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Evening star., 1937-10-03
Building Stage
To Shoe Marie
BY THOMAS THE MAGICIAN

D1 lhONA1S ne NAulClAN.
IN PRECEDING articles, l have tried
to prepare for you enough of a
variety of magic tricks so that you
might present complete program
You can give this program anywhere,
as I have done many times, under
various conditions. You may want to
give children's show in barn or a
woodshed. Some Of the effects are
suitable for dinner-table presentation,
at a party, at a club. in school,
church, or even in a theater.
In some cases you may wish to build
. stage for your own magic show This
you-can easily do by securing some soap
boxes, and laying boards across the
tops. Now erect two poles at each
side of the front, stretch a wire across
from the top of one pole to the top of
the other, and have your mother or
sister sew some rings on an old sheet
or black cloth for a front-tab, as it
would be called in the theater.
If you don't want to erect a stage
you can stretch the wire from one wall
of the room to the other, and then
string your curtain thereon.
Please remember that it is always
best to feel free and easy with your
audience, no matter where you are en-
teEtaining. I'm sure that you will have
no<difflculty in giving the performance
with great success if you have care
fupy read preceding articles in this
eefdes.
There is one point that I should like
TO- impress upon your minds. The
. American public likes to be fooled. but
does not like to be imposed upon.
Therefore as long as you stick to an
attitude of pure fun and innocent good
humor, showing that your object is
only to entertain, you can go as far as
yonl like.
However, the very minute that YOU
begin to impose upon the good nature
ofsthe audience, or make any of them
look foolish in the eyes of their COM
pahions, then your future as a magi-
cian is certainly doomed. A spectator
doesn't mind being made to look a bit
fopish If it is done in a good-natured
way. but If you do it in critical man
nef it will not be received in the proper
spirit. Take heed of this now. and
Soa will be thankful you did later on.
Evening star., 1937-10-03
My Most
Exciting
Adventure
Whistle Saves
ROwbOat From
Collision.

A LICE LLOYD. IA, of Alt Beck
street southeast, reports her most
exciting adventure to The Star as
follows:
Last Summer my father. mother
and 1 spent our vacation at the beach.
Late one evening, my father decided
he would like to 60 fishing for while
The moon was shining bright and it
was a swell evening.
I'VE had small rowboat and an
outboard motor. AS we sat in it,
fishing and talking. my mother said
she saw a boat coming quite a way
off. We watched it get closer, and
all the time it was coming straight
toward us.
Dad decided to light the lantern
so the people in the other boat could
see us, but after striking boxful
Of wet matches, he couldn't light the
lantern. as the wind kept blowing
them out
Then dad decided he would start
Evening star., 1937-10-03
Fish Guests
Give Aid to
Red Cross
Young Contributor
Makes His Hotel
Paw Annual Fee.

THE Tennyson Street Fish Hotel
opened up last week for the bene-
fit OF the Red Cross-and before the
drive is over the proprietor Of the hotel
hopes to have a dollar for membership
1t happens that the young fellow.
John Daily, jr., who runs the hotel in
joint partnership with his sister Patsy
was downtown with his daddy one day
last week and saw all the Red Cross
flags a-fying.
Why don't we join the Red Crosse"
John asked He remembered that the
Red Cross saved a lot of sufferers in
last years floods
join." his father said Get yourself
dollar and you can join. Can you earn
dollar?"
Sure" the boy said
That night, with Patsy's help, he
cleaned out 10-gallon tank given him
by friend in the neighborhood.
washed sand for the bottom, filled 1t
with water and went out among the
boys who own goldfish, puppies and the
like.
While you're busy in school," he
said. I'll board your flsh-at the Fish
Hotel-for 10 cents a month"
"Austie" Canfield was his first Gus
toner, and an enthusiastic one. But
he had to argue quite intensively for
the second, who was hard to convince.
you see" the proprietor OF the Fish
Hotel said, this is a hard business. I
have to change tbe water every day,
buy food for the fish, see that the
water is not too hot or too cold, clean
out the tank once a week, wash the
sand and then give all my profits to
the Ped Cross"
That cinched the argument. and the
Fish Hotel now has 10 roomers and
boarders-enough to buy one member
ship in the Red Cross.
Evening star., 1937-10-03
POsers

