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Evening star., 1943-11-28
Easy Way to Make
Christmas Cards
By JANET HILFERTY, 13
Hyattsville High School.

II you're putting as much money
as you should into War stamps, you
may not be able to buy as many
Christmas cards as you'd like. Well,
here's an easy way to make your
own cards:
You'll need paper. scissors, colored
ink, piece of screen and an old
toothbrush. Take a piece of paper
the size you want your card to be
and, from another piece, cut the
pattern you wish to use-a wreath.
perhaps. or a Christmas tree, or
some bells or stars. Lay the pat
tern on the card. dip the toothbrush
in the color ink you prefer and pull
it across the screen. This will cause
the ink to splatter over the card,
and when you remove the pattern,
you'll have an attractive design.
Variations of this idea can b
used to make different cards.
Evening star., 1943-11-28
How You Can Start
Fan Club for Your
|FaVOrite Celebrity
Prize Contribution
BY KATHLEEN FAULCONER. Is.
MQnlRQmerY Rlair Hiah

moHtsohery blalr High School.
Fans-and not the cooling of
kind-I mean those devoted to some
entertaining celebrity why not
boost your favorite up a little high
|er? How about starting a fan club?
First of all, you write to your idol
and ask permission to start the club.
After this is granted, you publicize
your venture. Many current music
or movie magazines will help you
with advertising.
Elect or appoint club officers and
hold a business meeting Decide the
amount Of dues to be paid. the dates
Of your meetings, rules, require
ments, activities, etc. After the club
has raised enough money, member
ship cards can be planned and
ordered from your stars press agent.
Inquire also for photographs. Save
these, along with clippings Of your
favorite, to make up club logue."
Life histories and snapshots of your
members also can be added to this.
Don't miss the stars appearance
III ,SOul Slby VI lOWl. AAlAllh WAlot
an autograph could do to corre-
spondence with your members.
Above all, keep writing to motion
picture studios, radio stations, ETC.
for more on your clubs 'inspirator. "
u After a bit of organization, club
newspaper should be published and
sent to members regularly. 1t will
help a great deal in increasing men,
bership. The paper can be profes-
sionally printed or done with school
home or church implements. Have
correspondents from each section OF
the country represented.
Make sure your club and paper
have snappy, clever names in order
to encourage more fans to join.
You'll have lot of fun, meet a
lot of people and make your favorite
bandleader, singer, actor. actress,
or whatever, the favorite of lot of
other people.
Evening star., 1943-11-28

sun to 60 down before leaving the
field when q strange shadow fell
over the landscape and . low,
whining sound came from the west.
The shadow deepened quickly and
the odd sound grew louder. The
hands were not very alarmed be-
cause the sun was still dimly visible
and there were no clouds In the
sky, which was turning to q leaden.
gray color.
During all this time there was no
breeze to speak Of, but the trees
in the woods toward the west began
to sway perceptibly. The workers
began to leave the fields. But not
all Of them had reached shelter
when the great dust cloud, which
had cast a shadow over everything,
sWooped upon us with a roar.
I was In the kitchen Of our homo
with my mother and sisters. We
could not see each other for the
sudden blackness that fell. We
choked in the dust which blew
through every crevice. I was SO
surprised and frightened that I
could do nothing but sit still and
wonder il the creaking, trembling
house was going to be torn from
its foundation.
To add to the horror of it all, the
noise was deafening and terrific
rain began to fall on the tin roof.
1t seemed to me that it must b
Judgment day and that the sun
would never shine again. The worst
part of the storm. however, lasted
only about five minutes.
At last the awful noise was over
and daylight began to return. Tho
sun reappeared like a great red bail
Of fire and the rain stopped. We
looked around us in dismay at the
thick coating of dust on the floors
and furniture. When We ventured
outside we were really shocked at
the change which had taken place
in those few minutes. A tenant
house near us had been torn apart
and hurled across the field. In the
road a COW and a hog lay dead.
killed by a falling tree, and the roofs
of the tobacco barns were missing.
The damage in our neighborhood
amounted to thousands Of dollars
but we were all thankful that none
of us were hurt.
Though it was very exciting I
sincerely hope I shall never be in
another storm such as that.
Evening star., 1943-11-28

III May, 1874,
when I was liv-
ing on a farm in
North Carolina,
my community
was visited by
a real "twister, +"
W h ch ca m e
upon us with
great suddenness
toward the end
Of q hot, cloud
less day.
The farm work.
ers, or hands" "
as t h ey were
C II e d, ere
waiting for the
Evening star., 1943-11-28
Symphony on Tour

In spite of transportation diff
culties and scarcity of hotel accom-
modations, the National Symphony
Orchestra under Conductor Hans
Kinder will entrain Tuesday morn
ing for its second wartime tour.
First of the IA out-of town en-
gagements that the orchestra will
play before it returns to Washington
for its next Constitution Hall ap-
pearance on December IS will be in
the Mosque at Newark, N. j., Tues
day evening.
Evening star., 1943-11-28
Guide to New Books
For Boys and Girls
FICTION.

