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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
Safety Chalk Talk
Makes Hit With
Leland Pupils
By DasieI Fendrick, II,
Leland Junior High School


Don't get hit, but hit Hitler with
everything you have" With that
injunction. Inspector Dick Mans
field, former chief of detectives, left
us. He had given Leland Junior
High School an interesting and
helpful chalk talk on safety. In
spector Mansfield, policeman for
80 years, told Lelanders that, during
the decade he was captain Of the
ninth precinct, not one child was
killed going to the 81 schools in his
district. His hobby is drawing for
The Star, and it is an 18-year -old
hobby.
When 1t was announced we were
to have a safety talk, we all thought
it was going to be another sermon.
But after five minutes with Inspec-
tor Mansfield we were tremendously
interested, and it turned out to be
the best assembly for long time
To illustrate his points the car
toonist dashed off sketches of pedes-
TRANS who looked surprisingly like
some of our teachers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
Uncle RAYS Corner

Six hundred and eighty years ago
two italian merchants, Nicolo and
Mafteo Polo, were on their way to
Cathay, now known as China. After
several years OF travel, they reached
the oity where Kublai Khan, one of
the most powerful rulers in history,
had his court. The grand khan"
as he was called, invited them to
his palace and asked them many
questions about their native land.
While talking with Kublai Khan,
the Polo brothers told him about
the Christian religion and the Pope
of Rome. This interested the ruler
and he said: Il would like to have
you go home and ask the Pope to
send men back to teach my people
about the Christian religion, also
about the arts and sciences of your
country"
With that object in mind, Nicolo
and Maffeo made the long return
journey. Reaching Italy, they
learned that the Pope had died and
that another Pope had not yet been
AAcAAASu AL AlAo JAdSC WI ySdIS
passed before they were able to
give the great Khan's message to
the man who was chosen as the
new Pope.
Two Dominican friars were asked
by the Pope to 60 to Cathay, under
guidance Of Nicolo and Maffeo. A
fifth member of the party was
Marco Polo, the son of Nicolo. When
the five Italians reached Armenia,
they heard that war was going
on in that region The friars felt
that it would be too dangerous to
60 farther, but the Polos decided
to keep on.
In three and a half years the
party reached the palace of Kublai
Khan, in a city near the site of the
present-day Picking or Peiping.
From the first, it seemed that the
Khan liked Marco. The youth was
given a small Office in the govern
ment service. He learned the Mon
gol language and as time went on
he became a fairly high officer in
the royal court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09

The family knew was sent to
Rutland, where they found a posi-
ton on the farm where was stay
ing.
A woman Of some organization
offered to buy what they might need
for their new house with their $160.
When she bought these things, she
thought mostly OF the cold winters
IN Vermont, so all she bought was
beds, bedding and a few pans.
When the West Virginians moved
into their new eight-room house
about mile from our farmhouse
with only their bedding, the owner
gave them some furniture and cook
ing utensils so they could live COM
fortably.
In the family there are seven
children, the parents, a son-in-la
and grandchild. They worked hard
and willingly and are really more
than a help on the farm. The chill
dren are healthy, even though they
barely have enough clothes to cover
their backs. They have never gone
to school for more than few weeks
AT time, so the Oldest girl omar
ried) will probably not get any more
education at all The 13-year- old boy
probably will 90 into the second
grade and the 11-year-old girl into
the first. But they know now that
they may have a chance at an edu-
cation and a decent living, thanks
to our Government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09

dinner and were settling down for
the night when the afraid siren
began to blow. We hurried out to
our afraid shelter in the back
yard.
I'VE had had our own shelter
built at home for convenience. 1t
was a wooden affair, about 81 by
Is feet in size, and was constructed
beneath the ground. 1t was about
6 feet high and covered by a
thick sheet of corrugated iron
to stand the shock Of exploding
bombs and keep off flying shrapnel.
1t was we'll camouflaged by soil,
grass and even a few trees.
eve hurried down the steps, which
were surrounded by sandbags, and
entered by a small door. It was a
little bit damp down there, as it
had rained the day before and not
all the water had drained into the
pit under the wooden floor.
I'VE lighted the oil lamp and
heater and soon it was quite COM
Portable. After it had warmed up,
my sister, went to sleep and the rest
OF us sat on our hunks or on the
bench around the wall, talking and
playing games. My mother was
going through the supplies in our
medicine chest.
The planes were over another
section Of the city that night, but
they stayed longer than usual. We
were beginning to get tired when
the al-clear sounded at $50. We
waited q few minutes; then, as
nothing happened, returned to the
house for . peaceful nights rest"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09

