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Evening star., 1949-12-04
Order of the Eastern Star

Black; Adah. Miss Opal Myers
Ruth, Mrs. Helen McGaha
Esther, Miss Frances Trim; Mar
tina, Mrs. Lila v. Bartlett: Electa
Miss Irma Rouse; warder, Mrs
Marvel Werner.
Unity installed: Mrs. Marie N
Patton, matron; Joseph Crea
patron; Miss M. Irene Ruskin. as
sociate matron; Miss Mary L
Hoffman. secretary; Mrs. Gladly
P. Milne. treasurer; Mrs. Eliza.
beth D. Secrest. conductress; Mis-!
Lois Walp, associate conductress
Mrs. Lillian G.. Maykrantz. chap.
lain; Mrs. May Titlow. marshal
MIR. Arthur E. Knowles. organist
Miss Shirley A. Walp, Adah; Mrs
Muriel H. johnson, Ruth; Mrs
Lois T. Oden. Esther; Mrs. Mar.
garet c. Jacobs, Martha; Mrs
Ellen p. Crea, Electa; Mrs
Eleanor N. Wilson, warder; Bart.
lett B. Jordan, sentinel; Mrs. Ber.
tha Z. Hamacher. Representative,
to Masonic and Eastern Stal
Home: Miss Ruth r. Dyer. trustee
Electa installed: Mrs. Catherine
l.. Harris, matron; H. Frederick
Bowman, patron; Mrs. Mary c
Assay. associate matron; George P
Smith. jr., associate patron; Mrs
Elsie 8. Robinson, secretary; Mis-.
Dorothy M. Tucker. treasurer
Mrs. Jennie T. Luckel. conduc.
tress: Mrs. Louise Riemann. as.
sociate conductress; Mrs. Louise
Merritt, chaplain: Mrs. Louise
Carlino, marshal; Mrs. Mel
O'Rear. organist; Mrs. Dorothy
Tinsley, Adah; Mrs. Janet Smith
Ruth; Mrs. Marjorie Bair, Esther;
Mrs. Alice Connick. Martha; Mrs
Eta Mae Lorenzen, Electa; Mrs
Virginia Legl, warder; Robert
Wilson, sentinel; Mrs. Carrie O.
Smith. director, Board Directors
Masonic and Eastern Star Home.
Mount Pleasant installed:
Matron. Jessie 8. Curran; pa
tron. Clayton r. Sanders; asso-
ciate matron, Helen A. Dandois;
secretary. Rebecca A. Bowen;
treasurer, Della Bogue; con.
ductress, Grace P. Sanders; asso-
ciate conductress, Violet I. Mar
kle; chaplain, Esther Bowen;
marshal, Minnie Perley; Adah,
Agnes Anderson: Ruth. Ruth W.
Clark; Esther, Helen w. Miller:
Martha, Matte v. Powell; Electa
A. Louise Goodacre; warder
Helena G. Bonner, and sentinel
William H. Thompson.
Areme installed: Matron, Eliza
beth smitskamp; patron, Teunis
r.. Collier; associate matron. Irms
Edmunds; associate patron. Louis
II. Layton; secretary, Irene
Schmidt; treasurer, Mary Jane
Jester; conductress, Helen Gro
vermann; associate conductress
Alma M. Collier; chaplain. Annie
Evening star., 1949-12-04
This Week in the Garden

