The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-10-04

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Another craft, similar in con-
struction with one exception, a
real working compass, is called
The Eleanor. Well, one week
end, with a party of guests
aboard, the President decided
to try the water qualities of the
two, and when the Potomac
reached quiet spot, everything
was stopped, while the two
small boats were lowered into
the water and started off on a
race.
Because Of a nice wind, both
boats took off with a gratifying
burst Of speed, but the one from
Salem was so speedy that it got
entirely out of hand and-out of
sight. with the result that a
speed boat had to be sent out
after it, and after a bit of delay
bring it safely back to the
President and the shelter of the
Potomac's decks.
THE John E. Fowlers, who
l. have, like all the rest of us,
heard of reaching for the
moon" now know what it means
to reach-and finally get it!
Last week the Fowler three
some, Mr.. and Mrs. and daugh-
ter. Dorothy Gould, took off for
New York, for no other reason
than a brief look-in for crystal
chandeliers. whic'4 they wanted
to find and send down to their
house in Palm Beach as fix
lures for the newly finished ball
room.
They found the chandeliers.
exquisite French ones, and then
Mrs. Fowler, more in fun than
anything else. suggested that
they find a moon for the patio
of the house. Believe it or not,
they did! A moon fashioned of
opalescent glass, with lights so
cunningly devised that when it
is fastened securely in the palm
trees of the patio. it looks like
a real moon, with all of the
glamour and silvery brilliance
that Southern moons, invariably
possess.
A NNE O. D. RUSSELL, one Of
n the prettiest golden heads
in this town and very efficient
secretary to a large business
concern here, is recuperating
and nicely from an illness which
took her to Johns Hopkins Hos
pital, kept her there much too
long and finally sent her nome
with her usual smile and enough
flowers to start an indoor gar
den.
uERE and there and not quite
Ia everywhere:
To Warrenton, Va, and the
party given by the John Buchan-
ans to announce the engage.
ment of cunning Polly Buchanan
to William Standby Stokes, of
Berwyn, Pa, and Polly looking
so smart and grown up in all
black with a tunic coat splashed
with gold, a corsage of orchids
and a nice case of juvenile jit-
tiers, which caused her knees
to knock together like castanets
just before her Daddy an
noInced her engagement to the
many guests.
Everybody surprised to death
for not one word of this engage
ment had gotten out, and Mrs.
Buchanan (the lovely Edith
breaking the quiet by going up
to Polly. putting her arms about
her and saying, Here are my
congratulations" and giving her
a nice, big kiss.
MRS. BILL DOELLER in dark
4V1 blue linens; Mrs. Kenneth
Jenkins in pale rose linens; and
Mrs. Baldwin Spillman, jr., in
silken white pique, all out on the
big sun porch. and Bcv,l-Ia BEL
mont rushing in bit too late to
hear the engagement announce
ment ant LOOKING. nerscIf, very
swagger in black and white
tweeds; and hall the country
side giving a hearty toast to the
bride-to-be just as we left to
come home, dress and get to the
Army Navy Country Club for
dinner at $3.50, and
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FRITZ SMITH as host, and
L the whole thing great sur
prise to Mrs. Smith, whose birth
day it was. Cocktails first, and
then, under strict orders from
the host-nothing allowed from
then on but champagne; and
Nine. Grace Espaillat. just back
from Europe and wearing