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HISTORIC
SHORTLY TO TAKE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, AUGUST 1st, 1931.
PICTORIAL SUPPLEMENT
64
'OLD
IRONSIDES.”
TO THE SEAS ONCE AGAIN.
OUTDOOR SPORTS AND HOBBIES. NOW INCREASINGLY POPULAR WITH WOMEN.
“Okt Tronsides" as > his looked rupper lefta under fall sad mere than a century ago, when she was the finest fight- In frigate in the U. S. Navy, 4 The left below by the misually long bowsprit which nude her so manoeuverabže, The broadside pans, cumparable in the modern turret pun, which raked techs of eiemy shipes, are shown in the upper right. And
below is the storm, showing The rudder of the paflant 134-year-old Constitution.
Soon the spray will break white biany brave men have lived aboard exactly like those on which brave) about her prew. Soon the green; her, on many have fought, so many zugs will hiss and soothe beach lied.
her kewd. There wil be a creaking
of bowl, a straining of timbers,
1
the manificent wooden hull
rain shoulders into The waves,
A Gallant History, She was launched as the U. S. S. Consthation in Boston in 1797,
It is more than Be years since he cost $2,000 and prosand 1.
the Constitution first sind into the 1976 fobs. She had many a vallant
ailnes Ponte more hoga man- nouvred the gums which tore away The 1st of the British vessel.!
Furlard where the Inspiring the sure of Captain Bane 11! WHR med, coolly directing the fores
Batatine. Even the ship's boats are like those which took of the
wea, am a good 125 since she earn-skipper Captains Sam Nicholson Gne poval oflicer, Captain Darroes.
Bainbridge. Irons Hall. Stewart.
ed her aune of "ld
way t
entre
the
But he is hopinum another rule, wat her Best great exploit when She will make her
the ad auterneed a British squadrom Coast la Portomanth, & it., Maine in 1800, escaped, and then unter parts, back south slown the Atlante Fall wait rared to Coast to New York, Newark, Wit Sanddwl E. mington. Philadelphia, Yorkatuten. and perhaps then on To The Coast.
She was dismantled in
from the water in
"The harpies of the shore shall pluck the eagle of the
Rather, urged Holmes In wrath
"Aye, tear her fallereien- sign down and give her des the God of storm, the light-
ing at the gule,"
So they neither dismantled her The and for Bank her at sea, but they bot Ent were close frietuls in all age, her rest,
NEA
CB-
who have become Here are just a few of the prominent and successful, women thusinsts for treninas outdoor pastimes: 1- Dorothy Mackail rides an aquaplane off California bendas; --Madute Jeritza gas rowing on the Starnbergersec; 3---Mrs. John Jacob Rijs is n "sharpshooter with bow and arrow; d.. Releń Augur explores vol:ances in high altitudes:
Mys. Raymend Baker bilots a racing motorboat; 6--Mrs. Dorathy Covici operates her own 30-uere farm.
Most outstamling business, pro-1 prešlar fascination for Dr. Lifehain of volentes by, the fact that fessional and society women Ban M. Gilbreth, notel engineer, no pack-train had even been able nowadays have some kind pl a national fleer in the US. Federa- to cross the vast lava-deserts sur- It is all histors, Captain Pain- A half dozen times she was not pastime to which they devote their ton of Business and Professional rounding it.
leisure in arduous fashion, sea-fight of commission. In 1874 she was
Women's Clubs. Dr. Gilbreth; Water sports are increasing in bride and the winning
But with the Java, decks red with blond," paartically abandoned.
The result being, of course, spends every bit of spare time in the number of devotees they enlist dving men arying on their ram ways somebody would not allow that they go back to work, or to her garden. One year when she yearly. Dorothy Mackall and other
Hullywood their home duties, refreshed with Hved in
stars, as well as many 4801. raules
in Japan she out-gardened) Captain Stewart and the ber hulk to rot and fall apart. In
hours debs, spend society fylt
sane viewpoint and a sense of the Japanese and had a show place the 1878 she sailed to the Paris expo- off the Golana coast,
T. Raymond exiture of the Cyane and the Les sition, smashed ker zudder nod
humour and perspective they could which received tremendous praise. I guapinnes. vant, the end of the war and nearly sank, but was fitted again
never have if they didn't get away,) Mr. Duralay Covlei owns and Baker, the former Delphine Dodge,
Singers Swim and Raw.
