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Evening star., 1936-05-05

Not only that, but the interest created
by constantly watching the birds builds
up new interest In them.
This is one of those happy circles that
knows no ending.
The birds fly round and round. The
interest OF the watcher goes with them.
He is constantly finding some new Spe-
cies, some new traits. II it is new, he is
delighted; If it is old, he is even more de-
lighted.
Thus there is no ending in this happi
ness of bird watching. 1t can be carried
on anywhere and everywhere, both out
doors and indoors. Many sports require
elaborate equipment, and are not to be
thought Of except on special grounds.
The invalid, on the other hand, can
watch birds from his window.
There are few places birds cannot fly,
and some of them live. The English
sparrow, for instance, is typical street
gamin, actually seeming to prefer the
downtown sections.
The bird lover will not despise these.
but will observe them while he is down.
town.
Stand sometime on the corner Of
Twelfth street and Pennsylvania avenue,
III lTOIlJ Oh Iilc tIdlciSii, dAlu A4oGcu w
their chirping.
At first you will wonder where the
birds are but if you look close you will
observe them sitting in the carved fa-
cades on the Pennsylvania avenue side Of
the building.
The constant cheeping of these birds
is music Of sort. 1t has pleasant
quality.
One OF the real reasons for keeping
doors and windows open in warm
weather is to listen to the birds better
For their size, they are without doubt
the noisiest things in the world but for
tunately their noise" is mostly music.
Nearly all the cries and calls of the
birds, exclusive of their true songs, are
pleasant and interesting to humans.
AS for their songs, they are, to many
ears, the sweetest music in the world,
today as in times past. Why need one
turn on the radio, when these sweet
singers are always at hand?
Fortunate are those who live where
birds prefer to come, for they have the
best music at all times.
It is not always noted, how finely the
bird music blends with all other sounds.
1t is so varied that it never becomes
monotonous, like the steady whirring
hum of those noisy insects which grind
away on hot Summer nights.
People whom the birds annoy have
one simple remedy, which never fails:
Become interested in them.
Then we wouldn't have these stories.
coming from all parts of the country of
persons calling the police to stop mock
ingbirdS from singing in the middle of
the night, and robins from tapping at
their bed room windows in the early
morning. The bird lover would ask no
sWeeter music to lull him to Sleep or
more interesting alarm clock than a
robin fighting his own reflection in a
pane of glass. Where people know and
love the birds, these are charming antics
Interest in the birds pays year around
dividends of happiness. Feed them in
Autumn and Winter with suet and
grains, and keep water out for them in
shallow vessels the year around. Plant
berried shrubs. Have bird houses ready
in Spring and Summer. Even in the
crowded city these little attentions will
get results.
Evening star., 1936-05-05
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Old Arithmetic.

The Old Arithmetic.
I had lot of trouble
With that old arithmetic.
1t kept me bending double
Over problems long and thick.
Addition and subtraction
Used to rob me of repose.
And when I hit a fraction.
I was rendered comatose.
When at last I quit my schooling,
Sweet relief I hoped to see.
I would shout for Golden Ruling
And I'd quit the Rule of Three.
But my hopes proved sadly futile.
For the numbers wore a look
Even more abruptly brutal
Than the figures in the book.
With offensive ostentation
Figures dominate each plan
From the latest legislation
To the wheeze, How Old Is Ann?
They will roar and romp and rattle
Till your soul grows sore and sick,
And your life seems one long battle
With that old arithmetic.
Evening star., 1936-05-05
''Platform of Progress