Lorraine Redenbour. leo City has nice
residential sections, as nice in their
way as those of Washington and
New York.
The American girls and boys who
live in the Mexican capital 20 to
private schools, although there are
public schools for the Mexican
children. The Mexicans attend
school In summer.
Money in Mexico, Lorraine said.
Is worth about one-flfth as much as
our money. When you cross the
border you are allowed to take only
bills of the 81 denomination and
small change. The rest is exchanged
for Mexican currency.
The most interesting thing that
Lorraine saw in Mexico was the
Floating Gardens, which seemed to
her to be just like small Venice.
The waters are full of many beauti-
ful flowers and plants. There are
gondolas to ride in and few canals
to pass through, which make the ride
interesting. For larger parties there
are picnic boats which hold as many
as 20 passengers. Children sell soft
drinks from smaller boats.
Lorraine visited the Chapultepec
Castle. which was once the home of
Macmillan and Charlotte. 1t has
not been used since 1910 In 1t is q
very rare and beautiful collection
of French furniture. The castle is
situated in the center of park
which bears the same name.
In the National Museum, Lorraine
had chance to see the Incas' cal
endar, which was made on a round
stone in about the 18th century.
She also saw many examples of
Inca pottery. jewelry and mummies.
She saw the National Cathedral,
which was built during the 18th
century and is still used. All classes
OF people go there throughout the
day. 1t is very large and magnifi-
cent inside and has on its walls very
old and valuable paintings.
On the main downtown streets
Lorraine noticed a structure about
300 to 400 feet high, which, she
learned, is called the Monument
to the Revolution" She found, also,
that you can 60 inside and walk
around. On the side of the monu-
ment is written, "Por la libertad,"
which means For Liberty" The
ground that the monument is on
covers about one-half block.
Lorraine said the Mexican people
seemed as eager to learn English
as she was to master Spanish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
American War Mothers

Mrs. Robert Burg has been noti-
fled that Mrs. E. May Hahn, national
president, will attend the Wornen's
Patriotic Conference on National
Defense. She is third vice president
of the conference. Mrs. Florence A.
Laham, former national correspond
ing secretary, will also attend. The
sessions are at the Hotel Statler
January 14-16.
Mrs. Roscoe L. Oatley represents
the American War, Mothers on the
Credential Committee. Mrs. Marion
Barrows, Mrs. Amelia Thiele, Mrs.
Estelle Richardson, Mrs. Lillian
Bakeraand, Mrs. Marian S. Hense,
presidents of the chapters. are
delegates.
The District of Columbia chapter
will meet at 1926 Massachusetts,
avenue NV. Friday at 1870 pm.
Mrs. Marion Barrows, president, will
preside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
Wins Prize Reading
12O Books During
Vacation Period
Prize Contribution
By Janet HiIterfy, Is,


Phoebe Ann Birch. IL, of Hyatts-
vile read 120 books in a single sum-
mer.
Phoebe's hometown. in New
Jersey, put on reading contest
last summer, and she won. Reading
is her favorite hobby, and it paid
extra dividends.
Schoolbooks rate high with
Phoebe, too, and, as q result, she
won a medal for excellence in her
studies at Hyattsville Elementary
School. In high school, she still
gets excellent marks. Latin Is
her favorite subject.
Outside Of school, Phoebe likes to
play chess, ice skate and-you
guessed tread She spends q
great deal Of time at the Public
Library and also in the school
library.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
Safety Chalk alks
By Dick Mansfield

Inspector Dick Mansfield, d.
rector of The Stars school
safety program and former chief
OF detectives, is giving a series
OF chalk talks on safety to pupils
Of elementary and junior high
schools. The talks are presented
under sponsorship of The
Junior Star, in cooperation
with school authorities of the
District and nearby Maryland
and Virginia. This weeks
schedule:
Monday, 11:15 am, Bancroft
School.
Tuesday, 2:15 pm, Cooke
School.
Wednesday, 11:15 am, West
School.
Thursday, AIS pm, Health
School.
Friday, ais pm, Truesdell
School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
Odd Fellows News

