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B—8 x Allowing Playing With Firearms Is Not Essential Part Of Character Bailding Parents Need to Take a Course in Old-Fash- ioned Methods of Training Youngsters. BY BETSY CASWELL. DIDN'T know it was loaded!” ] grief-torn parents—and forms a bitter the child who pointed the fatal gun. So much suffering and pain—and Too often has this despairing ery been wrung from childish lips, white with the sudden knowledge of death and terror. Too often it is the dirge that sounds through bereaved homes, beats in the hearts of motif that throbs forever in the soul of 50 unnecessary! ‘The children are not to blame. The burden of responsibility lies directly at the door. It is just like the traffic angle—if your child is kept out of the street he can't be run aver; if your child can't get his hands on a gun, he can't shoot any one! The movement which started some years ago, encouraging chil- dren to “express themselves” without the shackles of discipline and the sptance of law and order, has cert y gone to an incredible ex- treme when self-expression with lethal weapons is condoned. Very definitely here is one place where old-fashioned methods of strict upbringing should be put into full force In the first place, if guns have to be kept in the household, the child thould be ignorant of their hiding place. The weapons should be shown adults’ 1 Betsy Caswell. him, perhaps, in the bezinning, and | he should be given such a severe lecture on the extreme dangers of firearms that he would no more think of picking up a revolver than he would of embracing an a yed wildeat. Cartridge clips and bullets should Manners of the Moment \'HEN our dinner hostess comes up to us and asks if we want to wash before we eat, we always won- der confusedly if our face is terribly dirty. We just can't see this business of washing, unless we've been hanging around all day. After all, she might et least have enough confidence in us to believe that we washed before we came to her party. And if we had. by chance, come straight from the office, we'd have asked for the bowl when we took off t. The mo: we k about ore we thin! it’s an insult t st that we wash when we've § for dinner. We'll admit that it isn't usually done at formal parties. But we have run into it now and again at informal ones. And we hope that we shan’t run into it any more. —JEAN. (Copsright, 1987.) ES | be hidden in some spot far away | from the gun, and the weapon itself should, of course, never be left loaded. From babyhood children should be taught never to point any object at any one—no matter if it is only a harmless little twig. The unex- pected can always happen—and then it is too later. The i anything” rule makes for a greater rgin of safety in any event. Even gers pointed at close range can put out an eye! * ok oK X ;’I‘HE passion for “playing gangsters” should be firmly and summarily dealt with. The “stick 'em up” cry that echoes through too many decent houses these days should be forbid- den—and obedience to the law en- forced. Even playing “G-men” should be watched, to see that the game does not become too full of “shootings,” etc—it is a good idea to explain to the youngster in detail just what in- tensive training the G-men go through | before they can attain their authorita- tive position. Soldiers and wars find their way into almost every boy's repertoire of games—but it is wise to tell him that one of the very first things learned by raw recruits is the danger of firearms—they are taught caution in the matter before they are taught marksmanship! Parents are far too casual about the games their children play. Many tragedies of later life could be avoided | if only some adult had noticed the | trend of the youngsters' recreaticn | sports, and nipped unpleasant actions | in the bud. We don’t want the children | to grow up into namby-pamby, Caspar | Milquetoasts—but there is a lot of difference between a gangster and & | good-goody, and a little direction in play can do plenty toward establish- | ing a happy medium for the child to follow. I am inclined to agree with the in- | dividual who said recently that “There | should be a school for parents.” We | certainly need one. We're letting our | children “express themselves” in ways which will ultimately do them irrepar- able harm. What we need is to take a course in the old-fashioned way of bringing up boys and girls. We need a return of | authority in the home, of just discip- | line, and of law enforcement. And we need to learn to spend time enough on our children so that we may explain to them the bitterness of consequences, | ‘and the infallible rule of “cause and | effect.”” We need to develop backbone | to keep from spoiling them—to resist | their desires for things that may do | | them harm. ‘We need to be Parents—and not dis- interested parties! In “Solitary” Frightening Environment Does Great Harm to Timid Puppies. BY MARY ALLEN HOOD. E WAS a dog, alone! Being of a companionable disposition, the situation seemed displeas- ing. Pointing his muzzle at the ceiling he expressed his disap- proval. The noise thundered back! Bouncing puppy biscuits! He couldn’t have said all that. There was something else besides himself in that room. It wasn't a nice something, either. As a matter of fact, he wished himself somewhere else! Shadows glared down from the wall. The puppy whimpered. He -called softly to his mother. It was as he'd expected. She wasn't there. That set- tled it! He was sadly mislaid. The place was full of strange noises, awful black shapes and most unusual smells. ‘The little fellow quivered with fright. Again he howled. Then he spied a broken-down table. As quickly as possible he darted behind it and set- tled down to work himself up into a lather. Five hours later a figure loomed large in the doorwa: puppy gulped. It was coming! One of those awful black shadows had found out where he was. The suspi- cious object approached, making soft noises. Trying to fool him. That's what it was. He knew! Those long hours had taught him. He hadn’t a friend in the world. The old order had changed. Showing his teeth, he growled with all the ferocity of six weeks. The figure reached down! It called. The | That was the last straw. He snapped, | snarled and bit. The shadow drew | back, muttering something that | sounded new to the puppy's ears. Then | it darted down quickly and grabbed him where his mouth wasn't! The air | quivered with yips and yowls. Five minutes elapsed before the small furry ball could be convinced that he was where he belonged. Then he relaxed his trembling little body. It was days before normal composure rested upon his soul. A bit longer and a normal puppy of sweet disposition would have soured on the world for keeps. There's not much sense in picking the best possible specimen of ca- ninity and then letting his early en- vironment ruin him. A good pup is the result of much time and effort on the part of every one concerned. From little puppies big dogs grow. An infant dog must have a gentle intro- duction to a tall world that’s all feet at the bottom. Putting him in soli- tary confinement for hours at a time is a bad idea, especially if the place itself is unpleasant. It doesn’t make his courage or his manners any bet- ter. By the time he's brought back into the light his small imagination has worked wonders. If the act is re- peated day after day, his future con- duct is on his boss’ head. He'll be- | come a suspicious, introspective adult, darting underneath objects whenever | anything reminds him of his darker ! moments. r f | hand-colored. They show the country THE EVENING Tracing Early Homes of Mayflower Passengers Mrs. Edith Tunnell and her “Maportran” of the Pilgrim Fathers, which has been on display here this past week, during the Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution. “Maportran” and “Mapsetan” have become firmly established in the worlds of history and art BY MARY JANE BRUMLEY. ‘WIDE-EYED child knelt before a fireplace in a sleepy village in Illinois. Page by page she fed an old notebook into the flames, reveling in the brilliant colors it pro- duced. The joy was short-lived, how- ever A paternal hand fell on her shoulder and a lecture followed—the little girl had destroyed invaluable family records But, unwittingly, small .Alice had laid the foundation for a new art, Maportran, which her own daughter was destined to discover many years later | The daughter, Mrs. Edith Tunnell of Yonkers, N. Y., may justly feel proud of her Maportran exhibit at the D. A. R. Congress this past week, for these unique combinations of map, portrait and family tree are the result of many years' work. True, the first Maportran was made less than two years ago, but its creator has been en- gaged in genealogical research since 1915. The great parchment scrolls, which have found their way into many mu- seums as well as private homes, meas- ure 17 by 22 inches unframed. They are done on art paper, which is an- tiqued to a mellow tone and beautifully | and county in which the particular family originated and are embellished by the family coat of arms. Some people might be content to| evolve one such work of art as the Maportran, but not Edith Tunnell! A natural outgrowth of Old World origin, she felt, was the region of New World settlement, and so we have Mapsetan, which shows our ancestors neatly placed by settlements on