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The Washington times., 1937-02-10
D. {. BAR SCANS
.C0URTCHANGE

A special meeting Of the District
Bar Association, to determine the
attitude of the local bar group to-
ward the Presidents plan to re-
form the Federal judiciary, will be
held Monday evening in the
United States Chamber of Com
merce auditorium, according to
announcements mailed to mem,
bers yesterday.
The meeting was called by the
board of directors after individual
members had pressed for some &C.
ton on the Presidents plan.
A consensus of opinion reveals
opposition to a change in the
judiciary.
The Washington times., 1937-02-10
Women .
Don't Suffer
Needlessly

Women who are bothered with head
ache and backache due to functional
disturbances. will find "BC" a most
effective remedy for the relief Of pain
Of this character.
The "BC" formula contains several
reliable, quick-acting ingredients widely
prescribed by physicians. These in
gradients function together quickly for
the relief Of headache, neuralgia and
muscular aches; for pain and discom-
fort due to simple head colds and for
quoting simple nervousness. The
"BC" formula does not contain opium
or any OF its derivatives. Give BIC"
trial and see If it doesn't give you
relief in a few minutes. Convenient 10c
and 25c Sis. or by the dose at foun-
tains.
The Washington times., 1937-02-10

ADVERTISEMENT
The Washington times., 1937-02-10

Virginia reels, pitchforkS, apple
cider, ct al. are the order OF
the program, and folks who look
forward to Wednesday evenings
of this fun filled festival won't
find a straw unturned to make
their visit to the Berwyn hide.
out a thrill packed engagement.
y 4
Chester Daugherty, master OF
colorful music productions whose
ensembles appeared at the Cocoa,
nut Grove last summer and fall,
The Washington times., 1937-02-10
D. A. 2. PLANS
FOR BENEFIT
CARD PARTY
BY MARY PADGETT

One of the outstanding events
Of the social season of the local
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton members will be the card
party sponsored by the Chapter
House Corporation Of the District
of Columbia D. A. r., Monday
night at 8 o'clock in the Willard
Hotel.
Since the goal Of raising enough
money to purchase a chapter
house is almost achieved, the party
is being enthusiastically supported
this year.
Mrs. R. M. Griswold is chairman
of arrangements. She is being as
sisted by a committee including
Mrs. C. C. Coombs, vice chairman;
Mrs. Edwin J. Ryan, prizes; Mrs.
Phoebe Stein, treasurer; Mrs. Rex
Rhoades, tables; Mrs. Grant
Chase, tickets; Mrs. John M. BeaV-
ers. patronesses, and Mrs. Gary
Walters, candy.
Among the patroneSSeS are the
State officers of the District,
headed by Mrs. Charles Carroll
Haig, State regent. Mrs. Jason
Waterman is president of the
Chapter House Corporation, and
Mrs. Harry Colfax Grove, vice
president.
Forbes Watson, special adviser
with the Treasury Department Art
Project, will be the speaker at the
Treasury Department" dinner,
tonight at $50 o'clock in the
Women's City Club, sponsored by
the clubs Business and Protes-
sional Section.
Mr.. Watson will give an illus,
trated lecture on American Mu-
raj Paintings"
Green Lights" and White Ban
ners," by Lloyd Douglas, will be
reviewed by Mrs. Edith Sears, at
the Book Review Section meeting,
tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock,
at the Woman'S City Club.
Miss Helen LeFevre Lyon, Of
the Wellesley Club, will lecture on
her trip around the world at the
meeting of Thomas Marshall
Chapter, D. A. r., tomorrow at
the home of Mrs. William Henry
Wagner. Miss Mary Morris Nc
Cabe will be the assisting hostess.
Alternates to the State and con-
tinental congresses will be elected.
Livingston Manor Chapter, D. A.
R., will hold a birthday party on
Wednesday, February "a, from 3
to s .. m, at the home Of Mrs.
Percy M. Bailey, Bill Cathedral
Ave, invitations having been is
sued to many persons, including
State officers, past officers and
other D. A. R. Leaders in the Dis
trict.
Representative j. Buell. Snyder
of Pennsylvania. will preside at
the first social function since his
recent election as president OF the
EC1lIIoJ 1Nd141d OIoIS OOSASCJ' Nv -
banquet and dance next Tuesday
night in the Willard Hotel.
Secretary of War Harry H.
Woodring will be the guest
speaker. Guests Of honor will in
clude Pennsylvania's two Senators,
Joseph F. Guffey and James j.
Davis. All the Pennsylvania Con-
sreSsmen and their wives will be
at the honor table.
Plans are being made to make
this an outstanding and elaborate
celebration. Decorations in t h e
main ballroom will be in keeping
with Valentine Day. During the
banquet, Miss Mona Noel, harpist,
will entertain. A 10-piece orches-
ira will provide the music for
the dancing, with a 30-voice glee
club furnishing entertainment dur
ing the intermission. The ban
nOet uill hepin at 7.15 o'clock
Evening star., 1937-07-25
Peggy is 8 We

