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The Washington times., 1938-06-11

than 10000 ballots have been
turned in. On Wednesday of this
week, Shep Fields, the ripping
rhythmaestro, will present each
of the entrants with a set of en-
graved drumStickS from the stage
of the Capitol Theater.
On June %, Policy McClintock,
Phil Lampkin and your own word
thumper will judge the finalists
and make the three awards of
Gretsch drums and traps from the
stage of the Capitol. There will
be a battle of drums, and if you
The Washington times., 1938-06-11
DISCUSSIONS

6:15-R EPREsE ENTATIvE SOL
BLOOM-Speaks on the Sell Now
campaign ...................,.... ........, VOL
9.45-CAPTTOL OPINIONS - Repre-
sentative Clare Hoffman. What the CO
Has Done for the Man Who Works.
WISV
The Washington times., 1938-06-11

Old Drum-Ne
Drum Contest
in deep serious
ness. A Gus
toner ri b b e d
Brownie asking,
Are you in the
Old Bum Con-
test?"
Nav, replied
B r o W n i e,
~ ou' We won
t h a t h a n d S
down"
Anent um
C on t est, we've
closed the books
The Washington times., 1938-06-11
ToDAY'S SHORT WAVE PROGRAM

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The Washington times., 1938-06-11
Radio Features Today

S3O-EARL GODwIN-HTGHLIGHTs
IN THE NEWS. AS GLlMPSED BY RE-
PORTER GOODWIN, OF THE WASH
TNGTON TINES EDITORIAL STAFF.
HEARD AT THIS EARLY MORNING
FERIOD MONDAY THROUGH SATtR-
nay MMAL
Evening star., 1938-03-11

with very high waists and pleated
ruchings around the back Of the heart
shaped necks. When these were mod
eled they were shown with short white
tulle wells, which are so young looking
and not quite so formal as the ire
mendously long ones. Bridesmaids in
salmon pink moire with wide-brimmed
Leghorn hats we're picturesque, car
rying their bouquets OF spring flowers
in several colors.
The bride who marries in q hurry,
with as little ceremony as possible,
may choose suit ensemble Of casino
blue with little trimmed jacket
and matching blue felt pillbox. Men
always like blue. Every bride will
want to have in her trousseau one of
those adorable negligees OF ivory satin
trimmed with ecru lace. They are so
bridey looking, and absolutely irresist-
ible.
A S A climax to this story of bridal
suggestions is offered the picture
of formal wedding at high noon, with
all the pomp and ceremony that at
tends cathedral service For such a
wedding the mother chooses a smart
gown of fuchsia chiffon, the mother OF
the groom gown Of French blue. The
bridesmaids choose wistaria net, with
tight bodice and yards and yards of
skirt fullness. They wear Vatican
hats of transparent lilac horsehair with
velvet bands at the back to hold them
on. These bands are covered with
small flowers in several shades Of pink,
lilac and fuchsia, as are the tiny
crowns of the hats They carry bas-
ketS Of wiStaria. The maid Of honor
wears chartreuse net and carries yellow
roses.
1t took more than 40 yards of finest
white net to make the brides exquisite
gown with long train and white net
veil attached to the white flower
banded velvet ribbon that holds on her
Watteau hat, exactly duplicating, in
white. those worn by the bridesmaids.
All Of these fascinating groups were
worked out by very clever young
woman who is in charge Of the bridal
department of one of our local stores,
and they were all shown recently at
special fashion show for brides-to-be.
Helping prospective brides select their
gowns and those Of their attendants
is her chief JOY in life and she has a
world of new ideas about up-to-the-
minute weddings for small budgets as
well as fat bankrolls.
Evening star., 1938-03-11
Etiquette on
Serving at
The Table
All Soiled Plates
Removed Before
Meat Platter.
By EMILY POST.

nEAR MRS. POST: When serving
dishes are put on the table and
passed from one to the other, how is
the woman guest given the courtesy
Of being served first?
Answer-She might not be If the
dish starts at the other end Of a very
long table. But at least members Of
the family should not help them
selves first to the dishes started any,
where near where she Is sitting. II
there is host at table, he probably
carves and fills the plates and hands
the first one to the lady on his right,
asking her to keep it.
nEAR MRS. POST: If the roast Is
carved at the table by the host
and at the same time the vegetables
are put on each plate, at the end Of
this course, should the maid remove
the used plates first or the roast and
vegetables? Or perhaps it doesn't
matter?
Answer-The used plates should
always be removed first This is be-
cause they are usually most unat-
tractive by this time, and being
directly in front of each person,
should be taken away as quickly as
possible. The meat is then taken of
because the gravy is not very appeal
ing after it solidifies. and the vege-
tables next because they are not
especially unappetizing no matter
how long they stand. For this same
reason the bread is removed last.
(Copyright, 1881
Evening star., 1938-03-11

