The Washington times., 1938-02-19

NOMDR. HAMILTON BRYAN, 4,
" better known to his inti-
. mates as. Ham" Is an exceed
ingly individualistic person with
definite and determined ideas,
At the moment, Commander
Bryan is on duty In Washington
and living in a delightful and
quaint house in Georgetown.
Many tales are told about Com
mander Bryan's activities, but
none more engaging than his
efforts to get together q polo
team while on sea duty.
It seems that Commander
Bryan who was a devotee Of this
game, thought it an excellent
idea to organize a team Of his
own in his spare moments,
aboard ship. He called a con-
ference and met with practi-
cally no results. How could
anyone practice for polo aboard
ship. Nothing daunted, Com
mander Bryan hit upon a
scheme which worked out
beautifully and beyond anyone'S
expectations. He called a pri-
vate drill every afternoon and
had all of his men whom he
had picked for the polo team,
walk UP and down deck, in the
exact bow-legged positions they
would assume upon q horse.
BY the time, they all returned to
shore duty, Commander Bryan
had a swell polo team.
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CAPT. AND MRS. GEORGE
" BRYAN. and speaking Of
the name Bryan reminded us.
gave q large and gala tea, yes
terday afternoon, at their at
tractive house in Chevy Chase.
NEN. AND MRS. HUGH MAT.
" THEWs, U. SIN. c., retired,
are being very much missed by
their friends here, but are them
selves having a nice and rest.
full time in Miami, Fla, with
the expectation of coming back
here for at least a visit before
the summer.
MRS, CLARKE WELLS, wife
AVA Of Colonel Wells, now in
command of the Marine Bar.
racks in Philadelphia, Is due in
town soon, for q visit of two
weeks. Doubtless, Mrs. Wells
will return to Philadelphia. at
the end Of that time for a rest
cure, for she is tremendously
popular here and all Of her
friends want to entertain and
will-for her. Mrs. Wells, Just so
that you will feel that you know
her, is blonde with beautiful
gray eyes and has the gayeSt
and most colorful charm irnag-
Unable.
CAROLINE NOVACK, widow
" Of Capt. N. P. Novack, is
one Of the most attractive
women in this town and perhaps
one of its better loved. There
Is nothing that "Vacky" will not
do for a friend. Maybe she
hasn't seen you for years, but
once you have her friendship, it
is for always. She is q small per-
son with quite a sprinkling of
gray in her dark hair, her eyes
twinkle constantly, as though
she and the world have o good
joke between them: her wit is
renowned and can be on occa-
sion very biting and tangy; her
bridge Is excellent and her small
dinners, which is the only way
she will ever entertain, are per.
feet, both as to food and her
selection Of congenial guests.
DOGGY and Julie Vogel, pretty
l. daughters Of Gen. and
Mrs. Clayton CBarney) Vogel,
U.S.M.C., are the busiest young.
sters in town, up until yesterday.
They have been preparing all
week to go down to Annapolis
for the Hop and as both Of these
"lovelies" have filled cards for
this particular hop, their ward
robe had to be practically per-
feet to 60 down to this weekend.
JANET SLAUsoN, daughter of
ID Major and Mrs. KinSley w.
Slauson, who has a decided tai
ent for drama, Is having the
time Of her young life, working
like a veritable Trojan in the
Civic Theater, here. Janet, who
Is as slim as q dryad and as
vivid as poppy, among other
things, speaks the most exqui-
site French. One person hearing
her turn a phrase in French one
afternoon, and who is himself an
authority on this language,
vowed that Janet was the only
person he had heard in months
who spoke the French language
.as 1t should be spoken!
MFRS. COMFORT PLAT'r, wife
U4 Of Commander Platt, who
is an engaging and extremely
pretty person, is no end busy
these days with her serious
studies in painting with hours
spent each day at the Corcoran
Art Gallery. Mrs. Platt who has
not been so long in Washington
from a tour of duty in Hawaii,
is going to dance the real Ha-
waiian hula next week, at a very
small party.
The real Hawaiian hula, as
everyone is beginning to know,
Is totally unlike the hula that