She first became interested in Gra-
MATES three years ago. however. when
she began going 10 moving picture
shows. She enjoyed the pictures. of
course, but she says it was even more
fun to come home afterWard and
act out all Of the parts before long
mirror in her mothers room. She
could remember the way movie people
walked and the tones OF their voices.
1t was no trick at all to speak the
lines. either, fos Peggy has a good
memory. And that plan for amusing
herself when she was so small proved
to be excellent preparation for all
the plays Peggy has been in since.
4 T ABOUT four years old, this lit
tie girl was appearing in public
with songs. dances and recitati ms.
She was the only child in a p,ayle,
given before the P. T A convention
at that time. Since then, Peggy has
had the juvenile lead in Daddy Long
Legs and more recently in The
House That Jack Built" a Players
Club production. She has appeared
IN numerous one-act plays about town,
and for two years has been STUDYING
intenslvely with well-knovn teacher
Of expression in this city.
Although to be in a real play behind
the footlight holds great thrill for
Evening star., 1937-07-25
Cats Aided
Enemy Raid
In Old Egypt
Ancestors of Tabby
Were Worshiped
by Ancients.

DlD you ever want to know where
cats came from? The pet cats We
have now. You can say thev came
from Europe, but that doesn't really
answer the question.
The ancestors Of our cats we're wild
cats, just like the wild cats now in ex-
istence in Europe and Northern Africa.
But these animals aren't like the
American wildcats. These "acestor
CATS are pretty much the same as our
shorthaired ones The European
species is called "Felis sylvestris" by
scientists and the Egyptian species IS
"Felis ocreata"
PROBABLY the Egyptian wild cats were
dOmesticated first Way. way back IN
the dawn of history. the Egyptians
Worshipped their tame wild" cats.
Temples were built for them. priests
cared for them and the cats ran At will
all over the cities. It must have been
awful on moonlight nights!
But even if the cats made a fearful
noise, nobody wanted to do ANYTHING
about it, because all the people had
been taught that the cats were gods
and it wouldn't do at all TO make the
gods angry So the cats were every-
where and lived very easy lives
Then along came general named
CambyseS with an army to attack the
chief city Of Egypt. The people heard
him coming and gathered enough sup
plies inside the walls to last them
through long siege. The walls were
thick and strong. Cambyses made his
soldiers do everything they could to
smash hole in the defenses. Every
thing failed. 1t appeared that MIR.
Cambyses would have to retire and ad-
nit forever afterward that the cat
worshipping Egyptians had defeated
him.
Cambyses didn't want to do that. Not
bit! He thought a long time. and
finally he had an idea. II the Egyptians
IN the city worshipped cats, they'd be
afraid if he attacked them with cats.
So he had his men 90 all over the
country outside the walls and catch all
the cats they could find There were
lot of them. too. Then ne ordered
his horsemen each to take bag full
of cats and ride around the walls and
throw the cats At the Egyptians.
For long time the people in tbs
city were literally bombarded with
cats. They ran in terror from this
raining down of their gods. and Uhils
they were in that terror Cambvses at
tackled the walls again. This time he
Won,
In the old Egyptian tombs mummi-
fed cats have been found Probably
some Of these cats were carried in ships
to Europe and there they crossed with
the European wild cat And We get
our fancy long haired and special
color cats from these by selective
breeding.
If you own a cat. therefore. you have
a descendant of one Of the Oldest COM
panions Of the human race.
Evening star., 1937-07-25

