The Washington times., 1937-10-09

Grandview, is not far from
Mount Vernon and was the scene
Of much gaiety, have rented this
place to a Pittsburgh matron,
who became first enchanted
with the large, formal gardens
and later with the house itself.
DETSY HENNING. wife Of
I'D Captain Frederick Allan
Henning, U. s. A., and daughter
of General and Mrs. Amos Fries,
isn't quite sure that she thinks
so we'll Of birthday parties for
small boys. Just q few days ago
she decided to celebrate the
birthday Of her two sons. Allan,
jr., and Gilbert Henning, with
a Joint party. For though there
is a good bit Of difference in
their ages their birthday date is
exactly two days apart.
She did just that and all might
have been well, but for the gift
of some misguided friends to
her oldest son, F. Allen, jr., Of a
loud and violent sounding bugle.
That was the end Of everything,
including Mrs. Henning's nerves,
for her son not only blew the
bugle the entire afternoon, but
also everyone out Of the house.
Right now some OF our best
military minds are engaged in
a discussion Of ways to make off
with or cause this bugle to dis
appear-forever.
MRS. KARL B r AFFORD,
W1 wife of Colonel Bradford,
U. s. A., is, amazingly enough.
very similar in coloring and
looks to Frances Starr, noted
actress and now our own Mrs.
Golden Donaldson, of Washing
ton. Mrs. Bradford has the
same exquisite speaking voice,
with that same intriguing, hest
tant note, ever so often, and
though she is tiny and very fra
gile in appearance, she is one OF
the best and most vigorous golf
ers in Army circles.
She has world Of friends and
likes to have them around her,
which may account for the fact
that recently she gave q tea
which was going to be informal
and small and really was the
former, but before she got
through asking people amounted
to some 80 guests.
MAJOR AND MRS. WILBUR
wi ELLIOTT, U. S. A., are
very busy these days moving
into a new residence out on High
land Terrace and-if ever they
get finished-Mrs. Wilbur is
thinking seriously Of staging
her own private "Sit-down strike"
to last until she is completely
rested, which may be along
about the first snow furry.
The Wilburs, not at all Incl
dentally, are two very nice and
amusing people, and Major Will
bur can and does tell a story
with the ease and skillfulneSS OF
a born raconteur. Mrs. Wilbur
who is tall and fair and has a
laugh that is deep and contag-
ious, is easy to know, is COM
pletely and always just herself,
which is an extremely satisfying
state of affairs, and wears the
smartest dinner gowns seen
about here in days. One In par
ticular we remember, a gown OF
aquamarine blue, with sandals,
bag and wide sash Of rich claret
shadings.
DOSA WAINWRIGHT, cum
IL ming just in "the teens"
daughter of Captain and Mrs.
Dallas Wainwright, U. S. n, is
exceedingly devastating in her
remarks. AS her mother, the
pretty Charlotte says, lone never
knows just what Rosa is going
to say, aid when she does say
it, it is worse than one had
thought 1t might be. mot SO
long ago, Mrs. Wainwright de-
cided that life was so placid
that she herself might do some
thing to keep occupied and in
terested in other affairs besides
bridge, the planning Of meals.
etc. She did, and now PER
suades people to take home with
them the most perfect clothes
which she herself selects.
After week Of rushing off to
business, RoSc. gave her mother
one long and penetrating look
over her morning cocoa and In
quired sweetly, "And how is the
little bread winner this morn
ing?" At the moment, Rosa Is
interested in only one thing, her
two Australian Silkeies, which is
as rare breed Of dog boasting
only IL others Of their kind in
America. Rosa also adores
Stacks and sweaters and though
she has dresses by the score
hung neatly in her closet, re-
fuses to wear them anywhere,
but to school. And-she is a
fascina ing combination Of long
pigta!ls, rougish mouth and
golden freckles!
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TUE Army, Navy and Marine
i Corps, which has been
strangely inactive during the
last north, has suddenly
awakened and begun to dc
things. Tie month Of october
is going to be plenty gay. Col
and Mrs. j. w. Cummings are
entertaining at dinner. October