IN EACH Of the eight statements be-
low, see If you can select the one
word which fits correctly into the
statement from the three words given.
1. The (owl, lark, nightingale) can
see only in the dark.
2. An English judge wears a (cap,
wig, iat) on his head in court.
8. The Mediterranean, Baltic, Car
ibbean) is the largest inland sea.
4. We have (8, IL, lo) ribs on each
side.
5. William Penn founded pitts
burgh. Boston, Philadelphia).
6. The Virgin Islands are owned by
France, United States, England).
Z. (Nirginia, Massachusetts,. New
York; is the State which is known as
the Mother of Presidents"
8. Yale University is in Cambridge,
New York, New Haven.
ANSWERS.
/. Owl. 2. Wig. 3. Mediterranean.
4. IL. 5. Philadelphia. 8. United
States. =. Virginia. .. New Haven.
Evening star., 1937-10-03

the motor and move out of their line.
but only to find that the motor had
been splashed by the waves and
wouldn't start.
BY this time the large boat was
within stones throw from us and
Dad called for us to grab life pre-
servers. But mother and I were too
scared to move and just sat, gritting
our teeth.
Just then Dad thought of whistle
in his pocket and quickly grabbed it
and blew with all his might-just in
time for the man on the other boat
to hear it. Then the large boat
switched aside enough to miss us. As
it passed, We heard a man call, Are
you all right?'
Dad answered him, as mother and
sat glued to the edge of the seat
spellbound.
About half hour later, Dad final
ly got the motor started and We
reached ashore safe)1."
Evening star., 1937-10-03
Red Light Lures
Worms for Bait

WHEN you wish to go fishing it Is
generally quite a task to dig up
enough worms for bait. But If you
just remember certain facts about
such worms, you will not have to do
any digging at ALL
Flshworms come out of the ground
OF their own accord at night, so that's
the time to get your supply OF bait
without digging. But if you 90 out
with just any old light to do your
worm hunting, you are quite likely
tc return with an empty can. You
must know more facts about these
worms.
The color of your light makes the
difference between capturing plenty
OF worms and none.
F1shworms have no eyes, yet if a
White light is turned upon them as
they come out of their holes at night,
they will quickly retreat into them
A blue light has the same effect. But
red light brings an altogether diff
ferent result. They pay no attention
to 1t, and you can proceed to I'LL your
can.
So, before going out on your night
worm hunt, put red paper over the
globe OF your hashlight, and you can
get your supply for the morrow's nah.
Ing without disgins.
Evening star., 1937-10-03
NWELvE-Y YEAR Old Pat Davis
of 1902 Thirty-flrst street is an
enthusiastic amateur actor.


and from time to time has
wished he could make A motion pic
ture
He was as surprised as any one
this Summer, however, when all Of a
sudden he found himself heading for
the West-with role in a motion pic
ture the object of his journey.
Pat is the only boy to have part in
Here and There" an educational film
being prepared by the United States
Forest Service of the Department of
Agriculture.
Officials of the national Office here
say he's unusually lucky to have such
a chance-that it may be years before
another boy is needed for one of their
motion pictures.
The film in which he played is be-
ing made to show the recreational
uses of the national forests and will
be shown in schools. clubs and
churches all over the country.
Pat won his opportunity on merit.
He is a member of the Washington
Civic Theater and last year did out
standing work in the production of
1T Can't Happen Here" His role was
that of the boy named David Green
HILL and when the staff of the Ma
tional Forest Service was looking
around for some one to take a bows
part in their film, Marvin Beers. who
aad worked with him, remembered Pat.
HE scenes in which Pat played this
Summer we're made in Colorado
in several Of the national forests. These
included Pike, Arapahoe, Roosevelt
and Routt.
And though one of the major thrills
OF the experience was the fact that he
worked under an ex-Hollywood movie
Evening star., 1937-10-03
Riddles.

How would you like to work on
some nutty riddles? Well, here
thSg are, five of them And all sent
by Robert Cornell, whom the Riddle
Man thanks very much.
!. What nut grows nearest to the
sea-?
2. What nut is the color of a pretty
gifrs eyes?
8. What nut is good for naughty
hoys7
4. What kind Of nut might be made
Of stone9
;. What nut is like dogs tail?
& ANSWERS.
!. Beechnut. q. Hazelnut. 3. Hick-
orv nut. I. Walnut. 5. Wagon nut.
Evening star., 1937-10-03


