The Washington times., 1937-12-18

Christmas Tree Fund; a fund
which is used to supply extra
holiday pleasure for those who
otherwise might not have as
merry a Christmas as others.
The judges for the horse show
will be Gen. Leon KRONER, Col.
Adna Chaffee and Col. Thomas
J. johnson.
A DMIRAL AND MRS. C. A.
"A BLAKELY are leaving short
ly for Kokomo, Ind, to visit
their son, John Blakely, for the
Christmas holidays. Another
son, Charles, who is midship-
man at Annapolis, will spend his
holiday leave in Washington. Ad-
miral and Mrs. Blakely, who
have a host of friends here, are
soon to take up new tour of
duty in San Diego, where Ad-
miral Blakely will be in COM
mand of the air craft base force,
and where he will succeed the
equally well liked Admiral "Er-
ME" King.
MISS EVELYN WILMINGTON
W1 and her sister, Marjorie,
known to her friends as "Midge,"
have inaugurated a very nice
little idea out at their house.
These girls, who are the daugh-
ters of Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Ed
ward C. Wellington, have set
apart each Friday afternoon in
each week to have open house
for their feminine friends.
Naturally no boys are allowed,
but the girls come in congenial
groups, chat, knit, have tea,
and do exactly as they please
and, at the moment, everyone
is delighted with this hospitable
custom.
r IEUT. COL. AND MRS. BEV-
II ERLY C. DUNN, Lieut.. Col.
and Mrs. Francis c. Newcomer
and Col. and Mrs. LaySon Atkins
are all going to be joint hosts
at one of the largest parties
of the next week out at the
Army-Navy Country Club, to-
morrow afternoon.
A DMIRAL AND MR. S.
"A GEORGE R. CLARK are
giving CHEEKY afternoon
party the week after Christmas.
Capt. and Mrs. William Purnell
have chosen Christmas Eve af-
ternoon to ask in friends for
some of their excellent eggnog.
Capt. and Mrs. Clarence Hin
kamp are having a party on De-
cember 81, Capt. and Mrs. Har-
old Train are inviting guests to
drop in on Christmas Day.
Capt. and Mrs. H. C. White
hurst are also another couple
who have chosen Christmas Day
to have a nice bowl of eggnog
to share with friends, and Major
and Mrs. Parker West are haV-
ing tea on the tWenty-Sixth and
so it goes.
TOMDR. AND MRS. A. S.
" MERRILL, he is now Naval
Attache in the American EN-
bassy in Santiago, Chile, have
sent their holiday greetings to
Washington. The greetings are
in the form of a square white
card and on it is picture taken
in the mountains of Chile and
obviously in snow storm. Both
Commander and Mrs. Merrill
are in ski suits and on skis and
are waving a CHEEKY greeting
with a smile on their faces as
big as Christmas cheer, itself.
The Merrills when they were
stationed here, were tremend'
ously popular, they are both at
tractive and most charming and
when they left here it was with
real regret that people told them
good-by.
THOUGHTS about Christmas
l. parties are always nice, but
usually of a routine sameneSs.
However, there is a certain per-
son who is stationed over at
Boiling Field who is seriously
considering giving a very origi-
nal party. A party which will
take place early Christmas morn
ing and which should be fun for
everyone who has a group Of
youngsters, or even one, Is
awakened at the crack of dawn
on that especial day. after
the tree and Santa Claus pres
ents have been investigated and
admired, there invariably re-
mains that long, long wait, in
which one is wide awake, all
dressed up and nowhere to go.
MISS HOPE BLANDY. lovely
W1 daughter of Comdr, and
Mrs. william H. P. Blandy, is re-
turning from New York and
school on tomorrow night to
spend a two-weekS' holiday with
her mother and father and to en-
joy all the festivities planned for
the younger crowd during the
Christmas season. Miss Blandy
will also be on the committee Of
girls for the always gala Cadet
and Midshipman Ball to be
given at the Mayflower.
TAPT. EARNEST w. FRY, JR.,
~ U. S. Marine Corps, whose
wife Is one Of the prettiest
young matrons seen about here
in a long time, has. as does
seemingly everyone else in the
Service, a nickname and it goes