Call Clara Lane, Friendship Center, Republic 3504 (Washington), for personal interview.
Get a manicure.
Read the newspaper ads for dances run by the State Societies.
Join a church or the Y.
In the summer, go to any beach or take a ride on a Potomac steamer.
Strike up a “Haven’t I met you somewhere” with any girl you see in a cocktail lounge or a hotel lobby. For that matter, your chances are good with almost any girl you see anywhere in Washington. She may say no. We bet you five to three she won’t.
Dining
We will recommend no restaurants here. A list of best-known places in Washington and Baltimore will be found in the appendix. We guarantee none. But Baltimore goes in for good food in the good places, while Washington doesn’t know what fine cuisine is. Meals are cheaper in Washington than in New York. Baltimore, with some of the finest restaurants in the country, charges even less.
Most people dine early in both towns. Some of the best restaurants close for the night at 8 or 9. This is the Keokuk touch.