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by the residents Of that town, which
included among Its inhabitants many
families Of German extraction.
Back in Civil War days the Colum-
bia Garden and Concert Hall was on
the corner of Twelfth street and Ohio
avenue (site now covered by public
buildings). and on the Avenue, where
the old Post Once Building now
stands, was the Metropolitan Hall,
which was advertised as The Coolest
Place of Amusement in the City," and
where the price Of admission was 10
cents, including a ticket good for one
l0-cent drink"
WITHIN the recollection of many
there was Juenemann's brewery
and garden. conducted by George
Juenemann and later by his widow
Barbara, at Fifth and E streets NE:
Abner's, which occupied the site Of
the home of Mayor Seaton on the
south side of E street between Seventh
and Eighth streets NV, where Gen
Lafayette was entertained during the
autumn of 1924, and where the pro-
prietor advertised: Concerts Every
Evening During the Summer Months,
by Select Orchestra and Vocal
Artists" Then there was Beyer's
Park. now the baseball grounds on
Georgia avenue above Florida avenue.
and many others. But the best
known of all was the Schuetzen Park.
OF course, the old German families
were not much on visiting tippling
houses, but rather preferred to get
up a sociable party and 60 into the
woods for days outing, where der
frau und kinder and their neighbors
could enjoy themselves together. Not
only did they indulge to the extent
OF a few glasses upon these occasions,
but they also took part in the rifle
shooting. enjoyed the dancing, when
this was possible, and participated iu
the various sports typical of such
occasions. But so far as drinking
was concerned, usually everybody
went home happy. OF course, the
Germans know how to drink beer,
where some Of the other folks do not.
TOWARD the latter part of its
existence the Brightwood Trot-
ting Park sort of lost caste. and few,
If any, first-class attractions were
held there. Indeed, just before it was
closed up entirely only an occasional
mule race was run on its track, Mat
Myers mule usually winning the
event-if it did not run in reverse
order. for mules sometimes have q
way of their own.
Although few good races were held
here after 1904, yet many horses
were trained on this track up until
then and even later by such experts
as Thomas Cannon. James H. Morrow,
Joseph D. Stout. Colin Steele. Clayton
Farhney and Thomas P. Baldwin,
who leased the place about 1904. Mr..
Baldwin was a native of this city
and at one time conducted a thinning
establishment at 1925 Pennsylvania
avenue. He was an expert in the
gaiting of horses through artificial
appliances and was likewise skilled
in shoeing these animals.
Although the track was at least
from three to five seconds slow, yet
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Similarity to Washington Found in Some Fea.
lures of City's Plan-History Taught
by Relics of Past.

gives an exhibition Of COW throwing in
. corral up near Chapultepec and in
the afternoon he parades on horseback
in Chapultepec park in the finest re-
gala one IL likely to see anywhere in
the world.
once through the "glorietas," sound
in limb if not in wind. the traveller
afoot makes his way along the densely
crowded business streets, hoping that
by the time he has learned them by
title their names will not be changed.
For 1t has been the favorite practice in
Mexico to give the names of national
heroes to the important streets Of the
capital, and the heroes of today are
likely to be the political outcasts Of
tomorrow. and 50 there Is nomencular
kaleidoscope from revolution to revolu-
ton. But the streets all head in such
. way that with q minimum of con-
fusion one can reach the Alameda,
which is lovely little park of about 40
acres in the very heart of the business
district, with q large and elaborate
monument of Juares on one side and
with the cleaning white temple of the
arts, popularity known as the opera
house. at the east end.
Still farther eastward the streets
became narrower and the sidewalks
are reduced to the least possible pro-
portion for q two-person passing
provided the human dimensions are
suitable. They are busy streets, with
lively trade activities, with streams
OF pedestrians. with meter posts in
viting the parking Of cars despite the
fact that the street e. a rule is barely
wide enough for four lanes of travel,
two each way.
Then finally the Zocalo Is reached,
the center of things municipal. the
great public square, alongside which
rises the National Palace, seat of Rov-
ernment ACTIVITIES, with the cathedral
on the north and business buildings in
all the remaining space. It Is vast
area. At least = third Of . mile from
north to south, and there is . maze of
streetcar tracks. with constant streams
Of electric trans switching al ways,
with scores and scores Of motor cars
twisting about In endless streams. And
finally there are always hundreds Of
people In the park, resting-favorite
outdoor sport in Mexico selling things
at tiny stalls, the youngsters playing
games, here and there . fakir doing
magic to draw . crowd In the interest
Of . possible transaction in jewelry,
the genuineness Of which he demon
'strates" with some chemical legerde-
main. Or man with . pet raccoon-
at least II not exactly . pet, . prospec-
tive one, when the frightened little fel-
lows temper is sweetened. And every
where flowers for sale, and everywhere
people carrying huge bundles on their
heads o. On their backs, and every
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View From Elevation Unsurpassed Among
Picturesque Spots in World for Breadth
and Significance.

