Evening star., 1939-02-04

TeuueT CUU GEE tHe UHSUeT 10 UHy
question Of fact By ,rtting The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. HaSkin, Director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
O. Why was Jonathan Edwards, the
preacher of the Great Awakening" of
1741, dismissed from his own pastorate
at Northampton, Mass.?-J. S. G.
A. Edwards came into conflict with a
system in many New England churches
of permitting "as means of grace" per-
sons who did not profess conversion or
regeneration, to partake of the Lords
Supper and enjoy other church privileges.
This, Edwards, who was a strict Calvin
ist and appealed to the fear rather than
the love of God, denounced as unscrip-
tural. His greatest writings were done
after this event and he was elected
president of the college at Princeton.
N. j., in 1857.
@. What were the best sellers in non-
fiction for 1938?-E L. s.
A. They are as follows: THE Impor-
IdllLe VI Wy "AliA
Malice Toward Some" by Margaret Hal
sey; Madame Curie," by Eve Curie:
Listen! the Wind" by Anne Morrow
Lindbergh; The Horse and Buggy Doc
tor" by Arthur E. Hertzler; How to
Win Friends and Influence People" by
Dale Carnegie; Benjamin Franklin" by
Carl Van Doren; I'm a Stranger Here
Myself" by Ogden Nash; Alone" by
Richard E. Byrd, and Fanny Kemble,"
by Margaret Armstrong.
Q. Please give short history Of the
Rose Bowl football games at Pasadena,
Calif-J. G. F.
A. The Rose Bowl football games had
their inception in 1889 in an afternoon
of simple sports at Ford's Place, the
community playground of Pasadena. AS
the Tournament of Roses grew year by
year the increasing crowd necessitated
more elaborate form of entertainment
and Roman chariot races were held at
Tournament Park, which had been pur-
chased and decided to the city by the
Tournament of Roses Association. In 1902
Michigan was making a transforming
tour of the West and a football game
between Michigan and Stanford was the
New Year sport event. This venture
was not successful and the football
games were dropped for a number OF
years In 1916 they were again insti-
tuted with Washington State playing
Brown University and this game was
the beginning OF the great Rose Bowl
football classics. The idea of stadium.
located in the Arroyo Seco was promoted
and New Year Day, 1923, saw the first
unit of the now famous Rose Bowl dedl-
Gated for use. It has a seating capacity
of $4,000, and with temporary bleacfel5
10000.
@. How many ChiIds Restaurants arc
there?-J. H. M.
A. The Childs Co. operates 81 restau-
rants in Is cities.
@. Where was the first garden club il
| the United States?-M. H. G.
A. The first so-called garden club wa5
the Ladies Garden Club of Athens, Ga,
founded in 1892 by E. C. Newton. How
ever, the Cambridge Plant Club of Cam
bridge Mass, was founded in 1889. 1t
carried out the activities of today's gar
den clubs while it did not bear the actual
| name.
@. Is it against the law to buy
mockingb gbird?-L. K. H.
A. Since March Is, 1887. mockingbirds
| have been protected because of an agree
ment between the United States and
Mexico for the protection of birds mi
| grating between the two countries. On
| that date it became unlawful for any
person in the United States to capture,
kill, purchase, sell or transport mock
and then only pursuant to a special
permit issued by the Secretary of Agri-
| culture. AS strict matter of law it also
on that date became illegal for a person
to possess a mockingbird.
@. When will the United States feet
\ be in New York this spring?-W. w. c.
A. One hundred and nineteen vessels,
the six patrol squadrons and Aircraft /,
| Fleet Marine Force, of the United States
| feet will visit New York from April 80
to May IT.
@. Is there much juvenile delinquency
among Chinese children in the United
| States-H. R. S.
| A. The percentage is very small. Ac-
cording to surveys made by Chinese
educators and youth movement leaders.
in New York City's Chinatown there is
practically no juvenile delinquency, only
one case having been reported in the
last eight years. The reason is attributed
to the fact that the Chinese children are
noted for their filial respect and obedi-
ence and are taught to spend their leisure
time at home. The fact that divorce is
almost unknown is also contributing
factor.
G. Please give some information about
the homespun woolen industry in Ashe-
vile, N. &C. N.
A. The Biltmore Homespun Shop at
Asheville, C., was originated in 1901
by Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt to furnish
employment for a few mountain people
in her neighborhood. 1t has grown
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