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Evening star., 1937-06-13

Lle4lke movement.
Two things he doesn't do. Speak the
feminine lines and attend TO the cos
tuning. But he keeps those Jobs in the
family. His sister Marjorie VINO is 20,
one Of Bluebea-d's wives at mo-
ments notice And she dresses the
dolls in luxurious outfits of velvet and
satin, often heavily jeWeled. She keeps
in mind, too. her brothers motto
Everything as elaborate as possible"
That's my theory about putting on
marionette show" Leroy said as he
sat in his workshop on the family back
porch. That is. cflldrens shows
ought to be elaborate And they are
my specially"
LIE MADE his debut as a marionette
producer last Christmas. when he
presented a Santa Claus skit at the
Bureau Of Mines. where his sister was
employed. Leroy said Since then. he
has played for D. A. R. and PIT A.
benefits among others. About 10 DAYS
ago he amused pupils at the Weight
man School for crippled children with
a special performance.
He's deep in the business now and is
planning to give series of Saturday
morning shows for children at the
Grafton Hotel. beginning July 3.
Sounds as If he must have had the
marlonette bee in his bonnet for years,
doesn't it? But not So
Until about y months ago, Leroy
thought he wanted to design stage set
tings more than anything in the world.
He's had a little amateur experience
in that line, and last Spring helped
with the props for The Blue Bird
when it was given here.
Then, after sighting marionettes
for years, he suddenly saw in them
possibilities for dramatic and artistic
expression as we'll as for making
money. He can't ignore the financial
end. for he helps contribute to the
family income.
WITH practically no funds to invest.
his first step was to manufacture
his own puppets. He learned to model
their faces in clay for plaster of paris
cast. This he filled with his own mix
ture of papier mache-mostly made
from strips of old newspapers stiffened
with -four and water
Once the faces were set and hard
ened he painted in the features.
At first he made the bodies of his
figures out Of papier mache also. be-
cause it was cheap. They weren't
very satisfactory, however, and now
he has the use of a motored jigsaw
All new additions to his troupe" will
have the proper wooden limbs.
Friends, who have seen his shows
frequently send around handsome
scraps for his costumes, so Marjorie
has been able to achieve stunning re-
suits. She's very careful to be au-
thentic where historic characters are
involved and does considerable re-
search at the library.
Leroy's principal difficulty these days
is to find enough time for his work
He attends Western High School and
in the afternoon carries two newspaper
routes. In his odd momentS-When
he's not constructing marionettes
writing plays or building stage set
tings-he pulls strings so his marion
cites will move correctly. That takes
constant practice.
Evening star., 1937-06-13
Feathers Found at Zoo
Make Girls Collection
Betty 10 Believes Some of Birds Try to Help
Her in Making Book, Which Has Some
Rare Specimens in Pages.

pigeon, an unusual bird somewhat like
a parrot with a pea cock-shaped head.
Betty 10 calls him the walking ghost"
because of his soft, futtery gray
shroud OF feathers.
HER rarest feather is tiny, orange
tinted one from the cock-of- the
rock, a rare Australian bird most diff
fcult to capture and keep. 1t is
seldom seen in ZOOS. Another interest
ing feather is a double-plumed affair
from the emeu. bird of ostrich ex-
traction, which Betty 10 calls twin
sisters" because these feathers always
grow in pairs.
After securing rare penguin. egret,
ostrich and other bird feathers, to
her surprise Betty 10 found feathers
of the peacock-Which roams the
Zoo Park at will-hardest of all to
find. After weeks of looking she Sc
cured both male and female peacock
feathers.
Some Of the birds were very friendly,
and even got to know me when came
every day Betty 10 said. 1T seemed
as though they knew what 1 wanted
and would try to help me. Especially
the parrots! They'd greet me with
a squawk and peck at their feathers
as if they could pull one out for me
And then we'd talk it all over. Several
of the parrots in the Zoo know quite a
few words"
OF course, since Jetty 10 makes her
home here, she's found plenty of
friends to cure loneliness But she
still keeps up with her feathers.
ITS just one of those hobbies that
can 90 on and on" she says.
Evening star., 1937-06-13
Boy Writer
Is Foot Ball
Press Agent
Sports Field Offers
Unusual Place for
Young Student.

