The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1938-12-29
BY "PEG" COULEHAN

This weeks calendar Of social
events is so full that one would sup
pose everyone and every organiza-
ton had been saving up energies
for Christmas entertaining. Not for
a number OF years have so many
parties and dances been announces
for the scant time between ChrisA
mas and New Years.
New Years Eve will be the GUS
tomary gala occasion. with dances
scheduled by the Cumberland Coun-
try Club. the Cumberland b. p. O.
Elks, Lodge No. So. the Knights of
Columbus. the Lafayette Club at the
Queen City Hotel. the Ali Chan
Shriners, and several committee"
dances. The dance at the Shrine
country club will open with a din
ner, followed by floor show and
general dancing. The most elabor-
ate committee" party will be the
annual supper at the Fort Cumber-
land Hotel. which is being arranged
by committee composed OF F.
Brooke whiting, Charles S. Jeffries.
Harry E. Flock, DR.. Frank NJ. VIII
son, and William A. Gunter. II will
open at . p. IN. with cocktail hour.
followed BY dancing and supper at
midnight. There will also be card
rooms arranged for the bridge devo-
tees.
All the dances will be featured
by elaborate decorations. good mu-
sic and some OF them will feature
special entertainment. Another
small private party is that arranged
by Michael Beerman and Mrs
Leonard Falk at the Algonquin
Hotel. The affair. limited to thirty
five guests. will open with dinner at
1880 p. M, 10 be followed by dane
ing.
Tomorrow night, George Meal
pine Young and Charles S. Gather
man, Jr.. will entertain large Num-
Der Of friends at n dance at the
Cumberland Country Club. The same
night, there will be dance given
by the Saint Marys Mems Club
Tonight. looming largely In the
interest OF the younger crowd is
the annual Allegany High School
alumni dance. to be held from 9
until O'Clock in the school audi I
torium. The RamblerS will play.
and the usual committee function /
ing is composed OF Mr. and Mrs.
Merrill Golden. Miss Georgeanna I
Kraus. Mrs. Albert Pierce Kline and
Albert Wolfe. Another school aSso-
citation affair is the annual dance
for the students OF UrSuline Academy
and their friends TO be held under
the auspices of the Ursuline Auxil-
iary, at the social hall.
Last night there were several
dances, one at the Cumberland .
Country Club with Miss George .
Dixon as hostess. and another at the I
Fort Cumberland Hotel. given by
the Misses Inez and Viola Nevy.
At the Shrine Country Club last
night. a group of eight. members
of the Wednesday Night Bridge
Club. were joint hostesses at a
dance. The hosteSseS were Mrs. J. /
Russell Cook. Miss Madolin v. Nor
ris. Mrs. Chester w. Ayers. Mrs. c. /
Arthur Brotemarkle. Miss Olive
Deffenbaugh. Mrs. John Biggs. Mrs.
Clifton II. Hafer and Mrs. Louis D.
Young.
Tuesday night. the Ali Chan .
Shrine Country Club was the scene
OF a dance for about three hundred
guests given BY Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Arden Lowndes and Mr.. c.. William
Bibby. Among the out-of town
guests were Miss Josephine OMara
and John Bibby.
Monday night. number OF Cum
berlanders went up to Frostburg. /
where Or. and Mrs. James C. Cooley
entertained at a reception and
dance in honor OF their son and
daughter-in-la DR. and Mrs. Mil
ton c. Colby. Another dance was
that held from midnight. Sunday,
until 4 a. m. Monday. at the knights
OF Columbus ballroom.
And on Monday night. the young
people of the First Presbyterian
church held their annual party in
the ballroom OF the Fort Cumber-
land Hotel.