Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
Impetus Given Social
Activities at Quantico
By Bimonthly Dances
Liuet. Col. and Mrs. Andrew
B. Drum Are Hosts at Buff
fet Supper.

QUANTICO, Va, March 21.-The BIZ
monthly informal dances at the Onicers
Club are proving a delightful impetus
to social activities at the Marine base
Last nights dance was extremely popu-
lar, many hostesses making it the oc-
casion for dinner parties. Lieut.. Col
and Mrs. Andrew B. Drum asked q
company of friends to a buffet supper
joining the dance later. Mai. and Mrs
Clarence e. Nutting's dinner party took
place last night at the club. Their
guests enjoyed the dancing later.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Robert H. Rhoads en-
tertained with a buffet supper before
the dance last night. Lieut.. and Mrs
per before the dance honoring their
house guests, Miss Elizabeth Trumbull
and Miss Esther Hungate, both of Ma
tional Park Seminary. Other guests
we're Capt. and Mrs. Fred G. Patchen,
Capt. and Mrs. Leland S. Swindler,
Capt. and Mrs. Hal N. Potter, Lieut..
and Mrs Hayne D. Boyden, Lieut.. and
Mrs Thomas B. Jordan, Miss Mildred
Owens, Capt. Jesse l.. Perkins and
Capt. Victor F. Beasdale.
Capt and Mrs. Elmer E. Hall had a
dinner party at the club last night to
which they invited Lieut.. Col. and Mrs
John R. Henley. Capt. and Mrs. Alfred
H. Noble, Capt. and Mrs. Richard H
Jeschke, Lieut.. and Mrs. Walter G. An
sci, Lieut.. and Mrs. George H. TowneI
and Lieut.. and Mrs. Lawson H. Sander
son.
An outstanding party Of last week
was the dinner party, followed by bridge
that was given by Brig. Gen. and Mrs
Randolph G. Berkeley at the Officers
Club on Thursday night, in honor OF
kN,oir I,n,,sa n111et NHrc Gaines MOSPlpV
If Norfolk, Va. Mrs. MoSeley has just re-
turned from IA months in Europe.
Mrs. Berkeley also gave bridge lun-
cheon in honor of Mrs. Moseley at the
Oficers' Club on Wednesday.
Carrying out the st. Patrick's day
idea, Mrs. Shannon, wife Of Capt. Harold
d. Shannon, gave q luncheon, followed
by bridge, on Monday afternoon. Her
guests were Mrs. Randolph Q. Berkeley
Mrs. Harold H. Utley, Mrs: Maurice s
Berry. Mrs. Raphael Griffin, Mrs. W.
walter Rogers, Mrs. Ralph E. West,
Mrs. Harold G. Major, Mrs. Bertram
E. Bone, Mrs. John F. McVey, Mrs. Le-
land S. Swindler, Mrs John Kaluf, MIS-
Louis r. Jones, Mrs. Robert H. Pepper,
Mrs. Floyd w. Bennett, Mrs. Lester E.
Power and Mrs. Beane Eagan.
Mrs. Jerome, wife Of Lieut.. Clayton Q.
Jerome, is giving series OF bridge
luncheons.
OF general interest comes the an
nouricement of Maj. Gen. Smedley d.
Buffers itinerary on his lecture tour
this week, Gen. Butler Is devoting half
the proceeds of his tours this Spring to
the unemployed of Philadelphia. He
spoke at noon Tuesday before the Poor
richards Club Of Philadelphia, and in
the evening at the Rotary Club. On
Wednesday he spoke In Boston before
the Boston Paper Trade Association;
on Thursday at Toledo, Ohio; Friday
Saginaw, Mich. He will end his week
with an address in Coatsville, Pa, on
Sunday.
MRS. Henry A. Carr, wife of Capt
Carr, entertained in honor Of Mrs
Gaines Moseley Of Norfolk at the Off,
GERS Club on Tuesday afternoon. She
had Is tables Of bridge, with additional
tea guests.
The Marine Corps Riding and Polo
Association met at a luncheon at the
Oficers' Club on Wednesday, at which
there were "a guests.
Mrs. Potter, wife Of Capt. Hal N.
Potter, entertained Wednesday with a
bridge party, in which IL tables were
In play, at the Ofncers' Club. Her guests
included Mrs. Smedley D. Butler.
Comdr Robert A. Theobald, u. 8. NJ,
Of washington, was guest speaker at
the Marine Corps schools last Friday.
He was entertained at luncheon by
Capt. and Mrs. Richard H. Jescllke, who
had as additional guests Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Randolph G. Berkeley.
On Thursday afternoon at the On
GERS Club Mrs. Hawthorne, wife OF
Maj william G.. Hawthorne, and Mrs
Wachtler, wife of Lieut. Walter A.