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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-17
By Marsaret Child

1t is - impossible to write Of
Lydia Burklin without writing OF
Friendship House as 1t would be to
write Of Friendship House without
Miss Burklin. The two have been
one and inseparable for 80 years.
Friendship. the lovely settlement
at 6l9 D street, SE.-and no place
was ever more aptly named-began
as . one-room community project
in 1904. BY the time Lydia Burklin
came to 1t as its first full-time worker
in 1909, 1t had already expanded
into a 12-room house. There are
50 rooms in the present Friendship
which encompasses the historic
naples. built in 1853, and several
adjoining houses.
Miss Burklin had been In church
service but when she heard Of the
struggling new community center.
she instinctively knew that its de-
velopment was the project Of = life
time-at least her lifetime. Even
the name was just right. for in the
intense literary phase Of her youth
she had been strongly attracted by
those works Of Plato, Thoreau and
Carlyle which espoused the virtue
Of friendship.
IAN adventure in faith" she called
1t then rs she calls it now when the
future of Friendship House looms
bleak. Like so many OF Washing
tons community centers. this one
faces curtailed activities because Of
reduction in its Community Chest
appropriation. But Miss Burklin has
faith that those who in the past
have known the hand OF Friendship
viii rally to its aid once they know
For Friendship House has many
alumni. Over 1000 children have
received day care within its walls
Git is the Oldest day care center in
Washington since its inception
to say nothing OF the countless
others, children and adults, who
have attended dances and classes,
weddings and plays there. The
mothers club and kindergarten class
which were features of the first
Friendship are still open. The grand
children of some OF the first pupils
now attend the latter.
Instead of the click and buzz of
business office in motion, Miss Burk-
Inns working hours are filled with
the shouts and cries of children at
study and at play. And there are a
lot more working hours in her day
than in the average persons. She
lives just around the corner from
Friendship, in a home which is
nothing more than an annex to the
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properly planned reducing diet is
most healthful and is simply packed
with vitamins and minerals. much
more so than the usual diet. This
is due to the fact that . good
slimming diet places the essentials
first on its menus, and after the
calories are counted up. there are
very few left over on your allowable
number for the rich high-calorie
foods, many of which give you little
value in health.
When you are not reducing you
are apt to FILL up" on the de-
vitalized but tasty foods and neglect
the more essential ones.
The reason for the hollow feeling
at the beginning of 4 reducing
routine is because overweight
women have actually stretched
their stomachs by overeating and
must give them time to shrink back
to normal. Habit also plays a part.
II you would like to have q
routine which will help you reduce
send a stamped. self
addressed envelope. with your re-
quest for leaflet No. /, General
Reducing Routine" to Josephine
Lowman IN care Of The Evening
Star.
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the answer for the schoolgirl who
feels handbags are only for women
who like them. All she wants is
something to hold money, lip
stick and compact. That's exactly
what this black leather "carryall'
does. 1t amounts to a wallet with
compartments for a lipstick and
compact.
Panel "B" features a matched
shoe and handbag set. For campus
walking a low heel makes lot of
sense. The reasonably priced shoes
and bag are of brown alligator and
suede. (The bag, incidentally, is
not double the price of the shoesD
Next to panel B" is a portfolio
purse that will lie fiat atop your
books. Comes in red. green and
brown leather with plenty of space
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-17

inside for an exam paper, identifi-
cation and change.
On the extreme left, for whimsy
and the winter sun, pair OF glasses
with a mirror reflection. Here's an
idea for class when you don't want
the prof to know you're catching
an extra wink or winks. You can
even use them to look in when you
apply lipstick.
Panel &C" is filled with ''little
things" For date-time there's a
little gold kid fitted purse con-
tanning comb. lipstick and powder
case. 1t also has space for a hanky
and that mad money" Remember
to use this type of purse only for
evening. Gold is NOT for the
classroom. Also for datetime are
the black suede gloves with the
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Capital Careers

