Evening Star Newspaper, February 7, 1937, Page 36

D—8 BUENOS AIRES GAY, MODERN AND VITAL Dazzling Capital of Argentina Filled With chial Graces. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Feb- ruary 6.—Buenos Aires, the most populous city south of the Equator, 1s the world's largest Spanish-speak- ing city. It has a population three times as great as that of Madrid, Bpain’s largest city. The whole 25,000-mile railway sys- tem of Argentina has its focus here. Yet it is not trade alone that makes Buenos Aires great. Its social, artistic and political attractions cause it to rank high among the world’s most dazzling capitals. To it flock the Tich, the influential, the intelligentsia of all Argentina. Youth, vitality, sheer enjoyment of living—they are the attibutes of Buenos Aires. Gleaming new motor | cars; fascinating, Paris-like shop | windows; arc lights glaring on well- dressed midnight crowds in the bril- liant Calle Florida; cafes, casinos, high-priced restaurants and hotels, all packed with gay people enjoying life in the bloom of its beauty. There are more than 2,000,000 in- habitants in Buenos Aires, 8,000,000 in ths rest of Argentina. TEN MILLION LETTERS FLOWN ACROSS ATLANTIC Many Pilots on German Line to South America Have Crossed Sea 80 Times. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, F The Traveler’s Notebook Scribblings About the Birthplace of Venus and W hat to Say About Seeing the Spot Where Caesar Crossed the Rubicon. present I am considering a trip & " An 18-inch snow covering on the mountain trails in the Lake Placid BY JACQUES FUTRELLE, Jr. CRIBBLINGS: Within walking S distance of Miami's skyscraper city hall is the Seminole In- dian village, replete with bright native dress. Northern visitors often inspect the primitive town on Musa Isle. If some sly questioner asks a re- cent traveler in Italy if he saw the spot where Caesar crossed the Rubi- con, the answer in all cases should be “no.” Even Italy doesn’t know where the Rabicon is. Three rivers claim the title—the Pisciatello, the Fiumi- cino and the Uso. Many Americans each year visit the of St. Nicholas, Whitehaven, Eng- land, for they remember that she was the grandmother of George Washing- ton. The second line of Moscow's sub- way will open in the Spring, adding nine “palatial” stations. Finished in marble and granite, they are to be in different styles (an aid in knowing where to get off, once they are learned). Stream of patrons will be fed to the tubes via a fast escalator service. In Mexico, one may eat &-not un- common dish of croquettes made from the eggs of dragon flies. They are said to taste like shad roe. The Canadian National Railways served 750,000 meals on their lines in 1936 and found beef to be the favorite | dish. Chicken was next, less than half as popular. About 222 tons of potatoes were used, leading the vege- table class. In desserts, pies led, apple being first. ‘RAIN travel in Alaska has some BERLIN (#).—Ten million letters have been carried beiween Germany and South America by Lufthansa mail planes since regular trans-Atlantic service was begun by the German air monopoly in February, 1934. Regularity of the service has pro- duced pilots who can nonchalantly say that they have flown the Atlantic 80 or more times. In co-operation with the Condor Syndicate of Brazil, the Lufthansa ships have made it possible to post a letter in Germany that will be deliv- ered in Santiago, Chile, four and a half days later. German business men have been quick to take advantage of this service, which brings their South American markets closer. Parking Meter Has Friend. SALT LAKE CITY () —City offi- cials crdered removal of parking me- ters because of a price disagreement and general protest of merchants and citizens. One citizen, however, ap- parently grieved their passing. Police found a large floral wreath draped over one of the meters with an appro- | priate sentiment attached. DELPHIAN SOCIETY The Tota Phi Delta Chapter held &n extra meeting January 28 to study *“Shakespeare and His England.” The study was under the leadership of | Mrs. Carl Smith. * After the meeting | the group attended the picture, “As | You Like It.” | The regular meeting was held | Thursday at Jellefl's Little Theater, | with the vice president, Mrs. H. H. Hulbirt, presiding, and Mrs. Earl Tay- | lor leader. Shakespeare’s play “As You Like It” was read and discussed by Mesdames Ingle, Machlin, Smith, | Coles, Curry, Hills, McAneny and Peflfer. Mrs. James Bates closed the study with some of the songs of | Shakespeare. The Kappa Sigma Chapter will meet | ‘Tuesday at the Mount Pleasant Branch Library at 10:15 am. Subject, “The Zenith of Florentine Painting”; leader, | Mrs. W. J. Greenleaf: Topics to be presented: “Florence of the Renais- | sance,” Mrs. Ira Gabrielson; “Leo- nardo’s Life,” Mrs. J. P. O'Connell; “The Art of Painting” Mrs. W. C.