Evening star., 1928-05-27
Officers at Quantico
Listed for Transfer
Soon Will Leave Post
Social Set Entertains for
Those Assigned to Other
Stations - Schedule of
Week 8 Festivities.

OUANTICO. Va, May 26.--The nu-
merous parties of this week seem
mostly to have been given in honor of
those who will leave the post in the
near future for duty in other stations.
Lieut. Col. and Mrs Walter e. Noa
and their daughters Irene and Janet
are sailing next month for China.
Capt. and Mrs. C. G.. Hicks leave the
post early next month and Capt. Hicks
is going on sea duty. Mrs. J. T. Sell
den and her mother, Mrs. Glover, are
going to Washington in the next few
weeks to join Lieut.. Selden. who will
be on duty in Marine Corps head
quarters. Lieut.. Selden is now on his
been on duty with the Marine forces.
Capt. and Mrs. l.. J. Hughes were
hosts to a party of Is Friday night for
dinner and bridge in honor OF Lieut..
Col. and Mrs. w. E. Noa and their
daughter, Miss Irene Noa.
Mrs. Berkeley, wife of Col. r. c..
Berkeley, entertained with six tables
of bridge Friday afternoon for Mrs.
Hicks, wife of Capt. C. G.. Hicks.
Mrs. Fellers, wife Of Lieut.. w. S.
Fellers, who now Is in China, was
hostess at a bridge tea Thursday after
noon, entertaining about "a guests in
honor of Mrs. Hicks, Mrs. Selden and
her mother, Mrs. Glover.
Col and Mrs. James G.. Breckenridge
entertained a party of IL at supper
Monday evening, later taking their
guests to the Off1cers' Club for the get
together bridge party,
The Monday evening bridge party at
the Officers Club had record at
tendance with about 18 tables Of bridge
and additional guests who did not play
cards
Mrs. Witherspoon, wife of Chaplain
Maurice Witherspoon, entertined IL
guests at luncheon and bridge Friday
afternoon for Mrs. Cresswell. wife of
Lieut. C. F. Cresswell, who recently
reported on the post for duty Mrs.
Cresswell is the daughter of Rear Ad-
miral Belknap, U. S. NJ, retired.
Brig. Gen r. II. Lane. u. S. NJ c., Of
staff and students of the Marine Corps
Schools Friday OF last week. Gen. Lane
was the luncheon guest of Lieut. Col
and Mrs. w P. Upshur.
Mrs. Miller, wife of Maj, c. J. Miller,
entertained with five tables Of bridge
Wednesday afternoon for Mrs. c. G..
Hicks. also having additional guests in
for tea.
: Mrs. Heiner, wife of Capt. Robert G.
Heiner. Medical Corps. U. S. N. had
as her guests Tuesday Mrs. Kurtz, wife
of Capt T. r. Kurtz U. S. NJ, of
Washington and Mrs. Hollins Of BoS-
ton.
Secretary of the Navy Curtis D. VIII
bur and his party, who were cruising
on the Potomac on his 7acht Syiph.
spent Sunday afternoon and evening at
the post as the guests OF Maj. Gen.
w. c. Neville.
Mrs Sanderson. wife of Lieut. Col.
c. r. Sanderson, who is now in Mica
ragua. and Mrs. Denig, wife of Maj r.,
l.. Denig entertained a party of Is at
dinner and bridge Thursday evening
for Lieut.. Col and Mrs. Walter E. Noa
and Capt. and Mrs. c. G. Hicks.
Col. and Mrs. James c. Breckenridge
have as their house guest for the week
Mrs. Breckinridge's sister. Miss Imo-
gene Thomson Of Summit Point, w.
Va.
Lieut. Comdr. G. M Frazier, Dental
Corps. IT, S. NJ, and Mrs. Frazier en-
tertained at dinner Thursday evening
for several of the visiting doctors and
dentists of the Navy Medical School in
Washington.
Among those who leave for Nicaragua
from the post within the next few
weeks are Col. r. G. Berkeley and Maj.
Charles r. B. Price
The Misses Eleanore and Martha
King. daughters of Capt E. j. King OF
the Naval Academy, are the house
guests of Miss Mary Tyler Heiner.
Chaplain Maurice Witherspoon is
spending the week end at his home in
Chambersburg. Pa. and will conduct
the morning and evening services in the
Falling Springs Presbyterian Church
tomorrow. Chaplain Witherspoon took
with him Sergt. David Martin. bari
tone soloist, who is member of the
post choir. With the absence OF Chap
lain Witherspoon Rev. DR.. l.. l.. Strock,
pastor of the Methodist Church in
Mount Rainier, Md. will conduct the
morning services in the post chapel to-
morrow and Chaplain E. B. Niver, y S.
NJ. retired. of Baltimore. viii conduct
the evening services In the post gym
nasium.
The Tuesday Clubs were entertained
this week by Mrs. Radcliffe. wife OF
Capt. w. M Radcliffe, and Mrs.