big house. The children who spill
over from one into the other can
1t Little Friendship."
There Is very little Of Lydia B,rk.
Inns life that Is not wrapped up In
Friendship. And she would not have
1t any other way. Never sorry. she
says. she feels younger than when
she first came to Friendship. The
children. which she loves a her
own, have kept her young and she
believes firmly In the reciprocal
need Of young and old for each
other.
Running any project with the
scope Of Friendship Is an enormous
task. At first there Is the necessity
to prove its worth. then the strug-
gle to get 1t on q Arm financial
footing and to increase 1t proper.
tionately to the needs OF the grow
ing community. It Is task such as
many have attempted only to .
certain point and then abandoned.
Miss Burklin started with . finan.
cial debt hanging over the house.
There is none now. Her secret" Of
perseverance and success lies lin
making retreat more dificult than.
it would be to 60 on"
Although it Is by no means the
only service Friendship House offers,
1t places special emphasis on the
day care center for children. The
family must be kept together at all
costs and many a family which
would otherwise have been split by
adoption through grim financial
necessity has been held arm with
the aid of Friendship. For the rest.
Friendship House is intended to
supplement the home, Offering the
residents of Southeast everything
from weekly dances to sewing
classes.
Many Of the young volunteer
workers who help out at Friendship
are college students majoring in
sociology or psychology, and Friend
ship House offers them actual expe-
rience. More and more leaders In
these fields are realizing that CEN
.ers such as this are q necessary
and vital factor in the proper de-
velopment of . community.
Miss Burklin had had no such
scientific training when she came
to Friendship House, although she
has since taken such courses. Her
qualifications were q desire to serve
and a fine instinct for the right
thing to do. She saw Friendship
House as a place where people could
come ito think aloud" to learn, or
just to laugh. All these 1t has be-
come. And more, 1t is truly q place
where Friendship ,dwells.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-17

BY Elem
Coats. suits and dresses are the
basic essentials of a wardrobe. Just
as essential and as important are
the little things that count"
They add the touch needed to
make your outfits different from
the others around you. They need
not be costly items. Moneywise and
fashionwise accessories should be
good buys. Sketched are several
priced along rather conservative
lines.
Panel "a" a 18th century favor
can be added to dresses and suits
with 4 tapered shawl of clay COL
ored chiffon jersey fringed with
black wool. The shawl comes in
other colors and in a stole version
also. Sketched with the shawl is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-17

ruffled edge. The heirloom pins
scattered in and around the panel
are fashioned expertly and look
much more expensive than they
are. The little Chinese fan sketched
is really tiny. It's double faced"
and is quite a bargain for fat
tering you. The two bracelets are
also smooth articles. They are
fashioned to represent an engage
ment and, wedding ring. Definitely
the "sparkler" variety.
Panel ID" spotlights the two
loves have I" of nearly every
schoolgirl. Pigskin gloves and the
over -the-shoulder bag of fine
leather. This bag is emblazoned
with a heraldic emblem and the
straps may be made smaller or
taken of entirely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-17

Versatile as can be and 30 becom-
ing is this afternoon frock for the
slightly larger figure. The shaped
neckline has q feminine bow for
trim and the gored skirt is fiatter-
ing to most women.
Barbara Bell pattern No. 17s7 is
designed for sizes 81. So, 50. 40. A,
"A, 46 and 4s. Size SO, short sleeve,
requires ~ yards of 35-inch mate
rial.
For this pattern, send Is cents,
in coins, your name. address. pat
tern number and size wanted to
Barbara Bell, The Washington Star,
P. O. Box 80, Station G, New York
10, N. Y.
A neutrality-suspicious. catalogue
for you! The latest issue of Stylist
contains 90 pages of smart styles,
easy sewing. practical sewing in
formation. Free pattern printed in
side the book. 76 cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-17

Payments on your home are
made easy by renting a room.
Renting room is made easy
by advertising in The Star.
Call Sterling 5000. Open 8 am.
to 9 p.n1,,
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y
Whimsical homemade toys are
always loved the most and this
merry clown doll will bring Joy to
child's heart. A soft, cuddly body
is dressed in sewing-box scraps.
Features are embroidered and wool
yarn is used for the hair. This
is an inexpensive, easy-to-make and
very appealing toy.
Pattern envelope No. R2591 con-
tains tissue pattern for doll and
clothing, tracing for face and en-
broidery stitch illustrations.
To obtain this pattern, send Is
cents in coins, giving pattern num-
Der, your name. address and zone
number to Peggy Roberts, The
Washington Star. P. o. Box 100.
Station G, New York 10, N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-17

Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and address.
We will withhold both and use
only initials. Please address
mail to the Readers Clearing
House, Woman'S Page, The
Evening Star, Washington 4.
Views expressed in the Clear
ing House are not necessarily
those of The Star and, as 1t
is obviously impossible for us
to test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility for
them. Betsy CasweH
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Readers Clearing House

and 8 at another table. I had q
decorated cake, centerpiece of small
flowers and candles. I carried the
color scheme in pink and green,
bought little animal souvenirs, half
pink, half green, and set them in
front of each place tied with pink
ribbon around each and going to
the next one. We served individual
sandwiches, cut with cookie cutter,
and filled with three filings, using
four pieces of bread, and then iced
with colored cream cheese. I made
these in the afternoon and covered
them with damp cloth and they
kept fresh until that night. I also
made jellied carrot-and-pineapple
mold. had potato chips and pickles.
With cake and ice. cream that is
plenty for light supper. OF course,
just cake and ice cream molds are
nice, too, along with minis and nuts.
u X y "
OLD MAGAZINES.
From Miss H. E. L., Washington
Mrs. G. F. S., the New York Times
book review section OF the Sunday
edition always has advertisements
of dealers in back number maya
zines. Hobbies Magazine, which
may be obtained at any Public
Library also has this information.
Hobbies also carries an advertise
ment of dealer in old sheet music.
IF you advertised these things your
self you could probably sell to collec-
tors and receive more money than
a dealer would pay you.
y y y X
FAT FOR SOAP MAKING?
From A. M. B., Washington.
First let me thank Mrs. r. j. W.,
Silver Spring, and Mrs. r. S. S.,
Washington, for their kindness in
giving me instructions for making
soap at home.
l have one question to ask. Is
there any treatment l can give
bacon fat to make it satisfactory for
toilet soap? I feel that if I must
purchase the fat it would be cheaper
to buy the soap already made. Il
remember reading in. The Star a
year or so ago of some one having
experimental along this line in con-
nection with Jewish relief overseas
and reporting success in condition
ing '"drippings" for toilet soap. n
would appreciate receiving word if
any one knows the secret.
\
POEM WANTED?
From Mrs. J. a. S., Falls Church..
would like a copy of a poem or
piece of prose that I heard year or
so ago on breakfast club program
on the radio. Unfortunately I
haven't any idea of the name, but
it took the form of letter from
a father to his son.
The father, after looking at his
son sleeping so peacefully, becomes
remorseful and apologies in a let
ter for all the seedlings of the day
and for humiliating his son before
his playmates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-17
WATERMELON PICKLE.