Midnight and jeremiah, by Ster-
ling North, illustrated by Kurt
Wiese CWinston)-Story of a little
boy and his black lamb. For other
little boys and girls.
Gloucester Joe. by Alan Crane
(Nelson)-A little boys visit to the
second oldest city of New England
For boys and girls from 6 to g.
The Level Land, by Dola de Jong
(Scribner) Story of happy
Dutch family before the war. For
younger readers.
Evening star., 1943-11-28

His main in
terest Is draw
ing, especially
cartoons Of ami
mails. His mother
and grandfather
are architectural
craftsmen, and
he has been in
terested in draw
ing since earliest
childhood.
Bob likes to
draw architec-
tural sketches as
we'll as cartoons,
landscapes as
we'll as animals
Evening star., 1943-11-28
In Local
Music Circles

contralto. will give concert tomor-
row evening at $3.50 in the Phillips
Memorial Gallery for the Washing
ton Music Teachers Association,
Inc, and guests. Miss Delmar stu
died at the Academy of Music in
Vienna, gave many recitals on the
continent, was soloist with the Brus-
sells, Antwerp and New York SYM
phony Orchestras and the leading
contralto in the Theater Royal de la
Monnaie. From 1888 to 1941 she sang
at the opera houses of Basle and
Zurich, Switzerland. Margeret Tol-
son Is the accompanist.
Lillian Evanti, coloratura soprano.
will be heard in a recital of songs
and arias at the Vermont Baptist
Church on Friday at $3.50 pm. She
will be accompanied by Arturo Pap
alardo.
Julia Mueller, violist OF the Ma
tional Symphony, will be heard in
Handel's Concerto in B Minor" and
kennan's 'Nocturne" for viola and
orchestra, with the National Gal
lery Slnfonietta, Richard Horner
Bales, conductor, at the National
Gallery of Art tonight at 8 o'clock.
The Kennan "Nocturne" and Ku-
bik's "Paratroops,' for orchestra,
will be given a first local perform
ance. The Sinfonietta will also give
first performance of Mr.. Bales
Two Impressions of an Animated
Cartoon"
NOVEL; S. Ferris, organist OF the
Church of the Good Shepherd, will
give the second in series OF organ
recitals at the church tonight at
7:30 o'clock.
Minna Niemann will give a piano
recital tomorrow afternoon at 4:45
o'clock at the Sulgrave Club.
Helen Turley, contralto, and Nor
man Frauenheim, pianist, will give
a benefit recital for the Professional
Writers Club Tuesday evening, 8 80
o'clock at Barker Hall in the YWCA.
The singer will contribute two
groups OF songs, one of which will
consist of those belonging to the
17th century. Mr.. Frauenheim will
play compositions by Chopin, De-
busy and Liszt.
The list of soloists for the Wash
ington Choral Society's presentation
of Judas Maccabaeus, in Consti-
tuition Hall on December IA, was
completed this week by the addition
OF Marie Wilkins, Metropolitan
Opera Co. soprano, and Mary Van
Kirk, Metropolitan contralto, to the
roster. Previously announced as
soloists were Corp. Glenn Darwin
Metropolitan baritone now stationed
at Boiling Field, and Victor Lade-
route, leading tenor of the Philadel-
phia Opera Co.
The Chevy Chase Chanters, one
of the outstanding choral organiza-
tions in this vicinity, have resumed
regular rehearsals for their 18th
season. This male chorus is under
the direction Of j. Horace Smithey.
Franceska Kaspar Lawson, So
prano, will give song recital Satur-
day at the Massanutten Military
Academy at Woodstock, Va.
Appearing as soloists on the
Evening with Sigmund Romberg"
program at Constitution Hall De-
cember is, which Mr.. Romberg will
direct in person, will be Martha
Errolle, soprano: Eric Mattson,
tenor; Mary Becker, violinist, and
the South American singer, Esther
Borja.
George F. Ross presented Harold
FRANKIE, bass-baritone, in song re-
cital last Sunday in the latter's resi-
dence.
Evening star., 1943-11-28

m o t h er, W h c
wasn't home. ]
prepared to take
down a'honesick
telegram from
Was h / n 6 t 0 n
where my father
W as trying tc
win the war all
by himself. But
the message was
from papa's sec
retary; it sa d
his appointment
had been con-
hrmed by tn e
Senate.
Collecting my
Evening star., 1943-11-28
Profitable Exchange