pROF. NJ. T. NOODLE, whose brain
has more waves than the Pacific
Ocean, has just come forward with
new invention which will make Sum-
mer pleasure and hy-time a mean
ingless expression 1t is the Little
Gem Fly Eradicator, which is guar
anteed to be simple and fool-proof
device for ridding your home Of warm
weathers greatest nuisance
This neat little machine can be in
stalled in your living room in some
thing like an hour and forty-five
minutes, with no outside help except
three graduate engineers, carpenter,
six or seven husky laborers, and a
texidermist. Once set up, it works
as follows 1--WE hope):
Mamma (A) presses the lever OBJ
which pulls string co and operates
a pair of shears (D). The shears
slice into the feather pillow (E) and
as the feathers fall, pet penguin
CD flaps his wings with glee, think
ing it is showing.
Evening star., 1937-07-25

ored crepe paper :, Inch wide Cover
the wires by molstenlng one loop end
with paste. covering it with the pa
per and then winding along the wire
Leave about l2-lnch unWound at the
straight end Of the finch piece. for
the end of this wire is to be forced
into the end Of the nut which forms
the head.
A BOUT two inches from the loop
end of the 7-inch wire, fasten the
3-inch wire by twisting. Find the
middle OF the 6-inch wire and wind
the 7-inch piece around close to the
nut to form arms. Bend the bottom
loops over so that they form feet.
Fill out the body by winding a 1-inch
strip of crepe paper around many
times, pasting in place.
Hazel's head is an almond Her
hair is made Of yellow crepe paper
which may be slashed and twisted
around a small knitting needle to
make it fashionably curly. Her dress
is made from lavender crepe paper
scalloped around the bottom, reveal
ing pantalettes of white tiny white
ruffle, also Of crepe paper, is pasted
around the neck and armholes OF
her dress, and yellow crepe paper
roses with green leaves complete her
costume.
HaZel's brother, known as Philbert
Nut, comes next. Philbert's body is
made with wire and crepe paper, ex-
actly like Hazels. His head also is
made from an almond. But his hair
is not blond like his sisters, but black
and is made from a black strip of
paper slashed and pasted to the nut.
His suit is smartly tailored of blue
crepe paper trimmed in white buttons,
white shirt Of the same material,
and a dashing black tie.
Hazel and Philberts colored man,
my is known as Chess Nut. Her body
is made according to the directions for
the brother and sister, but dark brown
paper is used to cover the body wires
and her head Is formed by a chestnut
Her bandana is cut in a triangular
shape and is tied around her head in a
knot at the back Chess blouse, skirt,
and bandana are cut from bright yell
low crepe paper, which you may deco
rate with dots Of red. Her apron Is
made from white crepe paper and has
red stripe drawn around the bottom
Of it.
THE last member of the Nut doll fam
lily is the Indian squaw and her
papoose. The body Of the squaw is
made in exactly the same manner as
| are the other dolls. but the wires
should be covered in copper -colored
crepe paper. For the squaw's head
use walnut, but If you have trouble
| getting the wire to go through the
! nut, an almond will do. The head
Of the papoose is hazel nut which
is pasted in the spot indicated in the
! illustration. The faces are drawn or
| with the crayons The dress Of the
| squaw is cut from buff ff-colored crepe
paper and is trimmed in slashed RED
crepe Her headband is also of bright
red as is her feather. The little
papoose is in a bag of dark brown
paper, with bright red bands drawn
| with the crayon in criss-cross design
| on its back,
Besides having the fun of making
these dolls to use now for toys, why
! not make some as favors or table
decorations for your next party?
Evening star., 1937-07-25