MOT something new under the sun,
but something new for local high
schools will be Gershon Fishberns
contribution to Central High next
year.
A rising senior. he has been ap-
pointed to act as press agent for Gen.
trails foot ball team next Fall it was
announced last week
The Job will be given him out of
recognition for his showing this school
term as sports writer for the school
Evening star., 1937-06-13

w"
/ take photographs Of wild ami
mails by daylight. But often
- better results can be obtained
at night.
For night pictures the camera is
handled just as it is in daylight
when you allow the animal itself to
trip the shutter. Arranging the
necessary fashlight equipment is not
difficult, once you understand the
principle Of the thing.
Select any photo flash lamp which
uses dry cells instead of the type
which plugs into light socket. Then
you will need a small coil Of electric
bell wire. roll of adhesive or friction
tape, few screweyes, proper thread
and some string, all of which can be
bought at the dime store.
The camera is set up with its
the runway to a correctly located
tree or stump. Select another tree
close to the one to which the camera
is fastened so you can tie the lamp
and train it on the runway or bait
the same point on which the camera
is focused. Cut length Of bell wire
to reach from the camera to the lamp,
bare an end of 1t by untWlsting
the insulation, and fold this barred
end back on itself to form a small
ball or lump.
r EMovE the base cap from the
lamp. place the barred wire
against the open end, put a small
chip Of wood on top, and tape the
whole together to form a connection.
Cut another piece of Wire the same
length, bare an end for several inches
and wrap it tightly about the metal
flash lamp handle to twist it fast
You now have two wires dangling
from the lamp. If you have read
your flash lamp directions, you will
know that holding the barred ends
OF the two wires together, then press
ing the switch, will set of the fash
Or the switch can be held open first.
then the wires touched to form the
same connection. The latter method
is the simpler, because one can
Evening star., 1937-06-13
ChildrenHad
Thrills Here
In Civil War
Military Spirit Gave
Color for Affairs
Behind Struggle.
Bp Maria TOn VrOOman.

TIVIL WAR days were exciting for
~ Washington boys and girls. The
city was under martial law. surround
ed by "a forts and full Of rolling Army
wagons. soldiers and horses. There
was plenty of time to watch all that
went on in the teeming streets for
schools we're closed here for lack of
public funds.
If you were a boy you liked to so
down the muddy, rut-Worn streets to
the big camp on the Commons" near
the Capitol. Here, by the hour. you
watched the Cavalry officers jumping
their horses over bitches for practice.
II you had pony you tried it yourself.
II you we're a girl, you went with
your mother to the Armory Square
Hospital near the steamboat landing,
taking cherry brandy and beef tea to
the wounded men. Sometimes you
would take an enigma for a con-
valescent soldier to work out. Every
one had to own pass, for at the
corner of any public building sentry
might step up and ask, Whats your
business here?"
Every ones fingers were rough with
picking lint from cotton for bandages,
of which there were never enough.
There was shortage in foods, too.
Plum sauce served for butter and
there was no coffee or tea. All the
children collected button strings. and
If Uncle Harry came home on parole
hao Al t1,,.+
his uniform. A soldier button was
worth dozen pretty buttons from
your mothers old ball gowns, to put
on your button string.
One place all children never tired
Of going was the toy shop down on
H street near Fifteenth. Over the
door sign read "A Schultz. TOYS"
and the window held all sorts of de-
llghtful things There were rows of
lead soldiers, drums and bugles, toy
furniture and little horses Inside
we're music boxes from Switzerland
and a wonderful French doll who
walked when you wound up a spring
IN her back on pulling string under
her dress she would plaintlvely lisp
MARINA"
Sometimes in the toy shop YOU
would see tall Mr.. Lincoln, bending
over the counter as he picked out
something for little Tad.
Yes. Washington has changed. But
The Sos were as full of interest to
boys and girls then as modern times
are to you.
Evening star., 1937-06-13
For the Puzzle Fans