The grand patriarch of the Dis
trict of Columbia, F. R. Leaman
with the staff of the Grand Encamp-
ment, will install the officers of four
encampments jointly tomorrow eve
ming at the I. o. O. F. Temple. The
encampments are Columbian, Mage
menu, Mount Nebo and Fred D.
Stuart.
This will be the last official cere-
mony before the Grand Encamp-
ment session in February.
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The bidding had started with one
spade by South and reached six
IN that suit on the third round. Mr..
Stone in the West opened his single
ton jack OF clubs, which declarer
won with the king. South next led
his king of spades and noted that
Vests ten fell. That indicated to
him that West also held the lack
OF trumps, and it was evident that
he had no more clubs. Declarer
needed all his remaining four spades
IN dummy to trump his losing hearts
and if he took out Vests Jack with
trump lead, he would have only
three left in dummy. Accordinglv,
he endeavored to tempt Mr.. Stone
to play his one trump by lead
ing a second club. If he had done
so, declarer would have played a
low club, and when West no longer
had trump, he would be able to
park a losing diamond on the ace
OF clubs when he got into the lead
on the play of heart, which dummy
would trump. A diamond lead by
West would have amounted to the
same thing.
Mr.. Stone, however, would not be
tempted and allowed South to win
with the ace of clubs. He could not
then get back and forth often
enough to trump all of his losing
hearts, for he must then lose a
diamond and a club. The result was
that the declarer was set one trick,
which would not have been the case
had Mr.. Stone in the west taken
the second spade lead and been
obliged to lead either heart or
diamond. Had that been done,
declarer would have taken all the
remaining tricks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
VFW Auxiliaries

Col. James S. Petit Auxiliary
will meet Monday at Naval Lodge
Hall for installation of new officers.
A department presidents confer
ence will be held at national head
quarters, 40 G street NE, on Janu-
airy II. Reception and entertain
ment for the visiting department
presidents on January 13 at Naval
Lodge Hall. Every one welcome.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary
will meet January IA at Pythian
Temple.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
American Legion
Guard of Honor
To Hold Dance

The National Guard Of Honor Of
the District Of Columbia Depart
ment, the American Legion, will
hold its annual dance January is at
the Shoreham Hotel from $50 to /
O'Clock in honor of Capt. Gail Judd.
One of the features of the evening
will be the presentation Of medals
to past captains of the guard Past
Capt. Guy G. Nadeau Is chairman
Of the Committee on Arrangements.
Entertainment has been planned.
The departmental ball will be held
February 81 at the Legion club
house, 2437 Fifteenth street NV,
Tables will be arranged for the sep
arate posts. James Kehoe is general
chairman.
Reservations for tables may be
made at the clubhouse or through
Dave Miller, 1921 M street NE. Tele-
phone TR. 1927 or WA. 4444.
At the meeting last week of the
Costello Post, No. Is, AZ new mem
bers were indicted. The ceremonies
were conducted by the ritual team
OF the Forty and Eight Society. This
was followed by entertainment and
refreshments.
George Washington Post, No. 1,
held its past commanders night last
week and honored all of its past
commanders. The meeting was fol-
lowed by dancing and refreshments.
Thomas R. Callahan, department
Americanism officer, has called a
meeting of the department Amer
icanism Commission at 8 pm. to-
morrow at the Legion clubhouse
Post commanders and Americanism
officers are requested to be present.
Department Athletic Officer Les
ter H. Steinem is arranging a meet
ing OF all athletic officers the latter
part of the month and has requested
that all posts appoint and send in
the names of post athletic officers,
so that they may be properly adj
vised concerning the meeting.
NoAiOl. MIN dSiiOtld VI ASTlCul-
ture Post No. So has been appointed
to the National Pilgrimage Commit
tee by National Comdr. Warren
Atherton.
Agriculture Post No. SO will meet
Tuesday at the Legion Clubhouse.
Comdr. Pagnotta announced the
regular meeting night has been
changed to the second Tuesday of
each month.
The post will entertain disabled
veterans at Walter Reed Annex,
Forest Glen, Md, on January IA.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-U. S. S. Jacob Jones,
Lincoln and Government Printing
Office Posts, Legion Clubhouse.
Tuesday James Reese Europe
Post, Fifteenth and @ streets NV;
George E. Killeen Post, 1904 M street
NV; United States Treasury Post,
Colonial Hotel; United States De-
partment of Agriculture and Capital
Transit Posts, Legion Clubhouse;
Department of Labor Post, Colonial
Hotel.
| Wednesday Kenneth H. Nash
Post, 209 Pennsylvania avenue Sc;
Police and Fire and McAllexander
Posts, Legion Clubhouse; Potomac
Post, Palisades Field House.
Thursday-James E. Walker Post,
Twelfth Street YMCA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
Boy Tells of Evening
Spentin Air Raid Shelter
Prize Contribution.
BY Lois Cooley, Is, and Mary Ann Elinefon ~
MONTGOMERY Hin High School = -