swarm in domestic administration and
In pastime. ana into tiny shops where
fabricating arts are practiced and
where all sorts Of foodstufIs are being
prepared and sold, while going by
car or by bus brings the traveller into
elbow-to-elbow contact with the peo-
pie, sometimes to the distress of the
olfactory nerves, but never to the
point Of meeting with rudeness or lack
Of consideration.
Indeed, riding on q Mexico City
tram Is always q treat. In the first
place, 1t is cheap. Ten centavos will
carry one almost anywhere and that
is less than 3 cents. It takes some
ingenuity to find the way about in one
of these vehicles One Is apt to get
on at the wrong end and to omit
the formality of paying fare. But the
conductor seems always to be an
understanding person with an insight
into the queer psychology Of the
stranger, and everything works out all
right. particularly If the tourist takes
the trouble to identify some practical
landmark as clue to his getting-on
place.
WAsH1NGToN1ANs will recognize
certain similarity between
Mexico City and their own home town.
That lies in . resemblance between
the course Of Pennsylvania avenue
from the Capitol to the Treasury and
that Of the Paseo de IL Reforma,
which stretches from Chapultepcc
Park to the center of the business Sec
ton, two miles of remarkable street
making, with the Reforma ahead IN
the matter of real beauty. This Is
souvenir OF Maximilian, the ill-fated
Austrian vino became Emperor of
Mexico and was shot after . reign OF
three years. He ruled just long enough
to build the palace on the top OF
Chspultepec Hill, the name Of which
means ''grasshopper." It Is not much
OF an architectural achievement. being
In truth rather . disappointment to
the country's guests. But the view to
be had from the top Of the hill
reached In . motor car by perfect
road winding. through . forest Of
ancient cypress trees, and afoot by
series Of stone days comprising in all
1sl steps-well repays the effort en-
tailed and assuages any disappoint-
ment that may Be feit at the buildings
inadeQuacies.
It ID from this height that one rec
ognizes the exceptional character Of
the site Of Mexico City. for It Is the
greatest elevation within the saucer
In the center Of which the capital
rests. From 1t the visitor gets \
sweeping view that cannot BE- sur
passed anywhere In the world for
breadth, beauty and significance.
Without D break the distant noun
tains grid the city plain. Over in
the southeast are the two snow-cov-
cred volcanoes 1poo and the Lady.
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The latter, being slightly nearer, looks
to be the taller. but the fact is that
Popo is about $50 feet higher than his
neighbor At the foot of the hill i'm
mediately below the point Of view is
q spreading mass of foliage. Then
beyond flash. the white buildings of
the city, with the Reforma-which
Macmillan named "Boulevarde I'm
periale"-making q straight tree
bordered course across the city, and at
q little distance the Avenida Cha
pultepec parallels it with another cut.
Over on the southeastern section the
bull ring stands forth, as conspicuous
in the view as it is foremost in the
thoughts of the majority of the people,
who live from Sunday to Sunday in
anticipation of attending the national
sport or standing about outside to hear
the roars Of the crowd within.
MO ADEQUATE idea of the street
arrangements can be had from
this high point, because there are 80
many distinct arrangements. For
Mexico City is, in fact, series Of grid
irons criss-crossed by angling routes Of
travel. For q mainly rectangular city
1t offers the novice unlimited possibili-
ties for getting lost. The angling
streets. mostly "avendas." come in
subtly and insinuatingly and lure one
OIL on q slant that after q few blocks
means . considerable loss Of space.
But there Is always one fairly sure
remedy or clue to the stranger caught
In the maze. A glance at the sun, a
quick bit Of terrestrial seamanship
determines the general direction, and
on q right angle or a left-angle turn
one eventually finds the Reforma-if it
happens to be within that scope. And
once on the Reforma all is well, for ut
the worst the tourist can there ind q
cab, ~ one Is apt to pass every ten
seconds, and then with an effort the
proper pronunciation Of the hotels
name comes to the tongues end and
the driver murmurs lone peso and
the thing Is as good q done.
There Is one feature Of foot travel
along the Reforms that u somewhat
trying. Every few rods . statue rises
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EDITORS NOTE-This is the
last OF q series OF four articles
on Mertco BY Mr.. Lyon appear
ing in The Sunday Star.
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By Maiden Jones'.