The cyclamen mite may be
controlled on African violets and
other household plants by sub
merging the pot and foliage for
is minutes in water that has been
heated to 10 degrees Fahrenheit.
At this season Of the year
African violets seem to do best
in an east or south window. Dur
ing the summer they like the sub
dued light of a north window.
Many other house plants respond
to shifts Of this Kind. Only the
strictly sun-lovers can tolerate .
southern exposure during the
summertime. w. H. 7.
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|organist, Genevieve Sacra: Adah
Dorothy Hawkins: Ruth. Alvina
Thomas; Esther. Florence Becker
Martha. Dolores. Angle: Electa
Pauline Rollo; warder, Maude
Layton; sentinel. Julius Becker
Wednesday. reception to the OIL
GERS.
Takoma installed: Matron,
Louetta Macleod; patron. Rudolph
F. Christ; associate matron. Ruby
B. Mouse; associate patron, FL
mer H. Twigg; secretary, Inez C.
Burrows; treasurer, Stella L.
Blose; conductress. Margaret s.
Jones: associate conductress, Ruth
M. Harrigan; chaplain, Dorothy
r. Lear; marshal, Gladys Eccles-
ton; organist, Marjorie D. Vogel;
Adah. Marjorie I. Dolgos; Ruth.
Emile Rushing; Esther, Mary N.
Slye; Martha, Helen I. Cunerd:
Electa, Betty G.. Voehl; warder,
Hazel K. Hanlein: sentinel. Cecil
r. Bell; instructress. Ollie H. Carr:
trustees. Cecil r. Bell, Rose D.
Bell, Malena Rundvold.
Columbia-Tuesday, reception
for officers.
st. Johns Lodge installed: Mrs.
Merriam L. Rutherford. matron;
Aemil Pouler, patron; Mrs. nga
Albritton. associate matron; Cur
It's Morris, associate patron; Mrs.
Katherine Ernstedt, secretary;
Mrs. Sayde White. treasurer; Mrs.
Hester Helms, conductress; Mrs:
Edith Altman, associate conduc-
tress; Mrs. Clara Hinson. chap
lain; Mrs. George Pouler, mar
shall; Mrs. Iva H. Toone. organist;
Mrs. Opal Blakley. Adah; Miss
Shirley Schlossenberg. Ruth; Mrs.
Eva Hodge. Esther; Mrs. Eva Nc
Call, Martha; Mrs. Nina Morris.
Electa; Mrs. Ruth N. Little, war
der; Charles M. Franklin. senti-
mel; Mrs. Aleene D. Franklin. In
structress and Mrs. Leila ]. Has
kins. representative to the Ma
sonic and Eastern Star Home.
Monday. reception for officers.
Martha-Saturday, reservations
for Martha Chapter members at
Grand Chapter session at Lisner
Auditorium. Grand Chapter sup
per tickets available from the ma
tron.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Dogs
By Peter Boegs

A dog buries q bone because
his ancestors buried food they
killed, after eating what they
wanted, so that other dogs wouldn't
find the remains. Later they
would return and finish it. These
same ancestors would turn around
to mat down the stin grass and
brush for a bed whenever they
wanted to rest or sleep. They
also turned around for another
reason. They were testing the
direction of the wind and always
lay so the wind blew directly. at
their noses. bringing to their high
ly developed sense Of smell the
odor of any approaching enemy.
Regardless Of where your dog q
going to lie down, nine times out
of 10 he will turn around once
or twice before doing 10.
Here's how the expression, Die
like q dog" originated: Less than
q century ago it was the custom
in Great Britain and In other
parts Of Europe to put dogs TO
death by hanging. From this Al
most universal practice came the
much-used expression We hear %
often today.
II you want to give . dog a.
q Christmas gift make certain
that that person who IL to receive
it wants one-and will care for
it properly.
am not speaking now to those
who habitually put q dog to sleep
In front Of q radiator or fireplace
as soon as cold weather draws
near, nor to those who wrap .
dog In q blanket or sweater and
keep him indoors most Of the
time. I am speaking to those
who allow dogs to live normal
lives winter and summer.
Once before L warned you to
cover the bottom OF the dogs
kennel thickly with hay or cedar
shavings by mid November and to
see that the bed Is kept fresh
and dry. a@-.-
: Let your dogs kennel house
face south. Let 1t be raised on
blocks or stones to . height Of
at least IL inches above the
ground, with Z runway leading up
to 1t. Let the kennel opening bs
as small and narrow As viii per-
NIT your dog to 60 comfortably
in and out. If you can accustom
him easily to push . piece Of car
pet or canvas to one side In 60
ing In and out. hang such q strip
from the top Of the houses door,
way.
When you have him indoors.
keep him away from radiators
or hreplaces. If he is vet, dry
him with q rough towel.
All these precautions will lessen
his chances Of contracting pneu-
monia or other winter illnesses.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Amaryllis Bulb
Flowers Easily
If Potted Right
By w. n. Youneman
Corden Editor

