Evening star., 1931-11-22
Large Bridge. Party
l. Social Feature
OF Week at Quantico
Mrs. Clayton Jerome and
Mrs. Ivan Miller Host
esses to Twelve Tables.

I; QUANTTCO, Va, November 21-ThC
largest party of the week in QuanticC
was that given Monday afternoon IN
the Officers' Club by Mrs. Jerome, wife
of Lieut.. Clayton jerome, and MIS-
Miller, wife of Lieut. Ivan Miller. There
were IL tables of bridge, with several
ladies coming in later for tea. Mrs. Roy
Geiger and Mrs. w. B. McCandless pre-
sided at the tea table. Mr.. ana MRS.
McCandless of Warren, Ohio, are house
guests of Lieut.. and Mrs. Jerome. MI
McCandIess was a classmate OF Lieut..
Jerome at the Naval Academy, but has
since resigned from the service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton P. Hasting nave
as their guests Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Meginess of Philadelphia. Saturday
night, November IA, they gave dinner
E party at the Officers' Club in honor of
their guests. Others in the company
were Capt. and Mrs. George Shearer,
Capt. and Mrs. John McVey, Capt. and
Mrs, Leland SWindler, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Halliday and Mr.. and Mrs. Regi-
maid Vardy.
Miss Betsy Ann Steele. daughter of
Capt. and Mrs. Franklin Steele, is visit
ing Miss Ethel Butler in Newton Square,
Pa. Last week end they went to the
visit Mrs. Penn Edgar in Brooklyn be-
fore returning to Quantico.
Miss Billy Ramsey, daughter OF Col.
Frederick A. Ramsey, retired, has peeh
visiting Miss Helen Mcdonald IN
Quantico.
Lieut. and Mrs. Joseph Lademan
spent last week end in Annapolis with
Lieut.. and Mrs. Brooke Mansfield. ,
Capt. and Mrs. William Beattie had
as their guests last week end Miss CAL
lahn, Miss German and Mrs. Can't
Yr,ell all of washington
A luncheon was given at the Otncers
Club Monday in honor OF MAJ. sean
and Maj. Craig, both of the Royal
Marines. They were accompanied oy
Capt. Lester Dessez, aide to Gen. FullefA
Mai. and Mrs. Harold Parsons gave
a dinner party in their quarters Thurs-
day night when their guests were NAL
and Mrs. Egbert Lloyd, Maj. and Mrs.
Maurice Berry, Capt. and Mrs. Earle
Campbell, Capt. and Mrs. Evans Ames
and Lieut.. and Mrs. Walter Ansel. AFTER
dinner the company played bridge.
Capt. and Mrs. William Marshall en-
tertained informally at dinner in honor
of Capt and Mrs. Hardy.
Mrs. Albert Wright of Norfolk has
been the guest of Lieut.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Ansel this week. She was joined
for the week end by Lieut.. Wright who
is attached to the cruiser Chester, now
in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stowell Of Fed
eralsburg. Md. were the guests OF Mrs.
Stowelps brother and sister-in-law,
Capt. and Mrs. Houston NOBLE LAST
week.
Capt. and Mrs. Calvin Cumming were
hosts to a company at a buffet supper.
Their out-of-town guests were Surg
Gen. Hugh Cumming OF the Public
Health Service, Lieut.. and Mrs. H: W.
Lystad, who are in washington, where
Lieut.. LyStad is attending the Army
war College; Capt. and Mrs. Howard
Fellews and Mr., Manville Kendrick.
A gay and brilliant party was the
forty-niner. held In the Ohicers' Club
last night. It was q benefit for the
Riding and Polo Association, the Boy
Scouts and Girl Scouts and proposed
golf course on the post. The club rooms
were decorated to represent dance
hall during the gold rush to California,
and all the guests wore costumes OF the
period. Cigarette and dancing girls
mingled freely with the crowd, under
the chaperonage of DR.. Dalton Davis,
who was the dance hall proprietor.
Mai. James Moore was the sheriff, !,
Capt. RAlph West the Justice OF the
peace and the bailiff of the affair was
Capt. William Marshall.
The presiding bartender was Lieut.
Comdr, Roy Pfaff, who had as his as
sistant Lieut.. Joseph Lademan. The
dice games were in charge Of Maj. John
Sebree, Capt. Robert Pendleton and
Lieut.. shelton Zern. Lieut.. Melvin Full
Ter and Lieut.. Clayton jerome ran the
black Jack game, and poker was dealt
by Capt. Williaxns U1rich, Lieut.. Pres
sley Rixey, Lieut.. Edward O'Day, Lieut.
John StiIlman and Lieut.. Ralph Leach
The roulette croupiers were Lieut.
Thomas Ennis. Lieut.. Lionel Goudeau
Capt. Leland Swindler and Chief Cum
ner Reginald Vardy. The cashiers fol
all were Chief QuartermaSter Clerk AL
ton Hastings and Chief QuartermasteI
Clerk Affleck. DR.. Robert Davis was
master of ceremonies. and his assistant
was DR.. Charles Hachette.
At midnight . grand revue was given
including a Spanish dance, featuring
Miss Shirley Lindall, who sang anC
danced, with chorus composed of Miss
Betsy Ann Steele. Miss Polly Marston
Miss Betty Denham, Mrs. Thentor
Boaz Mrs. John Martenstien, Mrs. Ed
ward ODay, Mrs. Ann Price, Mrs. Press
ley Rixey and Miss Marie Louis Nut
ting; a pony ballet, Mrs. George Nc
Allister sang q song and the ballerina;
were Mrs. Joseph Lademan, Miss Town.
send. Mrs. Dalton Davis, Miss Elizabeth
Barber. Mrs. Ewing Wall and Miss Eliza.
beth Torrey; Mrs. Steele, wife of Capt
Franklin Steele; sang. followed by Mis-
Betty Denham, who danced a tango
and Mrs. Clayton jerome and Lieut.
Harry Stadler, who danced an Apache
dance.
The last number was a Japanest
dance. Miss Lindall sang while q chorus