Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-30
Marine Corps School
At Quantico Awards
Diplomas to Class
Graduate Officers Assigned
to Post of Dug--7Society
Events and Personal News
Notes.

QUANT1CO, June 29.-The grad,ia
ton exercises for the Marine Corps
schools were held Saturday morning
June %. in the school building. Ad.
dresses were given by Maj Gen. w. G
Neville, who came from Washington fol-
the day, and by Lieut.. Col. w. P. Up
shtir, who for the past three years has
been director of the Field Offlcers
School The diplomas we're presented bt
Admiral Charles F. Hughes, chief OF
naval operations in Washington. I'm
mediately following the graduation ex-
ercises, a buffet luncheon was given in
the officers club by Mrs. Breckenridge
wife of Col. James c. Breckenridge, who
is commanding officer of the Marine
Corps schools. Col. Breckenridge, who
has been at the Naval Hospital in
washington for several weeks, was UNI
able to attend the ceremonies
The officers of the graduating class
who are going to duty at other posts
are Lieut.. Col r. Q. Underwood, who
left Monday for Cape Haitien; Maj
w. F. Bevan, who went to washington
Tuesday to assume duty at Marine Corps
Headquarters; Mai Bennett Puryear. IT.,
is now on post in Philadelphia; Capt
w. H. Sitz is with Marine Corps head
quarters in Washington; Capt. w. Gent
u. S. A, will be at Edgewood Arsenal
IN Maryland for a special course in
chemical warfare of about six weeks be-
fore going to Panama for duty; Lieut.
E. A. j. Poehlmann left for the West
! Coast to join the destroyer squadron
Lieut.. Comdr. r. j. Valentine is first
lieutenant Of the U. S. S. Pennsylvania,
with Philadelphia Navy Yard as home
port; Mai. d. NJ. Randall will be direc-
nf RnQDrVn nff1rnrC'
camp here this Summer and will then go
to the Marine Corps headquarters in
Washington for duty.
Oficers of the staff of the schools
who are to leave this week are Lieut. Col.
w. P. UpShur. who will join the U. S. 8.
California on the West Coast, after
visiting in Richmond, Va, with Col.
Upshur's mother, Mrs. John M. Upshur,
for few days, and Maj. c. j. Miller,
who has been on the staff of the Field
OfficerS' School for the past three years,
left this week to join the U. S. s. New
York at Newport News. The New York
leaves shortly for Panama and Mrs.
Miller plans to join her husband there.
! Mai. G. F. B. Price is now director
OF the Field officers School, relieving
I Col. Upshur.
Charming Social Functions
Grace Weeks Calendar.
Mrs. Meints, wife of Lieut.. G. G.
Meints, entertained with eight tables OF
bridge at the Oficers' Club Tuesday
afternoon.
Capt. and Mrs. LIE Roy P. Hunt en-
tertained 20 guests at supper for Col.
and Mrs. E. T. Fryer Sunday evening.
Capt. F. B. Hoyt, U. S. NJ. c., retired,
and Mrs. Hoyt entertained at dinner and
bridge in their country home near
Fredericksburg, Va, last week, having
from here Capt. and Mrs. r. G. Ander-
son and Mrs. Lewis, wife of Capt. A. T..
Lewis.
Miss Edwina Putnam, daughter of
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. r. B. Putnam, en-
tertained a party of eight at dinner last
Friday night prior to the reception and
dance at the Oficers' Club for Gen. and
Mrs. Butler. Miss Putnam had present
as her house guest Miss Lillian Emory,
daughter of Maj and Mrs. @. d. Emory.
Miss Putnam also entertained number
of the post younger set with swimming
party at the pool in the new OfficerS'
Club Sunday night.
Mrs. Jeschke, wife of Capt Richard
Hall Jeschke, entertained at luncheon
ct the Army, Navy and Marine Corps
Country Club Thursday for her sister,
Miss Mary FREDERICK Deverelx, and her
bridal party. The party included Miss
Anne Deveretx, maid of honor; Miss
Elinor O'Reilly of New Orleans, Miss
Dorothy Donaghue of Philadelphia Miss
Mary Elizabeth Alexander, Miss Eliza
bet Morris Kennedy, Miss Helen Louise
Minnegrode and Mrs. Nelson Jeffres.
Miss Devereux, who was one of Wash
ington's popular debutalltes, was mar
ried today.
General and Special
News Notes Of Interest.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Smedley D. But
Ter have with them their son Smedley,
who has been attending school in Cali
fornia, and who recently motored here
from the West Coast.
Mai. and Mrs. D. M. Randall have