Evening Star Newspaper, April 26, 1929, Page 12

CHLD LFE SAPED WITH UTLY ToYS Feature in Better Homes Ex- hibition Attracts Interest This Week. 1 | How vigor and self-reliance may be developed in a child of 3 by surround- | ing him with toys and utility objects of | & design so simple he can manipulate them unassisted, is being demonstrated by co-operating agencies this wee through a practical exhibit at Girl Scout | headquarters, the Little House, Eigh: teenth street and New York avenu This exhibit, a feature of Nation Better Homes Week, opened to the pub- | lic yesterday in con_yuncuon with a dis- | play of handicraft work turned out by Girl Scouts throughout the country, and the first visitors who filed through the Little House included Mrs. Herbert Hoo- ver and many othars of prominence. The child demonsiration is arranged as a model nursery, outfitted along sim- ple and inexpensive line: Each ap-, pointment has been installed with a view to teaching complete independence. | Thus the small occupant of such a nurs- | THE EVENING STAR. WA SHINGTON. D. €. FRIDAY. APRIL 26, 199, MRS HOOVER AT “LITTLE HOUSE” Mrs. Hoover visited Girl Scout headquarters yesterday, New York avenue {and Eighteenth street, to congratulate the members on their handicraft exhibit, MARION TALLEY" | HELD DUE TO | Sister of Opera Singer Quit Opcratic Stage Was Prompted | by “Mysterious Power.” 4By the Assoclated Press NEW YORK, April 26.—Marion Tal- ! ley's elder sister, Fiorence, insists t)\at, the young opera singer is retiring in| chedience to mysterious psychic forces | which have guided her through her career. When Marion announced her decision to quit the operatic and concert stage | | two weeks ago she said somathing about | | “destiny.” but also gave the more pro- saic reason that she wanted to live on | a farm. Sister Florence, a sedate, bobbed- haired blonde, who has been Marion's secretary, explained her theory, which | 3‘ reminiscent of the classic Trilby, us : | Not Conscious of Mystic Power. “You see Marion is not consclous of the mysterious powers that guide her | actions. But mother and I have known it all the time. So that when she sud- denly told us that she had decided to quit opera we weren't a bit surprised.” Florence admitted that her sister felt S RETIREMENT PSYCHIC FORCES| Says Her Decision to| prima donna has been able to master several languages and speak them with | hardly a trace of accent. The sister appeared amazed at the suggestion Marion might be coniem- | plating matrimony with a railroad mag- nlte as has been rumored. “Marion be married! Marion has no such ideas at present. I guess it will come as suddenly as her recent decision | —a psychic whisper.” | Has Choice of Many Farms. Hundreds of letters have been re- | ceived offering farms, some as gifts to the retiring prima donna, but more for | sale. An anonymous admirer in Waterbury, Conn., has donated four chicks | start & chicken farm.” Her sister said: | “If you only saw how Marion and I delight in caring for these chicks, you wouldn’t doubl Marion’s decision for a| moment.” Marion has said she will decide upon the 1 lon of her farm after her last MATZ0S SALE BANNED BY SOVIET OFFICIALS on Unlenvened Bread by Passover Fast. By the Associated Press. BUDAPEST, Hungary, April 26—A Kharkov dispatch today said that the | Soviet government had forbidden the sale of Matzos (unleavened bread) for the Jewish Passover feast, which began vesterday. The Pan-Jewish Congress now in ses- sion there is sald to have voted, in event the Soviet should attempt by hlgh du- | ties to prevent importation of matzos. to order the 4,000,000 Jews in the Soviet Union to go on a fast throughout Pass- over. We Make White Pine Porch Frames and Sash That Fi All Millwork Requi; Can Be Met by GEO. M. ARKE COMPANY, INC. Lumber and Millwork QUALITY IS ECONOMY yments | | Famine Spreads Fear in Ukraine. | BUCHAREST, Rumania, April 26 (#) —The newspaper Adeverul yesterday | sald & number of Ukrainian refugees| | Jews Planned to Protest High Tax have arrived in Bessarabia with storles | |of famine and unrest in the Ukraine.| | One asserted that severe fighting oc-] | curred in Odessa on April 17, in which| | 100 persons were killed and wounded. WE PAY I/ the purchase of et ormiet Metiens ol “magt ) -1 DR. CLAUDE S. SEMONES Eyeu.bt Specialist m Phone Main we-410 Lachlen Bidg. Toih ‘and @ Bis. MW Money to Loan On D. C. Real Estate We loan money to our mem- | bers at & very nominal rate for homes or the refinancing of the present mort- ‘ gage. Let us explain our plan. OR MORE Open daily 9 to § ! Saturday until noon on your savings NATIONAL PERMANENT BUILDING ASSOCIATION (ORGANIZED 1890) 949 Ninth Street N.W. that hard work had something to do with her success, but asked how to ac- | Co. —Star Staff Photo. count for the fact that the form nce with the Metropolitan Opera | en she sings in Lucia in Cleve- May 4. 649.651 Main 1523-25 ery finds his clothes on racks lo N.Y.Ave. 1348 7St. N.W. enough for him to reach. and his toye arranged on shelves to which he ca easily restore them. Clothing on Display. The clothing on display. is dmple,l‘ which, with a special nursery demonstration, is open to the public today and tomorrow. Just Below New York Avenue Under Supervision U. 8. Treasury light and equipped with a few large but- tons, so that the child can dress and undress without paternal aid. A small closet, hung with mop, broom and dust- pan, is an encouragement to the young- ster to do his own house cleaning. The nursery and an adjacent room | for infants was arranged under direc- |} tion of Dr. Lois Hayden Meek, educa- |i; tional secretary of the American Asso- | ciation of University Women, with the co-operation of the kindergarten de- partment, District public schools, and | ¥ the Hecht Co. Most of the clothing, toys and ap- HHHHTHI H[Hnnm..... WMM intments were furnished and designed y the Bureau of Home Economics, which sponsors National Better Homes Week each year. Others who contrib- uted to the exhibit were Miss Christine Helnig, director of the Nursery School, Child Research Center, and Miss Nell Boyd Taylor, assistant educational sec- Tetary, A. A. U. p Directing Child’s Energy. ‘Demonstration agents pointed out that many of th> young child'’s self-assertive undenclel, which are something of a nuisance in the average home, can be | § directed to a useful and instructive end, with & corresponding development of mental and physical vigor, as well as complete self-reliance. Tl'le exhibit of Girl Scout hmdlrnh., arranged by Miss Gertrude L. Carey ol New York cny. director of the arts and ft department, Girl Seouts of America, presents a comprehensive {3 picture of the useful and decorative work of the young members, including tooled leather pieces, clever bits of sculpture and color design, lamp shades and numerous' other handmade articles which contribute to the beauty and util- ity of the home. If you have an old refrigerator which has seen its best days and you are at a loss as to how to dis- pose of it...REMEMBER, we will allow you $5.00 for it toward the purchase of any refrigerator in stock. 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