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Evening star., 1950-11-06
By Violet Faulkner
Food Editor.

In long ago days, the fruity in
gradients of holiday fruit cakes
had to be imported from Mediter-
ranean shores by long and devil
Gus routes. Sometimes shipments
were delayed and holidays slipped
sadly by without fruity delicacies.
Fruit cake recipes were cherished
and held. Tiny slices were served
with a spot of precious port. Fruit
cake then and now personif1ed
gracious living. But precious in
gradients are no longer imported
from far away shores, they're pro-
duced right here in the United
States fine fruit and nuts,
plenty of 'em.
Often the question comes up as
to how long you can keep fruit
cake. Well here's how long
one cake was kept. This past sum-
mer Pierre Orcino, food super
visor for one of Washington S
leading caterers, opened a sealed
tin containing a fruit cake he
made for a wedding Is years ago
The cake belonged to Mrs. VIII
liam B. Kerkam, jr.. who told me
she had intended to use the cake
on her first anniversary but what
with one thing or another Is
years slipped by. When I asked
Mrs. Kerkam how and where she
kept the cake during these years
she replied. "Oh, just on the
pantry shelf"
The cake was in perfect condl-
ton. Before Mr.. Orcino was
ready to decorate this tier Of the
original four-tier wedding cake,
he soaked it for two days in
brandy to soften the texture and
add flavor. Mrs. Kerkam served
the cake at her 18th wedding an
niversary party.
Mr.. Orcino told me they start
Evening star., 1950-11-06

Drain and cool. Cut prunes from
pits into pieces and slice apricots.
Rinse and drain raisins and cur
rants and add to prunes and april
cots. Add dates. citron and candied
fruits. Silver almonds and chop
pecans coarsely and add to fruits.
Sprinkle / cup of flour over fruits
and nuts and mix well. Sift re-
naming -four with spices, soda
and salt. Cream shortening and
sugar together thoroughly. Beat
in eggs one at a time. Add sifted
dry ingredients alternately with
molasses and jam. Pour batter
over fruit-nut mixture and mix
thoroughly. Pack batter lightly
into 8 loaf pans (7hx2hx3h
inches) or 2 8-inch tube pans
which have been lined with 2
thicknesses of creased brown
paper and one of creased waxed
paper. Bake in a very slow oven
CATS degrees F) 31a to 4 hours,
with shallow pan of hot water on
floor of oven. Makes 10-pound
cake.
Evening star., 1950-11-06
Within Bounds

across that rope to go into the
street. He must not go out alone.
Then there is the idea Of tres
passing. Neighbors do not like to
have children run through their
yards, or dig in their lawns, or pick
their flowers. Take time out to
make this clear to the cittle one
whose only idea is to see, want,
take. Being a child that is his
way, but he must learn another
way.
Being liked is important to him.
He must learn that there are
words he is not to use. There are
things he must not say. There are
manners he must use and manners
he must never use. Teach him.
Play manners with him. He can
be somebody. mother can be some
body else, and game Of manners
played out. That is a very re-
warding experience for both &C
tors.
Wherever a child goes, whatever
he does, he reaches the limits of
his expression. Life diSciplines
him through experience and often
such experiences are hard to take.
If children are trained at home
to recognize the limits set by So
ciety upon their behavior they will
be that much surer, that much
more successful. and much. much
happier.
Evening star., 1950-11-06
By Betty Miles

