The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-09


any housewife would go into
ecstasy over the built-in drawers
with everything in its place and
a place for everything. Even
the clothes closet is remarkable
and has a special electric light
down at the bottom where the
shoes are kept. This light is
used in the tropics where the
dampness does things to shoes.
The portfolios are arranged
with Navy efficiency and have
ever so many little gadgets for
fastening them back, any angle
desired, with no danger of noise.
There is a microphone arrange
ment on board so that any
order issued can be heard in
every part of the ship. Just
before five the bugle sounded
some kind of a call and by ask
ing, we found that it was
liberty call" All of which
means that half Of the ships
company can now go ashore for
a certain period of leave, during
the evening.
Dinner had been planned
aboard the Savannah but
Harry CrookeS and Lois Ran
som, who were in the sight
seeing threeSome, thought din
ner at The Bellevue Stratford
would be fun. However, we still
know what we might have had
if we had dined aboard the
ship. Felix, the mess boy Of
Captain Giffen, let us see, nice
thick chops and a pie that
looked as light as a feather
and fluffy with meringue. What
was to go in between, " will
never know. The Savannah car
ries three airplanes, but only
one was there when we looked
down fro mthe bridge.
After several cups of truly
good coffee, Captain Giffen,
Lois and Harry Crookes and
ourselves departed for the
Officers Club. This club
is a sprawling yellow stucco
building with high ceilings and
spacious rooms and a lounge
which is done in pale yellow and
blue. The furniture is modern
istic, of leather and so deeply
cushioned that once one gets
settled into a chair or couch, it
practically takes a rope and
tackle to get out. Captain Giffen
told us that this club was given
to the Marines by a certain well
known and wealthy woman, as a
memorial to her son who was
killed at Chateau-Th ierry. Later,
a gracious dinner at The Belle
vue, and still later a train back
to Washington and we have
decided since having such an
elegant and gay time nat doing
an Army, Navy and Marine
column is really like a gift from
heaven.
CAROLYN Chantry, who.
" whether she likes it or not,
will have to go through life as
the girl whom the great Italian
Balbo described as the most
beautiful girl in America" has
finally bobbed her thick, black
hair. And though it seems
strange to see Carolyn without
that soft knot on the nape of
her neck, her new hair cut is
vastly becoming.
HAPT. CHESTER (Dutch)
" KEPPLER whom everyone
likes, was in town from Cam
bridge, Mass, last weekend
with his pretty daughter,
Polly. Captain Keppler, who
was attached to the American
Embassy in Germany for some
time. has a huge shepherd dog
which he brought back with
him, and to whom he is devoted.
One of the classic stories about
him is when he was here on
leave and was asked to come to
a certain, very Swanky reception.
Captain Keppler refused, and
gave as the reason, an impor-
tant luncheon engagement.
Pressed for a more explicit rea-
son, the captain gave it. He
really did have a luncheon en-
gagement-with his dog-who
at that moment was in a ken
mel in Philadelphia. He kept
that luncheon engagement.
TOL. AND MRS. DANIEL I.
" SULTAN, he is Engineer
Commissioner of the District,
have gone away for a brief
vacation. Every year, just
about this time, Colonel and
Mrs. Sultan like to visit
about and this time decided
upon Mexico. Their trip will
be varied as regards transpor-
tation, for they rnotored first
to New Orleans, then went by
boat to Galveston, Tex, and
then took a train from there to
Mexico. They expect to be
back in Washington shortly
after Easter.
MRS. FRANK LOFTIN, she
IVA was the former Cecilia
Killian and a fascinating per
son, was here recently on a
shopping tour. The fact that
she came all the way from