Evening star., 1932-10-02
Capt. and Mrs. Merz
Hosts to Capt. and Mrs.
pelleteir at Quantico
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Adams
of Baltimore Visit Rela-
tives at Marine Post.

QUANTICO, Va. October Capt
Eugene Pelletoir, U. s. M C., retired
and Mrs. Peleteir who make their home
in San Diego Calf, spent the last three
months visiting on the East Coast and
renewed old friendships here this week.
Tuesday they were honor guests at d
buffet supper given by Capt and Mrs.
Carl MerZ those invited to meet them
being Mai and Mrs Allen Simon,
Capt and Mrs. Charles Sniffen Capt.
and Mrs Otto Saltzman, Capt. and Mrs.
Harry Shurtliff. Capt. and Mrs. Theo-
dore Cartwright Capt. and Mrs. Frank
NcVey Capt aid Mrs. Maurice Greg
DRY. Capt and Mrs. Ery Spencer, Capt.
and Mrs Charles Hobbs. Capt. and Mrs.
Floyd Bennett. Capt William Radcliffe.
Capt. Peter Conachy, Lieut.. and Mrs.
Thomas Cushman Chief Marine Gun
ner and Mrs. Ozabal Mrs. Edna lambda
and Mrs Howard Peters OF Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles AdaL.s OF Bal
timore are visiting their son-in- law and
daughter Lieut.. end Mrs Thomes B.
Jordan. who gave a buffet supper for
them last evening. Those invited were
Capt and Mrs. l.. S Swlndlcr. Capt.
and Mrs Carl Meiss Cap, and Mrs.
William Marshall Capt. and Mrs. Floyd
Bennett. Lieut.. and Mrs. Fed S. Chap
peilo, Liout. and Mrs. Thomas CuSh-
man. Lieut. and Ms George OShea,
Lieut.. and Mrs. Presley S. RiXey. Lieut..
and Mrs. Melvin Fuller, Lieut.. and Mrs.
J. j. He'll and Mr. and MRS. Reginald
Vardv.
Chief Marine Gunner Reginald Vardy
completed his 80 years OF cervlce III the
Marine Corps today and with Mrs.
Vardy celebrated the event with sur
prise dinner last night. Tne table was
especially attractiv with a formation
OF miniature Marines fcr tie center
piece. The guests were Mai. and Mrs.
Karl Buze Capt and Mrs. Frank
McVey. Capt. and Mrs. l.. S. Swindler
Capt. and Mrs. Theodore Cartwright
Capt. and Mrs. Carl Meigs. Capt. and
Mrs Maurice Gregory, Capt. and Mrs
Frank Blanton, Capt and Mrs. Charles
Sniffen. Capt and Mrs Robert Pendle-
ton. Capt. and Mrs. Floyd Bennett
Capt. William Radcliffe, Lieut.. and Mrs
Melvin Fuller Chief Pay Clerk and
Mrs w H. May Chief Marine Gunner
and Mrs. OZabal and Miss Theresa Col
Inns and Chief Pay Clerk and Mrs. A.
N. Sisk of Washington.
Midshipman James Hunter Fortune,
ir and Midshipman Burden Robert
Hastings of United States Naval Acad-
emy, who completed their midshipmen's
cruise on the U. S. S. Wyoming. spent
Thursday of last week with Chief Quar-
termaster Clerk and Mrs. Alton P.
Hastings.
Mrs. Tom Dustin Barber and Miss
Elizabeth Barber motored to Washing
ton Thursday to attend the wedding of
Miss Caroline Sanderson and Mr.. Will
liam Mannig in St. Matthews Church.
Mrs. John BemiS gave a bridge tea
yesterday in honor Of her sister in-law,
Mrs. Owen Holt. The company includ-
ed Mrs Richard Schubert, Mrs. Chris
tian Schilt, Mrs George McHenry, Mrs.
John o,Leary, Mrs. Jacob Plachta, Mrs,
Alexander Gait. Mrs. Otto Saltzman,
Mrs. Clarence Yost. Mrs. Edward Rob-
bins, Mrs. 7. J. Walker, MRS. Edward
ODay and Mrs. William McKittrick
Lieut.. and Mrs Augustus Fricke were
hosts at dinner before the dance at the
club tonight when they entertained
Capt. and Mrs. Frank Creamer, Lieut..
and Mrs. Lewis Marie. Lieut.. and Mrs.
Walter Wensinger. Lieut.. and Mrs.
Jacob Plachta, Lieut.. Julian Frisbie and
Lieut.. David Stafford.
Mrs. Clarence Nutting was hostess at
luncheon, followed by bridge Monday
when her guests were Mrs. Charles Ly-
man, Mrs. Edward Manwaring, Mrs.
Phillip Torey. Mrs. Chaplain Hicks,
Mrs. Francis Cushing. MRS. Harry
Weitzel and Mrs Duncan Waller.
Francis Fenton, jr.. celebrated his
tenth birthday anniversary last night
by entertaining 10 little boys at dinner
and taking them to the Post gymnasium
to attend the movies
Col and Mrs Walter Noa gave a
farewell dinner for Maj. and Mrs. Maui
rice Berry Tuesday, entertaining Lieut..
Dot,0 nar
Capt. and Mrs. Francis Cushing. Fol-
lowing the dinner the party spent the
evening at bridge.
The U. S. S. Chaumont which will
sail Tuesday from Hampton Roads for
the Orient will carry a number of fami-
lies from this station including Maj.
and Mrs Maurice Berry, who will go to
Shanghai; Capt and Mrs. Richard
Schubert and DR. and Mrs. Thenton
BoaX to the Asiatic Station, and Chief
Quartermaster Clerk and Mrs. Norman
Rainier to the Philippines.
Mrs. Joseph Kovar OF Tien Tsin,
China, is a guest of Capt. and Mrs. L.
S. SWindler
Mrs. E. NJ Triscott of Washington is
visiting her son-in-law and daughter,
Lieut.. Col and Mrs. Philipp Torrey
Mrs. Charles F. B. Price left for New
York Monday to sail to Nicaragua,
where Lieut.. Col Price is on special
temporary duty with the electoral COM
mission, and expects to remain until the
first of the year. Mr. Charles F. B.
Price, jr.. has gone to Boston to enter
his sophomore year at Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. and Miss Eliza
beth Price is in Baltimore continuing
her college course at Goucher
Miss Bonita Whitlock and Mr.. Hamlin
Ranney of Rochester N Y were week
drew Drum.
Col. Percy Archer and Capt and Mrs.
Scion Kemon of Washington were over
Sunday guests Of Capt. and Mrs Harry
Shurtliff
Miss Patricia Mullally, who recently
enrolled in the Holy Cross Academy at
Washington. was the honor guest at din
ner given at the Marine Barracks by
Mrs. Max Fleming
Miss Grace White. who received her
A. B. degree in June. has returned to
George Washington University to resume
the study of law.
Lieut.. Clayton Jerome. who is taking
graduate course in aeronautics at An
napolis. and Mrs. Jerome were recent
house guests of Lieut.. and Mrs Chris
tian Schilt
Lieut.. Lawson Sanderson and his son
Lawson left by train Sunday for Sc
attic. where they expect to spend a
month in deer hunting.
Miss Cora Rannells of Washington
was a recent guest of Capt and Mrs
Floyd Bennett.