the map. It is the Mapsetan which especially interests the Assembly of Tidewater Virginia Women, for they are spon- soring a study of the period from 1607 to 1619, prior to the Mayflower's ar- rival. Mrs. Tunnell, who has been assisting with their project for several months, will address the organization tonight at the Cavalier Hotel in Vir- ginia Beach. There has been much discussion, says Mrs. Tunnell, of what and whom to include in this portrayal of the earliest settlements in America. “I scarcely know where to begin in telling you of the Mapsetan for Cape Henry and Jamestown,” she con- tinued. “It will extend as far back as the Crusades, which opened the wealth of the East to Western Eu- rope, and will give a sweeping story in pictures from that time to the em- barking of the Sarah Constant, the Godspeed and the Discovery from Blackwall Wharf, London. It will show the birth of America and the opening of the royal box at Cape Henry.” * ok ¥k X O MUCH for the “what” angle of the picture. Next came the tick- lish question of “whom.” The origi- nator of Mapsetan enlisted the serv- ices of Dr. H. J. Eckenrode, director of historical archeological research for the State of Virginia, for she wanted My Neighbor Says: Strawberry plants should be set in a pail of water or their roots in mud until it is time to plant them. It is important to protect all plants from sun and wind be- fore they are planted. When making cake, if you choose to use cream of tartar in- stead of baking powder, use half &s much cream of tartar as bak- ing powder and half as much soda as cream of tartar. If juice from fruit pies rurs out into the oven, throw salt on it. There will be no odor and, where burned crisp, the juice may be easily removed. Do not expose jellies or jams to dampness after they are made. Jellies are spoiled by e growth of yeast and mold plants, which are usually carried by dust, (Copyright, 1937:) | poorly STAR, WASHINGTON D. C, SATURDAY, (Tn'l BQ(un APRIL 24, 1937. _ Ehildren “Self-Expression” May Be Carried to Extremes < 3 S PilorimE— //fmmf lower il $vehla o Budlord 0 x| mugh NORFOLK __termaur & Dlae o @ ¢ counle] welk: nor fend Lo i Sianeli £ re th; ’E- a m Creative Work of Children Don’t Be Harsh in Your Criticism of Their Products. BY ANGELO PATRI EVERY now end then we have a movie in school. These are always good movies; that is, they are selected by people trained in the field of enter- tainment and recreation for children and youth. They are in good taste, artistically performed by the best actors of the day. There is nothing better on the screen. The children take them as a matter of course, rather bored than otherwise, unless there is a high point of melodramatic interest or ! d 1. Then they usually lau at the wrong time much to our dis- tress One day cided to wr! The N . of the // N nalf., & It the ar drama his lessons and t who did good work boy did very combination in lessons helpir 1 not so good, and the the good pupil spo happily, both grad Not much to thr there. I watched shown to th years of was their have ther in the past two years. !'a native Virginian's slant on the sub- ject. The doctor readily agreed to collaborate with Mrs. Tunnell and forthwith prepared a list of 24 indi- viduals that he considers most im- portant in the permanent settlement of Virginia from 1607 to 1619. “Clearly a n.an's project,” says the Tidewater Trail of December 1, 1936, in listing the names, “only one wom- an, the Princess Pocahontas * * * in the list!” The ladies don't always fare so in Mrs. Tunnell's though. In her Maportran of the Pilgrim Fathers, which is one of those | shown at the D. A. R. Congress, they come in for their full share of atten- tion. Thus, in the lower left-hand corner of the scroll we see some of the furniture, including a tiny cradle, which was brought over in the May- flower. Just opposite are some of the ‘three or four score” firkins of butter, which the far-seeing Pilgrim wives had bought in Holland for use in their | New World homes. Unfortunately, the little company ran short of funds and the butter had to be sold in order | to obtain the fee for port clearance | from Southampton. The romantic interest isn't lacking, either: A chubby Cupid shows “West Ocean.” The death of one passenger and the birth of another are indicated also. These are but a few of the many fascinating sidelights of the Pilgrims’ portraiture. The several coats of arms of the “gentlefolk” among them are shown, as is the church door in York- shire “where generations of Bradfords worshipped.” There is a snatch of a Pilgrim “Psalme” and, just below it, a ventures, | that | he was busy on the trip across the | group of characters typical of the" period. | * % ok