The Washington times., 1937-12-25


Daniel Campbell, entertaining
at dinner for the younger crowd
on the 28th of December. The
Navy Yard dance in the Sail
Loft, always a gay occasion dur.
ing the holidays and giving
everyone an opportunity to see
everyone else, particularly those
home from school and college,
is also planned for the 18th.
Nancy Howard, lovely daugh-
ter Of Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Sam
uel Howard, had quite a large
group in for eggnog yesterday
afternoon. The holiday dance
at the Marine Barracks is to be
on the 29th Of December and
Leroy Hunt, jr., son of Col. and
Mrs. Leroy Hunt, who is home
from Colgate University, will be
host at a dinner, prior to this
Marine Dance.
Jack Beckett, son of Col.
and Mrs. John Beckett, is home
from Randolph.Macon, and Jo-
Seph Fegan, jr., good-looking son
of Col. and Mrs. Joseph Fe-
gan, is also here for the holidays
from his school, st. Georges in
Newport, Rhode Island.
HARRY BRINSER, the darkly
H handsome son of Admiral
and Mrs. Harry Brinser, is an
other one of the younger crowd
who is home for the holidays
and has taken his mind, for the
next two weeks, off of his seri-
Gus "prepping" for the Naval
Academy.
DEITY BLANDING, daughter
I'D of Major General and Mrs.
Albert Blanding, is visiting with
her parents until the first Of
January when she returns to
Florida and the University Of
Florida to resume her studies.
Betty is very like her mother, a
stunning, graceful person with
darkly waving hair and a de-
lightful smile and a flair for
wearing smart clothes, in a very
smart manner.
CAPTAIN and Mrs. J. B. Earle
" are giving a large party to-
morrow, for both the older group
and the youngsters, and Lieuten-
ant Commander and Mrs. Har-
old Biesemeier are also hosting
at a tea the same afternoon.
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MRS. G. B. GELLY, wife of
W1 Commander Gelly, will ap-
preciate this Christmas Day a
bit more perhaps, than some of
the others, for she has been on
the sick list for several long
days, and will get up for the
first time today. To anyone as
vivid, vivacious and active as
Mrs. Gelly, this indoors and in
bed idea" must have been no end
annoying. Mrs. Gelly comes
from Atlanta, Ga, and has all
of the fascination and proverbial
charm of the Southern women,
and she also is one of the wit
tiest Of story tellers and the
most excellent company.
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NANCY CATCH, daughter of
IN Commander and Mrs.
Thomas Catch, was one of the
prettiest girls at the Black and
White Ball, last week. Looking
very gIamorous in black and
brilliants and weighed down
with orchids, she was having
the time of her young t4fe. If
Nancy's popularity keeps in
creasing, and everything is in
dicative that it will, by the
time she makes her debut (she
is still in the sub deb class) the
family will have tO hire the
Union Station to get the guests
into Nancy'S coming out party.
Commander and Mrs. Catch
are a most charming couple
and Mrs. Catch has delicious
humor-about everything. Re
Gently we met her at one Of the
various teas. and asked her
how on earth she got to all she
was asked to come to.
"I DON'T" replied Mrs. Catch
smiling, "but I do have a SyS-
tenn worked out, not to miss
any. I go to one and Tom (the
Commander) goes to the
other"
However, the last two days
we heard that Mrs. Gatch's Sys-
tenn was falling apart. All be-
cause Commander Catch got
worn out, trotting around, in
formed Mrs. Catch that he
was reSigning from her idea
and she could carry on without
him.
Colonel and Mrs. wrey
Stephenson of the Marine
Corps, are leaving Washington
to spend Christmas Day and a
few days thereafter, in Phila-
delphia, with Mrs. Stephenson'S
family.
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HHRISTMAS CARDS from
~ many of the Service Group,
this year, are exceptionally at
tractive. Major Curtis De Ware
sends his greetings from Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas, a jolly
face of Santa Claus, whose
beard is fashioned Of bits Of
white ostrich feathers and a
wish for a Merry Christmas.
Everyone knows and misses