Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-25


Bernardino orange show from the
14th to the Oath, with exhibits of
citrus fruit and packing operations,
artistic and animated exhibits built
of fruit, and midway and fun de-
vices; Santa Barbara spring garden
tours on March Is, %, 20 and May 3,
opening private gardens and estates
in Santa Barbara and Montecito to
visitors; the Palm Springs gmykhana.
March II, drawing socialites and
movie celebrities to watch cowhands
and quality riders" compete; Easter
sunrise services on mountain tops
and other scenic locales, March, "a,
including Mount Rubidous driver
side), Hollywood Bowl, Forest Lawn
(Glendale), Mount Helix Gross
mont, Mount Soledad LA Jolla)
Mirror Lake (Yosemite), and Cross
on-Hill palm Springs; Desert cav
alcade, March % to 81, at Calexico,
with parades, rodeo. Mexican fiesta,
fireworks and street dancing at the
border town.
Cuba includes some 1900 islands.
To keep open motor road when
snow blocks the high pass of the
Andean motor highway between Ar
gentina and Chile, automobiles are
now permitted to use the Trans
Andean Railway tunnel. About Is
feet wide and carrying only narrow
gauge tracks, the subway under the
lofty mountains has room enough
for the road. Trains dispute the
motorists right of way over the
nearly 2-mile course only three
times week. Using the tunnel, the
motorist is spared an additional
climb and descent totaling more
than 5000 feet, although he enters
the tunnel two miles above sea
level. Using the short route, the
tourist misses, however, q close in
spection of the famous Christ of
the Andes" located on the border of
the two nations at the pass.
The Orlando (Fla) horse show will
De held March l. 2 and 3.
Bermuda traditions require the
Embedding of tiny cedar tree in
the third tier of the wedding cake.
The bride must plant the tree be-
fore the cake is cut, so that married
life thrives as the Seeding grows to
be a big tree.
The 55-mile New Orleans floral
trail, which was planted at a cost
OF nearly $1,000 900, will be opened
officially for the 1910 season on
March II. The $4,000 azaleas-red,
pink and White-and the thousands
of camellias are expected to reach
the height of their beauty shortly
after the middle of next month.
The city's spring fiesta and home
tour opens for eight days March 3.
Hikers visiting in Asheville, N. c.,
are welcomed along on the SO or
more expeditions the Carolina
Mountain Club has arranged for
this year over the extensive trail
system In Great Smoky Park and the
five national forests in the Asheville
area. Most of the hikes are planned
for week ends and range from half
a day to three days. Headquarters
of the club are in Asheville.
More than 900 pedigreed dogs are
expected to compete in the Atlantic
City Kennel Clubs show to be held
on Hamid's Pier March is.
The old Sub Treasury Building in
the heart of New York's financial
district, is becoming better known
under its new name, Federal Hall
Memorial. The name was changed
last May when 1t was designated a
national historic site. Last week a
plaque telling Of some of the history
of the building was unveiled. 1t
reads: 'Site of Old Federal Hall,
first American capitol under the
Constitution. Here met the Stamp
Act Congress, the Provincial. As
sembly and the Congress of the
Confederation. Here was adopted
the Northwest Ordinance. On this
site, in 1889, Washington was In
aug VI dlcu AlO tAAc SOiASI COB, tAaC
Cabinet, and the Supreme Court
were organized. Here Congress
adopted the Bill of Rights"
The national defense program,
which includes SIS 5000, 900 air base
on the ST. Johns River near Jack
sonville, Fla, will force the Ribault
Monument to another location. The
stone shaft, now rising from a knoll
at the edge of the jungle near May
port, is a duplicate of the marker
placed in 1862 by the intrepid leader
of a French Huguenot band to mark
the southern point of land claimed
for France. The northern boundary
marker was placed the same year at
Port Royal, S. c. Selection of a new
site for the monument has provoked
some discussion in Jacksonville cir
cles. Some say it should be moved
across the river to Pilot Town, a
picturesque settlement where
Ribault and his companions first set
foot on American soil. Others favor
st. Johns Bluff, where Laudonniere
and Ribault set up Fort Caroline,
hopefully established as a perma-
nent colony