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Evening star., 1937-08-22

long enough to 60 completely around
it, Glue it on smoothly, overlapping
1t on the bottom. Now cut a piece
to fit the bottom and glue it in place.
Line the cover the same way. inside
and out, and you're ready for the out
side.
Measure the box to where the cover
fits down. cut a strip of cretonne the
necessary length and width and glue
it in place.
Now bore a small hole in the center
of the cover, insert the small end of
bronze curtain ring, slip piece of
wood or metal through it on the in
side. and you have a handle to COM
plete your box.
For a square box, cut the material
to f1t two sides at time, to keep it
even and smooth, then work the same
way as before.
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Make Hat Boxes
' OF Many Types
MAKE your own hat box.

MAKE your own hat box.
Does that sound like quite an
order? It's really not hard. and you'll
have something individual and dis
tinctive, yet inexpensive.
Decide on the shape and size of box
you want and ask your grocer for a
wooden one with a cover. There are
several ways of finishing For a plain
box, enamel it inside and out, add a
design on the cover, and there you
are.
For fancier one, use a round box
covered with pretty cretonne. Line
the inside first, cutting a strip little
wider than the depth OF the box and
Evening star., 1937-08-22

FINAL TOPIC ON VACATIONS
Readers Invited Tell Hghghts of Summer Activities in Letter
Submitted for Remaining Cash Prizes-Topc Covers
Varied Vacation Experiences.
- AVE you had a nice Sum-

Y v AVE you Ildu d A4Aoe ouhA
Fl Want to tell about it?
/ / Why not? A brief de-
scription of one of the highlights
of your vacation may win the So
first prize offered in the con-
cluding letter-writing contest OF
the August series which is being
conducted on this page.
The subject is: How I Spent
One Vacation"
This means that you can write
on previous holidays instead of
this Summer, if you like.
This contest will be your final
opportunity to try for one of the
three cash prizes which have
been offered since August for
interesting letters on assigned
topics. The prizes are 50 for the
best letter, 50 for the second best
and 81 for the third.
In writing of your vacations,
do not make your letters too
long.
IF YOU spent all of your Summer
in Washington, that does not mean
that you have not had an interesting
Summer experience. Perhaps you have
learned to model airplanes. Perhaps
you have learned to swim. Perhaps
you and the neighborhood gang have
been putting on plays-marlonette
shows. circus or something like
the Three Little Pigs Maybe you've
been running lemonade stand dur
ing part of your vacation, Telling
about your experiences would make
an interesting letter, wouldn't 1t?
If you have been fortunate enough
to have Summer trip, you ought
to have good material for letter.
Write about an interesting place YOU
visited or a fishing expedition. Iust
as you would write letter to friend
at home who was waiting to hear
about your vacation adventures.
THE fact that you have entered
previous contests does not dis
qualify YOU for this final chance for
try at the prizes.
Rules in the contest are simple.
Letters must be in the office of The
Star by Friday. They should be ad-
dressed to the Editor of the Children's
Page of The Star.
Contestants must not be over l5
wears of age and must state their age
in the letter.
Also each letter should contain
your name. address and the school
YOU attend in the Winter. If YOU
have a telephone number, give that
also. Otherwise indicate that you
have no telephone.
Write your letter on one side OF
the page only, And be sure to write
as neatly as possible.
Prlze-winnlng entries will be pub
hshed in The Star on Sunday, Sep
tember 5.
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shadow arm on the Dashboard in q,
straight line with the line marked II
on the sketch.
Eactly at II o'clock, by your watch,
regulate the shadow arm so the thin
shadow Of this arm falls exactly on
the II o'clock position, then carefully
nail the arm securely il this position.
Now keep track of the time with the
watch you are using, and at 1890, /,
1:30, 2, 2:30 and 3 O'Clock mark along
the shadow cast by the shadow arm
on the top surface Of the Dashboard
Number these lines according to the
time they represent. The next morn
ing you can mark the shadow lines
for 9, $50, 10, 1890. IL and 1880
o'clock
Black wax crayon and a ruler will
aid in making these lines straight. Do
not move the shadow arm. If you
have been careful in marking the
hour lines according to your watch
time, your sun dial will be fairly
accurate.
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We are starting a word square 70,
you, and counting on you to finish it
The second word is found on clock
the third is fruit, and the fourth i,
used in Winter.
A D D S
D
)
Now We come TO four cities in Can,
ada. but the letters have been ecran,.
bled until they are pretty hard tr
recognize. Can you figure them out:
l. A SCOT SANK.
2. ROOT NOT.
3. RAM LET ON.
4. IN WORDS.
Add a proposition to small flap o.
tag, and get house pet, Add a diff.
ferent proposition to piece of meta
and get member of the nobility.
=
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
Here's a rather unusual diagram
which uses only one black square.
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NEWSPAPER woman, gym teach
er and actress. These are the
"nareersN f0u.ard urhich three

