Evening star., 1928-02-26
Maj. Cen. w. c. Neville
Returns to Quantico
To Resume Command
Col. and Mrs. Breckenridge
Hosts at Tea; Washing
tonians Entertained.

QUANTICO. Va. February 25.--Maj.
Gen. Wendell c. Neville, in command
of the post, returned last week after an
absence OF several weeks. during which
time Brig. Gen. Harry Lee was in COM,
mand.
Col. and Mrs James c. Breckenridge
entertained at an attractive tea Tues
day afternoon In honor OF Mrs. Breck-
enridge's sister. Mrs. Washington B.
Grove. who Is spending some time on
the post.
, Maj. Edwin H. Braynard of Marine
Corps headquarters in Washington and
Mrs. Braynard spent last Friday on the
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. w. p. Upshur.
Mai. Braynard was the Friday morn
ing speaker for the staff and students
, of the Marine Corps Schools.
Lieut.. Raymond d. Reid. Dental
Corps. United States Navy. and Mrs.
Reid have as their house guest for sew
eral days Mrs. Samuel ]. Magarge OF
New York
Mrs. Frazier, wife Of Lieut.. Comdr.
George M. Frazier. Dental Corps. United
States Navy. was the honor guest at
luncheon on Friday when her cousin.
! Miss z. Churchill Baker OF Washing
ton. entertained party OF eight at the
Embassy Tearoom.
Mrs. Heiner wife Of Capt Robert G..
Heiner, Medical Corps. United States
Navy. entertained with two tables OF
bridge Monday afternoon for Mrs.
Washington B. Grove of West Virginia.
Mrs. Walter Hutchison Of Colombia.
! S. c.. is spending several weeks on the
post as the house guest Of her brother
! in-law and sister. Maj. and Mrs. George
W. Van Hoosc.
Mai and Mrs Harry G. Bartlett en-
tertained at three tables of bridge Fri
day evening for Capt. and Mrs. Francis
c. Cushing who leave the end of the
month for duty in Guam and Lieut..
and Mrs Louis E. Marie. who are leav-
ing next week for China duty.
Mr.. r. Marot of Philadelphia spent
several days on the post recently with
his daughter, Mrs. Ridderhof. wife OF
Lieut.. Stanley Ridderhof. now with the
Marine expedition In Nicaragua.
Capt. and Mrs Field Harris spent
| last week end in Washington as the
guests of Mrs Harris mother and sis
ter Mrs. Chinn and Miss Ruth Chinn.
| Chaplain and Mrs. Maurice M. With
erspoon were hosts at luncheon last
Sunday to a party OF six. entertaining
for Mrs. Charles H. Taylor OF New
/ X,
Lieut.. and Mrs. Harry w. Bacon.
Chaplain and Mrs. Maurice NJ. With
erspcon celebrated their tenth wedding
anniversary Thursday evening by hav-
ing IL guests in for dinner and bridge
Miss Edith Cushing has been spend
ing some time In Annapolis. where sne
has been attending the various social
functions of the past couple weeks. She
has been the guest OF Miss Munford.
sister of Mrs. w. p. Upshur.
Mrs. Fellers. wife of Lieut.. William
S. Fellers. who Is now in China. and
her mother. Mrs. James Beddell OF At
lanta, Ga. entertained at a delight
fully appointed bridge tea on Monday
afternoon. having seven tables OF orioge
and additional guests In Tor tea.
| Mrs Stanners. wife Of Lieut.. James
E. Stanners. now In Nicaragua. was
hostess to one Of the Tuesday clubs
last week and Mrs. Field Harris. wife
OF Cant. Harris. entertained the other.
Mrs. Ort. wife of Lieut.. Albert A. l..
Ort. C.. E. c., United States Navy. en-
tertained the Thursday Club last week
and had an additional guest table Tor
Mrs Charles H. Tavlor OF New York.
Mrs. Frazier. wife OF Lieut. Comdr.
George NJ. Frazier. Dental Corps, U; 5.
N. attended a bridge luncheon last
wednesday. given bv Mrs. James Peters
OF Washington. at her home. on Con-
necticut avenue.
Cant and Mrs. Stewart B. ONeill
were hosts at dinner recently In honor
of Mrs. Samuel J. Magarge OF New
York.
Mrs. Cook. wife OF Lieut.. Comdr. s:
S. Cook. entertained with two tables OF
bridge last Thursday and had addi-
tional guests in for tea.
Mrs. Ostermann. wife OF Nal. Edward
G. Ostermann. was hostess for her
daughter Katherine on the 10th at a
birthday party. having IS Of the Young
er children from the post and WASH
ington.
Lieut.. and Mrs William J. Whaling
entertained the Monday Evening Bridge
Club last week.
Among the recent arrivals on the post
who have taken quarters are Lieut.. and
Mrs Marion d. Dawson. Lieut.. and
Mrs. Presley NJ Rixey. Sd, Lieut. and
Mrs Miles S. Newton and Lieut.. and
Mrs RAYMOND E. Hopper.
Mrs Talbot. wife of Capt John F.
Talbot, now with the expeditionary
force In China. entertained guests at
dinner last Saturday night for Mrs.
Samuel j. Magarge Of New York.
Mrs. Erskine. wife Of Capt. Graves
B. Erskine entertained with two tables
OF bridge Thursday afternoon In honor
Of Mrs Washington b. Grove. sister Of
Mrs James c. Breckenridge.
Lieut. Jesse S. Cooke has been or
dered TO New Orleans In the near flu
turc prior 10 departure for Nicaragua
for duty Mrs. Cooke will so to her
home In California for the present.
Mai. and Mrs. George w Van Hcose
entertained Informally at dinner We'd
neSday night party Of six for Mrs.
Washington b. Grove.
Lieut. Raymond d. Reid, Dental
Corps. u. s. NJ. and Mrs, Reid had
guests last Sunday to meet their house
guest. Mrs. Samuel J. Magarge OF New
York.