A platform of progress has been sug-
eested by the United States News to the
two major parties for their adoption.
The principles laid down in the plat
form, foreWord asserts, are such, if
followed, as to bring about national re-
covery and desirable evolution of the
American constitutional system.
The platform. which is offered with
impartiality to both the Republicans and
the Democrats for their consideration,
would, if put into effect, tend to lessen
partisan politics in government. Further,
it would remove government from COM
petition with the business of the private
citizens; it would make possible a civil
service that was bipartisan and based
on merit instead of "spoils" system.
1t would pledge the party adopting it to
reforms in the financial methods of the
government. looking to reforms in taxa
ton, to a. balanced budget.
Particularly does the proposed plat
form deal with the problem of the job
less. Human rights, of which so much
has been said by New Dealers, are given
an important position. I'VE believe in
human rights as superior to all Others"
the platform says. Among these rights
are human rights in property, human
rights in savings and human rights in
the preservation of decent standards of
living. high purchasing power and a
substantial increase in employment are
essential to these standards" The plat
form differs in some respects from New
Deal announcements. The New Dealers
insist that human rights are "above
property rights" They make an attempt
to separate human rights and property
rights-to oppose the man without prop
erty to the man with property.
Instead of having relief administered
to the unemployed as it is today, through
governmental agencies that too often
are extremely partisan, the platform pro-
poses that relief be administered through
non-partiSan committees in local COM
munities land that funds shall be
granted by the Federal Government only
in form of loans repayable by the States
on thirty-year basis" Here, indeed,
would be change from present practices
that would be beneficial to the destitute
and to the country as a whole, if car
ried into effect. But it would also be
a sad blow to some of the politicians.
One plank in the platform, designed
to prevent desire for reelection from
governing decisions of the Chief Execu-
tive, proposes to limit President of the
United States to one term of six years.
This is not new idea. A term OF six
years for the Chief Executive is too
long, If the country does not like his
administration. The argument that four
years is not sufficient time for a Presi-
dent to carry his program into effect
has been advanced in the past as a
reason for six-year term, if there is to
be no reelection. That argument how
ever, does not appear to be sound. If
the Presidents program is wise and
popular, his party will doubtless be con-
tinued in control of the Government and
his successor carry on with the program,
II it has not already been concluded.
Evening star., 1936-05-05

The Post Office Department has be-
come training school in business man.
agement, being in position to sell a
one-cent stamp or a Government bond,
with unlimited facilities for compiling
lists OF possible customers. In sending
out circulars the Post Office Department
has never had to depend on Who's
Who" for addresses.
Evening star., 1936-05-05

Methods of routine promotion have
gone too far when criminals await their
turn to assume the picturesque title,
Public Enemy Number One" Organized
outlawry may decide to take ballot for
the award of title implying social dis
tinction in a notorious circle.
Evening star., 1936-05-05

Indignation is expressed in European
art circles because a cartoonist repre-
sented Selassie as bull fighter carrying
a parasol. Spain has no S. p. C. A. to
protect an innocent though perhaps
rather peevish bull from public ridicule.
Evening star., 1936-05-05
Going the Limit.

You're going to church right regular
now"
Yes" replied Farmer Corntossel, 1
want to learn as much about Heaven as
possible. I'm getting up a prospectus
for the Summer hotel we're going to
start and I want as many attractive
ideas as can get"
Evening star., 1936-05-05

Housing supervision has assumed such
magnitude of generous purpose that it
is reported that even Office buildings are
equipped with chafing dishes and
percolators.
Evening star., 1936-05-05

Nations are arming on the old theory
that peace can be secured by keeping
everybody well scared. 1t Is a system Of
trial and error that has never worked
out satisfactorily, yet no other has been
devised as yet to replace 1t.
Evening star., 1936-05-05

Orators are usually at their best when
advocating a cause or personality. 1t
is not considered impossible that the elo-
quence of Franklin Roosevelt will con-
tinue James Farley In the position of
general manager OF the Democratic
party.
Evening star., 1936-05-05
Avoiding Shock.

1T must be hard to refuse the re-
quests of some of your constituents.
Il never positively refused 'em any
thing" replied Senator Sorghum. The
art of politics is to keep EN- hoping"
Evening star., 1936-05-05
Astronomical Ouints.

From the Joplin (Mo) Globe.
When they get that new big telescope
operating astronomers may discover
done 30 far Is twins. r
Evening star., 1936-05-05

Analysis of the human intelligence
shows that it can be trained to respond
with certain gestures to various signals.
Every election becomes a study in mass
psychology.
Evening star., 1936-05-05

There are sordid minds in politics that
regard one billion dollars as merely the
price of blue chip in the great game
of Who's Got the Pay Roll?"
Evening star., 1936-05-05

Bus traffic is said to disturb the rail-
roads. Some buses are even SO incon-
siderate as to try to stop locomotive
with a load of children.
Evening star., 1936-05-05

Abraham Lincoln was commander in
chief Of the Army. He was born In Ken
lucky, but not at time when an infant
could become a colonel.
Evening star., 1936-05-05
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
Light-Hearted

Light-Hearted
Do I love you7 Maybe so.
1t is hard to say.
I've a tickle heart you know;
I was born that way.
And my spirit is as light
AS a fleeting cloud.
I may soar away, take flight,
If Love speaks too loud.
This, and this alone, know T.
Though I may regret,
lam like a butterfly.
Love must weave o net.
Evening star., 1936-05-05

Italy is not even sufficiently philan-
thropic to assure the puzzled Ethiopians
that they will like the new deal when
they get used to it.
Evening star., 1936-05-05
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Evening star., 1936-05-05

The farmer has to keep guessing about
the weather and the market. He must
60 on gambling despite personal scruples
Evening star., 1936-05-05

In the Ethiopian disorders the inno-
cent bystander holds his usual place in
the list of victims.
Evening star., 1936-05-05
The Charm Of Novelty.