ton, Va, is preparing to
receive Scouting's highest award
the golden eaglet-at a program set
for Wednesday night in the Ballston,
Va, Scout Hall.
To win the coveted honor a Girl
Scout must have earned 81 merit
badges. And Josephine has 4O
One of these, incidentally, was ac-
quired during vacation in the Virgin
Islands when Josephine visited her
uncle, Paul Pearson, former governor
Of the islands.
Kans., where Josephine made her
home until last June. when her par
ents, DR.. and Mrs. Earle G. Brown.
came to live in nearby Virginia.
Arlington Scouts warmly welcomed
the newcomer, and the presentation
of the eaglet award is to be made by
Josephines new troop leader. Mrs.
James F. Hayes. in behalf of the
Kansas Scouts. She will be the sixth
girl in the county to receive this high
award, officials said.
Josephine wears 81 Of the 40 merit
badges on the right sleeve Of her Scout
uniform. while on the left sleeve are
displayed the home nurse, child nurse
and first aid emblems, in accordance
with Scout regulations.
DOINTING to the latter with pride,
she said:
They mean a great deal to me. for
I plan to be nurse when I finish
college and l feel that what l have
learned in preparing for these badges
will come into good use when l 60 in
training"
OF the lot, however, the work re-
quired for her seven nature badges
proved the most interesting to her.
This group includes the saltwater
life finder badge which she received
after her return from the Virgin
Islands
AT st. Thomas I was a guest with
my mother and brother at the Gov
ernment House, which stands on a
cliff overlooking the sparkling blue
waters of the Caribbean" she said.
While there I selected a particular
section Of one of the Caribbean
beaches and spent several weeks
studying the plant and marine life of
that section. In preparation for my
final test. 1 drew maps and gave
detailed description of my findings"
Other badges Josephine wears with
particular pride include the Junior
Red Cross life saver; the home maker,
for which she worked three years; the
business woman, which required a
years preparation, and the musicians
badge, which necessitated knowledge
of well-known composers in addition
to general knowledge of music. Still
others are the athlete, photographer
scholarship, dressmaker, pioneer, cook
and Gamers badges.
IN ADDITION to her numerous
Scout awards she wears sharp
shooters medal, which she earned last
year at private girls camp in Mime
sofa.
Since coming to Arlington to live,
Josephine says her Scout work has
kept her from being lonely, for it has
helped her to become better acquaint-
ed and to make friends. She is senior
patrol leader Of Ballston Troop No. Is,
and according to reports from her
leader and colleagues, she is a de-
cided asset to the troop. This past
Summer she supervised cooking in the
Girl Scout day camp in Arlington and
assisted in two Washington day camps.
In speaking of friends, Josephine
said: One of my hobbies is making
friends-in camp, in school and in
travel. I've also come to know a
lot OF interesting people through let
Evening star., 1937-10-03
School Text
OF go Was
Oddly Made
Verses Included for
Use in Teaching
OF Many Facts.
BY MARIA Won VROOMAN.

by MAHIA NON NkOOMAN.
ROYS and girls today probably
take the things they learn in
school pretty much for granted. But
look backward at some Of the
school books Of the Sos makes us
feel that we've really come a long
way on the road to knowledge since
that time.
How astonished children Of the sos
would be to know that there are six
continents. Wells Geography, pub
lished in New York in 1864, states
positively. There are but two con-
tinens; Eastern and Western"
This diverting geography is written
completely in verse and contains
some Interesting sidelights on old
time methods of educa ton. No doubt
youngsters were compelled to learn
its complicated poetry by heart.
Verses such as the following cover
the geographical facts of the earth
and our own country in this book:
Geography.
The surface of the Earth with all its
OF sea and land, Geography describes.
The Earth.
This earth is but mighty ball profound,
Just fve and twenty thousand miles
One-fourth the surface OF this globe is
Three -fourths is water, as you understand.
Seas
Seas are large bodies OF briny tide
Hy land enrlrrlpT round side
Local geography included the fol-
lowing verses, the rhyme giving the
writer some difhculty at times, it
appears.
OF Maryland's towns. the FIRST is Baltimore
Near Chesapeake upon Pa-tap-sco's shore.
And west from Baltimore. miles forty-two,
Is Fredericktown. Mo-noc-a-cy in view
On Severns bank, two miles from Chesa-
Annapolis rules the powerful and tn.
A German settlement is Haserstovn.
West of the Blue Ridge is her station
And Cumberland Of Potomac may share,
Tis west Of all I've named q thorofare.
And Washington, three hundred miles from
On the east bank of the Potomac doth
GEORGETOWN from Washington Rock Creek
Park divides.
West of Potomac Alexandra hides.
Various arithmeticians also had
fondness for lapsin2 into verse.
Arithmetics held many rules like the
following
Addition is joining more numbers than
And putting together to make a Who'll.
Additions tn. rul. that learns US to
count.
And the sum that's produced is called the
MULTIPLICATION Of Deeimals.
II in multiplication of decimals, then
Point OF from your product with pencil
For decimal places. as many as stand.
In both multiplier and multiplicand.
If the. product in figures deficient is
To, the left of the product let ciphers b.
bound.
For small children just learning
their alphabets there were horn
books" A horn book was merely a
wooden slab on which was pasted a
bit Of paper with the alphabet and
the Lords Prayer printed on it. Over
this was laid cover of transparent,
yellowish horn. fastened to the slab
with strips Of brass.
The child who wished to learn his
letters thus had a book that could
be hung about his neck securely
with string and would be slow to
wear out. He was encouraged to look
at it often; printed verse re-
minded him that it was well to
do so:
He who learns his letters fair
Shall have coach and take the air."
Evening star., 1937-10-03
Ask Me 4 mother.

