Partied at the Rickard's from 1700 to 2250. We danced most of the time and generally ignored the war. Moaners were conspicuously absent — even the pessimists admit MacArthur gave the Japanese a hell of a licking. He has been sounding defensive lately, perhaps to lure the Japanese south.

Well, Japanese aircraft activities are on the increase. Six fighters and a few bombers were overhead today, maybe heading that way.