Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-31
FORT MONROE.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


FORT MONROE, Va, July 80, 1910.
The awful fatality at Battery De Russy,
when eleven men were killed by the ex-
Old Point.
For two days society was very quiet,
but the departure of many OF the officers
and their wives to far distant posts
brought about a number of farewell at
fairs. among them being a dinner Sun.
day evening given to number of depart
ing army people. by Capt Alfred Has.
brouck. The guests were Miss katherine
Nichols. Miss Rowena Abbott, Miss
Knott, Miss Roland, Capt. Elisha Abbott
Capt. James Prentice and Lieut. Henry
w. Bum.
Mrs. Arthur Murray, wife of Brig Gen
Murray, chief of the Coast Artillery. en-.
tertained informally at dinner Sunday
evening at the Chamberlin Miss Murray
Miss Carolyn Murray, Capt. johnson, aiG
to President Taft, and Capt. John Gil
more, jr.
an unusual amount of attention are Lieut.
and Mrs Clifford Lee .Corbin of Fort Nc
Henry. Mrs. Corbin was a Miss Emaline
Agnes Sweeny. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Sweeny of Spokane. Wash, and
a great heiress. Lieut. Corbin has been
offered twenty-thousand-d dollar a -yeal
salary by his father-in-law II he will re-
sign from the army and enter his employ
The young groom has not fully decided in
regard to the matter, as Mrs. Corbin de-
civilian.
The arrival of three battleships, the
Montana, North Carolina and Tennessee
the first of the week was the signal for
many informal dinner parties at the
Chamberlin and teas on board the war
ships Sunday afternoon Ensign John
Conner entertained on board the North
Carolina at tea in honor of Miss Eliza
beth Mitchell.
One of the jolliest sailing parties of the
Sunday afternoon by Rear Commodore B.
F: Mitchell Of the Hampton Roads Yacht
Club and Lieut.. Commander Charles
Stansworth. L. S. n. retired. The guests
lunch on board. In the party were Miss
lima Booker, Miss Elizabeth Mitchell.
Miss Marguerite Woods. Miss Eva Archer.
Miss Dorothy Gauntlet of Washington.
Miss Edith McQuade. Miss Lucille Woods,
Miss Clotilde Woods. Miss Grace Ingalls,
and John Shumway of Chicago, DR.. will
liam Carr, Lieut. Dudley Pierce. Lieut..
Theodore Chase, Lieut. CottereIl and
Lieut.. Donald NJ. Ashbridge.
On board the battleship Montana Sat
urday evening Commander Quincy enter
tanned informally at dinner, his guests
later attending the ball.
Sunday dinner on board the Tennessee
was given by Lieut.. Powell in honor of
Miss Elizabeth Mitchell, Miss Edith Nc
Quade. Miss Winnifred Seavy and Miss
Corinne Butts. Mr.. and Mrs John LET
land chaperoned the party.
Capt. johnson, aid to President Taft.
who spent ten days here, left Monday
night for Washington.
Recent arrivals at the Hotel Chambertiu
are: Washngtcn-Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Middleton. Miss Brooke. Miss House, Mr.
and Mrs. G; f.. Sanford. H. D: Champler
Or. John Dunlop, Mrs. E.. Miller, Miss
Miller. Mr. and Mrs. D. NJ Smith, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles D. Parker, Mr. and Mrs
George L. Whitford. L. v. Hysan. H. T.
Meyer. Mrs Moulton K. Johnson, Mr.
and Mrs H. T. CoggeshalI, Miss Char
fotte !. Belden. Miss Mary F.. Bell Mr.
and Mrs. +. Ward Evans. Mr.. and Mrs
F. T. Hall. H. B. Hode. Mr.. and Mrs. w
H: Beal. Mrs. A.. J. Crowley. Miss A. G.
Lind. Mrs. f. H. Shaw. r. r. Tompkins
Adds. b.. Browne. Miss Chapman, Miss
Day, P. D. Lochridge. NJ. j. Lincoln, VIII
liam S. Waves. William C. Davis Mai
Andrew Herd jr, R: c." Merritt. Miss
Sara M. Cox. Mrs. H. l.. Aydelotte; G. M
Barnett. e, H. Shaw, James r.. Jones, Dr
and Mrs. -Benjar K. Leon. Dr. and
Mrs. A. G. Staples. Mr.. and Mrs A. q.
Leech jr. Mrs. Thomas A Grower. Mr..
and Mrs. E.. J.. Murphy, Mr.. and Mrs. 6.
c. Gertman.- Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Miller,
B: s.. Graves Miss Florence Piper c. -
Berry J. A. Cahiil, 2. D. Johnson and D.
S. Porter. 80 So