Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-19
Virginia Beech
'Invudes' District
By Grace Jordan
SpeeioI correspondons Of The Stu

Beach, apparently Virginia Beach
Is much in evidence in the Dis
trict. Carloads of Chamber Of
Commerce material went up
this week to decorate an 49,
foot display window at the ma
tional headquarters of the
American Automobile Associa-
ton. Miss Anne Petit of Alex
andria. and Miss jeanne Porter
Of Washington, who are working
in the local chamber, accom-
panied the display materials to
do the decorating.
Northeast winds plagued SWIM
mers during the early part of
this week, but shifted Wednes-
day, to bring some ideal SWIM
ming weather. The northeaster
was welcomed by the fishermen,
however, because it brought in
the seasons biggest run Of spot
to date
Get All They Want
At the Virginia Beach fishing
pier, anglers were hauling in all
they wanted of medium sized
spot on the good run that has
lasted all week. There also were
plenty of fair-sized trout and
blues. The trout were particu-
larly susceptible to the hook at
night, when the waters around
the pier were smooth and clean.
Q. Y. Painter and his family
from Arlington are reported to
be among the avid pier fisher
men. Mr.. Painter, who is coach
at Washington-Lee in Arlington.
caught a basketful of spot at
one 60.
Capt. Jimmie Poole's place at
Lynnhaven Inlet also reports
good fishing offshore and near
the mouth Of Chesapeake Bay.
Seabass. from 3 to 6 pounds.
and founder, up to pounds.
are abundant around the wreck
OF a ship which went down off,
shore near the entrance to the
bay many years ago.
A midget sub caused consider
able excitement Thursday when
it broke loose while being towed
from Camp Pendleton to Little
Greek. Sailors. assisted by every
youngSter within miles, patrolled
the beach from Forty-ninth
street to Cape Henry seeking
sight of the unoccupied baby
sub.
Summertime Actress
At the Theater-Go-Round,
a pretty 18-year-old Washing
tonian, Elaine Logan, is putting
in a summer as apprentice &C
treSS. Life of the apprentice
with the theatrical group is a lot
Of hard work, but rewarding to
serious dramatics student, as
Miss Logan is. The daughter of
Mrs. John Jacobs of Washing
ton, she made her debut last
December at the Carleton. She
went from the National Cathe-
dral School to the Southern
Seminary Junior College at
Buena Vista, Va, where she is
majoring in dramatic art. =.
The Theater-Go-Round con-
tinues to draw crowds to its big
blue and yellow tent on Sixty
seventh street and Atlantic ave-
nue.. Playing now is BELL, Book
and Candle" Beginning Tuesday,
the troupe will put on the thriller
Payment Deferred" Producer
Leslie Savage has brought down
a cast Of Broadway players who
turn in a competent job. Art
MONEYS Orchestra is playing at
the Sur Iluz.
Other Washington area Wis
itors at Virginia Beach include:
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Clewlow
and their three children Of Falls
Church. Mr.. and Mrs. Camille
M. Lombardy, 229 Hampton
street, Washington, all staying
at the Princess Anne Hotel. The
Lombardys are accompanied by
Mr.. Lombardy's mother. father
and sister.
At CovoIier Club
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearce Bailey of
4725 Sedgwick street NV. are
at the Cavalier Club. Other re-
cent guests there have been Miss
June F. Mohler of 42O1 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward M. Wallace, It'll
Massachusetts, avenue NV: Mrs.
Opal @. Mccarthy, 2440 Six
tenth street NV, and Mrs.
Charles Clegg, ST., of 1412 Twen-
ty-seventh street NV.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Shields,
Woodland drive, Washington. are
at the Princess Anne Country
Club. The Shields are members
and regular visitors of the club.
Miss Marie Sauer is at the
Seahorse for a short vacation.
Miss Sauer is the immediate past
president of the Woman's Ma
tional Press Club in Washington.
Also at the Seahorse are Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick E. Strein of Con-
necticut avenue and Mrs. Francis
T. Greene of Warrenton. Mrs.
Greene is accompanied by her
two children. Bland and Stuart,
Is and Is years old, both of
whom competed in the pony
show at Warrenton just before
they came to the beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Apple
baum of Silver Spring, Md, are
staying at the Tides Hotel.
Tennessee PIuv