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Evening star., 1938-05-29

around the Tidal Basin during the
cherry blossom season.
The set opens with the picture Of q
sign Cherry Blossoms" and this is
followed by scene in which police
man is directing traffic.
From there the series shows various
scenes about the basin. There Is q
typical group of tourists. Then Har-
riet herself framed by bicycle wheel,
q trick shot taken by her father. Then
more tourists and the popular view Of
the Lincoln Memorial centering Tidal
Basin scene.
Then there Is a picture Of q news
paper photographer taking pictures
a candid shot, of course. And a girl
riding horseback on the bride path
around the basin.
Then the sequence shows closeup
Of spray Of cherry blossoms. More tour
lists. And finally a traffic scene such
as the visitor encounters as he leaves
the popular spot.
From planning such storytelling Sc
quences, working out good composition
and swapping live subjects in natural
poses come the real thrill Of photog-
raphy, so far as Harriet is concerned.
CHE does not neglect her darkroom
work. however for this enables her
to reduce the cost Of her hobby and
also to get the best effect from pictures
she has taken.
Her camera and her printer and en-
larger cost $50, she said, money which
came from her allowance.
Her father also has built an en-
larger, which Is set up, with Harriet's
equipment, in their joint workshop in
the basement at their home at 1920
Mckinley street NV.
Harriet and her father, T. M. Ross,
work together on photography. though
Harriet insists that the hobby Is her
own and not her dads.
She had her first experience taking
pictures last Christmas, when she re-
ceived q 81 box camera as q gift. A
few weeks later, however, she had de-
cided to invest in her present equip
ment, and since that time estimates
that she has taken 500 shots, though
all Of these she did not develop, Of
course.
Harriet also has taken orders for
developing and printing Aims, and
once earned small sum by taking a
photograph Of . photograph-which
proved 70 b Z vosy satis3aotoey paooo
o3 0oGR l.
Evening star., 1938-05-29
HISTORICRAWS X By Leslie Hartley
THIS EQUESTRIAN BRONZE

THIS EQUESTRIAN BRONZE
STATUE OF JOAN OF
ARC IN MERIDIAN PARK WAS
COPIED FROM THE STATUE
WHICH STANDS IN FRONT OF
THE CATHEDRAL AT RHEIMS.
IT IS BY PAUL DUBOIS AND
IS A GIFT FROM A SOCIETY
OF FRENCH WOMEN IN NEW
YORK.
LEW stories in history are more
appealing than that OF the
French peasant girl. Joan of Arc,
who saved her country, but was
soon afterward burned at the stake.
Born during the Hundred Years
War, Joan, who was very pious,
was deeply troubled by the woes
of her country, much of which had
been taken by the English and their
Burgundian allies.
When she was only IA, she said
she heard heavenly voices which
commanded her to liberate France
and have its King crowned.
So Joan brooded and prayed for
three years, but when the English
laid siege to Orleans she was moved
to action. Journeying to the King
to ask for an army to defend Or
leans. she was regarded as insane
at first, but eventually convinced
the court of her sincerity.
Dressed in a shining coat Of
mail mounted on a steed, and at
the head of an army which was
inspired by the courage Of this mere
girl. she seized the English forts
and made q triumphant entry into
Orleans. The maid had fulfilled
one of her missions.
Now Joan returned to Prince
Charles and demanded that he 60
to Rheims, where all kings went
to be crowned. Eventually she
coaxed the Indifferent King to
comply with this wish, and stood at
his side during the coronation.
Joan now had many tpentea,
Evening star., 1938-05-29
Letter Boz offers
81 PrixeS Weekly

THE STAR has arranged to pay five
81 prizes each week for five letters
published in the Letter Box on the
Junior page. Prize-winning letters,
which are selected for their general
interest to readers, must be written
on one of the five following topics:
"My Hobby"
"How l Make Spending Money"
"My Most Exciting Adventure"
"An Interesting Pet"
"How / Spent One Vacation"
Rules for the weekly contest are
simple.
Here they are:
1. Select your topic from those listed
above.
2. Place your name, address, age
and school at the beginning of your
letter. Also give your home telephone
number it you haze one.
3. Write simply, as it you aDere aOrit-
ing to a friend or to your family.
4. Write letters as neatly as pos
sible. 1t is better to use only one side
of your paper.
Letters should be addressed to the
Junior Page Editor, The Sunday Star,
Eleventh street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV, Washington, D. c.
Because of the time necessary to
make selection of prize winners, letters
cannot be published for at least two
weeks after they are received at the
Office Of The Star.
The editor reserves the right to
publish any letters received, whether
or not they are awarded a prize.
Evening star., 1938-05-29


