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Evening star., 1948-12-14
American States Meet
Here Today 10 Study
Plea by Costa Rica
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

The Costa Rican government,
charging the nation is invaded
by land, sea and air forces from
neighboring Nicaragua, looked
to a special meeting of the Or
ganization of American States
here today to settle the Central
American dispute. The meeting
is set for 3 pm.
Diplomatic authorities here said
a fact-finding commission may be
sent by plane to report on the in
vaSion.
The Costa Rican government
charges the invasion force is made
up of Communists, Nicaraguan
guardsmen disguised in "fiashy
blue uniforms" and Costa Rican
political exiles.
The Nicaraguan government has
formally denied any forces have en-
tered Costa Rica from Nicaraguan
soil. The Nicaraguan Foreign Min
lister said his government had
closed the southern border to pre-
vent the crossing "by the inhabi-
tants of any nationality"
The military command in San
Jose, Costa Rica's capital, under
Col. Jose Figueres, reported four
rebels were killed and an undeter-
mined number captured in border
skirmishes yesterday.
Led by Calderen Guardia.
The San Jose regime has charged
the rebels are led by Rafael Calde-
ron Guardia, a former Costa Ricall
President, who was routed by the
current military junta last May.
Calderon Guardia was ousted by the
military junta in a revolt which
followed a disputed election in Feb
ruary.
The National Union Party of
Otilio Ulate last Thursday won the
election for a new constituent as
sembly. On the same day, the mill
tary junta reported, the rebel CAL
deronistas entered Costa Rica from
Nicaraguan soil.
A government announcement said
the rebels quickly seized the town
Of La Cruz, 30 miles from the
border, and still hold it.
The Costa Rica military command
reported a government plane fired
on a barge yesterday at Puerto
Soley in Salinas Bay. The barge
was believed to have been bringing
men and equipment to the rebel
forces. No estimate Of casualties
was given.
Enemy Planes Sighted.
A government announcement also
said three enemy planes appeared
over Costa Rican territory yester-
day. Two. spotted west of San Jose.
were identified at Bits. The third
unidentified as to type, was sighted
over Liberia about 4 miles from the
border.
Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Luis
Manuel Debayle, in Paris as a
United Nations delegate, said Costa
Rica's complaint to the Security
Council was unjust and absurd"
Mr.. Debayle said that "if an in
curing commission Is named 1t will
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the District Of Columbia ana ~
citizens through . city-wide rat
control program in the spring of '4s."
incidentally, the Junior Board Of
Commerce again has appealed to all
Federal departments and agencies
to submit their nominations as soon
as possible. The first deadline-De.
cember 1-already has gone by.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP Norwood
C. williams and Charles J. Reed,
Government Printing Once en-
ployes, have won cash awards for
their suggestions which resulted in
improvements in the agency.
Friends and associates of Chairman
Robert E. Freer Of the Federal
Trade Commission, who is resign
ing to enter the private practice Of
law, honored him at a party last
night. Mr. Freer Is one of the ablest
men the Government ever had.
The Interagency Records Admins
tration Conference will have q so.
cial get together at pm. Friday In
the conference room of the National
Archives. This will follow the reg
ular meeting at 2:30 pm. The
American Business Association will
join in the observance of National
Civil Service week from January 16
to %, with a testimonial dinner on
January II to top Government OH.
cials. Civil Service week is spon-
sored annually by the AFL Amer
ican Federation Of Government EN-
ployes in cooperation with the
Civil Service Commission. The
commission is now accepting appli.
cations for the following jobs: Sub.
stitute railway postal clerk, student
nurse and veterinarian. Donald
Smith, the placement officer at Re-
construction Finance Corp, has
been appointed the agency's new
personnel director. He succeeds
Frank Eliot, who moves up as spe.
cial assistant to the RFC chairman.
(Be sure to listen in every Sun.
day at 11:15 am. oDer WMAL,
The EDening Star station, tor
Joseph Young's broadcast perston
OF the Federal Spotlight, teatur-
ing additional ne,Ds and uietos OF
the Government scene.)
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Friends Honor Freer

Robert E. Freer, former president
OF the Federal Bar Association,
was honored at reception last
night by more than 200 members
and friends of the association at
the Admiral Club, 1920 Rhode Is.
land avenue NV. Mr.. Freer re-
Gently resigned as a member Of the
Federal Trade Commission to enter
private law practice.
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Pupils TO Give Proqrum