4 s THE birthday anniversary Of
~ Abraham Lincoln approaches,
4 \ his tomb. in Oak Ridge Gene
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INDEED. from the earliest history Of
the city. the Germans have had
their summer gardens and places Of
amusement. where they could congre-
gate on Sundays and holidays with
their families as day Of recreation
from hard work. Perhaps the earliest
Of these was Spring Garden, conducted
by Mr.. Jacobs, . stonecutter, on the
east side Of Seventh street SW., be-
tween B and c streets. Just across the
street from which, about 1902, there
was q grove of trees where the young
people enjoyed themselves swinging,
while their elders danced and sang
their time away as the guests of Mr..
Jacobs.
About the same period that the
Spring Garden fiourished In Washing
ton, PARROTS woods to the north Of
old Georgetown, and which included
. part Of the present Oak Hill Gene
tery, was also used for picnic purposes
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bang! My heart almost stopped beat
ing. Then how we did fly! When We
were far out over the water where we
could see that nothing was near us we
stopped to rest, and there we found
only half as many in our flock as there
had BEEN"
Where were the others?" asked
Peter, although he guessed.
"Killed or wounded by those terrible
guns" replied Mrs. Quack sadly. And
that wasn't the worst of it. I told you
that when We started each of us had q
mate. Now We found that of those
who had escaped four had lost their
mates. They were heartbroken. It
was dreadful. Whsu It came time fos
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us to move on they wouldn't 60. They
said that it was of no use, for if they
did reach the nesting place in the Far
North they couldn't have nests or eggs
or young because they had no mates,
so what was the use? Besides, they
hoped that If they waited around they
might find their mates. They thought
they might not have been killed, but
just hurt and might be able to get
away from those hunters. So they
left us and swan back toward that
terrible place. calling for their mates,
and 1t was the saddest sound. I know
now tust how thsy felt, tor I have
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Huh! fine hero he turned out to be-" jeff
growled; hes just phony. When he gets in a
tight spot, he beats it to his own skin" He
risked his life to from the crocodile"
Mary answered hotly But he deserted you this
time" JEFF countered
Evening star., 1938-04-30
BY EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS

what he had been told. "Why," said
he at last, II never heard Of anything
so dreadfully unfair in all my life: Do
you mean to tell me that those hunters
actually made other ducks lead you
into danger?"
That's just what I mean," returned
Mrs. Quack. Those two-legged crea-
lures don't know what fairness Is.
Why, some of them have learned our
language and actually call us in where
they can shoot US. Just think Of that!
They tell us In our language that
there Is plenty to eat and all is safe.
50 that we will think that other ducks
are hidden and feeding there, and then
when We 60 to totn them We are shot
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Meadows you would feel perfectly safe
In joining them, wouldn't you?"
Peter nodded. Il certainly would"
said he. If it was safe for them it
certainly would be safe for me-"
well, that is just the way we felt
when We saw lot of ducks swimming
about on the edge Of one of those feed
ing places. We were tired. for we had
flown a long distance. and we were
hungry. It was still and peaceful
there, and not thing to be seen that
looked the least bit like danger. So
We went straight in to join those ducks,
and then Just as We set our wings to
drop down on the water TO Join them,
there was . terTthlo hang, bang, bang,
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Answer to Yesterdays LETTER-OUT.

Answer to Yesterdays LETTER-OUT.
(T) FLOAT-LOAF Ito take it easy.
(Y) LYCEUMS-MUsCLE (men take pride In IT..
P) PERGOI4A-GAOLER (for keeper.
(E) HDCTOR-TORCH (for q lamp torch).
(s) GRADUs-GUARD (you protect.
tcopynsht
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YES" said she, continuing the story
Of her long journey from the Sunny
Southland, where she had spent the
winter. "the farther we got the more
there were of those terrible guns. 1t
got so that, well Is Mr.. Quack knew
the places where We could find food,
and no duck that's ever new knew
them better than he, he couldn't hnd
one where We could feel perfectly sure
that We were safe. The very safest
looking places sometimes were the
most dangerous. II you saw . lot of
rabbits playing together On the Green
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lost Mr.. Quack, and that's why I'm