q simple home wedding, or a formal
church wedding with all the fixings-
OF course, there are several degrees
Of simplicity and formality that may
also enter into each of these groups.
But once the type of wedding is estab-
lished, the rest follows along natural
ly. Every bride can be lovely in what
ever kind of wedding she chooses to
have, and 1t Is not always the large
and brilliant wedding that is the most
| beautiful.
Let us consider a number of differ
ent kinds Of weddings that you might
choose from, and several bridal outfits
that are new this spring. Start with
a simple afternoon wedding that
could be in a small church, at the
brides home, or be equally lovely in
the garden when all the flowers are
in full bloom.
For such wedding the mother Of
| the bride would look lovely in a
street-length dress Of dusty rose crepe
with bolero jacket topped by a pill
box turban banded in softly shaded
pink roses. This ensemble would be
especially hattering TO the mother with
brown or graying hair. The brides
| maids might wear ecru lace jacket
frocks with wide brimmed blond
horsehair hats trimmed with ribhon
| around the crown ending in streamers
at the back and carry armfuls O.
sweetheart rosebuds.
For the bride is suggested white
| cotton lace In small pattern, made
with V-neck and puff sleeves on the
waist-length jacket, and a lovely full
skirt. Instead of the usual headdress
| this bride wears a small brimmed hat
Of fine white net pinched down in a
| point over the forehead, a la Mary
| Stewart, with a small wreath of lilies
| OF the valley at the front and bow of
net at the back with streaners in
stead Of veil. The bride would carry
lilies of the valley and white roses.
This makes perfectly charming
wedding group and one that is not ex-
pensive, yet most appealing and new
as spring itself.
NEXT is q traditional church we'd
ding but in the spirit of 1888.
The brides mother wears floor
length gown of soft gray chiffon with
deep V-front and covered back, made
with ingeniously placed gathered full
ness through the bodice and sleeves
and falling in graceful lines to the
floor. The bridesmaids choose ney
frocks in chalk blue and cyclamen
pink and wear off f-the-face bonnets of
net that tie under the chin. The maid
in pink carries a bouquet of blue
japanese iris, while the maid in blue
tcarries pink roses. t..,s A~,
For this wedding the bride would
select sheerest white marqusette over
shimmering white satin, one of the
most beautiful spring bridal fashion
offerings. The gown, with its yards OF
train. has scattered appliques OF white
satinlike poinsettias which are also
used on the veil
Satin bridal gowns for spring and
summer are made of thinner, lighter
weight material than those used for
winter. Two Of these that We saw re-
Gently were in pure white, fashioned
Evening star., 1938-03-11

Bay shad, fresh from the waters here
about. Cy determined that the famous
visitor should have Shad without
bones.
In the presence of q distinguished
gathering, Cy Ellis got out his boning
knlves-he carries two of them in q
specially built case-and went to work.
At the end of this treatment there
was not bone in the carcass. Not
even the shadow of a bone. So the
Shad, which takes first rank as a food
fish, was sent along-with its delicious
roe-to the Sultan of Muscat and
Oman.
20, mani" the Sultan is supposed to
have said. What a fish! What q
dish!"
NATURALLY. all the fishermen in
this vicinity are mighty proud OF
Cy Ellis achievement-boning a shad
for Sultan. Better still, they think
1T mighty fine that the Sultan OF
Muscat came half way round the
world to taste delicacy that Wash
lngtonians and all those who live
along the Atlantic Coast may have in
season. and without any trouble. for
the Atlantic Coast is the natural hab-
ltat OF the Shad. Its range is from
Florida to the Gulf Of ST. Lawrence.
Early In November, the shad makes
It's f1rst appearance In the st. Johns
River and does not reach the Mira
mlchl River, New Brunswick. until late
IN May. Thoroughly accommodating
the shad usually gets to this section
ABOUT the beginning of Lent. The time
OF migration, naturally, has a close
relation to water temperature.
AT present, the Bureau of Fisheries
IS making a thorough scientific study
OF the shad and its habits. The sur
Vey, according to Mr.. James. the fish
culturist, will be completed in two or
three years.
once 1t was supposed that the entire
BODY Of shad wintered in southern
waters and began a northern migra-
ton In late autumn, sending detach-
ments into various streams As the
main body continued along the coast.
Still cherished among certain fisher
men, this theory is not accented bv
scientists 1t is rather supposed that
the migration Of the shad is an on
shore movement from deeper waters
possibly near the continental shelf.
some even go so far as to say the
Shad have the same instincts and
habits Of the Pacific salmon which
return each year to the very spot In
which they were Matched. Whatever
the truth is will be known when the
Government completes its survey.
In the meantime, all good fishermen
Know that the shad is about the finest
tasting fish that swim the streams.
Since the shad in this neighborhood
are caught way down below the point
OF river pollution they come clean to
the market.
Isn't it remarkable" Fred OrsinRer.
the old shad expert, remarked, that
the Sultan of Muscat came so far lust
to eat shad boned by Cy Ellis"
One of the interested bystanders
from another section of the Depart
ment of Commerce, who knew his
trade relations, remarked 1T would be
remarkable, except for the fact that
His Royal Highness had another
mission to fulfill"
What was that?" some one asked.
He came to get new part for his
electric refrigerator, said the trade
consul. THE refrigerator that keeps
his shad fresh had broken down"
Evening star., 1938-03-11
The Learning
Of fLessOnS
By Heart
Gives Children Fine
Background All
Through Life.
BY ANGELO PATRI.