inte Horace. operates a 30-acre farm near Peek- daughter of the In 1828 can the order to break and brought back to Amerien.
runs away from her music, trac-Burk and Madanie Jeritza states that she skill, where she
docs stands her strenuous winters so tor, milku a cow, hoes and
and society duties to
her sicek well because when summer canes other chores which she enjoys speed about in
thoroughly, stating that white her mahogany motorboat. she goes to Vienna and spends husband runs his publishing com- some of the most experienced and hours daily rowing herself about|
Pult but was allout again a year later, There was the Tripoli adventure, alowly the storming of that city and pen True, she will erante now, olie was offer the age of fights galore. If any ship had the sea. Perhaps, she may even charmed lite, Pertainly it was "Old strain at a long hawaer behind a Ironsides,”
For her intricate tackle, the
leer up.
Old Transide.
JUK.
They cailed her that early in sails which once made her look her career. And when the War. But Oliver Wendell Bolus the like a great sea-bird, are not for of 1812 broke out, it was her his was young, then, and not the grey- modern sailors, Bil she will be toric battle {t
British whiskered patriarch of the text The back in the set for which she was frigate, Guerriere, that gave the banks burnedd at this shabby tent, made, and it will be strange if struggling American nation the meat of an honoured veteran. His ghondly crew dues not run, through Jeonfidence to fight on to virtong,, isulignation flamed out into verse;
Her restored doeks to-day are that The rigging on marky nights, Sol
ANIMALS
OF 40,000
YEARS
AGO.
MODELS CONSTRUCTED FROM SKELETONS.
This, picture shows E. J. Roop of the Los Angeles county museum staff with one of the remarkable miniatures of prehistoric life in the southwestern United States. Note the size of the animals in comparison to the figuren of the man and woman, which were
drawn to scnte.
After being exhibited at Boston centennial in 1897
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abandoned again, theat words were written;
The old craft lies used over,
for memories. tenantless except which crowil her deck." So she lay
for yours.
The Children Remêmbered. Then the B. S. Daughters of 1819 started another drive to re- store Jr.
19 rent a simple malter, Years of neglect had allowed the sturdy timbers lo Fot, the iran bands to rust, the fastenings tu dreas A million dollars was need- ed. What Crovans would give a million de llars just to fix up an old, deenemy attleship?,
None, perhaps, but still help was not lacking. In the schools, Hol mest popen avas known to every bay and girl. "Old Ironsides" Was a familiar. # well-beloved name. And the children gave their pen- nies, their nickels, and their dimes that she might live.
Lieut. John A. Lord, naval con- structor, has done his work well. Rigging, guns, Gttings, furniture--- they are all there. Even the paricinal galley stove is in place. Enough hoard feel of lumber to build 47 six-room houses has been Jused. For much of the old ship
| had to be replaced. But
the re placement was mule with accuracy, and with loving care.
Strange Gear..
Her towering maste, much higher than those on ruedern ships, bint of The great sprend.of sail which made her ao fast and munoeuvreable. The Kuns are on deck-with rammers,
cannon
A glimpse of life in the south-; made and plaster casts taken from make a meaf of one of the unfor sponges, extractors, shot, powder western United States during the these. Approximately five months tunates nirendy in the tar's grip.and water buckels of leather. Pleistocene Age, between, 40,000 fabour is required for each dis Large vultures and other flesh- Curious momentoes of years long and .300.000 years ago, when plus. The miniatures are the only eating birds were likewise caught gone are all around. Sheet steel grotesque animals roamed the ones In. existence showing pre-when alighting on the pit's surface receptacles, in which hot
balls were. dropped to heat the land. is provided in a series of historic animals of the southwest, to attack a dying animal.
