Evening star., 1938-05-26

~ last night when this was writ
ten. and the brass monkeys came IN
and hid in a corner to protect their
ears. it is summer after dark. Come
Saturday night there will be two gala
events marking the official beginning
of all this summer in these after dark
circles, and come Sunday morning
there probably will be lot of after
dark circles under a lot Of eyes. but
that is beside the point. The events
will be: No. Cin alphabetical order),
the opening of the Powhatan Roof,
with Stephen LIE Sieur and his lads on
hand to supply the music: and No. 2
lin alphabetical order). the opening
of the Shoreham Terrace, when Bar
nee and his musicmakers move out OF
doors.
- 1t happened, so help us. Small,
slightly rotund citizen, who had been
too oft by the flowing bowl. navigated
up to Dick Roger at the Hi-Hat.
Say" he wanted to know, "izzat
your brother"
Il haven't got brother Dick told
him.
Say" the small and rotund citizen
persisted. "izzat your brother?'
us who my brother?" Dick tried an
other tack.
"1ll bet ats your brother. He'z in
Wash ton"
You're in Washington"
s.Y,1l h,t,e ro,,r hrothAN yin "o eh'.
ton. at tn Hi-Hat."
That's where you are" Dick
screamed at him. ITS not my brother;
it's mel"
well, Sunny" sighed our little
dronkie. You cer'ny look like i'm"
- Much festivity there was at the
Pete Macias' apartment the other
dawning, Jock Mclean and the hand
some new Mrs. Mclean and John
Roosevelt and Anne Clark showing up
at the Heigh-Ho Tap Room. listening
awhile to Artie Humes' cool swing,
then dashing upstairs to the apart
ment where there was the festivity.
Maxine Tappan there, too, singing
those good old Tappan swing tunes.
and Charlie Wright, singing those spe-
cial Charlie Wright ballads ). Other
Heigh -Ho listeners to the cool swing:
Stellita Stapleton, Evalyn Mclean.
Decio de Moura. Ruth Dove. Kitty Fu-
qua, Margot Garrett and Mariana
Zuberbuhler.
That was George Angus Garrett,
the broker, young looking father Of
pretty deb, Margot (who is marrying
Senior Zuberbuhler next month";, in the
Carlton Lounge with Spotty III. Spots
wood White. Same day Senator Will
liam Gibbs MoAdoo was dashing
around the Carlton lobby trying to
locate the man with whom he had an
appointment and finally going of to
the dining room, where he bumped
into a couple Of cronies and sat and
ate with them, nursing his disappoint-
ment beautifully with face wreathed
in smiles. Same day Sammy Kaye
Jumped off the elevator to rush for
the Capitol stage, where he was due in
two minutes, and almost knocked
Frank Carlton mgr) Swadley down
as the latter peacefully ambled toward
the Carlton bar. Same day Sumner
Welles, Norman Davis and Barney
Baruch were seen lunching (not TO
gether') at the Carlton.
= - Add Ringsiders at the Shoreham
Blue Rooms Ice Carnival The
Jimmy Walkers, the James Roosevelts,
Harry Hopkins, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Grant Mason, Mrs. Chip Robert. the
George Marshalls and q lot OF
people who think that Peggy Fahy,
who does the "Dipsy-Doodle" number.
is going places. One of the places she
is going, If it won't sound too bitter, is
away from the Shoreham, for the Ice
Carnival closes Friday night, the Ter
race opening Saturday having not a
smidgeon Of Hollywood ice on its dance
floor.
-" The Lucian Y. Rays gave q large
party in the Metronome room in honor
of the A. G. Ackersons' wedding ami.
versary q night or two ago, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Hilton in the group. Same
night there were the newly welded
william Thomas Stevens and the
members of their wedding party, still
in bridal finery, with yards Of blue
tulle and net floating around the
Metronome room. Same night Robb
Mac Kie, I'd, came up from Annapolis
to dance to Paul Kain's music. And
there was Arthur Vandenberg, jr., the
lad who has been 100 per cent perfect
in attending all these Meem-McLean
nuptial parties. ambling out Of the
Capitol cocktail lounge adjacent to
the Metronome room.
Service is what you get at the
Madrillon all right, all right. None of
this being showed around by waiter
captains and whatnot. Regular in
habitant of the place walked in the
door the other night, Parker stepped
up and asked. well, where you going
to sit2" Look" the reg. inhab. told
him, you're the headwaiter here, not
me-" Well, 1t sounded funny at the
time.