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Written March 4: aft.

Yesterday afternoon they had a boy meets girl rendevouz in one of the cocktail lounges [[strikethrough]] called [[/strikethrough]] named Moulin Rouge.  Jan & I dropped in to see what was what, how it was to be pulled off.  Master of ceremonies asked first how many from Canada, then asked one man to give three reasons why he liked Canada (or why he thought it was best place to live;  then who came from west of Missippi & reasons, south & reasons.  He a typical New York told of Brooklyn & the Dodgers (I [[strikethrough]] asked [[/strikethrough]] said to Jan sotto voice, they should have some one from the "Bronix" but they did not).  Then he asked about six men to get on little dance floor & just step over and ask a girl to dance and when music stopped as it did every little while for each of these to ask another pardner.  Each member of couple should learn (ask) others name and place of home (where from) & to remember it because if you met that person on ship later & they "challenged" you and you could not remember name & place that you paid for that in shape of drinks to the winner.  After a bit of that, he got couples dancing and passed out a 6 inch black ring, which each lady pardner of a dancing couple was to pass on to another;  each lady was supposed to pass on, and also to always