The definitions:
HORIZONTAL.
l. A proposition.
5. Indefinite article.
7. Chopped.
8. Every one.
II. Exclamation Of surprise,
II. A tree.
l3. A device for driving an airplane.
IS. The study of the earths surface.
p. Trouble.
%. A brewed beverage.
"a. Became larger.
Is. Possesses.
81. Upon.
28Perform.
VERTICAL.
l. An exclamation.
2. Dread.
3. A sharpp. sudden sound
4. Part of the foot.
5. The highest point.
6. New Hampshire tAbbrD.
8. Which person.
10. The whole.
l4.Organ of hearing.
Is. To win.
II. A poem.
l8.A dress.
10. Small particle Of matter.
20. Bench in a church.
2l. A farm laborer.
"a. Proceed.
26. Therefore.
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
PUZZLES.
!. Cross word puzzle solution.
Evening star., 1937-06-13

Good boating terms form the word
chains below. Change only one letter
at time, and always form a genuine
word.
Change HARD to PORT in three
moves.
Change SAIL to MAST in four
moves.
In four-word square. the first Is
q native of Scotland, the second Is q
cavern. the third is a place to cook
and the fourth is q canvas shelter.
Can you form the square?
Fill the blanks in the sentence below
with words spepfled differently, but
pronounced the same.
AS would have it, it rained
And here's a crossword ppuzzle
without single black square in it.
Pretty clever, isn't it?
Evening star., 1937-06-13

Va, DuLpTOWS NlOllnS.
He started music so early in life that
the first lnStrument-one-e eighth of
the normal Size-looked like a toy.
Soon he advanced to one half size,
and now, though he is still young
ster, Robert plays an almost full
grown v!Olin-one that is three
fourths Of the normal dimensions.
1t was on this latter instrument
that the young musician made his first
formal stage appearance, last month.
and at the same time won a host of
admirers. He was a featured per-
former at the benefit matinee Of the
Wilson Theater in Arlington, and
played Seltz' concerto That number
is just as hard as it sounds but Rob-
ert didn't falter Since then the tel
ephone in his home at Waycroft has
been jangling busily with calls from
friends who heard him play.
r OBERT had his first music lesson
when ne Wes about 3 years old
from his dad. Reginald S. Kasse-
baum, who comes from long line Of
musicians Later he studied under
other teachers. Now it is Just as nat
ural for him to play the violin to
play games. and he's not inclined to
neglect one for the other, it seems.
In fact, when the reporter had heard
so much about Robert that she decided
Evening star., 1937-06-13

~HE boating season is now here,
/ and our puzzle column is just
| waiting for spanking breeze
Il TO get started.
Evening star., 1937-06-13

The Star nil pay 81 for each
story it publishes on the subject
My Most Ercitino Adventure"
Wr,tten By boy or girl reader OF
the paper.
Evening star., 1937-06-13
My Most
Exciting
Adventure
Escaping Gas Causes
Successive Mishaps
in Family Party.

OSCAR HENDERSON. 13, of 613
Elliot street northeast, reports
the following exciting adventure for
The Star:
"On New Year night, at the end
Of 1881" he wrote, my older brother
Evening star., 1937-06-13

What Ho, my men, Now please don't
squirt"
They heard him quickly call;
Its Just the smoke from Daddy's
pipe.
And not q FIRE at all"
(Copyrisht. 1872
Evening star., 1937-06-13

RISING which
T-yoar old Leroy
Whatever future, Leroy is
4 locally, with youthful audiences
And when he produces
manipuaes
Evening star., 1937-06-13

2. HEN--hey-hay-LAY.
SETS-seas-seat- at-neat-NEST
3. The diamond Is B, lot, lathe,
mothers, there, ere, S.
T. Rhode Island Red, Leghorn and
Plymouth Rock
S. Play. Y-egg.
Evening star., 1937-06-13

Get out the hose and ladder, men.
AS quickly as you can.
There's smoke at yonder window there
Well need you, every man"
Evening star., 1937-06-13

One fireman put the ladder up,
The other brought the hose.
But when they turned the water loose
Their Dad stuck out his nose.
Evening star., 1937-06-13
POsers

THESE posers should be easy for all
sports fans. In the column to the
left are certain terms use In various
games. with the games themselves to
the right. Try to connect the terms
with the sports in which they are
Evening star., 1937-06-13

Editors note: This is the second
and concluding article on the lite
OF boys and girls in Washington
in the SOS.
Evening star., 1937-06-13