The window gardener growing
an amaryllis for the first time Is
in for . pleasant surprise. These
South African natives produce
flowers 8, 8. and 10 inches across
with surprising ease in modern
homes. Each bulb will thrust up
one or two flower stalks, each
with one or more flower buds.
These stalks reach = height Of 2
feet or more and appear before
the foliage, Each is crowned with
the boldest colored of flowers.
Some careful of color schemes
In rooms should select the desired
colors when purchasing; however.
most window gardeners will start
out with an inexpensive bulb, one
almost sure to produce a red
scarlet bloom. You should feel
justified having learned the ease
with which in buying some Of the
newer, more expensive varieties.
possibly fragrant ones. available
In white, pink, red, white striped.
etc.
Amaryllis bulbs should be pur-
chased from October to December.
The huge bulbs may seem . bit
over-large at first but best results
are obtained from the larger. fat
ter bulbs. Amaryllis fans usually
prefer to have the roots left on
the bulbs and they may go 80 FAR
is to dampen them and sprinkle
with q roofing hormone just be-
fore potting.
Keep the Pot Small.
The bulb Is planted In relatively
small pot, never more than two
inches larger in diameter than the
bulb. preferably only one inch
larger. Large pots stimulate root
growth and foliage to the disad-
vantage Of the Towering. They
usually are allowed to remain IN
original pots until they burst
them, although this is not . uni
versal practice.
Put at least an inch layer Of
drainage material In the bottom
Of the pot before starting to I'LL
with Q fibrous loan. This soil
mixture may be made from rotted
sods, or by mixing well-rotted
compost and garden loam-equal
parts TO which should be added
. teaspoonful Of bone meal.
II the bulbs have roots the
dirt should be worked in among
them, using a small stick with
well-rounded end. Not more than
one-haH OF the bulb is buried In
the soil.
After potting. the bulbs are
well watered and placed In q
Evening star., 1949-12-04

50-degree dark place until we'll
rooted. They will need very little
water during this period Of six
to eight weeks. Overwatering can
be injurious. Try half q cup
once q week or 10 days at first.
II the soil seems moist at the
end Of that time, the next water
ing can be reduced. II the soil
is dry, add a bit more than the
half cupful.
Move. to Sunny Window.
When the roots are we'll de-
veloped the bud will appear and
then 1t Is time to bring the pot
into the light. After the new
shoot has greened up, the pot
should be moved into a sunny
window and the water increased
as the plants ability to absorb
1t increases. The growing amaryl-
lis will thrive at so to so degrees.
although an s0-degree tempera-
ture will produce more rapid and
taller growth.
Sonae give their bulbs a half
cupfui of weak liquid plant food
once or twice a month. Undoubt-
edly, this produces stronger
growth, but more important, 1t
is necessary for bulbs that are
towering the second year or more
from the. same pot.
The new flower shoots will make
rapid growth and because they
grow fairly tall and heavy should
be staked and tied. It requires
three to four weeks to Towering
after shoot appears. Green bam-
boo stakes are best for this pur-
pose.
Most amaryllis growers keep
them well watered and fed after
the Towering season to permit the
bulbs to- build up strength for the
next seasons bloom. Usually they
are moved to a semi shaded sec
ton Of the garden. the pot plunged
in soil to its rim. For best results
summer feeding and watering are
needed to keep the plant in good
growth Feeding may stop in
early August. Protection from in
sects and diseases is rarely neces-
sary, but protection from pets and
children may be needed.
The Drying of Technique.
In the fall, before killing frost,
the pots should be lifted and
brought indoors, where they may
be dried Of and stored for the
rest period. There are some
amaryllis,yarieties which are more
or less evergreen and they should
be kept growing. The majority,
however. may be dried of by with
holding water. When the foliage
has dried up they may be turned
on their sides under the laundry
tubs or h some other out-of-the-
way place where there is little
danger Of their becoming bone dry.
Multiplication by offsets is likely
In the older bulbs, and when this
occurs the window gardener may
be perplexed, not knowing what to
do or when with the newcomer.
Allow It TO remain undisturbed
until It separates easily-very lit
tie pressure needed-from the
parent bulb. At this time 1t may
be placed in small pot-in keep
ing with It's size and given the
same care outlined above. In
time 1t will reach Towering size
on to three years. depending
opon the care given.
Evening star., 1949-12-04

