Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-23
Quantico officials
Pay Tribute to Late
Chief Justice Taft
Social Affairs Cancelled for
Month of March-Field
Class Attends Chemical
Warfare Demonstration.
Special News.

QUANTICO, Va, March 22.-Ot-
fetal parties have been Cancelled for
the month of March on the post during
the period of mourning for the late
Chief Justice Taft. The dance st the
officers club scheduled for last Friday
night and also the one for March 20
were Cancelled.
The oficecs OF the Company Of
flcers' School spent Monday and Tues
day of this week at Annapolis, Md, at
tending lectures on work at the Naval
Academy that is closely associated
with the instruction here. Those going
were Capt. Shaler Ladd, Capt. e. e.
Hall, Lieut.. j. F. Burke, Lieut.. j. w.
Flett Lieut.. v. M. Guymon, Lieut.. H.
M. Peter, Capt. o. T. Pfetffer, Lieut..
G. A. Plambeck. Capt. r. A. Presley,
Capt. Leonard Rea. Capt. r. A. Robin
son; Capt.. J. @. Ward, Lieut.: w; J..
Wallace and lieut.. w. j. Whaling.
Capt. G. N. Muldrow, on the stan Of the
Company Ofdcers' School, accompanied
the class.
The field of1icerS' class attended some
special demonstration in chemical war
fare at Edgewood Arsenal, Md, Tues
day, going there by bus. Those going
were Capt. E. Belts, Capt. Robert
Blake, Capt. v. F. Bleasdale, Maj. M. Z.
Shearer. Capt. w. T. H. Galliford,
Capt. w. H. Gamble, Capt. p. G. Geyer,
Kieren, Capt. J. F. Moriarity, Capt. A
H. Noble, Lieut. G. B. Harper, U. S.
NJ; Capt. l.. C. Shepherd, Capt. S. A.
Woods, Lieut.. o. D. Butler. u s. N;
Lieut.. Comdr C. T. Hull, u S. NJ, and
Lieut.. Comdr.. H. S. Jeans, u. s. N.
Capt. r. H. Jeschke, adjutant uf the
school, attended, and the instructors OF
the Field Offlcers' School to 60 were
Comdr C. B. Plat, U. S. N; Capt. T.
e. Watson, Capt L. D Hermle, Maj. J.
c. Smith, Mai p. A. Del Vale and
Capt. F. r. Mulcahy;
Maj. and Mrs. G. r. b. Price spent
several days this week in Williamsport,
Pa, with Mrs. Prices mother, Mrs.
Cunningham. Their son, Charles r. b.
Price, jr., who is attending school at
Manlius, N. Y, Is home this week for
Spring vacation.
Smedley Butler, jr., son of Maj. Gen.
S. D. Butter. who attends Boston
School Of Technology, is home for
Spring vacation.
Capt. Robert @. Heiner, Medical
Corps, u. N and Mrs. Heiner had
with them several days this week Mrs.
Washington B. Grove of Summit FONT,
w. Va. Mrs. Grove Is the sister Of Mrs.
"a
inridge.
Cart. and Mrs. o. T. Pfeiffer had
with them several days this week Mrs.
Merrill, wife of Lieut. Frederick Mer-
rill, Medical Corps, q. S. N, Of Dahl
gren, Va.
Lieut.. e. M. Harris, Medical Corps,
U. s. NJ, will go to Port au Prince,
Haiti for duty in April. DR.. Harris has
been on duty here for several years.
Those from here to attend the bridge
luncheon given ny Mrs. Lee H. Brown
and Mrs. r. C. Kilmartin at the army,
Navy and Marine Corps Country Club
in Washington Wednesday afternoon
were Mrs. j. c. Smith Mrs. A. H.
Noble, Mrs Leonard Rea, Mrs. w. s.
Fellers and Mrs. C. N. Muldrow Capt.
Brown and Capt. Kilmartin are on duty
in Washington.
Capt. and Mrs. T. z. Watson enter
tanned at dinner Thursday night and
had as their guests Maj. and Mrs.
Lyle H. Miller, Maj. and Mrs. G. d.
Barrett, Capt. and Mrs. L. d. Hermle
and Lieut.. and Mrs. Beverly 8. Roberts
Lieut. Roberts will leave shortly for
duty In the Canal Zone.
The Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Club