VI careers" toward which three
4 readers of this page are work.
ing. They tell about it today in the
three prize winning letters on What
I Would Like to Be When Grow Up"
submitted in the series of August let
ter-writing contests for young people
which The Star is sponsoring.
Roberta L. Shirky, Is. OF Lanham,
Md, won the first prize OF SO for
the following letter:
And what is your opinion of the
new labor act, Mr.. President?' III
probably be saying in l947 as I carry
on my newspaper interviews. You
see, my ambition is to be a news
paper woman, first as reporter, then
perhaps as an editor or foreign corre-
spondent for a big daily paper That
this ambition of mine is not at all
impossible has been proved by women
journalists such as Dorothy Thomp-
son, my ideal
I've chosen this profession be-
cause I like to write and because I'm
interested in what goes on in this
active world A few years ago want
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snake, it let go of the bass and ran
back into its hole under a rock.
Then my brother put minnow on
his hook and threw it toward the
snakes hole. Quicker than the wink
OF an eye the snake had it. My
brother pulled, the snake pulling. too,
but my brother held on. Finally he
got it out and over big rock
MY uncle took big stick and killed
the snake. And l had to throw away
nv nice bass"
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to $3.50 a m, and then two hours in
the evening. Pages must attend five
mornings and three evenings week
GETTING to know the Senator'S is
one Of the pleasant features of
pages job. Their bosses often take
an interest in the boys and, besides
Joking with them, frequently give
them parties. During the last year the
social highlights for the pages have
included chicken dinner given by
Senator Reynolds OF North Carolina
at which the Presidents son. James
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Riddles

THIS week two sisters, Bernice and
Janice Reed, have come to the
rescue Of the girls in the riddle race
and sent the riddle man all the riddles
below except the last one, which cana
from a boy-Jack White
l. Which is the best side to milk a
COW on?
2. What word Of five letters Is never
pronounced right?
3 What is the difference between a
wealthy man and Z little dogs tail?
4. When is water like q tiger?
5. What men live on nothing but
water?
ANSWERS.
l. The outside. 2. Wrong g. One
keeps a motor car and the other keeps
a Wagon (wagginD. 4. When it makes
a spring, 5. Sailors.
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THE FUTURE YOU.

no YOU ever think about the kind Of man or
woman you are going to be when you grow
up? Most boys and girls do. They like to day
dream now an then. painting glowing pictures
Of themselves as they hope and expect to be, 10
or Is or 20 years from now.
But they don't stop to realize that right now,
every day, they are setting the pattern which
will determine what they're like in the future
Everything you do-the way you accept = defeat
or victory, your habits Of study, your ambition
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things releness shaping and moldng
when you're to make yourself the kind
person The time that right
hope then
try present situation think
would meet It,
If you person.
Of himself
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The definitions;
Horizontal
l. Piece (abbr).
3. Southern State fabbr).
s. A sulphate OF aluminium.
l. A small particle of matter.
9. Girls name.
10. Mud
II. To end a meeting.
u. Diversion
Is To breathe heavily.
II. Girls name.
49, Compassion.
20. PROFIT
2l, North Side fabor)
%. Noon (abbr)
Vertical
l. Petition.
2, The solid part Of milk
3. Put into motion.
l. Maize
S. Average (abbr).
6. Grandeur.
7. Humorous.
8. Personal pronoun.
IL, Agony.
Is. Small crawling insects.
IA. Groan.
l5 Ireland.
is. Parcel post (abbr).
18. Indefinite article.
Answers to Last Weeks Puzzles.
l. Cross word puzzle solution:
q The diamond is L, due, Dante.
luncheS ether e'er S
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COULDN'T HELP 1T.
Joe: hear your brother lost his
lob because he fell asleep so often.
Bill: That's right, but he isn't
naturally lazy.
Joe: No?
Bill: No, he was counting sheep at
the stockyards.
Evening star., 1937-08-22

