Evening star., 1940-05-06
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdsksn.

A reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact BY tOrtttn0 The Ere.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
- eric J. Haskin. director, Washington.
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. What are the lines by Rupert
Brooke which Lynn Fontanne quotes In
Robert Sherwood's play, There Shall Be
No Night"?-J. T.
A. The quotation from his poem, THE
Dead" is as follows: Honor has come
back, as king on earth, and paid his
subjects with . royal wage; and noble
ness walks in our ways again, and we
have come into our heritage"
Q. Should q hostess precede or follow
. guest into a room?-W. H.
A. Emily Post says: IT entering q
room or her house with guest, . hostess
goes first only when necessary to show
the way. And then she usually says, 'Ex-
cuse me for going first"
Q. Has any Catholic besides Gov. AL
Smith ever been nominated for the
presidency?-J. c. M.
A. Charles OConor was nominated by
faction of the Democratic party known
as the "Straight-Outs, at Louisville, KY,
on September 3, 1872.
@. What color is an okapi?-M. T. P.
A. The animals coloration is truly re-
markable. The forehead is red, the
cheeks are yellowish white, while the
neck, shoulders and body range from jet
black to purplish and wine red The hind
quarters and the hind and fore legs are
either snowy white or light cream color,
touched with orange and transversely
barred with purplish black stripes and
blotches. These colors serve as an effec.
tive natural camoufage and partly ex-
plain why so large an animal remained
50 long unknown to the scientific world.
@. How long has Henry Burr, the
singer, been on the radio?-H *.
A. He made his first radio appearance
In Denver in 1921
@. Who was the first woman athlete
to wear pants in public sports events7-
S. H.
A. The Encyclopedia of Sports says:
"Eleanora Sears emancipated women of
the stuffy attire Of the gay 9os when she
appeared in trousers at the Burlingame
Country Club in 1909 and naively asked
the gentlemen If she might join them in
a game of polo. The British captain was
SO startled at viewing charming lady
garbed in trousers and mannish shirt
that he became speechless. But the
manager of the American team rushed to
his rescue and ordered Miss Sears and
her trousers to scramble right off the
field. Resolutions were adopted by wom-
en- condemning Miss Sears for wearing
trousers but eventually other women
followed her example when competing in
sports"
@. Whose picture is on a 81 900 bill?-
c. B.
A. Grover Cleveland's portrait appears
on the 1000 bill
Q. How many church members and
churches are there in the United States2
s. T. p.
A. In 1888, according to the 1889 Year
Book of American Churches, there were
52,37S,026 church members and 246,ee7
churches.
@. Where are the finest Gothic tapes
tries in the United states?-E. L. c.
A. The 18th century tapestries depict
ing the Hunt of the Unicorn, which
hang in the Cloisters, branch Of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, are the
outstanding examples in this country.
@. Is Anthony Abbot the real name Of
the author Of the detective stories?-
]. B.
A. This is the pen name Of Fulton
Oursler.
Q. Where is the Gibraltar Of the East?
IT. P. H.
A. Singapore is known as the Gibraltar
OF the East and provides a haven for
half of the British Navy, thus guaran-
teeing the lifeline of the empire-the
trade route from the British Isles
through the Mediterranean to India,
Australia and New Zealand.
Q. How many expeditions were made
by Mrs. johnson and the late Martin
Johnson?-D. w. G.
A. Mrs. johnson and her husband
made II expeditions In IS years, cir
cling the earth times.
O. What is Hopcalite?-S. c. w.
A. Hopcalite is mixture of oxides Of
copper, cobalt, manganese of silver.
This material converts carbon monoxids
into dioxide. It's normal activity re-
quires a dry gas mixture and 1t Is less
sensitive to water vapors at higher
temperatures.
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