Head clerk: II am very sorry to
hear of your partners death.
wouldn't you like me to take his
place?"
Manager: "Very much, If you can
get the undertaken to arrange it,"
Evening star., 1943-11-28
IN. C.. 'Twister'
Was Exciting,
Girl Reports
Prize Centributlsn
BY GLORIA JOHNSON, II,

I had often heard my parents
speak Of hurricanes and tornados
but I never thought that I would
actually experience one. However,
Evening star., 1943-11-28
How theKnotts
Finally Got to
Washington
Prize Contribution
BY PORTIA KNOTT, 16,

The telephone rang. II 1t was
Jack wanting to speak to my sister
again =.
But it was q telegram for my
Evening star., 1943-11-28

Coward
Senior: why do you prefer
blonds?"
Junior: Don't tell anybody, but
I'm afraid of the dark"
Evening star., 1943-11-28
Roosevelt II. S. Cartoomist Plays
Variety Of Musical Instruments
Prize Contribution.
BY SHIRLEY TURNER, Is,

A boy Of many and varied interests
Is Bob Tolson, IA. of 1882 Farragut
street NV, a sophomore at Roose-
welt High School.
Evening star., 1943-11-28
Thanksgiving
Prize Contribution.
By GRADE GA,

JOhn Burroughs SCnOOl.
"T' is for truthful,
Which We all should be;
It's also for trust,
Which we give to Thee.
III" is for heaven,
Where stars shine bright,
That You gave to us
- AS guides through the night
"a" stands for America;
It's the land we all love,
With it's beauty in nature
And the blue sky above.
IN" stands for our Nation,
Which we all hold so dear,
And we live and are happy,
With no thought of fear.
"K" is for kindness:
We need more of it
To make others happy
Let's each do our bit!
rs" is for sacrifice,
And for sharing, too;
In this time of stress,
We must all learn to do.
&c" is for gladneSs;
Let's keep this world gay.
A song and much laughter,
Keep you happy all day.
II" is for inspiration,
Which we all need now
To beat the Japs and Germans;
This will help teach us how.
"V" is for victory,
Which we hope soon to win,
For we are all fighting.
To free the world from sin,
II" is for ideals,
And We should have them
To make our lands future
Look brighter for men.
IN" is for our neighbors
Ger all the world so wide;
They are our allies
And fight on our side.
&c" is for God
In heaven above;
We are his people
With our hearts full of love.
Delivers Promptly, Too
Tom: why did you pick IL
grocer to play the bass drum
your band?"
Harry: Because he's an hone
fellow and gives full weight to eve
pound"
Evening star., 1943-11-28

Too Far 4 ,Uay
us that a Jersey COW over there?"
Couldn't tell you. I wasn't able
to see its license"
Evening star., 1943-11-28

Natural Interest
Diner-Why does that dog sit here
and watch me as I eat?
Waiter-You have the plate he
usually eats from, sir.
Evening star., 1943-11-28

George F. Ross presented Harold
FRANKIE, bass-baritone, in a song re-
cital last Sunday in the latter's resi-
dence.
Evening star., 1943-11-28

Answer to Yesterdays Puzzle.
Evening star., 1943-11-28

Appearing as soloists on the
Evening with Sigmund Romberg"
program at Constitution Hall De-
cember is, which Mr.. Romberg will
direct In person, will be Martha
Errolle, soprano; Eric Mattson,
tenor; Mary Becker, violinist, and
the South American singer, Esther
Borja.
Evening star., 1943-06-24
Course to Train USO Hosts
Scheduled Here Tonight