By Betty Miles
Most of the citizens of his world
probably would have said hearty
"Amens" to poet John Dryden's
18th century observation.
"Great wits to madness
sure are near allied :"
And as late as 1920. Paul Witty,
professor of education at North
western University. declared it
was rather generally believed that
very bright and gifted children
were eccentric. queer. or emo
tionally unstable. Some adults
went so far as to assert that eccen-
tricity and genius were inseparable
some even believed that the
extent of genius was directly pro-
portionate to the amount OF
instability.
But what are the facts?
The famous study that DR.. Lewis
Terman has conducted at Stanford
University since 1921. described in
his book 1.-THE Gifted Child Grows
Up" by Terman and Oden, throws
| light on the true nature OF the
gifted.
About 1900 children. who aver
aged around II years of age and
ranged in childhood intelligence
uuotients between 1876 and 200.
with an average I. @. of 152, were
studied. They were chosen by
methods designed to insure that
the group would be fairly repre-
sensitive of children who rate
| in the top / per cent in intelli-
gence as measured by the STAN
| ford -Binet scale for individuals,
or the Terman Group Test. What
is true Of this group should be
true of superior children in gen.
eral who had comparable educa-
tional and cultural opportunities.
DR.. Terman confined his work to
children whose giftedness lay in
their superior general intelligence,
rather than those whose gift is
special talent.
What are these children like?
Far from being "allied to mad
ness" they apparently were SUI
perior in every way. Character,
personality and trait tests placed
them definitely above control
groups of corresponding age. In
health and physique they were
quite a bit superior to the gen.
eral school population. In school
achievement their superiority was
greatest in the abstract compu-
tations. Gifted children are at
their best in thought" subjects.
Their interests. it was learned.
were many-sided and spontane-
Gus. They took part in all kinds
of childhood activities and &C
quired far more knowledge about
plays, games and sports than the
average of their age.
How did these gifted children
turn out?
In 1916, when the subjects
averaged abou SO years of age,
after the careers of more than
95 per cent Of the original group
Evening star., 1950-11-06
Why Grow Old?
Measurements Count Most

stand with your weight equally
divided between your feet. Meas
ure about the large part of your
hips, again being sure that the
tape passes straight around your
body so that it Is parallel to the
floor.
For the abdominal measure
ment pass the tape straight
around your body at the point
where the abdomen is largest. This
is usually about six inches below
the waistline.
1t is rather difficult to measure
oneself. You might pass these
directions along to some helpful
friend and let her do the meas
uring.
If you would like to have nv
leaflet No. 40, Weight Chart for
Women" send a stamped. self.
addressed envelope with your re-
quest to Josephine Lowman in
care Of The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1950-11-06
Apricot Punch

When you think of a steaming
hot punch, apricot whole fruit
nectar is as fine base as you may
select. Stick cinnamon. whole
cloves, allspice. grated lemon rind
spike" it to perfection. Water
and sugar may be added but the
all-important thing is to serve
the punch hot, hot, hot. Mugs
are good carriers.
Evening star., 1950-11-06
{. Bake Your FRUIT Cake Now

making their fruit cakes in Sep
tember for the holiday trade. Ac-
tually they begin to lay the
ground work before that because
two weeks prior to the mixing
and baking all the fruits are
soaked in sherry. rum and brandy
So woe be unto the person who
leaves her fruit-cake baking un-
til the last minute. This is
one Christmas activity that suf-
fers from procrastination. Make
your cakes early so they will have
time to mellow so the favors
LOT the candied fruits, nuts and
molasses will have a chance to
thoroughly blend. And remember
this these fruity cakes make
wonderful Christmas presents for
your friends.
OLD-FASHIONED DARK
FRUIT CAKE.
1k2 cups prunes.
l cup dried apricots.
cups SeedleSS ralSlnS.
112 cups seeded raisins.
112 cups currants.
|1Ea cups sliced pitted dates.
az cups diced preserved citron.
II " cups diced candied pineapple
I1h cups halved candied cherries
l cup sliced candied orange peel
l cup sliced candied lemon peel.
~ cups blanched almonds.
l cup pecans.
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour,
2 teaspoons allspice.
2 teaspoons cinnamon.
" teaspoons nutmeg.
l teaspoon mace.
" teaspoon ginger.
" teaspoon cloves.
n teaspoon soda.
I11a teaspoons salt.
/ cup shortening.
112 cups brown sugar (packeO.
6 eggs.
" cup light molasses.
70 cup strawberry jam.
Rinse prunes ana apricots, cover
with water and boil 5 minutes.
Evening star., 1950-11-06
By Josephine Lowmon

