Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1948-07-01

and neat. An innovation that met
the unanimous approval of the
public. And for which all of us
were grateful and very thankful.
Let's have more like it in the flu
ture. The people don't want to be
bored by a lot of aimless, if not
useless, oratory. They come in
with the anticipation of having a
good time. Which is usually that
part-the dance.
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The absence of some of the more
recognized leaders hereabout has
been a little too conspicuous to
keen obserVant eyes. It's not that
without them the show can't go
on. Why, that's ridiculous. 1t
kinda more or less show the kind
of patriotism some of us carry In
our hearts What the lip sayeth,
the soul agrees not. Poor Papa
Juan de la Cruz Choose thy SER
wants wisely next time.
1t wasn't much the grace and
finesse of the dance, MADRE
cACAo hat arrested the attention
and magnitized the fancy of the
on-lookers but rather the devastat-
ing loneliness of its OUTRAGEOUS
performers, no less, namely: ex-
Queen Anita |, and the Misses
Shirley ObilIo, Nenita Gaudia, Vir-
ginia Florendo, Evelyn Gaudia and
Nelly Florendo. oh you beautiful
things!
The presence of an airline stew
ardesses, to-wit: Misses Monserrat
( Aguado, Ines Viaplana and Tere-
sta Huerta who came in with a
big bouquet of freshly cut flowers
for the Queen, Her Majesty Doro-
thy |, added much glamour to the
festive occasion. The girls, on a
tour of the u s., and distinctive in
their flawles Filipino dresses, earn
ed the silent admiration of all pres
ent
About the extra other attraction
that hit the jack pot in the estima-
ton of the audience was the Grand
March, led by Her Majesty the
Queen and her consort. Coming
next was the exclusive dance for
the Queen and her lovely Royal
Court. ex-Queen Dolores and ex-
Queen Anita with their beaming
and gladstone partners were on the
select list of the dancers. Oh you
lucky males!
Personalities seen during the
evening: Consul Pedro A. Mamirez
coming in late with his very
charming wife, dressed in the
splendor of his fonbears. Pete Fill
area watching with great pleasure
and keen delight the huge success
of the dance; ex-Princess Dolores
Domingo dancing little too close
with a gay young blade. But don't
you tab it for the real thing, she's
still too young to know her mind.
Or is she?
VAL oBlLLo extending hands
to acquaintance with cordial
warmth; BILL F. ALVAREZ look
ing so contented and we'll pleased
with life standing close to his
pretty better half; VIRGINIA
FlORENDo of the sculptured-fig-
ure fame receiving compliments
for her part in the folk dance;
PRINCESS BEVERLY CORPUS
humming the native tune she was
to sing at the broadcast when
dancing with pen-pusher.
Ex-Queen Nina Joyce Rosario of
Tacoma having a lively tete-a-tete
with a local admirer; Princess
Ellen Robertson dancing so divinely
with her &C manager; Sonia BIZ
rondo carrying the poise and grace
of royalty, who come to think of
it, is good prospect to be a can
didate in the near future; the
Garcia sisters, Beverly and Juan
ita, like two peas in a pod,
looking more luscious and attrac-
tive than ever. Virginia Cannon
getting the chance to display her
tenpsichorean prowess.
A light morning shower made
nastier by a slight touch of cold in
the damp air sent the picnickers
on a late start for their July 4th
frolic at Seward Park. II must have
been nothing but the feeling OF
patriotism tagging in their hearts
that tip the scale in their waverinu
mind to come. As It Away is. Il