Evening star., 1928-12-09
Quantico Social Set
Has Elaborate Plans
For Coming Holidays
Preparations for Christmas
Free Party" Claiming Spe-
cial Attention - General
and Personal Notes of
Interest.

QUANTICO, Va, December 8.-The
entire post is busy with preparations
for the Christmas tree party to be held
In the post gymnasium on the after
noon of Christmas eve. Some $50 pres
entS have already been purchased for
the children and committees are busy
taking care of these as they are pur-
chased according to ages of the chill
dren. Over one thousand gifts have
been purchased for the enlisted men on
the post. The program has been ar
ranged and viii consist of songs and
pantomimes by the different grades of
the post children's school. There also
will be mass singing of Christmas
carols.
One Monday more than 300 Christ
mas bags were sent on their way to
the Marines in Nicaragua The va
riouS Marine posts In the United States
have sent an allotted number Of bags
away so that each one on duty there
will be sure of receiving his Christmas
gift. Upon arrival in Nicaragua the
bags will be sent to the various out
posts by airplane.
The pre- Christmas services will start
Sunday morning in the post chapel.
Miss Dorothy Seamens of Washington
is to be the guest violinist for the
morning services in the chapel and for
the evening services in the gymnasium
Marine School Staff
and Students HonOred.
Col and Mrs. James C. Breckenridge
entertained the staff and students of
the Marine Corps Schools at a reccp-
ton held at their quarters on Friday
afternoon between 4:30 and 80 O'Clock
Mrs. Utley, wife of Maj. H. H. Utley,
had as her guests last week end ana
for the Navy-Marine foot ball game in
Washington, Mrs. Rockey, wife of Mai.
Keller E. Rockey; her sister, Mrs. Weir,
wife of Lieut.. Frank D. Weir, and her
SiSter-in-law, Mrs. Arthur Masury, ell
of Virginia Beach, the home of Mrs.
Rockey's mother. Mrs John Masury.
Lieut.. Col. G. r. SanderSon arrived on
the post Monday night for several
derSon Is on official business and ey-
poets to return to Nicaragua early in
January.
Capt. Robert G. Heiner, Medical
Corps q. S. Navy, and Mrs. Heiner had
as their guest last week end Mrs. Harry
Dunn of Annapolis.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs Robert o. Under
wood had with them last week end
Mrs. Henry Tuck of the Plaza Hotel,
New York City. Mrs. Underwood en-
tertained at tea for her guest on Sun
day afternoon
Capt. and Mrs. C. A. Wynn enter
tanned with four tables of bridge Tues
day evening in celebration of their tenth
wedding anniversary.
Capt. and Mrs. Leroy p Hunt ar
rived Monday and have taken posses
sion Of their quarters. Capt Hunt who
recently arrived from duty in China
is to be the new post adjutant.
Special Society Events
Listed During Week.
Chaplain and Mrs. Maurice Wither-
spoon had with them last week end
Mrs. Witherspoon'S sister. Miss Harriet
Workman Of Washington.
Mrs. Washington B. Grove is spend
ing some time at the post with her
brother-in-law and sister, Col and Mrs.
James c. Breckinridge
Lieut.. Col. and MRS. w. P. Upshur
spent Thanksgiving and the week end
IN Philadelphia with Maj. and Mrs.
L. w. T. Waller.
Capt. and Mrs. Omar T. Pfeiffer en-
tertained guests at dinner Saturday
night.
Lieut.. comdr. E. L. McDermott, Med
ical Corps U. S. Navy, and Mrs. Nc