Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
Elaborate May Ball
Leading Social Event
Of Week at Quantico
Enlisted Men of Post Enter
tain Many Guests at Gym
nasium-Ceneral and Spe-
cial Notes of Interest.

QUANTICO. May 25.-One of the
most attractive celebrations given by
the enlisted men of the post was helS
on Friday evening in the post gym
nasium when they entertained several
hundred guests at their annual May
pole ball. The party was most elabo
rately arranged with a May pole III
the center of the gymnasium and the
entire place decorated with profusion
of Spring flowers and shrubs. Miss
Anne Nettekoven. daughter of Capt.
and Mrs. J. I. Nettekoven. was crowned
queen of the BALI by Brig. Gen. S.
D. Butler and the queen was attended
by two princeSses. Miss Herminia Villa
and Miss Virginia Fitzgerald. A crown
bearer and flower girl also attended
at the coronation ceremonies. Follow
ing the coronation the queen retired
to her throne. which was a bower OF
lovely Spring flowers, and reigned over
the festivities
Music for the evening was furnished
by the post orchestra and refreshments
were served during the evening. This
was one of the most elaborate and at
tractive parties ever given by the en-
listed men of the post. All officers
and their families were invited to at
tend and numerous invitations were
SSnG VI JIle pOSI lie
"get-together" bridge assembly also
was held Friday evening at the Officers
Club with a record attendance.
Guests Entertained
At Charming Functions
Capt Robert G. Heiner, Medical
Corps. United States Navy, and Mrs.
Heiner entertained with charming tea
Thursday afternoon for the class of
,,iei naval rnnijNo1 nffiPprc Uhn have
been here for the past couple Of weeks
taking some special work at the Naval
Hospital.
Capt. and Mrs Omar T. Pfeiffer
entertained 10 guests recently at
charmingly appointed japanese supper
party.
D. Butler, with her daughter and
young son, arrived at the post Monday.
Mrs. Butler, who has been ill, has been
spending some time at Atlantic City
recuperating.
Mrs. Platt, wife of Comdr. c. B.
Platt, United States Navy, returned to
the post Tuesday after an absence OF
several weeks spent in Westminster,
Md.
Mrs. L. v. Waterbury of Mount Yer
non, New York. is spending several
weeks at the post as the guest Of Capt.
anu L. ~
Capt. and Mrs. S. C. Cummings OF
Washington spent last Sunday here as
the guests of Capt. and Mrs. L. c.
Shepherd.
The Tuesday Clubs were entertained
this week by Mrs. Bacon, wife Of Lieut..
Harry w. Bacon, and Mrs. Poehlmann,
wife of Lieut.. E. A j. Poehlmann, q.
S. N. Miss Wright of the nurses
staff of the Family Hospital, enter
at
Bridge Club this week.
David I. Walsh, United States Sen
ator from the State of Massachusetts,,
spoke in the post gymnasium Sunday
evening last.
School Staff and Students
Addressed by Mr.. Eder.
The Friday morning speaker for the
staff and students of the Marine Corps
School last week was Mr.. George j.
Elder, chief of the Latin American
section of the Department of Commerce.
Mr. Elder spoke earlier in the year at
one of the Monday night lecture periods
arranged by Chaplain M. M. Wither-
spoon in the hostess house. Capt. Lucian
Burnham of Marine Corps Headquarters
in Washington, accompanied Mr. Elder TO
Quantico. Mr.. Elder was the luncheon
guest of Col. and Mrs. James c. Breck-
inridge.
Lieut.. F. S. Gilman, who is on duty
in Philadelphia, is here temporarily
with the rifle team preparatory to the
rife matches in June.
Miss Dorothea Nolan of New York
and her sister-in-law, Mrs Eugene No
Ian of Washington, were the guests last
week of Mrs. Powers, wife Of Maj. W. c.
Powers.
Lieut.. and Mrs E. S. Shaw are spend
ing a week touring the Shenandoah
Valley.
Mrs. Sanderson, wife of Lieut.. L. H.
Mop. Sanderson, and Mrs. Ridgeley.
wife of Lieut. r. H. Ridgeley, are among
those sailing for Nicaragua May 80 to
join their husbands.
As the result of the heavy Winter, un-
employment in the Netherlands Is three
times that of normal times.