Pupils will present choral pro-
gram at the meeting of the Kate
Waller Barrett Parent Teacher As
sociation at 8 pm. Thursday at the
school, 4400 North Henderson road,
Arlington.
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The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Hoover Unit Tentatively Agrees
To Exempt CSC in Merqer
By joseph Youno

The Hoover Commission tentatively agreed exempt
Civil Service Commission from the proposed Department
Administration which would combine the o-caed service
agencies in Government
group recommend that the Civil Service Com
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mission remain an independent Fed
eral agency, subject only to the
President and not to any other
agency or administrator.
The chief reason for the Hoover
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and the Budget Bureau. And it's
reported that the Hoover Commis-
sion also will exempt these groups
from its recommendations for a
combined services" administration
in Government.
What the Hoover Commission is
expected to propose is the consoli-
dation Of the Governments pro-
curement, space and records divi-
sions into one agency, headed by a
single administrator.
The Hoover group, however, will
recommend many changes for the
internal structure of the Civil Serv-
ice Commission and probably for
the GAO.
AS reported here some weeks ago,
the Hoover group will urge that
the president of the Civil Service
Commission be given overall au-
thority in all administrative mat
ters. The Hoover plan would make
the commissions chief the top per-
sonnel administrator in Govern
ment, with the power to overrule
his two associates on any policy
matter. Also, the Hoover group will
ask greater decentralization Of job
placement powers to the individual
agencies.
Il + 4 Il
LABOR DEPARTMENT - Labor
Department officials are disappoint-
ed at not receiving more definite
word from the White House re-
garding all the expansion plans they
had hoped would be forthcoming.
The department would like MOTH
ing better than to widen its scope
of operation, including the annex
alton of several more agencies like
the United States Employment
Service, the Federal Mediation and
Cancellation Service, the National
Mediation Board, Bureau of Immi-
grafton and Naturalization and
several others.
There's no doubt that Secretary OF
Labor Tobin is in good standing
with the White House after the
slam bang election campaigning he
did for Mr.. Truman. But labor
Department officials, who perhaps
are a little over-eager, anxiously are
waiting some definite word from the
White House on what they can ex-
pect to get.
PAY GOAl-The AFL Govern
ment Employees Council today for
mally will ask for $3.50 pay raise
for all Federal employees. = '7'@'' 3"
That's the amount recommended
by its Legislative Committee last
week, and the cotAcil is expected to
adopt the proposal today as its 1949
Legislative pay goal. -" """ '.'''
The council. which eXerts lot of
influence on Capitol Hill, at firstcon-
sidered asking for $3.50 pay boosts
But it revised this figure downward
when Chairman-elect Johnston of
The Senate Civil Service Committee
informed its leaders he thought this
was too much. Senator Johnston
has announced he will sponsor pay
raise legislation In January for all
Federal employees
Council members realize they face
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Weather Report

Mostly sunny and warm, with
highest temperature in the Cos this
afternoon. Fair with lowest tenn
perature about 81 degrees tonight.
Tomorrow mostly cloudy and not
as warm.
Maryland and Virginia-Fair and
somewhat colder tonight. Tomor-
row, mostly cloudy and not as
warm.
Wind velocity, 10 miles per hour;
direction, north-northwest.
Five-Day Weather Forecast Decem-
ber IA Through December Is.
For Northern Virginia, Maryland
and the neutrality-suspicious. will
average about degrees above nor
NAL. Normal maximum, 43; normal
minimum, 20 in the District area.
Colder Wednesday. Warmer Thurs
day. Colder Friday and Saturday
Rain likely Thursday and again
Saturday or Sunday. Total rainfall
about one-fourth inch.
River Report.
v. b.
Potomac River clear Harpers Ferry and
at Great Pals; Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
Readings At w.ss,aatan hsunidi,y; yS,t,o,., .rnor.
Yesterdsy =. "aS1s'Ge Pet Todsg ks0na' A00Et Pct
Noon "a Midnight gu
pm. m.------- 90 3 a,m.-------- s.
Pm. 79 10 a.m.-------- 63
High and Lew for Yesterday.
Low, AZ at 6:34 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest' 30. on Ausust 27.
- deodetie survsyI
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1880 The Sun and Neon.
SOM: ss;ss,. ,.sssz s3':; :=: In In:
Moon. today - SIS pm. 5;s5 am.
Automobile lights must be turned On
one-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
caDai sur4ens monss IN In the
y: II II 81 || s
A&ICu. ~3---- 0OI1.lO % 81
NAys ---------- s.61 80 l0.bR Se
luna 5.2s 4l3 1924 90
July 4.31 All 1888 SO
August 8 90 4.01 14.4l S'2S
September - 3.l9 3.24 1745 '34
October ------- 3.09 2.S4 S.S1 81
November $50 2.37 $50 'Sg
December ! 80 3.32 so '0l
Temperatures In Various Cities.
High. Low. High. Low.
Albuquerque SO 43 Miami - g.. IS
Atlanta 6S 81 Milwaukee 43 81
Atlantic City "a A. New Orleans II 90
Bismarck - IL 3 New York 81 ~
Boston ---- "a 80 Norfolk SO so
Buffalo As % Oklahoma c. 76 30
Chicago "a 36 Omaha AZ 80
Cincinnati 80 81 Phoenix - 13 40
Detroit - Al ~ Pittsburgh 81 Al
Ell PaSo 81 At P'rtind. Me. 80 80
Galveston 73 - St. Louis 73 Al
Harrisburg SO A Salt Lake c. 81 29
Indiana polls 55 45 San Antonio go SO
Kansas City 73 20 San Fr'cisco 63 43
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Automobile lights must be turned On
one-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital (current month to Sate):
Evening star., 1948-03-26

