
Grated.
Copyright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-06-27


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Evening star., 1936-06-27

EAR DOROTHY DIX: I am
a college graduate and pro-
fessional woman trying to
,nkn a Ht%la rrnnnau hW urrit-
The Washington times., 1936-01-15

ON Bill Strickland and the rest Of
the Capitolians. Said Al:
You gotta get 'em in a mood.
Once they start, it will be easy
to put them through their
paces."
The Washington times., 1936-01-15
DRURY
DIVORCED

Washington society today had
fresh material for conversation
over the tea cups.
Hardly had the news that Mrs.
Maria Teresa Rennert had OBJ
tanned Reno divorce last week
gone the rounds than she had
married again.
In addition to this marriage,
tea time conversation ran to the
divorce obtained in Reno by the
former Mrs. Peter A. Drury, jr.
Mrs. Rennert was married in
Miami, Fla, yesterday to Walter
N. Wamsley, jr., Of Philadelphia.
United States consul at Havana.
The ceremony was performed by
County Judge w. Frank Blanton.
Famous for her beauty and her
clothes, Mrs. Rennert had been
married for 10 years to Hugo Rasin
Rennert. They have an 8-year-old
daughter, Maria Elena.
In her latest marital chapter,
the former Mrs. Drury, one-time
Baroness Won Hagen, divorced her
fifth husband, Edward N. Cooley.
They had been married only five
months. Her first marriage was
to Baron Frederick wilhelm Won
Hagen. She was married to Mr..
Cooley shortly after she and Mr..
Drury were divorced.
The Washington times., 1936-01-15

"Savvy" is the new center Of
attraction at the popular Jockey
Club. This young man handles
all duties Of master of ceremo-
MES, which, Of course, include
staging the floor shows. In the
short time that he has been at
this Northeast rendezvous he has
won a host of friends and is slated
for a nice long engagement. And
speaking of atmosphere. you will
really find it here. Continuous
entertainment is a new feature
of the Jockey Club, and Amateur
Nights are held every Monday and
Friday nights. with cash prizes.
No Space
AS each Sunday passes Ramon
gets more worried. According to
the popular owner Of this smart
Connecticut Avenue spot, there Is
not enough room to accommodate
the crowds. However, he almost
had q bit more space the other
night when one Of the neighbor.
ing stores caught fire. But the
damage was slight andd Ramon
is still worrying.
Rudy Schramm and his orches-
ira are in no small way respon.
sible for this influx of visitors
on Sunday. And there is always
some intimate entertainment.
And another brand new reStau-
rant opened the other day. I am
referring now to the Isle of Capri
on G Street. Yes, that is what
it is called, and it has nothing to
do with the song except that both
refer somewhat to Italy. The
present feature is, Of course, real
italian food, although the wine
list has not been ignored. If you
want q real sip, ask Costello to
mix you a famous New Orleans
Fig. They pack plenty Of punch
and are really tasty
In case you want to know who
is responsible for the congenlal
air and atmosphere Of the new
Rumanian Inn on Thirteenth
Street, it is Paul Young. Mr..
Young has had lots Of experience
with Continental restaurants and
there is no doubt that he is U.s.
ing his past record to advantage.
This new spot is featuring Rus
sian and Rumanian food almost
exclusively, although you probably
could get a Swiss cheese sand
wich.
Your correspondent visited the
Cafe Samovar in the Burlington
Hotel the other afternoon for the
first time and found plenty OF
The Washington times., 1936-01-15
Louis SObOl
THE VOICE OF
Broadway

Sidney Ross English professor now card magician
ascinates group Charlie Weeghmans with his bewlderng
comedy of years ago. but still thrill to the eyes And
later at and Edde in close hudde with Eddie DAVIS
Mollie Williams Old timers will recall Mollie-the out
standing queen busque in the days when buresque was
more than dizziness in the strip numbers Molle,
besides having the reputation of owning the finest pair OF
on the buresoue stage have very meodramatc
skt in which she stabbed unruy sutor vcevrsa I've
forgotten but always ended with one or the other gong
small balcony breaking the rail 1t also brought
tbob doHvn
The Washington times., 1936-01-15
New Show

