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Evening star., 1938-08-14

and all her fine possessions. presented
it to his little daughter. who latter
became Mrs. Horace Chittenden In
this little girl Rose Percy found
loving foster mother but she was not
yet destined for the quiet home life
that most dolls lead.
As the war continued arrangements
were made for the doll to 60 on per-
sonal appearance tours to exhibitions
and fairs about the country. And
wherever she travelled Rose Percy
continued to raise money for the
benefit Of the war wounded.
D. OsE PERCY came to Washington
~ to live when Mrs. Chittenden
sent her to the museum here about
20 years ago
Since that time she has become
one of the most famous dolls in the
country. Thousands ask to see her
each year and children never tire
of examining her many treasures.
Life, on the whole. runs smoothly
for Rose Percy. but one would scarcely
expect a doll who has been so active
to live the rest Of her days unevent-
fully.
Rose Percy added to her story about
two years ago when she met with an
accident.
In some way the doll was left near
q radiator and the heat had a dis
astrous effect on her beautiful waxen
face When her plight vas discovered
Rose Percy's features had undergone
tragic change.
But modern science came To the
rescue. Rose Percy was sent away
at once to plastic surgeon and the
damage was repaired.
The experience seems only to have
added strength and character to a
face that has delighted so many
Americans.
Evening star., 1938-08-14
HIsTORICRANS X By Leslie Hartley

THIS STATUE OF FRANCIS
L AsBuRY AT SIXTEENTH
AND MOUNT PLEASANT
STREETS NV. WAS ERECTED
BY THE FRANCIS AsBURY
MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION IN
BEHALF OF THE METHODIST
BODIES OF AMERICA. AU-
GUsTUs LUKEMAN WAS THE
SCULPTOR.
ERANCIs ASBURY, pioneer bis
hop Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church in America. was largely
responsible for the rapid develop
ment Of Methodism in the early
history of the United States.
Born in England on August 20,
l745, Asbury came under the in
fiuence Of the Wesleys during his
boyhood and, while still in his
teens. became q full-hedged local
preacher, much to the delight Of
his mother, who was very re-
ligious.
In It'll he volunteered to 60 to
Philadelphia as missionary and
soon he had borrowed a horse and
was OIL on the first of many jour-
neys he took throughout the coun-
try to preach wherever chance
offered.
For many years Asbury Travelled
5000 or 5000 miles annually
often over roads which were al.
most impossible. His tall. gaunt
figure. dressed in q plain coat and
q low w-crowned. broad -brimmed hat
is said to have been seen by more
people in America than any other
up to the time Of his death.
Shortly after his arrival in the
Colonies. Wesley made Asbury gen.
eral assistant over the entire
Methodist organization In America.
Aftof The NSvoaut4onAzy wa, dur.
Evening star., 1938-08-14