WATERMELON F1ChLE.
FROM Mrs. C. L., Siluer Spring.
Twenty cups watermelon rind cut
in tiny cubes or squares about Il
inch). Parboil until almost soft. Te
the 20 cups rind add 7 cups sugar, :
cups vinegar, "a teaspoon Oil Of
Glove go drops, y teaspoon OIL OF
cinnamon.
Drain and add boiled sirup, stand
overnight. In the morning dralr
off sirup, boil and pour over rino
again. At night. drain, boil sirup
pour over rind, and stand overnight
In morning, boil all together, and
seal in hot jars.
Hope this is the recipe she wanted
and good luck. l use large overripe
cucumbers cut in cubes, the same
way, and they are simply "out OF
this world" We love them.
From Mrs. T. E. P, jr, Arlington
Seven pounds watermelon rind, 7
cups sugar, 2 cups vinegar. y tea
spoon oil of cloves, y teaspoon OIL
of cinnamon. Trim of dark green
and pink parts of rind; cut in l.
inch cubes. Soak in lime water q
tablespoon slaked lime to l quart
vater) or in salt water, Il cup salt
to quart water; drain, rinse and
cover with cold water. Cook until
tender but not soft; drain. Combine
sugar, vinegar, oil of cloves, and Oil
of cinnamon: bring to boil; pour
over rind. Let stand overnight. In
the morning drain off sirup. heat
and pour over rind. Repeat. The
third morning heat rind in sirup;
seal in hot, sterilized jars. The oils
of cinnamon and cloves keep the
rind clear and transparent. Makes
8 pints.
From Mrs. r. L., Siluer SPRING.
In reply to Mrs. M. S. r., Falls
Church. I was given treasure
hunt bridal shower over eight years
ago and ever since then have given
innumerable ones that were highly
successful. I purchased a hard
covered scrap book in the 5 and 10
about 81 by II inches and covered
the upper cover with an appropriate
colored picture that clipped from q
magazine. Pictures of girl walk
ing in the rain, floral gardens OF
beautiful views make lovely covers
The women's magazines and home
magazines are wonderful for va
riety of pictures. Try to get them
all in color, if possible. I collected
pictured of bathroom, a kitchen
range, refrigerator, dining room
piano df one is in your home). sofa
cupboard, ETC., and wrote verses tt
fit each one and hid each article OF
a few articles in each one place
Then at the end there was a nice
verse of wishing the bride-to-b'
luck and happiness, If you woult
like to contact me through RICH
shall be glad to tell you in detail.
AS for serving, that depends OF
how many you can accommodate a
the table or buffet style. PERSONAL.
I prefer a small shower to thos
large affairs with so to 100 peopl
invited. l had "a at my last shove
and 1 seated IA in my dining room
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From M, B., BerUun. J


To Mrs. M. o. w, Washington: To
store any white garments. sucn as
wedding dress. or just anything you
may want to store, secure the oiue
naper like the blue paper that comes
around the large bundles OF cotton
for quilts" Much of these cotton
rolls, cotton batting and quilting
cotton comes packed in the SELL
same shade of blue as they did when
I was a child. I'll promise you, II
YOU use this blue paper, you Will be
ever happy over the Whlteness OF
your storage articles. l saw treas
ures upon treasures of the past un-
folded from cotton batting blue
paper when I was a child. never
forgot that lesson my grandmother
taught me. Try it, and you will ever
be happy to pass the idea on. OF
course, one must include the time
faithful moth balls, but be careful
to not let the blue roll come in con-
tact with the moth balls. My grand
mother would make a small draw
string bag and fill with sparkling
moth balls, then she would tie this
bag to a part of her storage trunk
(the old round top type that would
not allow the moth balls to touch
any part of the stored articles. Use
the blue paper, without fail, and use
the moth balls near but not on the
garments, and you will be amazed at
the white whiteness Of your gar
ments.
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BRIDAL SHOWER;
GAMES.

fFron, Mrs. B. A. F., Greenbelt.)
To Mrs. M. S. R., Falls Church
Several years ago I was given a
bridal shower in the form of a
treasure hunt. AS many gifts as
possible were hidden downstairs and
decorated umbrella containing
clues on slips of paper (some in
rhy,ne) was set before me. Or the
clues could be attached to strings
wound around the furniture and
finally leading to the gift.
To Mrs. E. W., Washington: A
group I belong to has enjoyed sew
eral games. One is to divide the
group into two parts with a cap
tain for each. The object is to
name as many cities as possible be-
ginning with A. and so on through
the alphabet. The captains sit OPP
posite each other with their teams
around them. The first one might
say, alexandria" and the other
captain come back with Arlington, "
then the first one again with An
Mandate" continuing alternately
until one side is stuck for name
or repeats one that has already
been named. When this happens.
they begin naming cities with B.
Only the captains do the calling;
the others whisper the names to
him.
Another game, "Fizz-Fuzz," seems
very silly, but really is lot OF
fun. The players sit in a circle
and start numbering off, one. two.
three, etc. But each five or multi
ple of five or number containing
a five is Fizz, such as S, 10, 10.
Each seven, multiple of seven, or
number containing seven is Fuzz,
such as 7, IA, IT, 81. Any number
divisible by both 5 and 7, such as
IS, is Fizz-Fuzz. Numbering would
sound like /, 2, 3, 4, fizz, 6, fuzz,
g. 9, fizz, etc. Each time a person
misses, the counting starts back
at /. 1t sound very simple, but 1t is
surprising how many mistakes can
be made. If 5 and seem to easy,
try 3 and 4, or any other number
combination.
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REFINIsHING FURNITURE?

