March 26th
Springs and Oliver got their commissions as 1st Lieutenants yesterday. It was Bim’s birthday so they decided to give a party and invited everyone to a dinner. It was a nice dinner party but our hosts never appeared until it was all over. They were back in the bar with the Waac barmaid experimenting with a new drink they had just invented. Every now and then they would send us in a sample by Minnie. It was a potent beverage, judging by the results, tho it tasted harmless enough. It had benedictine, cognac, champagne, vermouth and pineapple juice. They called it “The Queen’s Favor”.
Later on the adjutant’s wife and sister came over with Alec to call. Bim came up to speak to them. He came in the door and bowed. Then he reached out to close the door. He reached short by about four feet. You could have knocked his eyes off with a spoon. Cal plays bridge all the time. Curtis says he is suffering from the Woofits, that dread disease that comes from overeating and under drinking.
George Vaughn cracked up an S. E. in splendid style. The engine conked with him over the town … Read the rest