| ‘Welburn; “How to Paint,” Mrs. V. J. Richter; “Michaelangelo,” Mrs. T. R. Hall; “Andrea Del Sarto,” Mrs. James Hoffman. Pictures: “Madonna, Child and St. Anne”; “Angels: The Last Supper,” Miss Georgia Stark; “The | Madonna Del Sacco,” “The Delphic | Sibyl,” Mrs. Lewis Thompson; “The Virgin of the Rocks,” Mrs. Fletcher Cannon; “God Hovering Over the Waters,” “The Prophet Daniel,” Mrs. Clifton Housley; “The Madonna of the Harpies,” Mrs. J. G. Hefty. Gen- eral discussion. George Washington Group will meet at the Woman's City Club next Wed- Tnesday at 10 o'clock under the lead- ership of Mrs. George Lilly. Topics will be covered by Mrs. Alex Bell, Mrs. Clyde De Binder, Mrs. Carolyn Rask, Mrs. G. P. Rawley and Mrs. | Chester Swope. Mrs. W. L. Evans, president, will| give the summary. Assignments by | Mrs. G. P. Rawley. STEAMSHIPS, odd quirks. Recently four bull moose were trapped on the tracks by | high snow banks between Kashkitna | and Saswell. The train came along ! and lost 45 minutes crawling behind their serene saunter toward a gap in the banks a few miles farther. tomb of Mildred Gale at the Church| area, plus below-freezing tempara- tures, has finally signaled “go ahead” to the Winter resort’s famous snow sports. - Snow is being packed on the ‘Van Hoevenberg Olympic bob run for the mile racing course events Feb- ruary 12. The new ski tow on Stevens House slopes recently was put into operation. ARCH events on Europe's calen- dar include: March 1, Wales naticnal festival on St. David's day, when patriotic Welshmen wear leeks to commemorate the fifth century saint who lived on bread, water and leeks; March 4, Battle of Flowers, and after dark, masked and costumed festival at Nice; March 7, “Mother- ing Sunday” in England, when young people visit kinfolk with gifts of cakes and the day's typical menu in various parts of the country, which includes old-fashioned cimnel cakes, frumenty, veal, sea kale, fig pies and Bragot ale; March 17, opening of the Tremblay race track at Paris; March 19, Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree, near Liverpool; March 24, exhibition of flowering plants at Boskoop, Holland (open until April 17); March 25, Maundy Thursday procession in West- minster Abbey, London, and distribu- tion of Maundy money to poor of the parish, a custom instituted by the King in 1363; March 29, annual Easter Monday bank holiday in Eng- land and opening of Shakespeare festival at Stratford-on-Avon (runs through September 26). Up until 10 years ago, passenger steamers used to ply the upper wa- ters of the St. Johns River, which meanders through an untouched beauty of tropical Florida. Sidney Lanier, the Southern poet of the last century, admired it to the point of The French are said to be the origi- | extolling its loveliness in story and nators of the custom of erecting “go prose. Now only freight craft plow slow” signs at the entrance to towns, | through the stream where alligators and “thank you” at the exits. Tourists brought the idea to America, where | it has been adopted widely. | Off the shore of Paphos, on the | flower-covered island of Cyprus, | Aphrodite, the Greek goddess | beauty, was born. Natives of the island will tell you so, and so will ides. | Extra cars have been added to ac- commodate sleeping car patrons on the train ferry between London and France. Where four cars have® been ample, growing popularity in this sys- | tem of travel now requires six. Pas- sengers board the train at London and their cars are rolled onto tracks | on the vessel, the innovation elimi- | nating change to state rooms on the | regular passenger type of ship. Cook's apparently has found their oldest - Americanr client, a man who was a member of the travel agency's | first tour to Oberammergau in 1880. This was eight years after the first Cook office was opened in America. This Cedarhurst, Long Island, traveler, of | sun themselves on the banks and tropical birds may be seen in a setting of dense vine and moss-covered trees that grow at the very water's edge. After a number of requests by visitors for exploration trips, the Orlando Chamber of Commerce has decided to conduct a series of scenic excursions into this jungle. A modern steamer, | the Noah’s Ark, has been chartered | for trips during February. £ The Helen Le Doherty Milk Fund | Ball, one of the outstanling social affairs of the Florida season, will be | held at Coral Gables February 20. It will be staged in the Miami Biltmore Country Club. 