From L. M. B.. Alexandria,
/ have just purchased an old oak
round table dining. I would like
to refinish this to a maple finish.
to go with four maple chairs, that
will need refinishing, too. And two
new implanted chairs OF same style.
How can I refinish all of these, SO
they can be used as dining room
set? Can some one help me?
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have volunteered to meet with Gold
stein. but the attorney general says
he wants to get "a complete picture
of the situation before he talks with
them.
Assistant District Attorney Fran
els x. Clark announced, meanwhile,
that he had launched an inquiry
to determine whether there had
been any criminal violations. He
began his inquiry after talking with
Philip j. Kurens of Brooklyn, a
metal products manufacturer.
Mr.. Kurens previously had told
his story to Mr.. Goldstein, who
said he lacked Jurisdiction and re-
ferred Mr.. Kurens to the district
attorneys Office.
Mr.. Goldstein quoted the manu-
facturer as saying that he had
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investigators entered the inquiry.

investigators entered the inquiry.
State Attorney General Nathaniel
L. Goldstein initiated the investiga-
ton after discovery that an effort
had been made to obtain options to
purchase $4,000 shares of Follans-
bee stock at $50 at time when the
market quotation was about $40.
He said he had conferred with
Egbert r. Ferguson, jr., associate
counsel of Congressional commit
tee inquiring into gray markets in
steel, but did not reveal details of
his talk with Mr. Ferguson.
Attorneys, bankers, an attractive
blond. described as a secretary, and
prohibition beer baron have been
among witnesses questioned by Mr.
Goldstein.
Follansbee Steel Corp. officials
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| paid $4,000 for much-needed steel
to man he identified as A. Terry
Fahye, but that he had not re-
ceived the steel.
The attorney general has de-
scribed Fahye, president of the
Consolidated Steel Mills Co. of New
York, as the man "at the root" Of
the Follansbee transaction.
According to Mr.. Goldstein, the
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THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 70, l94s.
FoIIansbee Steel Deal
Draws Attention Of
Gray Market Probe
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-The in
,vestigation into an attempt to seize
control of the Follansbee Steel Corp
of Pittsburgh through a $4,000
stock coup gained wider interest
today as congressional gray market
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manufacturer quoted Fahys Is say
ing he would obtain the steeel from
the Follansbee Co.
Fahye has been arrested on a
charge of violatin gthe business
law of New York-a misdemeanor
and is free in 5000 bail.
Mr.. Goldstein described him as a
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man Of multiple Identities, who
sometimes used the name Of A..
Bennett-Fey. Bennett-Fey, the at
torney general added, was enjoined
in 1889 from engaging in brokerage
activities in New York.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-07-30
PATR0LMAN
URGES AUTO
INSPECTION

Highway Patrolman w. S. AL
len suggested this week that
motorists of the Tabor City area
have their automobiles inspect
ed and approved by the state
as early as possible and avoid
last minute rushes as headlines
for examination fall due.
Allen declared that patrolmen
have received instructions to en-
force laws against automobiles
not having approved stickers
once the headlines are passed.
Inspection headlines include:
August 3l-All models up to
and Including 1886, plus 1947
and 1913 models.
September 3l-Models Of 1887
and l947.
October 31-ModelS of 1888,
1889, l943, 1914, l945.
November 30-ModelS of 1910,
and 1912.
December 3l-Models of l94l
and l949.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-07-30
WEED BRINGS
HIGH PRICES
TN GEORGIA

Average prices by grades on
Georgia-Florida flue-cured to,
bacco markets str enlightened
Wednesday in majority OF in
stances over Tuesdays levels.
According to the United States
Department of Agriculture, the
greatest gains were for some
lower quality grades and ranged
up to S. per hundred.
A fairly large number of grades
picked up 81 and So. The grades
that were affected by sharpest
increases were principally the
ones that had suffered major
losses the previous day. Better
Qualities were generally steady
to slightly higher. Nondeserlpt
lost around so cents per hundred:
While the practical top remained
around $62, some markets re-
ported that buyers were moving
up to S64 on best grades.