toiIine. Classics this yeor
may be plain, but they'll
sport "difference" through
scoIIoped edges, whipstitch-
ing and some may even
have little insets Of Irish
crochet on their cuffs.
There's no room this spring
for monnish type gloves.
Rather, they ore f|ottering,
fepninine and decidedly in
keeping with the froeiIe
spring costumes.
World-fomous artists con-
tribute the next Easter
touch" we ore going to
mention. Formerly their en-
deovors have been restricted
to convos, paper and the
other means by which artists
communicate their tolents.
Now leodine European ort
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By Josephine Lowman

Too often the habit OF an annual
physical examination Is reserved for
infancy or middle age. The big
gap in between Is overlooked with
the thought, "Oh they arc young.
There Is nothing wrong with them" "
Actually, this Is not true. The ages
in between middle age and infant y
are subject to definite maladies.
Besides, in young manhood and
womanhood the foundations Of fu-
ture health are being laid. This
makes this period extremely i'm
portant in any health program.
In this age group poor posture has
not yet become hopeless and good
habits in nutrition build for future
vitality. tuberculosis is q definite
hazard for these young people who
are apt to sleep too little and to
play and work too hard.
Many colleges recognize this fact
Cooper Union, in New York. gives
an annual physical examination to
its students as part of their health
program. DR.. Edwin Burdell, di-
rector of the Cooper Union says
Educational institutions must as
sumo definite responsibility in the
field of preventive medicine"
OF the students examined At this
school, 20 per cent were found
to have ailments which could be
remedied. The college itself does
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lists, such as Motisse, Andre
Deroin, Graham Sutherland
and Henry Moore, ore able
to have their works exhibited
not only in galleries, but by
women the world over.
These painters are port of
a group working with the
firm Of Ascher in England
to create silk scorfs of ex-
troordipoY beauty. These
scorfs ore on display now
at the British Oversees Air
woys offices right below the
MoyfIower Hotel.
Still in the realm of
scorts, but staying on this
side Of the Atlantic, ere the
new Contemporo scorfs by
eight of Americas outstond-
ing pointers. Washington is
one of the so Ieoding cities
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Easter Parade

Because the big Easter Sunday
parades on Connecticut avenue
were a little before our time we
got quite curious and went
through some back issues of The
Evening Star to see what they
were like.
'Tis said that in 1918 on Easter
Sunday the parade was enormous.
Over $4,000 people were out. One
man was on the Avenue as early
as 10 am. and stayed all day.
Another reporter who wrote up
the Easter promenade in the days
of 1914 said that "little ole Wash
ington was good enough for a
whole lot OF them yesterday" He
readily discounted the New York
and Atlantic City parades.
The style picture on April "a,
1916, saw big hats, little hats,
and hats that utterly hid the
many young women behind the
hat brim. Number hat decora-
tlOn were sweet peas. In 1910
the one-piece coat dress was q
great favorite.
This Easter Sunday will see the
Connecticut Avenue Association
once again reviving the Easter
promenade after church services.
Between 1890 and pm. fashion
minded judges will drive up and
down Connecticut avenue and
choose the most attractively
dressed paraders. Prizes will go
to the best-dressed mother and
daughter, teen-ager, smart women
in all age groups. Even pop will
get a chance to win a prize for
his sartorial efforts. Once again
the avenue will see colorful
throngs Gf it's a sunny day.. and
every one will have chance to
win a prize in the fashion hunt.
F. S.
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in the Nation to have been
chosen for this exclusive
scorf promotion right before
Eoster. Fine ort and high
fashion are combined with
soft tones and intense color
to make these very beouti-
full squares. Included in the
roster of American artists
ore Stuart Davis, Doris Lee,
Rockwell Kent, Ruth Reeves
and Robert Gwothmey. The
scorfs are q wonderful gift
suggestion. They ore gift
wrapped in special boxes
that are individually labeled
with the name Of the artist.
Included is an ottroctively
printed booklet With focts
about the ortist whose
"Pointine" you are wearing.
-ELENI.
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Eoster outfits take the
right Touches" to really
set them off - especially
touches of white. In foct,
white is the one glove color
that stores report is in
ereotest demand at this
time.
But this Eoster season,
with the emphasis that hos
been placed on pastel tones,
many women are adding
Touches" of hormonizinq
or contrasting shades to
their outfits. Available once
again in generous quantities
ore ooIored gloves in doe
skin, suede and copeskln.
Glove styles do not change
drostieolIy from season to
season, except for small de-
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Photo By George Damon.