Peggy. who SAYS she never feels that
sinking feeling many actresses eX-
perienCe when the curtain rises, she
also enjoys writing her own plays and
giving them with the help of few
kindred spirits of her own age, in the
neighborhood where she lives. Peggy
manufactures costumes Of almost any,
thing suita bic at hand. such as paper
decorated with bright colored cray
ons, and directs these plays. Here
she reliyes the glamour of the foot
lights, until the next grown-up play
comes along for her TO be in.
Doggy is rehearsing for new play
now. In this one there was q
particularly long part to learn. But
that doesn't bother Peggy, who learned
to read at An early age.
When there's a new part to learn"
she says. Il get it down in my head
at rehearsals. then when the time
comes. l just have to say it"
Shirley Temple is Peggy's favorite
actress. She likes her best because
she says Shirley Lives up to her part
better than other screen children
Peggy loves being in plays. but she
thinks movie career would be more
exciting.
Evening star., 1937-07-25
Riddles

THE five riddles below are tough
ones to guess. But you riddle
fans have had lots of practice, so let's
see what you can do with them.
l. What kind of fruit does the cleo
trio plant bear?-Reyna Cooper.
2. I've seen you where you never
we're, and where you ne'er will
: be-,
And yet you in that very same
place. may still be seen by me.
Robert D. Wayne Taft.
8. Why does chimney smoke?-
Eita Lou Leverette
4. What factories if closed would
prevent many strikes?-LeRoy Al
bright,
S, What is the difference between
carpenter and pint of milk?-Jean
jackson.
ANSWERS.
l. Currents. 2. Reflection in a mir
for. 3. Because it can't chew. 4.
Match factories. S. One weighs a
pound and the other pounds away.
Evening star., 1937-07-25

within the next few days. but AS luck
had it, her horns went on either side
of my body. Had l been any larger
or had the cows horns been any
closer together. even fraction OF an
inch, they probably would have killed
me-
When I bumped the ground. the
breath was knocked out of me. but I
got up soon and started to run to
to charge. but by this time my grand
father had come to me and he jerked
me out Of the way. The only bad
results were few bruises and
scratches"
Evening star., 1937-07-25

millinery wire No. 7, and crepe paper
You draw the features of the dolls
on the nut faces yourself, using black
and red crayon.
When you have the nuts and wire
and crepe paper, you are ready to
begin. Miss Hazel Nut, the girl doll.
is the easiest to make, so let's start
with her.
To make Hazel's body, cut one piece
and another s inches. Bend one end
of the 7-inch wire and one end Of
the 3-inch wire into loop about 12-
inch long.
Then cut long strip OF f1esh-col-
Evening star., 1937-07-25

Two kinds of meat are hidden in
the sentence below. It will take a
sharp eye to pick them out.
An injured hip or knee can give
lot Of trouble to runner"
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
PUZZLES.
l. Steerage, galley, hatch.
2. SHIP, shop, shot, SCOT, sort,
PORT.
BOAT, beat. beak, beck, DECK.
3. The diamond is C, cab, capes,
captain, beast, sit, N.
4. Inch, add A, form Chain. Reap,
add P, form Paper.
5. Crossword puzzle solution.
Evening star., 1937-07-25
My Most
Exciting
Adventure
Charging Cow Nearly
Creates Tragedy for
5-Year-Old.
CARMEN HUNTSMAN. II, Of 5oC

Second street. reports the follow
Ing adventure TO The Star.
My most exciting adventure oc-
CURED when I was S years old" Car
men wrote Il was out with my
grandfather watching him milk COWS.
and he sent me in the house to get
something.
"As l was running toward the
house, COW charged from behind
and knocked me down. She had long
Evening star., 1937-07-25

The motion of the penguin's wings
operates the saw 60 and the saw
cuts off the end of the log lH), which
drops into the basket %. The added
weight lowers the basket and pulls
the string CD which fires the pistol
(K). The bullet from the pistol
breaks the string %, releasing the
slingshot lM, which thereupon hurls
q rock (N) at the fly (O) which
has been persuaded to alight on a
lump Of sugar (P).
Prof. Noodle, having neatly solved
the fly problem, is now planning to
do something about fleaS, provided
he doesn't run out of letters.
Evening star., 1937-07-25

OTIS of boys and girls are going
camping these days. so our
crossword puzzle takes shelter
. this week in tent.
UNDER CANVAS.
Evening star., 1937-07-25
At Track Meet.

