The Washington times., 1937-12-04

very small but delightful dinner
party at the Army-Navy Country
Club for Comdr. and Nine.
Pierre Benech, Che Is Naval At
tache of the French Embassy
and not at all incidentally,
Nine. Benech completely capti-
waited every person there. She
Is c. harm g, vivacious and
possesses, SO says everyone, a
very fresh outlook on life. At
the moment, Nine. Benech is
determined to learn English, but
is having a difficult time Of 1t,
for all of her friends wish to talk
in French to her.
A NNE BUTLER LAWTON,
"A pretty daughter Of Major M.
S. Lawton, has very stunning
house guest, Louise Jones, of
Montgomery, Ala. Louise who
does a great many, things well,
including riding and golf, GER
tainly does put the Washington
girls in the shade with her ex-
pert big Appling." And when
they get to the part, Rise Up
and Shine" Louise can really
do both to perfection.
NAPT. JACK OUTLET, Air
" Corps, has just arrived in
Washington from his former
post at Mitchell Field, and after
searching valiantly about town,
finally settled into a most at
tractive apartment. When one
knows that Captain Outlet de-
cided upon this apartment en-
tirely alone and without any
help from his wife one can
guess all the responsibility that
went with the selection. Mrs.
Outlet, is, so we hear, a very,
very pretty blonde and charm
ing besides. All of which means
that the Air Corps will. have
another popular hostess.
HOL. ULYSSES GRANT Sd,
" who is Chief Of Staff for
Gen. Frank Mccoy, at Gov
ernors Island, was in town yes
terday visiting about briefly and
attending to business, as well.
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r LIEUTENANT AND MRS.
- RUDOLPH FINK, are here
visiting with Mrs. Fink's mother.
Mrs. Horace Hickman, widow
Of Colonel Hickman. Colonel
Hickman, as everyone knows
was one Of the best beloved men
in the Army Air Corps, and it is
nice to think that the new fly
ing field, now being completed
in Hawaii, will be named after
him. Mrs. Fink, who was the
former Martha Hickman, Is a
thoroughly delightful person
with a host Of friends in this
town.
MRS. JOHN M. SPEISSEG-
WA GER, pretty brunette wife
of Commander Speissegger, has
a unique cigarette case. She
got it some years ago in China
and it is long and large, fash
ioned of teakwood, carved with
delicate scenes ir gold and in
side the case is her full name,
monogrammed in silver.
MAJOR ROBERT c. JoRr
W1 DON, who was with Colonel
and Mrs. Russell Albert, at the
Kentucky Society dance, is just
here for duty, from away down
in Louisiana. Major Jordon,
who has a mellow voice and a
leisurely way of speaking and a
very dry wit, is most interesting
to talk with. Some one brought
up the subjects of accidents and
that promptly reminded Major
Jordon of a circumstance, which
he has never forgotten and
which was really "Life's Most
Embarrassing Moment"
It seems that he had gone
through the World War, in &C
tive duty without so much as
a scratch and after the ARMS
tice when the American troops
were going into CoblenZ, was
still in excellent fettle. Well, as
Major Jordon put it, he was
anxious to see something of the
German countryside and from
his quarters in a roomy box car,
was leaning out taking in every
sight, from the vantage point
of the box car door. Suddenly he
heard a swishing sound and the
next thing he knew, he was in
CoblenZ-but in a hospital.
It happened that brakeman,
not knowing that Major Jordon
had such a fancy for sight-See-
ing, had just closed the box car
doors, but unfortunately, closed
the major in with them. Result,
a bad conclusion of the brain,
and worse still, so says the
major, there in the midst Of
wounded soldiers he had to
admit that the only injury he
had received in the entire war
was a bang on the head from a
box car doorl
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MRS. HUNTER MCGUIRE,
IVA wife of Captain MCGUIRE,
u. s. A., and her daughter,
Ethel, are an excellent if rare
example of mother and daugh-
ter looking like sisters. They
honestly do; both are gracefully
tall and slim, both are fair with
waving blonde hair and both are
definitely pretty, with fine even