Matt Windsor is certainly re-
vising his floor show. Any per.
son who drops up to the Club
Volga Boatman within the next
few days will hardly recognize
The Washington times., 1936-01-15

any Of the faces ON the floor.
Almost all are new. But the best
news is the bringing Sack Of the
comedy Skit that thrilled many
WaShingtonianS last year. 1t is
called "Stotty, Stotty." The name
itself sounds funny. but they say
it will drive you crazy with laughs.
Thursday Is the official opening
date Of all these new happenings.
Swing Out
When you go up to the Rainbow
Room these nights, do not think
that Milton Davis and his orches-
ira are not there II you look
twice you will see that it is the
same band, although their man.
nerismS are bit different. You
see, the boys went to New York
recently and visited all the hot
spots and discovered that Swing
music" was in vogue. So from
now on Milt and the boys really
swing out.
Last Saturday your correspond
ent heard Emory Daugherty and
his orchestra rehearsing o brand
new rendition Of that round-and-
around song and was Immediately
enthusiastic about it. Sunday
night from La Paree Emory intro
duced it over the air. And the
response was magnificent. Phone
The Washington times., 1936-01-15
Archie Hawk Dances
At Fratority Club

When the Fratority Club holds
its opening tea dance next Sun
day afternoon from 5 to 8 o'clock
at Brightwood Masonic Temple,
Archie Hawk, WaShington'S Hal
Leroy" will no doubt be the cen,
ter of attraction. This tap dane
ing star has been engaged to en-
terrain, while the music will be
supplied by Black Rasputin and
his IA Mad Monks. When Black
Rasputin and Archie 60 into that
well-known favorite, "Truckin,
the old Masonic Temple in Bright.
wood will begin to creak.
This organization is local, and
Is composed Of members Of high
school sororitieS and fraternitieS,
The Washington times., 1936-01-15

portion of the cafe, is decorated
with bright murals painted by that
eminent artist Nichon Vasilieff.
In the Caucasian Lounge (dimly
lit, Jerry and Johnny entertain
nightly with their violin and &C.
Gordon. A great spot for romance.
Yesterday was Russian New
Year eve and Helen Hamilton's
crew Of satellites at the Troika
jotted down q few resolutions for
the coming year which are as fol.
lows: Karavaeff, the dancing
demon, VOWS never to repeat the
same routine two weeks in o row;
Ethel Pastor, the soprano, resolves
to use every ounce Of self control
to stop biting the guests who ask
for The italian Street Song;
George the headwaiter, promises
that no dish Of borstch shall be
served at less than 100 degrees
Fahrenheit; Andre. the CoSsack
doorman, says that he win grow
two more inches.
Sammy Marks, the very able
pianist of Moe Baer's Club Habana
orchestra, is having his troubles.
Moe has been using SIS his theme
song, Moody" one Of Sammy's
original compositions, and when
the song ban came many letters
had to be written to New York
convincing the officials that the
song was not q copy and so on.
But now everything has been
ironed out and the radio company
will play it. Bert Granoff con-
tinues to please the crowds with
his medley Of songs. This week
he is featuring Alone" Where
Am II" and Il Found q Dream"
At last we have found a haven
for those who like to go out and
at the same time are a bit tired
Of that 'round-and-around ditty.
The place is the Mayflower
Lounge, and the time around /
p. m. Yes, during the luncheon
hour, when music Is supplied by
a harpiSt and violiniSt, it is guar
anteed that nothing will be said
about where the music goes.
Harpist Anton Bove will play any
jazz number, but not that. What
a comfort! And I am sure many
people will thank this column for
the information.
The Washington times., 1936-01-15
PRATTLE AND TATTLE!

