Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-27
Happenings of Week
Of Record in Quantico
In the Social Circle
Bridge Parties, Luncheons,
Suppers Included in Pro-
gram-Week End Guests
Entertained-ChapelS erv-
ices.


Ing the entire week a parochial mission
has been held in the post chapel under
the auspices of thesCath&.ic COngrega-
ton &C the post, and Was conducted by
the R(V Father John 3. Logan, a well
known Dominican missionary of the
Order Of Preachers. The schedule Of
talks given during the week b. Father
Logan is as follows Sunday night,
January 20. The Purpose of Our Des-
tiny; Monday night, The Evil Of Sin;
Tuesday evening, THE Great Sacri-
fee; Wednesday night, Loyalty in
Heart and Mir and VIII to Christ
the King; Thursday night, The Holy
Name of Jesus: Friday night, The
Meaning OF Deyotion to the Mother of
Our Lord; tonight was devoted
to holy hour" and the mission
will close tomorrow morning with eX-
ercises III the post chapel. While this is
the first appearance of Father Logan in
Quantico. he is thoroughly familiar with
military camps. having given many mis-
si0ns during the World War. AT one
time Father Logan was temporarily as
signed to Columbus. Ohio. as assistant
to Father Kelly. who for 80 years was
TIE prison chaplain Li4ere. While at the
post Father Logan has been the guest
or Chaplain j. T. Casey. Mrs Hobbs
Nlte of Capt. c. B. Hobbs, entertained
y y2~ty 81 10 at luncheon fer Father
Logan on Wednesday.
Last Sunday evening Lieut.. Col and
Mrs. w. p. UpShur entertained party
Of 10 at supper for Father Edward Fitz-
gerald Of Washington, who also spoke
at the evening services in the post
gymnasium.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Hayne D. Boyden en-
tertained at dinner on Thursday night
for Col. and Mrs. James C. Breckm-
rloge and their house guest, Miss Eliza
beth White Of Leesburg, Va. Miss
White left Friday for Wilson, NJ c.,
where she will remain for awhile be-
fore returning to her home.
Mrs. Capron, wife of Maj. Paul A.
Capron, had guests in for tea Thursday
afternoon. Maj and Mrs. Capron have
with them for some time Maj. Capron's
mother.
Miss Sue Munford of Annapolis Md,
spent the week end on the post with her
brother-in-laW and sister, Lieut.. Col
and Mrs. w. P. Upshur.
Mrs. Heiner, wife of Capt. Robert G.
Eeiner, Medical Corps, u. S. N, enter
tanned with several tables of bridge last
Saturday night for Miss Elizabeth
White.
Get Together" Bridge Party
Held at Officers Club.
There was get-together bridge at
the Officers Club Friday night which
Grew record attendance, there being
some IL tables of bridge and additional
guests who did not play
The tuesday clubs were entertained
this week by Mrs. McDermott. wife of
Lieut.. Comdr. E. l.. McDermott, Medical
Corps, U. S. NJ. and Mrs Richards, wife
Of Lieut. (Junior Grade) w. l.. Rich
ards, G. E. c.: u. S. N. Mrs. Arnett
wife Of Capt. Roscoe Arnett, entertained
for the Thursday afternoon bridge club
this week, while Mrs. McDermott had
the Thursday evening club.
Chaplain and Mrs. Maurice Wither-
spoon entertained party of eight at
thinner at the Hostess House Morlay
night for DIR. Fred A. Moss of George
Washington University who delivered a
lecture on psychology there earlier in
the evening"
Lieut.. Col. T. G. Turner arrived at
the post last week and is in command
at Brown Field. Others attached to
Grown Field who are among the recent
arrivals are Lieut. and Mrs. Pugh (nee
Miss Mary Haltigan of Washington,
who were married in December in
Washington. Lieut. and Mrs. F.. d.
Weir recently took quarters. Lieut..
Weir recently returned from duty with
the air forces in Nicaragua.
Lieut.. and Mrs. c. G. Minis, who
were on duty in Haiti until recently,
have taken quarters here.
Lieut.. H. M H. Fleming returned last
month from Nicaragua and is now on
duty at Norfolk, Va.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. r. E. Webb
OF Washington were the guests last
Sunday of Comdr. and Mrs. C. B. Plat.
Miss Caroline Sanderson, daughter of
Lieut.. Col and Mrs G. r. Sanderson,
has as her house guest Miss Engracia
Freyer of Washington.
Wives Leave to Join
Husbands in Nicaragua.
MRS. Utley, wife of Maj H. H. Utley,
and Mrs. Hall, wife of Lieut.. W. C. Hall,
left this week for Nicaragua to join
their husbands. Mrs. Utley was at the
Princess Ann Hotel in Fredericksburg,
Va. for awhile prior to leaving for
Nicaragua.
Mr.. M. A. Steiner of Minneapolis,
Mimi, who has been visiting at the
post for some time with his brother-in-
law and sister, Capt and Mrs M H.
Silverthorn, left last Sunday for New
York.
Lieut.. and Mrs. H. r. Adams are re-
eelVlng the congratulations Of friends
upon the birth of son at the Family
Hospital last Saturday.
MAJ. and Mrs. Robert L. Denig re-
turned Tuesday night from Manlius
N. Y, where they attended the unveil-
ing services last Sunday of the Head
Boys Tablet, which was given to the
school by Maj. Denig as a memorial to
his son, Cadet Charles Alfred Ely Denig
The tablet sets in the wall. of Comstock
Hall and bears the names of the head
boys of the lower school from 1902 Ia
date. with blank spaces to 1852. Cadet
Denig, who died last Summer, had been
student at ManliuS since 1925 and
was head boy of the lower school in
1926. Chaplain Claude Soares con-
Quoted services in the chapel before the
unYeiling exercises. which were attend
ed by Maj. and Mrs. Denig and the Of
1lcers, members of the faculty and stu
dent body of the school. The school SUI
perintendent. Col. Guido F. Verbeck, un-
yelled the bronze and marble tablet.
Maj. Worcester Speaker
AT Marine School Friday.
The speaker for the staff and Students
of the Marine Corps Schools last Friday
was Maj. Philip H. Worcester, C.. A. C.
G.. s.. United States Army, of Wash
ington. Maj Worcester was accom-
panied to Quantico by Capt. A. H. Tur-
ner Of Marine Corps headquarters ir
Washington.
The basket ball schedule for the past
week was as follows: Post team VS.
Fort Washington team in the post gym.
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