ELDERLY Lady: What are all those
men doing?
Nephew: They are runners. The
frst one gets a gold cup.
Lady: But what are the others run
ming for?
Evening star., 1937-07-25
Gentle Hint.

LIE HAD long outstayed his welcome.
Tell me-" said his host at last
"how long was the fish you caught
the other day?"
"Oh," said the guest, holding his
hands wide apart, 80 long"
We'll, 80 long" returned the host,
III you really must be going"
Evening star., 1937-07-25
Out of Luck.

I'm IN an awful predjcament."
whats the trouble?'
I've lost my glasses and I can't
look for them until I've found them
again."
Evening star., 1937-07-25
8-Year-Old Actress
Gets Aid From Screen
Peggy Studies Roles by Acting Them Before
Mirror at Home-Appeared in Public
When She Was Years DID,

method Of
" " different
0 a
Evening star., 1937-07-25
For the Puzzle Fans

Change HUNT to FISH in four
moves.
Here's picture puzzle concerned
with something all of us like to do
in Summer-gO on a picnic.
Evening star., 1937-07-25

and their COIOred NANNY, With even
an Indian squaW and her little pa
poose to make it more exciting
First you must collect the neces-
sary materials They cost very lit
tie and they are not hard to find
The next time your mother goes TO
the store, have her buy them for you.
Since it is to be Nutty doll family,
the most important items are the
nuts, for the faces of the dolls are
made from these. Then you need
Evening star., 1937-07-25

The Star nil puv 81 TOR eacn
story it publishes on the subject
MY Most Ercitirg Adventure"
,prttten by boy or girl reader Of
the paper.
Evening star., 1937-07-25

The definitions:
HORIZONTAL.
2. Radio distress signal.
4. Peg for fastening tent.
6. Noise made by a pigeon.
7. Tavern.
g. Exclamation.
10. Young dog.
IL. Upon.
u. Amount (abbr).
Is. Gardening tool.
II. Blemish.
ls. A canvas shelter.
VERTICAL.
/. South American serpent.
2 Cease.
3. To omit.
T. Therefore
S. Half an EN-.
g. A community of tents.
g. The middle Of the day.
9. Possess.
II. We.
l3. Snare.
IS Toward
16. Pronoun.
=
Next we have a word diamond bull
around the word campers Th
second line Is tin container, tn
third is star with q tail, the Mt
means poor, and the sixth is attemp
Evening star., 1937-07-25

Answers.
Sine with trigonometry, divisor
With arithmetic, dynasty with history,
parse with grammar, pitch with mu-
SIC, hypotenuse with geometry, larynx
with physiology, molecule with chem
ltry. sthmus with geography. inertia
With physics.
Evening star., 1937-07-25

YOU'D you like to make
| yourself a Nutty doll fam
! lily? You can have a
hroth hor ond siStar. doll
Evening star., 1937-07-25
POsers

zach Of the terms in the column to
the left is commonly used in one
Of the studies or branches of learning
in the column to the right Can you
connect each term with the study in
uhirh H. is usedo
Evening star., 1937-07-25
Young Residents of Capital Area Follow Hobbies
Two Topics
Are Chosen
In Contest
Letter Writers Get
Chance to Battle
for Star Prizes.

w YELL, we are about ready TO
u I see what good reporters
plans for the weekly let
Evening star., 1937-07-25
M
G A M P E r S
r

And here are two word chains made
up of good camping words. Remem-
Der that you must change only one
letter at time, and that all words
formed must be real dictionary"
words.
Change POLE to TENT In i've
moves.
Evening star., 1937-10-03
Y. W. C.. A. News