"a YOUNG man was showing his girl
through factory. They came to
Q boiler.
What is that big thing over there?"
asked the girl.
That's locomotive boiler"
why do they boil the locomotives"
To make the locomotive tender"
replied the polite young man.
Evening star., 1937-10-03

HORIZONTAL.
l. Like.
4. Behold
s. Sugar confection.
10. Line of union between two piece
of cloth.
IL. Periods of history.
IA. Entertained free.
Is. An exclama ton.
is. Part OF verb ito be-"
II. Preparing copy for the printer
20. Boys name.
al. A sidelong look.
%. To elevate.
Is. You and I.
2e. Perform.
VERTICAL
g. Mark left by q wound.
3. Upon.
4. A kind Of harp.
5. Plural pronoun.
7. Land discovered In 1892.
8. Relates minutely.
9. Exists.
IL. An anesthetic,
Is. An ancient proverb.
10. Dreadful.
ls. To require.
20. Boys nickname.
%. Railroad tabbr.).
"a. Neuter pronoun.
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
PUZZLES.
1 Crossword nuzzle xolutior
Evening star., 1937-10-03
FrankneSs.

>EACHER-Give me sentence
with a direct object.
Pupil-You are pretty.
Teacher-Whats the object?
Pupil-A good mark.
Evening star., 1937-10-03
Start C1ub b
To Create
Good Times
Six Young Members
Are Interested in
Social Ideas.
BY GLORIA LUBAR,

IF YOU readers will permit, would
like to tell you about my club
this Sunday. The name of this club
Is the Mon Amica Social" the Latin
and French words meaning My
Friend"
We, the six of us, four boys and
two girls, started this club for the sole
purpose of having a good time. Our
main object is to see how many good
parties We can give.
One afternoon last October the six
Of us were together. We we're discuss
Evening star., 1937-10-03

ing clubs, par
ties. dances and
good times. Then,
out of a clear
sky, one of the
boys wanted to
know W hy W e
couldn't combine
all of tn os e
things into one
little coed club.
We all thought
the l d e a " a S
swell, so right
then and there,
in the home of
Lillian and Bob
Evening star., 1937-10-03

ean Mon Amica Social"
on course there was plenty of trou-
BILE in getting the club organized. And
picking name brought on a fracas.
The principal trouble was-our crowd
included Latin and French students
as well as one commercial student.
And all wanted to be represented in
the name. The outcome was the Sc
lection of Mon. which is French;
Amica, from the Latin, and Social for
the commercial member.
Six dances were given last year,
one being held at the home of each
membership an average attendance
of 35. The parties included a scav-
enger hunt, masquerade, a George
Washington dance and a graduation
dance
These affairs, expensive as they
may sound, are, on the contrary, quite
inexpensive. Sandwiches and drinks
are all made at home and our best
party cost only S475. Two of the
boys have taken the job of making
sandwiches away from the girls and
now we just look on while they do the
work.
Dues are 10 cents a week. Each
member is an officer, the list being as
follows: Robert Naiman, president;
Arthur Stambler. vice president; Jack
Wainger, keeper of the peace; Joe
Cohen, secretary and treasurer, and
Lillian Naiman and Gloria Lubar, in
charge of all party preparations.
Evening star., 1937-10-03

2. The diamond is E, ads, abut- :.
educate, stays. Sts., e.
3. The square is eggs, gilt. elee and
steam.
4. Robinson Crusoe and Ivsnhoe.
S. Bated, baited.
Evening star., 1937-10-03
Likes Club Articles.

Dear Sir: 1 read the Children.
Page every Sunday and enjCv 1t very
much. I take the most interest in the
article about different kinds Of clubs.
Yours truly.
LA VERNE DAVIS (aged 49,,
Vienna, Va.
Evening star., 1937-10-03
WHAT IS SCHOOL SPIRIT?

