Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
Quantico Social Set
Has Varied Program
In Week just Ended
Farewell Parties Given in
Honor of Officers Trans
ferred to Other Service.
Other Feature Entertain
ments.

QUANTICO, Va, April 13.-One OF
the most. interesting features of the
week was the talk given by Mr.. David
Lawrence of Washington in the post
gymnasium Monday night. The posi-
ton occupied by Mr.. Lawrence IN the
newspaper field and his knowledge OF
public affairs enabled him to ably en-
terrain his audience.
Chaplain and Mrs. M. M. WitherSpoon
entertained party OF IL at dinner III
the Hostess House prior to the lecture.
Mrs. Lawrence accompanied her nus
band to Quantico.
Col. and Mrs. Eli T. Fryer have as
their house guest for a short time Mrs.
Fryer's mother Mrs. Smith OF Atlantic
City, who is the widow of Rear Admiral
j. A.. B. Smith, Col. and Mrs. Fryer en-
tertained q dozen guests at dinner for
Mrs. Smith Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Buttrick, wife of Lieut.. Col.
]. T. Buttrick, entertained with a
bridge tea Thursday afternoon, having
six tables at bridge and a half dozen
additional guests for tea.
Mrs. Cuts, wife of Col. R. M. Cults,
was hostess at dinner on Tuesday eve
ming for 10 guests.
Medical Corps Officers
Hosts at Honor Dinner.
The Medical Corps officers of the post
were hosts at dinner on Friday evening,
when, they entertained for Condr. Roy
Cuthbertson, Medical Corps, u. S. NJ,
and Lieut.. Comdr Grover c. Wilson,
Medical Corps, U. S. N, and Mrs. VIII
son. The party was given at the OthcerS'
Club as a farewell to both DR.. Cuth-
bertson and DR.. Wilson. DR.. Cuth-
bertson leaves early in May for a stay
of six months in Europe, studying In
several of the large cities of Italy and
Germany. DR.. Wilson is going to sea
for duty in the near future. Both doc
tors have been on the post for several
years.
Friday night there was get-together
bridge assembly at the Oft1cers' CLUB,
which brought record attendance.
Capt and Mrs. Donald j. Kendall en-
tertained half dozen guests at an in
formal dinner party Monday night.
Lieut. John P. w. Vest, U. S. N, and
Mrs. Vest (nee Francis Neville) have
taken a house in Washington, where
Lieut.. Vest is on duty
Mrs. Page, wife of Capt. A. H. Page,
returned this week from New York,
where she visited Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome
for several days. She visited Capt. and
Mrs. w. G. Hawthorne in Fort Mon
mouth, N. j., on her return to Quantico.
The Tuesday Clubs were entertained
this week by Mrs. A. H. Page and Mrs.
Farrell, wife of Lieut.. E. j. Farrell.
Mrs. Lewis, wife of Capt. A. T. Lewis,
entertained for the Thursday Afternoon
Club this week.
Clubs Farewell Luncheon
For Mrs. WitherspOOn.
%SJ,,A. Ill
luncheon and theater party in Washing
ton for Mrs. M. M. Witherspoon on
Wednesday afternoon. The party had
luncheon at the Willard and attended
the afternoon performance Of 'Congai."
Last Saturday afternoon the post
school teachers entertained with a
luncheon and theater matinee party for
Mrs Witherspoon in Washington.
Lieut.. Col and Mrs. Raymond B.
Sullivan had as their guests at dinner
at the Army and Navy Club in Wash
ington Wednesday evening Chaplain
and Mrs. NJ. M. Witherspoon.
The I. o. o. F. entertained as fare
we'll for Chaplain Witherspoon in their
clnbrooms in Dumfries, Va, Thursday
aGht.
Miss Ida May Cuthbertson returned
Monday after spending several months
in Daytona Beach, Fla. Miss Cuth-
bertson plans to spend the Summer
with relatives and friends in Northern
Michigan while DR.. Cuthbertson, her
brother, is abroad.
Lieut.. and Mrs. L. B. Cresswell have
as their guest this week end Miss Isabel
Reiner of East Orange, N. j. Miss
2einer is a classmate of Mrs. Cresswell
fkom VaSSar.
Capt. r. L. Montague, who is aide to
the major general commandant, Wen
dell C. Neville, in Washington, spent last
week end with Capt and Mrs. David r.
Nimmer on the post.
Capt. and Mrs. Lee H. Brown, re-
Gently returned from sea duty on the
West Coast, visited friends at the post
last Friday. Capt. Brown is now on
duty in the Judge Advocate Generals
ONCE, United States Navy, in Wash
ington.
Capt. B. w. Gally spent last week
end on the post with Capt. and Mrs
L. D. Hermle.
Mrs. Breckenridge, wife of Col. j. c.
Breckenridge, returned early this week
from her home in Summit Point, W..