Is out doing next summers work.
The other day ! saw Tweed
bolting the mower onto his tractor.
It seemed q little odd to me that
he should go a-mowing when the
mercury was touching the freezing
point on the thermometer, 50 that
evening I dropped over to his
barn to see what was going on.
I found him in the "parlor" out
at the barn, where he and the
milk COWS were lounging around
enjoying q radio concert.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Montgomery Doirymon Neors Butterfot Goal
Of5OO Pounds Per Cow With Grade Herd

Cows freshen In . maternity
barn. converted from an old
stable. The calves are fed whole
milk until they are 8 weeks old.
when they are changed over to
calf pellets. They remain in the
calf barn until they are old
enough to go into an open barn
In q calf lot. Yearlings have still
another shed in q front field, and
there Is still another barn and
feeding shed for dry COWS.
The 4l-cow milking barn, con-
structed according to plans pro-
vided by the Maryland and Vir-
ginia Milk Producers Association.
through which Mr.. Nagel ships
milk to the Washington market.
Is complete with barn cleaner and
is considered one Of the most up
to-date barns In the milkshed. It
was completed last spring, when
the herd was moved from the
Alexandria farm.
Shies From Working Land.
Mr.. Nagel Is unlike many Of his
neighbors In that he likes to work
with the animals but SHES away
from the agricultural end Of
farming. -.
II like to tend the young stock
and the milking cows" he said,
but I contract to custom farmers
for my plowing and hay making
and other farm Jobs"
Mr.. Nagel gets . lot Of help
from Mrs. Nagel. Although she
was not reared in the country.
she likes the life. Together, they
are making something special Of
their 100 acres. j. B.
Evening star., 1949-12-04

Some will assume that the cold
weather of last week put an end
to fall gardening, but most home
gardeners will find much to do.
AS mentioned in this column
last Sunday, chickweed is apt to
be a chore in many gardens.
Climbing roses should be well
anchored to prevent whipping
about In winter winds.
Garden hose needs to be care
fully drained and stored for the
winter.
Tools should be given a going
over, those needing repair sent to
the shop, the others cleaned and
oiled before storing.
Planting of bulbs, trees, roses,
shrubs and ANIMALS can continue
until the ground freezes.
Much of the space for early
spring planting may be spaded.
Rake and pile leaves. weeds
and garden cleanings in the COM
post pile. Quantities Of we'll
rotted compost will be needed
next spring when the flower beds
are prepared, and, Of course. COM
post makes an excellent mulching
material for rose beds, perennial
borders and practically every
where that plants are being
grown.
It is not too late to lift plants
from the vegetable garden and
place them in the coldframe.
Take generous balls of earth with
each. Water we'll and on warm
days open the sash a bit to avoid
excessive temperatures.
Lack of rain is evident in spad-
ing the garden soil, which means
that unless we have rain soon
it will be necessary to water those
newly planted evergreens. The
established ones may need q soak
ing. too.
Exposing the roots Of plants
perennials, shrubs, roses or trees
to the drying action Of air Tor
even q few minutes may sap their
vitality. The experienced gar
dener puts his plants. especially
the woody ones. in q pail Of water
as he takes them from the pack
age and keeps them there until
they are ready to go into the
planting hole. This may sound
like an unnecessary frill, but ex-
perience has shown 1t to be q
desirable practice. If the roots
have dried in transit 1t may be
desirable to soak them overnight
in a pail of water. Better still.
put the whole plant In 9 tub Of
water. but not for more than "a
hours.
Garbage may be mixed with the
leaves In the compost pile, but
lime should be added to keep
rodents away and to keep down
odors. Trimmings from lettuce
epd oohhooa ORC aaoncia11v n0O6
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Show Meeting Set for Tuesday.