That's why I'm writing on my pet
named Billy.
Billy was a cute lamb. His wool
was soft and beautiful Any one
would have been proud to have one
like him.
Billy would follow us all around
wherever we went. Friends would call
and he would follow them; he would
frighten them by running very close
behind them.
My father decided that We had
better keep him in pen. One day We
took him out and put the hose on him
and rubbed him good. The sun shone
on his wool and bleached it. Billy
seemed to like clean coat, but got
it dirty very quickly.
He ate sugar corn, potatoes, beets,
carrots and almost anything we gave
him.
''As he grew older he began to get
horns Not only that but he also began
to butt Yet the children loved to
watch him. Billy liked to have an
audience and used to show off for it.
He began to get rather wild. He
would break the pen, come out and
would knock every one down. We tried
to keep him tame, but it was useless.
'If he was given a whipping he
would look up at you and wag his tail
as if saying, didn't do anything to
YOU
Dad said we must sell him because
he made too much trouble. We nearly
cried for We didn't want to see our
lovely pet sold Then dad told use we
couldn't keep him unless we kept him
down at the barn. The barn is one
half mile from the house.
What surprise! No sooner did we
bring him down there when he would
get out and would be sitting waiting
for you on the porch.
This was the end. We had to sell
him. We had to lose Billy, yet we
couldn't prevent his going away. Never
did we have another pet lamb so active
and like Billy"
Evening star., 1938-05-29

sewing and some day when grow up
! am going to be dress designer.
Mother says when was very tiny
I would take the scraps of material
from her sewing and pin them all over
myself. Now I pin them on my dolls,
but I cut out first in different styles
like my own dresses and any see in
the paper I like.
Last winter when was home sick
Mother gave me an old school uniform
and made uniforms with collars and
cuffs for three of my dolls. Many
folks who saw them liked them very
much.
Now I can cut out and put together
all my dollies' clothes, socks and hats.
This summer I hope to learn how to
sew them together real nice and neat
like Mother does. I am sure that I
will always like to sew and when get
bigger, make my own clothes and keep
the buttons on and nicely mended."
Evening star., 1938-05-29
POsers

TODAY we're going to let You test
= your knowledge of geography.
Try the eight questions below, and
you'll find out how much you know
about foreign places.
l. Where is Zanzibar?
2. What country in South America
is extremely long and narrow?
3. In what states are the Ozark
Mountains?
4. Name two of the three languages
spoken in Switzerland.
S. What ocean is covered with ice .
large part Of the year?
6. Where Is Nome?
Z. In what city does the Pope live?
8. What race do the Koreans belong
to?
Evening star., 1938-05-29

unreasonably low, because they fear
the job will be as cheap as the price.
To give you an idea of the kind of
Job we do, one man has included a
generous tip with our fee every time
We NOV his lawn.
I'VE charge by the job rather than
the hour. because we make time no
object and we prefer to make good
job on our own time rather than hurry
the job up at the request of our Gus
toner. Another phase of this choice
is, there is no feeling on the part of
our customer that we are purposely
slowing up the job in order to receive
more money. All of our jobs are in
Chevy Chase. D. c., though we gladly
take jobs almost anywhere in Chevy
Chase, including Maryland.
"One of our features is keeping
lawns in trim while people are away
on vacations this summer.
Another thing we have found from
our meager experience is to always
have confidence, because no one will
deal with people who cannot put
themselves and their products across.
1t is always our policy to give our
customer the impression that we have
something of value to give him.
Evening star., 1938-05-29
Sunlight Is Fine
Health Builder

HERE'S something that Il Interest,"
ing for boys and girls who live In
the northern climates to know, and
something that those who live in the
South should know. It concerns sun.
light, which is one Of the finest tonics
and health builders in the world.
This is the time Of year when those
Of you who live In the North should
take advantage OF 1t. for its rays are
particularly strong from June to Sep
tember. The rays don't penetrate or
dinary window glass or clothing, ex-
cept the very lightest. The best time
for you to sun yourself is in the early
morning or late afternoon. At mid
day you're likely to get burned. and
overexposure really does more harm
than good.
Evening star., 1938-05-29
Riddles