technique. 1t is believed that the
Egyptians discovered and used the
art. The word enamel actually
comes from the French word
"emaille," which is used to describe
the application Of transparent or
Opaque glass In powdered form to q
metal and fusing 1t at a high tenn
perature. Vitreous enamel is glass,
and has a basic content of silica,
just as does glass. In the work to
be taught at the studio, a technique
known as painters enameling" will
be used. The enamel Is put in place
with a spatula. The enamel Is
pushed into the desired design with
the point of small brush. Intricate
designs and patterns are made by
using both Opaque and transparent
enamels.
Students will learn to make ash
trays, salt containers, nut dishes,
buttons. pins and other costume
pieces, using the enamel and metal
combination. Sterling silver, gilder's
copper and gold will be used. They
will also learn to design and make
costume jewelry, including pins,
bracelets. rings and earrings, of
metal only
Ceramic enthusiasts will delight in
the minute amount of firing time
required for the enameled pieces
| just so seconds, at very high tenn
perature. Darkened in the firing,
the metal begins to glow as the heat
leaves it, the sheen and color of the
enamel surface emerges and the
finished product is ready for inSpec-
| ton within 80 minutes after firing.
To make dish like those pictured.
circle of the desired size is traced
on a sheet of metal, copper for
example. and the round piece cut
out with shears. The piece is laid
over scooped-out cup shape in a
wooden table and rounded with a
hammer until it has become curved.
An annealing flame, used after the
pounding to soften the metal, dark
ems the piece and 8 plunge into q
solution of nitric acid and water
leaves it rose colored. The dish is
then put on a stake and pounded
again with a hammer until its bril-
lance returns. The jeweled enamel
is applied to the inside and the
piece Is fired.
The course. beginning Friday eve
ming, April 10. Is an eight-week one
Since the instruction is actually
semiprivate, students may begin at
any date after that and get q COM
plete course. Complete private in
struction will also be given on an
hourly basis Workship time. with
out instruction. and kiln tims may
also b bought by the hour.
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:4% Why Grow Old?

not give treatment but calls the need
of 1t to the students attention and
refers them to specialists.
This is not only helpful IN over
coming physical defects but builds
q valuable health consciousness In
young people who are usually una
ware Of the value Of hygienic liv-
ing and health care Until 1t Is far
too late to profit by 1t as they could
have in earlier years.
Youth Il generally 20 abounding
in energy that good health Is taken
for granted and years pass before
the individual recognizes what a
superb gift and a keen edged weapon
fine health really is.
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silver unithinr will be included In

silver smithing will be included in
the course at the studio. also.
Pieces Of this sort, made mex
pensively, can often be sold most
profitably. A formidable array Of
enameled trays and dishes made by
American craftsmen is currently on
display at Georg Jensen's in New
York City.
Enameling on metal isn't new, but
1t is said that very few artists in
this country are familiar with the
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Bv Betty Miles

Washington lobbyists are now in
the unique position OF having the
opportunity to learn enameling on
metal. A local ceramic studio has
just hung out new shingle, offer
ing a course in this work which is
taught In only three other United
States cities-New York, Chicago
and Cleveland, Ohio-and taught
there in schools where art is being
studied as a profession. Copper and
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Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1773 Is
designed for sizes II, IA. is, Is, 20;
40 and A. Size IA requires 5N
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 Washington Star. P. o.
Box 90. Station G, New York
10. N.T.
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kze !
Starch the fluffy ruff1es of this