time could be spent in the out-of-
doors, People who stay in the house
all day don't know the wonderful
things Nature has to offer. Many
hours Of each day could spend drink
ing in the warm sunlight This occu-
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Roosevelt appeared as a guest and an
ice cream feast given by Senator Ellen
der Of Louisiana in the Senate dining
room. Also the boys had splendid
outing when the chief clerk OF the
Senate, John Crockett. chartered a
bus and invited them out to his coun-
try home for swimming and refresh
ments.
One of the best things Of all about
the job is the salary. The boys make
81 day while the Senate is in ses-
sion Many of them contribute to the
support of their families, however,
and the money usually finds its way
into useful channel
Only boys between II and Is years
OF age are eligible for jobs as pages
The appointments are distributed
through political patronage, and the
boys come from all parts Of the
country.
Pages in the House have the same
age limits, the same pay and duties
similar to the Senate pages. Their
group is much larger, however, since
the House Of Representatives is con-
siderably larger than the Senate.
Complete Wash0uf.
WHAT would you do If horse fell
W into your bathtub9"
"Easy-Id pull the plug out"
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Oklahoma Boy Learns
Duties of Senate PAGE
Son of Member Gets Hazing as Part of Regu-
lar Initiation Which Is Faced on Hill When
Each "Greenhorn" Begins His Service.

7 ENG
* sound like l3-year
/ J Robert Josh Lee hasn't noticed n-not
Robert whose daG is o ahoma il the
latest page to the Of % appointed
Not ofclaly
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The Star mill pay 81 for each
story it publishes on the subject
MY Cost EXCITING AdDenture,'
1Dritten by boy or girl reader OF
the paper.
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T OST Boy to Lady: Have you seen
. Lady In fur coat without 4
little boy that Jocks Like nne7
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THE third prize, of 81, goes to Zelda
Diamond, 13, of 1925 Northamp-
ton street, who wants to be an actress.
Her letter follows:
Dear Editor-There comes a time
in every girls life when she wants to
become an actress. Perhaps this de-
sire is born because Of being a witness
to great performance and observing
the applause, fame and recognition az
forded the performers. Most likely
this desire is not the want to act
but the wish to be an actress who is
famous and sought out.
However, I think that this is not
altogether the case with me For, al
though I have taken dramatic lessons
Evening star., 1937-08-22

MARIAN N, ROBBINS, a. of 1917
Twenty-second street northeast
won tr second prize OF 50 for the fol-
lowing letter:
Dear Editor.
I'm planning to have an athletic
career when l grow up. I want to be
a physical training teacher in some
junior high school
"Sports-all kinds-fascinate me-
Tennis. swimming and horseback rid
ing are my favorites. Because l en-
JOY athletics so much, think would
be well qualified as a gym teacher.
Teaching physical education would
be a pleasant occupation. SO much
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4 Biz Meal

p ASTUS-"You say anything to me,
big boy, and III make you eat
yo' vords!''
Mose-"Chicken dumplin, hot bis
cults, wAtuhmelon!'
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His Turn to Guess
TEACHER-"Are there any auee-
tionx before We start to recite?"
Student-"Yes, sirl WHAT'S tho
leeson?"
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Latest Prize Winners
Three Best Letters on Ambitions for
Future Published Today.

patton, more than most others affords
the worker a chance to build up a
good body. Teaching hygiene is a
part OF all physical education and
I've always been interested in this
study.
In junior high school we were COM
PEELED to take two periods of gym a
week. This is also a requirement in
high school. But the high school I
plan to attend offers an additional
course-a period OF gym every day
called major gym, and this is an cleo
tive subject. When enter high school
in the Fall plan to take this course
AT home I have several little sis
ters and this affords me good oppor-
tunlty for teaching. I teach them
games and then we play them to-
eether. They're good pupils, tooD
In the Summer I try to perfect my
swimming when I go to the beach. l
spend several days in the country and
here I can ride horses to my heart S
content. In the Winter sleigh riding
and hiking are my favorite pastimes
Il think that, in addition to telling
you the occupation 1 intend to follow,
l should tell you some of the other
assets I would like to have. These
are as follows: A strong body, a clean
mind, the ability to give as well as take
the ability to realize the, value OF
friends and to be a friend in return,
the ability to practice kindness and the
ability to laugh-laugh at the right
time and last. I want to be able to
60 through storm and come out with
none Of these qualities washed away.
Sincerely yours.
MARIAN N. ROBBINS.
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Finished Job.
THAT will be enough out OF you,"
said the doctor, as he stitched the
patient together.
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ed to earn my living by writing short
stories and novels, but since that
time I've learned how much more ex-
citing it is to write about real, living
people than fictitious characters Of
my own creation.
Il believe that our school news
paper offers about the best way for a
hopeful young writer TO get expert
ence in this line, so I am serving as a
reporter on its staff. I eagerly take
assignments I can manage to do, and
enjoy every minute Of dashing around
from Office to class room, or assembly,
to club meeting to get my story.
When I've met the deadline and
the paper is finally distributed. never
fail to get thrill out of seeing my
story in print.
I'm trying all the time to improve
my style by constant writing expert
snce and my speed by the study OF
shorthand and tipping. so that some
day you may be reading front-page
news stories by
Your aspiring reporter.
ROBERTA L. SHIRKY."
Evening star., 1937-03-26