NOW that school is almost over,
you'll have lots of time to guess
these riddles. The riddle man hopes
you'll have happy vacation, and
store up plenty of health and energy
for next fall and winter.
l. How are baker and poor per-
son alike?-Richard Shipley
g. AS I went over London Bridge, I
met my teacher there. He tipped his
hat, and drew his cane, and in this
riddle I told his first name. What is
it? Virginia Vize.
3. If Jenny took the right croquette,
what would greedy Johnny get?-Har-
riSon Hit.
4. How can you torment q match?
Jane Fischer.
S. What is the hardest soap in the
world?-Dorothy Zimmerman.
Evening star., 1938-05-29
%HERE'S a lot more to photog-
/ raphy-even If it's just a
hobby-than swapping scent
L and deYelOning Your NEGATIVE

raphy-even If it's just a
hobby-than swapping scent
L and developing your negative.
So Harriet Ross. Is, learned few
weeks after she fitted up darkroom
and began taking candid camera pic
lures.
when I first started printing pic
lures and nothing very bad happened,
l thought photography was cinch,'
Harriet declared. But it didn't take
me very long to find out that you've
got to select your subject and plan the
composition of your picture very care
fully if you have anything to show for
your darkroom work.
In Harriet's opinion, for instance,
there is one primary rule for taking
good picture of a person-whether
it is your best friend or some one you
don't know who happens to catch your
photographer fancy-and that is
Don't let him know you are going to
take the picture.
"As long as you let people pose for
you. you're sunk" Harriet declared.
Il read somewhere that the best way
to take pictures of person is to
focus your camera, LET him pose, take
the picture and then let your subjec5
forget about it. At this point, however,
your work as a photographer has just
started.
TRY to keep your subject in the
same range from your camera
after you've taken the posed picture
and then, after about 20 minutes.
when he's forgotten all about you,
take the picture again.
That's good idea, I know" Har-
riet added, but I admit it has its
drawbacks because it's awfully hard
for me to stay still 20 minutes!"
OF course, there are other ways of
taking candid shots-as every one
knows who has candid photographer
for friend
Harriet's prize "sneak" shot is a
picture of the president of a large
camera company who was snapped
while he sat slightly doing on a coun-
try club porch at a South Carolina
beach this spring.
Il wasn't using his film nor his
camera and I never quite got up the
nerve to show him the picture, but I
thought it was pretty good joke any
way" she laughed.
Animals-particularly those at the
Evening star., 1938-05-29
Planning Entertainment in Advance
1nsures Success of Summer Outing
Picnic JanbOree
Makes aGOOd
School Party.
RE you planning . class picnic9

A RE you planning class picnic2
~ Or does your family have big
~ get-together on the Fourth OF
4 a July? Whatever the occa-
sion, . picnic means . big lunch
spread out under the trees, then
rousing fun for everybody afterward.
You'll have a much jollier time II you
make these few easy plans before
the big day. Let's call 1t . picnic
jamboree, though 1t will do for almost
any big gathering indoors or out At
any time Of year.
Here's q jolly game to play while
the lunch baskets are being unpacked.
Any number Of people can take part.
SO late-comers may begin the moment
they arrive, and others may drop out
to help make the lemonade or unpack
the ice cream. 1t is called Ordering
Lunch" The players stand in q big
circle, facing the center. The one who
is ut" carries an empty paper bag
around outside, stops behind some one,
and places the bag on that players
head.
"Chef," he says, "have you seen my
lunch?"
How is it wrapped?" the chef re-
plies. Then the one who is ut" de-
scribes the way his lunch (some
other player in the circle) Is dressed.
The instant the lunch" recognizes
himself from the description, he must
run clear around outside the circle and
back to his original place with the
chef after him, while the one who was
sit" steps into the chefs place. If the
chef tags his lunch, the lunch must
take the chefs hat and be 'it," while
the chef takes his place in the circle.
II the lunch gets back safely to his
place, however, the chef must be cit"
r ACES are always in order at .
picnic. Here are three novel ones
which every one will surely enjoy.
Q) Line the players up one behind
the other in two teams. Give the
leader Of each team an empty pop
bottle and hard-boiled egg. At q
gwen signal, each balances his egg on
the mouth OF his bottle and carries
both to a designated spot and back,
handing them to the next player and
taking his place at the foot Of the
line. The egg must not be touched
with the hands. If it falls of the bot
tie, that player must run back to the
head OF the line with it and start his
trip again. The team first completing
the race wins
90 Hand the leader of each team q
cup or tumbler full of water. At the
signal to start, the leader bends over
and passes the cup between his knees
to the player behind him. This one
passes it up over his head to the third
in line, who passes 1t between his
knees to the fourth. and so on, under
and over, to the end Of the line. The
last player carries the cup to the head
of the line. The team whose cup still
contains the most water wins.
80 Have the players stand side by
side. the two teams facing one another.
Evening star., 1938-05-29
"MY MOST EXCITING
ADVENTURE"