Her Very Ozpu
"nON'T you find my article orig
inal?" inquired the ambitious
young would-be authoress.
Very" replied the editor, "espe-
cially the spelling"
Evening star., 1937-06-13

IMOST as fast as he outgrows
n his clothes, l0-year-old Rob-
~ ert kassebaum of Arlington
A Va, OutorOWS yi0lins
Evening star., 1937-06-13
Bv Jim En- mmen.

r Asst week I told you how to
take photographs of wild ami
mails by daylight. But often
- better results can be obtained
Evening star., 1937-05-27
DIR. Rowe Host
At Lunch TODAY

The director general Of the Pam
American Union, DR.. l.. s. Rowe, en-
tertained at luncheon today at the
Pan-American Annex in honor of
the Ambassador Of Cuba, senor DR..
Don Pedro Martinez Fraga. The
other guests were the Secretary Of
Agriculture, Mr.. Henry A, Wallace;
the Undersecretary of State Of the
United States, Mr.. Sumner Welles:
Senator William Gibbs McAdoo, Rep
resentative Sol Bloom, Senor DR.. Don
Jose T. Baron, Minister Counselor Of
the Cuban Embassy; the counselor Of
the Embassy, senor Don Vicente
Valdes Rodriguez; the first secretary
OF the Embassy, Senor DR.. Don Ro-
berto G. Mendoza; the commercial
attache Of the Embassy, Senor DR..
Don Aguiar: Senor DR.. Oscar Diaz
Albertini Of Cuba. Senor DR.. Don
Ramiro Guerra Of Cuba, DR.. John c.
Merriam, president Of the Carnegie
Institution OF Washington; Senor DR..
Don Pedro de Alba, assistant director
of the Pan-American Union, and Mr..
James S. Carson OF New York.
Evening star., 1937-05-27
Miss Beall Wed
This Morning To
Mr.. Louis Naecker

MISS MARIE THELMA BEALL
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Will.
liam T. Beall OF Avenel, Nd, was mar.
ried this morning to Mr.. Louis ]
Naecker, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Loui.
Naecker Of Washington, at st. Mi
chaels Church in Silver Spring, Md.
with only relatives and close friends
Of the young couple in attendance
The altar Of the church was banked
with palms and ferns and decorated
with. roses and snapdragons. The
ceremony was followed by a nuptia,
mass, with the Rev. Thomas A. Calnar
of1ciating.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore a white chif-
fon gown made on long flowing lines
with French shocking at the waist al
the only trimming, and a small cor.
sage Of gardenias and lilies Of the
valley marking the V-neckline. He,
shoulder-length veil was held by q
braided chiffon coronet and she car.
ried an ivory-bound prayer book
given to her by Father Joachim v
Benson, friend Of the family.
Miss Camille Beall, the brides sis.
ter, who was her maid Of honor anc
only attendant, wore a pastel-blue
silk marquisette gown and large leg.
horn hat and carried pink roses. Mr.
Thomas Rosewag Of Berwyn, Nd, was
best man, and the ushers were the
bridegroom's brother, Mr.. John c.
Naecker: Mr.. Nicholas Rosewag, jr.
and Mr.. Everett Babcock OF WASH
ington.
A breakfast and reception followed
at the home of the brides parents
Mrs. Beall wore navy blue sheer
Evening star., 1937-05-27