Miss Lucy Lea Harris
Bride of Mr.. TolsOn, jr.
THE marriage of Miss Lucy Lea
Harris of Rockingham, N. c., and
Evening star., 1937-03-26
March Weddings of Note
Miss Townsend Married Yesterday in
New York to Mr. Savoy

Washington to Mr. Edward Lawrence
Tolson, jr., of Washington took place
Wednesday, March II, in the Duke
Spence of the Duke School of Religion
performed the ceremony, which was
preceded by selections on the organ,
played by Mr. Edgar Broadhead
The bride, who was escorted by her
uncle, Mr. w. w. Harris of Charlotte,
wore delf blue moss crepe dress with
dark blue accessories and cluster of
sweetheart roses and forget-me-nots.
Mr.. Tolson had as his best man Mr.
Robert Lee Peppell of Washington
Following the ceremony Mrs. w. G.
Frazier, sr., entertained the members
of the bridal party and the out-of-
town guests at luncheon at the Wash
ington Duke Hotel. Later the bride
and bridegroom left on a wedding trip
to Florida and upon their return will
make their home at 1914 Connecticut
avenue northwest.
Mrs. Tolson is the daughter OF the
late Mr. and Mrs. Randolph A. Harris
She attended Butler University, In
dianapolis, Ind, and Duke University
She is member Of Kappa Della SO.
rority and for the past two years has
been employed in the United States
General Accounting ONCE in Wash
ington.
The bridegroom Is the son Of Mr.
(See WEDDINGS, Page B-4.)
Evening star., 1937-03-26
Mrs. Roosevelt Back
Today From Lecture
Tour in Southwest
Diplomats and Officials Complete Plans
for Easter and Early Spring
Season.

MRS ROOSEVELT Washington this morning return
I'M ing tour through the South and Southwest where
gave of lectures Mrs Roosevelt
panied her secretary Mrs Malvina Thompson scheide
The japanese Ambassador entertained infor
may evening compliment to Mr. Laur Selmar
Swenson Ambassador who in
Washington for a brief visit
signora suvich will spend
Charleston will the first OF the week.
The Hungarian Minister and Nine Peeny yesterday by
accompanied by the atters
niece Maher of Cleveland who joined the Minister
and Pelenyi at the Legation earlier in the week.
Representative will joined today by
their daughter Terry who will spend the Easter holidays
with them in their apartment at the Roosevelt Hotel Miss Terry
is senior at Mount Hoyoke College South Hadley Mass
The Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Mrs John Monroe
johnson have by airpane to Columbia S. c. to attend the
Spring meeting Legion and Aux
ary and the dedication Memorial Building
They will from there to their home in Marion c. to spend
Easter.
Commission and Mrs.
Clyde seavey entertained at dinner last evening the Shore
Among guests Representative and Mrs Clarence
Representative Frank H Buck Mr. and Mrs Frank McNnch
Manly Mrs Claude L. Mr. and
Mrs Herbert j. Dane Mr. and Mrs Walker,
Caskie, Benton DR.. and Mrs Howard
Schneider H. c. Bryant Mr. and Mrs Oswald Ryan,
w. Jenkins Mrs Laura Bradley Mr. w. j. Carr Of
Los Angeles and Mr.. Roger McWhorter.
Wyndham wife of the military attache of the British
Embassy will be at home Thursday April at the Shoeha from
S until o'clock.
newly appointed secretary Netherlands Legation
Nine roostenbg Brun have arrived Washington
apartment the Roosevelt Hotel where they
will remain for month until they find a house
Troosenberg succeeding Jonkeer M de Wyck
Washington short time for Bueno Aires Argentina
where he was sent on special mission
Capt D. Clay S. A., and Mrs Clay have been joined
the Wardman Park Hotel by their Mr. Frank Clay
Cadet Robert Maxon Raymond Valley
Forge Military Academy, Wayne spending their
vacation with the formers mother Mrs Edna Phillips Maxon OF
northwest.
Evening star., 1937-03-26

