Wednesday, November 21, 1928

Helen didn’t come to school today. I was worried so I called up as soon as I got home but she was all right, just took a vacation. In the afternoon at five I went after Helen and we went to the landing. Three of our friends were on the landing and the other was driving one of the boats. We went out to the Java for tea. But the only four officers we knew were on duty. Some officer took us on a tour of inspection. Then we had one dance and we spied Hope and her boyfriend of the “Garfield”. We stuck with them for the rest of the time. Pretty soon two of our friends got off duty but the cutest ones were still on duty. One of the two that were off duty asked me for a dance then it was six thirty so we had to leave. We rode to shore in the boat that one of the cute ones was driving and we were met at the dock by the other. After we had said good bye and told them we would meet them in Holand sometime we hurried home. All my dinner guests didn’t arrive until 8:15. Then we sat down to dinner. I think it was a fairly successful dinner. There were ten. It was a fair well for Jack, then he couldn’t come. After dinner we went to the Hotel. Lt. Keller and Lt. Taylor were invited. They seem like very nice men.