Outside the frame surrounding rooms, are in convenient places, miniature models being construct-They are being constructed under ed at the Los Angeles County the direction of E, J. Roop of the each exhibit is a model of They suggest what her crew must human, drawn to sale, to show have suffered in the cold forecastle Museuni.
museum staff.
the relative Nizo between the after and during battles, and in Reconstruction of the prehis Two of the completed minia-animals and man.
those days of 1844 she railed around torie animal life follows several tures show how animals were Somo 12,000 skeletons of ani- the world, touching all climes. years' research by Southern Call-eaught in the treacherous tur of mals and 5000 birds have been Below the waterline is the bread- fornia scientists. Several of the the La Bren pits. One cene taken from tho La Brea pits.room. In it were stored hard-tack, miniatures' already have boen shows n baby mastodon caught in None of the animals in the discoffee. "sult horse," and peas for completed.
the death trap with its mother plays lived less than 10,000 years soup, principal rations of its crow Each animal has been modeled attempting to pull it out.
The La Bren pits took their Powder magazines, forward and from a okuloton taken from the Another depicts a buffalo en- toll from all animals that over aft, are leadlined us they were Min famous La Brea tar pits which snared and `a`saber-loothed_tiger existed in that part of the country the old days when "keep your trapped thousands of animals and about to apring upon it. Many and are known as the “death trap i powder dry" was a literal rulo, not birds. Clay models first were animals were caught in trying to'of the ages,
a moru figure of speech,
IXO.
runs
Mrs
black She beats
ia leisurely fashion on the love any "I cannot produce literature, skillful men, and won the Presi- 1 Starnbergersee, Mary Garden can produce things from the dent's Cup one year. asserts that her daily swim
Fencing and Archery. i21 soil."
lorzeback riding and moun- Fencing and other skilled sports summer and her sun bath after-tain climbing are absolutely the are gaining in popularity with wards net her up for the year.
best forms f exercise in the women Archery is the favourite world." is the enthusiastic en-pastime of Mr. John Jacob Riis. Me dortement given her hobbies by banker and widow of the Inte good Mary Anderson, director of the phlinathropist. any-Women's Bureau, U. S. Department Dude ranching comes in for its docs of Labour.
sunta of devotees among women surerssful enough to get away from
Golf and tennis are favourites with y
women. Neysa Mein, however, likes her game of proquet-and let body try to beat her! Sa Muriel Vanderbilt Church. and
Explores Volcanoes.
on her Newport estate she has a Helen Augur, author and news-their work. Hope Williams has lovely croquet course. She also paper woman, bus n curious hob- leased a ranch near Pitchfork. adds bicycling and driving her by-mountain climbing in exelt- Wyo,, and is learning the joys of roach and four to her outdoor ing volcanic regions. She climb-riding, roping and roughing It. sports. Jane Cowl bicycles every ed Mt. Et when it was in erup Mrs. Mabel G. Reinecke, member chance she gets and finds it most tion and the next summer went of the Board of Election Commis exhilarating and pleasant.
Some Are Gürdeners. Digging in the ground has
THE
to Iceland, where she flirted with stoners of Chicago, has a ranch af sulphurous Heels, and was only her own near Missoul, Mont.. restrained from exploring the Laki where she spends her summers.
CHURCH THAT AIMEE BUILT.
TEMPLE WITH BIG RADIO EQUIPMENT.
Angelus templo, the $1,500,000 | const religious edifices,
Aularied employees. Twin radio Lowers of stallon KFSC ift skyward above the domed roof and spread Aimee's "Four Square Gospel" to thousands of "radio members" of her congregation.
The temple is situated half way between Hollywood and down-town Los Angeles and faces Echo Park. About $1200 a week is used to sup- port the church alone, while the total payroll, including its many branches, runa from $7500 to 810- 000 a week. Mrs. McPherson is said to receive an income of about $900 a month from free-will offer- inga,
Aimee is sometimes called "God's Baleswoman," and she has com bined business and evangelism in remarkably auccessful degree. The church schools, book stores and publications are self-supporting. Every sermon is printed in pamph lat form and sold for a small sum. The temple is comparatively now. Less than soven years ago Mrs. McPherson and her mother, Mra. Minnie Kennedy, arrived in Los Angelos in a broken-down motor car and held their first meetings in a tattered circus tent. Two years Inter work was be
church that Aimco Semple Me This vast structure, built in a gun on majestie Angelua Temple. Pherson bullt, fa probably the semi-cirela, saata. 8000, has some marking the first big stop in the most widely known of all Pacific|50 departments and hundreds of levangelist's rise to fame.
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