Evening star., 1928-11-18
Quantico Social Life
Featured by Series
Of Charming Events
Get-Tosether Bridge Party
at Officers Club Has
r Record Attend a n c e .
Entertainments Listed.

QUANTICO. Va, November 1.-THE
social life at the post for this week has
been Of the routine schedule. The
'get-together" bridge at the Officers
Club Friday evening was held, with rec
ord attendance, there being about IL
tables of cards.
Mrs. Ort, wife of Lieut.. Albert A. L.
Ort, c. E. c., U. S. NJ, entertained st
an attractive bridge party of six tables
Thursday afternoon and had additional
guests for tea.
Comdr. Roy. Cuthbertson. Medical
Corps. U. S. NJ, and his sister. Miss
Ida May Cuthbertson, entertained at a
dance in their quarters Tuesday evening
having "a guests.
Col. and Mrs. James c. Breckenridge
were hosts at dinner last Friday night
entertaining party of nine.
The Tuesday clubs were entertained
this week by Mrs. Whaling, wife of
Lieut.. w. j. Whaling, and Mrs Webster
wife of Lieut.. F. H Webster, Medical
Corps, U. S. N. Mrs. Arnett, wife of
Capt. Roscoe Arnett. had a meeting of
the Thursday afternoon club at her
home in town.
Mrs McDermott, wife of Lieut.
Comdr. E. L. McDermott, Medical Corps.
U. S. NJ. returned to the post Sunday
after an absence of several weeks spent
at her home in Rochester, N. Y, during
the recent illness of her mother.
Lieut. Col and Mrs. w. P. Upshur
and Maj. and Mrs. c. j. Miller motored
to Annapolis after the Navy-Michigan
game last Saturday, and spent the week
end with Mrs. Upshur's sister, Miss Sue
Munford. Mrs, Upshur is the guest
this week end of Dr. and Mrs. Francis
w. Upshur In Richmond. Va.
Mrs. Neill, wife of Capt. j. B. Neiil.
entertained with several tables of bridge
Friday afternoon for Mrs. Sanderson,
wife Of Lieut.. L. H. Mop. Sanderson.
Marine Gunner and Mrs. E. F. Con-
norS entertained at dinner Thursday
night for Chaplain and Mrs. Maurice
Witherspoon.
Lieut.. Comdr. G.. T. Dill, Medical
Corps, U. S. N. who was on the U. s. S.
ArooStook until recently. reported fox
duty at the Naval Hospital here last
week.
Mrs. Breckenridge spent several days
this week at her home in Summit Point,
w. Va, returning Tuesday with her
mother, Mrs. A. P. Thomson, who will
spend some time at the post.
The monthly meeting OF the Parent
Teacher Association was held in the
post children'S school Monday after
noon.
Mrs. Walker wife of Capt. w. w.
Walker, entertained a party of six at
dinner last Friday evening at RauSch-
er'S In Washington, later taking her
guests to the theater.
Mrs. Roscoe Arnett and her two
children spent last week end in An
napoliS with Mrs. Arnett's sister, Mrs.
A. G. Collins.
Lieut.. H. D. Palmer returned here
for duty at Brown Field this week.
after an absence Of several months,
when he was on duty in Marine Corps
headquarters in Washington.
Chaplain and Mrs. Maurice Wither-
spoon will entertain a party OF eight
at luncheon Sunday.
Capt. and Mrs. David r. WINNER
entertained guests at dinner last Sat-
urday evening.
Mrs. Pearson, who has been spend
ing some time in New York, returned
to the post this week.
Capt. H. o. Martin, who was until
recently on duty with the China de-
tell, reported here for duty last week.
The post foot ball team is playing
the Seamen- -Gunners team at the
Washington Navy Yard Sunday after
noon.
The Friday morning speaker for the
staff and students of the Marine corps
Schools last week was Lieut.. Col:
,Terome @. Pillow, Cavalry, United
states Army. Col. Pillow was accom-
panied to Quantico by Lieut.. j.. L,
Denham of Marine Corps headquarters
in Washington, and both were the
luncheon guests of Col and Mrs:
James C. Breckinridge, who also had
with them for luncheon Maj. and Mrs.
w. C. Powers of the post.