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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-11-10
NEWS FROM
OVERSEER LEE
Nov. 3. 1913.

Dear Overseer Mintern:-
I find it will be almost out
of the question to cable you
each week but will keep let
ters coming at regular inter-
walls.
Monday and Tuesday (Nov.
1, p I visited the work on the
West coast of the Demerara
river across from Georgetown
and on over toward the Esse-
quibo river. The entire area is
given over to sugar and some
rice cultivation. The planta-
lions are huge affairs of 1000
acres and up and worked al
most solely by East Indians.
These people live on the plan
,tations in villages of anywhere
from 3 to 5 thousand inhabit-
ants existing in very poor
conditions. It is among these
people that we are working.
The work is under the Rev.
Samuel Harrichand, who is
we'll educated and deeply in
earnest. At present he and sew
eral helpers are serving five
stations and have a Sunday
School enrolment of more than
200.
Yesterday and the day be-
fore we held four meetings un-
der crowded and very diff
cult conditions. Two of these
meetings were underneath
dwellings and one was upstairs.
Editorial Note: It must be
borne in mind that in tropical
climates houses are built on
posts, allowing at least 6 feet
for the heavy rainfall at
times.)
The fourth was held in a
very poor excuse for a tent,
supplied by one of the sugar
estates.
One thing was quite appar-
ent, the people seem eager to
hear the Gospel.
I will write again in a few
days.
Sincerely in our Lords Ser
vice.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-11-10
A HEARTY RESPONSE

There was hearty response to the
General Overseer's call, made at the
conclusion of the Service last Lords
Day, for volunteers to open the trench
and remove the pipes supplying heat
and water to the Gymnasium. 1t was
necessary to remove these heating
and water pipes in order to prepare
for the putting in of the foundations
for the completion of the Auditorium.
While the call was made for TWEEN
ty men, between thirty and forty
responded, so that there was hardly
room for them all to work. AS con-
sequence, by 10 o'clock the trench
had been opened, the concrete covers
removed, and all Of the pipe was up
on the bank ready for removal and
storage.
This constitutes the first definite
step that we have been able to take
towards the completion of the Audi
forum; and we trust that members
and friends of Zion will pray that
God will bless this undertaking.
AS announced at the Lords Day
Service, the contract was awarded
to the low bidders, the Peter Hamlin
Construction Company of Chicago.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-11-10
SPECIAL EDUCATION
PROGRAM

Superintendent of Public IN
struction, Vernon L. Nickel,
has just certified claims to the
Auditor of Public Accounts for
reimbursing public school dis
tricts Exclusive of Chicago)
for the excess costs of Special
Education Programs for Han
dicapped Children of Illinois
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-11-10
ENTRIES TO INTER-
NATIONAL STOCK SHOW

Charles Dooley, of Grays-
lake, has registered Is head of
Oxfords for the classes of the
forthcoming 49th International
Live Stock Exposition and
Evening star., 1948-01-19

minds ourselves when Mrs. Schef-
fer threw parrot" to the floor by
way of demonstration during our
interview. Viewed in that light 1t
looked like driftwood, nothing more,
and we would have regarded 1t as
such on any beach. But once stand
ing upright, its identity became ap-
parent.
Nature" Mrs. Scheffer pointed
out, lis the best sculptor in the
world" She makes no attempt to
carve or change the pieces Of wood
after she finds them. She sees
no point in trying to improve on
the subtle shaping and shading Of
the wood that has been done by
the sea.
Mrs. Scheffer has come to regard
her entire collection of animals
fondly as 1.-THE Zoo" The Zoo is
made up Of the parrot, an alligator,
and fox. Another of her fascinat-
ing discoveries is a bunch of roses
with driftwood petals, Of course.
Still another is the Statue of Lib
erty'-a slender figure with up
raised arm.
Sea-tossed stumps with sweeping
lines have been converted into
lamps. Mrs. Scheffer studded one
of these with colorful bits of shells
and stones.
The finding of the stones, incl
dentally, is a story in itself. They
Evening star., 1948-01-19