x MR5 TUNNELL considers the May- flower Mapsetan one of her best ipmductions and is especially proud‘ |of the fact that the original has been indorsed by the committee at | Plymouth, Mass, and hangs in Pil- | grim Hall there. Copies are found in the Rhode Island Historical Society at Providence and the Public Library at Norfolk, Va. Varied examples of | both Maportran and Mapsetan are | on permanent display with the New | York Genealogical and Biographical | Society and the Yonkews Museum of | Arts and Science. They have hung, also in the Maryland Historical So- ciety in Baltimore. | It is significant that the Library of Congress is displaying a Mapor- | tran and that the National Genealog- ical Society of this city is staging & show of Mrs. Tunnell's work on Sat- | urday, May 15. Mrs. Culver of the | | society says that only lack of space prevents its permanent exhibit | ‘This is the second year that the Map- | ortrans have made their appearance | at the D. A. R. Congress and they are | evoking the same enthusiastic com- | ment as before. Some admire one | thing about them, some another—but | all look with approval at the printed sheet which accompanies each one and which lists the perinent historical facts and the sources of the informa- tion. ‘Those plain, unassuming pages are interesting in more ways than one. Not the least of these certainly is the illu- minating glimpses they give us of their | author. It is characteristic of Edith Tunnell that she should wish to show the foun- dations of her theses. No hit-and-miss researcher is she, but a careful, thor- | ough workman. Because she believes | so firmly in “PFirst Things First,” she | feels that others should have a similar | chance. Hers is an analytical nature, not satisfied with simple statements that | conditions are “thus and so,” but desir- | ous of knowing “why.” And here lies the real story back of the creation of Maportran—a flair for analysis and an artistic temperament. * x % x \IRS TUNNELL'S mother had al- | = ways felt so contrite over the records lost by her childish misdemea- aor that she vowed somehow, sometime, | to make amends for it. In 1915 she | conceived the idea of a genealogical | chart of her own and her husband's families. Mrs. Tunnell was an inter- ested assistant from the very first. But the way was long and devious. And the work must be done thoroughly. She found that it helped clarify the wearisome details if they were written and sketched on the old maps. As time went on, this chance habit became a set rule of procedure. The Tunnells left Denver for New York State, and Mrs. Tunnell con- tinued to send back genealogical data to her mother. Then, as the months and years rolled by, she began to see vast possibilities in the pictorial method of presenting family history. The rest of the story we know. Those possibilities are still revealing themselves and other sectiorial Map- ortrans and Mapsetans will follow that of Tidewater Virginia. These The perfe creates a or at least 1 in her success. *“You can't imagine how much inspiration I get from my husband and children They are always inter beloved hobby.” There are two ck dren, a son and a daughter, both of | whom are college gradua Ancestral portrayal is not Mrs. Tun- grow whe; t hope f; perfec work you get yes of its crea , and behav She is much in demand by women's clubs and speaks as often on the origin and romance of maps as on genealogical matters. Mrs. Tunnell's speaking engage- ments will take her this Fall to Cali- fornia. There she w visit her mother, who, long ago, lighted a fire, | little dreaming that a talented daugh- ter was to find insp: ion in the ashes. Romantic Daytime Frock Colorful Bands of Grosgrain Ribbon Are an Outstanding Feature. | will illustrate the founding of Mary- land and the establishment of the township of Ruxbury in Massachusetts. Mrs. Tunnell says that her family’s encouragement has been a great factor Dorothy No Mother Has the Right to Stand in the Way of Her Ch EAR MISS DIX: A splendid young man of my acquaint- ance has been engaged for years to one of the finest girls in the world. They are des- perately in love with each other and would have married long ago except that the boy's mother has gone into hysterics every time he mentioned marriage, and declared that if he left her it would kill her. They have waited, hoping that the mother would come to take a reasonable view of the subject and to have pity on them. Instead of that she has become more violent and now has wrung a promise from her son that he will not marry as long as she lives, The couple are broken-hearted and in despair. What do you think they should do? A FRIEND. Answer—The thing to be done is to say no