Starch the fluffy ruff1es of this
dainty crocheted server and look
cool, calm and collected. A delight
full present for q June bride or new
home maker.
To obtain this pattern send 2b
cents in coins, giving pattern num-
Der, your name, address and zone
number to Peggy Roberts, The
Washington Star. P. o. Box 100,
Station q. New York 10. n. 7.
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HOME JOBS?

from Mrs. W. F. c.. Mayo, Md
7, too. would appreciate any sug-
gestions along this line of home
jobs. I live at the beach where
there is no transportation and feel
/ must do something to earn extra
money ut home. I would prefer to
have q job at home where I can
take care Of my children than leave
them and 90 out to work. Thanh
you for any ideas and suggestion
you can give me.
Evening star., 1948-03-26
REDOTNG FLOORS.

From Mrs. +. T.. Silver Spring.
In response to G. D., Washington,
in regard to redoing floors: Two
years ago my husband had wonder
full success redoing our floors of two
bedrooms, a hall and living room
The sanding machine was rented
and sandpaper supplied at the cost
of $40. The sanding machine is
easily operated and does all but
about 2 inches in corners which can
be done by hand or the use OF
smaller machines.
We applied two coats Of shellac,
taking q narrow strip and going to
full length of the boards in the di-
rection they run. Apply the second
coat only after the first Is dry. Then
wax with a good liquid wax. Our
floors are also soft pine. With oc-
casional waxings on the much used
spots our floors look as good rs new.
We have never had any done pro-
assionally, so cannot advise you
about the eaet.
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REMOVING WALLPAPER;
TENDER ROASTS.

from Mrs. III. M. B., SiEper Spring.
Re removing wallpaper: As we
are old hands at the game perhaps
I can help Mrs. M. X. C. Last fall
We found something new on the
market which practically does the
job for you. It is a liquid which
can be bought in almost any hard
ware store for about IS cents a
quart for the purpose OF removing
wallpaper. 1t is to be mixed with
water and used either with q brush
or sprayer 1--WE used a sprayer) and
follow directions on bottle. Our
rooms had layers on, therefore we
had to use more. You spray 1t on
and give 1t few minutes to soak
in, then start peeling it of. We
used fine sandpaper afterward to
get all rough spots of the wall be-
fore repapering.
Re oven roasting: I can't under
stand why so many have such a
hard time roasting meats. When
we had gas I would brown my
roasts on top of the stove first, then
add water and salt to the meat and
would put it IN the oven. I have
never had a tough roast. I have
recently moved and am now using
electricity and I just put the roast
in the pan without any water in a
cold oven and in about IL hours my
AZ pound chuck roast was done
Sunday, and tender as could be.
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from Mrs. L. c., Wdstington.)
For Mrs. G. F. S.: About 10 years
ago, when I was about to buy my
living room suite, my friends ad-
vised me not to get mohair as the
moths love mohair and would ruin
same. They showed me their fur
niture with moth holes in 1t. do
not know whether conditions have
changed or not by now.
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BABY HINT.

(From Mrs. F. II. H., Accokeek.)
A "happifier" for my baby Is a
toy tied to her high chair where she
can reach it and pull it clumsily up.
Her's Is bright rattle.) No mat
ter what else she drops. one toy is
there. It's tied on with heavy red
wool for added attraction.
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MOUNTING SNAPSHOTS.

(Frorn Mrs. r. p. p, Washtngton.)
The following is an answer to
Mrs. r. H., Takoma Park, re mount
ing snapshots.
I would suggest that you purchase
o bottle of rubber cement at any
Photographic supply store to use
in mounting snapshots in an album.
I have used 1t in mounting all my
pictures and 1t makes very neat
Job. II you should happen to put
. picture in the wrong place it can
easily be removed and the rubber
cement will rub off the page and not
leave any mark.
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"CARoLINE OF EDINBURG?"

CAROLINE OF EDINBURGH"
From Mrs. G. C. B., Herndon.)
Does any one among the readers
know the words of the song, Caro-
line of Edinburgh" An old song,
wanted by an elderly lady.
GRAVY; BEVERAGE.
from Mrs. L. ", Was11tngton.)
An easy way to make good gravy:
Buy little shaker in the dime store,
half fill with milk, two tablespoons
flour, salt, pepper, then fill to top
with water. Shake few seconds
snd pour into pan. Thin with water
or milk.
A nice drink: To two cups OF
water add one and one-half cups OF
sugar, and boil minutes. When
cool add one-half cup lemon juice
one pint grape juice and one cup
of water. When ready to serve flll
the glass half full with this and add
ginger ale and Ice.