Measurements make the woman
Let your measurements rather
than pounds be the gauge of the
condition of your figure. This
does not mean that you can weigh
any amount and still have a lovely
silhouette. OF course. if you are
overweight, you should reduce but
your tape measure should be your
guide in an important way.
Often, in my figure-molding
classes, women have become wor-
ried when they gained three or
four pounds even when their
measurements were shrinking. It
happens many times that a
woman will gain a little as she
firms up and at the same time
lose in inches. So long as this
latter Is happening to you there
is no need for worry.
Many women do not know how
to take their measurements. In the
first place do not pull the tape
tight. On the other hand. do not
have it slack-just pull it in an
easy normal way. When you meas
ure about the bust be sure you
wear the same type and size bras
siere for before and after measure
ments. The brassiere can make q
big difference in this measure
ment. Measure around the fullest
part Of the bust and be certain
that the tape measure goes
straight around the back, without
dipping down or going up.
You should take your waist
measurement at your natural
waistline. Do not pull your abdo-
men in, in an unnatural way, and
do not push it out. Try to stand
as you do normally.
When you measure your hips
Evening star., 1950-11-06
Our Most Potent Minority
Gifted Are Superior in Every Way
Potent Minority

had been followed for Is years
these facts were revealed: Mem
bers Of the group showed no ten
dency to die young: so far, their
mortality rate is only four -fifths
Of the normal expectation. The
insanity rate and the suicide rate
approach more closely. but are
lower than. the normal. The in
cidence Of delinquency Is extreme
ly low.
Their marriage rate equals that
for the general population. and
is far above the rate for the
generality Of college graduates
Both marital and all-round social
adjustments compare favorably
with those Of other groups.
Intelligence tests taken in 1910
when the average age Of the GROUP
was 80. indicated that as rule in
tellectually superior children be-
came Intellectually superior adults
Occupationally speaking. by 1945
half of the men were in the pro-
fessions and nearly a third were
in the higher business occupa-
tions. The number of college
teachers, lawyers and physicians
is. in each case. twenty or thiry
times the normal for a random
group.
Their educational record was
very good-about 80 percent en-
tered college and almost 10 per
cent graduated, each figure being
about eight times the correspond
ing figure for the general popu-
lation of their generation. Nearly
a third graduated with honors,
approximately two-thirds contin-
ued for one or more years Of grad
uate work, and one-fourth took
graduate degrees beyond the mas
ter'S degree.
Good as these figures are. if read
in reverse. we are reminded, one
sees that they should have been
much better. More than ten per
cent never entered college, al
though all were potentially supe-
rior college material, and more
than 80 per cent never graduated.
In some cases Ill health or family
need were responsible. In many
more the high school either failed
to recognize the students potenti-
alitieS or failed to give the needed
encouragement and intellectual
stimulation, DR.. Terman claims.
Some who went to college did
mediocre or inferior work, and
some fatty failed. Why? The
most common explanation given
by the subjects. DR.. Terman ex-
plains, was that in high school
they made high marks without
serious work, and underestimated
the work necessary in college. A
few had developed feelings of
social inferiority because of being
younger than their classmates,
and determined to pursue popular
ity and leadership in college. Some
developed an Understandable
loathing' for the reputation they
had acquired of being intellectual
highbrows and often feigned ig-
norance in class in order to seem
More like the other students. Not
Evening star., 1950-11-06
TheChef
Soys-

