Summary: George is upset over the way Gracie has been spending money lately. The happy Postman enters with a word on what his home life is like, but the bill for Gracie's hat pushes George over the top. How is the over budget spending unpatriotic? George explains how the unnecessary spending takes away from the war effort, and in the capacity for buying bonds to support the troops. Jimmy Cash sings, When the Lights Go On All Over the World. Shopping for her party, Gracie runs into her friend, Tootsie Stagwell, in the butcher shop. Will she keep to her promise to George to keep to their budget? Pinching pennies, Gracie buys a live turkey and hides her surprise in a hatbox that she borrowed from Tootsie. Won't George be surprised? At home, George thinks that Gracie has spurged on a new hat again, and her suspicious behavior only serves to feed George's doubt. But the situation is more comedy packed than that. Herman the Duck might have a thing to say about the new addition. Paul Whiteman plays, and his vocalists sin. Unless Gracie can patch things up in the poultry department, the feathers are going to fly.