A masculine version of the USO
hostess training course offered to
hundreds of young women here will
be held at o'clock tenight in the
USO lounge Of the Eastern Presby-
terian Church, Sixth street and
Maryland avenue NE.
Responding to an invitation to
join in the USO programs offered
at Protestant churches in North
east Washington. approximately Is
men war workers will attend the
session designated as a mems USO
smoker"
Such a training course is required
by the OCD for persons who enter
tain the armed forces.
-Four speakers will give the in
formation included in the course in
one three-hour session, according
to Mrs. Katherine Pell. YWCA di-
rector of the USO program in the
Northeast Protestant churches.
The speakers will be It. Barbara
M. Hadley of the WAAC, who will
discuss the contributions of civilian
volunteers to women and men in
uniform; John Schoolcraft. national
USO representative for this area,
who will explain the organization
and objectives of USO throughout
the world; Joseph johnson of the
State Department, who will discuss
military security. and Miss Mabel
r. Cook. YWCA-USO director who
will explain USO's numerous pro-
grams in this city. Miss Cook will
succeed Mr.. Schoolcraft as local
representative next month on his
transfer to national headquarters in
New York.
Mrs. Pell will round out the dis
cussion with summary and round
table of questions and answers. As
sisting in a social program which
will follow will be five young men
from Government offices who will
wear badges showing them already
certified by the OCD to serve as
USO hosts. Last month they COM
pleted a similar training course with
young women. conducted by Mrs.
Pell at the Eastern Presbyterian
Church lounge Describing it as
the first coed USO training course
held here" Mrs. Pell explained that
the five men, though not required
to, attended and responded with
many laughs to the talks on femi-
nine posture and styles. These, she
added, will be omitted from to-
nights lesson.
Evening star., 1943-06-24
YWCA Schedules
Camp EVents Here

Junior high school girls who must
remain in the city during the sum-
mer will find many entertaining ano
recreational features of camp life
offered at the YWCA camp, Stay.
at-Home, which will open Monday
at the Seventeenth and X streets
YWCA. The camp will carry on 8
program from 8 am. to l pm. each
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
through July 80.
The program will include tennis
swimming, dramaticS, handicraft
and a personality pep course.
Miss JeSsamine Cobb, Girl Reserve
executive, will direct the camp. In
structors will include Miss Sarah
Ann Harrison, tennis: Mrs. J
Harbie Wilkinson. personality; Mrs
Robert Field, handicrafts, and Miss
Esther Wilcox, assistant Girl Re.
serve secretary, dramaticS.
A summer theater project at 7:3(
pm. each Monday will be featured
for senior high school girls from
Is to l8 years. Acting, scenery, cos.
tunes and playwriting will be stu
died under the direction of Miss
Wilcox, who has her masters degree
in dramatic production from Mount
Holyoke College. Plans are being
made for the group to attend at least
one professional theatrical per-
formance during the session.
Dancing, coed parties, outings
bridge and bicycle picnics will be
held every Thursday night fol
senior high school girls to continue
through August 19.
Registrations will be accepted
Monday on the fourth floor of the
YWCA Building
Evening star., 1943-06-24
Club Glass Honors
Miss Bernardino

+ The Spanish class of the Amer
ican Newspaper Women's Club had
an informal supper for its organizer
and instructor, Miss Minerva Ber-
nardino, following its regular meet
ing yesterday at the club headquar-
ters, 1904 Twentieth street NV.
Miss Bernardino will leave next
week for a visit to her home in the
Dominican Republic. She also will
visit in several other Latin Amer
lean republics before her return to
Washington In the fall.
She has made arrangements for
the class to continue regular meet
ings this summer during her absence
Vice chairman of the Inter Amer
ican Commission of Women Miss
Bernardino is an active member OF
the American Newspaper Women S
Club.
Evening star., 1943-06-24
Political Study Club
Feted at Luncheon

Members of the Political Study
Club were entertained at a luncheon
this week at the Shoreham Hotel by
Mrs. Tomas Cajigas and Mrs
Joseph F. Randall. Guests OF honor
were the new president. Mrs. Ben
jamin Soule Gantz and the retiring
president, Mrs. Wintemute w. Sloan.
Guests included Mrs. Needham
Turnage, Mrs. Frederick Gauss, Mrs.
Frank Shortall, Mrs. Tilman Bacon
Parks, Mrs. Ernest Humphrey
Daniel. Mrs. L. w. Kasehagen, Mrs.
William Keohan, Mrs. Miriam
Berryhill, Miss Alice Boss, Mrs.
Edgar Quayle, Mrs. Fay Harper,
Mrs. Henry r. Pyne, Mrs. Leonard
Harter, Miss Irene Juneau, Mrs.
Frank Morrison, Mrs. Copeland
Jones. Mrs. Harry Schnabel Mrs.
George M. Quirk and Mrs. John W.
Kennedy.
Evening star., 1943-06-24
Sorority to Picnic
At Taylor Home