The tomato is, perhaps, one Of
the most fascinating of all our
fresh foods. The name comes
from the Mexican "tumatl'-but
to Europeans the bright red globes
were more familiarly known as
"love apples" 1t seems to have
been known in Africa centuries
ago, and was there highly es-
teemed by many tribes. The Ma
lays also have been familiar with
the tomato for hundreds of years.
But 1t was not until the close
OF the sixteenth century that
specialists in Europe began to take
note of it. Dodoens. famous herb
alist of the Netherlands. mentions
it about 1883, and recommends
that 1t be eaten with pepper,
salt and oil. Still the most popu-
lar form Of serving it, for most
of us!
At about the same time, few
plants were introduced into Eng
land by Gerard, English surgeon
and botanist, but 1t was in gen.
eral looked upon with aversion,
considered poisonous by most
people and so was cultivated only
for pigs.
It appeared in our own south
ern states before it was intro
duced into our northern sections
and again enjoyed unpopularity
for years. About 1928, an article
appeared in a Charleston, S. c.,
newspaper, written by the editor,
who timidly suggested expanded
tomato cultivation.
Plants were brought to New
Jersey, now one of the biggest
tomato producing sections, in 1880.
and gradually the tomato began
to make its way in the world.
And no one can deny that today
1t and it's products rank among
the leading foods found on
American tables and on tables
IN many other parts of the globe.
Plant breeders have developed
the tomato to a high point of
quality and variety. Large yellow
tomatoes and the little yellow
pear-shaped variety are favorites
with gourmets. Plants bear fruit
OF almost uniform size and per-
fection. The food value of to.
matoes is high. But in some parts
of the world the old superstitionS
still cling to the ''love apple
cloaked in more scientific langu-
age than Of old, to be sure. but
expressing "tabu" nonetheless. h
Evening star., 1950-11-06

Every now and then comes the
urge for old-time desserts. Re-
member this old chestnut? Rice
cooked in milk. over hot water,
of course, sweetened and served
hot with slices of lovely golden
canned cling peaches. A sprinkle
OF cinnamon over all is a delight
full touch.
Evening star., 1950-11-06

Appetizers served before taking
on to a football game should en-
tail no last-minute preparation
Here's an unusual appetizer which
never gets tired or soggy and
which may happily be prepared
long IN advance of serving time
1t Is called "Deviled Prunes.'
Steam prunes until they are soft
remove pits and fill with deviled
ham and chopped pickle. which
have been moistened with may
onnaiSe. Exotic and delicious!
Evening star., 1950-11-06

infrequently. the educator goes on,
the trouble could be traced back
to the elementary grades where
the average subject was held back
two or three school years below
the level to which he had already
mastered the curriculum.
fThe tDdys In Which educators
are trying to meet the needs of
the gifted tDiH be discussed in
merit Mondays orticle.)
Evening star., 1950-11-06

Freeze an ice cream mix tac-
cording to directions on package)
and use it to fill cream puffs for
a party dessert; serve with choco-
late sauce.
Evening star., 1950-11-06

This is the second OF q series
of Monday articles on gifted
children.
Evening star., 1950-12-23

Sibour Construction Of Washing
ton. the builders. ..
1t. Col Arthur w. Schoech, a
Lutheran, post chaplain at the
Army Medical Center, is in
charge Of the chapel.
A native Of Dedoskey, Mich, he
is a graduate Of st. Paul's College
and Of Concordia Lutheran Sem
mary. st. Louis. He entered the
Army in 1910. serving in both
Europe and Japan before coming
to his present post in August, 1850.
He is married has a son, Howard,
IT, and lives at 1856 Tenbrook
street. Silver Spring, Md.
The Catholic chaplain at the
chapel is Capt. Edward A. Curran
and the Jewish chaplain is Capt.
Louis Barish. Chaplain Curran,
a native Of Philadelphia, is a
graduate Of Holy Ghost Mission
ary College and of Holy Ghost
Seminary. He entered the service
in 1943 and came to Walter Reed
Hospital in August, 1850.
Chaplain Barish was born in
New York and Is a graduate OF
City College of New York. Colum-
bia University and the Jewish
Theological Seminary of America
He joined the service in 1914 and
came to Walter Reed Hospital In
March, 1850
Evening star., 1950-12-23