lost Mr.. Quack, and that's why I'm
here"
Mrs. Quack drew a wing across her
eyes to wipe away the tears.
But what happened to those ducks
that were swimming about there and
made you think it was safe?" asked
Peter with a puzzled look on his face.
Nothing" replied Mrs. Quack.
'They had been fastened out there in
the water by the hunters so as to make
us think it safe, and the terrible guns
were fired at us and not at them. The
hunters were hidden under grass, and
that Is why We didn't see them"
Peter blinked his eyes rapidly, Is II
he were having hard work TO believe
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at! You ought to be mighty thankful,
Peter Rabbit, that you are not duck!"
II am" replied Peter.
Copyright, 1881
Bethesda Presbyterian.
By WILLARD
By BUD FISHER
G I131 ny TRtOUeS0 NC .
Trademark q D lied
For U. 8. Patent Once
.By Mormon Marsh

BETHESDA, Md, April 30.-The
Rev. John L. Parkes, pastor Of the
Bethesda Presbyterian Church, will
deliver a sermon on Commit Thy
Way at the II am. services tomor-
row. His text at night will be Thine
Is the Power" On Friday the church
choir will give . musical program at
pm. under the direction Of Edward
Carey.
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Bedtime Stories.
By THORNTON w. BURGEs.

BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
s-Bang. bang, bang! Not . feather to
spare!
Kill. XIII, kill Wound and rip and tearl"
THE terrible guns roar from morn
ing to night 1T Mrs. Quack and
her friends As they ny on their long
journey to their homes in the Far
North. I don't wonder that she was
terribly uneasy and nervous as she sat
In the Smiling Pool talking to Peter
Rabbit, do you? -. s,s<... r.
Evening star., 1938-04-30
BY Phillips
CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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called for in opposite
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Oklahoma Young Democrats
Plan Gala Celebration.

The Oklahoma Young Democrats
will give their campaign victory
dance at the New Colonial Hotel
Thursday night. Mr.. J. Harold Land
is president of the society.
More than 900 of the 100 Okla
Romans in the District are expect
ed to attend the affair.
Mr.. Thurry D. Casey, social chair
man, and Miss Marietta STOPPER
are supervising all arrangements
for the affair. Judge w. T. Crozier
is adviser and chairman of ticket
sales, Mr.. James Donaghy of pub
licity, Mr.. Ben B. Points of pro-
gram. Miss Edna G. Sloan of dec
orations and Miss Cleo Stone with
Mrs. Emmaline Samuel on recep-
ton.
Ticket sales subcommittee heads
include Mr.. Leon Keys, Miss M
E. Pole. Mr.. Chester Allender, Mr.
Lowell Walker, Mr.. Erie H. Sher-
man. Mr.. Barse Stonebraker, Mrs
Grayce Owens, Mrs. Helen Shaw
Mr.. Joe Snoddy, Miss Isabelle
Smith. Miss Marion .Upshaw, Mr.
Herbert Palmer, Mr.. Jack Hermes
Mrs. Hammacker and Mr.. Floyd
Hadley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
Hadassah Institute
To Sponsor Lecture
By DR.. L. L. Kaplan

A new series of lectures under the
auspices of the Hadassah Institute
of Jewish Education will be given
by DR.. Louis L. Kaplan, dean OF
the Baltimore Hebrew College, be-
ginning at pm. Wednesday at the
Jewish Community Center. They
have been inaugurated by the Wash
ington Chapter of Hadassah as its
educational program.
DR.. Kaplan's subject will be
"Thirty-fve Hundred Years-The
Worlds Enigma" His topic will
cover the history of the Jews. Other
lectures in his series will be held No.
vember 81, December and Deem
Der 10.
DR.. Kaplan is we'll versed in the
subject being a teacher of Hebrew
literature and history. He studied
at the American School of Oriental
Research, Jerusalem, and was one
of the first three American students
at Hebrew University. He has also
served as executive director of the
Board of Jewish Education.
Hadassah members and their
friends are invited to attend any OF
all OF the courses of study offered
in Hadessah Institute. Mrs. Samuel
M. Dodek, chairman of the Educa-
tlonal Committee of Hadessah, an
nounced that the change made from
Monday to Wednesday for the first
lecture by DR.. Kaplan will be the
last change from the usual day, Mon
day, to be associated in the minds of
Hadassah members as Institute Day
Every Monday through November
December and January. some course
OF study will be offered by the in
stitute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
Phi Delta Delta
Founders Day
Dinner Set

