Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-12-11
ToysReceived
From Manv
People
Scholarship Fund
To Profit From
Exhibition
BY PHILIP H. LOVE,
Junior PAGE Editor,

Sidelights on the doll story to be
found six columns to the right of
here:
Olive Pollios dolls were given to
her by people in many walks OF life
diplomats, politicians, lawyers.
movie stars. hotel proprietors, etc.
Among the more recent additions to
her collection, for instance, is a set
Of Greek dolls presented to her by a
waiter in the hotel managed by her
father. He returned to his native
Greece for brief vacation, after 16
years in this country-and remem-
bered Ollie's hobby in handsome
fashion when he came back.
Although there's no admission
charge for Ollies exhibitions. they've
made it possible for her to contrib
ute $54 for flood relief and $248 for
the aid of crippled children. The
explanation is, of course, that she
places a box for voluntary contribu-
tons at the entrance to the room in
which her dolls are displayed.
One of Ollie's dolls has five wigs,
each representing a period of a
Japanese girls life, beginning at the
age Of S.
She has several dolls from Ecua-
dor, all dressed in clothes woven by
the Indians of that country. One
wears a necklace made of Ecuador
can coins
The annual exhibition of Margaret
Morse's dolls is open only to her
relatives and friends-and, of course,
relatives and friends of her rela-
tives and friends Which is to say
that. although the display is sup
posed to be private, it's very we'll at
tended.
One thing or another: Ann
Kohlenberg, 10. Route 2. Rockville,
Md, says her hobby is keeping an
Uncle Rays Corner scrapbook" =.
Bradley Kelly, IL. also of Rockville,
has this to say concerning his hob
by: MY favorite hobby is playing
the piano, from which get much
pleasure. I first started picking diff
ferent tunes out by ear, then began
taking lessons. I like to play popu-
lar tunes and am particularly fond
of church music. I am the pianist
of our Sunday school. My favorite
hymn is Stand Up, Stand Up for
Jesus" There's hardly week
that we don't receive a letter from
Dorothy Niessen. IA, of 5214 North
Eleventh street. Arlington. Va. This
time she writes: Everybody was
collecting articles for their hobby.
My girl friend, Rose Marie Wells.
was collecting pictures, so I decided
to collect something. too. I am COL
lecting coupons for silverware I
will soon be able to get some silver
ware for my mother A very COM
mendable hobby, we'd say An
gela D. Lee, Is, Of 916 Forty fifth
place NE. collects the names and
addresses of all the movie stars"
For boys, she recommends collecting
the names and addresses of all the
baseball players"
Christine Kidwell. 10. of Vienna,
Va. reports an exciting adventure"
that she experienced about five
years ago. Il went out and sat on
the railroad tracks," she says. All
at once the passenger train came
down the track. The engineer stop
ped the train and picked me up and
took me in the house. I am always
more careful what I do now" :.
We thought we'd about disposed of
all the hobbies, but we reckoned
without James Barbour, IA, who
writes from Rock Point. Md. to tell
us how to play softball-which, he
says, is his "favorite' pastime. He
incloses diagram of a softball dia-
mond, with measurements, and
winds up by advising: IF you play
another team, fight hard and do
your best. If you lose, be a good
sport and congratulate the other
side" That's sound advice, James
md thanks