% eI M j. ~. w. ecnoech'
Joseph Sim Smith. The marble
altar, the reredos and the altar
rail are memorials to Mrs. Henri
eta v. Johnson. All the chapel
windows have been given in re-
membrance Of loved one. The
f1agstone floor and the foundation
are memorials to Henry Robinson
Rea.
The -sectarian house Of wor-
ship also is a memorial to those
far-seeing persons whose per-
sistency made the chapel possible
AS early as 1922 Miss Margaret
Lower. field director Of the Amer
lean Red Cross at Walter Reed
Hospital, approached DR.. Kate w.
Barrett, then national president
Of the American Women's Legion,
about building a chapel on the
hospitals grounds. Though the
plan was indorsed by Women's
Legion national convention and
some pledges given, the project
soon was allowed to lapse. The
vision, however. did not die. In
1924 the entire proceeds, $4.700,
of D. w. Griff1th's motion picture
America" premiere showing at
Polls Theater was given to the
fund. To this amount the service
people at the hospital added 5000
Evening star., 1950-12-23
Church Federation
Community Service
On Monday. Morning

The 28th annual Community
Christmas service, sponsored by
the Washington Federation of
Churches, will be held at National
City Christian Church on Monday
at II am.
The Rev. Carl Heath Kopf, min
lister of First Congregational
Church, will be the preacher. The
special music will be furnished by
the choir.
Participating in the service will
be DR.. Clarence w. Crawford, min
lister of Calvary Baptist Church,
and president of the Washington
Federation of Churches; DR.. Ed
ward L. r. Elson, minister of Ma
tional Presbyterian Church and
vice president of the federation;
DR.. Earl Franklin Fowler, minister
OF Sixth Presbyterian Church and
chairman Of the Public Meetings
Committee, and DR.. J. Warren
Hastings, minister of the host
church.
The first service held in 1928
was attended by President and
Mrs. Coolidge. Each year q special
invitation is extended to the Pres
ident and his family.
The service will be broadcast
over Station WWDC.
Evening star., 1950-12-23
Takoma Lutheran Church
Christmas PROGRAM Set

Christmas will be celebrated In
the Takoma Lutheran Church, the
Rev. j. Adrian Pfeiffer, pastor, at
three services on Sunday.
The first will be a presentation
uioof the Christmas story by pic
lures In the Sunday School pro-
gram at 9:45 am.
At the morning Church services
Mr.. Pfeiffer will present the last
in his Advent series of sermons.
It will be entitled, Jesus, Our
King. Can Be Victorius in Our
World Today-n We Accept Him
as the Son Of God.
A candlelight service will be
held at II pm. The subject of
Mr.. Pfeiffer will be Looking In
the Manger in 1885," ..
A party for the children viii
be held Wednesday. at 1880 pm.
The Young Adults will hold a
Christmas party at the home of
Miss Evelyn Spence Friday at 8
% M
Evening star., 1950-12-23
'Augustono Lutheran
Christmas Programs

Christmas will be observed by
four services at Augustana Lu-
theran Church. it was announced
by the Rev. Clarence T. Nelson,
pastor.
At $50 and II am. the Sunday
services. At 4 pm. a Latvian Lu-
theran service with the Rev. Alex
ander Veinbergs preaching fol-
lowed by a children's party. At
10:30 pm. will be candlelight
service. Mr.. Nelson's theme will
be God in a Manger."
A Swedish Julotta will take
place at 6 am. Monday. DR.. C..
Albert Lund will preach the SER
mon. Ambassador Erik Bohemian
of Sweden will greet the congre-
cation.
Evening star., 1950-12-23
By Cospor Nonnes

Within the grounds Of the
Army Medical Center stands the
attractive English - styled Me-
mortal Chapel.
Evening star., 1950-12-23
Golden Morning. Topic
of Dr.. ]. W. HASTINGS