IN THESE days of foot ball. We hear lot
about school spirit We are sure that We
have school spirit" ourselves, but we SO
sure just what this thing is?
First Of all, it is loyalty to your school because
it is your school. In other words, you will stick
up for it when others criticize you will fight
for it on the athletic field If you have the chance,
on the debating team Or you will do your
best to hold up the schools scholastic reputation.
There is also a lot Of pride in this thing called
Evening star., 1937-10-03
Young Residents of Capital Area Follow Varied Hobbies
Puzzles

i
A LII you boys and girls who like to
stop at the drug store for an
ice cream soda should have little
trouble with this picture puzzle.
Evening star., 1937-10-03

Editors, note: Gloria Lubar, IA of
1346 Park road. is writing series of
stories for The Star on interesting clubs
orSanlzed IN Washington by boys and
Eiris. Those wishing to get in touch With
her may do SO by calling the editor of
the Chlldrens Page Of The Star at Ma
tional 5000, extension $50.
Evening star., 1937-10-03

The Star ioiu pay 81 for each
stors it publishes on the subject
sNY Most Exciting Adventure"
srrTten BY boy on girl reader
Of the paper.
Evening star., 1937-10-03
A
z
- u

/ am three-letter word, BY put
ting various first letters IN front of
me, l become to cook in water, to.
wind. to Illustrate. dirt and labor.
Can you guess me?
q
In the sentence below the missing
words are spelled differently, but pro-
nounced alike.
All visitors we're from the
armory while the was pra'
ticing
s.
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Evening star., 1937-10-03

school just right AS far concerned it's the best school
there is, and that
School spirit good thing
ntoleran only world andhn
others nc
School spirit is really just patriotism a
Evening star., 1937-10-03
Girl Scout in Arlington
Gets Highest Award
Josephine Brown Has Earned
40 Merit Badges
With Success in Duties.
BY BLANCHE MCKNIGHT.

w YITH merit badges TO spare,
\A/ Josephine Brown. l7-year-
" " old Girl Scout of Airing
Evening star., 1937-10-03

CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
Evening star., 1937-10-31
HEARST NATIONAL
MATCH ANNOUNCED
Firing Designed to Give Training
in Landscape Target
Shooting.

Local National Guard officials have
received notice of the plans for the
William Randolph Hearst Musketry
Competition, which is to promote the
training of rife fire units by so pre-
pairing them through landscape target
firing as to enable them to derive the
maximum benefits from field firing
The hope was expressed that all rifle
companies will enter the matches.
The competition will comprise
regimental and separate battalion
match. Company A, 372d Infantry.
of the local Guard, and the LIST Sep
arate Company of the Maryland
Guard having no company with which
to compete, are authorized to enter the
national match. With these excep-
tions, only teams which will have won
their respective regimental or bat
talon matches will be eligible to COM
pete in the national match.
The dates on which the companies
may fire their respective regimental
or separate battalion matches will be
prescribed by the authorities of their
respective States. There is no limit
on the earliest date, but the latest
date must be sufficiently early to al
low time for completing the firing
of the national match, which must be
not later than March 81 next. If
team fires after this date 1t will be
disqualified.
Each team will consist of the in
dividuals who constituted the team
at the time it competed in its regi-
mental or separate battalion match,
Notwithstanding promotion or de-
motion of one or more Of its members
since that date. 1t is provided, how
ever, that in case any member is pre-
cluded by sickness or other un-
avoidable cause from participating In
the national match the regimental or
separate battalion commander may
make substitutions, but they must
come from the same company Of the
man whose place they are to take and
must b Of the same rank.
Evening star., 1937-10-31
l. O. o. F. NEWS

Grand Master Linwood e. Donald
son. Grand Representative Wilfred E.
Lawson and other officers OF the Grand
Lodge, with delegation from the vari-
o,ls subordinate and Rebekah lodges,
will 20 to Binghamton, N. Y, Novem-
Der for huge degree demonstration
and rally. The grand sire. Thomas G.
Andrews, will be in attendance to wit
ness the conferring of the initiatory
degree on 1000 candidates In his
honor. There will be parade and
other activities of interest to all ODD
Fellows and Rebekahs.
On November 10 the grand officers
will make an ofhcial visit to Harmony
Lodge.
The grand officers will accompany
Mrs. Cora H. Kincer, president OF the
Rebekah Assembly, on her oficial visit
to Miriam Rebekah Lodge November 5.
A special call has been issued by the
grand master to all branches Of the
order to support the appeal of the Cit
izen's Emergency Committee In its
drive for donations toward tie feed
ing Of hungry school children"