Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-03
Officers Club Scene
Of Brilliant Dance
For Quantico Society
Dinner and Supper Parties
Precede the Ball-General
and Special Entertainment
Features Noted.

QUANTICO, Va, February 2.-There
was dance at the Officers Club Fri
day night for the officers of the post
their families and guests. Several
dinner and supper parties preceded the
dance
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. C. F. Williams
entertained a party Of 10 at dinner
later taking their guests to the dance
Comdr. and Mrs. C.. B. Plat had a
supper party for "A guests before the
dance Friday night
Capt. and Mrs. Harold S. Fassett
entertained a party of IL at supper
Sriday night, later going to the dance.
Mai. Gen. w. c. Neville arrived this
week from the West Coast, where he
has been spending several weeks on sick
leave.
Col and Mrs James C. Breckenridge
have with them over the week end Col.
9reckinridge's father, Mr.. Clifton r.
Breckenridge of Kentucky. After
leaving here Mr.. Breckenridge will be
In Washington for some time.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Charles Wadbrook
have with them Lieut. Wadbrook' S
9Ather. Lieut. Wadbrook recently re-
turned from duty with the air force in
Nicaragua and is now on duty at
Brown Field.
Comdr. and Mrs. C. B. Plat have as
4ir guest Mrs. Platt's mother, Mrs.
eele, of Westminster, Md. Mrs. Steele
6eved Wednesday.
Capt. and Mrs. G. c. Hammer had
with them last week end Mr.. L. L..
manner and Mr.. G. G.. Hammer of
washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirkness of Baltimore
made a brief visit to Mrs. James E.
8Anners Tuesday while on their way
% Florida.
Mrs. McReynolds, wife of Mai
Charles s. McReynolds. spent the past
week in New York.
Q@pers Lately Assigned
arrive TO Assume Posts.
Among the new arrivals on the post
take quarters are Capt. Hill and
ept. Blythe G. Jones'
Capt. James N. Balm, who is assigned
o duty In Nicaragua, is spending a
months leave in Washington with Mrs.
lain.
Miss Ida May Cuthbertson, sister of
0pmdr. Roy Cuthbertson. Medical Corps
where she will spend several months
o@ore returning to the post.
Miss Mary Tyler Heiner, daughter of
Capt Robert c. Heiner, Medical Corps
U. S. Navy, and Mrs. Heiner spent last
weekend in Annapolis as the guest of
Miss Louise Giles. daughter Of Capt.
W. j. Giles, U. S. Navy. and Mrs. Giles.
Mrs. Spicer, wife of Capt. Donald
Spicer who is on duty in Nicaragua,
has with her Capt. Spicer's mother,
Mrs. w. F. Spicer of birmingham
Center, Mass
Mrs. Powers, wife of Mai. w. C..
rofV
York where she has been for several
weeks visiting relatives and friends.
Chaplain Maurice Witherspoon was
host at q theater party in Washington
Tuesday when he entertained the post
choir, taking his guests to hear THE
Desert Song"
Miss Hodgson of the nurses staff of
The Naval Hospital here entertained
with several tables of bridge Wednes-
day evening.
Chief Marine Gunner and Mrs. F. F..
Puttcammer entertained with five tables
Of bridge at the Oficers' Club Thurs
day evening for Chaplain and Mrs.
Maurice Witherspoon.
Capt. and Mrs. Augustus T. Lewis
were hosts at bridge Wednesday eve
ming, when they entertained Is guests
for Mai. and Mrs. Oliver Floyd.
The Tuesday Clubs were entertained
this week by Mrs. Spicer, wife of Capt.
Donald Spicer, and Mrs. Poehlmann,
wife Of Lieut.. z. A. Poehlmann, u. S.
Navy. Mrs. Hammer, wife of Capt. c..
G. Hammer, entertained for the Thurs
day afternoon Bridge Club this week.
School Group Addressed
by Two Lecturers.
There were two lecturers last week
for the staff and students of the
Marine Corps school. Thursday the
speaker was Lieut. Col. George Grun-
merit, Cavalry, u. S. Army Of Washing
ton. Col. Grunnert was accompanied
to Quantico by Maj. S. L. Howard Of
1ngton. They returned to Washing
ton directly after the lecture. On Fri
day morning Lieut.. Col Richard H.
Williams, @. S., U. S. Army, of Wash
ington. spoke at the Marine Corps
schools. Col. williams was accompanied
TO Quantico by Mai. Ralph S. Keyser
of Marine Corps Headquarters in Wash
1ngton and both were luncheon guests
q Col. and Mrs. James c. Breckenridge
The speaker for next Monday evening
IN the Hostess House will be DR.. w. j
Showalter who is the associate editor OF
the National Geographic Magazine and
who lives in Washington. Chaplain and
Mrs. Maurice Witherspoon are enter
tanning party of IL at dinner at the
OfhcerS Club for DR.. Showalter after
the lecture.
Mai. Robert l.. Denig delivered lee.
lure to the officers of the post on Mon
day at the Marine Corps. schools. His
topic was THE Campaign in Messopo-
tamia During the World War" Illus
trated by moving pictures of the region
Capt. De Witt Peck received his CON-
mission as major this week and expects
TO leave in the near future for duty
yGth the feet. Maj Peck is now direc-
1or Of the Marine Corps correspondence
school here
Mai. and Mrs. Oliver Floyd are leav.
Ing for New York next Monday and viii
sail Wednesday for France aboard the
s. S. Leviathan. Maj. Floyd is to at.
tend the Ecole de Guerre in Paris.
The basket ball schedule for the weel
was as follows: Post team PLAYED
Phoenix Athletic Club of Washington ir
the post Symposium last Sunday; pos
team played French Athletic Club O
washington in Washington Wednesday
post team played Saint Mary Celtics O
Alexandria here Sunday.
The enlisted men of the post will bt
hosts at a Valentine dance held in tn
post gymnasium Friday night. Musi
Will be by the post orchestra.