Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-29
Quantico Gets Call
For Military Force
To Aid IN Nicaragua
Social Set Excited Over Tn.
expected Order-Festiv-
ities Scheduled in Honor
OF Departing Officers,

otTANTICo. Va. January pa
Brown Field is The center Of excitement
this week by the unexpected orders of
officers sHd enlisted men 10 duty in
Nicaragua. There will he so enlisted
men in this group and four officers and
aN will leave abou. the first Of the
month. The officers going are Capt.
W. c. Byrd. Lieut.. George II. Towncr.
II, Lieut.. James E. McHush and Lieut..
Sidney + Williamson Lieut.. Towner
viii AZ 4 plane 10 Nicaragua and will
remain there on permanent duty.
Mai and Mrs c. A. Lutz entertained
party Of Is AT a supper party last
sunday night for the officers from
Brown Field who leave next week for
Nicaragua. and ihsir wives
Mrs. Putnam. wife Of Lieut. Col Rus
Sc! Putnam. was hostess at a tea last
MONDAY afternoon for Mrs. Dunlap.
U;:e Of Col. + H. Dunlap, now in Mica
Tae1a Mrs. Dunlap left the post this
week and will be with her mother. Mrs.
Thomas Newton Wood. in Washington.
MIS-. Cooke. wife Of Lieut.. Comdr.
8 s Cooke Medical Corps. L. S. N.
had as her Aouss guest recently her
niece, Mrs Beverly Barnes of La Plata
Nc
Mir Charles H Taylor Of New York
Was the guest fM The week end Of
Lieut.. and Mrs Harry w Bacon.
Mrs. SanderSon, wife OF Lieut. Col
c +. SanderSon. who is in Nicaragua,
entertained a party OF eight AT dinner
Thursday night.
Mai. and Mrs c J. Miller recently
entertained MAJ. and Mrs Edwin i
Erainaro oI Washington. Mai. Brainard
sno Mai Miller did some duck shooting
~ the Saasos9 a,.TcS
Mrs NeJ,ekoven. wife of Capt,
Joseph I Ne;iekoven. now with tn
eXpeditionary force in China, entertain
&c one Of the Tuesday club groups laSj
1eeE. and Mrs Wynn. wife Of Cap.
Charles A. Wynn. had another group.
Lieut. and Mrs. Lester n. Medar's
Vere hosts at dinner Monday night 10 =
Marty Of twelve in honor Of the aviation
officers recently ordered 10 Nicaragua
snd their wives.
Miss Vernon Timberlake of Fred
e-;cksbure was the house guest last
week Of Capt and Mrs. L. D. Hermle
Miss Edith Gushing. daughter Of Capt,
and Mrs. Francis c. Gushing. vas the
guest of Col and Mrs Frederic L. Brad
man AZ the Naval Academy last week
eno. She went 10 Annapolis TO attend
the midsfipmers hop.
Col Theodore z. Bsckstrom nj the
Marine Barracks in Washington was a
visitor IN 0uantico last Sunday
Capt and Mrs. Field Harris spent last
week enS in Washington with Mrs. Har-
rs mother and sister. Mrs. Chinn and
Miss Ruth Chinn
Maj. Philip II Worcester. c. A. C
General Staff. l.. S Army lectured u
the stat and students of the Marine
Corps schools Friday morning and was
later the luncheon guest Of Lieut. Col.
End Mrs. ". ?. upShur Mai. Worcester
: Vas accompanied 10 Quantico by Mai.
William H. RCpertuS who is on duty
IN Washington al Marine Corps head
quarter
Mrs. Ridderhof. wife Of Lieut. Stanley
Rldoernof. now in Nicaragua, enter
tanned the Monday Evening Bridge
Club last week.
Lieut. and Mrs. William r. Hughes
are being congratulated upon the birth
81 "a daughter al the Quantico Family
Hospital lest Saturday
Mrs. William Carton. ST.. who makes
~ home with her son Capt w. M
Carton. Medical Corps. L. S. Navy. and
Mrs. Carton. recently celebrated her
ei1.Ity-sixih birthday anniversary.
Condr. Addison B. Clifford spent last
week in Quantico anG gave several talks
III tER@ SEgIaJl6s4UI4 4n4 LI8S DEEleEiL OF Inc
enlisted men. Dr.. Clifford is one of the
most poplar visitors at the post
Miss Mary Tyler Eeiner daughter of
Capt. Robert G. Beiner. Medical Corps
l S Navy. and Mrs. Eeiner. attended
the mldshipmen hop At the Naval
Academy Saturday week ago. and
9nsle there vas the house guest Of Mrs
Tilghman
Mrs. Fernle wife 0: Capt. l.. D.
Fernlle. entertained 81 tea Wednesday.
having as honor guests Mrs. r. II. Dun
LAP and Mrs. Breckenridge. wife Of Col.
James G. Breckenridge.
Mrs. Frisoie wife NJ Lent Julian n
Frssbie, entertained The Thursday Bridge
Club last week.
Mrs. Marie. wife Of Lieut.. Louis z
Marie. vas hostess a. tvo tables Of
bridge WEDNESDAY afternoon
The enlisted men Of the post we're
hosts al dance in the gymnasium
FRIDAY night