The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05
BY JULIA McNINCH SLEAR

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Washington resemble Wrights
vile, Morehead City, Mays Head
Asheville, Blowing Rock, or Pine
hurst-as a vacationcr's mecca
nor does it exactly blossom /
those little travel folders, as
resort-land; still visitors pour int
the Capital daily during the sum
mer-and have fun.
They enjoy the beautiful vista
here, the tree-shaded avenues
lined with magnificent govern
ment buildings; they marvel q
the size and facilities of our gov
eminent parks the greeness G
the grass in such torrid weather
and they check of carefully tn
lists of well-knoWn sights-to-se
and entertainment to enjoy. The.
slip out to the horse shows ant
are off to the boat races-Withll
almost a stones throw, almost
And there is plenty of cruising
down the Potomac. At dusk conn
the open air concerts, on the Mall
the Capitol grounds, or. On tn
ellipse near the Washington mon
ument, with the colorful uniforms
Of the Army, Navy or Marine
Bands adding color and pride
to the scene. Or, M can relaa
over afternoon tea On the Shore
ham terrace, hiQh above Washing
ton and watch the twilight softly
envelope the Capital city, chang
ing it from a busy, busting
%scorching city into a sweet ane
shadowy haven of blissful cool
ness and quiet, that shuts out all
save friends.
A few minutes ride out On the
trolley, and the visitor as wei
as the ''stay-at-homer" will bt
swept into an amusement park
with all the gayety, noise ant
commotion Of a m n tn
"Coney''. L there's a yen to SET
the "night-spots" you a hav'
your midnight dinner, or refresh
ments while listening to the lat
est song hits with a southern &C
cent, for a number of the leadin:
entertainers are from down-home
Dick Millicent from Greensboro i
playing a return in August having
been in New York, since Apri
in one of the better-known hotels
Tony Miller is the most recen
of the late entertainers ana hail
from Asheville.
Comes a time when the street
arr all pock-marked where higl
heels have sunk deep into then
at crossings; when the parks ar
full of heat-fatigued people, sit
ting on park benches-or sprawl
ed on newspapers. for a breatl
of fresh air - when footwear.
s~ightseekers sit around the foun
tains, the pool-edges, or the low
wal around the Capitol grounds
Looking like nothing SO much a
migratory birds, strung on a line
between flights, the tired sight
seers line up for a quick res.
Summer always brings a taft {
bronze-faced, no-hat husbands
sons sweethearts and student
draped with cameras. all sorts c
Photographic paraphenalia. O
ladened with vacation-memento
for the stay-at-homers. A nature
with the lens is Bill Ray vii
liams, who will have a string c
pictures worth seeing when he re
turns from his Washington vacs
ton. All week Fill Ray has bee
seeing Washington through tn
Cameras eye. To add interest t
his scenic effects, he featured hi
very attractive bride MARY Ell
Morton) in every one of them.
Gathering a small group o. he
friends informally for tea at tn
Shoreham the other day, Mrs. J
Nelson Smith entertained il homo
of her house guests. Mrs. Edwi
c. Beave~ and Mrs. John S. Caro-
ner, who will return to North Car
DINA tomorrow. The same after
noon, following a delicious lunch
con in her apartment on Massa
chusetts Avenue, Mrs. Sallie E
Presley was matinee hostess a
the National Theater wher,
"Oklahoma" is still playing. In
Guided among her guests, VIII
were all members O.: the Phi
Delta Delta legal fraternity, wer'
Judge Nadine Gallagher JUL;
Benton Hopkins, Ellen Mac
Dougal.
Listening to their plans, W
couldn't help thinking how littl
remains of summer (even though
our own vacation lies ahead o
us) when busy committee womel
begin plotting projects that spell
autumn as clearly as does tn
first red leaf in October. TIL,
committee was from The Mort
Carolina Society, and the plan
that day centered on the Inter
national Statistical Congress tina
meets in Washington this Septem
Der. AT the moment Mrs. William
Y. Webb is rounding up all to-
Tar Heel statisticlans who plan t
attend the conclave. so that som
special entertainment can be al
ranged by the Society, while the
are in the city.
A grilled steak supper and GU
door evening is On the calenda
next week for the Sam Bennett S
Sam who has been on the Yves
Coast since leaving North Care
lima in 1945, is now ensconsed il
his Silver Spring home and plan
to introduce his attractive wife Il
his circle of Washington friends.
August wouldn't be August.
we didn't have a bumper CROP c
vacation news to talk about. IT.
the Tar Heels favorite month fo
IT'S USEFUL!