Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-07
Just
Between

BY PHILIP H. LOVE,
Junior Star Editor.

issue of The Junior Star. If the
pieces go together readily enough
and Mr.. E. finds that he still has
little time to spare he'll write a
Just Between Ourselves" If too
many of the pieces get balky how
ever, and Mr.. E. winds up with no
spare time at all, then there just
won't be any -. B. O."
Making paper dolls is the hobby
of Mariposa Geier, l6, Western
High School student living at Nc
Lean, Va.
Il have drawn paper dolls for
years for my little sister," Mariposa
writes. After I design or draw
them T usually paint them with
water colors."
Mariposa also makes a hobby of
collecting drawings by George Petty,
the famous Petty Girl" artist.
Il collect as many of his draw
ings as I can and reproduce them
in water colors," she says. II never
trace-juSt copy. I feel 1t is good
practice. Naturally, besides this, I
draw my own ideas"
And Mariposas own ideas" are
very good, judging by the set of
colored paper dolls that accom-
panied her letter. I only wish 1t
were possible to reproduce those
dolls here, but it can't be done
for reasons too technical to explain
in the space at hand. II Mariposa
will send in some paper dolls drawn
in black India ink, however, they
may find place in the J. S. And,
of course, the same invitation is
open to all other young artists who
read this page. Such drawings will
be eligible for prizes, but the usual
contest rules must be observed. Also,
drawings must be mailed fat, not
rolled or folded.
Beverly Ann Fickas, ID, a Riv-
erdale Md correspondent of the
j. S. for the last couple of years
or so, has moved to San Bernardino
Calf. In note received last week
she asked the J. S. to say ood-by
to her friends for her. "As they all
read your paper" she explained, 81
thought this would be the best
method" @s y ~
The address in San Bernardino
IN case any of Beverly's friends
would like to write to her, is l246
Baseline avenue. Sounds as II Il
might have something to do with a
game, doesn't it?
Another girl who seems to get
around is Betty Fitzgerald, 10, Al
though she lives in Chevy Chase
Md, the last letter I received from
her was written and mailed in Hern-
don, Va, and it said:
After July Is I shall be on my
way to Juneau, Alaska, for the
rest of the summer"
And as if that weren't taking in
enough geography she inclosed a
poem on San Franciscos famous
Chinatown!
X X *&
From Lenora Lechridge, 10, of
20l7 South Sixth street, Arlington
Va, comes an invitation to other
girls and boys in her neighborhood
to join the Junior Red Cross Club
that meets at zoos South Sixth
street from l to 4 pm. every Wed
nesday and Friday.
I'VE make quilt patches for ref
ugees," writes Lenora, who is a
Thomas Jefferson Junior High
School pupil.
Members of the group, beside Le-
more, are Vernon Able, Betty Jean
Brown, Anna Jane Houston. Jua-
nita Snowden, Yvonne and So
phrena Sparks and Edward, Helen
and Mary Mierke.
Speaking of Red Cross activities
Mrs. Olive H. Robb, journalism
teacher at Roosevelt High School
reports receipt of the following
gratifying note from Miss Ruth NJ
Stauffer, head of the English de-
partment of the public schools OF
the District:
Il think that you and your staff
have done brilliant piece of work
in the Red Cross extra for the
Junior Star. 1t seems to me that ii
is one of the best examples of pupil
initiated activities that have seer
in a long time"
In submitting the poem printed
under her name today, Jean Bryan
1923 Lanier place NV, wrote: 81
hope that my poor endeavor to ex-
press the feeling of American youth
against this horrible war, together
with the poems of my fellow writer's
may help in some small way to keep
America out of war!" Joan
Frederick, IL, of GAL Massachusetts
avenue NE, thinks the j. S. is very
helpful to children like myself, as
it gives us a chance to see our stories
and other things publicly and to get
the opinion Of others" Joan, who
Is in the sixth grade at Hilton
School, says she has made up quite
a lot of poetry lately" One-word
description of the New York World s
Fair by Joyce Nicely, II, Gathers
burg, Md, who visited it recently
with her Uncle Dennis: Exciting
-. Bette Lee Short, II, of TOT South
Noebes street, Yakima, Wash, would
like to hear from girls and boys of
about her own age. &. Betsy Hay
ford, Is, Newmarket, Va, has
specimens of needlework and
candle-making, etc." that have been
in her family "for generations. :.
The sister" mentioned in Virginia
Eleanor Heitmuller's story, printed
at the top of the first column of this
page, is Catherine, Is. Since writing
her story, Virginia reports, she and
Catherine have learned to bounce a
ball while riding bicycle. The
bike" story is the first that Virginia
has ever had published, but several
Of her older sisters writings have