Pretty Doris Dudley and Sid.
ney Kingsley, the playwright,
scheduled to elOpe at 5 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon won't. .
They squabbled Salty mite and
are handing each other the chill
insted Marion SnOwden lex
Princess ROSpigliOsi) and Louis
Reed attempting to elOpe last
week discovered there was a
hitch Reeds divorce hasn't
been certified yet Jack MiIey
steps into the space deserted by
Paul Calico when he leaves
within the fOrtnite for a yr. IS
leave Of absence. Young Jack
Barrymore Colt and Belle KrOn-
enberg can't get enough Of each
other. . Sophie fuckers broth
er, Moe Abuza, became o pappy
Salty. Broadway mOurns with
Bob Reud the passing Of his
mother, The Lester Gradys, Of
the film mags, had their third
boy Tuesday nite-tO /; tagged
Paul. Clap CalIOused Mitts for
the peupy chatter song Of DeslyE
and Clarke at LaRue's-if your
name isn't mentioned it's he
cause YOU don't count in the
Manhattan scene.
Paul Krich. once Anne Sothern'!
beau when she was Harriet Lake
The Washington times., 1936-01-15
Show Clicks at
Shorehom

Without a doubt, the floor show
that Max Lowe has garnered for
his Shoreham Hotel Ballroom this
week is the best that has played
in this spot this year. Comedy Is
the main element, with Will Nor
ris and Bobby guaranteed to take
your blues away. Ruthania ana
Malcolm return with their beau
tiful ballroom routineS and the
Bonners, now in their ninth week,
are harmonizing. Margaret Dale
is the single dancer and her cos
tunes are exquisite. And to top
off all the above, Prince Mogul,
the man with the X-Ray Mind,
is in the cocktail lounge daily, ex-
cept today, when he win be In
Philadelphia working at the big
Junior League party.
Tonight marks the farewell ap'
pearance of Joseph and Ellen Cor
bett, sensational dance duo at
the Heigh-Ho Club. Beginning to-
morrow Pete Macias will stray
from the beaten path q bit by
presenting two individual stars
instead Of q team. They are Grace
Shannon, pianist, and Walter Doe,
tap dancer. Both are well known
in this city. Grace was q mem
Der Of the girl trio, Three Maids
and q Nike" while Walter was
the partner Of Susan Hall.
New Skit
News has leaked out that AL
Norton plans to give the Lotus
patrons a real treat in the near
future by condensing parts Of all
his past skitS into one big one,
That m cans, FRANKIE and
Johnny" Man on the Flying
Trapeze, and all the other
favorites will be reenacted. Just
when this will take place Is not
definitely known. as a lot depends
The Washington times., 1936-01-15

Your correspondent visited the
Cafe Samovar in the Burlington
Hotel the other afternoon for the
first time and found plenty OF
atmosphere. 1t is small and coy.
with dim lights and Continental
furniture in one room. while the
other, which is used for the dining
The Washington times., 1936-01-15
Jockey Club Is Now Featuring
Large Show; Two New
Restaurants Open
By THE NIGHT CLUB EDITOR

The night club business unusually good in most spots
for this time of year. 1t is little difficult to explain just
why this true and possibly is best to charge this boom
to of the peculiarities of the business.
However, if there few afterdark hooks that not
Dragging about their receipts they should feel better start
ing tonight this is Government pay day. and if anything
Washington loose it is this semimonthy event This
weekend likely be the biggest nonhoday celebration in
he bistor of the Inns
The Washington times., 1936-01-15

