Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
Miss Barber Entertains
At Dinner for House
Guests in Quantico
Miss Virginia Lee of Rich
mond Visits Lieut.. and
Mrs. Phillip Thwing at
Base.

QUANTTCO, Va, July miss Eliza
beth Barber, daughter of Col. and Mrs.
Tom Barber, gave dinner in honor
of her house guests. Ensign VIII Barber,
Midshipman William Mott and Miss
Louise Wilson from Washington, daugh-
ter of Col. Wilson, u. S. A. The other
guests at the dinner we're Miss Grace
White. daughter of Maj. and Mrs. Ar
| thur White; her house guest, Miss Eliza
beth Orth of Washington; Midshipman
Robert Hastings, Midshipman Elmer
Glenn and Mr.. Smedley Butler. jr.
Miss Virginia Lee of Richmond has
been the house guest of Lieut.. and Mrs.
Phillip Thw'ng for several days.
| Col. and r1rs. Jesse Dyer and their
daughters have been the house guests
of Col. and Mrs. James Meade. They
are motoring 10 the West Coast en-
route to the China station, where Col
| Dyer will be feet Marine offlcer.
, Cub Scouts Organized.
The organization of Cub Scouts OF
Quantico unoer the direction of Capt
A. w. Paul was officially instituted as
Cub Pack of the Boy Scouts OF
America at a public ceremony held
Thursday at the administration build
ing grounds. The atmosphere was that
OF an Indian tribal council fire, and
Mr. w. L. Leitch. Scout executive for
Virginia, oficIated. Thirty-two small
Cub Scouts, and are now Official Bob
Cats
Capt and Mrs. James M. Balm an
nounce the birth of son, James Muir
daugh Balm, IT.. at the Quantico Family
Hospital June rs.
Mrs. Roy Gelger, wife of Maj. Geiger,
and Miss Grace White, daughter of
Maj. and Mrs. Arthur White, have gone
for a two-week leaders training course
at the Girl Scout camp, Edith Macy,
at Briar Cliffe, N. Y. Miss Joyce Gel
ger has gone to the national Girl
Scout camp Andre. also in New York
State, for two weeks time.
Mrs. Uriel Sebee of Kansas City, wild
ow of Admiral Sebree, is spending part
of the Summer with her son and his
wife, Maj. and Mrs. John Sebree, be-
fore sailing for Europe.
Miss Miriam Stowell of Federsls-
burg. Md, and Mr.. Walter Gale of
Baltimore spent today with Capt. and
Mrs. Houston Noble.
Capt. Samuel Cumming has arrived
in Quantico from the Virgin Islands.
He will attend the Marine Corps School
in the Fall Mrs. Cumming who is Wis
iting at West Point, is expec cd here
in the near future.
Tea Dance Held.
The most important social event Of
the week was tea dance given al the
Officers Club by Gen. and Mrs. Ran
dolph Berkeley Wednesday, July /. in
honor of their son, Lieut.. James Phil
lips Berkeley, and his bride, who were
married on May rs in Philadelphia.
Gen. and Mrs Berkeley and Lieut.. and
Mrs. Berkeley were in the receiving line.
A string orchestra Dplayed for the
dancers, and tea was served. Practically
the whole post was asked to meet
Lieut.. and Mrs. Berkeley, who upon
leaving here will be at the Marine Bar
racks in Portsmouth, Va, where Lieut..
Berkeley is on duty.
Mai and Mrs George Clarke, U. S. A.,
and their daughters, Catherine and
Jean, who have been in Quantico for
a year while Maj. Clarke attended the
Marine Corps Schools. have left for
Washington. where he will attend the
Army Industrial School in the Fall.
Mrs. Andrew BoggS Drum. wife OF
Col Drum, gave a bridge lunch in
honor of Mrs Faul Cowley, whose hus-
band. Lieut.. Cowley, is leaving shortly
for Indian Head for duty The guests
from Washington were Mrs. Harry Burr.
Mrs. Samuel Howard, Mrs c. c. Gill
and Mrs Carvell Hall
Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. G. B. wilson,
who motored from the Philadelphia
Navy Yard 10 Norfolk, spent the day in
Ouantico as the guests OF Capt. ana
Mrs D. Earle Campbell.