The Washington times., 1938-08-20

and then come back to New
Holcomb, who is returning
abroad.
Frank, who has been doing
quite a bit of writing lately, in
cluding a column out of town,
was very enthusiastic over his
trip and told us that he hoped
to pick up material in Europe
for a series of articles. We
hope he did, for Frank, who
talks easily and Interestingly,
writes the same way.
Col. Johnathan Wainwright,
commandant of Fort Myer, who
is still young enough to admit
and enjoy birthdays, is having
one next Tuesday.
T IEUT. COL. AND MRS. SAM
~ HOWARD have just recently
moved into their new house on
Cathedral Avenue, and, believe
it or not, since moving there, the
hot weather hasn't bothered
them one whit. OF course, this
house possesses three spacious
porches and a huge garden.
Mrs. Howard, who VOWS that
she knows less than nothing
about gardening, has, neverthe-
less, taken up gardening with a
great determination and the as
SiStance of a temporary gar
dener, until she gets the proper
methods and routine.
LIEUTENANT AND MRS.
AF. B. WOOD, who are sta
toned at Boiling Field, have
had as their guest for the last
several days, Mrs. Woods sister,
Mrs. William Douglas Smith,
and her own cunning daughter,
Sara Belle Smith, Of Elizabeth
City, N. C. Sunday morning
Mrs. Wood and her sister and
niece are leaving for a stay in
Quebec, Canada. Mrs. Smith,
not at all incidentally, is a most
attractive brunette and wears
her clothes Smartly and well.
* X X
MAJOR GEORGE MILHOL
1V1 LAND is leaving Washing
ton for a brief vacation at Cape
May, N. j., and here is good
news for all the debs in town
who look forward to being in the
annual Fort Myer pageant each
spring. It happens that Major
Milholland has already worked
out the theme of the next pag-
cant and from what we know Of
it this pageant will be more
glamorous, more filled with ro-
nance and gorgeous costumes,
than ever before.
And-every girl in this town
will yearn to play the title role
in this pageant for it will con-
Germ one of the most fascinating
women in all world history
MRS. MCKENZIE DAWSON,
W1 wife of Major Dawson, has
a deep tan which is the envy of
all her feminine friends and she
keeps it as smooth and even as
bronze, by playing golf all morn
ing and swimming in the after
noon. So proficient has Mrs.
Dawson become in her golf that
last week she stepped out to the
Congressional Club and got a
prize in the golf matches.
X X
SHANNON McCRARY, eldest
- son of Capt. and Mrs. F. R.
McCrary, is expected here within
ten days time from Coronado
Beach, Calf, where his parents
are now on duty. Shannon, who
is a splendid, nice-looking chap,
is coming from the West Coast
on the Navy transport Douglas
and will have a round of visits
here in Washington before he
enters prep school here, to begin
preparing for his entrance into
Annapolis.
X 4 X
TOL. AND MRS. OWEN HYD-
" RICK have had a most de.
lightful house guest recently,
Miss Alice Glover, of Orange.
burg, S. C. Miss Glover is blond
and dainty, with big black eyes.
a great deal of Southern charm
and an attractive speaking voice.
Miss Glover's brother, who is
Capt. H. F. Glover, U. S. NJ, is
well known here, has just re
turned, from China where he
was in command of the South
China Patrol.
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