+ came back from H'wood with a
pretty bride-Poggy Beck =. Hal
Skelly's widow has made fortune
mailordering cosmetics Best
of the society gal entertainers
who have invaded the nite-club
field is Marjorie Logan who has
plenty of talent Morton Dow
ney has bot out Poppy De Albrew
and has the Trocadero to himself
One colored showgirl will be
featured with the white lovelies in
the Forthcoming Palladium show
Verna Deane, who has COPIED
most Of Harlem's beauty prizes .
For rare diversion, after hour con-
certS by JeleSnik and his Stringed
support at the Hollywood in Hun
garian and Russian melodies .
New York Poison" starring Le-
more Uric soon to be Broadwayed
was authored by Herb Lewis, re-
write man on the N. Y. American
Writer Harry Sylvester
marches to the altar shortly .
Recommended, the chants Of Lila
(Lillian) Carmen at the Versailles
Because Of the success of its
huge anniversary number, Variety
has restored all pay cuts to its
staff Consider the plight Of
Arthur SWanStrom land other
composers in a similar fix) .
Just when his newest Il Wanna
Woo" was becoming one Of the
hit songs of the air, along came
the hitch between the Society and
the Warner musical subsidiaries
and now it's taboo on air and in
nite-clubs Swanstrom'S latest,
incidentally, is tagged, THE Lady
Obviously Has Something the
Gentleman Desires" :.
The exotic gal exciting the
multitude around the mite spots
Is Regina Rambeau (nO relative
Of Sandra) She's the girl
born of an Egyptian mama, PO-
lish papa, raised in Paris and
imported by Winnie Sheehan as
a picture bet e.. Frank Capra
is planning to make Gary Coop
er q comedian in his next pic
Opera Hat" Publicity de-
partmentS trying to link Janet
GaynOr with Robert Taylor are
slightly mOist-Taylor still has
the yearn for Irene Hervey ..
Joe Shalleck is still PhOning
nightly to Eunice HeaIy on the
coast Frances LangfOrd and
CrOOner Tony Martin are HOl-
lywOOd's c0Oingest twOsOme ..
The Henry FOnda-Shirley ROss
flame is dOused 1t may
sound like a laff but Joe
Schenck entertaining Doris
Duke and Jimmy Cromwell tried
seriously to interest her in pic.
tures-acting in them, mean
assuring her she'd be a big box
office draw Gene F0wler'S
hySteriCal poem on the recent
Ann Cooper Hewitt case has the
film colony in giggles-Mady
Mendl had hundreds Of copies
printed to distribute among
friends A nod of approval
for Dick Gardner'S band and its
unique musical arrangements
with an extra nod for Chanteuse
Josephine Larkin (Gardner'S
bride) who sings with the Or
CheStra The Bruce Cabot
Adrienne AmeS reconciliation.
will take place in Manhattan
next week friends intimafo
The Washington times., 1936-01-15
4 Bodies Recovered

NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 15.-The
Coast Guard cutter Pamlico yes
terday recovered the bodies Of
Frank Ayran, Vance Clark, Ran
dolph Clark and j. H. Clark,
brothers, composing the crew of
the sloop Victor which foundered
in Pamlico Sound. The boat was
missing a week before located by
the Pamlico.
The Washington times., 1936-01-15
Doo Makes Good

Once considered a "runt" and
hopeless for motion picture work.
Lightning, now starring in ''Thoro-
breds ALL" is rated as the most
intelligent and restrained police
dog ever to reach the screen.
The Washington times., 1936-01-15

calls and kilograms began to pour
in congratulating him, and right
ly so. II was one Of the clevereSt
and most novel arrangements this
town has heard all year, and
should not be missed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-15
PRODUCTION GAIN
 IN STEEL MILLS
Plants Operating on 70 Per Cent of Capacity
 Schedule

Steel Prices and production-ThI industrial situation has been dom mated by the high rate of activity in the steel mills where output dur ing June hovered around 70 per cent of capacity, or approximately the high point of the year. As was expected there has been Q slight de- crease in the demand from the au- tomobile and farm implement fac- tories, although this decline has been far less than normal and even in some of these lines-tractors for example-demand has not weakened appreciably. Undoubtedly the sus. tained activity was due in part tc the increase in steel prices for third quarter delivery, but advance buying against this rise was below expectations.
 Consumptior-Rctail trade gencr. ally is 10 to % per cent above c year ago, having reached the best level since early in the depression. Department stores sales for May, tho last month for which figures are available, reached an index figure of Ss, according to the Reserve Boards computation, as compared with 8l in April and 76 in May ie36. Pre- liminary June reports suggested & further increase. This gain, 1t ape pears, represents c rise in the actual turnover of goods. There has been practically no increase in prices for consumption goods over Q year ago.