The Phi Delta Delta, international
legal sorority, will hold its annual
Founders day dinner at the Shore
ham Hotel Wednesday at $50 pm
The dinner will be preceded by
a model initiation of several pledges
of the sorority from Washington
and Baltimore In the suite of Miss
Dorothy AshOy Moncure at the
Shoreham.
The committee in charge of the
arrangements includes Mrs. Mabel
Benson Sakis, chairman, and Miss
Grace McEldowney and Miss Ida
De BODY, all of the Washington
Alumnae Chapter; Miss Louisa Will
son of the George Washington Uni
versity Chapter, Miss Nora Rentz
and Mrs. Dorothy Dorien Samuels
of the Washington College of Law
Chapter; Mrs Helen Gauker of the
National University Chapter and
Miss Sophie Nordenholtz, from Bal
timore. of the University of Mary
land Chapter. Miss Katherine Ed
monson is toastmistress.
The sorority was founded on No
vember II, 1911. at the University
of Southern California.
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Gaithersburg News
Of Social Note
Past Week

GAITHERSBURG, Md. Nov. s.
Mrs. George Brewer of Poolesville
has gone to. Los Angeles to spend
two months with her son-in-law and
daughter, DR.. and Mrs. John R. Egg
gleston.
Mr.. George Bartlett and his
daughter, Miss Vashti Bartlett, left
Thursday for their winter home at
Pass-a-Grille, Fla. Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Griffith expect to join them
there before Christmas. Meanwhile
Mr.. and Mrs. Griffith have moved
to their fran near Laytonsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle King of Brink
entertained 80 guests at Halloween
party at their home, and Mrs. C. E
Crawford had party of the younger
folks at a Halloween dance in honor
OF her niece, Miss Mary Lou Walker
Mrs. G. T. Wells is visiting at her
former home near Martinsville, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Linthicum of
the Browningsville vicinity have re-
turned to their home at Pleasant
Grove after spending the summer in
California.
Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Mrs. Halle Davis
OF Clarksburg to Mr.. Richie Haney
OF Damascus. The ceremony was
performed at the Christian Church
parsonage Saturday, October %,
with the Rev. o. c. Barnes officiat-
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Berchey have
announced the birth of twin BOYS,
born last week in Boston, where
Mrs. Berchey is the guest of her
parents. Mr.. Berchey is a member
of the faculty of Gaithersburg High
School.
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Miss Blake Hostess
At Luncheon
In Fairfax

FAIRFAX, Va, Nov. 5.-Miss Mary
Blake, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ronald Blake. entertained at a
bridge luncheon yesterday in COM
pliment to Miss Louise Stuart Mar
tin, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. j.
Martin Of White Post, Va, whose
marriage to Mr.. Ivan S. Rohrer OF
Hagerstown, Md, will take place in
the early winter. Miss Blake will
be a member of the wedding party.
Guests from distance included
Miss Martins sister, Miss Marian
Martin; Mrs. Peachy Hickman of
Winchester and Miss Barbara Lee
Higgins OF Front Royal, Va.
Miss jeanette Maxwell Of New
York, whose wedding to Mr.. William
Giese, jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Giese of Long Island, will
take place November IL, arrived in
Fairfax yesterday to visit her
parents, the Rev. r. Carl Maxwell
pastor of the Fairfax Methodist
! Episcopal Church South, and Mrs
Maxwell. She will remain with
them until after the wedding, which
will take place in the Rev. Mr.
Maxwells church at 4:3O o'clock in
the afternoon.
Miss Richardson Spends
Week End in Fairfax.
Miss Phyllis Richardson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick Dawson Richardson s
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West Virginia Society
Meeting Thursday.

Dancing and cards will follow the
meeting Thursday evening at $50
o'clock at the Raleigh of the West
Virginia State Society of Washing
ton. Officers will be elected at the
meeting.
Mrs. Elonzo T. Morgan, assisted
by the Social Committee, will have
charge of the card tables and award
the prizes. Col. H. H. Rice will
direct the dance. He will be as
sisted by Mr.. James Morarity.
Mr.. Rufus Sam Raborn of
Charleston, w. Va. will render sew
eral solos during the evening and
will have charge of the musical pro-
gram. Mr.. David S. Dawson is
president of the West Virginia State
Society.