This story was presented to US by
Richard Evans, young English boy
who came to this country with his
parents and little sister last fall.
He was in England from the start
OF the war in 1899 and has been
through a number of heavy air
raids. He relates here what a typi-
cal night in England was like in the
winter of 194l:
1T was about 7 o'clock one winter
evening. We had just finished our
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
New COP Post
Receives Charter:
Other Activities

The newly organized Government
Printing Office Post, District of Co.
lumbia Department, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, last week received
its charter from national head
quarters ..,.
The post officers will be installed
tonight at 713 D street NV. by De-
partment Comdr. Jack Holiday.
At the last meeting officers were
elected as follows: Commander,
Roy c. Minard; senior vice COM
mander, Roy c. Dunlap; Junior vice
commander. William M. Vossler:
quartermaster, Claude A. West: ad-
jutant,, Arthur A. Barber; Judge adj
vocate, Everett w. Harris; chaplain,
Bernard E. Smith.
Officer of the day and three
trustees will be elected.
Front Line Post will meet tomor-
row night at 713 D street NV.
Comdr. Garrett M. Mattingly will
preside. Recruiting Chairman JOS
eph Moiatt will present candidates
for mastering.
Chairmen for 1914 committees will
be announced by Comdr. Mattingly
AT meeting of the Council of
Administration last Monday, with
Comdr. Holiday presiding, plans
were made for the publication of a
monthly bulletin covering major
activities of the department and
posts news.
Comdr. Thomas w. Dixon, chair
man of the Hospital Committee, an
nounced programs are being ar
ranged to entertain veterans in the
hospitals during the next few weeks.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-Front Line Post. 713 D
street NV.
Wednesday-Columbia Post. 1926
Massachusetts avenue NV; Poto-
mac Post, 1918 Rhode Island avenue
NE; Follow Me-Defense Post, 1920
Rhode Island avenue NE: WASH
ington Post, 1903 Fourteenth street
NV.
Friday-United States Treasury
Post, 713 D street NV.
Auxiliaries.
Mrs. Dorothy Lehman, depart-
ment president, announced that the
18th Women's Patriotic Conference
on National Defense will be held
January IA, Is and Is at the Statler
Hotel. The conference dinner will
be held Friday at 8 pm. Reserva-
lions can be made by writing Mrs.
Mamie B. Schmidt, 1906 Wisconsin
avenue NV. Street-length clothes
will be worn for all functions.
The session opens Saturday at
$3.50 am. A mass meeting will be
Saturday at $3.50 pm. There will
be no massing of the colors.
Meetings this week are: Potomac
Auxiliary, Monday, IL New York
avenue NE; Equality Walter Reed
Auxiliary, Tuesday, Sixteenth and
Harvard streets NV; Firecrackers'
Cootiette Club, Wednesday, 713 D
street NV.
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Women of the Moose

Columbia Chapter will meet Fri
day evening at 1900 Twentieth street
NV, with the senior regent, Mrs.
Clare Hagan, presiding. Mrs. Ann
Wright of Portsmouth, Va, asso-
ciate regent of Virginia and the
District of Columbia, will be tho
guest speaker. A class of candidates
will be initiated in her honor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09

SAASAA AAS VAN AA<ANA
goods save a few
necessities for
$3.50; then they
would be trans
ferred to better
parts of the
country where
they would live
on other peoples
farms as care
t a k erS, t rm
hands, etc, until
they could start
their own farm.
About 40 fam
lilies were sent to
Vermont.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
|OES Activities
In Local Chapters

