Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-09
Social Calendar
At Quantico Quiet.
Due to Absences
Many New Officers and
Their Families Have
Taken Up Quarters at
Post.

QUANTICO,' Va, September 8.-The
social activities of the post have been
very queit of late, due to the large num-
Der of officers and their families being
away on leave. During August many
new officers arrived for duty and among
those who have taken quarters are Mai
William F. Bevan, Maj p. A. Capron.
Maj. A. B. Miller, Maj. D. M. Randall
and Lieut. Comdr. r. j. Valentine. U. S.
N, Capt. P. A. De Vale, Capt. w. G.
Sheard, Capt. G. c. Hammer and Capt.
w. G. Gent, U. S. Army, and Lieut. E.
A. j. Poehlmann, U. S. N.
Lieut.. Col and Mrs. w. P. Upshur
have with them for short time Col.
Upshur's mother, Mrs. j. N. Upshur of
Richmond. Va.
Lieut.. Col. James T. Buttrick returned
to the post for duty recently after being
In Washington at headquarters for some
time.
Capt. and Mrs. Dewitt Peck had as
their guests last week end Mrs. Peck's
brother and sister in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
George L. Davis of Maplewood, N. j.
Mrs. Fryer, wife of Lieut.. Col. Eli T.
Fryer, is in Atlantic City with her
mother, Mrs. Smith, widow of Rear Ad-
miral j. A. B. Smith.
Maj Oliver Floyd, who has been on
temporary duty in Nicaragua for several
months, is expected back the middle of
the month and will be associated with
the Marine Corps schools.
Maj. and Mrs. II B. Humphrey had
as their guest last week end Mrs. Lutz,
widow of Maj. c. A. Lutz.
Ort, c. E. c., U. S. NJ. is spending
some time in Norwood, Pa. with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lewis.
Maj, and Mrs. c. j. Miller have with
them for short visit Mrs Fellows, wife
of Lieut.. j. H. Fellows
Miss Carolin SanderSon and Mr.. Jack
SanderSon, daughter and son of Lieut.
Col. and Mrs. C.. r. SanderSon, spent
several days in Warrenton, Va, last
week for the horse show
Maj. Gen. W. c. Neville had as his
guest his sister-in-law, Mrs. Bonn of
washington.
: Miss Helen Macdonald left Tuesday
Tor several weeks visit in Harris
burg, Pa
Miss Priscilla Lutz daughter of Mrs
C. A. Lutz. was the guest last week of
Maj. and Mrs. D. M. Randall
( Lieut.. and Mrs. E. H. Farrell have re-
Gently arrived on the post from Port
au Prince, Haiti. Lieut.. Farrell will be
on dutv here.
: Capt. and Mrs. C. a. Wynn are spend
ing several weeks leave visiting relatives
In the South, where Mrs. Wynn plans to
remain some time.
Lieut.. Comdr. L. A. Willard, Dental
Corps U. S. NJ, reported on the post
for duty recently to relieve Lieut..
Comdr. G. M. Frazier
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. w. P. Upshur
spent last week end in Richmond with
Col. Upshurs brother and Sister-in- law,
DR.. and Mrs. F. w. Upshur.
Capt L. L. Leech, who reported on
the post for duty last month, has haG
his orders changed and left last week
for course of instruction in the Army
School at Fort Sill
: Miss Mary Tyler Heiner, daughter of
Capt. Robert G. Heiner, Medical Corps,
U. S. NJ, and Mrs. Heiner, returned
Tuesday after spending some time in
Annapolis, Md.
: Among the midshipmen who ar,
visiting on the post from the Naval
Academy are Frank H. Schwable, Sor
of Lieut.. Col and Mrs. F. j. Schwable
Midshipman Schwable Is visiting his
sister, Mrs. Townsr, wife of Lieut.. G.
H. Towner, who is in Nicaragua on
duty. Midshipman Raymond B. Sui
Ivan, jr., is with his parents, Lieut. Col
and Mrs. r. B. Sullivan. Capt. w. M
Carton, Medical Corps, U. s. NJ, and
Mrs. Carton have with them Midship-
man w. M. Carton Maj. and Mrs.
Harry Weitzel have as their guest Mrs
Weitzel's nephew, Midshipman Francis
Hoye, jr.,. of Sheerbrooke, Quebec,
Canada.
Mrs. Fellers, wife of Lieut.. w. s. Fell
lsrS, and Mrs. Livingston, wife Of Lieut..
w. j. Livingston, are awaiting transpor-
tation for China, where they plan tc
Join their husbands, who are on duty
there -.
: tuesday night was the get-together
bridge party at the Officers Club and
there were about 10 tables Of cards and
additional guests who did not play.
Lieut.. and Mrs. w. L. Richards, U. S.
IN. have recently taken quarters on
the post, where Lieut.. Richards Is on
duty.
Mrs. Elmer Hall and Mrs. w. j.
Whaling are spending several weeks
An Boston.
& Lieut.. Comdr. r. j. Valentine, U. s.
N, and Mrs. Valentine, have as their
house guest Mrs. Valentines sister, Mrs.
Franklin.
" Mrs. Shapley, wife of Lieut. Allen
Shapley. is visiting on the post with
Comdr. Roy Cuthbertson, Medical Corps,
~. S. N, and his sister, Miss Ida May
<Cuthbertson. Lieut.. Shapley spent last
week end with Comdr. and Miss Cuth-
bertSon.
I, Mrs. Ridderhof, wife of Lieut.. Stanley
Ridderhof. who is now in Nicaragua.
, entertained the Tuesday Club this week.
Miss Elizabeth Barber, daughter OF
Maj. and Mrs. T. d. Barber, was the
guest last week of Capt. w. M. Carton,
Medical Corps, U. S. N, and Mrs.
. Carton.
Herndon Club Makes !