AN EXPERIENCE in an earth
- quake in California provided Joan
Wunder's most exciting adventure.
Joan. who lives at 3l33 Connecticut
avenue NV. writes as follows:
Dear Editor: I think my most
exciting experience happened in Cali
fornia in 1888. One day was listen
ing to the radio in our home in Los
Angeles suburb. Suddenly the radio
went off, and I heard great rum
bling. l discovered it was an earth
quake
LAS the danger was mostly in Long
Beach all we received we're several
very severe shakes. All night long
(after we got the radio working) We
heard bulletins. They cried: Send a
doctor. Send a nurse Send boats A
fire, fog and tidal wave added to the
confusion.
Days after that first horrible night
we drove to Long Beach. What scene
of havoc greeted us. Automobiles were
wrecked and deserted, gas tanks ex-
ploded and houses left with their
fronts torn off.
Although it was an interesting ex-
perience, I'm glad I live now where
earthquakes don't occur-maybe!"
GAN INTERESTING PET"
7 AMBS seem to make interesting
pets, according to Junior Page
readers who write the Letter Box.
Here's anotf1er story about pet lamb,
sent in this time by Rose Liccini, IL,
of Sisters College Farm:
Dear Editor:
II live on farm and as We all
know there are many pets. We Kept
asking dad to get us pet lamb.
Evening star., 1938-05-29
Two Brothers
Have Many
Home Museum and
Bulletin Board
Interesting.

~ UILDING model yachts and
- trains. Filling q small home
museum with treasures rang
IL ing from old coins to sharks
teeth. Keeping a bulletin board for
posters and illustrated articles on far
away places and unusual engineering
feats And giving impromptu plays
for the entertainment of guests.
These are just few of the activities
of two Cuniberti brothers-Roberto
and John-who live at 1924 r street
NV.
We first learned of the Cunibertis
through set of model trains 9-year-
old John exhibited recently at hobby
show at Jackson School.
The small set showed the progress
in locomotives from the days Of Tom
Thumb up to the present stream-lined
specials.
John declared, however, that build
ing models is not his only hobby AND
after a visit to his home we under
stood the reason.
The boys room there is filled with
games and hobby material, most of
which represents activities from which
boy can learn useful facts.
The home museum. for instance. is a
good idea for any family of children
interested in collecting. Johns model
trains now have been made part of
the exhibit which includes set of
sharks teeth, plane models. pottery,
minerals and a number of articles
from Mexico. including sombrero.
Both John and Roberto, who is IL,
can give interesting information about
many of these objects Or, of course,
there's no point in having a museum
unless you learn something about your
exhibits.
The bulletin board is also a fine idea
for other youngsters. You can see
from the items the Cuniberi boys have
selected, and also from several maps
In their rooms, that both are interested
in foreign countries.
Though most of their games are en-
joyed with other children, Roberto and
John are the only members of the
"Powerhouse Ensemble" which re-
Gently has given several plays before
their family and friends-that is they
are the only members except a 9-year-
old collie dog which has been given
the name of Sonny Bank Black Prince,
Knight of the Silver Collar, and is
called Blackie for short.
''Blackie's so old for dog We think
he's pretty wise" Roberto explained.
so we've made him our manager"
The Powerhouse Ensemble has re-
Gently produced burlesque on Will
liam Tell" and The Marines to the
Rescue''-two dramas written by the
boys themselves and acted by them in
costumes they designed.
After John and Roberto had told
this much about their activities, we
thought there was not much left, but
Roberto, it seemed, had not mentioned
his favorite hobby
Il like art" he declared, and pro-
duced folio of drawings. And I'm
planning soon to decorate the walls of
my room by painting small pictures
Of Indians and the woods" he ex-
planned.
Roberto said he wants to become
an engineer when he's grown and
John wants to be a scientist.
At present John seems to be doing
most Of the model building for the
family and has just completed the
yacht illustrated in the picture, which
he hopes to enter in regatta this
summer.
Evening star., 1938-05-29
"HOW MAKE SPENDING MONEY" A."

