The Washington times., 1937-11-06


hobby. and a real talent, we
wish to add. in painting and
does some lovely things. The
other day at the Chrysanthe-
mum Show, Mrs. Jadwin would
take one long, appreciative look
at the beautiful blooms and
then whisper, wistfully, "I do
wish I had a paint brush in my
hands"
MRS. PAUL DRAKE, wife of
V1 Captain Drake, Marine
Corps, who is a decidedly at
tractive person with a keen
Sence of humor, isn't one to be
taken in by any good-natured
ribbing. Consequently, when
early yesterday morning
rather hoarse and husky voice,
asked over the phone if "this
was Mrs. Drake" and explained
quickly that they were news
paper woman, Mrs. Drake, just
burst out laughing.
"You can't fool me, my dear"
she replied through her laugh
ter, "I know who you are"
What did you Say?" come
back in astonished tones from
the hoarse and husky voice at
the other end of the wire.
Just what I said" retorted
Mrs. Drake, land you still don't
fool me-"
Then the hoase and husky
voice started to explain and fin
ally convinced Mrs. Drake that
she really was who she said she
was. Then Mrs. Drake laughed
harder than ever.
well, this is a comedy sure
enough" she informed the
newspaper women, "for I
thought you were actually Mrs.
Clyde Hartsel, wife of Major
Hartsel." But why" inquired
the newspaper woman. BE
cause" said Mrs. Drake, with
entire frankness, Mrs. HartSel
has laryngitis and you sounded
Juob 44hC 1lSI. OO-
MRS. w. REAT SINGER
IVA FARRELL, stunning wife Of
Major Farrell, U. S. M. C. is not
only interested in the Little
Theater Movement all over the
country, but she was one of it's
most active members in her
home town of San Diego, Calf.
Just before she left to come
here for a station at Quantico,
Va, project upon which she
and her little group had been
working upon for some time,
out in San Diego, finally ma
teralized.
The Shakespearian Globe
Theater, which was one of the
buildings in the San Diego Expo
sition, was turned into the per.
manent home Of San Diego's
Little Theater. Some one, know
ing of Mrs. Farrell's intense
interest in the Little Theater,
suggested that she start one at
Quantieo, but so far the only
reply from Mrs. Farrell was a
nice smile and the one word
perhaps"
MRS. WILLIAM w. HICKS.
1V1 wife of Colonel Hicks and
the mother of two very pretty
daughters, Cornelia and Nancy,
knows full well that prep
arationS for all these various
and sundry service football
games are not all sweetness and
light. For the last few days,
Mrs. Hicks has done prac-
tically nothing but keep her
own attractive head buried
in the depths of cedar chests
getting out wraps, light ones,
woolly ones and fur ones, so
that her daughters might be able
to choose the exact weight coat
for the football game at Anna
? polls tomorrow and, after visit
about, continue on to the foot.
ball game, scheduled for Army
and Notre Dame in New York
&**
MRS. FREDERICK ALLISON
V1 Henny, wife of Captain Hen.
ny, is, with her two sturdy young
sons, here in Washington, visit
ing her parents, General and
Mrs. Amos Fries. Mrs. Henny is
a fascinating person, a giftec
musician and a writer. She has
always loved music and has just
finished the lyrics for a musica,
: comedy, now in the midst Of
production. A production with 9
Hawaiian background and at
mosphere, both Of which Mrs
Henny knows and well, having
l made an intensive study of Poly
! nesian culture and traditions
/ during the time she and her hus
: band were stationed at Scho
: field Barracks in Hawaii. To bt
: honest, she had not the slight
: est intention Of writing any
/ thing, and the way she begar
: her career in the writing pro
feSSion was most unusual.
1t seems that while in Hawai-
q her husband had charge of thu
). sport events on the post. Ma
s turally, Mrs. Henny felt in dut!
f bound to attend all of them
Boxing, however, she just
;. couldn't take, but she went, ant
e refused to allow anyone to know
;. her diStaste for it. One nigh
4 these boxing matches were {
little more violent than usus