The Washington times., 1935-12-27
NOW
He'd See F1miLy
Some Time!
BUSY DAYS
By HELEN ESSARY


They said they were so glad
they were going to see their son
again. He'd been at college for
long time. To have him home for
the holidays would be such a joy
His father said it would be
good chance to talk over his boys
future. His little brother said
maybe Bill would go out to the
kennels and help him pick out a
pup.
His mother said she was going
to take him around to see all the
relatives. Just to show them how
big he had grown.
He said, sure, it would be swell
to do all of those things. But he
thought maybe he'd be a little
rushed. He'd got sort of tied up
with a few dates. For instance:
On December 19 there was Mrs.
William P. MacCracken's dinner
for young people, and the same
night Mrs. James McKane's ball
Rt the Mayflower for Catherine.
On the twenty-firSt the Bill
Kerkams were giving a party for
Dolly Fleming and her new hus-
band, Bill Renchard. The Misses
Nagel were at home that after
noon. And that night was the
first of the three dances of Mrs.
Letter, Mrs. Spencer and Mrs.
wilkins at the Sulgrave Club.
You just couldn't miss that. Be
ing invited there was something
to write home about.
Miss Margaret Coltex and Miss
Madeleine Coltex were having an
afternoon party on the twenty
second. BE i'd es, the Misses
Sewers reception on the twenty
third, there we're a couple OF
cocktail parties and dinner and
he told a girl he would take her
to the Amelia Alfaro debut ball at
the Pan American.
Mrs. Ralph Worthington was
having a swell Christmas Eve
dance for Emily Davis and Mar
guerite Hagner. He had a din
ner that night, too.
He'd try to stay home as long
as he could on Christmas Day,
but there were some eggnog par
ties and an 8 o'clock dinner.
That Christmas dance of the
Malcolm Mathesons for Peggy
he just couldn't overlook.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Meyer
were having a dinner the night
after Christmas for Catherine.
They gave great parties.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dent Ster-
rett were entertaining for Adlum-
mia at an afternoon reception fol-
lowed by a small dance at the
Chevy Chase Club on the twenty
seventh. "Lummy" as everybody
called her, was going to have a
house party of II boys and five
girls. There was something!
Mrs. Letter was giving a dinner
dance on the twenty-eighth for
Nancy. Miss McHarg was having
q reception for Christine Long
that afternoon at the Sulgrave
Club. Everybody liked Christine.
She just got here for Christmas
from Rome.
The luncheon for Nancy Letter
at the North Wales Club at War
renton would give him a chance to
see the country on Sunday, De-
cember twenty-ninth. Mrs. Ned
Mclean was having dinner that
night at Friendship for the Nc
Lean boys. That ought to be good.
On the thirtieth there was
q tea dance at the Chevy Chase
Club for Barbara Meyers. Nancy
Willis and Florence Wright. Mrs.
Henry D. Flood was having a
tea dance at the F Street Club
for Eleanor Flood and Westbrook
Byrd. The Donald McNeales' egg
nog party to meet the Honorable
Anne Shaughenessy was the same
day
BY the way, what is an Honor
able-a girl Honorable?
AS for New Year Eve - the
Alec Hagners were having a party
then at the Sulgrave Club. 1t
would probably end at breakfast
time with bacon and eggs.
There were two or three parties
at Grasslands he hadn't put down
captain and Mrs. Gibbons were
having a New Year dinner there
for Frances Andrews.
OF course, there'd be some
other running around with the
crowd. He's forgotten few little
things. And it would take a lot
of sleeping to keep going to all
these places.
But after New Year he'd try
to see the family sometime. Sure
he would. He'd be going back
to college on the second!