 So I think they were a very popular addition at this party. Synchronized swimmers were doing routines up and down the pool, as you could see there. Guests were using the diving board as this big stage to give toast. At the stroke of midnight, Ruth Remus, the daughter, came out into a skimpy nightgown and announced that she was the spirit of the new year. Imogene Remus wore a very daring one piece, certainly not abiding by the Fredericksburg Council's regulations on swimwear.