The Alumnae Association of
Kappa Alpha Theta will hold its
annual picnic at pm. Saturday at
the home of Mrs. Thomas r. Taylor,
1905 Jocelyn street NV. Husbands
and escorts will be special guests.
Mrs. Ralph Himstead is the newly
elected president of the association.
Other officers are: Vice president
Mrs. Glen M. Vickery: recording sec
retary, Miss Jean Hoskins; treasurer
Mrs. o. w. Techmeyer; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. Marvin Barnum;
assisting secretaries. Mrs. Thomas r
Taylor, Mrs. Everett Flood and Miss
Rachel Benton; editor, Miss Ann
Hoskins; archivist, Mrs. George
Watts; Pan-Hellenic representative
Mrs. John Craig, and alternate PAN
Hellenic representative, Miss Jane
Kemon,
Evening star., 1943-06-24

nual convention Cancelled several
months ago to assist in wartime
transportation.
DR.. Hannah G. Simmons Of
Worcester, Mass, chairman of
Quotas Committee on Postwar
Planning, proposed the resolution,
which was unanimously adopted by
the board. Mrs. Frances L. Landry
of Baton Rouge, La, international
president, presided.
Quota International has clubs in
three countries, to which copies of
the resolution will be sent.
The petition also will be sent to
President Roosevelt, Prime Minister
Evening star., 1943-06-24
Mrs. Arnold to Fete
Boys Club Group

Members of the Women's auxiliary
of the Metropolitan Police Boys
Club will be entertained at luncheon
by Mrs. Joseph L. Arnold, president,
at 1890 pm. Monday at the May
flower Hotel.
Guests of honor will be past off,
GERS of the club. They include Mrs.
James A. Councillor, past president;
Mrs. Evan A. Sholl, past secretary,
now vice president, and Mrs. Lewis
A. Payne, past recording secretary.
The hostess, now president, was
former treasurer.
Every time you lick War savings
stamp you help lick the Axis.
Evening star., 1943-06-24
Quota Club Asks
Place for Women
At Peace Table

A resolution urging that qualified
women be given place at the inter-
national peace conference and in
postwar planning" was adopted yes
terday by the board of Quota Club
International. y
The officers and directors of the
club have been meeting in Rye, N.
Y, this week. The three-day ses-
sion took the place of the usual an
Evening star., 1943-06-24

Mackenzie King of Canada, Prime
Minister Curtin Of Australia, Secre-
tary Of State. Hull, Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt, the Committee on Par
ticipation Of Women in Postwar
Planning and to the Academy of
Political and Social Science.
Evening star., 1943-06-24
Elmira Club Elects

Miss Sally Webster was elected
president of the Elmira College Club
of Washington at meeting at the
home of Mrs. Clifford Hurley, Silver
Spring. Nd. Others elected are Mrs.
Laurens Fish, vice president; Mrs.
Hurley. treasurer; Mrs. Florence
Loop Thompson. recording secretary,
and Mrs. George A. Brace, cores
ponding secretary.
Evening star., 1943-06-24
Reports to Be Given

Reports on the National League
of Nursing Education Convention
will be heard at meeting of the
District League of Nursing Educa-
ton at pm. today in the Medical
Society Auditorium, l7l8 M street
NV
Evening star., 1943-06-24
Defense Workers Show Art

Civil defense workers had 300 ex-
hibits at recent arts and crafts
exhibit in Belfast, which was opened
by the Governor of Northern Ire
land.
Evening star., 1943-06-24

The sooner you get that War saw
ings stamp in your book the sooner
you will get victory in the bag.
Evening star., 1943-04-28
Navy Steadily Eliminates Kinks
In WA YES Summer Uniforms

entered Smith College, has adjust
ed and eliminated various small de-
fects in uniform design. 1t was
inevitable that difficulties were ex-
perienced when suddenly thousands
Of women of varying ages and
forms were to be uniformly clothed.
Today the Navy Department has
brought these designs to such per-
fection that the average WAVE,
spends less money for fitting two
uniforms, a raincoat and an over
coat, than early WAVES often paid
for alterations on single garment.
For the average girl the actual
cash outlay is insignificant.
Possession of white dress uni
form is mandatory for officers and
optional for enlisted personnel Of
ficers' coats have gold, enlisted per-
sonnel blue plastic buttons. White
pumps are to be worn with white
dress uniforms and regulations pre-
scribe ANY hose which are OBJ
tainable," meaning that rayon, silk
and nylon, if any, are permissible
WAVES and SPARS started out
very soberly in cotton stockings.
But that's too warm for steaming
Washington summers.
The total clothing job is big. A
month ago there were 1890 WAVES
on duty in Washington and vicin-
ity, and the national enrolment
was recently announced at $4,000.
There is no upper limit on the size
OF the Womens Reserve of the
Navy and Coast Guard,