Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
Society at Quantico
Schedules Elaborate
Holiday Festivities
Return of Juniors From
Schools Signal for Unusual
Activity-Christmas Pas-
eantStaged Last Thursday.

QUANTICO, Va, December al
With the return Of the post juniors from
their various schools and colleges for
the holidays and the activities shown in
general post Christmas preparations,
one feels this will be q most active
place for the next few weeks.
The f1rst OF the numerous Christ
mas pageants in which the children
are taking part was held Thursday aft
ernoon In the post chapel. It was given
by ng the post children's school and called
The Nativity Of Christ" All the chill
dren IN the school participated in some
way in the playlet or songs. Next week
there will be two more pageants given
by the Catholic and Protestant conere-
cations OF the post and both viii be held
in the chapel. Christmas eve there will
be the Christmas tree for the children
IN the post gymnasium. This Is one of
the large gatherings Of the season and
since there are some 300 youngsters on
planning on the part Of the commit
tees assisting Chaplain E. @. Hangen,
who has charge of the general arrange
mentS. The committee this year con-
sistS Of Mrs. G. e. Allen, Mrs. j. D. Bar
Der, Mrs. De Boo, Mrs. B. Egan, Mrs,
e. E. Hall, Mrs. W. G. Hawthorne, Mrs.
r. @. Heiner, Mrs. B. @. Jones, Mrs.
T. F. Joyce, Mrs. F. s. Kieren, Mrs.
Shaler Ladd, Mrs. E. j. Lloyd, Mrs. L. H.
Miller, M0. J. I: Nettekoven, Mrs. A. H.
Noble, Mrs. r. B. Putnam, Mrs. Nathan
RothStein, Mrs. j. B. Sebree and Mrs.
r. B. Sullivan.
Many Juniors Listed for
Holiday at Home.
Among the post juniors to arrive this
week are Charles Price, IT,, son of Mai.
and Mrs. G. F. B. Price, who is at Man
Illus, in New York; Stuart williams, son
Of Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. G. r. williams,
from the University of Michigan, at
Ann Arbor; Smedley Butler, jr., son of
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. s. D. Butler, who
nology in Boston, and O number of the
midshipmen from the United States
Naval Academy will arrive over the
week end.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Raymond B. Sui
Ivan have with them over the holidays
their son, Lieut.. Raymond B. Sullivan,
jr., who is at the Basic School in Phila-
Lieut.. Frank schwable, son of Lieut..
Col and Mrs. r. j. Schwable, is spend
ing the holidays with his brother-in-
law and sister, Lieut.. and Mrs. G. H.
Towner. Lieut.. Schwable Is at the Basic
School,
Lieut.. A. A. L. Ort, c. Z. g., q. s. N,
and Lieut.. w. L. Richards, G. e. c.,
u. S. N, attended the farewell dinner
given by the Civil Engineer Corps for
Rear Admiral L. e. Gregory, chief Of
Bureau of Yards and Docks, at the
Army and Navy Club In Washington,
Friday night.
Lieut.. and Mrs. ort left Saturday for
Norwood, Pa, to spend the holidays
with Mrs. Ort'S parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Lewis.
Maj and Mrs. c. r. 3. Price and their
son, Charles, jr., are spending Christ
mas at the home Of Mrs. Prices mother,
Mrs. s. K. Cunningham, in Williams
port, Pa. Miss Betty Price, who attends
school in Williamsport, will return to
the post with her parents after Christ
mas.
Mrs. Richards Hostess
At Attractive Bridge Tea.
Mrs. Richards, wife of Lieut.. W. L.
Richards, entertained with a most at
tractive bridge tea at the Off1cers' Club
Tuesday afternoon. The decorations
were Of Christmas green and holly and
several lighted Christmas trees adorned
the room. Tea was served from beau
tifully appointed table decorated with
holly and red candles. at which Mrs.
r. @. Heiner presided for tea and coffee
and Mrs. A. A. L. Ort served ice cream.
Mrs. L. e. Power and Mrs. Shaler Laid
assisted in serving the guests. Fruit
cakes were given as bridge prizes. Those
playing bridge were Mrs. r. @. Ander-
son, Mrs. A. H. Noble, Mrs. A. T. Lewis,