Evening star., 1942-10-25
Hobbies and Lobbyists
News of Group Meetings and Local
Exhibitions

folks there, and that will help to
fill in spare time between meetings.
Many of you who read this are not
members of hobby clubs yourselves,
but you know of the existence of
such groups. Why not spread the
word around so that these soldiers
may learn of them? Lots of you
will come in direct contact with
some member of the armed forces
during the coming weeks. Sound
them out as to their spare time in
terests. Mention a few of the clubs
whose meeting notices appear here
regularly. See which one strikes a
responsive chord and tell the man
when and where that particular
group will next meet.
It may be that some of these
fellows are interested in avocations
not represented by clubs. If so, the
writer of this column will endeavor
to put them in touch with others
having similar interests. Relatively
few lobbyists are banded into clubs,
but all people with avocations like
to meet others with the same in
terest.
One of our soldiers recently COM
mented that the only thing he didn't
like about Washington was that
it was so dead. Now, we residents
here all know that is not true, but
there is apparently no way for
strangers here to find out about our
myriad activities. Many cities have
no counterpart Of this column, and
strangers naturally don't know that
they can find out what is happening
in the spare time world by looking
in the Sunday paper. 1t is up to
you to tell them.
Also, you won't know until you've
tried all the pleasure and satisfac-
ton to be derived from helping
entertain these chaps. In the long
run you'll gain more from it than
they will.
The Miniature Power Boat Club Of
Washington finds itself in guam
Diary. With no place here to race
the boats and no gasoline to travel
elsWhere, the clubs normal racing
activities have been suspended. Sew
eral of the most active members
have left Washington, either in the
service or because of jobs else
where Therefore, no regular
monthly meetings will be held until
further notice.
Some of the members find they
are so pressed with war work that
they have little time for boating
However, the outlook is not all
black. Three members are building
new boats-namely, Jack Buckley
Harold Tanquary and Ed Gebhard
New members will be welcomed into
the group and given every aid in
building boats against the time when
racing may be resumed on the
Lincoln Memorial pool or elsewhere
Some racing could be done now il
a suitable water area could be found
The rejecting pool has always beer
used because it was wide enough tt
permit the use of full-length lint
and still shallow enough to permi
the use of waders in tending the
boats. Racing there has beer
stopped only because of Sunday
work in the temporary Offices nov
flanking the pool. The Baltimor.
club races on a pool having the
proper depth, but so small as tt
require the use of shortened tether
This is not satisfactory, but it il
better than not being able to race
at all.
Anyway, the fellows can still builc
boats, and they now have plent!
,, of time to make a super-d -de-lux'
job of them. Any one interested
in joining this group should cal
Mr.. Buckley, Michigan 2919.
S The YMCA Radio Club is meet
!, ing at the "Y" every Wednesda.
: and Saturday from 7:30 to pm
f This group is affiliated with tn
S Washington Radio Club, which sup
), plies instructors to aid the YMCl
: group in securing amateurs licenses
! The two clubs are cooperating will
: the Office of Civilian Defense il
4 setting up a chain of amateur sta
e tions for emergency communica
i tions. If interested, ask at the "Y.
n or call Oscar w. B. Reed, jr., Shep
herd 4144