A MATTRESS to cover the bottom Is
easily made. Cut two pieces Of
cloth half an inch larger all around
than the bottom Of the basket. Sew
the sides and one end of these pieces
together to make bag. Turn 1t inside
out and stuff it with excelsior or news
paper cut into small pieces. Then sew
up the open end.
For the canopy cut strip Of net
ting or other light material somewhat
wider than the distance around the
wire loops. Sew this material to the
first wire loop about an inch from the
edge, leaving a rufie to hang down.
Attach the second wire loop with few
stitches so it supports the cloth can
opy halfway between its front edge
and the head Of the cradle Sew the
back edges of the canopy neatly to the
lining Of the cradle around the top
edge. Then put your doll inside and
see how quickly she falls asleep!
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nef little since ene was the Oeue Oh
many . bazaar during Civil War
times.
She Is widely Travelled.
She is q lady Of fashion-and If she
still clings to mid victorian styles it
merely shows good taste. Nothing
could Be more becoming to this plump
checked haxen- haired doll
And in her day she has made q
great deal OF money. without for q
moment losing social rank because OF
her financial enterprises.
TO-DAY Rose Percy is content TO
stand serenely in tall glass case
in the museum at the American Red
Cross national headquarters on Sew
enteenth street where she is sur
rounded by jewels. trinkets and beau
tiful costumes.
seventy-odd years ago, however, she
lived In the midst Of great excitement.
The Civil War had been in progress
q year or 20 when Rose Percy made
the acquaintance Of q circle Of young
ladies attending . fashionable school
In New York.
Wishing to raise funds for the care
of the sick and wounded on battle
fields and in hospitals, these young
ladies decided to enlist the aid Of
the blue-eyed doll.
A plan was concocted To send
Rose Percy to benefit fair to be held
In New York by the Sanitary Com
mission which. in Civil War days.
operated much as the Red Cross op-
erates today in war areas.
For this occasion the doll was to
be beautifully dressed. and the young
ladies set to work with nimble fingers
to provide wardrobe such as few
dolls ever possess.
COON jewelers., furriers and leading
- merchants OF New York had been
persuaded to contribute materials
and ornaments In addition to q
complete wardrobe Of lingerie as we'll
as dresses and bonnets. Rose Percy
was furnished with lovely jewels and
ermine furs. Then she was further
provided with monogrammed note
paper and calling cards; dressing
case containing brushes, combs and
button hooks; an ivory bound photo
graph album: and for her entertain
ment. . dainty set Of dominoes and 4
pair Of skates.
When she was ready for the Sanitary
Commission Fair, Rose Percy was
outfitted with everything Imagination
could dictate. all in exquisite taste
And 1t was no surprise at all to her
many friends when. offered in rattle
at the fair, she earned $1,000 for the
care Of the sick and wounded soldiers.
The man who held the lucky ticket
which entitled him to Rose Percy
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and Allen was launched. almost over
night. as a ''semi-professional" por-
trait photographer
Il call myself that because I work
along the general lines Of pro-" he
said. But" he added little sadly,
I'm not skilled enough yet in the
finer points OF this art to get entirely
out of the amateur class.
The price charge for my work
depends mainly on who's buying It,"
he continued. For some fellows who
I know are very anxious for a portrait
make the price little steep.
For my close friends it is usually
Just the cost of materials and for
others, well, just what I can get out
Of them"
A LIENS work as a portrait photog-
rapher compares favorably-so his
customers say-with work in some Of
the commercial studios.
His success is especially interesting
when you know that he established
his studio only last May.
Il guess just had beginners luck
when l first started" he said when
complimented on his work. but this
luck has certainly turned into a real
opportunity for me.
Any one can make them." he adds
modestly. The process. as he explains
It, Is simple First he enlarRes the
picture through a so-called mask"
thus creating the blurred effect seen
in professional portraits. Then he re-
touches the print removing the less
fattering detail. If any, and finally
the finished product is inserted in a
cardboard cover.
A Lien feels that he Is fortunate in
having a well-equipped studio at
hts home, at 1904 T street NV. His
parents were once commercial photog-
raphers and. besides giving him some
fine equipment, have helped him In
other ways.
Evening star., 1938-08-14
Junior Page Letter Box
Five Prize.Winning Letters From
Weekly Contest Published.

help my mother and earn my spend
ing money.
"At the beginning Of each week
make out . menu for the next seven
days In this way no meal time can
come when I am worried about what
to fix because I have left it unde-
cided.
x often use magazine suggestions
in planning the menu. but the cook
book is always open. My greatest de-
light Is to experiment and have food
We seldom If ever have tried before.
The dish which was the most dif-
ferent In style and taste was one
called sukiyaki-an Oriental type. I
found the recipe In The Evening
Stars WomAn's Page, and 1t has be-
come q favorite with the family as q
novelty dish.
Il get great deal of pleasure out of
planning and cooking the meals, and I
enjoy earning my spending money in
this way"
AN INTERESTING PET
EASTER Monday Is the birthday Of
pet duck belonging to Donna
Harris, II. of Manassas. Va. She
writes about her pet as follows:
Dear Editor:
Il have . very interesting pet. It
is duck. My duck was Matched
Easter Monday. 1898. The mother
would not set on the eggs 30 when
one of them was pecked my mother
brought it in the house and broke the
shell open.
MY duck was all wet at first. but I
put 1t behind the stove and the next
morning it was dried of and its coat
Evening star., 1938-08-14

MON comes down to the dark room
ever so often and criticizes my work. "
he said. Il really think 1t does lot
Of good for parents to be interested
in their sons business and also to
know what it's all about"
One Of his most valuable pieces OF
equipment Is q professional enlarger
which cost $75 and which Is much
superior to enlargers most washington
boys own.
His pride and joy. however. is q
high speed newspaper camera.
For though he seems we'll on the
road to success as q commercial por-
trait photographer. Allen said that his
ambition is to become . press photog-
raphef.
Evening star., 1938-08-14

sHOW I MAKE SPENDING MONEY"
EOR boys who are thinking Of TAX
ing up printing as hobby. this
letter by Sidney Herman, IS. Of 1913
North Capitol street should be of In
terest. He writes as follows:
Dear Editor: make my spending
money from my hobby-printing.
About two years ago became very
interested in printing while was TAX
Ing it up in school. 50 decided to
Evening star., 1938-08-14
A Good Start.