Show Meeting Set Tor Tuesday.
Mrs. Emmanuel Perry, appoint
ed chairman Of the Garden Club
Division for the National Flower
Show to be held in the Washing
ton National Guard Armory March
% to 20, has selected as her assist
ants Mrs. Charles T. williams and
Edward K. Bender. Mrs. A. Kyle
Goodman will be chairman Of pub
licity for the club section.
Granville Guide. local general
show chairman. will meet Tuesday
evening with Mrs. Perry and her
assistants to formulate plans for
the participation Of al garden
clubs In Washington and vicinity
in the first National Flower Show
to be held in this city.
Dahha Society TO Elect.
National Capital Dahlia Society
will meet at 8 o'clock Thursday
evening at the New National Mu-
scum.
Annual election Of officers and
directors. colored slides Of dahlias,
door prize. The public Is invited.
Hyattsville Club Banquet.
The Hyattsville Horticultural
Society will hold its annual ban
quet Thursday evening at $3.50
o'clock at Pinkney Memorial Epis-
copal Church. L. L. Powers, who
in recent travels has visited every
State capital and has taken pic
lures also In Canada and Hawaii,
will present motion pictures Of
interest. The officers for the new
year viii be inducted: President,
Mrs. Henry Crosswhite; vice pres
ident. Mrs. Katherine Nicolet;;
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Garden Club Activities

treasurer, Jack Bowie; secretary,
Miss ndia Bridges. Among other
events of the program will be the
awarding of The Star Trophy to
the high-point winner at shows
during the year. The cup is now
in the possession of Mrs. Nicolet.
I'D Birthday Celebration.
Woodbridge ,Gatden Club will
meet at 8 o'clock tomorrow eve
ming at the Sherwood Presby-
terian Church Hall, Twenty-sec-
ond street and Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE, celebrating the 22d BIRTH
day Of the group with an enter
tainment and refreshments. The
club gave four shows this year with
los exhibitors. leading point win
ners, In order, as follows: Mrs. H.
c. Maynor. Mrs. H. A. Linger. Mrs.
M. w. Cogar. A. H. Engelbrecht.
n. ]. Clay. DR.. F. Weiss, q. r.
Hitchcock, r. F. Gray, c. L. Ar
mentrout, Miss Elizabeth Stark,
Ernest Dove, Fred Lang. All won
so or more points In competition.
December Flower.
Lucille Agniel Gaines, whose
poems appear infrequently here,
says Of the poinsettia that the
bright green leaves continue to
make . beautiful showing after
they bloom. "Give them plenty
Of sunshine and water" she
writes. "As gifts they will last
many days after Christmas" Her
poem follows:
Rolnsettia.
Foinsettia the gals bloom
dlortfier the Christmas room
A miracle Of green and red,
with flaming petals wide outspTead.
Mingled with the holly-berry.
Poinettia proelAdmS . merry
Yuletide for the old and young.
While Chrfstmas carols sweet are sung.
Evening star., 1949-12-04

Garbage may be mixed with the
leaves In the compost pile, but
lime SHOULD be added to keep
rodents away and to keep down
odors. Trimmings from lettuce
and cabbage are especially good
since they break down quickly and
help the other materials to decay.
Evening star., 1949-12-04

It is not too late to lift plants
from the vegetable garden and
place them in the coldframe.
Take generous balls of earth with
each. Water we'll and on warm
days open the sash bit to avoid
excessive temperatures.
Evening star., 1949-12-04

Lack of rain is evident in spad-
ing the garden soil, which means
that unless we have rain soon
it will be necessary to water those
newly planted evergreens. The
established ones may need q soak
ing, too.
Evening star., 1949-12-04

