Evening star., 1929-06-09
Quantico Is Sharing
In Annual Exercises
At Naval Academy
Two Midshipmen Listed for
Commissions IN Marine
Corps-Other Notes of
Special Interest.

QUANTICO, Va, June 8.-The grad
Academy on Thursday were of particu-
lar interest to Quantico residents, as two
of the midshipmen registered from here
are entering the Marine Corps. Ray
mond B. Sullivan, jr., son OF Lieut.. Col.
and Mrs. Raymond B. Sullivan, is one
who soon will be a second lieutenant
in the corps, and Frank H. Schwable,
son of Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Frank j.
Schwable, is the other Col. and Mrs.
Schwable, who recently returned from
China, and now located on the west
coast, came here to attend their sons
graduation. Col and Mrs. Schwable
also are visiting their son-in-law and
daughter, Lieut.. and Mrs. G. H. Towner
of this post Col. and Mrs. Sullivan,
Col. and Mrs. Schwable, Mrs. Donald
Spicer, daughter of Col. and Mrs. Sulli-
van, and Mrs. Towner, spent several
days this week at the Naval Academy.
There was a dance at the Omcers
Club Friday night for the officers OF
the post, their families and guests.
Lieut.. E. A. j. Poehlmann. U. S. Navy.
and Mrs. Poehlmann, entertained
dozen guests at super Friday night.
Capt r. H. Jeschke has reported here
for duty and taken quarters. but his
family is visiting in Washington with
Mrs. JeschkeS parents, DR.. and Mrs.
j. r. Devereux, for short time before
coming here.
Capt. David R. Nimmer left this week
for the west coast en- route to China for
duty.
The Quantico Chapter of the National
Sojourners' Club held its regular month
ly meeting at the Officers' Club on Fri
day evening, May 81.
Capt and Mrs. L. c. Shepherd have
as their guests over Sunday Mrs. Shep-
herds father and brother, DR.. Wilson
E. Driver of Norfolk, Va, and Mr..
Robert B. Driver of Memphis, Tenn.
Series of Charming
Social Festivities.
Mrs. Watson, wife of Capt T. E Wat
son, entertained 20 guests at a bridge
luncheon Wednesday afternoon as a
farewell to Mrs. Cults, wife of Col. r. M.
Cuts, and her daughter, Miss Alice
Cults, who are to leave next week for
Haiti, where Col. Cults will be on duty.
The guests also met Mrs. Butler, wife
of Brig Gen. S. D. Butler.
Mrs. Nelson, wife of Capt Jesse A.
Nelson, entertained SO guests at bridge
tea Thursday afternoon at the Ofdcers'
Club.
Mrs. Lee, wife of Brig. Gen. Harry
Lee, entertained with several tables Of
bridge Friday afternoon for Mrs Smed-
ley Butler.
Mrs. Lienhard, wife of Capt. ]. Lien
hard, entertained with bridge tea Fri
day afternon for her sister, Miss Jones,
who has been visiting at the post for
several weeks
Capt. and Mrs. Donald j. Kendall
were hosts at luncheon Tuesday for
Maj. and Mrs. A. H. Turnage. Maj.
Turnage left Wednesday for duty on the
west coast. Mrs. Turnage will remain
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Pyke, at
Wide Water, Va, for the present.
Lieut.. Albert A. L. Ort, Civil Eng.-
neers Corps, U. S. NJ, and Mrs. Ort
entertained guests at dinner Monday
night.
Capt Frederick Cook, Civil Engi-
neers Corps, U. S. N, and Mrs. Cook
and Mrs. Peterson. wife of DR.. E. Peter
son, were guests Monday of Lieut.. and
Mrs. E. J. Farrell.
Mrs. Whaling, wife of Lieut.. w. ].
Whaling. entertained for the Tuesday
Afternoon Bridge Club this week.
Brown Field Air Pilots
Listed in Bombing Practice.
A large majority of the pilots from
Brown Field left Monday for two weeks
OF bombing practice at Hampton Roads,
va. among CnoSe 10 go Win planes
were Lieuts. w. r. Hughes, w. Q.
Brice, Hayne D. Boyden, G. H. Towner
and T. j. McQuade.
Lieut.. v. M. Guymon arrived this
week from Nicaragua, where he has
been on duty for the past 18 months.
He will be on duty here after taking
several weeks leave.
Miss Margaret Hensey of Washing
ton was the guest last week end of
Capt. and Mrs. A. w. Jacobsen.
Mrs. Webster, wife of Lieut.. F. H.
Webster, Medical Corps, U. S. NJ, and
her three children left Sunday for
Boston to visit relatives. DR.. Webster
is awaiting orders for duty and expects
to join Mrs. Webster on leave prior to
going to a new post.
Mrs. L. v. Waterbury of Mount YER
non, N. Y, who has been spending sew
eral weeks at the post with Capt and
Mrs. L. D. Hermle. left Thursday for