Evening Star Newspaper, December 19, 1936, Page 6

Police Aid Family of 10 Call to Find Out Need Startles Mother, 111 With Pleurisy. Policeman M. T. Clark, fourth precinct, is telling Betty Lou Ryan, 6, that she will get a new that brother Jimmy (right) will ELLIE RYAN clutched her throat and her eyes widened with fear when she saw three policemen at the door. A dozen troubled thoughts poured | into her brain. Had Eddie. her hus- band, been injured? Eddie, whose small earnings as a taxicab driver were all that kept a roof over the heads of their eight children; all that kept them from hunger. Had he been arrested? What new misfortune had befallen them? Trembling. she retreated across the bare room and whispered, “Come in.” Her ‘“babies,” Jimmy, 3, and Betty Lou, 6, stood goggle-eyed, grasping the frayed cotton curtain that was the “door” to the kitchen The policemen quickly explained that their mission was not one of ill tidings, but to see what the Ryans needed for Christmas in the way of food, clothing and toys. Tl With Pleur Nellie Ryan regained her composure, eighing, “Oh, we've had so much trou- ble I didn’t know what to expect!” Despite her knowledge of the police- men's friendliness and of their mes- eage of good cheer, Mrs. Ryan con- tinued to breathe heavily, as if with the excitement of fear. “It’s pleurisy,” she explained, tap- ping her thin chest. “I'm all taped | up around here.” “Where are y Mrs. Ryan” she was asked “They're at school. Betty Lou here should be in school, too, but——" “But what?" *“She just hasn't got the clothes.” Onz look at the usned And mned ur other children, | | departed. | known it, her greeting was her thanks dress or two for Christmas and not be forgotten either. —Star Staff Photo. garment that clad Betty Lou bore out the mother's sad admission. i “Have you asked the police for &' Christmas basket, Mrs. Ryan?” “Well, they told me we'd get some- thing. I hated to ask. I didn't ask last year because they'd been so good | to us. We were really in a fix then.” Forced Out of Home. A fix? Could their hardship have been worse than at present? Oh, yes. Ryan, a veteran, was seriously | ill. He had to quit work: to go to Walter Reed Hospital for three weeks. There had been no money at all| They were evicted from their small | premises in Southeast Washington. They had moved to cheaper quarters in the 400 block of E street south- | west. Capt. Sullivan and the men ! at No. 4 were “so wonderful.” Five of the eight Ryan children sleep in one bed. Their house has four rooms but only two beds, one & studio couch. | Mrs. Ryan was promised vesterday | that some clothing from the stock donated to the sixteenth anual Metro- | politan Police Christmas Party would be brought to 6-year-old Betty Lou immediately so that she can go to school Monday. Other gifts, food and toys, will be taken to the Ryans on Christmas eve. Betty Lou piped, “Merry Christ- mas,” to the police visitors as they Though she may not have to the contrfbutors to the police party who have made a merry Christmas | possible for her and hundreds of other | poor chxldrm m Wlfihmflon‘ ANACOSTIA LIBRARY BRANCH IS SOUGHT| Citizens' Association Requests Southeast Council to Back Re- indorsed Resolution. A resolution requesting an appro- priation in the 1938 budget estimates for the purchase of land for a branch library, was reindorsed by the Ana- costia Citizens’ Association last night in the Anacostia Junior-Senior High School. In asking support of the resolution, 4t was pointed out that the nearest branch library is at geventh street and Pennsylvania avenue southeast, a | distance of more than 2 miles. A branch in Anacostia would serve the communities of Hillcrest, Randle High- 1ands, Congress Heights, Summit Park, North Randle Community, Washing- Nature S Brown Headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla). BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. OOK out for the nuthatches. this Winter. Some members of the family come around during | the Winter months for hand- outs. All of them are small birds, and much given to keeping out of sight. This member seeks the pine woods of the Southern States. It is a tiny little creature, always engaged in rout- ing out insects to be found on the | higher branches or among the cones and along the terminal twigs. ! The little nuthatches are friendly | among themselves, and you usually see them in bands. Low-voiced twitter- ing goes on among them, as they search diligently for the pests that €0 after the trees. It is believed that | the group consists of the family of the previous year. Although these nuthatches are small, they are extremely strong when it comes to excavating holes for their nests. Twelve to forty feet above the ground is the place to look for the | nests. The entrance is very cleverly made to imitate a wide crack ln the bark. ‘The hole is dug out to a depth\ of 5 to 8 inches. Then the cradle | is lined with the softest materials of I grasses and even the wings of pine | tree seeds, feathers and wool are used for the mattress. There are five to six dull white or creamy eggs, that are speckled with shades of | lavendar or brown. In the pine belt of the South- eastern United States, from Southern | Pecer: Maryland and Southern Delaware to Florida, and Eastern Texas north- ward, the brown-headed nuthatch is most abundant during the insect sea- son. Some members have been seen in New York State, Ohio, Southern Michigan, Missouri, Arkansas and the Bahamas. Four and a half inches long, with the upper parts of grpyish blue and the under part of white, and & brown bead are your field marks. The head, ' many years. ton Highlands and Bradbury Heights, and be of invaluable help to the stu- dents of the high school, it was de- clared. The Southeast Council, con- sisting of representatives of 10 civie organizations in Southeast, will be asked to support the resolution. A resolutior: approving a request by Supt. of Police Ernest W. Brown for 344 additional privates to the | police force, was passed. Another | resolution, asking support of a request | of the superintendent of playgrounds for additional funds in the 1938 ap- | propriation bill, also was passed. The association went oa record u favoring appointment of Mrs. H. R. Corkery, a teacher, to the post of as- sistant principal of the Anacostia Junior-Senior High School. Haddock Appear Off Scotland. Shoals of young haddock off the east coast of Scotland have brought new hope to the fishermen, the fish appearing there for the first time in Chlldren crown and upper coat are grayish- | brown. The middle pair or tafl feathers is bluish-gray. The three outermost feathers have broad tlpl* of gray. When the bird flies, theu are very noticeable. During very severe weather, when the tree trunks are covered with sleet, the nuthatches will join the chickadees and other Winter birds for a treat of suet, seeds and such offerings. (Copyright, 1936.) £MPIRE OF SUNSHINE IF YOU TRAVEL ON FAST TRAINS From WASHINGTON DAILY *Florida Special Seidemlubiles Seca. ghestra — Danai: G-- ! H-u- Washington to Miami. (i}ju. 2) Gulf Coast Limited Ony=jphc. o Now Yook to peincipal Plorida resorss. 1 ‘“.'.“. s”d‘l Teall Fl-ifi. H.v—-. Hmm’ umm ‘l"- AII Mtl S-d The “Everglades” ¥.:;‘.'::.’.'::.'.;“': I ethe E Sarasots and St *Gmas F-5.C. Ry. Jacksoaville to Eask Const pointa. A Clesn Rideon s Double Track Rock-Ballasted Rafl- ed; Protacted by Automatic Bignais and Train Contrel SHIP YOUR AUTO—4¢ pur mile—For Coaditions ask Your Ticket Agent GEO. P. JAMES, General Passenger 735 |5‘|l Sl(efl. N.W., Washington, D.C. 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