DR.. Harold Mikkelsen has recently
(See SUBURBAN, Page BID
Evening star., 1937-03-26
Soviet Ambassador
Takes Box for Ball

The Ambassador of the Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics and Nine.
Troyanovsky are among the late sub
ecribers for the boxes for the ball of
the nations at the Mayfower Monday
evening. Mrs. Bancroft Davis will turn
her box over to students at Interna-
tional House.
Additional subscribers include the
Ambassador of France and Nine Bon
net, the Minister of Venezuela and
Sonora Dona Isabel de Escalante, the
secretary of the Italian Embassy, Don
Marcello del Drago; Maj. Gen and
Mrs. Louis McC. Little, Mrs. Bryce
Allan, Capt and Mrs. Paul H. Bastedo
DR.. A. c. Christie, Col. John P.
Haines, Mrs. McCook Knox, Col. Nor
ris E. Locke, Miss Louise c. Myers,
Mr. Emery Evans Olson, Mrs. Mahlon
Pitney, Mrs. Clifford Pinchot, Mrs. w.
F. M. Sewers and Mrs. Wayne Chat
field-Taylor.
Members Of Mrs. j. Borden Harri-
mans Junior Committee, who are
working with her at ball headquarters
in the Mayhower, are planning special
entertainment features for the ball.
Evening star., 1937-03-26
Residential
w Washingt0n
Social News
Mr.. and Mrs. Stimson
Arrive at Woodley
for Spring.

ORMER SECRETARY OF
l. STATE and Mrs. Henry l..
Stimson have come from
L Highhold, their estate on Long
Island, and are at Woodley, their
place on Cathedral avenue. Mr.. and
Mrs Stimson have been greatly missed
since they last occupied Woodley, hav-
ing spent last Summer abroad and the
Winter before in the South. Little
Miss Daisy Daggett Of New Haven,
Conn, niece Of Mr.. and Mrs. Stimson,
came with them for the Easter holi-
days, and will return to her studies
next week.
Mrs. Beck, widow of former Repre-
sentative James M. Beck, will be
joined today by her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Snowden
Fahnestock. who will remain in Wash
ington over the Easter holiday. Mrs.
Beck's son, Mr.. James J. Beck, ir.,
also will come to Washington today.
Miss Mabel Waddell of Middleburg
Va, and Miss Rena S. Counts of
Washington have returned from a
West Indies cruise.
Mr.. William G. Rickett of North
ampton, England, is in Washington
and is stopping at the Hotel Raleigh
Mr.. Rickett will remain in America
until the first of June. He plans to
go to the West Coast before returning
to England
DR.. Paul SchWarz. the former Ger
man consul in New York, and Mrs
SchWarz are spending the Easter holi-
days at the Hershey Hotel at Hershey
Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs, A. L. Bishop of Cleve-
land, Ohio, are in the Capital for sew
eral days, stopping at the Hotel
Raleigh.
Mrs. Francis B. Lansdale of Wash
ington, who has been visiting in
Bridgeport, Conn, has left for Bilt-
AAoiS Z, ~. ~, accompanied ny Iltl
cousin, Miss Marie c. Noone of Bridge
port.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adlai Mann of 1855
Hobart street northwest will be at
home Sunday afternoon from S to 7
o'clock in honor Of the bar mitsvah
OF their son, Billy Mann, which takes
place at the Eighth Street Temple to-
morrow morning at 1890 o'clock.
Mrs. Katharine Fuqua and Mrs
Fred c. Kelly will leave today for New
York from where they will sail on the
Britannica for Nassau and Bermuda
Miss Katharine Fuqua. daughter OF
Mrs. Fuqua, who has been spending
the Winter with her aunt, Mrs. Frank
j, Brettingham Of Chicago, will joir
Mrs. Fuqua in Nassau.
DR.. w. Warren Sager left yesterday
to spend two weeks in Florida.
Mrs. Mary Clifford of London, Eng
land. was guest Of honor at bridge
luncheon at the Silver Bowl yester-
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