Evening star., 1939-06-01
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. HdSkin.


A reader can get tie ans,oer 10 ann
question OF fact by Driting The Epe.
ming Star information Bureau. Fred.
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington.
D. C. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
Q. What are the 10 best loved hymnsP
M. M.
A. n response to Station WMB1's
recent call for listings of bestowed
gospel songs, the 10 songs acclaimed
most popular, in the order of their popu-
larity, are: "The Old Rugged Cross"
What a Friend We Have in Jesus"
Saved by Grace" Rock of Ages" an
the Garden" God Will Take Care of
You," Sweet Hour of Prayer" Jesus,
Lover of My Soul" Have Thine Own
Way" and abide With Me-"
@. When was the fraternity Phi
Gamma Delta organized?-E. J.D.
A. Phi Gamma Delta was founded in
Fort Armstrong, a dormitory of jefferson
college, Canonsburg, Pa, on April %,
1848. A constitution was adopted on
May l, 1848, which is recognized as
Founders Day.
@. What is the origin of the word
Fascism?-W J.D
A. Fascism is a term derived from the
Latin fasces, the bundle of birch rods,
bound together by thong and contain
Ing an ak in the middle, which was
carried by lictors before the higher
Roman magistrates as symbol of ex-
ecutiye authority.
@. Is Chief Rain-in- the-Face still liv-
ing?-C. B. C.
A. Chief Rain-in- -the-Face died at the
Sioux reservation in Standing Rock, N.
Oak, on September IA, 1905.
@. OF what material is the Westing-
house time capsule made?-J. D. B.
A. The Westinghouse time capsule has
an outer cover made of copper alloy
"copper", chrome and silver and the
inner crypt is of pyrex The space be-
tween Is filled with nitrogen gas. 1t is
feet long and inches in diameter.
@. How near did Halley's Comet come
to the earth in 1910 and how long was
the tail?-F. S.
A. On May 18, 1910, the comet passed
within $4,000 900 miles of the earth, at
which time the tail had length of
about 10000 900 miles.
@. What is the correct pronunciation
OF Robert Donats surname?-E. MS
A. The motion picture actor pro-
nounces his name Doan-at with the ac-
cent on the last syllable.
@. What is the religious affiliation of
Lowell Thomas, the radio commenta-
tor?-J. R.
A. Mr.. Thomas is member of the
Methodist Church.
@. How tall is Sir Ronald Lindsay7--
E. R. S.
A. The British Ambassador is 6 feet
inches tall.
@. Who was the first Pope to issue
a bull against Freemasonry?-E. K.
A. In 1913 Pope Clement XII issued
a bull against Freemasonry enioining
temporal and spiritual communities
against entering the society or spread
ing or defending its principles or admit
ting it into their houses, on pain Of
accommodation.
Q. What is the name of the woman
in New York City who tells people how
to win contests?-M. j. H.
A. Helen King is contest consultant
with Offices at II East Forty-eighth street.
New York City. She is the author of
the book Prize Contests-How to Win
Them and has written many articles
on the subject.
Q. Please give the inscription Col.
Dom Piatt of Ohio had carved on his
Wifes tombstone.-J. E. T.
A. 1t is as follows: ITO thy dear
memory, darling, and my own, I build
in grief this monumental stone; All
that it tells of life in death is thine,
All that it means of death in life is
mine; For the great King who tore
our lives apart Gave me the dead, to
you the living part; You, dying, live to
find life divine, I, living, die till death
shall make me thine"
@. Where was the Declaration of In
dependence first published?-H. E. S.
A. 1t was published first on July 6,
1776, in the Pennsylvania Evening Post.
@. Is there Negro sanitarium in the
South for infantile paralysis patients
similar to the one at Warm Springs,
Call. H. j.
A. The National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis has recently announced
a grant of $l6l $50 for the establishment
OF great infantile paralysis center for
colored people at Tuskegee Ala. Con-
structlon will be started soon and the
funds will be used to build, equip and
maintain the institution, which will
provide the most modern treatment. It
will train Negro doctors, surgeons and
nurses for orthopedic work and will
also have course of training for physio-
therapists.
Q. Does Doris Duke Cromwell hold
any State office in New Jersey2-M R. S.
A. On June 8, 1885, Gov. Moore ap-
pointed Mrs. Cromwell to the New Jersey
Board OF Control of the State Depart
ment OF Institutions and Agencies. In
this non-salaried post she will assist in
the supervision of the several penal
and correctional institutions Of the State