The Charm Of Novelty.
Familiar pleasures never seem
To gladden. mans dull lot.
We slight the joys we have and dream
OF those tha' we have not
If skies were always bright and blue
And days were always warm,
You'd pay your cash and gladly, too,
To see a thunderstorm.
Evening star., 1936-05-05
PAGE Mr.. " allace!

From the indianapolis News
Farmer Loses $1215 in Horse Conn.
dence Game.-Headline. Another indi-
cation that farm income is increasing.
Evening star., 1936-05-05
Under Hitler.

From the Rochester Times-Union.
Over in Germany there's never any
doubt as to how to vote.
Evening star., 1936-05-05

Jud Tunkins says dancing is largely
a matter of self-deception; no man is
really as graceful as he feels.
Evening star., 1936-05-05
nHore Iesislafion Reauested.

More IeSk6i1taOH bc4ucSS0'
cupid is always represented as carry
ing a bow and arrow"
Yes" replied Miss Cayenne, "and, un-
fortunately, there are no game laws to
protect people from his careless marks
manship."
Evening star., 1936-05-05
The Tactics Ones.

They tell you when your woes you nurse
That your misforttmes might be worse.
And think they're due for thanks from
Evening star., 1936-05-05
what they say proves strictly true.

.If nobody never talked about
sumpin' he didn' know all about" said
Uncle Eben, "dar wouldn't be no con-
versatioA"
Evening star., 1936-05-05
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic ]. Haskin.

reader can get the ansWer to any
question Of fact by writing The Euenino
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hdskin, Director, Washington, D. c.
Please tnclose stamp for reply.
Evening star., 1936-05-05

c. How much did it cost to electrify
the Pennsylvania Railroad between New
York and Washington. D. CIR. H.
A. The work was completed at cost
Of $l00,000000.
Evening star., 1936-12-10

Former United States Ambassador
to Japan, Mr.. LarZ Anderson, has gone
Evening star., 1936-12-10
Late Fall Wedding
Miss Priscilla Watson Married Yester-
day to Mr. Alexander Liggett.

Palmer Bell Of Savannah, Ga; Miss
Catherine Du Bois, Miss Elizabeth B.
Lyster and Miss Anne Totten, all of
Washington. whose gowns were the
same as that of the matron Of honor,
but in a deeper shade of aquamarine.
Their bouquets were also similar to
that of the matron Of honor.
Mr.. Richard Amber Liggett, brother
of the bridegroom, was the best man.
and the ushers were Mr.. Richard H.
L. Sexton of Chestnut Hill, Pa: Mr..
Edward Stuart, jr.. Of Philadelphia
Mr.. John H. Henshaw of New York,
Mr.. John Archbold and Mr.. Harry
D. Mitchell Of Washington.
A reception was held at the Sui
grave Club Immediately following the
wedding. Mrs. Watson wore a gown
of wine color crystelle velvet and a
black hat, and Mrs. Liggett wore a
gown Of plum color chiffon. Later Mr.
and Mrs. Liggett left on a wedding
trip, the latter wearing a brown tai
lored suit with chartreuse color
blouse and brown accessories.
Mrs. Liggett made her debut in
Washington and is a member of the
Junior League. She is a granddaugh-
ter of the late Rear Admiral Eugene
Winslow Watson and of Col. Hugh j.
Gallagher, u. S. A.. retired. The
bridegroom is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Virginia and is connected
now with the Department Of Justice
as lawyer.
Evening star., 1936-12-10
Diplomatic Receptions and Wedding Mark Social Calendar Capita
By the Way
Beth Blaine

