The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-01-08
COMMANDERS OFFICIAL
RErfsE-pTION


RECEPTION
Colonel John l. Hayden. y. 2. A.
commander OF tho Puget Sound coast
dcfenscs. following tn. tradition. ON
New Years day received In honor
OF his officers and the families OF
his officers stationed at tho harbor
forts. Fort worden. Fort FiaElcr.
Fort Casey. Fort Ward. Fort Whit
man. Tho coloneis spacious Fort
worden quarters. with their superb
view OF tho Sound. were fragrant
with flowcrn. iliica and maased car
nations. The official visitors were
met by Major Royal Kemp Greene
u. :. A.. adjutanf of The Puget Sound
coast dcfcnscs. and in turn presented
to the colonel. and to his houso
guests. Mr.. and Mrs J. /. Hayden.
of Seattle Fort worden was repre-
sented By Colonel Henry Macpherson
Merriam Y. 4 A.. commander OF
Fort worden. and Mrs Merriam.
Major Alvin Charirr Miller. medical
corps. U. &. A.. and Mrs Miller.
Major Royal Kemp Greene. Y. 4. A..
adiutant OF the Puget Sound coast
defcnscs. and Mrr. Greene. Major y.
d. Applin. ". q. A.. and Mn. Appiin.
Major Kelley BENJAMIN lennon. u.
8. A. and Mrs Lennon. Major Fred
erick Gilbert Dfilnlan. u. =. A. and
Mrs. Dlliman. Major Charles Robert
Finley, u. 8. A.. and Mrs. Finley.
Captain Louis James Bowler. U. s.
A.. and Mrs Bowler. Captain Charles
Alexander Brinkiey. u. 8. A. and
Mrs Brinkiey. Captain +. J. Fitz-
patrick. u. s. A.. and Mrs Fftxpaf.
rick. Captain w. w. McCriiiIs. dental
corps. z. 3. A.. Captain Thomas II
Parker. U. s. A.. Lieutenant Charles
Forrest Wilson. q. 4. A.. Lieutenant
Haivor Highland Myrah. Y. 3. A..
Lieutenant Cyrus q. Shelton. U. b.
A. Fort F7agiar was represented by
Lieutenant Colonel Jair7is Alphacus
Moore. U. s. A.. commander Of Fort
Fiagier. Lieutenant J. LongStrees
WEIGHED. u. 81. A.. and Mrs. welchsl.
Lieutenant Chester II. McCoid. Y. 8.
A.. and Mrs. McCoid. Chaplain NJ n.
Iondahl. u. &. A.. and Mrs. Iondahi.
Fort Casey was represented by Chap
lain Dorscy J. Rutherford. u. s. A..
and Mrs. rutherford. Lieutenant
Elmer T. Foss. u. s. A., and Mrs.
Foss, Lieutenant Lee r. Gray. u. &
A., Lieutenant J. T.. Dernan. medical
corps. L. s. A. and Mrs. Degnan.
Lieutenant John Harvey Madison. Y.
s. A. Circumstances prevented the
officers OF Fort Ward and their
families from being present Fort
Whitman was represented by Lieu
tenant Charles Forrest Wilson. u. 3.
A. The civilians present were: Mr..
and Mrs. Klocker. Miss Klockrr and
their house guest. Miss SoeIberg. In
the tea room the Inequalities were
graciouaiy dispensed by Mrs. John
son, wife Of Northumberland John
Stuart Johnston. u. 8, A.. retired,
Mrs. Hughes, wife Of Major John
Law Hughes, ". 8. A.. retired. Mrs
Martin, wife of Major TRULY c. Mar
tin. u. s. A. retired
GUESTS OF FORT
| COMMANDER
on New Years eve Colonel John l.
Hayden. ". 8. A.. commander OF the
Puget Sound coast defensea. with his
house guests, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l.
Hayden, of Seattle. were entertained
ut dinner by Colonel Henry Macpher
son Merriam, ". s. A., commander
OF Fort Worden, and Mrs. Merriam
The party was delightfully."- completed
by Major Kelley Benjamin Lennon
u. s. A.. and Mrs. Lennon. and by
Mrs. Leonard Gutter OF Washington
The beautifully appointed rooms had
for decoration white narcissi, heralds
Of the spring. Auction followed the
dinner. the party later looking in or
the officers bal masque.
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OFFICERS BAL MAsoUE
Major r. D. Applin. U. $. A.. chair
man OF the Fort Worden entertain
ment committee. and his brilliant
young aides, Captain Louis james
Bowler. u. s. A., Captain Thomas II
Parker. u. 8. A., Lieutenant Charles
Forrest Wilson, u. s. A.. Lieutenant
IaIvor Hcgland Myrah. u. S. A.
Lieutenant Robert William crichIow
Jr., u. s. A., are being much felIci
tated on the success OF their ba
rnasquc. The Officers' club was ct
fete for the occasion, the baifbor
decorations effective and the cos
tunes most amusing. The lavish us,
of confetti added n carnival touch &c
the affair The decorations were ir
charge Of Captain Louis Jane,
Bowler. u. $. A., assisted by Licuten
ant Robert William crichiow. Jr.. "
8. A. The invitations were arranged
by Lieutenant Thomas X. Parker. u
$. A. The supper was managed bJ
Lieutenant Charles Forrest Wilson