Evening star., 1946-09-10
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE

From X. S. E.. SilDer SPRING.
Once more several requests which
Id like to comment on have come
at once.
For Mrs. r. E. j., Culpeper, Va.
j know Of booklet on parliament
tary procedure which should fill your
needs exactly. 1t is designed to be
used in actual meetings as a quick
reference and guide to rules of order
and final authority in determining
which motion is "in order" and SC
on. 1t is made with successfully
shorter pages indexed so that when
the booklet is opened in the middle
any particular type of motion may
be turned to Immediately. We used
it as text in our university politi-
cal science classes. One of our pro-
fessors was the author. I remember
his name as o. Garfield Jones, but
I've been unable to check the ac-
curacy of that or the title, which ]
remember as Rules of Order" don't
know how large a distribution this
booklet has achieved, but there are
two possible ways of locating it. First
I'm certain the Library of Congress
will have two copies Ga necessary
condition for copyright) which could
be consulted there. If you wish to
purchase copy I'm sure the book
store of the University of Toledo can
supply you If nearer places cannot.
X x X
WAX PLANT.
From X. S. E., Silver Spring.
For Mrs. C. r. B., Washington:
/. too, am interested in the wax
plant" In fact, it is my favorite
among house plants. When I was a
child my mother had a fairly large
one which bloomed about once a
year However, the flowers 1 re-
member looked like shower of
stars, a cluster of waXy WHITE
blossoms. On each f1oweret a drop
of very delicious honey would form.
Mother, of course, discouraged my
eating it, fearing that I would in
jure the flowers. Could there be
more than one variety? Your let
ter mentioned pale pink flowersJ I
first saw the Latin name "hoya car
nosa" labelling plant in the green
house of the University of Mich
igsn. While in Southern California
I was able to purchase two plants,
one for myself and one for mother.
Both stood the trip back East very
well. They were packed in damp
cotton. Mothers bloomed soon
after she received it, I'm told. Since
the flowers seem to appear only on
the very long extensions or runners,
great care should be taken not to
injure these. We tie the runners
to a wire stuck in the pot like a
croquet wicket and wind them care
fully around and around as they
grow. The runners seem to grow
quickly once they are started. The
plant should be watered quickly
under the leaves and the leaves
themselves wiped off carefully with
a damp cloth when they become
dusty. For a long time my plant
showed no signs of developing the
runner needed for Towering and I
was quite discouraged. However, 1t
seemed to thrive later with semi
neglect. kept it on porch rail-
ing and watered it thoroughly
about once a week, with only the
fog for moisture in between-in the
dry Southern California climate.
Perhaps these comments will help
bit. In any case I hope to see more
about my favorite flower.
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SOAP OPERAS.
From Mrs. A. w., Washington
would like to speak in defense
OF the Soap Operas" My active
life is behind me, the last member
of my home was carried to her last
resting place short time ago.
I do not go to the movies. have
almost ceased to read any of the
modern fiction, the constant drink
ing and smoking of the leading
characters disguSted me.
find in these soap operas great
deal of pleasure, the characters
seem very real to me, look for
ward each day to the unfolding of
the story of their lives. For years,
I was on the lecture platform and
Travelled far and wide, so can lay
claim to at least the average degree