ONE of my first experiences in
school, one that have remem-
bered clearly all these years. was
learning my lesson by heart"
Here" said Miss Grizzle. Learn
this page by heart"
I had never heard that term be-
fore. had until then been taught
at home by devoted old uncle. I
looked my mystification, and
friendly boy sitting next to me said.
She means you learn every word so
you can say it to her before you 60
home"
The page was a poem by William
Wordsworth-"She dwelt among the
untrodden ways Beside the springs
Of Dove"-and I learned it quickly
because it sang itself into my brain.
Beyond the music of it there was no
meaning in it for me that day.
DO you know your lesson?" asked
Miss Grizzle when it was my turn.
Yes, ma am. think So"
Don't think you know 1t. Know
1t. Say it to me-"
said it, singing along in sympathy
with the lovely words. As chanted
Miss Grizzlies face softened She
nodded her head. Now 60 copy 1t:
and mind you get every capital,
punctuation mark and line exact.
Look at your book and make certain.
I don't know how many poems
and bits Of fine prose learned the
next two years, but there were many.
I had to be letter perfect before Miss
Grizzle would let me go. And oh,
the Difference to mel" I learned
lovely words; held beautiful
thoughts. powerful thoughts learned
about character and beauty and duty
and all the things that were Of good
repute so that I might call upon
them in the time of my need.
would not part with what Miss Grizzle
gave me those two years for all the
learning I gathered afterward in
loftier halls of knowledge. had
learned by heart the finest things in
the English language.
1t is stylish nowadays to belittle
this learning by heart. The emphasis
is supposed to 60 to the head. Chill
dren do not need to memorize facts.
They can 60 to them in books. They
do not need to learn to recite poetry
and prose. Memorizing is drudgery
that kills the Joy OF reading beautiful
poetry. 1t is better to let children
enjoy their poetry, to give them
taste for it, by reading to them,
letting them read to themselves, and
go on from there" To all Of that
would say loud, No.
Much Of our time we spend alone
with. our lonely selves. The we'll
stocked head is our greatest source
of companionship. The things we
have learned by heart are ready to
serve us. The sturdy facts of history,
the music of remembered poetry, the
help and comfort of remembered
truths, are sustaining power In the
time of need. Learning by heart, thor
ough learning of what should be
learned, honest achievement through
effort in study are what counts in
our mental furnishings by and by.
Don't cheat the children.
Mr.. Patri has prepared q leaflet
entitled, "A Book List" giving the
titles Of wide variety Of books all
children should read. Send for it,
addressing your request to Mr.. Angelo
Patri Child Psychology Department
of this paper. Inclose q self-addressed,
stamped Scent envelope.
(Copyright. 193S.)
Evening star., 1938-03-11
Dorothy Dix Says
A Girls Chances for Success
Never Will Equal a Boys.

