Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-24
Officers Club Scene
Of Elaborate Social
Event at Quantico
et-Together" Bridge Party
Held There Preceded by
Round of Entertaining.
Personal Notes.

QUANTICO. Va, March 23-The
get together" bridge party was held
at the Ofiicers' Club Friday evening and
there were about dozen tables Of
cards. with additional guests who did
not play.
Among those entertaining before the
bridge were: Maj and Mrs. Dewitt
Peck entertained IL guests at supper
| and Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. c. F. Will
| and Mrs. Lyle H. Miller entertained
eight guests at dinner for their house
guests, Dr. and Mrs Arthur Millspaugh
Of Washington, and Capt and Mrs. L.
d. Hermle had six guests in at dinner.
Mrs. Bacon, wife of Lieut.. H. w.
Bacon, entertained with four tables
of bridge for Chaplain and Mrs. M. M.
Witherspoon Thursday night.
Mr.. Clifton r. Breckenridge Of Wash
ington spent several days on the post
this week with his son and daughter-in-
law, Col and Mrs. James C. Breckin-
| ridge.
Chaplain and Mrs Witherspoon had
with them last week the chaplains
mother, who lives In Chambersburg, Pa.
Mrs. Simon. wife of Maj. A. E. Simon,
who is in Nicaragua on duty. was the
guest for several days last week of
Lieut.. Comdr. E. L. McDermott, Medical
Corps, United States Navy, and Mrs.
McDermott. Mrs. Simon was on her
way to Paris Island to visit friends.
Mrs. Underhill, wife of Maj. J. l..
Uhderhill, left last week for Philadel-
phia, where she will undergo a minor
operation, and she plans to return to the
post within several weeks.
Capt. C. A. Wynne left Saturday
for Atlanta. Ga. where Mrs. Wynne,
who is i'll. has been with relatives for
several weeks. Capt. Wynne plans to
return after the Easter holidays.
+ Mrs Heiner, wife of Capt. Robert G.
Heiner, Medical Corps. United states
Navy, spent several days this week in
Washington visiting friends.
Officers Designated
For Duty in Nicaragua.
Capt. and Mrs. H. N. Stent left
Wednesday morning for a Today motor
| trip to New York to visit relatives and
friends prior to leaving for the West
Coast. Capt. Stent Is going to Nicaragua
for duty.
Among others from the post who
leave in the near future for duty in
Nicaragua are Capt. A. T. Lewis and
Capt c. B. Hobbs, who sail on the u.
S. S. Transport Cambria from New
1OIk ApIu q. MHJ. marry w. WcAt1CA
and Capt r. W. Winter sail on the
U. S. S. Langley from Norfolk about
April 6.
The Tuesday Clubs were entertained
| this week by Mrs. CreSwell, wife Of
Lieut.. l.. B. Creswell, and Mrs. Poehl-
mann, wife Of Lieut.. z. A. j. Poehl-
mann, United States Navy. Mrs. Poehl-
mann had as guest player Tuesday Mrs.
Fassett, wife of Capt. Harold s. Fas-
sett.
Mrs. Nelson, wife of Capt. Jessie Mel
son, entertained for the Thursday After
noon Bridge Club this week.
| DR. John H. Clifford arrives next week
to officiate at the Palm Sunday services
| in the post chapel and assist with the
Easter services. DR.. Clifford has just
| completed tour of all Marine Corps
posts in the United States and also
visited all the battleships Of the battle
fleet during the past six months. Dr.
Clifford will speak in the post gymna-
stun Easter evening.
| Chaplain Witherspoon Is giving Sc
ries of Lenten talks In Buffalo, N. Y. at
the First United Presbyterian Church
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday evenings
of next week.
| The post choir will give a program
over the radio broadcasting station Of