A LBERTSON-Our baby is learning
to recite "Baa. baa, black sheep,
have you any wool?"
Cuthbert-What! Does he say all
that?
Albertson-Well. not all. but he's got
as far as 'Baa, baa"
Evening star., 1938-08-14

was yellow and plenty fluffy. At first
! fed it on bread and water.
MY mother has seven little ducks
50 they are the Seven Dwarfs and my
duck is Snow White.
"As Snow White Is older now, I feed
her scratch feed and mash. I am
not going to sell her. am going to
keep her forever"
MY MOST EXCITING ADVENTURE
JANET JENKINS, 13. of zoos p
street Sc. reports that her most
exciting adventure occurred when she
was riding an elevator down the
Washington Monument. She writes:
Dear Editor:
This happened in the summer Of
1887 Mother. dad and had gone to
see the Boy Scouts at the Monument
Park and after . while we went up in
the monument. Finally we were ready
to 60 down and we got in the elevator
1t was very crowded In there and
could hardly move.
AT last we stopped and I wondered
why the elevator man didn't open the
door. Then We said: We're stuck and
can't 60 up or down. Then. As If
enough hadn't happened. the emer-
sency telephone wouldn't work.
Finally he opened the doors to give
us air. We were about 100 feet from
the bottom. He called to some boys
going down the stairway to tell some
one down at the bottom that We were
stuck.
well. they finally got there and the
elevator man got out some planks in
the elevator used for emergencies.
They put them from the elevators to
the railing on the stairway. Every
one helped each other and finally
got out"
Evening star., 1938-08-14

Growine Old.
/" A HI" said the fly, as it crawled
around the bottle, Il have passed
the Matching age. the creeping age,
and now am In the mucilage."
Evening star., 1938-08-14
Historic Doll Raised Funds
During Civil War Era
Rose Percy and Her Wardrobe
Attract Many Each Year to
Red Cross Museum.
BY FRANCES LDE,
.LNniOf Pdde Editor.

ERHAPs already know Rose Percy the charming parsonage
daily Red Museum
you don't. be excellent
Of the United
RoseP a O distinctions
seveneshough time has altered
Evening star., 1938-08-14

Easy.
n. D.-How can one best prevent
disease caused by biting insects?
M. D.-Don't bite insects.
Evening star., 1938-08-14
High School Student Takes
Portraits for His Friends
Finds Business Opportunity in
Fancy Of Young Men for
Pictures of Fair Goods.
BY BILL MCCLURE.

Allen discovered
high school, especially
lightly photos of their departing ladyloves
4
having inherited from his fair for commercial photography he
to making portraits
a
Evening star., 1938-08-14
SIow Time.

TOM (excitedly)-"Say, Jerry, your
watch 10 gone"
Jerry (feeling leisurely In his pocket)
well, no matter. II can't 80 long
enough to ret far away" S--
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Left to Its Fate.

IT WENT to the dentist yesterday.
Does the tooth still ache?"
Il don't know; he kept it."
Evening star., 1938-08-14
Cuddles and Tuckie
By FRANCES ROYSTER WILL
LIAMS.

HERE'S the tale of Tadpole Tim
= Our Tuck and Cuddles captured
him.
And put him In . bucket 50
They both could watch him swim and
grow.
Evening star., 1938-08-14

Ator Lewis. Senator Harrison, the
late Justice Cardozo and many others.
I also have pictures Of baseball men.
golfers and tennis stars, people Of
Sweden, Brazil. England and France
are also pictured in my book under
foreign affairs.
Soon I am going to write small
paragraphs about each person and put
them in the back Of my book"
Evening star., 1938-08-14

ACROSS.
1. A small book
s. Prefix meaning formerly.
IL
8. The Keystone State (abbr)
9. A strong alkaline cleanser.
II. Railroad (abbr)
IL, Child's vehicle
13. Parent Teacher Association (abbr)
IA. Night (abbr.)
is. Canadian province (abbrl
II. Thin roofing board
18. Negative
20. Indefinite article
81. Aptness, dexterity
DOWN.
I. Signals
2. Animal used for heavy work
3. Wedge shaped stone In an arch
I. Type measure
5. A raised platform Of earth
9. To lick up
10. Greek letter
IS. To express appreciation
16. Vacant, unified
10. Upon
20. Athletic club (abbr.)
-
Just to keep In the spirit Of this sum-
mer vacationing. try these two word
chains. Be careful that each new
word formed by changing one letter at
q time is . real dictionary" word.
Change SAND to PAIL in three
moves.
Change BOAT to DOCK in nve
moves.
Here comes q monster OF the briny
deep. Quick! Surround this octopus
with the correct letters in the word
diamond and keep him from getting
away. The second line means to imi-
tate. the third Is the name Of flower
the NTH Is an Indian house. and the
sixth means to regret. Can you COM
plete the diamond?
r
ToPUs
Evening star., 1938-08-14
March of Ciyiiixnfiow

