Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-19
Quantico Young Folk
Hold Center of Stage
In Social Activities
School Children Principals
in Charming May Festival.
Other Feature Events in
Record of Week.

cUANT1CO. Va, May 1S.-The May
festival Of the Post Children's School
was held on Wednesday afternoon out
side Of the administration building
'r;lere was a maypole dance and other
features, including games and feature
dancing given by the various grades in
attend the school participated in the
festivities.
popularity contest was held at the
enlisted mems dance In the post gym
nasium on Friday night, May 10, and
Miss Aune Nettekoven, daughter OF
Capt. AID Mrs. j. I. Nettekoven, was
elected 10 be queen of the May ball
given by the enlisted men OF the post
May "a. The princesses elected to at
tend Miss Nettekoven are Miss Her
NINA Villa and Miss Virginia Fitzgerald.
Brig. Gen. Smedley Butler will crown
the queen.
The regular monthly smoker was held
IN the post gymnasium Tuesday evening.
There were six boxing bouts and special
vaudeville entertainment was furnished
between bouts by Miss Jeanne Beverly
and Miss Evelyn Hastings OF Wasnlng-
ton.
The base ball schedule for the week
has been commanding a great deal OF
attention. The post team played Vir-
ginia Military Institute Tuesday after
noon. and Washington College was the
visiting team Friday and SATURDAY
afternoons Both teams were the guests
= the post at the Of1cers' CLUB whlle
here, and committees OF ot11cers ana
their wives took the visitors on sight,
seeing tours to points OF interest,";
THE monthly meeting of the Parent
Teacher Association was held MONDAY
afternoon in the Post Children's School,
Post Band Takes Part
In Adventure Day" Fete.
The post band participated in the
Adventure day celebration IN RICH
mond, Va. Saturday, May IL. Otners
who were guests OF honor at tne cei e.
bration and who were given the KEY 10
the city by Mayor Bright were Col. and
Mrs Eli T. Freyer and Capt and MRS.
Oma T. Pfeiffer. They were enter
tanned by Mr.. Saunders. secretary OF
the Richmond Chamber OF Commerce
and Mr.. Henry Schwarzchild, chairman
Of the parade committee. The celepra-
ton was to give Richmond her place
among the industrial cities as well as
being the Capital Of the Confederacy.
Wednesday six planes lett Brown
Field to participate in the opening OF
an airport in Richmond, Va.
The Friday morning speaker Tor the
staff and students of the Marine Corps
Schools last week was Lieut.. Comdr.
Albert E. Schrader, U. 8. NJ, OF wash
ington. Comdr. Schrader was the
luncheon guest of Lieut.. Comdr. ana
Mrs. r. j. Valentine.
ton will BIZ the visiting Protestant chap
lain to hctd services in the post chapel
tomorrow morning.
There are four officers and about sixty
enlisted mes Of the Coast Guard mere
at present fof rifle practice. They are
being quartered wis the rife range de-
tachment during tlANr stay. The off,
GERS with the team ere Lieut.. Comdr.
w. J. Kossler, captain; Lieut.. Grogan,
and Mrs. Grogan are the guests OF
Lieut. and Mrs. e. S. Shaw while here:
Miss Edwina Putnam, daughter OF
Lieut. Col and Mrs. Russell B. Putnam.
entertained a party Of eight at dinner
Thursday night prior to the dance given
by the newly formed Junior League.
Miss Putnam also entertained a party
of the Virginia Military Institute boys
at luncheon Tuesday afternoon before
the base ball game.
Mrs. Powers, wife of Maj. w. c.
Powers, was hostess at bridge tea
Thursday afternoon.
The Tuesday Clubs were entertained
this week by Mrs. Spicer, wife Of Capt.
Donald Spicer, and Mrs. Webster, wife
of Lieut.. F. H. Webster. Medical Corps,
United States Navy. Mrs. Winter, wife
of Capt. r. w. Winter, who left last
week for Nicaragua, where he will be
on duty, entertained the Thursday Club.
Lieut.. Col. c. r. Sanderson, who re-
Gently returned from Nicaragua, left
the post this week and Will be on duty
in Washington.
Aeronautic Officers
Given New Assignments.
Lieut.. Col. T. c. Turner. now in COM
mand at Brown Field, will relieve MAJ.
Brainard as Chief of the Bureau OF
Aeronautics in Washington. and Maj.
r. S. Geiger will come to the post In
command of Brown Field.
Lieut.. and Mrs. F. D Weir went
tuesday to Pensacola, Fla, where Lieut..
Weir will be an instructor in the Naval
Aviation School.
Lieut. and Mrs. T. ]. Crawford left
Wednesday for York. Va, where the
lieutenant will be on duty at the ammu-
milton depot
Miss Betty Bennett, daughter of Mai.
and Mrs. r. H. Davis. left Wednesday
for her home in Paris Island after
a visit of several weeks with Capt and
Mrs Jesse Nelson at the post.
Mrs. True, wife of Lieut.. Norman E.
True, spent last Sunday visiting friends
at the post prior to sailing for China,
where Lieut.. True will be on duty.
Mrs. Stanners, wife of Lieut.. j. Z.
Stanners, sails early next week for
Nicaragua to join her husband, who is
on duty there.
Capt. and Mrs. Donald J. Kendall
have with them for a short visit Capt.
Kendall's father and mother. Mr.. and
Mrs. T. L. Kendall of Brockton, Mass.
Lieut.. and Mrs. G. H. Towner took
quarters at the post last week. Lieut..
Towner recently returned from Mica
ragua.
Among other recent arrivals from
Nicaragua to take quarters are Lieut..
Elmer Hall who is aide to Gen. Butter,
and Lieut. w. j. Whaling. who will be
here till the rife team leaves for the
matches in June, when he will accom-
pany the party.
Mrs. PRESLEY, wife Of Capt. Russell
PRESLEY, returned this week after
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