Evening star., 1958-07-13
BY THE WAY
Russian Colony Increased by Two
As Envoy Meshikov Returns

RUSSIAN VISITORS-Soviet Ambassador Mikhal A.
MenShkov slipped quietly back into town nine days ago with
New York last month Returning with him the
shikovs two children Mkha l5 and his older sister, Ma
tasa The teen-agers holiday from school in
Moscow staying with their mother at the famy rented
home on Chesapeake Bay Fishing and swimming with their
father is keeping the youngsters busy.
DAY WITH FATHER-Gerry Wagner impressario Of
the Dupont and Playhouse Theater colossal talent
for breezng through situations that make the doings of
screen heros look positively mundane
Take Tuesday of this week for example,
an Two plasterers arrive at the Wagner menage
to mend falling plaster
7SO am. -Four men arrive to install air-conditionng
system
7:45 Gerry discovers he has fiat tire and tele-
phones AAA.
8 am Young Mark Wagner who's expecting baby
sister the middle of August notices his mother and
father talking to the doctor on the telephone couldn't
have been important Father Wagner goes back to talk
to the two plaSerers four ar-condtonng men and some
one who's just arrived from AAA
S:45 Mark notices Mother and Daddy calling the
doctor again. This time however, they look like it's
Gao am Chevy Chase Rescue SQUAD ambulance arrives
Mother Daddy have forgotten all about the
two plasterers and four air-conditioning men.
s35 En- route to the hospital the young ambulance
driver assures Wagner she has nothing to about
of he points out have babies in ambulance
S:45 am WagneTs arrive at no hospital. g
1921 am. Mark has a baby sister.
Doctor catches train to Baltimore to All Star
SAME DAY 7:15 pm Mr. Wagner heads back to hospital
in the rain to visit Mrs Wagner and admire his new daughr
Mr. Wagners air-conditioned "Magnco" she is affec
uOnatey theater circles the
of her to the tune of $500 damage.
7:2O pm. Mr.. Wagner stands under umbrella in Ward
Circle cent in his pocket to make much phone
call
8pm Kind hearted cab driver appears Like gentleman
the scenario school, he offers to deliver Mr. Wagner to
Georgetown Hospital where Mrs Wagner and daughter
Katherine by wondering what's happened to Papa
$40 pm Mr. Wagner gives cab driver 1oweyou for trip
including generous I-owe-you tip to double the amount
all to be collected at the Dupont Theater.
FIVE DAYS LATER:
Mother and daughter doing fine
Mr. his
The "Magnifico" recuperating in the garage.
The cab driver has yet to show up to collect his fare
HAVE SKIS WILL TRAVEL-No want ad, this-just the
Washington branstorm for hotweather party When
gals Marey and Mary Hayden decided to call
KitZbuhe ski friends this week they hadn't counted
on the temperature climbing to the high 90s.
Lack of air-conditioned apartment not about to
stop bunch Of skiers-let Miss Marey who pres
dent of Courtesy has made business out OF
ng sumped The fact that party guests limited
to kers further to those claiming at least one
in Austrias famed Tyro worked wonders Con-
versaton Immediately chussed such subjects deep
der side slipping reverse shoulder christiana
frost bite and air conditioned chairlifts.
But Philip Kass Avioncs editor Of Aviation Week,
who really walked off with evening He happened to
arrive with protector and little he filmed in
Europe, afeconatey titled Have Skis viii Travel In a
seconds guests transported to Zurs ST. Anton
Kzbuhe the Parsenn and Matterhorn. Mr.. Kass has
filmed many his prize shots skis and Immediately
delightful sensation of being ankle
deep in soft white powder Guests unanimousarsc
color film shots of Alpine ski terrain better than a-cond
toning any day.