March Of Civilization.
EXPLORER: Just to show you the
advance of civilization-in the
past the Eskimos used to eat candles
for desert.
Old Lady: And now. suppose they
eat electric light bulbs?
Evening star., 1938-08-14

Easy.
TEACHER: Name the four seasons.
Pupil: Pepper. salt, vinegar
and mustard.
Evening star., 1938-08-14
Riddles
O G T op o 8

CTEP right up. friends! I'll bet We
catch you on these! Dust of
your brain and see what you can do
with these riddles.
/. What has four legs and can fly?
Adele SCkerl
2. What has two legs and spots and
runs through the woods?-MArgaret
Franklin.
3. How far can you run into the
woods George Mason.
4. Why is q postage stamp like .
riddle?-wendell Rensink.
Evening star., 1938-08-14

buy press and some type After
buying my equipment started earn
ing money. and I have been earn
ing and adding to my shop ever since.
MY shop is IN the basement of
my home. and the name Of it Gas you
can see from the stationery am
writing on) is rHerman's Press The
equipment in my shop now includes
q 3 by hand press. an assortment OF
type faces in many sizes-such as
Gothic. Adstyle. Roman and Old Eng
lish-and all other necessary equip
ment which makes up print shop.
ink. wood furniture, composing stone,
planer, quoins and key, sticks, galley.
etc. 1 also have a bulletin board on
which keep things Of interest about
printing and printing papers.
During the school year I print call
Ing cards for my classmates, and
during our summer vacation get
more jobs through my boy friends. to
whom I give q commission when
they bring me work. At the Begin
ming Of this year I handed out calen-
dars advertising my shop. In this
way got more work This year have
already earned enough to buy new
rollers for my press. and still have
money.
Thus make spending money from
this educational and interesting hob
BY"
Evening star., 1938-08-14
VACATION HINTS"

IF YOUR mother Is willing to turn
over the kitchen to you, perhaps
you will find in this letter by Dawn
Connor a valuable suggestion for a
worthwhile vacation activity. Dawn,
who Is II and lives at 1908 Eastern
avenue. Takoma Park, Nd. writes:
Dear Editor: During my vacation
! plan. buy and cook all the meals
every other week. In doing 80 I &C.
compinh three things at otlte. learn
the art Of cooking ana planning meals,
Evening star., 1938-08-14
my HOBBY"

"A SCRAPBOOK which should prove
"A to be Of real educational value is
being compiled Is q hobby by Margaret
Briley. 13. of Mechanicsville, Nd, who
tells about 1t here:
Dear Editor:
II am writing about my hobby which
h a scrap book containing pictures Of
famous people in politics. sports and
foreign affairs.
In politics have pictures Of Sem
Evening star., 1938-08-14
RIDDLE ANSWERS.

IA pair. Of pigeons. q. Half q
leopard. 3. Halfway: after that you
are running out. I. Because IT. .
sticheg,
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PROPOSAL.

ERED-would you accept q pet mon
key7
Catherine- I'll have 10 ask. my
father; this u - anddsn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-04

tious girl should possess a copy of for her very own frequent ref erence.
 It is the true story of an Amer ican farmers daughter who by in domitable pluck overcame great difficulties to secure college edu- cation, was chosen president of Wellesley college at the age of 26, exercised an inspiring influence over educational institutions throughout the land, and died at the age of AT universally honored and beloved, to have her. name added to the list of Great Amer jeans in the Hall of Fame, and to win President Eliot's estimate: "To my mind this career is un- matched by that of any other other American woman"
 Finest Tribute
 This book "The Life of Alice Freeman Palmer, beautifully written by her husband, George Herbert Palmer, may well be called the finest tribute of it's kind ever written. And wonderful as the portrait is that he draws of his rarely gifted wife-it is not overdrawn, as all who knew her and came under her influence can testify.
 It was my good fortune to live in the same house with her when she was Miss Alice Freeman, pre- ceptress of the East Saginaw, Michigan, high school; and sit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-04
GUS METZ SEATED
 AS CLUBS CHIEF
Platts Mill Community In= stalIatiOn Conducted By
 Visiting Officials