Durnplings
Bv the Chef

My grandmother used to make
boiled apple dumplings that were
something out of this world. I can
remember when I was young, read
| ing a fairy tale about the princess
who stole a luscious apple from her
fathers pet tree and, to hide it from
an, irate governess, wrapped it in
dumping dough that was being pre-
pared by the castle cook.
The cook dropped the dough-
enveloped apple into the steaming
kettle along with the other dunn
plings. When the platter full was
served to his majesty, the apple
dumping came as a wonderful and
much appreciated surprise.
Whether it was this story, in
which the princess was rewarded
for being naughty, that gave me
such romantic interest in apple
dumplings or whether they really
were as delicious as thought them,
I can't tell. Be that as it may
grandmother's apple dumplings were
superb.
They used to be served in a great,
deep platter, white and shining.
With them came a sugar-and-butter
hard sauce heavily packed with
cinnamon, nutmeg and q Whit of
cloves. Sometimes there was cream
but that was never as interesting
as the hard sauce. ! always burned
my tongue, but the dumplings were
worth it.
Here is the recipe written by my
grandmother and pasted in one of
her cookbooks:
pare your apples and take out
the cores with corer. Put the
kettle over the fire with just enough
water to half cover the dumplings.
Put a quart of flour into bowl,
| together with l large tablespoon of
lard-rub them well together. Then
add q teaspoon of salt and 2 heap
ing teaspoons Of baking powder.
Mix all well and then moisten with
milk, enough to make soft dough
that will roll out nicely.
"Flour a baking board and roll
out the dough to q half-inch thick
ness. Cut with a large round cutter
about the size of a common saucer.
Fill the holes in the apples with
little sugar, cinnamon and nut
meg-a few raisins, too, if you like
and wrap apple in its circlet Of
dough, pressing the edges well to-
gether. Tie the dunplings in
netted bags, plunge them into the
boiling water and let them boil for
half an hour.
Take off the nets, pile them in
bowl or platter. and serve them
Immediately with well-spiced hard
sauce"
Evening star., 1948-01-19
SPECIAL NOTICES.

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why exDsr, Wst' PT D6oks aS4 Started.
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SON q sTANssURy CO.. INC, Ii. 1929
DIAMONDS, old jewelry and silyer. wanted
DIAMONDS, JEWELRY WANTED@Highes,
cash prices. Free appraisal. ARTHUR
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Is yrs. exp; audits, systems. bookkeeping
INCOME TAX RETURNs-File now for
ance. TAX CENTER, RE. 1881, 905 18TH
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the members
of the jefferson Federal Savings and Loan
Association for the election of directors
and for the transaction Of any other busi-
ness of the association that may properly
come before the meeting. shall be held al
its ofice at 1881 st. NV, WASHINGTON
D. c., on Wednesday, January 81, l94s. at
4 O'Clock in the afternoon. (Signed)
JAMES W. CLARK. Secretary.
NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN that the
annual meeting Of the shareholders Of
the Interstate Bldg. Association will be
Washingt,.l Bldg, Washington. D. C. on
Tues. Fes. g., 194s at. pm. for the
election CT directors for the ensuing
feaalI- ccr?e before it. EDWARD X.
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Age of Specialists

/ they have uniformity in texture
and quality that is impossible to
duplicate in the average kitchen
Prepared baby foods are watched
over from seed to finished product,
they are grown from selected seed
under careful supervision that ex-
tends right through every operation
of harvesting and packing.
Store shelves now display a wide
variety for the homemaker to choose
from, fruits and vegetables plain or
in many nutritious meat-vegetable-
rice combinations that supply a
meal-in-one for the growing child
or the special dieter. Best of all,
both main dishes and desserts are
quick and easy. Many attractive
and appetizing dishes can be made
that are suitable both for adults and
toddlers, thus eliminating the need
for special cooking. Here are a few
"quickies" to give you an idea of
what can be done:
Soup: Prepare a medium cream
ooOSCy aoo SoAA11AAdt1oh va
chopped vegetables.
Creamed Vegetables: Same as
above, using thicker sauce, add hard
cooked egg, pour over toast.
Dessert: Use strained fruit in your
favorite gelatin base.
Sandwich Spread: One can strained
applesauce, tablespoons peanut
butter, salt to taste. Or use different
fruit combinations.
Strained Fruit: Use as sauce over
custard, plain cake, or vanilla ice
cream.
Fruit Whips: Fold 2 jars strained
fruit, chilled, into a stiff1y beaten
| egg white which has been whipped
with / tablespoon sugar and a few
grains salt. Serve at once, this
dessert doesn't like to stand around.
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Bv Violet Faulkner