be a pacemaker to him for q certain
distance, but beyond that he gets the
breaks and she is left behind even
when she has just as much ability and
does just as good work.
Perhaps the reason for this is be-
cause nature, that never intended
women to swap the job for which she
created them for a mans job, stacks
the cards against them and deals
them a losing hand when they do.
She gives them less strength and more
nerves and temperament, and so q
girl cannot compete with a boy in
work that requires Drawn and staying
powers. She goes to pieces under q
strain that the boy can take in his
stride.
Another handicap that holds her
back in the race and that she still
has to fight is the age-old prejudice
against professional women. It is still
million times easier for the young
man doctor, lawyer or dentist to get
fASSASC oAAoA ~ ID 1OI Vic young
woman doctor or lawyer or dentist.
Still another reason why q girl has
not as good a chance as a boy to sue
ceed in a gainful occupation Is love,
which is the girls undoing and the
boys making. Just about the time
that girl gets her foot on the first
rung of the ladder and begins to
climb. some youth comes along who
looks better to her than being Presi-
dent of the United States or making
as much money as Henry Ford, and
whether she chucks her career in the
waste-basket or tries to keep on with
it after marriage is equally disastrous
to the success motif No woman can
be . go-getter and a homemaker at
the same time.
But there Is one thing in which the
girl who is ambitious of success has
the advantage over a boy. She can
marry it. Maybe she can't do much
herself, but she can marry a Million
aire or a famous author or actor or
singer or even the President of the
United States and bask in his re-
flected glory. And that's something.
DOROTHY DIX.
Evening star., 1938-03-11
BY BARBARA BELL.
THIS Is distinctly q woman's
version Of the indispensable
shirtwaist frock, slenderizing

version OF the indispensable
i shirtwaist frock, slenderizing
in effect. You can make it in
no time (thanks to the detailed and
complete sew chart that comes with
your pattern) and wear it for shop
ping, business, round the house, with
assurance of looking trim and tailored.
The shoulders fit smoothly, the skirt
has just the right tailored effect.
Notice that there's kick pleat in the
skirt, front and back, and an action
pleat in the back of the blouse, max
ing for added comfort.
This design makes up beautifully
in thin wool for right now and in fiat
crepe, linen or tub silk for later and
all summer.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 1976-B is
designed for sizes 80, "a, 36, SO, 40,
~, A, 46, 48 and so. Size "a requires
AZ yards Of 35-inch material.
Send Is cents for the Barbara Bell
spring and summer pattern book.
Make yourself attractive, practical
and becoming clothes, selecting de-
signs from the Barbara Bell we'll
planned, easy-to-make patterns.
(Copyright. 1881
Evening star., 1938-03-11

waters around Muscat, the shad had a
particular appeal to the visiting Sultan
Tor this reason:
Away back in the administration of
Andrew jackson, a rowing American
Ambassador by the name of Edmund
Roberts made 45O00-mile trip
around the world in 445 days. to ne
gotiate some trade treaties. This was
In 1882 and when the visitor returned
home the only trade treaty he had ne
eotiated was with the little state OF
Muscat and Oman-which then in
cluded part of Zanzibar.
As almost every President of the
United States from George Washing
tons time had noted the delicious
flavor of the Chesapeake Bay shad, SC
one of the first American products to
reach this QUITO -the-way trading sta
ton. Muscat, at the entrance to the
Persian Bay, was shad.
Now 1t came to pass that in more
recent years another trade emiSsary
thanked by commission, went tc
Muscat. This was in 1932-l00 years
after the Roberts pilgrimage. The
present Sultan received the American
delegation, treated them to a royal
dinner-served without knives, forks OF
spoons. As token of good will. when
the American delegation got back
home they purchased a modern electric
refrigerator and sent it all the way to
the sultanate Of Muscat.
X X 4
A S THE story goes, the natives at
Muscat had some difficulty un-
loading the electric refrigerator, since
the ship that carried it was anchored
quite way out in the roadstead. Car
ried to land by dory, the electric
refrigerator was taken to the Sultan's
Palace-which was wired some time
ago-and there. to the amazement of
all concerned, including the Sultan
4 Chesapeake Bay shad came to light
when the refrigerator was opened.
State Department officials believe
that the Sultan of Muscat and Oman
really paid back the visit of one Ed
mund Roberts; but such notables as
Charles E. Jackson, deputy commits
sioner, Bureau of Fisheries; Milton C.
James, assistant chief, Division of Fish
Culture, and Fred G. Orsinger. direc-
tor OF the aquarium in the Department
Of Commerce, know better. They have
some Inside dope" which proves con-
clusively that the Sultan made the
Journey halfway round the world to
get some Chesapeake Bay shad-fresh
from the tributaries hereabout.
And the Sultan came to town at
the right moment-for the shad began
their annual run just as His Royal
Highness landed in Washington. That
was the day Cy Ellis got himself a
nve-pound Shad and boned it.
When it comes to boning a shad, Cy
Ellis takes of his ad-teau'-which
Is Chesapeake Bay lingo for hat-to
nobody. Ever since he was a boy.
knee-high to a dory, Cy has been
oonlng shad. He goes about it like
an artist painting a picture First.
Cy cuts of the head and tail. Then
he takes out the fin bone. Then the
backbone Then the breastbones
Then the little bones-and you have
. boneless shad.
Because the shad has so manv bones
II is usually passed up by the epicure-
ans. So, when Cy Ellis learned from
his friends at the Bureau of Fisheries
that His Royal Highness Said Bin
ialmur bin Faisal had come half way
round the world to eat a Chesapeake
Evening star., 1938-03-11
GROUP of schoolgirls asks if
girls have as good a chance of
\ being successful as boys. That

