Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09
crs Returning
To Duty at Quantico
From Service Abroad
Recent Reassignments Made
From Post in Nicaragua.
Social Schedule Embraces
Charming Dinners, Teas
and Luncheons.

QUANTICO, Va, March each
week there are many changes In the
officer personnel of the post as those
returning from foreign duty come here
for duty. New arrivals this week were
Capt. and Mrs. j. M. Balm and Maj:
and Mrs H. H. Utley. MAJ. Utley ana
Can't. Balm returned recently from duty
In Nicaragua. Capt. and Mrs. HUI ID.
Phipps left last week for duty at Iona
Island, N. Y.
An attractive dinner party was given
Friday night by Maj. and Mrs. E. w.
Sturdevant. Their guests were MAJ.
and Mrs. John r. Henley, MAI. and
Mrs. A. w. Jacobsen, Capt. and Mrs.
A. H. Noble, Lieut.. Comdr. G. T. Hull,
u. S. N, and Mrs. Hull; Maj. E. N. NC
Clellan and Miss Marguerite Ames OF
Washington, who was the house guest OF
Mrs. Sturdevant for the party.
Capt. and Mrs. Robert Blake enter
tanned at dinner Friday night, having
as their guests Maj. and Mrs. Lyle h
Capt. and Mrs Herbert Hardy ana
Capt. and Mrs. L. D. Hermle.
Friday night of last week Lieut.. Da-
vid o. zearbaugh, Medical Corps, q. ;.
N, and Mrs. Zearbaugh, entertained at
dinner and bridge. Their guests 1or
dinner were Comdr. l.. A. Willard, Den
tai Corps: Lieut.. Comdr. G. T.. Gin
Medical Corps; Lieut.. E. M. Harris. n.
Medical Corps: Miss De Witt, Miss
Hodpson and Miss Osten, all of the
nurses staff of the Naval Hospital here.
Those arriving later in the evening for
bridge were Lieut. Comdr. E. l.. NC
Dermott, Medical Corps, and Mrs. NC
Dermott; Chaplain and Mrs. E. @. Han
gen and Mrs. Hangen's sister, Miss Har-
riett Woodring.
Mrs Swindler, wife OF capt. L. ..
Swindler, entertained with bridge tea
Thursday afternoon. Those VINO played
cards were Mrs. Jacob Lienhard, MRS.
John Bemis, Mrs. r. A. Presley, Mrs.
Shaler Laid, Mrs. w. S. Fellers, Mrs.
Julian G. Smith, Mrs. w. T. H. CALI
ford, Mrs. Raphael Griffin, Mrs. H A..
Carr, Mrs. F. c. Schilt, Mrs L. G. Shep-
herd, jr.. and Mrs. c. N. Muldrow. Adj
ditional tea guests were Mrs. L. 2. Hunt
and Mrs. L. D. Hermle.
Mai. and Mrs. C. F. B. Price had as
their guests for luncheon last Friday
Capt. William d. Puleston, U. S. N, of
Washington, and Maj. Heyt OF Marine
Corps headquarters, In washington.
Capt. Pulesten delivered lecture to the
staff and students of the Marine Corps
Schools in the lecture room at the
schools earlier in the morning. MAJ.
Quantieo from washington.
The Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Club
was entertained this week by Mrs. Brice,
wife of Lieut.. w. o. Brice. Mrs. Lewis,
wife of Capt. A. T. Lewis, entertained
for the Thursday Afternoon Bridge Club
this week.
Thpre we're two very interesting
parues for children at the post this
week. Mrs Campbell H. Brown was
11aw via TSfhnr
Allen, Friday afternoon at the Of1ceFs'
Club, when Miss Allen celebrated her
tenth birthday anniversary. Children
invited to the party were Margaret
Jeschke, Dick Jeschke, France Lewis,
May Egan, Mary Putnam, Mary 10
BradYnan, Nancy Hail. Barbara Under
hill, Mary Alice Sturdevant,. Elizabeth
Gawne, Bobby Hawthorne, John, Russell
and Frank Presley and Jean Boschen.
There was interesting entertainment,
including variety of games. Refresh
ments were served later IN the after
noon.
Mrs. Shepherd, wife Of Capt. L. C..
Shepherd, jr, entertained some of the
post youngsters Friday afternoon for
her son Beau In celebration Of his fifth
birthday anniversary. Those attending
the party were Jean Ort, Dick Noble,
Constance Barrett, Bobby Hermle, Viz
gfnia Galliford, Bradford Miller, Wayne
Jones and Elizabeth Carmichael of
Fredericksburg. There were games,
favorS and refreshments.
Lieut.. A. A. L. Ort, q. s. NJ, and
Mrs. Ort spent several days this week
In Norwood, Pa, visiting Mrs. Orts
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lewis.
Mrs. Pfeiffer, wife of Capt. o. T.
Pfeiffer, returned Saturday from Chi
cago, where she spent the past month
visiting relatives.
Capt. and Mrs. S. A. Woods, IT., had
with them last week Miss Blanche
Simmons of Greenwood, s. C. Miss
Simmons has been visiting friends in
Washington for several weeks and re-
turned there Sunday with Mrs. James
West, who spent the week end here
with Capt and Mrs. Woods.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. r. B. Putnam
had as their week end guests Lieut.. L.
F. Youngs and Lieut.. Greater Of Lang
ley Field, who came to Quantico with
the Langley Field basket ball team.
The team played here Saturday and
sunday in the post gymnasium.
Sunday night the post team will play
the Knight Store team Of Alexandria
here. The last game of the season will
De played here March 16 against the
st. Mary's Celtics from Alexandria.