The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-23

and Mrs. Jerry Williams, W.
Mrs. Parker is delighted with
Fort Sill and says that it is
more like the old-time frontier
garrisons than any place she
has ever known. It is also very
gay, that is, beginning with Oc-
tober and continuing through
until the first warm day of sum.
mer, for there are hunts, hunt
breakfasts and many other out
door sports that keep them in
tereSted.
COMMANDER AND MRS. AR
~ THUR ROBINSON are ex-
pecting a very charming house
guest over the week end. Miss
Alice Burrage, who has just re-
turned to the States from a So
journ on the Riviera, q stay
in Rome and Paris, will be here
from Friday until Monday.
Alice Burrage is a real beauty,
with huge brown eyes, shining
brown hair and a lovely mouth
and she is GmartnesS itself when
it comes to clothes.
Commander and Mrs. Robin
son are also entertaining today
at cocktail party in honor of
DR.. and Mrs. Essengale, whom
they first knew many years ago
in China. DR.. ESsengale, who
is a brilliant man and loaded
down with degrees, is with the
Chinese Salt Administration,
and the party today will include
as guests only the Washington
friends Of the honor guests.
MAJOR and Mrs. Richard
4VA Jeschke, U. S. M. c., and
Mrs. LIE Page Cronmiller, wife
Of Captain Cronmiller, U. S. NJ.
c., had a most unhappy ending
to pleasant trip to Quantico.
On the way back, entirely too
many automobiles, including
two heavy trucks, were on the
road and the car in which the
threesome were riding was
thrown off the road and all
three received nasty bruises and
injuries.
Mrs. K. B. Lemon, wife Of
Colonel Lemon, who is now sta
toned in Omaha, is visiting
here in Washington, and thor
oughly enjoying it. Mrs. Lemon
is a Washingtonian and former
ly lived here and though we
don't know her name before
she married, we do know that
she is a very, very pretty
blonde with a host Of friends
here.
EMMETT LORD, grandson
IN of General and Mrs. Lord, IS
wearing one of those smiles that
won't come off these days.
Years ago, but not so many,
Kenneth wanted very much to
go to West Point but no ap-
pointment was available. Nat.
urally with his entire family in
the service this was a tragic dis
appointment to him. However,
time went on and Kenneth
eventually went into the Re
serve Corps and is now a lieuten-
ant.
Well, the other day and be-
cause of some newly passed bill
which allows reserve officers to
go into the regular Army and If,
after a year they are good
enough and wish to remain in.
they can, Kenneth got into the
Army he loves so well. If he
doesn't stay there, it will be no
fault of his own. We wish him
luck.
THE POST MORTEM CLUB is
L famous organization which
is composed Of all the past COM
manders of the American Legion
and which meets once a week
for luncheon at the Army, Navy
City Club. Secretary Of War
Harry Woodring is one Of the
many notableS who is a men,
Der. There are no dues and
only one regulation-no one
must ever be serious about any
thing at these gatherings.
A ND speaking about the Army
"A and Navy City Club, we
heard an amusing story from
one Of Washington'S well known
generals about the first time,
and after much argument, that
women were allowed in this club
for luncheon. It is also nicely
illustrative of feminine deter
mination. It seems that in pre-
pairing to open the club dining
room to the ladies there was a
special partition, practically as
thick as a brick wall, that sepa-
rated the dining room open to
the ladies from that one occu-
pied exclusively by the gentle
men. And-there was no door
between the two dining rooms.
Well, the ladies arrived the
first day. Not one of them
missed seeing the heavy, blank
wall. Some weeks later, at
board meeting of the club,
nearly every man on the board
suggested, in fact, insisted upon
having that thick partition re-
moved. OF course, all these
members of the board were mar
ried and, of course, their wives
had been present on the open
ing day for the ladies. 1t per-
haps was a coincidence, but
knowing feminine persistence as
well as we do, we doubt the CO.
incidence part.
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