Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-15
Outlandish Costumes
Donned at Nonsense
Dance at Quantico
Series of Dinner Parties Pre-
cedes Successful Event
Held at Officers Club.

QUANTICO. Va, March IA nom
sense dance, which entailed old clothes
and outlandish costumes, proved an up
roarious success at the Oficers' Club
last night, which also happened to be
Friday the thirteenth. A motley array
of dancers We'd with each other for the
tackiest costume to compete for the
prize offered. The carnival spirit,
which is a mixture Of fun and good
humor. brought the evening to an all
too speedy close. Several dinner par
ties before the dance contributed their
part to the evening. One Of the gayest
Of which was that given by Miss Ethel
Butler in honor Of Miss Ann Nette-
koven, who leaves next week Besides
the honor guest Miss Butler invited
Miss Betsy Ann Steele, Miss Anne Mon
cure. Miss Helen Mcdonald. Miss Mary
Ricketts, Of Washington, Lieut.. and Mrs.
Clovis G. Coffman, Lieut.. and Mrs. Earl
S. Piper, Lieut.. and Mrs. Joseph Lyman,
Lieut.. Roosevelt B. Burchard. Lieut..
Willard Reed, jr.; Lieut.. Francis II.
Bradbury, Lieut.. Harry j. Boyer, Lieut..
Warren E. Sweetser, jr., and Lieut.. John
G. Adams.
Another dinner party at the club pc
fore the dance was that given by Mai.
and Mrs. Harold II. Utley Guests from
Washington were Comdr. and Mrs.
Ralph NJ. Warfeld, who with their lit
tie daughter, Marian, are spending t5e
week end with Maj. and Mrs. utley.
Other guests were Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Randolph c. Berkeley. Capt. and Mrs.
Reynolds Hayden Of the Navy, Comdr.
and Mrs. Ernest w. Brown, Mai. and
Mrs. Charles F. B. Price. Mai and Mrs.
John F. 8. Norris, Mrs. Florida c. Hall,
Maj. and Mrs. Maurice S. Berry, Maj.
and Mrs. Harold S. FaSsett, Capt. and
Mrs. Franklin T.. Steele, Capt. and Mrs.
Augustus T. Lewis, Capt and Mrs. VIII
liam K. MacNulty, Capt. and Mrs. Fred
9. Patchen, Capt. and Mrs. W. Walter
Hall.
Maj. and Mrs. Karl /. Buse also en-
tertatned with q dinner party at the
club last night before the dance, to
which they invited Maj. and Mrs. sam
Thomas E. Bourke, Capt. and mrs.
John K. Martenstetn, Capt. and Mrs.
ralph e. West, Capt. and Mrs Harold
Q. Major, Lieut.. and Mrs Theodore H.
Cartwright, Lieut.. and Mrs. Lawson n.
Sanderson, Lieut.. and Mrs. Donald 81
Willis, Miss Bernice wilkins, Miss Sayee
u
Lieut.. Francis M. McAlister.
Capt. and Mrs. Alfred H. Noble have
as their house guests over the week end
Capt. Mobiles brother-in-iaw and sister
MI. and Mrs. J. w. Stowell Of Federais-
Mrs. Henry A. Carr, wife Of Cant
carr, returned last week end from q
visit at the home Of Lieut.. Comdr. and
MRS. chester Q. Jersey, in Portsmouth.
Va. 800
Mrs. Balm, wife Of Can't. James NJ
Balm, and Mrs. Schubert, wife of Cant
Richard II. Schubert, were hostesseS 10
q large group Of friends at q bTiSre
party at the Oncers' Club last Tbs
day afternoon. Their guests included
Mrs; Smedley d. Butler, Mrs. Randolph
Q. Berkeley, Mrs. Ernest w. Brown.
Mrs. Andrew B. Drum and others
Wednesday afternoon, at the Oficers'
Club, Mrs. Eagan, wife of Chief Quar-
termaSter Clerk Eagan, entertained
with bridge tea, to which she invited
MISS Ethel Butler, Miss Ann Netteko-
ven, Mrs. Harold H Utley, Mrs. b.
ONein Of New London, Conn; Mrs.
Harold w. whitney, Mrs. Murl Corbett,
Carr. Mrs. John F. McVey. Mrs Az
gustus T. Lewis, Mrs. FLOYD W. Bennstt
Mrs. Harold D. Shannon Mrs. Herbert g.
Biuhm, Mrs. Norman Rainier and
others.
Mrs. Corbett, wife of Capt. MurI
Corbett, entertained at the officers
CLUB on Thursday afternoon with nine
tables of bridge.
The Sojourners' Club met at dinner
last Wednesday night at the Oficers'
CLUB. The guest speaker for the eve
nlng was Maj. Gen. Ben H. Fuller,
commandment Of the Marine Corps.
Capt. and Mrs. Henry A. Carr have
as their house guest Mrs. Gaines Nose
ley OF Norfolk, Va.
AT ner quarters Friday Mrs. Halliday,
Wl1e OF Chief Quartermaster Clerk
lowed by bridge. Among her guests
were several from out of town. TIlese
included her niece, Miss Betty Nom
berger OF Newark, N, j.. who was also
her house guest for the week end:
Mrc. j. o. Harrison of Washington and
mrs. oscar Newbold, also of Washing
ton.
Among those who win be on board
the transport Henderson when It leaves
next week for the trip through the
Canal and to the AsiaticS are Lieut.. and
Mrs Earl s. Piper. Their departure is
regretted by the younger set.
Maj. and Mrs. Harold H. Utley had
as their house guest recently Condr.
Henry K. Hewitt of the staff of the
Naval War College. Newport, r. I.
Capt. and Mrs. Robert Blake and
their son, Bobby, Of Washington were
visitors in the post last Sunday. Can't.
Blake Is attached to the pay depart
ment at Marine headquarters.
Late arrivals in the post are Lieut..
Ccmdr. and Mrs. William D. Davis of
the Navy. DR.. Davis has been assigned
10 the Family Hospital, to take over
the family practice.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Thenton D. Boaz and
their small daughter spent last week
end In Washington as. the guests of
Mrs. -Boaz's mother, Mrs. T. Foster
Slaughter.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Robert S. Pendleton
arrived in the post for duty this past
week after having driven by motor from
San Diego, Calf.