Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-02
BY JACQUES FUTRELLE, Jr.

SCR1BBLINGS:
Whether the male should wear a
bathing suit shirt Is still a matter
of controversy at Atlantic City
The last vote in the City Commits
sion was to 2. The pro-shirts
| won.
New Orleans Mardi Gras falls
on February in 1910. the earliest
date in about a quarter of a cen
tury. Held annually on the day
before Ash Wednesday, the cele-
bration sometimes occurs as late as
March 8, as it will in 1913. BY
1851 it will slip up again to Febru-
| airy 6.
The French Line steamer lie de
France has new commander, Capt
Albert Fontaine, who formerly was
in charge of the Champlain. Capt
Fontaine succeeds Capt. Etinne
Payen de la Garanderie, who was
transferred to command the super
liner Normandie.
Largest national park in North
America is Laurentides, near the
city of Quebec. Its 1000 square
miles Of wooded mountains contain
$500 lakes.
Salamander racing has taken hold
at Lutherland, high in the Po-
conos OF Pennsylvania, as the lates:
sport. Placed at common point
the lghtning-quick little animals
are held for release at a given sig
nal. Freed, they flash for cover
The first one under a rock scores
10 points; under a fern, 5 points;
under a pile of leaves, 3 points
Then comes the fun of arguing with
the umpire on split-second VIC
tories.
Great Lakes cruises for the sum-
mer were inaugurated yesterday by
the Georgian Bay Line, with its
fleet Of three ships sailing on seven
day trips from Chicago and Buff
falo. Cities on the itinerary include
Cleveland, Detroit and Duluth as
we'll as picturesque lake points.
Included on Names calendar fol-
the 1889 resort season are: Kenne-
bunkport. opening of the ninth sea
son for Garrick Players, July 4;
Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Garden
Club Show, July 1920; Caribou
Potato Blossom Festival, July "a;
Surrey, opening of Surrey Theater
August /: Kennebunkport, Booth
| Harrington Drama Festival, Garrick
Players. August LA; Bailey Island
tuna tournament. August 5; Bath
Pastime Horse Show. August 5: Kit
terry Navy Yard, U. S. S. Texas
visits on midshipmen's practice
cruise. August 81, Houlton, re-
gional flower show. August Is: Ken
nebunk, antique show, August 1913;
Wiscasset. open house day. August
49, Mount Katahdin, Appalachian
Trail Conference, August 1926;
York Village, open house day, AL
gust 81; Freeport, Garden Club
| Show, August 1928; Portland, an.
nual 120-mile ocean race to Monhe-
gan, August 26: Barta Camps. an
nual 80-mile train ride. via Pleas
Is; Portland Horse Show, Wayne.
flete Riding School, September %
Honeymooning brides sailing or
Saguenay cruises from Montrea
have introduced picturesque Gus.
! tom. Instead of throwing away
their bouquets at the conclusion Of
the ceremony, they wait until the
ship is ready to sail, then toss the
| flowers from the deck.
No longer need the traveller ir
France be puzzled over the size Of
proper tips to porters in railroad
stations, for tips have been abol.
ished. He is still to be compensated
by the traveller, however, on a spe-
cific scale, to wit: For the first piece
Of baggage. 3 francs approximately
9 cents; for others, up to five pieces
2 francs each No porter is to be
required to carry more than foul
bags or packages. the traveller with
five pieces being called on to engage
another man. In the customs Office
porters handling trunks are to re.
ceive francs for the first, 2 francs
each for others.
A crow, flying over Names coast
from one end to the other, woule
cover 225 miles. But any one walk.
ing along the waters edge, following
each indentation and projection Of
land, would have to travel abou
$500 miles.
Flying over the Guildhall is a f1as
that seems out of place in England
for on royal blue background i.
the star and crescent of Turkey, ir
gold. The banner dates back to the
days OF Richard the Lion Hearted
who, grateful to Portsmouth fol