Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-21
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PALM BEACH, Fla, Feb. 20-Sc
you'd like to come 10 Palm Beach
and get into the social swim this
winter?
Very we'll come on. But bring a
knowledge Of first aid and some
needles and khaki thread.
Be ready to make sandwiches for
hungry soldiers or dishwashers at
the victory canteen. or answer q 4
am. emergency call with Gloria
Baker Topping Of the Red Cross
Motor Corps
Princess Zalstem- ZaleSsky will
welcome YOU with outstretched arms
if you volunteer for duty at one
of the four first aid stations she
superintendS. But don't expect to
attend formal dinner with her.
She's busy with war work.
Frederick Johnson will make a
tentative golf date with you for
three weeks from Tuesday if he
isn't busy with his job as chairman
of the Palm Beach Office of civilian
defense. just now he is seeing to
it that every OCD worker studies
first aid and how to combat poison
Gus gas. And please don't worry
Mrs. Johnson. She's on the telc-
phone trying to round up dance
partners for young flying officers
for next Saturdays buffet supper
at the Society Of the Four Arts.
Helping Soldiers.
Mrs. Margaret Emerson will think
you are very nice person if you
offer to work in one of her victory
Canteens, where you serve sand
wiches to soldiers, mend their torn
clothing, check their valuables
while they go for a swim or &C
company the trailer canteen to
remote Army post.
If none Of these activities appeal,
why not take a training course as
a nurses aide at Good Samaritn
Hospital? Mrs. Robert D. Hunt
ington is in charge of this work.
Or Mr.. and Mrs. z. Steuart Davis
of Palm Beach and Southampton
undoubtedly could use another
stretcher bearer in their Emergency
Ambulance Corps.
Do you have very pretty hand
bag, or evening dress or some priced
possession that you wouldn't take
a million dollars for? Well, before
you're here a week someone will
suggest that you give it-free, gratis
to Thrift, Inc. There it will be
sold, and proceeds will go either to
the Negro Hospital or for recrea-
tional equipment for some mill
tary post.
Walk or Bicycle.
All these activities require con-
siderable moving around, but don't
expect Mrs. Aksel Wichfeld, the for
l1er Fiji Widener. or the Princess
Zalstem-alessky, the former Mrs.
Leopold Stokowski, to offer you a
lift In town car. If you are Just
too tired to walk, you may use
bicycle, automobile or the bus. Eel
low bus passengers may include Mr..
and Mrs. Edward F. Hutton or for
mer Ambassador and Mrs. Joseph P
Kennedy.
Automobile pleasure driving is
banned, of course. and those who
have their names in the social reg
lister, like everyone else, are getting
about as best they can.
The colony is taking on a rakish.
rather Bohemian air, with dinner
jacketed bus travellers singing on
the homeward iaunt from the Bath
and Tennis Club to the Inlet, and
Worth Avenue echoing to the tramp
Of marching feet.
Even the stately Everglades Club |
has relaxed the ban on informal
clothes for evenings, so patrons can
travel by bicycle and scooter.
Fanny Ward, the actress, has man
aged to find grown-up version of
the tricycle. and rolls gayly down the
avenue, veil flying in the breeze.
Three electric runabouts are the
envy Of the colony. Far-sighted
Herbert Chester Greer, president of
the Greer Steel Co. and the Reeves
Steel e. Manufacturing Co, and the
owner OF six West Virginia news
papers, brought his own 1915 model
electric down on the train with him,
from Morgantown, w. Va.
Automobiles Popular.
Automobiles wheeled wicker
chairs. motivated by one-man- pow
er motors-have returned with
vengeance. Col. Edward R. Brad
ley. famous turfman and sportsman,
who has spent his winters here for
as years, always has preferred this
leisurely method of transportation
Charles and Gurnee Mum. direc-
tors Of Tropical Park race track, pre-
fer their noisy motor scooters.
Dobbin has returned to the social
scene, too. Down in Delray Beach.
Bryant Halliday has imported
horse, surrey and coachman from
St. Augustine.
Gloria Baker Topping, who is
working seriously as lieutenant of
the Palm Beach unit. Red Cross
Motor Corps, uses her car when she's
on duty. But for social engagements
she, too, prefers an automobile.
Clever Mrs. George Marcus Ken
yon Of st. Paul, MINI, has devised
chair walker, which her friends
call the Silver Meteor" She can
walk along, leaning on the shiny
supports. or she can sit down and
propel the gadget with her feet.
No Gsyety on Ocean Front.
It's marvellous conversation
piece, Mrs. Kenyon confded. And
almost as comfortable as Mrs. John
S. Phipps' little electric chair.
There is no gayety in the fash
ionable ocean front villas. Two
thirds of them are occupied by their
owners, but blackout curtains are
drawn on the sea side. and after
dark only residents may use Ocean
boulevard.
OF course. there are IunCheons
and cocktail parties, but the dim