RANSVESTIA

The man looked at his wife. "What's going on here?' he asked. "Look at all the pretty ladies."

As Jackie Gleason says: "How sweet it is!"

There would be fun and conviviality all week. A fresh salmon barbecue on Monday night (two Sarons, one from British Columbia and one from New York, prepared the delicious meal); the Sugar 'n' Spice Banquet at the resort on Tuesday; and on Wednesday our slight- ly progressive dinner parties "at home." (We divided into groups of 10 or 12, with each group socializing in one suite, followed by a catered Chinese dinner in another.)

The climactic event was the Pink Banquet on Thursday evening at one of the spacious banquet rooms of the resort, and organized by Sandi of California. This was the time to wear your very best. Follow- ing the social hour (with background music by Pennsylvania's Melissa on the organ) and an excellent dinner presided over by Dale, Lyle and our other good friends of the resort banquet facilities, there was a fashion show modeled by selected TVs and GGs of our company. A fashionable dress shop from Portland, Oregon, provided racks of dresses (in the right sizes) for the show. Casual, dressy, evening, and even luxuriously furred fashions were paraded for the guests. All the dresses modeled (and many, many more) were, of course, for sale at the Dress Boutique at the "DREAM" site. Here was the perfect oppor- tunity for those who chose to do so, to select just the right dress after first trying it on!

A display of talent followed the style show, with singing, dancing and comediennes. Then came awards to Miss Charm (Sally of Texas), Miss GG Charm (Wisconsin's Jean), Miss Congeniality (Sandi of California), and a special certificate to Lu of California as the most improved since "DREAM" "73. But the evening's special thrill to each was saved until last when Glorea presented graduation certificates from her abbreviated but very valuable course in the Art of Feminini- ty.

The highlight of the daytime activities was the Wednesday luncheon at the resort where Virginia Prince spoke to the assembled group. Virginia was with us the entire week and it was a special thrill to hear and talk with this highly regarded leader of the transvestism movement.

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