Evening star., 1928-03-04
Dinners and Bridge
Mark Society Program
For Week in Quantico
Fort Humphrey Dance At
tractive Evcnt-Farewell
Party for Col. and Mrs.
Cushing-Personal Notes.

QUANTICO. Va, March 3-Lieut
Col. and Mrs. Walter E. Noa we're
hosts at dinner and bridge Tuesday
night when they entertained 16 guests
at farewell party for Capt. and Mrs
Francis c. Cushing, who left the post
Wednesday,
Mrs. Frazier. wife of Lieut. Comdr
George NJ Frazier. Dental Corps. U. S.
NJ. entertained party of IL at a
bridge luncheon last Wednesday after
noon having a guest OF honor table for
her aunt, Mrs Edith Pardoe. Mrs
Lucas p. Loving. Mrs. James w. S.
of Washington.
Mrs. Talbot, wife OF Capt. John F.
Talbot. and her daughters. Edna and
Margaret, left Sunday for San Fran
cisco, where they will sail for China
March IL on the transport Chaumont.
Capt. Talbot has been in China on
duty for several months.
Lieut.. Col. w. p. Upshur spent last
! week end in Richmond with his mother.
Mrs John NJ. Upshur.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Edwin A. Pollock. I'd.
had with them for the week end Mrs.
Pollock's brother and sister-in-law. Mr..
anu NAo. f. ~ "A"i gan va ~'""'"AAi"'
N. C.
Among those from the post who at
tended the dance at Fort Humphrey
Friday night we're Capt. and Mrs. Omar
r Pheiffer. Capt. and Mrs. Charles A.
Wynn. Lieut.. and Mrs. Julian N. Fris-
bic. Lieut. and Mrs. Harry w. Bacon.
Mrs. Charles H. Taylor of New York,
Lieut.. and Mrs. Albert A. l.. Ort, u.
s. NJ: Lieut.. and Mrs. William j,
Whaling and Capt. Karl I, Buse.
The Tuesday Clubs were entertained
last week by Mrs. Witherspoon. wife of
Chaplain Maurice Witherspoon. and
| J. Livingston. The latter Is with the
expcditionary force in China.
Lieut. Louis f. Marie leaves next
week for San Francisco and will sail
for China March S. by commercial
liner. Mrs. Marie and her mother. Mrs.
! Knox of Fredericksburg. Va. will re-
main in Washington for the present
| and eXnect to Joint Lieut.. Marie later
in the Summer.
| The Monday Night Discussion Group
! has been fortunate recently in being
able to hear DR.. Showalter. who is
associate editor OF the National
| GEOGRAPHIC Magazine. and who spoke
to the group Monday night at the
| fortunate next week. when DR.. Abbot
director OF the Smithsonian Institution
will give a talk Mondav night at the
| Hostess House at $50 o'clock.
Mrs Pollock. wife OF Lieut.. E. A.
| Pollock. I'd. recently was hostess TO the
| Thursday Club and had two additional
guest tables
Mai. and Mrs. Maurice Berry left the
| post recently for duty in Omaha, Nebr..
| wher, Mai. Berry will be recruiting
officer
Col. and Mrs. Richard s. Hooker left
FRIDAY for Bremerton. Wash. where
| Col, Hooker will BE- on duty.
Mas Neville of Portsmouth. Va. is
visiting at the post as the guest OF Mai
Gen. Wendell c. Neville.
Lieut. Machines. Dental Corps. u. S. NJ
and Mrs Machines spent last Sunday
NJ b Humphrey.
Capt and Mrs. Francis c. Gushing
with their daughters. Edith and Alice
Reid and their small son. Francis c.
ir.. ere visiting friends In Washington
for few days prior TO sailing for
Guam, March IL. on the transport
Chaumont.
Miss Hodge OF the naval dispcnsary
entertained at dinner tonight. later
taking her guests to see Douglas Fair
BANKS in the "Gaucho."
Lieut. Comdr. Bruce G. Leighton.
| u. S. NJ. lectured to the staff and STU
dents OF the Marine Corps Schools Fri
day morning. Comdr. Leighton was
accompanied TO Quanttco by Capt. John
| c. Wood OF headquarters and both
i were luncheon guests OF Lieut.. Col and
Mrs. W. p. Upshur
Mrs Simon. wife OF Mai. Allen E
| Simon. entertained with three tables
of bridge Monday afternoon for Mrs
Cottrell. wife OF Lieut.. A. c. Cottrell
who Is with the China detail. Mrs.
Cottrell Is to leave the post and will be
with her parents. Mr., and Mrs. J. H.
| Mack. In WASHINGTON