"HOW MAKE SPENDING MONEY"
ROYs planning to make spending
money by moving lawns this sum-
lner should find some helpful hints
IN this letter by Rush Shanahan, l3,
Of 1851 Redwood Terrace:
"Dear Editor-About a month ago
I began thinking of some way to
make my own spending money. AS
solution to this problem my partner
and myself nit upon the idea of keep
ing lawns in trim during the grass
growing months from April to Sep
tember.
Our first job was that of soliciting
for contracts to NOV lawns by the
week. In two days we had four lawns.
We assigned two of these to Saturday
and the other two we do on certain
days after school, We have been at
1t month and now have five lawns.
We could get many more, but we have
no time for them. When school let's
out we hope to get many more.
Our prices are fairly reasonable
We find that while people will pay
adults two or three times as much
as minors for their lawns, they will
not hire any one whose prices are
Evening star., 1938-05-29
my MOST EXCITING
ADVENTURE"

A mn MYER, IA Of 1926 Thirteenth
street NV, reports her most ex-
citing adventure as follows:
"Dear Editor:
"My most exciting adventure oc-
Cured a year ago when I was visiting
my cousins in the country. They are
younger than and on this particular
day were gathered around me to hear
q story. Their mother had driven into
the city and left me to take care Of
them.
1.-THE four little children were clam
oring for fairy tale and so, with
q nod toward the room in which little
Tommy was sleeping, began.
I'VE had not noticed that the clear
morning sky had become gray and
threatening. Our warning was few
sharp flashes of lightning followed
by loud bursts of thunder.
Thinking it was only slight thun-
der storm continued the story.
Suddenly there was a deafening
crash, the entire house rocked and
smoke filled the room. We could
hardly breathe. Ruthie let out a
scream. Jean copied her sister with a
vail of terror. Julia, the oldest, was
20 terrified that she was Peechless.
II, myself, could only reason. Keep
calm,' and showing the little brother
ahead Of me and dragging the girls
as could we stumbled outside on the
porch. Dazedly, counted them:
Julia. Jean, Ruthie, Alfred. Four.
TOURl
Horrors I cried and dashed into
the house. We had forgotten Tommy.
If he is safe hoped. There was the
crib. No sounds. Tommy, miracle OF
miracles, was still fast alseep!
"On my way out one of the nearby
neighbors had entered the house to
help me If there was any danger. He
also decided to look around.
"Soon he was out on the porch,
and taking Tommy from me he
bounced him on his knee. The dam
age was not as bad as We had imag-
ined, he told me.
lightning had struck the CHM
ney, setting 1t and the wood in the
hearth on fire. When the chimney
collapsed all the cinders, SCOT and
dust Of many years accumulation
| poured down into the room wh4e
Evening star., 1938-05-29

The definitions:
ACROSS.
2. A kind Of tree.
5. Truth.
6. The line about which the earth
revolves.
Z. A poisonous serpent.
9. Mischievous spirit.
II. Devoured.
Is. Stream Of water.
IA. Instrument for operating . lock.
is. A simple game.
IL. A vase.
20. Bother.
n. Soft mud.
~. Division Of q drama.
VERTICAL.
!. A tropical tree.
2. Greek letter.
3. Chart.
4. Half quart.
8. Flavor.
3. Writing fluid.
10. To inspect closely.
IL. Study of painting.
IL. A common food.
Is. Ostrich-like birds.
II. A cutting tool.
1s. United States OF America
(abbr).
10. Negative.
-6-
Two metals are concealed in the sen.
tonee below:
The ar o. the hill VA tinted white
V41h 0oR.
Evening star., 1938-05-29

Sole Means Of Support.
WHY does = stork stand on one
W. leg?"
II don't know" s-'
why. 4 ~ Mte6 Il he'd tan
6eQpk
Evening star., 1938-05-29
"MY HOBBY"

THIS is the second letter published
in the Letter Box from the Mac
Dewitt family at 600 Quincy street NV.
This time the writer is Mildred Mac
Dewitt, who is just 9 years old:
Dear Editor:
This letter is going to be about my
hobby. I didn't get much time for
this in the winter. That is why am
happy summer is coming for then I
can do 1t all the time. My hobby is
Evening star., 1938-05-29
POSER ANSWERS.

l. On an island of the east coast of
Africa. 2. Chile. 3. Arkansas, Mis-
souri,, and Oklahoma. 4. German.
French and Italian. 5. The Arctic
Ocean. 6. In Northwestern Alaska, Z.
Rome. 8. Mongolian.
Evening star., 1938-05-29

We're thinking up names for each pew.
little pet, '-s -,.f
But haven't decided On proper ones,
yet. .s,
And when they get older, these hYe.
little kittens, Is,
Well buy them some coats and some
hats and some mittens. -.
Evening star., 1938-05-29
Girl Learns of Some of the
Photographers Tricks
Harriet Ross Makes Interesting
Story Telling Sequences
And Candid Shots.

Zoo-are among preferred subjects
with Harriet, again because they don't
pose.
ONE of her most interesting Sc
uuences is a series of pictures taken