Evening star., 1941-01-05
first Girls High School Military Group in Capital Formed Anacosa
Just
Between
Ourselves
. BY PHILIP II. LOVE,
Junior Star Editor.

An unusual funeral" was held
recently at 1884 C street NE, the
home of Estelle Sody, IA, a pupil
at Eliot Junior High School.
The burial services" were for
Estelle's pet canary. Her father
gave her the bird four years ago,
as a reward for earning exceptional
marks in her school work, and she
had become very fond of him. He
died of broken leg.
1t was Estelle's younger sister,
Charlotte, who suggested the funeral.
News of the event came to this
column in a letter from the Sody
girls friends, Edna and Rose Miller,
aged IA and 10, respectively.
First, we got a coffee table,"
wrote the Miller sisters, who live at
1430 F street NE; then a shoebox,
pink satin drapes, white lace cur
tain and a piece of black velvet.
The pink material was draped
around the shoebox and table to
make them look like a caSket on a
stand. We found two white candles
and placed one at each end of the
box. The bird was placed in the
box, which now had a black velvet
lining.
The boy next door, Philip Coffey,
dug a grave under tree in Estelle's
yard" the letter continued. Buddy
Do ttr-n Ettln
boys were pallbearers, other boys
and girls mourners. A rock served
as the gravestone."
Estelle hopes to be given another
canary on her birthday anniversary,
February 25.
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An even sadder tale came from
Patricia Robertson, Oakton Wa)
School. 1t concerns her pet hen,
which hatched three broods of
chicks, only to lose all but one of
them in accidents. Then, to climax
the long series of chicken-yard
tragedies. a dog killed the hen. And
now" Patricia wrote, her only chick
is getting brown like her"
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SIN still at my hobby of saving
post cards" said a recent note from
Catherine Broderick, IT, of st. Pat
ricks Academy.
Since her last report to this
column GATHERINGS collection has
grown to more than 600 cards, but
she wants more.
II would be grateful to receive any
cards that anybody doesn't want" "
she wrote. And If, in exchange, l
can contribute to anybody else's
hobby I'll be glad to do So"
A few weeks back this column
carried an account of the hobby
of Richard E. Hiner. u, of 2442 East
Preston street, Baltimore. He, you
will recall, carves wood into various
shapes to make novelty pins. He
sent me a pin, on which he had
lettered my name with alphabet
macaroni.
II didn't see what you wrote
about me-" said a recent letter from
Richard, but it must have been
of interest to your readers. On
Monday I received request for a
pin and later in the week two
more girls wrote. One wanted four
pins, another five. l am mailing
them today.
Il am going to make some to
send to my cousins, whom you may
remember for they have written to
you several times. They are JacQue-
line and Josephine Monroe of Burke,
Va. two lovely girls whom I am
proud to claim as cousins
I remember Jacqueline and
Josephine quite well. In fact, they
are among my favorite correspond
ents. And I don't wonder that
Richard is proud to claim them
as cousins" They are, as he says,
lovely girls"
Richards note was accompanied
by another pin, made especially for
my 11-year-old daughter, Ann. 1t
was carved in the shape of bird
and macaroni letters spelled her
name across it. The birds are
hardest to make without jigsaw,"
Richard wrote, so I save them
for special people"
Which was very kind, indeed, and
Ann appreciates it, as do I.
Ruth Davis, II, $500 Fourteenth
street NV, in a note of thanks
for prize dollar, said: L think
this would be a good time to wish
YOU and all the other Junior Star
contributors a happy New Year"
Any time is a good time, Ruth. And
thanks.