Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02
Mariine-Navy Foot Ball
Game Draws Throng
Of Quantico Fans
Post Largely Represented at
Washington Yester d a y
Afternoon - Record of
Social Activities - Per-
: soonal Notes.

0JANTICO. Va, December 1.-THE
Marine Corps in general and the post
in particular has been very much in
terested in the Marine-Navy foot ball
game that was played in the American
League Base Ball Park in Washing
ton today. Practically the entire post
attended the game including the en-
listed personnel. who were taken up in
the Navy tug and attended en- masse.
TffS As THE game of the year in local
service foot ball circles as it ends the
foot BAH season.
Lieut.. Col and Mrs. Russell B. Put
nam had Comdr. and Mrs. w B. Tardy
of Annapolis with them for the game
and the week end.
Can't. and Mrs. r. w Winter and
their two children left wednesday TO
motor to Morristown, N. j., for the
Thanksgiving holidays and while there
are with Mrs. Winters parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Hoover. Mr. Hoover is
first cousin of the President-elect, Mr..
Herbert Hoover.
Two interesting guests on the post
last week were Miss Pose Mary Wal
lace of the cast of ziegfeld's Resale.
who spent several days with Lieut.. F. II.
Webster. Medical Corps. U. S. Navy.
and Mrs. Webster, and Miss Mary In
tropidi. who was with the Trial OF
Mary Dugan" cast and was the guest
last Sunday of Maj. and Mrs. M. B.
Humphrey. Mrs. Humphrey enter
tanned guests at tea on Sunday after
noon for Miss Intropidi.
Mrs. Gather, wife of Lieut.. A. L.
Gather. Medical Corps, U. S. N, ana
her small son. Billy, are in Baltimore
for the holidays with Mrs. Gathers
parents.
Lieut.. Col Bowen Addresses
Marine School Students.
The Friday morning speaker for the
staff and students Of the Marine Corps
Schools last week was Lieut.. Col Will
liam S. Bowen, c. E. c.. U. s. Army.
Col. Bowen was accompanied to GUAM
tico by Maj. M. Z. Kingman OF Ma
rine Corps Headquarters in Washing
ton. and both were the luncheon guests
of Col. and Mrs James c. Breckenridge.
Mrs. Ridderhof wife Of Lieut.. S. E.
Ridderhof, has with her for the holi-
davs her father Mr.. RuShton Marot,
and sister and brother-in-law. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas E. Williamson, all of Phil
adelphia. Mrs Ridderhof entertained
at bridge Friday. night for her guests.
Miss Helen Belt of Washington en-
tertained with five tables of bridge in
her home last Saturday for her broth
er-in-laW and sister, Chief Marine Gun
ner and Mrs E. T. OZabal, which was
in way of celebrating the anniversary
of their marriage. Miss Belt IS spend
ing this week end at the post with Mr..
and Mrs. OZabal.
Capt. and Mrs Hermle had as their
guests last Sunday Mrs. Louise ellis,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Kern and their
Vivian Of yUachinCfOY1 and
Capt. B. W. Gally of Marine Corps
Headquarters in Washington.
The Tuesday Clubs were entertained
this week by Mrs Wynn, wife of Capt.
c. A. Wynn, and Mrs. Poehlmann. wife
of Lieut.. E. A. Poehlmann. U. S. Navy.
Mrs. E. T. Ozabal entertained for the
Thursday Afternoon Club Wednesday of
this week.
Capt. and Mrs. Howard N. Stent had
as their guests for Thanksgiving and
the week end Can. and Mrs. F. E.
Stack of Philadelphia. Capt. and Mrs.
Stent entertained guests at tea on
Thursday afternoon for Capt. and Mrs.
Stack.
Mrs. L. Riggs of Baltimore, is spend
ing several weeks on the post with her
brother-in-law and sister, Capt and
Mrs A. w. Jacobsen. Mr.. Riggs was
here for Thanksgiving.
Marines in Nicaragua
Listed For Christmas Gifts.
The post ladies have been very busy
Tor the past week working on the
Christmas bags that the post is send
ing to the Marines in Nicaragua. About
300 bags are to leave here early next
week and will be distributed by air.
plane upon arrival in Nicaragua.
Mrs. Sanderson, wife of Lieut.. Col
G. r. SanderSon, has her son, John w.
SanderSon, with her for the holidays.
Mr. Sanderson attends the Rensselaer,
Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N. Y.
Chaplain and Mrs. Maurice Wither-
spoon have with them today Lieut.. Col.
Walter S. DrySdale, U. S. A., and Mrs.
Drysdale.
Comdr. and Mrs. c. B. Platt, U. s.
N, are spending the holidays in West
minister, Md, with Mrs. Platt's mother,
Mrs Steele.
Capt. and Mrs. J. I. Nettekoven have
taken quarters at the post. Capt. Net
tekoven recently returned from duty IN
China
Capt. r. L. Montague who will be
aide to Maj Gen. w. C. Neville, re-
ported for duty this week and has tax
en- quarters.
Mrs. Kathleen Schlup of Washing
ton will sing at the morning services
in the Post Chapel Sunday Thanks
giving services will be held In the post
gymnasium Sunday evening.
The post foot ball team played the
Mercury Athletic Club of Washington
Thanksgiving afternoon at Quantico
This was the teams last game of the
year.
The inter-post series of basket ball
matches are being held for 10 days, al
the end Of which time the best men will
be selected for the post team. The
team will start its regular schedule OF
games in December to last on through
January and February.