more to the mother, but for the young man to take his girl by the hand and step around to the parson and get married forthwith. Of course, there will be a pretty scene. The mother will rage and have hysterics. She will accuse her son of ingratitude and tell him how much she has done for him and that he has rewarded her by breaking her heart, and so on and so on. Probably she will tell him that he has killed her and that she is going to die, but she won't. In a little while the storm will blow over. She will dry her eyes and accept the situation, since she cannot change it, and by the time there are grandchildren she will be thinking she made the match. ‘There is rcally no other more de- spicable figure in the world than the woman who is so utterly selfish that she is willing to ruin her children’s lives in order to gratify her morbid mother passion. Her love for her children is not a beautiful, whole- some, natural affection. It is a neu- rotic emotion, something dark and stnister, tl'mtI curses instead of blesses. Dix Says ildren Marrying. A REAL mother is a woman who is filled with tenderness and de-‘ votion to her children. She gives herself without stint to them. She watches over them night and day during their infancy, but she realizes that they must grow up and become men and women and fulfill the des- tinies of men and women. When the time comes for them to go into the world she does not seek to hamper or hinder them. Instead she sends them forth gladly and proudly with her | godspeed ringing in their ears. | The real mother does not try to | stunt her children and keep them | perpetual babies, dependent upon her. Instead, she teaches them to stand upon their own feet. She develops them into intelligent men and women, capable of using their own brains | and judgment. Her love does mot | cause her to make morons of them. Nor does the real mother make her- self an “old woman of the sea” around her children’s necks. She tries to be as little of a burden to them as pos- sible and to leave them free to do their own lifework. But, unfortunately, there are a large number of mothérs who do not take this big, broad view of mother-| hood. They make of it a graft. They enslave their children to them. They bind their sons and daughters so tightly to them with the bonds of filial duty that the poor bewildered youngsters are afraid to break them lest they commit a mortal sin. These mothers use any weapon, however unfair, with which to beat their chil- dren into submission. With tears, with reproaches, with ill health, with rage, with threats of dying, they bow the poor wretched son or daughter, who asserts some right to his or her own life, into sub- mission. I have known families who have waited for 40 years for mother to die so that they could do what they warted to do and have s little liberty. DOROTHY DIX. Different Shade for Each Wall Modernistic Decora- tion Is Exaggerated and Unattractive. BY EMILY POST. DEAR MRS. POST: What is your opinion of modern decoration in which each wall of a room is painted & different color, such as a room I was recently in where one wall was yellow, the second was green and |a third was blue, the fourth white. I was also in another room that had three blue walls and one white one. Answer—In the last example, where the three walls were painted blue and the fourth one white, this might have been quite lovely. If, for instance, the mantel side was of wood paneling painted white and the three other’ sides hung with a blue paper, this would be merely copying thousands of Georgian and Colonial rooms. But four walls, each of a different color, would be impossible to imagine in & house of any sane person. * ok X % DEAR MRS. POST: Is there any limit to the number of oil paint- ings one may hang in a room, pro- vided, of course, they are not owt of size for the room? My sister is studying art and is reaily doing some beautiful work, and has given me a number of these pictures already framed. Hence my question. Answer—Too many pictures hung together are very apt to detract from each other. If those you have look well together and if they also look well in your room, you can probably hang as many as your wall spaces will allow. (Coprright, 1937.) V BY BARBARA BELL. | material, plus 11 yards of ribbon or OMANCE will out this time of : 13%-inch bias banding for trimming year, and here it is embodied j as pictured. in a charming model for sizes | 12 to 40! The outstanding “feature is the new grosgrain trimming, in colorful bands on cuffs, collar and around the skirt. It's a frock to dance | in, to delight in for street wear on hot days, to attend picnics and garden parties in. 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