\ 4 RS. ELI BAMFORD SMITH
nu will entertain at tea Satur-
day afternoon In her apart
ment in Hammond Court for
her niece, Mrs. Hart, wife Of Capt.
Edward Charles Hart, U. S. A. Mrs.
Hart and her twin daughters, Susie
Jane and Sallie Anne, are guests Of
Mrs. Smith, having come from West
Point, where Capt. Hart is on duty.
The twins were born January !. 1896.
Mrs. Hart before her marriage was
Miss Virginia Byrd Herford of Wash
ington.
Mrs. Wintemute William Sloan en-
tertained at bridge and luncheon at
the Shoreham Hotel yesterday in
honor of Mrs. Richard L. Hoxie and
her sister, Mrs. Henry P. Seidemann,
who will sail for Honolulu via the
Panama Canal Saturday.
Miss Elsie Rahl, who will be mar
ried June to Mr.. Robert Forcum Of
North Carolina, was the honor guest
at luncheon and surprise miscella-
neous shower Saturday at the Madril-
lon.
Those attending were Mrs ]. H.
Rahl Of Nebraska, mother Of the
bride-elect; Miss Gertrude Mayer,
Miss Mary Soyat, Miss Vera Berger,
Miss Margaret Mayer. Mrs. Regal
Murray, Mrs. Homer McCann, Mrs.
Sidney FREEMAN and Mrs. Edwin
Peterson.
Miss Rahl had previously announced
to her friends the date of her wedding
at bridge luncheon at the Ambas-
sador Hotel, given in honor OF her
mother, who has been visiting her
daughter here the past several weeks.
Miss Julia Harris, daughter of the
late Senator Harris of Georgia, enter
tanned at luncheon yesterday in the
Pail Mall room of the Raleigh for
Miss Rose Walker Page, whose mar
riage to Mr.. John B. Wilson will take
place June 10.
Included among the guests were Mrs.
Stephan L. UpSon, sister Of the BRIDE
elect: Mrs Henderson S. Dunn, Mrs.
Mills Astin, Mrs. Richard Miller, Mrs.
Edward Colman. Miss Celeste Whelan,
Evening star., 1937-05-27
Texas Society Holds
Final Dance Saturday

The Texas Society will hold its last
dance and reception of the season
Saturday evening in the main ball
room of the Mayfower Hotel. Mr..
Lyndon johnson, the newly elected
representative from the Lone Star
State, will be the guest of honor.
Preceding the dance there will be
short business meeting, at which the
new officers for the year will be elected.
Mr.. Karl c. Crowley, solicitor gen.
eral of the Post Office Department,
Is president of the club, and Mr.. Lloyd
Croslin is secretary and treasurer.
Evening star., 1937-05-27
Mrs. Johnson Hostess

Mrs. Fitzgerald, wife Of Comdr. John
J. Fitzgerald, was the guest in whose
honor Mrs. Trew johnson entertained
at luncheon Tuesday in the lovely
garden Of the hostess in Chevy Chase
Sharing honors with Mrs. Fitzgerald
were Mrs. Thomas S. Mcmillan, Mrs.
j. P. Richards. Mrs. Alard Gasque
and Mrs. Hayward Mahon, wives of
members of Congress. Others were
Evening star., 1937-05-27

dress trimmed with white and q hat
to match and her bouquet was OF sweet
peas. The bridegroom's mother wore
an ivory linen-lace dress and a large
natural linen hat, with a corsage Of
bouquet OF orchids.
Following the reception Mr.. and
Mrs. Naecker left by motor for the
mountains of North Carolina. Upon
their return they will be at home at
South River Heights, Riva, Nd, where
they have leased cottage for the
Summer season. In the Fall they
will move into their new home in JET
ferson Park, Va, which Is now under
construction.
Evening star., 1937-05-27