Girl Reserve officers from the senior
high schools of Washington and
nearby Virginia are in conference
this week end at Vacation Lodge.
Newly elected officers OF the Girl Re-
serve Glee Club are: Ellen Lauck,
president; Mary Graves, vice presi-
dent; Lucy McNeely, secretary-treas-
urer, and Betty Skipton, librarian.
A meeting of a special committee
will be held Tuesday at $3.50. Try
school from October IL to IS.
Marjorie Stockett, president Of the
Senior High School Girl Reserve
Council, will preside Wednesday at
pm.
Members Of the Girl Reserve stan
will attend the Adult Guidance Coun-
Gil in Germantown, Pa, on Saturday.
Business and professional women
will have a dinner In Barker Hall
Tuesday at $50 pm. DR.. John
w. Rustin Of Mount Vernon M. E.
Church South will be the guest
speaker.
Xenos Club for young women OF
business girls will have = party
Wednesday at 7:30.
Blue Triangle Club members and
friends will meet Thursday for supper
at 6:15. A party will follow.
The sewing class at 6l4 e street
will have recreation hour at 10
O'Clock Monday They will 60 by
bus probably to Rock Creek Park and
have a picnic.
On Thursday afternoon the indus
trial department is sponsoring sight
seeing trip.
The Theta Mus will have 4 business
meeting Tuesday night.
The Armenian Women will meet
Monday at PM
The Chevy Chase Chapter will meet
at the home Of Mrs. w. L. New, 20a
Primrose street, Tuesday 1T o'clock
Mrs. Irving Ketchum, education and
membership secretary. will b the
guest speaker.
Evening star., 1937-10-03
MARINE MEDICAL
UNIT COMM EN- DED
Lieut.. Comdr. Don S. Knowlton
and Reserve Personnel Win
Praise for Work.

The medical section Of the 5th
Battalion, Fleet Marine Corps Re-
serve, of which Lieut.. Comdr. Don S.
Knowlton is battalion surgeon. is in
receipt Of two letters of commenda-
ton on performance during the field
training period at Quantico in August.
Capt. Dallas c. Sutton. (M.C),
U. S. N, acting chief of the Bureau
of Medicine and Surgery, inspected
the medical section during the bat
talion's combat attack maneuver and
reported to the Secretary of the Navy,
"All medical problems of the bat
talon are being intelligently and ef-
ficiently met. Interest and enthusi-
asm is diffused through the entire
organization, not only in the medical
section but in the battalion as a
whole The leadership that brings
this about is commended"
Adding to Capt. Sutton's report,
Capt. W. L. Mann IN c., u. S. N,
post surgeon at Quantico reported,
THE medical section under Lieut..
Comdr. Knowlton is excellently main
tanned and efficiently operated.
Comdr. Knowlton has demonstrated
marked initiativeness, great energy
and enthusiasm and his unit is in
high state of readiness for any
emergency that may arise. The Or
ganization is handled eXpeditiously
and Systematically in accordance with
the latest teachings of medical mill
tary principles"
Forwarding Capt. Mann's report
Maj. Gen. James C. Breckenridge.
u. S. M. c.. commanding general at
Quantico, added, THE commendation
is deserved. The medical section of
the 5th Battalion is not only very
efficient but enjoys high morale for
which its chief. Lieut.. ComGr. Knowl-
ton, deserves to be commended for
his capable interest and zeal"
Another letter of commendation
for the entire 5th Battalion has come
from Maj. Ernest w. Brown. super
intendent of police. regarding the
work of the 5th Battalion in aiding
the Metropolitan Police Department
and the United States Park Police in
handling the crowds at the night
Water Pageant during the Presidents
Cup Regatta.
1.-THE performance Of the 5th Bat
TALON" reported Maj. Brown to Mai.
Gen. Thomas Holcomb, commandant
of the Marine Crops, was outstand-
ing and efficient in safeguarding the
thousands of people that attended
the pageant at the Water Gate.
have heard nothing but praise for the
excellent conduct and service OF this
splendid organization"