With officers of neighborhood community clubs officiating formal installation ceremonies of the Platts Mills Community Club were held last evening in the Bristol Company auditorium. Frank Sturges of the Washington Hill Club and Harold Hadley of Overlook Cottage Park Club were in charge. Gus Metz, who was installed as president, ex- pressed the appreciation of the club for the representative gathering in attendance In addition to the elect ed officers the speakers of the even- ing included John s. Grady of the Hopeville Club and Mrs. Henry Hayden of Washington Hill.
 Walter H. Roberts was inducted as vice-president; Mrs. Gus Metz, secretary and Pierre Pronovost treasurer.
 A social session and entertain ment followed the ceremonies. The committee in charge included: MT. and Mrs. John Dillon, MT. and Mrs. Conrad Ranney, MT. and Mrs. liar " Mclean, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lattimer, MT. and Mrs. Pierre Pro novost, Mrs. William Dessereault, MT. and Mrs. Harold Schnerr and Mrs, Gus Schmidt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-04

all at table and watched me with merry eyes when I took my seat. I gave no sign that I had discov- cred the plot, all heads were sol- emnly bowed and MT. Palmer started in but didn't get far be- fore a suppressed giggle got loose, ignited the whole table and even MT. Palmer though considerably embarrassed, abruptly terminated "the blessing" and joined in the hilarity.
 Spent in Study
 AS soon as supper would be over Miss Freeman went directly to her own room and didn't appear again till breakfast. Her evenings well into the night-were spent alone in study.
 remember the very shade of brown of the dress she wore, and how becoming it was to her with the immaculate white lace at her throat and wrists. It was the only good dress that she had. That she might give to others she managed to get along with this on all oc- caSions - school, church, social calls. It must have taken a lot of careful brushing and Sponging to get rid of the chalk-dust from the classroom, but she did it and al- ways there was the immaculate white lace at her throat and wrists.
 remember, too, the thin, cheap coat she wore that cold northern Michigan winter-so that others might be warmly clothed.
 Won Affection
 Meanwhile she had completely won the heart of Saginaw and had wrought wonders in the higt school, making her classwork so fascinating that discipline took care of itself. The school board showed thei appreciation and the feeling of the town by paying her more than the salary agreed upon. And it must always be a source of pride in Saginaw that they had her with them for those two splendid years, and of qualification that they had the sense to recognize her genius and character then, when she WAS with them.
 I did not see Miss Freeman again, though I read much about her and rejoiced in her great suc- cess; nor have I been in Saginaw since-but through all the years they have been associated in my mind together-A Fine American Girl and Fine American Town and that will be my topic for my next weeks article.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-04
Catholic Alliance
 Meets Here. Sunday
State Convention to Be Held at St. JOseph's Hall
 Itams Give Sixth Annual Minstrel Tonight
BROOKLYN NEWS

gently received.
 After the business meeting lunch will be served. A comedy en- titled "Andrius Salemonas' will be given featuring a cast made up of Hartford thespians directed by Rev. John Kripas, former local curate Assisting on the arrangements com mittee are Miss Anne Bogusis, Al exander J. Aleksis and Victor Wy turiS.
 Official Delegate
 Miss Anne Bogusis, daughter ol MT. and Mrs. Michael Bogusis of 39 Green street, will be the local re- cording secretary and delegate of lodge Il at Sundays convention in St. Joseph's hall. She is vice presi- dent of the state group.
 Itams to Give Show
 The sixth annual minstrel of the Itam A. c. will be given this eve ming at St. Joseph's hall at 8:15 o'clock under the direction of Jo- Seph Lezotte. Joe DiPietro's orcheS- tra will play for dancing after the stage show.
 The Mastersingers chorus will be one of the many features of the show. Peter Augelli will be master of ceremonies.
 Miss RaSimS on Air t. The Lithuanian Chamber of Com merce's sixth radio program will be heard over station WATR Sun day afternoon at o'clock featur- ing the Two Travellers and Miss Bronis Basins in Lithuanian vocal and piano solos.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-04

Those of us who had several years ot French With Edmee Pretat read of her death this week Wlth regret
 It is many years since stepped into Mle Pretats recitation room for pleasant and instructive hour m French and This amiaole and dynamic t he teachee taught the rudments of French ln most capape fashion those with bent French caught on quickly and took away with them from Crosby good foundation in grammar composition simple French literature ana teacher The passing many of these odte teachers brings one looks back & @ n tba up Wh6e m e as comparing today and yesterday the boys and girls of the early 196os were shy voets as compared with the youth of today But then, this is different age very much so It is pleasant to recall school days ana to remember with kind feelings those teachers we may have gratified or annoyed and among these Edmee Pretat