Time was when the whole family
sat down to the same meal. Grand
father probably grumbled, in his
beard while he struggled to shred
his meat and mother probably die
a lot of MASKING for tiny Tim who
had graduated from the Liquid
food stage. Even the sick-a-beds
usually got the regular family meal
But times change-it's a special
lied age. Just run over the list o1
your friends Gin your mind, that Isl
and count the number who are or
special diets. Some are recovering
from operations, tired businessmen
who must stick to an "eat this OF
else" schedule, elderly people who
have digestive problems or need
store teeth" people with allergies,
babies and toddlers with their spe-
cial eating habits.
With all this, it's no wonder that
today's homemaker needs more
kitchen helps and time-savers than
ever before, when her menu prob
lens are more complicated than they
have ever been. It's no wonder
either that she is always on the alert
for new foods and suggestions, her
problem children crave variety just
like the rest of the family.
Uniformity is important In the
bland diet, which calls for smoothly
pureed foods. Incidentally, pureed
foods and vegetables take time and
a modest amount of muscle to pre-
pare. Special dieters get fed up with
the same old monotonous round OF
one pureed vegetable, baked potato
and custard or applesauce. So-ir
their search for something to relieve
this situation they discovered the
foods that have been stand-bys o1
people who live alone and necessarily
need to learn short cuts, prepared
baby foods.
During the war 1t wasn't possible
to talk about adult use OF baby
foods, but now production has beer
catching up with distribution, and
serious attention Is being directed
to geriatrics and other adult uses
One Of the leading packers of baby
foods regularly publishes recipes
developed by a staff nutritionist for
special diets. These baby foods have
the stamp Of medical approval and
Evening star., 1948-01-19
EASY oRANGE MARMALADE

(Front Mrs. z. C. H., Washington
One, orange, ! lemon, grapefruit
or 8 oranges, 3 lemons. Select fruit
with clear smooth rind. With sharp
knife cut into thin bits. To one
measure cut up fruit add III meas
ures water. Boil gently until tender.
Set aside overnight. Next day. To
one measure cooked pulp add III
measures sugar. Put into two vessels
to hasten evaporation. Boil hard
for Is minutes after boiling begins.
Skim as needed. Put into hot
glasses. Cover when cool.
(From Mrs. C. v. D., Washington.
Some one asked for recipe for
marmalade using oranges and grape
fruit. The following recipe may be
what they'd like. Dundee Orange
Marmalade. Six oranges, 2 grape
fruit, 4 lemons. Peel fruit, cut Oh
white lining. Cut peel very fine q
put mine through food chopper
slice fruit thin. Put 3 pints cold
water over all this and let stand
overnight. Then in morning. boil
/ hour, then add 10 pounds sugar
and boil u hour more. Makes about
6 quarts.
Hope this Is what your reader
wants. We enjoy this marmalade
very much.
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Readers Clearing House


Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and address.
We viii withhold both arf' 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 CasUeH
Evening star., 1948-01-19

Here is a slenderizing, graceful
afternoon dress for the heavier flg-
ure. Scallops edge the collar and
front closing. Sleeves in either
length are slightly shaped.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1746 is
designed for sizes 36, SO, 40, AZ, A
46, 48, so, 50. Size 38, short sleeves
requires SIS yards of 39-inch fabric
For this pattern send Is cents in
coins, your name, address, pattern
number and size wanted to Barbara
Bell, The Evening Star, P. o. Box
80, Station G., New York 10, N. Y.
The Spring and Summer Fashion
will be a dependable guide in your
spring sewing plans. Special de-
signs, fashion tips, free pattern
printed in the book. IS cents.
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Fashion Notes

