Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-21
Varied Festivities
Listed in Quantico
For Holiday Period
Bridge Tea Given at Officers
\ Club an Elaborate Affair.
! Many Charming Func-
| tions in Pre- Christmas
Schedule.

OUANTICO, Va, December TO-
with the approach of the Christmas
season, social activities are becoming
more numerous at the Marine Barracks.
one of the outstanding events on last
weeks calendar was the bridge tea
eiven Wednesday afternoon. at the
OficerS' Club, by Mrs. Towner, wife
Of Lieut.. George H, Towner, and Mrs.
Hall, wife of Capt. Elmer E. Hall. Mrs.
Smedley D. Butler, Mrs. Randolph G.
Berkeley, Mrs. James j. Meade and
Mrs. Roy S. Geiger presided at the
tea table.
A luncheon followed by bridge was
Riyen by Mrs. Jones, wife OF Capt.
Blythe G. Jones. in her quarters last
Friday. Her guest list included Mrs.
Randolph C. Berkeley, Mrs. Harold L.
Parsons, Mrs. John B. Sebree, Mrs.
James M Balm, Mrs. A. T. Lewis, Mrs
Thomas e. Bourke, Mrs. John p. Adams
Mrs. Daniel E. Campbell. Mrs. Frank
lin T. Steele, Mrs. George w. Shearer,
Mrs. John Kaluf, Mrs. Walter c. An
sell Mrs. James w. Flett, Mrs. James
D. Waller, Mrs. Paul r. Cowley, Mrs.
walter A. Wachtler, Mrs. SAlexander
Gait, Mrs. David o. Zearbaugh, Mrs.
George W. Walker, and Mrs. George
II. Towner.
Last Friday afternoon Mrs. Bayler,
Wife of Lieut.. Walter l.. Bayler, en-
tertained with bridge tea at her quar-
bers Mrs. Bayler had as her guests Mrs.
Arthur F. Binney, Mrs. Perry o. Par
melee Mrs. Earl S. Piper. Mrs. Robert
II. RhoadS, Mrs. Frank M. June, Mrs.
Thomas G. Ennis, Mrs. H. w. Wall,
Mrs. Alexander w. KreiSer, Mrs. Will
liam o. Brice, Mrs. Chester B. Graham,
Miss Mary Louise Nutting, Miss Ethel
Butler, Miss Helen Mcdonald. and Miss
Mabel Merritt of Lincoln. Nebr.
? Mrs. Drum, wife of Lieut.. Col. An
drew B. Drum, gave a charming
bridge luncheon last Monday, inviting
rs her guests Mrs. Harold L. Par
sons. Mrs. Lyle H. Miller, Mrs. Maurice
5. Berry, Mrs. Blythe G. Jones, Mrs.
John p. Adams, Mrs. Robert Blake, Mrs.
John Kaluff and Mrs. George w.
Walker.
Capt. and Mrs. Robert Blake de-
parted from the post last Monday.
Capt. Blake has been detailed to the
Pay Department at Marine Corps
Headquarters in Washington. They
have taken a house in Georgetown.
= Major and Mrs. John B. Sebree gave
o dinner party last Wednesday. Their
guests were Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Smed-
ley D. Butler, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs.
Andrew B. Drum, Maj. and Mrs. Clar-
ence e. Nutting and Maj. and Mrs.
Charles d. Barrett.
Z Mrs. Chester B. Graham, wife of
Lieut.. Graham, has as her house guest
Miss Mabel Merritt of Lincoln. Neb.
: For her mother, Mrs. A. L. Adams of
Chicago, Mrs. Hal N. Potter. wife of
Capt. Potter. gave a tea last Friday
afternoon. Mrs. Adams Is spending the
christmas holidays at the home of her
laughter. Mrs. Smediey d. Butler pre-
sided at the tea table. Among those
who called during the afternoon we're
Mrs. James J. Meade. Mrs. Clarence
e. Nutting, Mrs. Lyle H. Miller. Mrs.
Drum. Mis-. Reynolds Hayden. Mrs.
William @. Hawthorne, Mrs. Ernest
w. Brown, Mrs. Harold H. Utley, Mrs.
Franklin T. Steele, Mrs. Murl Corbett,
Mrs. Robert H. Pepper, Mrs. Karl /.
Buse, Mrs. Geroge T. Hall, Mrs. Ra-
phael Grimm, Mrs. Blythe G. Jones,
Mrs. William K. MacNulty, Mrs. Charles
=. Rice. Mrs. Elmer E. Hall, Mrs.
Floyd w. Bennett. Mrs. Samuel B.
Erimth, Mrs Thomas @. Ennis and
Mrs. Edwin A. Pollock.
Capt. and Mrs. Murl Corbett gave
. dinner party. followed by bridge,
last Saturday evening. Their guests
were Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Albin c.
Lindall, Lieut.. and Mrs. David o. Gear
baugh and Lieut.. and Mrs. James c.
Hopper.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Perry o. Parmelee
entertained with an informal supper
party last Saturday evening. Cards were
played after supper by their guests.
gho were Lieut.. and Mrs. Arthur e.
Binney. Lieut.. and Mrs. Alexander w
Kreiser and Lieut.. and Mrs. Frank M
gune.
Z The Parent-Teacher ASSo cation held
Its regular meeting last Monday after
icon. A new Board of Education for
the Post School for Children was
elected. Brig. Gen. Randolph c. Berke-
ley was named chairman of the board
Other members will be Mai. Karl I.
Buse, Mrs. John r. s. Norris, Capt
Richard H. Jeschke, Mrs. Elmer E.
Hall, Chief Marine Gunner Thomas
2uigley and First Sergt. Simmons.
s The Post School for Children gave
rs Christmas pageant last Friday in
NE lecture room Of the Marine Corps
School. Miss Bernice wilkins, princi-
pal of the school, directed the affair.
Maj. and Mrs. Charles r. B. Price
% h. L.