'YSTERIOUS thefts of bottles of wine from palace cellars on Fortress Hill, Budapest, led to the discovery in the early 1900s of a s2- ries of passages which, now fully ex- | plored and charted, have been cleaned and operied for public inspection. | Tracing the path of the thief, a de- tective found a tunnel, which he fol- now Wintering in Florida, humorously | lowed to a barracks room of a modern filled in a Cook questionnaire by say- | fort on the other side of the hill. Au- ing “Heaven” on the printed line: “At thorities were interested and found TEAMSHIPS. STEAMSHIPS. 1AMI®54 Jacksonville =*38 (5. Sail from Baltimore The fare includes the best of meals and comfortable stateroom accommodations on ship, with bridge par- ties, teas and entertainment provided for your di sion. Sailings every Monday, Tuesday or Friday. ALL EXPENSE TOURS —including reservations at the best hotels, sightseeing, side trips, etc.—arranged to fit your convenience. Apply M. & M. Travel Bureau, 1418 H Street, N. W., Washington (Telephone National 4612)—or authorized tourist agents. = Enjoy the most Dopular pleasure vessels afl brilliant “Monarch” and “Queen” . . . plus the golf, gayety of America’s favorite mid-ocean resort! LOW ALL-EXPENSE RATES TDAYS ... 86 = 9 DAYS...*100 - 13 DAYS...*128 » 16 DAYS... %149 - or similar trips of varying duration, including PRIVATE BATH ab Tnd "Gecommodations ‘ata teading Bermuda Hotel: | Round thp a5 BOOK EARLY for choice accommodations. Current Sailings: Feb. 9, 11, 13, 16, 19, 20, 24, 27; March 3, 6, 10, 13, etc. ° Consult your LOCAL TRAVEL AGENT. or Furness Bermuda Line, “EWNESS Whitehall St., New York. 3 Leads the way to BERMUDA r- . . the gracious, ach life and hotel from PHILADELPHIA ¥E8%, THE sea-going cruise of a sea rover’s life. You'll sail to enchant- oufside staterooms, real beds, permanent out- door pools, deck sports and the famous including spectacular rail trip, com- htseeing, motor fours fo ancient the entire trip, 12 Days $150 GUEST CRUISES from NEW YORK 17 and 19 DAYS . . . $210 Up Sailings Thursdays and Saturdays. Apply any authorized Travel Agent or of a lifetime—and 19 DAYS White Fleet, with all fa UNITED FRUIT CO. . . CRUISES all the informal ease 5228 All-Expenses wi liners with all And yoy‘ll spend a full week in mile-high Guate- as hotel and inn accommodations throughout ing a full day ashore Canal, Colombia, S. A., Costa Rica, Honduras. Pier 9, North Wharves, Philadeiphia a labyrinth which measures 11 miles. Some of the tunneling extends be- neath the bed of the Danube. The work is traced to the time the Fort of Buda was held by the Turks, and probably was done to provide avenues of escape. Some of the chambers are equipped with fresh water wells, oth- ers served as a burial ground, as the catacombs of ancient Rome. Debutantes have invaded one of the last strongholds of male sports— polo; a modified game, but polo nev- ertheless. It is growing in popular- ity among Winter visitors at the Bon Air, Augusta, Ga., and is expected to develop a sort of league. The feminine game requires an inflated rubber ball, about the size of a basket ball. This slows down the game a bit, but provides exciting sport for both the mallet wielders and the spec- tators. Court Grants Plea Of Couple to Keep Son From Home EY the Assochted Press. FORT WORTH, Tex., February 6.—Robert Harrison, 22, was en- Jjoined by court order today from going to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Harrison, and from communicating with them in any way. “It was simply a case of child ruling parents instead of parents ruling the child,” the mother commented. The petition stated the son has been residing with the parents “against their will and express orders,” that since reaching his majority he has contributed nothing to his support and has brought undesirable people to the home. RESORTS. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. ;BRUARY 7, ' JOB'S DAUGHTERS Bethel No. 1 met last night to cele- brate its 14th birthday anniversary. The meeting was followed by dancing and refreshments. d The Hiking Club will meet Tuesday at the home of Emily Harris Ewin, 4916 Kansas avenue. The Bethel Committee will meet Wednesday. The drill team will hold its dance and card party Friday at the Ken- nedy-Warren. Card playing at 8:30 pm. and dancing at 10 p.m. ‘The bethel will attend the Legion of Honor services of the De Molay Wednesday at the Western Heights Presbyterian Church. Bethel U. D, No. 4, was instituted January 22 by the grand guardian, Mrs. Laura Wallace, assisted by As- sociate Grand Guardian William J. Dunham, with a corps of officers selected from the other bethels of ‘Washington. The following gifts were presented: Gavel, by Grand Master of Masons Paul B. Cromelin; American Flag, by the Order of De Molays; Job’s Daughters emblematic flag. by past grand guardians, Mr. and Mrs. Burn- ham and Mr. and Mrs. Hill of Balti- more, Md. Honored Queen Jean Crom= elin accepted the gifts. The following line officers were in- stalled: Senior princess, Ethel Hay- den; junior princess, Jean Sexton; guide, Virginia Riley, and marshal, Jeanne A. Dunham. Bethel No. 2 held a business meet- ing Friday night, followed by an en- tertainment by T. T. Golden, ma- gician. An exemplification will be held Feb- ruary 9 for Electa Chapter, O. E. 8., Anacostia, D. C. Martha Chapter is also invited. A meeting of the Dramatic Club will be held February 16 at the home RESORTS. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. ENJOY YOUR FEBRUARY HOLIDAYS Bhalfnnte-fi'addun Hall LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY {alls on Friday. Washing- ton's on Monday. Make them happy. health- building week-ends here by the sea. If you have a cold, treat it with good sdlt air (on our Ocean Decks), hot salt tubs (in your private bath), sound rest (in your cheerful. quiet room), and wholesome food. If you are fit. keep fit, with three days of riding, golf, squash, concerts, and holiday amusement within these beachiront hotels. Game rooms. Dancing. Moderate rates. LEEDS AND LIPPINCOTT COMPANY ATLANTIC CITY An ideal weekend for rest and recreation awaits you at The Claridge, Atlantic City's seaside skyscraper. Large comfortable rooms, glass enclosed solarium, three ocean decks with steamer chairs and Otto’s famous Health Baths. European Plan: Single from $4.50 Double from $7. Also American Joseph P. Binns, Mgr. CLARIDG The Skyscraper by the Sea” \ R RTLANTIL [ITV‘q' R tomplete WEER-END suer tineoLn’s BIRTHDAV ROOM BATH MEALS ) Sundey P. ERNEST TODD, Resident Manager E’AY!ANY!C cCiTY HOTIL IATAYETTE Enjoy Lincoln’s Birthday Week-End at "'711 -flnnat #o'ttl with g.@ucfiémn : @mp{a ATLANTIC (4144 Hospitality and fortable Beds: ryice: Com- licious Food CELEBRATE LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY AT IN ATLANTIC CITY Proclaim your own eman- cipation from winter snow and cold. Enjoy invigorat- ing sunshine and bracing salt air. Make it a three-day week-end. Indoor games, and amusements fos every waking hour. Economy winter rates in effect. Newly decorated and farnished guest rooms. Send for Free Illustrated Booklet Atlantic City. William Hamilton, Managing Director D ar“aoroug[z jBlcnlzeim ATLANTIC CITY FACING OCEAN AND CITY PARK Augmenting the many fine features of February on the Boardwalk, the Marlborough- Blenheim will present, for Lincoln’s Birthday and its week-end, a gala holi- day dance and recital featur~ ing a celebrated vocalist. would hace liked it here Liacoln is often remem bered for his. personal interest 1n individuale MARRIXON COOK Mesisent Mon-ger easide ATLANTIC CITY 1937—PART TWO. of Audrey Newman, 517 Sheridan street. The drill team will give a dance Pebruary 12 at the Kennedy-Warren. A turkey dinner will be served at Brightwood Masonic Temple February 18, from 4 to 7 o'clock. Bethel 3 held its last meeting at Masonic Temple, Rhode Island avenue and Mills avenue northeast. A skating party was announced for February 19 at Silver Spring, Md., and initiation for February 11. A bake sale Feb- ruary 20 at the Palace Laundry, Rhode ORDER “HEIL HITLER” | Husbands Told to Compel Wives to Support Regime. BERLIN (#).—A good Nazi compels his wife to support the party, Reich Civil Service Leader Hermann Neef recently declared—in the course of & funeral oration, curiously. As an instance, Neef said: “When a National Socialist’s wife does not return the Hitler salute and replies with ‘Guten morgen’ instead, the hus- Island avenue northeast. TRAVEL. band cannot be much of a National ' JFEB.25 . . . 18 Days To Spanish Main: $190 vp SAN JUAN®- ST. PIERRE = FORT de FRANCE - PORT of SPAIN laGUAYRA - CURACAO* - CARTAGENA® W COLON < KINGSTON®_ o HAVANA®, PILSUDIKI The IDEAL cruise ship — New, steady. modern conveniences, spacious decks, roomy cabins, planned entertainment, sports, courteous service, excellent food. ——— Comprahensive pregram of shere excursions for all crui; management o/ THOS. COOKSSON — WAGONS- LT3 Inc. 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