Direct from the New York
Dress Institute show will be the
clothes modelled at the fashion
show sponsored by the Washing
ton Ladies Auxiliary, Jewish
Consumptives' Relief Society,
at 2 pm. on Wednesday in the
Sapphire Room of the Mayflower.
The fashions featured are carried
locally by Connecticut avenue
shop. T..
Illness prevents Nine. Andree,
millinery designer, from making
a scheduled personal appearance
tomorrow at, 1910 F street NV.
Mime. Andree will appear at the
store later this month.
Evening star., 1948-01-19

this one made of 12 500 sharks teeth,
which are large and dark.
Versatile Mrs. Scheffer Is also
skilled in the all-but-lost art Of
producing Russian tapestry. The
pattern Is traced in black silk thread
on red silk background and the
entire picture is embroidered, pro-
ducing most rich effect. This work
was done in the 18th and 18th GEN.
tury by Russian women. Mrs. Shef-
fer learned the art in the Historical
Museum in Russia.
The head of the Slavic Arts Divi-
sion at Dumbarton Oaks, Mrs. Schef-
fer also is the author of a book and
several plays. Under the name Of
Nathalia Petrovna-which means,
literally, daughter of Peter-she
penned Twice Born in Russia" !"
dealing with her experiences before
and during the Russian revolution.
She is a contributor, too, to the
Gazette des Beaux Arts.
Mrs. Scheffer also writes children's
stories, delightfully."- illustrated with
colorful, rollicking sketches by her
son, Peter Wolkonsky. Peter and
her other son, Photographer Dimitri
Wolkonsky, both served as para
troopers during the war. Mrs.
Scheffer wears two troopers wings
on every costume.
Evening star., 1948-01-19

rinsed with cold water; chill until
firm, unmold and fill center with
cottage cheese. garnish with
parsley or watercress. Serves 6.
Variations:
Try other combinations Of
strained fruits and vegetables.
Point up salads with extra lemon
juice, reducing orange juice. To
serve as dessert, pour into small
molds. Chill and garnish with
strained fruit or whipped cream.
Evening star., 1948-01-19

For compliments galore, knit this
pretty beret in your most becoming
color. The petal-like crown Is most
unusual and so easy to knit!
Pattern envelope No. R2641 con-
tains complete, accurate, easy to
follow knitting instructions, stitch
illustrations and finishing directions.
To obtain this pattern, send $50
in coins, giving pattern number,
your name, address and zone num-
ber to Peggy Roberts, The Washing
ton Star, P. o. Box 100, Station q,
New York 10. NY.
Evening star., 1948-01-19
ADVERTISEMENT.
More Comfort Wearing
FALSE Teeth

Here Is q pleasant way to overcome loose
plate discomfort. FAsTEETH. an improved
powder. sprinkled on upper and lowes
plates holds them frmer so that they FED
more comfortable No gummy. gooey. pasts
taste or feeling. It's alkaline tnon-acidh
Does not sour Checks plate odor' (den-
ture breath). Get FAsTEETH today at any
drug store.
Evening star., 1948-01-19
Bv Betty Miles

Dp Deity WU0S
made by Nature" is the trade
mark on the handsome pieces Of
wood that decorate Mrs. Nathalie
Scheffer,s Georgetown home and
Maryland cottage. On the beach
by her seaside cottage at Covepoint
Beach, attractive, vivacious Mrs.
Scheffer has found animals, figures
and flowers In seemingly prosaic
pieces Of driftwood that a more
practical mind might overlook.
We discovered that we must be
of the group with the practical
Evening star., 1948-01-19

must be picked while still in the
water, since they lose their color
and transparency on land. She puts
the stones she has collected into
baskets marked according to hue.
After using them on lamp or in a
mosaic, she shellacs them, and their
color miraculously returns.
On the floor of her cottage at
Covepoint Beach is mosaic that
she has made Of such stones. Pink,
yellow, white, green and black stones
were used in making the design. On
the terrace will be another mosaic,
Evening star., 1948-01-19
special diet troy

2 tablespoons plain gelatin.
II cup cold water.
2 cans strained peaches.
2 cans apricots with farina.
2 teaspoons lemon juice.
" cup orange juice.
Soak gelatin in cold water 5
minutes. Combine fruits and
heat, then stir into soaked gelatin
until dissolved. Add lemon and
orange juices and stir well. Pour
into ring mold that has been
Evening star., 1948-01-19
CROCHET PATTERNS.

