Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04
Farewell to Old Year
And Greeting the New
Blends In Quantico
Dance at the Officers Club
Preceded by Gay Supper
Parties - Younger Set
Shares in Festivities.

QUANTICO, Va, January 3.-The
Old Year was Helped out and the New
Year ushered in with an informal
dance at the Officers Club. Several sup
per parties were given before the dance
Lieut.. and Mrs. Walter G. Ansel enter
tanning and having as guests Comdr
and Mrs. c. j. Moore of Washington,
Maj. and Mrs. John B. Sebree, Maj. and
Mrs. Harold S. FasSett, Capt. and Mrs.
Alfred H. Noble and Capt. and Mrs.
Elmer &. Hall.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Smedley D. But
Ter, their daughter, Miss Ethel Butler,
and their sons, Smedley Butler, jr,
and Tom Dick Butler, returned Mon
day from Christmas visit to Gen.
Buffers mother, Mrs. Thomas S. But
Ter. in Westchester, Pa.
Miss Grace White, daughter of Maj.
and Mrs. Arthur j. White, gave bridge
tea Tuesday for members OF the younger
set. Those who played bridge were Miss
Anne Nettekoven, Miss Ethel Butler,
Miss Mary Louise Nutting, Miss Betty
Price, Miss Catherine Clarke, Miss
Betsy. Ann Steele, Miss Helen NC
Donald, Mrs. Earl S. Piper, Mrs. H.
Ewing Wall, Mrs. Harold d. Harris, Mrs.
Chester B. Graham and Miss Elizabeth
Ortiz Of Washington, Mrs. Lucien G.
Whitaker and Miss Virginia Henley
were tea guests.
Lieut. and Mrs. Theodore H. Cart
wright entertained Friday evening with
a supper party followed by bridge. Their
guests were Cant. and Mrs. Richard
H. Jeschkc, H-ai. and Mrs. William G.
H>wGEornc md MS. Camposl H.
Brown, Lieut.. snd lrs. George w.
Walker and Lieut.. and Mrs. Walter A.
Wachtler.
Mai. and Mrs. Robert L. Denig and
their son Jimmie were in the post re-
Gently as guests of Comdr. and Mrs.
Carl T. Hull. Maj. Denig is in the
States for a months leave from duty
with the National Guard in Nicaragua.
Capt. and Mrs. Maurice G. Holmes
are receiving congratulations over the
arrival Of son, born Christmas night
at the family hospital. He has been
named Lee Maurice.
Mr.. Edward Cullen, r., of Philadel-
phia, and Mr.. George Walton of Haver-
ford, Pa, were house guests Friday OF
Maj. and Mrs. Maurice S. Berry. Mrs.
Ruth Stead of Washington, mother of
Mrs. Berry also was their guest during
the holidays.
Dr. and Mrs. j. r. Deyereaux of
Washington spent Sunday in the post as
the guest Of Capt. and Mrs. Richard H.
JeSchke.
Capt. and Mrs. Franklin T. Steele had
as guest during the holidays Mr.. Fred
Knoll of Port au Prince, Haiti.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Raymond F. Crist
and their young son returned last Sum
day from a holiday trip to Charleston,
w. Va, where they were guests of
Lieut.. Crisis sisters.
Mrs. Leroy P. Hunt and her son Roy
visited at the post for several days last
week as guests Of Cant. and Mrs. Elmer
e. Hall. Mrs. Hunt has been making
her home in Washington until she may
join Capt Hunt, who is on duty with
the Nicaraguan National Guard. Young
Roy is home for the holidays from
Manlius School in New York.
Miss Elizabeth Ortiz of washington
was house guest Tuesday and Wednes-
day Of Miss Grace White, daughter of
Maj. and Mrs. Arthur j. White.
The Tuesday Bridge Club met last
week in the home Of Mrs. Jerome, wife
Of Lieut.. Clayton G.. Jerome.
Lieut.. Phillip Berkeley has been
passing the holidays in the home of his
parents, Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Randolph
G. Berkeley. he is stationed at the
navy yard in Philadelphia.
Maj. and Mrs. Raphael Griffin and
their daughter Anita spent the last two
weeks IN Orangeburg, N. c., as guests
of Mrs. Grifn's sister, Mrs. ]. L Sims.
Lieut.. and Mrs. George H. Towner
and their three children motored to
Paris Island, s. c., to spend the holi-
days with Mrs. Towner's parents, Col.
and Mrs. Frank J. Schwable. They
were joined there by Lieut.. Frank H.
Schwable, who drove up from Pensa-
cola, Fla, where he is stationed.
Capt. and Mrs. William K. MacNulty
returned today from a holiday visit in
the home of Capt. MacNultys sister,
Mrs. George Fisk, at Williamsport, Pa.
Capt and Mrs. Murl Corbett and
their daughter Ruth are spending their
holidays IN the home Of Mrs. Corbett's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Strieford
of Ashland, Pa.
Capt. and Mrs. James M. Balm have
returned from q weeks visit to Ports
mouth, Va, where they were guests Of
Mrs. Bain'S parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
H. Stroud.
Mrs. Fellers, wife of Lieut.. w. Stanley
Fellers, is visiting, with her two chill
dren, in the home of her mother. Mrs.
william Bedell, at Atlanta, Ga.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Robert H. Rhoades
have returned from two weeks visit
to Reading, Pa, where they were guests
Of Mrs. Rhoads' mother, Mrs. w. q.
HintZ.
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