Screenland (Nov 1949-Oct 1950)

One Surprise After Another Continued from page 57 In those first months there were lots of amusing adjustments to be made. The Andrews worked out a budget system with a series of envelopes in which, weekly, they would put the amount allotted to that particular expense: so much for groceries, so much for rent, so much for entertainment, etc. Then, to keep things on the up and up, there was always the interesting procedure of 'borrowing' from various envelopes, leaving I.O.U.'s to make up the deficits the following week or the week after. Their first home was a small, one-bedroom apartment on Doheny Drive, that lies on the borderline between Beverly Hills city limits and Los Angeles. Just around the comer they had noticed a restaurant which seemed to draw a goodly crowd every night. One evening the Andrews decided to celebrate by eating out. So they drove around the corner to this restaurant. The sign above the door read: Chasen's. Dana drove up to the parking attendant and asked him, "Is this place expensive.?" The parking attendant replied, "That depends on what you call expensive." Dana said, "I mean, can you get a diimer here for three dollars?" "Well, I rather doubt it," the parking attendant said. Dana put the car in gear and hurriedly drove away. It was a year later before they could afford a dinner in Chasen's. Prior to his marriage, Dana and his small son had made their home with his former mother-in-law. She had counselled Mary in many ways regarding the groom's likes and dislikes. One thing she had stressed was his healthy appetite. Mary, eager to please her husband in every way, attempted bacon and eggs for their first breakfast in their own home. The amount of bacon to prepare had her momentarily stumped. But only momentarily. She computed that, since one pound of steak was ample serving for two, a hke amount of bacon would probably be about right. Dana's eyes still open wide with wonder as he recalls the sight of that platter heaped high with the whole pound of bacon for that first breakfast. The Andrews had planned to have a nice size family, but after two years of marriage it looked as though there wouldn't be any children. So they built their first home, a cottage with two bedrooms upstairs — one for themselves and one for son David, with an additional guest room downstairs. Shortly after completion of the house, the Andrews went on a motor trip to Dana's native Texas. On their return Mary said to her husband one day, "I've got a surprise for you. Daddy!!" , Their first child, Katharine, was born the following July. So David moved into the guest room downstairs and dainty little Katharine was put in the strictly masculine boy's room upstahrs. Dana and Mary were very happy hav ing a son and a daughter, but he was quoted in one of the magazines early in 1944 as saying that he would like to have another son and another daughter. At the close of that year, Stephen Andrews joined the family: and, two years ago, their wish was fulfilled when little Susan arrived. Dana and Mar\' have a great love for their four children and have some pretty definite thoughts on the subject. A lot of people, he says, have a peculiar idea of how much money they should have before they can afford to start a family. In principle, that may sound well and good, but in practice it doesn't always work out so well. Say, for example, they decide they should have a thousand dollars in the bank before having a child. So many times they will find, when they have reached maybe the half-way mark, that there are other places to put that money. Maybe it will be a new car, new clothes, or redecorating the living room. And the prospect of parenthood is postponed. Then suddenly, one day, they wake up and decide they're too old to start having children. What they overlook, Dana declares, is that the whole principle of life is growth. Today Dana and Mary Andrews are very happy and contented with the full life their four children make possible. Recently, the Dana Andrews celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary for which they gave their first and only big party. They were quite excited about it themselves, just as you and I might be. It was one of the most charming parties ever given in Hollywood. The guests felt free to do as they pleased. Some played cards, some danced, many gathered around the piano and sang songs while Gertrude Neisen played — literally for hours. It was not an affair given for the purpose of impressing anyone. There was not one soul there because of who he was. Just close friends had been invited — people the Andrews enjoyed being with. There were only a few names the public might recognize — such as the Bill Holdens, the Robert Prestons, Otto Preminger, Cesar 'Butch' Romero and Miss Neisen. But it was a wonderful party. At the close of it, in the small hours of the morning Dana sang a love song to his Mary. Then the guests went home. In talking with any of the Andrews clan one can't help feeling a warmth from the glow of their family happiness. In spite of their financial ability to turn the training and care of their children entirely over to hired hands, Dana and Mary feel that a close association with their family is so important both to themselves and to their children. And between them there exists a deep, mutual love and respect, for they realize that in a marriage, a husband and a wife are equally important. What separate lives they may have they make compatible to their joint life. On what better foundation could their happiness be built?" Lips That Tempt His Kisses .... FREE PH0T01 Actual P.O. 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