sHlS nave aS gOOQ cnance OF
4 \ being successful as boys. That
depends on what you call sue
cess. If you consider being successful
In life means the development of a
strong, fine character, in doing ones
work in the world well and being of
service to ones generation and in
achieving individual happiness, then
girls have just as much chance at
success as boys have. There are Just
as many noble women as there are
noble men. There are just as many
happy women as there>are happy men.
No man makes more important con-
tribution to his country than does the
woman who bears and rears the chill
dren who make their Nation great.
If by success you mean the chance
OF being famous, then the odds are
against the girl. Genius is not of
ones own making 1t is a gift of
the gods. and that they bestow it
oftener upon men than they do upon
women no one can deny Many women
have talent that carries them a long
way, but very few have that final
divine spark that enables them to
reach the top. And even these are
outdistanced by men who go further
than they do. There are no woman
6hakespeares or Michelangelos or Sir
Isaac Newtons. Only in the cinema,
where beauty counts for more than
brains, does a girl have an equal
chance with boy in achieving sue
cess.
II by success you mean making
money, rising from the ranks to be the
head Of a great bank or factory, OF
being elected to some high political
ONCE, then a girls chances as COM
pared with . boys are virtually zero
True, few women have made for
tunes, few more have risen from
errand girls to heads of departments
In big stores, and bakers dozen OF
women have sat in the seats of legis-
lative bodies, but where there has
been one Hetty Green there have been
thousands of Napoleons of finance
There has been no lady international
bank president and no woman has
Is vet cut much political ice.
60 YOU see, girls chance Of max
ing spectacular success in the
world Is not very rosy. She can dc
very we'll in the lower brackets. She
can make q living as well as q boy
when she starts out. She can even
Evening star., 1938-03-11
For Mother!
For Fother!
For Child!

For a better understanding
and harmonious relation
ship, send a stamped, self
addressed envelope for your
copy of Angelo Patri's
Family Check-Up" - an
up-to-date I. 6. for par
ents and children. Send
requests to the Woman's
Page Of the The Evening
Star.
Evening star., 1938-03-11
Boiling Custard.

A coating will often form over the
top II boiled custard is left standing.
To prevent this, stir the custard a
minute or two after it is cooked, let
it cool, then stir again. Pour the
custard into dish, cover tightly and
allow it to chill.
Evening star., 1938-03-11

60 YOU see, a girls chance Of max
- ing . spectacular success in the
world Is not very rosy. She can do
very we'll in the lower brackets. She
can make q living as well as q boy
when she starts out. She can even
Evening star., 1938-03-11
A Perfect Cake.

Too much flour in cakes causes
them to hump in the middle or have
q tough cracked crust. Excessive
flour also causes humpy, tunneled
mufins.
Evening star., 1938-03-11
Bridal Fashions for Girl
Looking Forward to
Her Wedding Day
Wistaria Charming New
Shade Being Featured
For Bridesmaids.
By MARGARET WARNER.

OOk1NG forward q
large number Of Wahingtons
Of plotting planning long time
with much Of centering
what color the bridesmaids will
will the veil be other equally
How shall bridal Well, thing Is
Evening star., 1938-03-11
Chesapeake Bay Shad ed Visiting Royalty Washington
Epicureans No Longer
Need to Struggle
With the Bones
Bureau of Fisheries Making
Thorough Survey of the
Habits of This Fish.
BY JOHN J. DAILY,

yHEN His Royal Hghnes Said bin Tamur bin Fasal recently
visited Washington
he
expressly called for Chesapeake season
As the best highly
United
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-16
NOTICE

Women of the Moose will meet Wednesday at pm, Odd Fellows Hall. adv.