Electa Chapter on Tuesday will
celebrate Its golden anniversary and
honor nine charter members still
on the rolls.
Hope Chapter will meet in Ma
sonic Temple Wednesday at 8 pm.
and dedicate a service flag.
Miriam Chapter will have mems
night tomorrow evening. Entertain
ment and refreshments.
Chevy Chase Chapter on Wednes-
day evening will confer the degrees
The meeting of the Friday Eve
ming Card Club will be postponed.
Members will be notified regarding
later date.
Friendship Chapter meets Tues
day. Refreshments.
Warren G.. Harding Chapter will
meet Tuesday evening. The Home
Board will meet at the home of the
associate matron, Mrs Mildred Gage,
on Wednesday evening.
The Ways and Means Committee
Of Washington Centennial Chapter
will meet Tuesday evening at 4801
Connecticut avenue NV.
Columbia Chapter meets Tuesday
evening.
The Endowment Committee meets
with Mae E. Shade on Thursday at
1890 pm.
Cathedral Chapter will meet
Wednesday at $500 Sixteenth street
NV. for initiation and refresh
ments. A rehearsal for initiation
will be held tomorrow evening.
Treaty Oak Chapter meets tomor-
row night. The Luncheon Card
Club will be entertained by Marga-
ret Jones on Thursday. The Cen
eral Funds card party will be held
at the home Of Josephine Ayres on
Saturday night.
Temple Chapter will honor its past
matrons and patrons tomorrow
night. Entertainment.
Martha Chapters Temple Board
will meet Tuesday at pm. at the
home of the matron, Mrs. Irvel
Prospect.
La Fayette Lodge Chapter will
meet Wednesday evening in Joppa
Temple. Entertainment and refresh
ments.
Mrs. Irma M. Smith, grand matron,
announced the 48th annual session
will be held at the Masonic Temple
on January 13, IA and Is. The guests
Iof honor will be Most Worthy
Grand Matron Mamie E. Landers
and Most Worthy Grand Patron
Harold Landeryou and others.
Mrs. Smith and Grand Patron
William E. Birgfeld will entertain
the Grand Chapter officers at
luncheon next Friday at 2600 Six
tenth street NV.
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Legion Auxiliary
Child Welfare
Meet at Roanoke

Mrs. Edith Sadler, chairman Of
area B. Child Welfare Conference,
American Legion Auxiliary, an
nounced last week a meeting will
be held February II and IL at
Roanoke, Va.
Mrs. Gertrude Pierce, president
OF the District of Columbia De-
partment; Mrs. Hidwig Almfeldt,
child welfare chairman of the de-
partment; Mrs Elizabeth Frees, war
orphans chairman, and Mrs. Frances
Cassidy, rehabilitation chairman,
are delegates from the District.
Mrs. Edith Armstrong. chairman
Of Braille, will hold a meeting at
the Legion clubhouse January IT
at 7:30 pm. The units to attend
are Kenneth Nash, Henry Spengler,
Sergt. Jasper, Cooley Mccullough.
James E. Walker, Agriculture and
Kenna Main.
Mrs. Lucille Quincy, war activities
chairman, requests each member of
the Executive Committee to bring
one or more books to the January
meeting, to be sent to boys in the
armed forces. Also any old Victrola
records.
There will be a birthday dinner
given by the George E. Killeen Unit
on January % at the Colonial Hotel,
For further information contact
Mrs. Mary Sehaumlef1e, president,
James Reese Europe Unit and Post
gave Christmas party conducted
by Mrs. Eula May Hammond, chair
man of child welfare, and Past
Comdr. Harry Wilson Of the post.
Children were presented with toys,
fruit, candy, clothing and shoes.
Mrs. Pierce announced the annual
visitation to all units will being earlv
IN February Cooley Mccullough
Unit will be February 2, at the Le-
gion clubhouse.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-Kenna Main, lilo Good
Hope road NE: Commerce. 1854
Eighteenth street NV.
Tuesday-Capital Transit, Legion
clubhouse; James R. Europe, Garnet
Patterson School.
Wednesday-Government Printing
Office, GPO.
Friday-Police and Fire, Legion
clubhouse; James E. Walker, Garnet
Patterson School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09

NQenpOur, VINO
Is taking the
language as one
OF her subjects
at Central High
School.
Lorraine spent
the major part
OF her visit in
Mexico city,
which is said to
have been built
on q spot once
occupied by the
waters Of Lake
T e x CO CO. She
found that Mex
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
So What?

So What?
Teacher-Johnny, II you take 10
from q, what's the difference?
Johnny-That's what I say-who
cares2
Dunbar News Reel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
Peculiar Purchase

Buyer-Ill pay cash for that fur
niture I just bought.
Salesman-Then I'll have to ask
you for references, sir. That's such
an unusual procedure, you know.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
Ho1V Government Helps Poor
Farmers to GetNe1V Start
Prize Contribution.
BY Polly Putnam, II,
Alice Deal .Juninr High School

This past summer visited farm
OF the families that
In the mountains OF West Virginia of the
hardly
few schools and when there
walk miles get - ~ ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
Qnackers.

Qnackers.
If you turned a flock Of ducks
and a COW into the same pasture,
what would you have?"
"Quackers and milk"
n, I'll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09

Mary baked . little cake
To tickle papa's palate;
He put it on a hickory stick
And used 1t for q mallet,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
|Centralite's Visit
To Mexico Aids
Spanish Study
Prise Contribution
By Jane SickeIs, II,
Central Hieh school.

Spending her summer vacation
down Mexico way" brought Span
ish Just little closer to Lorraine