The special Christmas message
by DR.. J. Warren Hastings, min
lister Of the National City Chris
tian Church. on Sunday morning
will be Golden Morning" The
Rev. David r. Rowland, associate
minister, will participate in the
service.
A Christmas eve candlelight
service will be held from II pm.
to midnight. DR.. Hastings will de-
liver a brief mediation on "A Star
In Gods Window"
Evening star., 1950-12-23

by presenting q play on December
10. 1924. Mrs. Henry Rea. chair
man and founder Of the Gray
Ladies, American Red Cross, do
mated another $4,000. and with
ether gifts the fund now came
to $4,000.
Shortly afterwards Mrs. Rea
and Miss Lower received permis-
sion from Secretary Of War John
w. Weeks to build a nonsectarian
chapel on the hospital grounds. A
large building program at the
center made 1t advisable to delay
further action until 1927, when
the Gray Ladies were asked by
Miss Lower to sponsor the project.
This organization Of volunteer
nurses. who received their name
because they wear gray dresses
and wells, set to work in earnest.
BY October. 1929. enough funds
had been received or pledged to
sign a contract for an $84, 900
building, the $4,000 needed be-
ing given by Mrs. Rea.
A bill. introduced in Congress
in 1927. to permit erection Of q
chapel was signed by President
Coolidge on February %, 1929,
with the comment, This is the
finest thing have ever done"
On November II. 1929, ground
was broken for the chapel. In May.
1890, the cornerstone was laid by
Secretary Of the Treasury Andrew
w. Mellon. On May 81. 1881, the
chapel was dedicated.
Its nonsectarian nature was at
tested to by those taking part in
the program: Rabbi Solomon H.
Metz. representing the Jewish
faith. read the Scripture; Metho-
dist Bishop Williom F.. Mcdowell
offered the prayer; the Rt. Rev
James E. Freeman, Episcopal
Bishop Of Washington, gave the
sermon, and the Rev. Francis j.
Hurney. former Roman Catholic
Navy chaplain, gave the benedic-
ton. The first service was held
on June 7, 1881. ~.-t -.
George D. Wills Of Washington
was the architect. and the De-
Evening star., 1950-12-23
Plan Festival Eucharist
AT St. Stephen Church

Christmas services at the Church
of Saint Stephen and the Incarna-
ton, will begin with a Festival
Eucharist at 1880 pm. Sunday
preceded by fifteen minutes OF
carol singing by congregation and
choirs.
The rector, the Rev. Stuart F.
Cast, will preach and celebrate
holy communion. He will be as
sisted by Father Currie and the
Archdeacon Gideon C. Montgom-
cry, missionary to Colombia, South
America, home on furlough.
Evening star., 1950-12-23
Eastern Presbyterian
Seeking New Minister

The Pastors Committee of the
Eastern Presbyterian Church has
selected the Rev. DR.. Donald F.
Keith of Williamson. N. Y. as
candidate for minister of the
church. He will come here to
preach on January 7 at II am.
and 7:45 pm.
A special congregational meet
ing to consider calling DR.. Keith
will be held after the church
services on the morning Of Janu-
ary IA.
Evening star., 1950-12-23
YuIe Festival Service
At St. Thomas Church

A Christmas festival service will
be held in st. Thomas Episcopal
Church on Sunday at II am. The
rector, the Rev. Harold B. Sedg-
wick, will preach.
The church will be lighted by
over 100 candles for the annual
midnight communion service,
which will begin at II pm. There
will be no sermon.
Evening star., 1950-12-23
Metropolitan Buphst,

DR.. j. Walter Carpenter, pastor
Of the Metropolitan Baptist
Church will bring two special
Christmas messages tomorrow.
His morning topic will be will
Your Christmas be Empty or
Full?" and in the evening, 1.-THE
Story of Christmas From the Old
Testament" The Christmas mes
sage will be presented from the
Old Testament prophecies.