Georgetown, Del, and Miss Eleanor
Sherburne of Takoma Park as brides
maids. Cadet Ferd Unger of New
York will be best man and the ushers
will be fellow classmates of the BRIDE
groom-elect, who will graduate next
week. They are Mr.. Randy Hines, Mr.
Kenneth Wade, Mr.. Samuel Agee OF
New York, Mr.. William Chase of Mil
waukee and Mr.. William Chevoweth OF
Big Bend, Ind.
The bride-to-be is a graduate Of
Holton Arms and is well known In
Washington and Maryland.
Mrs. Royle G. Sherburne of Takoma
Park will entertain tonight at q
shower and tea at o'clock for Miss
Speir, when there will be 80 guests.
Assisting in the dining room will be
Mrs. ]. Frank Rice, Mrs. Louis Bliss
Mrs Earle Monesmith and Mrs. Har-
riet Harmon.
MISS MARGARET DOUGHERTY,
daughter Of Mrs. David B
Dougherty, has completed plans for
her wedding Saturday to Mr.. Richard
F. Mayo.
The ceremony will be performed at
I o'clock in Trinity Methodist Epis-
copal Church at Fifth street and Sc
ward Square southeast by the Rev
Daniel L. Ennis.
Mr.. John R. Dougherty of Trenton,
N. j., will give his sister in marriage
Miss Dougherty will have as her
maid of honor Miss Louella Baily and
the other attendants will be Miss
Hazel Herbst and Miss Della Ferguson,
cousin of the bride. Little Gertrude
Jeanne Dougherty, niece of the bride,
will be the flower girl.
Mr.. Dewey H. Mayo will be his
brothers best man, and the ushers will
include Mr.. William Howard, Mr.. John
r. Chadwick, Mr.. Frank Hunter and
Mr.. Frank F. Dougherty.
MRS. ALEXANDER KEARNEY OF
Roanoke, Va, has issued invita-
tions to the marriage Of her daughter
Elizabeth Ann to Ensign Norvell Gard
ner Ward, U. S. NJ, Tuesday after
noon, June Is, at o'clock in st. An
drew's Church in Roanoke.
Ensign Ward of Indian Head, Md,
IS stationed on the U. S. S. Salt Lake
City, now on duty off the West Coast
MISS EDITH MARIE GRAM
~ daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
vey B. Gram, will be married to Mr.
Charles Wright Poole Of this city
Wednesday evening, June 18, at 8
o'clock.
The ceremony will take place in the
Fourth Presbyterian Church at Thir-
teenth and Fairmont streets north
west. -
MSS RUTH LOUISE JACKSON
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Jackson of Takoma Park, Md,
whose engagement to Mr.. Robert W
Waters, jr., son of Mr. Weir Waters
OF Takoma Park, was recently an
nounced, has selected Saturday, June
II, as her wedding date.
The ceremony will be performed at
2:3o O'Clock in the rectory of St
Paul's Catholic Church, Washington,
with the Rev. Cornelius Dacey, pastor
OF the church, officiating. A reception
will follow at the home of the BRIDE
to-be's parents.
Evening star., 1937-05-27

members Of the South Carolina Lunch
con Club and the party Tuesday was
farewell party for Mrs. Fitzgerald,
who will leave next month with Comdr.
Fitzgerald for the latter's new post in
Panama.
Evening star., 1937-05-27
Loenings Guests
OF the CARROTS

The newly appointed air adviser to
the Maritime Commission and Mrs.
Grover Looming are In Washington,
stopping with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Angus Garrett.
Evening star., 1937-05-27
Residential Social News
Mrs. Smith Fetes Niece, Mrs. Hart, Visit
ing From West Point.

Mrs. Daniel Partridge and Miss Mae
Harris Clarke.
Mrs. John g. Baldwin Of San
Francisco has arrived for a visit with
her father. Mr.. Clarence Aspinwall,
OF 2340 KAlorama read.
Evening star., 1937-05-27
Wedding
Dates are
Announced
Miss Mary Welch to
Marry Mr..
Davis.

Continued from Third page.)
Evening star., 1937-09-26
EASTERN GAS & FUEL
REPORTS HIGHER NET
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. September 25.-East-
ern Gas and Fuel Associates reports
for the twelve months ended August
81, total income of s11,105,190 avail
able for Federal taxes, depreciation
and depletion reserves, interest and
dividends. This represents an increase
OF s764,159 compared with the same
period of 1886.
After all charges the net income
available for dividends exclusive of
inter-company profits amounted to
S3,039,504, an increase of s349.984.
The dividend requirements amount
ed to s1,108,733 for Az per cent.
Prior preference dividends, s2.265 1928
for per cent. Preferred dividends
and sl05,63l for state taxes on divi-
dends; these requirements exceeded
earnings in the amount of S440 688.
This represents an improvement of
s144,940 over the same period year
ago.
Evening star., 1937-09-26
SALES OPPORTUNITY

A o5-year-old, wrll-established and rep
utable concern. located 200 miles from
Washing ION. has Two openings for men in
their sales organization who have the fol =
lowing qualifications:
tal xood appearance and personality;
tbl good command Of the English Ian
guage:
ic) Who can meet the public in an easy
and dignified manner:
fd) Who are from 31 to 50 years old
To man who can meet these specifica-
tionS. and is willing to work along proven
methods. We offer a position that will en-
able him to earn from $500 90 upwards
per month. drawing account will be
given you if you qualify.
Phone Mr.. Crandall at National S51O.
between 1000 am. and 100 pm. sundays
for All appoint ment