Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-10
Officers Club Filled
For Quantico Dance;
Many Give Dinners
Capt. and Mrs. A. H. Noble
Have % Guests-Bridge
Parties Also Listed.

evenings Of this Spring have made
dancing increasingly popular. The at
tractive ball room at the Off1cerS' Club
Is thronged this evening with gay
crowd of dancers attending the pi-
monthly dance Later, when the sum-
mer heat settles in earnest, these
dancers will seek the cool OF the out
door tennis courts, but until then the
ball room overlooking the Potomac will
continue to draw a large company.
This evening w&s popular one for
dinner parties, Capt. and Mrs. Alfred
H. Noble having their % guests at the
club.
Capt. and Mrs. Harold D. Shannon
also had a dinner party at the cup
before the dance this evening, to which
they invited 18 guests. Lieut.. and Mrs
Theodore H. Cartwright had 10 guests
at their dinner at the club.
IGNORING Mrs. Peter. wife of Capt.
Howard M. Peter, who will leave shortly
for Haiti, Capt. and Mrs. John T.
McVey gave a dinner party at the
Officers' Club last night for IL guests
An outstanding party Of this week
was the bridge tea Tuesday, at which
Mrs. Jones, wife of Capt. Louis II.
Jones, and Mrs. Smith, wife OF Lieut..
James M. Smith, were hostesses. Tney
gave their party at the Of1cerS Cup,
having IA tables of bridge with others
in for tea. Mrs. Jones sister, Mrs. FREQ
Mertens. came down from washington
for the afternoon. as also did Mrs.
Charles D. Liebermann and Mrs. Robert
Pendleton. -,
Delightful in detail was the bridge
luncheon wednesday at the Orncers
Club given by Mrs. Campbell, VIE OF
Can't. Daniel E. Campbell Mrs: camp
beli had "a luncheon guests, VINO later
enjoyed the bridge. Among her guests
were several from washington, VINO m
cluded Mrs. Lewis H. Willard, MIS-
William w. Orr, Mrs. Ray Spear. MIS-
lee H. Brown, Mrs. c. A. Bailey,
Mrs. Lester L. Pratt and Mrs. Pratt, ST.
Lieut.. Col. Edward w. Sturdevant re-
ported here Tor duty last week, coming
from the command of the Marine Bar
racks. Naval Station, ST. Thomas, virgin
islands. Mrs. Sturdevant and thelr
daughter, Mary Ellen, are living LOT the
present in washington.
Mrs George S. Clarke, wife OF Maj.
Clarke, u. S. A., and Mrs. Harold L.
Parsons, wife of Maj. Parsons, enter
tanned with a luncheon followed py
bridge Thursday afternoon at the
Oncers' Club Thirty-six guests were
seated at a table made beautiful with
profusion of Spring flowers.
Mrs. Flett, wife of Capt. James w.
Flett. gave a bridge tea Monday in
honor of Miss Dorothy Adams OF
Portsmouth, N. H., who Is visiting Lieut..
and Mrs. Edwin U. Hakala. She had
IL guests for bridge.
Or. Juan B. Sacasa, the Minister from
Nicaragua, and Comdr. and Mrs
Andrew S. Hickey motored down from
washington recently to spend Sunday
with Mai. and Mrs. Charles +. b. Price.
Capt. and Mrs Maurice @. Holmes
and their small son, Lee Maurice, lett
the post Monday to go to New YORK
They sailed from there Wednesday on
the George Washington en- route 70
spain. where Capt Holmes will be sta
toned for year. Mrs. Holmes returned
last week end from a three-week
tourney to the West Coast, where she
had been visiting relatives.
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Smedley d. But
Ter spent several days early last week
visiting relatives in Philadelphia.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Christian F. Schilt
cf Philadelphia we're week end guests
If Lieut.. and Mrs. William o. Br1ce.
Ti.ey n1otored down to attend the Re
serve Aviators dance last wet u at
Mansfield Hall.
Maj. James T. Moore gave dinner
party at the Oficers' Club SATURDAY
night before the Reserve AViators
dance. he IldQ 20 BuCoNS'
Miss Hope Norris, daughter Of Maj;
and Mrs. John F. S. Norris, received
her golden eaglet at the annual court
Of awards Of the Girl Scouts Of the Dis
trict of Columbia, which took place at
Constitution Hall Saturday. This Is
the highest award that Girl Scout may
receive. She was named the outStand-
ing Girl Scout for Troop 80.
Lieut. and Mrs George H. Towner
had as their guest last week Mrs. Tow
ner,s mother, Mrs. Schwable, wife OF
Col. Frank j. Schwable. Mrs. SchWaole
has been visiting II Ohio and was en-
route to her home at Paris 1siano'
s. c. NJ
Lieut.. and Mrs. William o. Brice
have as their house guest Mrs. Hughes,
wife OF Lieut. William r. Hughes. MIS-.
Hughes has recently returned from Ma
napla, Nicaragua, where Lieut.. hughes
is stationed. Mrs. Hughes is living IN
New York with her parents. having
come from Mansgua after the eartn-
quake. -, r,..
Capt. and Mrs. George w. SneareI
have had as their guest Mrs. SneaTeT :
brother. mn. Alfred Hall of New York.
Can't, and Mrs. Walter w. Rogers
we've the guests lest week end OF Lieut.
ard Mrs. Lawson"H. Sanderson. 9fpt
Ro9eis is stationed at the President
Camp at Rapidan, Va.
; MAJ and MRS. Clarence z. 'Nuttins
had as their house guests last WeeR
Mrs pratt, wife of Comdr. Lester /
Pratt Of Washington, ana S2mor
Eratt's mother.
Maj. and Mrs. William @. Hawthorne
have had as guests Mai. and mrs: amer
II. Turnage Maj. TuTnage Is olVislol
marine officer and is stationed on 9lt
u. s. S. New York. They VIII return "
California next week.
Nts Brown, wife Of Capt. Campoel
H Brown, left recently TO motor x
Nashville, Tenn, where she IS VlSltint
relatives, She was accompanied by ne
mother and father, Mr.. and mrs. . X
sanford of Port Washington. Fla.
FRIDAY on the lawn opposite pos
headquarters the children OF the Pos
so1ool held their May festival. MIS-
Marian Hall. daughter OF Capt: am
Mrs. George r. Hall. was crowned Ma!
queen. Her attendants were MIS-
Eleanor Norris. maid OF honor MIS-
Fave Wright. Miss Florence PAU, MIS-
Alice Hall, Miss Helen Hall, Miss Mar
Iorie Raynor and Miss Joyce Geiger:
Comdr. H. H. Frost OF the Navy wa
College gave the address last Friday be
fore the combined classes Of the Marin
Corps Schools.
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