Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30
Interest at Quantico
Centers In Base Ball
As Chief Attraction
Opening of Season Among
Most Important Events.
Prominent Visitor Enter.
tained-Outstandins So
cial Events Listed.

QUANTICO, Va, March 29.-One OF
the weeks most important events was
the beginning of the base ball season
The all Marine team, known as the
Big Team, has been in practice for
some time, and played their first game
here today against the University OF
Vermont. The Vermont team is stay
ing over the week end and the two teams
will again play on Monday. The team
Is under the direction of Coach Tom
Ready and Capt. j. M Balm, who is
assistant athletic officer. Next week
one of the important games will be with
Yale.
prominent visitor who spent sew
eral days in Quantico this week was
Col. Guido Verbeck, superintendent of
Manlius Military School in New York.
Col Verbeck and his two sons Guido,
IT., and Summer, who both attend Man
Illus, arrived Thursday, having spent
Wednesday at The Naval Academy in
Annapolis, where they went to visit Mid
shipman Robert Denig son of Maj. and
Mrs Robert L. Denig. While here Col.
Verbeck was taken on a tour OF the
battleflelds around Fredericksburg by
Maj. C. d. Barrett and also went to
Virginia Military Institute to visit Gen.
John A. Lejellne. Mrs. Denig enter
tanned at dinner for Col. Verbeck
Thursday night at the OflcerS' Club
and had as her other guests Maj. and
Mrs. c. F. B. Price and Capt. and Mrs.
Leroy p. Hunt Maj. and Mrs. Price have
their son, Charles, jr., at ManliuS now
and Capt and Mrs. Hunt are sending
their son Leroy there in the Fall. The
late Charles Alfred Ely Denig, son Of
Maj. and Mrs. Denig, was one OF the
honor students at ManliuS while there.
This was Col Verbeck's first visit here.
The post polo team played the Lang
ley Field team at Langley Field last
Sunday afternoon. Those who went
from here to participate in the game
were Mai. John Potts, Maj. p. A. Del
vale, Capt. r. H. Jeschke, Capt. L.
g. Sheppard, Capt. A. H. Noble, Capt.
G. H. Brown. Capt. l.. L. Leech, Lieut..
John H. Stillman and Lieut.. j. P. B.
Devereaux.
Capt. G. T. Brooks. who recently ar
rived from duty In China, has taken
over his new duty here as post law
ofacer. Capt Brooks came to the post
Monday and has taken quarters at the
Oficers' Club
CAPT. and Mrs. r. e. Watson enter
tanned at luncheon Monday Mrs. Cole,
widow Of the late Maj. Gen. Eli K.
Cole, and Mrs. Lane, wife of Brig. Gen.
Rufus H. Lane, who is located in Wash
ington.
Miss Mary Tyler Heiner, daughter
Corps, United states Navy, and Mrs.
Heiner, had as her guests for several
DAYS this week Miss st. Clair Smith,
daughter of Capt. Arthur st. Clair
smith, United States Navy, and Mrs.
Smith; Miss Marjorie Balm OF Ports
mouth, Va, and Mrs. Moore, wife OF
Lieut.. Robert Moore. also of Portsmouth.
Miss Smith recently arrived from the
West coast and is going to Norfolk, va.
to visit friends. .,.
them for several days this week MAI.
Keller E. Rockey.
Mai. and Mrs. C. F. B. Price had
with them recently their daughter
Betty, who attends school in Wliiiams-
Mrs. Phillips, wife of Capt. Claude
A. Phillips, left Wednesday night Tor
New York and sailed by Army transport
Friday to join her husband In Managua'
Nicaragua.
Mai, and Mrs John B. Sebree enter
tanned at dinner Thursday night and
had as guests Lieut.. Comdr Carl /.
Hull. q. s. Navy, and Mrs. Hull; Capt
and Mrs, A. H. Noble, Maj. and Mrs.
C. d. Barrett and Capt. and Mrs. s. A.
Woods, jr.
tanned at supper Friday night, having
with them Lieut.. and MRS. l. 9; Wnlt-
aker, Capt. and Mrs. L. d. Hermle.
Capt. and Mrs H. S. Fassett, Capt. and
Mrs. Leroy p. Hunt, Maj. and Mrs
A. w, Jacobsen, Capt and Mrs. g. N.
Mslldrow, Capt. and Mrs. r. H Jeschke,
Mai. and Mrs. Julian @. Smith, Capt
and Mrs. A. H. Noble and Lieut.. and
AIRS. w. s. Fellers.
The Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Clup
was entertained this week by Mrs
thorne. Mrs. Winter, wife OF Capt
Robert Winter, entertained for the
Thursday Afternoon Bridge Club this
week.
The speaker for the staff and stu
dents of the Marine Corps schools FRI
day morning was Comdr. Ralph Cham
dler Parker, U. S. Navy, Of washington
Comdr. Parker was accompanied 70
Quantico by Mai. Archie F. Howard OF
ington. Both were the luncheon guests
of Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. e. w. Sturde-
want.
Important work has been going on
this week for the Boy Scouts. They
held court Of honor Wednesday night,
Mt which members Of the different
troops received promotions and merits
Of honor.
Thomas Francis Joyce, jr., son Of
Can't. r. r. Joyce, entertained at dinner
recently for the Flying Eagle Patrol OF
the Scouts. His guests were Roy Hunt,
Bulge Hawthorne, Buddy Hull, Noels
Henley, Howard Jeans, James Smith
and Robert Smith.
The Cub Scouts were recently organ
lied and are under the supervision of
the Rev Henry Heaton. pastor of the
Aqua Church. There are 20 boys who
have become members, and the troop
will meet every Saturday. The boys are
from ages of years to IL years.