II you want to give . dog -
q Christmas gift make certain
that that person who is to receive
it wants one-and will care for
it properly.
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-28
State All Contest
Winners Announced
Continued from nrst pags1

State winners making the Chica-
go trip and their projects are:
Poultry, Mary Sue Ross, Clayton;
Garden, Robert Krewatch, Delmar;
Tractor Maintenance, David Eli
oft, Laurel; Field Crops, Joseph
Mitchell, Hockessin; Farm Safety,
William Redding, Newark; Canning,
Helen Leasure, Newark; Clothing,
Virginia ShOckley, Townsend; a;
Food Preparation, Frances Lama,
Bridgeville; Dress Revue, yBett
Workman, Delmar; Home Improve
ment, Bernadine Patterson, Mar
shallton.
Members who will compete for
section honors are: Dairy, David
Woodward, Wilmington; Home
Grounds Identification, Edward
Workman, Delmar; Meat Animal,
Robert Carey, Bridgeville; Soil
Conservation, Lewis Phipps, Hook
essin; Frozen Foods, Betty Webb,
GOldsboro, Md; Leadership, Jac-
Queline Davis, Newark, and Fran
els Downs, Smyrna.
The winning state team and in
dividual girl in the dairy foods
demonstration contest will be
awarded gold watches. They are
Norma Jane Adams, Bridgeville
and the team of Ruth and Dorothy
PiersOn, HOckessin.
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-28

stunt flying and a hundred and one
other thrill producing events. Spe-
cial prizes, donated by Milford mer-
chants, will be awarded during the
course of the air meet.
willard Jackson, member of
the local post, and owner-operator
of the local airport, heads the V.
F. w. committee charged with MAX
ing arrangements for the show.
Ralph Scott, another member of the
post, is making necessary arrange
ments for the patrOlling of the air
port area. A portion Of the pro-
ceeds from the air show will be
given to the post for its home fund.
Never in the history of any COM
muuinty in lower Delaware, accord
ing to all records available to the
writer, has such a celebration been
held to honor its founders, and al
ready word is going around that an
other such celebration must be
held in 1850, and soon.
1t has been stated and justly so,
that if such an affair is held in 1850,
there will not be windows enough in
the business sections of this city
to handle the displays that will be
made available to the committee In
charge. 1t is an idea that has ap-
parently clicked" that it is unique
there is no denying, and above all it
has provided something for the
younger generation to remember
with pride.
Milford is first again.
Milford chronicle., 1949-10-28
Sussex League Title
Won BY Frederick
ssontinusa non nrn pass,

Camage until the 9Th when Fred
erica tied the count and in the 10th
Fisher doubled to get in scoring
position and Alvin Brown dross
out a smashing line drive triple to
salt the game and championship
away for Frederick. Jack Moore
was on the mound for Frederick
and pitched nine full innings Of the
fine pitching we have been used to
seeing Jack pitch lately. Veteran
Jim POstles pitched the tenth inn
ing for F'rederica and although
MillsbOrO got a runner as far as
second Jim tigbtened down and
choked of Millsboro's hopes for a
rally in his usual calm and cool
manner.
It was very doubtful last spring
when the season stated that very
many people thought that Frederica
would still be in the thick of the
finals to the last, but by that fight
ing spirit and never say quit atti-
tude they not only stayed there but
came out victors. Many times man
ager Fisher had to go through a
game with just nine players with
some playing with injuries that
should have had them on the side
lines. but Frederick managed to
struggle along down in the second
division at times. However, when
school closed and our school boys
became eligible to play in league
competition our boys began to
climb and continued to do so until
the end Of the season.
Frederick is very proud of it's
ball team. Claude Fisher did a
wonderful job as manager, giving
much of his time and talents to the
running of the team. Every player
on the team deserves much credit
They gave their time and talents
without pay, and there is not one
that was not a hero at some time
during the season. We hope to see
them all back next year and say
mank thanks to them for a job well
done.