THEIR Van der
Ponthoz Embassy yesterday
The embassy not tremendously but feeling
charming occupants.
The large drawtno filed wth fowers
friends sat around the large comfortable sofas
~andered into ae dining room for glass OF champagne
Every der strans vacation
Betty
thrilling
South America
about her experiences
In the drawing Slater rey
In black. chatting wsh AOin from
Kentucky and opening her apartment at 1885
Mrs. Homer Cummings black the Marchones
Mrs Matthews Dick intriguing
holding
beautiful black and white costume and too Mrs Philip CONN
in many
others informal reception
away dress for early dinner before going the play
THE National evening laughed
as hard loud and long as Tommy Letter whose
heard echog throughout
enough lron' 70 receive one those tnke which Beatrice Lille tossed
from her moon" audnce
Aasdar Mary Mcdowell
with flowers perched becomingly the top her
From the theate
BREATH to the Pail Mall the put
cooperation uith The Star-Warn
pogn In full sping
There found lovely mouseine de
sole dress edged with bands
waist which she debut
the mistress to you Bette
we had not known that
at would have thought
adming
With utmost lovely speaking
charming stepped SONGS
aterUad introduced the
made comments the excellence
and finished her little NTH
little children of Washington
and added And
On all sides dbuntante friends Reynolds
Mary Senate Howes and Connie
dress Wisdom from
od Louisiana with his Billy visiting
Hudson Grunewads formerly
table sat Vesta Cummings
jacket with pufed sleeves
In dark ueluet Iopey
red hair Peggy Mdtheson,
CraghM was uth large group
Leesbrq.
AL in all
filled
pleasant thought that there
morning
Evening star., 1936-12-10
Mrs. Roosevelt Going
To Hyde Park for the
Week End; Here Tuesday
Cards Out for Party to Gridiron widows
at the White House-News of the
Diplomats and Officials.

IRIS ROOSEVELT is in New York completing
M shopping, will spend the end in Hyde Park and
return greet the President his return Tuesday
Mrs Roosevelt has given her paroness for the fifth
annual Miami Btmore Fashion Show and Ball tomorrow evening
at the in New York which given for the benefit
OF the Goddard Neghbohood Center Mrs Henry Morgenthau
r wife of the Secretary Of the Herbert Lehman
wife of the Governor of New York. and Mrs Henry Doer
among other patronesses.
Yesterday Monday
evening o'clock which be her third annual
party for Gridron widows and newspaper The first year
Mrs Roosevelt daughter John Boettger the
the second the Gridiron widows and cabinet
hostesse year expected
give brief program noSed in the invitations to the newspaper
suggesting that wishing to do stunt
communicate with Mrs Malvina Schneider to make arrange
The Womens National Press Club whose annual stunt
is set for March when Mrs Roosevelt will be Of
Newspaper Womens
of the program but all the entertainment will be done
paper undertaken organization many
of will be writer's who attend Mrs Roosevelt
press conferences and members of either organization
The reception which the Ambassador Union
Socialist giving the
bassy this evening will be in celebration of the Soviet con
tuition adopted last Saturday by the AUnon Congress of sove
in Moscow.
Several hundred guests will be present including quite
Der from New York. Baltimore and Philadelphia There will be
music and dancing.
The siamese Minister Nine. Rajamar
Legation cele
bration of the anniversary of Constitution day.
Minister, the Honorable Sir Herbert Marer
yesterday morning the Capital from New York where
the Minister the in whose
honor Mr.. H. 7. Fuller entertained Tuesday.
week montreal, Wnere was
guest of honor dinner given by Sir Charles Gordon
Representative James NJ Fitzpatrick of New York City arrived
In Washington yesterday has leased apartment at the
Roosevelt the Winter will Joined after Christmas
Fitzpatrick Malcolm Fitzpatrick will
Gonzaga College for the second term
Representative Fitzpatrick will Christmas in New York
returning here soon, accompanied by his family.
Representative and Mrs Richard Tonry of Brooklyn at
the Wardman Park Hotel during their visit in Washington
Chakey British
Embassy, entertained at luncheon yesterday
Samuel King wife of the Delegate from Hawaii and her
two daughters Miss Charlotte King and Miss Pauline King arrived
in Washington yesterday and have taken apartment at the
Roosevelt Hotel.
King accompanied his family Honolulu to San
Francisco remained in the West and will them here few
days
King had harassing trip from Honolulu
to Francisco the seamans strike their ship
stopped miles outside Honolulu and they forced
tinue their trip small pineapple barge.
The Assistant Secretary of State Mr. Wilbur in New
York for brief stay and is at the Ambassador.
Mrs Mariner F. Ecce wife of the chairman of the Federal
Reserve Board the whose honor Mrs. w.
Evening star., 1936-12-10
THE Sulgrave Club was the scene
yesterday afternoon of a we'd
ding Of unusual interest to

