Evening star., 1932-10-30
Officers Club Scene
OF Fancy Dress Dance,
Marking Halloween
Capt. and Mrs. Charles
Sniffen Are Hosts at Din
ner at Quantico.

QUANTICO, Va. October 30.-The
Officers Club was the scene OF a color
full party last night when Halloween was
celebrated with a fancy dress dance.
The ball room was transformed into a
harvest field by sheaveS OF corn, pump
kins and Autumn leaves. The costumes
added a brilliant bit of color and re-
flected the ingenuity of the Wearer. rs
all had been constructed from materials
at hand instead of reSortlng to the more
elaborate theatrical garb that have been
in vogue in preTiCus years. A number
of informal dinner parties preceded the
party.
Capt. and Mrs. Charlos Sniffen were
hosts to dinner when their out-of-tOyn
guests were Col. Percy Archer, Capt.
and Mrs. SOl0n KemOn and Miss 1nez
DemOnet Of Washington.
Lieut.. COmdr. and Mrs. Theron Har-
tung motored from Annapolis to attend
the dinner giy-n by Cap and Mrs Will
liam Marshall and remained over the
week end Comdr. and Mrs. Hartung
have many friends on the post as they
spent four years with the Marines at
Port au Prince, Haiti.
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Hastings were
hssts at dinner 70" CO and Mrs. Nor
man Shaw of Wal ~, who shortly
will go to their new 3 III in China
Lieut.. John A Ne, .con was host at
dinner given at the club last evening,
his guests were Miss Elizabeth Barber,
Miss Betty MarStOn. Miss Mary Louise
Nutting. Miss Polly Marston. Miss Eliza
beth Torrey. Lieut.. CLYDE Mattison,
Lieut. J. A. White Lieut.. John Jacob.
and Lieut.. Donald King
Capt. A. T. Lewis motored to Balti-
moro Wednesday to meet Mrs. Lewis
and their five children. VINO arrived from
France on the S. S. City of HAMBURG
During their three months absence they
visited Paris, Versailles many battle
fields and various places in Northeast
ern France.
Miss Dorothy Creamer surprised her
parents, Capt. and Mrs. Frank D. Cra-
nler, yesterday by inviting a number of
their friends to celebrate their twenty
fourth wedding anniversary Those pres
ent were Capt and Mrs Charles Sniffen.
Capt. and Mrs. Melvin Fuller, Capt and
Mrs. Floyd Bennett, Lieut.. and Mrs
George j. O'Shea, Lieut. and Mrs Orin
Wheeler, and Mr.. and Mrs John Erwin
George MCHenrv celebrated lis 18th
birthday anniversary entertaining six
boys and six girls at dinner Yesterday.
The table was decorated with orange
and black and Halloween favors were
given the guests. After dinner the party
went to the post gymnasium to see the
Marks Brothers in Horse Feathers"
Mrs D. NJ. Garrison of Annapolis is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Franklin
Gccd, and will remain until after the
holiGavs. Lieut.. Good. who has been
critically Ill with pneumonia in the
Naval Hospital in Washington, is con-
valescing rapidly.
Miss Bernadine Hines entertained 35
guests at birthday anniversary party
today
Miss Inez Demonet of Washington is
spending the week end with Maj. and
Mrs. Joseph Fegan.
Mrs. Floyd Bennett was hostess at a
bridge tea Wednesday when she enter
tanned Mrs. Edwin Miller. Mrs. Harry
Shurtleff. Mrs. Charles Hobbs. Mrs Erv
Spencer. Mrs. Glenn Britt. Mrs. Frank
June, Mrs. T. J. Cushman. Mrs. T. J.
Walker. Mrs. Clarence Yost. Mrs. Fred
Chappelle. Mrs. Francis Fenton Mrs.
Kenneth Chappell. Mrs. Joseph Burgher,
Mrs. Asel Kerr, Mrs. John Nav and
Mrs. Reginald Vardv.
Mai. ard Mrs. Charles Murray of An
napoIs were guests over Sunday of
Lieut.. and Mrs. John Stadlnr.
Lieut.. and Mrs. john McOuade and
their children were guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John Erwin this week. Lieut.. Nc
S9uoue Is Oll d nlOnlN IeaNe or absence
from the Naval Air Station in Pensa-
cola, Fla. and is spending the time with
his parents in Washington
MAJ. and Mrs. Harry Pickett of Wash
lngtOn spent TUESDAY on the post
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs Clifford Rich
ardson were hosts at a dinner followed
bv bridge at the club Wednesday eve
ming.
Maj. and Mrs. Ross RoW'eil were at
home to the Walton officers and their
wives Tuesday. Maj. RoWell recently
assumed command Of the aircrafts
squadron.