From L. v. M, Washington.)
am another faithful reader with
suggestion and a request. The
RICH is the first thing turn to when
the paper arrives in the evening.
For Mrs. M. H., East Riverdale
who requested a woman's coat
sweater in crochet. The 1947 Crochet
Annual published by a magazine
circulated through one of our large
chain food stores has a crocheted
ladies sweater called Comfortable
Sports Jacket. It Is waist length,
has no buttons, but has ties at the
waist to keep it together. 1t looks
very comfortable, and I have just
purchased wool to crochet one for
myself. If you cannot locate this
crochet book, contact me through
the RICH and I will be glad to copy
the directions for you.
Now with my first request. I am
looking for crocheted pattern for
a little girls crocheted coat and bon
net size l or 2. I saw similar re-
quest several months ago, but have
never seen an answer. I would ap-
preciate hearing from you if you
have this pattern. My telephone is
Taylor 0967.
Evening star., 1948-01-19
DULL FIREPLACE.

From Mrs. D. J. D., BetheSdd.)
In reply to Mrs. G. j. K. regarding
her dull fireplace we had the same
problem in our new house and by
dint of hard work and experimenting
I found the following method to be
successful. Use a strong wire brush
vigorously, wipe clean and then tint
individual bricks with peach colored
curtain dye until desired shade is
reached. Keep dye off mortar. After
allowing the bricks to dry, I sealed
bricks and mortar with a mixture OF
one part boiled linseed oil to about
four parts turpentine. If you wish
you could experiment with one in
conspicuous brick before doing the
whole fireplace.
Evening star., 1948-01-19
TWO QUERIES?

(From Miss D. j., Washington.)
Will some one kindly inform me
how to slip leaf of an African
violet. I cut off a leaf and rooted
it in o glass Of water and the roots
came on the bottom of the stem,
and after a time tried to replant it,
but the roots were buried and 1t
died.
Another thing I want to know is
when I make jello and I follow the
directions almost all Of 1t congeals
and becomes gummy and too hard
to eat. 1t never used to get that
way.
Evening star., 1948-01-19
from X. II. r., ARLINGTON. }

This Is in answer to the request
in last nights paper from Mrs. v. B.
H. of Washington for q recipe for
orange or grapefruit marmalade. ]
have made the recipe many times,
and find it excellent. It should be
made in the quantity specified and
If more is desired, a second separate
batch made. One large orange, !
lemon, shred or cut in fine slices
To one measure of pulp and juice
add three measures Of cold water
Set away in cool place for "a hours
Then set kettle on stove and boil
hard for 10 minutes, or until mixture
has shrunk / inch. Rapid boiling
will prevent discoloration. There
should now be 6 or 61a cups, nc
more. Then set away for another "a
hours. Then measure the mixture
and to every cup of pulp and juice
allow / cup of sugar and cup extra
Cook Until it will jell. This makes
or Z glasses. When it begins to
harden, stir and pulp will mix with
the juice. If grapefruit marmalade
is desired, substitute a small grape
fruit for large orange.
Evening star., 1948-01-19
GARDENIAS;
WINDOW TREATMENT?

(Fron Mrs. A. ~, Arlington.)
For those who have asked about
care of gardenias, the Department
of Agriculture has a free leaf1et, No.
199, "Gardenia Culture" This is a
very brief but informative leafet,
which discusses outdoor, greenhouse
and indoor culture, and control of
various diseases and insect pests
which attack gardenia plants.
Question: The windows in our
house steam up badly whenever I
cook. They are metal easement win
dows and the metal, which has been
painted, Is rusting badly. Is there
anything that will prevent the steam
forming on the windows (outside of
storm windows? If we remove the
paint and rust, how should the metal
be treated to prevent further rusting?
LOCATING CHINA?
(Fron, M. K, Washington.)
I shall appreciate it If any of the
readers can tell me how I might
locate cups and serving pieces in
the Imperial pattern Of Bavarian
china. The marking on the china
is as follows: Imperial, n. 81 Co.,
Selb, Bavaria.
from Mrs. G. T. NJ, Greenbelt.)
Do any of you RCH readers know
where I can locate the "Old Stafford
shire, Granville pattern dishes,
manufactured by johnson Brothers,
England" This set was originally
purchased 16 years ago In Denver,
Colo, and I have since been unable
to replace the pieces have broken.
Also, will some one tell me how
satisfactory the combination steam
and dry iron is that q reputable ap-
|pliance company manufactures?
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OLD CHRISTMAS CARDS?
From Mrs. A. E. w., Silper Spring.
Would some reader tell me where
to send my old Christmas cards so
that they might be put to use?