TINE Sulgrave Club was the scene
yesterday afternoon of we'd
ding of unusual interest to
n residential and Navy circles in
the Capital, when Miss Priscilla Wins
low Watson, daughter of Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. Adolphus Eugene Wat
son. and Mr.. Alexander Coventry
Liggett, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Hampden Lggett of Washington and
Litchfeld, Conn. were married at
4:30 o'clock in the afternoon. Capt.
Edward Duff. chief of Navy chaplains,
performed the ceremony before an i'm
provised altar of sprays OF white
chrysanthemums banked against q
background of palms. Lighted can
dies fianked either side of the altar
The bride was escorted by her
father, who gave her in marriage.
She chose becoming gown of soft
ivory velvet, fashioned on straight
lines with q cowl neckline. Her veil
was of tulle with panel Of lace down
the center of the back, and was held
in place with a cap Of the same lace.
She carried q bouquet Of gardenias
and lilies of the valley.
Mrs. Richard Amber Liggett was
the matron Of honor for the bride,
wearing an aquamarine satin gown
designed with a tight fitting bodice
and puffed sleeves and a full skirt.
She wore a coronet of twisted aqua
marine satin and carried a shower
bouquet Of talisman roses, African
daisies and heather.
The bridesmaids were Miss Laura
Evening star., 1936-12-10

to White Sulphur Springs for fort
nights stay.
Mrs. Frederick H. Payne Of Green
field, Mass, wife of the former As
sistant Secretary of War, Is at the
Mayfiower for a few days. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bernard Barnes of New York,
the latter formerly Miss Carolyn
Payne, daughter of Col. and Mrs.
Payne, are now en- route to Mexico
City, where they will spend several
weeks. Their marriage took place
Thursday, December 8, in Greenfield
Mrs. Robert e. Lee has Cancelled
all social engagements for the week
owing to illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward M. Flaherty
OF New Castle, Pa, are at the Ward
man Park Hotel while in Washington.
Mrs. Flaherty is the former Miss Mary
Jane Semmes, whose marriage was an
nounced short time ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Kasehagen have
as their house guest this week Miss
Margaret Peter of Hannibal, Mo.
Evening star., 1936-12-10
Miss Anderson Guest
Of Faculty Women

Miss Mary Anderson, chief of the
women's Bureau of the Department
Of Labor, will be the guest of the
Faculty Women's Club of the George
Washington University at the home
Of Mrs. Lloyd H. Sutton tomorrow
at 2 pm. She will speak to the group
on the subject of women Workers" !"
Assisting Mrs. Sutton as hostess will
be Miss Alice Henning, Mrs William
Crane Johnstone, Mrs. John Lapham,
Mrs. Carvel Richard Benson, Mrs.
John Donaldson, Mrs. Walter l..
Cheney and Mrs. John A. McIntire.
Evening star., 1936-12-10

Mclean, Va.
Helen Howe. the American mono
loguist who last Summer scored q
notable success in London at the Mer-
curry Theater and at private parties
attended by the Duke and Duchess of
Kent, Is to give a special program
of her solo entertainments tonight
following the dinner. Last Summer
Miss Howe gave two performances of
her sketches before subscription audi
ences at the Arts Theater In London
which attracted so much attention
that Ashley Dukes, the well-known
English playwright, critic and theatre
cal manager, engaged her to give
series of full-evening-long entertain
ments at his Mercury Theater, which
in turn led to her being engaged to
give more of her repertory Of sketches
at the fashionable Trocadero night
club.
Former United States Ambassador
- Ia Er
Evening star., 1936-12-10
Residential Social News
Mr.. and Mrs. Auchincloss to Entertain
at Merrywood This Evening.

n HR. AND MRS. HUGH d.
nn AUCHINCLOSS will enter
jvI tain at dinner this evening
L at their estate Merrvvood in
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-02
TAR HEEL CUNT TO
MEET CLEMSONF|VE
Carolina Prizes Off Lid of
23-Came Schedule; Heels
Are Champions.

Chapel Hill, Jan. 1.-Two teams
composed entirely of SixfoOterS will
battle in the Tin Can here tomorrow
night when North Carolina opens its
regular schedule against the power
full Tigers from Clemson College. The
game starts at 8 o'clock.
Carolina followers are none too OPP
timistic for the White PhantOms a.
gainst the strong Tigers. Clemson
has already opened it's season, trounc-
ing Auburn twice. The Clemson team
showed lots of power in its victorious
conquest of the Southeastern outfit.
Cone "Y" of Proximity fell victim
to the White Phantoms in a practice
game this week But Cardinals show
ing was nothing to brag about. The
men broke fast for the goal and the
ball-handling was good at times. How
ever at other times the team failed to
click.
Paul Kaveny turned in creditable
performance with some nice under
basket playing. AS q result he may
win the starting center post over
Latch Webster who has been running
IN this berth. Kavens stands 6 feet
2 1-2 inches, being the tailest man
on the Carolina team.