Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-12
Drum and Bugle Corps
Of American Legion
In Notable Schedule
Champions of Mississippi
Maneuver for Entertain
ment in Fort Humphreys
Parade-Leadins Society
Events Listed.

| FORT HUMPHREYS, Va, October
| 1.-THE American Legion Drum and
/ Bugle Corps, champions of Mississippi
/ end that States official musical organ
! ization at the American Legion national
| convention in Boston, gave an interest
ing full dress exhibition Of playing,
marching and maneuvering on the post
| parade ground Saturday afternoon for
! the benefit Of the personnel of the post.
| Following the exhibition there was q
| tea given at the engineer mess, Harris
! Hail. for the visitors and officers and
| ladies Of the garrison, at which Mrs.
! H. A. Finch and Mrs. w. E. r. Coven
| poured.
Mai. and Mrs H. c. Johannes left
| Wednesday on months leave during
which they will motor to Chicago by
way of Niagara, Canada and Detroit.
Upon their return they will spend a few
! days at Langley Field.
The leading social event of the week
vas the meeting of the Post Bridge Club
in Harris Hail Friday night when Mrs.
Henry Berbert and Maj. l.. K Anderson
! were hosts. This was the second of
these bi-weekly bridge meets which were
so largely attended last year.
Col. and Mrs. H. F. Pipes entertained
at dinner before the hop last week and
Stacey and Maj and Mrs Hunter Of
| Bellehaven, Va; Capt. and Mrs. Harley
Latson. Capt. and Mrs. j. L. AlverSon.
Lieut. and Mrs. Hubert Miller, Lieut.
and Mrs K. r. Barney, Lieut.. and Mrs.
N. A. Matthias and Lieut.. and Mrs
Horace Sykes
Lieut.. and Mrs. H. B. Lopez had as
dinner guests before the first October
dance, Lieut.. and Mrs. j. G. B. Elliott
Lieut. and Mrs j. N. Kruger, Mrs
John Opie, Sd, of Alexandria, and Lieut.
A. T. Bell.
Another noteworthy dinner was given
by Lieut. and Mrs. Henry Berbert whose
guests were Capt and Mrs. F. r. Lyons
Lieut.. and Mrs. w. B. Higgins. Lieut.
and Mrs G. c. Reinhardt Lieut.. and
Mrs. T. r. Weyher and Lieut.. and Mrs.
c. r. Smith.
Lieut.. and Mrs. L. w. PrentiSs and
family returned Sunday from Ocean
City, Md, where they spent the month
Of September.
The Wednesday Afternoon Bridge
Club met at the home of Mrs w. B.
Higgins. Mrs. w. E r. Covell. Mrs.
M. w. Marston and Mrs. H. S. Miller
were guests.
Capt. and Mrs Harley Latson gave a
tea Wednesday afternoon to meet their
house guests, Lieut.. and Mrs r. @.
Lovett and daughter, Betty, of Chatta-
Jacksonville. Fla Their guests we're
Capt. and Mrs. B. II. Bowley, Lieut..
and Mrs. G. F. Baish, Lieut. and Mrs.
G. H Chorpening Lieut. and Mrs. B. c.
| Snow, Lieut.. and Mrs. H. S. Miller.
Lieut. and Mrs. j. N. Kruger had as
their supper guests Sunday night Miss
Laura Switzer and Mr.. John De Witt
| of Washington.
Miss Villa La Garde and Lieut. Miles
Reber were dinner guests Saturday of
Lieut.. and Mrs. j. w. Cox. On Thurs
day Lieut. and Mrs Cox had with them
at dinner Mr. and Mrs. Moncure Berg
Of Washington.
Capt and Mrs. c. B. Leedon of Water
town, Mass were house guests last week
| of Maj. and Mrs. L. K. Anderson.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Pierce and daugh-
ter Betsy of Berlin, Germany, who spent
last week with Capt and Mrs. ]. L.
Alverson, sailed Wednesday for Europe
on the Aquitania, where Mr.. Pierce
will resume his work as Central Euro
pean representative of an American
business firm.
Lieut. and Mrs. M G. Grenata had
as guests Saturday Mrs. Lowery and
Mrs. Everetts of the American Legion
Auxiliary of Mississippi, who were en-
route to the National Convention in
Boston. Mrs. Everetts is the Mississippi
State class president of the auxiliary
Lieut. and Mrs. D. C. Shingler had
as week end guests Lieut.. and Mrs. John
r. Vance and Miss Erin Clark of Wash
ington.
Mary Oliver, little daughter of Mai
and Mrs. L. E. Oliver, celebrated her
sixth birthday anniversary at a party
Sunday afternoon.
Capt Harry L. Campbell of Column
bus, Ohio, arrived Tuesday to spend
week as the guest OF Lieut.. and Mrs.
H. S. Miller.
Maj. and Mrs L. K Anderson hao
as guests Sunday Mrs. Dorothy Miller
of Logansport, Ind; Mr.. and Mrs. c. H.
Weaver af Washington and Mrs c.
Weaver of Baltimore.
Lieut.. and Mrs. B. c. Snow returned
Wednesday from Ashville, Tenn, where
they spent short leave
Mrs. L. M. Henshaw of Los Angeles,
Calf, arrived Saturday to spend the
Winter with her daughter Mrs. W. E.
r. Covell. Mrs. Henshaw brought with
her Maj. and Mrs. Covells little daugh-
ter Beverly, who had been visiting her
The Monday Night Bridge Club met
at the home of Mai. and Mrs Coven.
Lieut.. and Mrs. G. H. Chorpening and
Mrs w N. Thomas, jr,, were guests
of the club.
Capt and Mrs. George j. Mold were
recent visitors at the post, and Monday
Capt. Bruce Hill and Lieut.. James F
HnLllpS OF WLpur wright flelu were
visitors
Lieut.. c. H. Chorpening is leaving
about the middle of october for a 10
day visit in New Orleans. Lieut.. Rob-
ert Lovett was q guest of Lieut.. and
Mrs. Chorpening recently.
Mrs. Helen Bolton and Miss Joan
OConnor Of Washington were week end
guests of Capt. and Mrs. Harley LatsoE
Lieut. and Mrs. H S. Miller had as
dinner guests Monday Miss Charlotte
Grey and Lieut. w. w. Hodge.
The home making section of the
Woman's Club met Friday afternoon in
the home of Mrs E. H. Schulz The
meeting was devoted to the study of
budgeting and household engineering
Capt. and Mrs. H. A Buckley have
had as their guests Mrs. Buckleys par
ents and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence
Booth and Miss Evelyn Booth of Seattle,
Wash. Miss Booth has entered Trinity
College in Washington. Mrs. Buckley
and Mrs. Booth were recent luncheon
guests of Mrs. H. c. Newcomer in
Washington.
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