Evening star., 1942-10-11

w. Nicholson, featured ladies
night" Those wives who attended
had such good time that the event
undoubtedly will be frequently re-
peated. -..
The HO gauge members held their
September get-together at the home
Of Arthur Oehm. Mr.. Oehms
Dream City" railroad won him first
prize in national contest a couple
of years ago. 1t is located in his
basement. Fortunately, he has this
space equipped with blackout shades,
as the last test blackout caught the
members there. With the base
ment so outfitted the group was able
to continue railroading until the
all-clear sounded.
The September o gauge work
night was held at the home of
Ralph Schrom, where the regular
October meeting was held last night.
The o gaugers saw to it that all
was in readyness for real operation
of Mr.. Schrom's large layout.
Now Is the time to check your
fish ponds. Goldfish or local native
flsh may be left in an outdoor pool
through the winter If the pond is
sufficiently deep. They should be
able to 60 below the frost line,
which is usually considered to be
about III to 2 feet deep here. Two
feet is not too much. The point is
that although a goldfish or other
cool water fish will withstand being
incased in ice for a brief period, a
prolonged freeze will kill it. If your
pool is not deep enough better move
the fish to a large indoor tank.
Folks who have had exotic fish
in outdoor pools during the summer
should have them all in the house
by now, but here are a few sugges-
tions for those who may have been
putting 1t of for free week end.
The fish are probably still all
right, as they will stand quite low
temperatures after having been out
all summer, but it is not a good
idea to move them into different
water in the house. Fill the tank
with water from the fish pond and
Immediately place the fish in it. II
the water is muddy or cloudy use
filter for a few days, or change
the water, little at time, over
a period of several weeks. No quick
changes Of water or temperature
are advisable, however. The water
temperature in 5 or 10 gallon tank
will rise slowly enough to prevent
damage If the fish are brought in
doors along with the water.
The Dollology Club of Washington
started its season with a tea at
the home Of its president, Mrs.
v. J. OKelliher. The hostess COL
lection of miniature dolls was much
admired. AS the wife of an Army
officer, Mrs. OKelliher has had to
keep her hobbies compact, so that
they could be easily transported.
Her collection shows that the doll
hobby need not occupy much space
nor be very expensive.
Besides being a doll collector, Mrs.
Okell1her Is a Scrapbook maker.
Having travelled considerably she
has had excellent opportunity to
accumulate material for most in
teresting scrapbooks. which were
shown along with her dolls
The regular October meeting was
well attended and dolls of many
unusual materials were exhibited
by the speaker, Mrs. Florence
Meara.
THIS WEEKS MEETINGS.
Today-Model air contest at White
Oak Field, Md, 10 am. to S pm.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Society of
Model Engineers. o gauge work
night, home of I. N. Goodwin, 620l
Forty-third street, Riverdale, Md,
pm.
Thursday-Dollology Club study
group, home of Mrs. v. J. OKel-
liner, 1925 Fulton street NV,
7:30 pm.
Friday-Mineralogical Society, Ma
tional Museum, Tenth street and
Constitution avenue NV, pm.