Evening star., 1933-08-06
Officers at Quantico
Hosts at Swimming
Meet Held at Post
Capt. and Mrs. L. S. Swind-
ler Honored Monday a.
Informal Supper Party.

- 0UANTICO, Va, August 5.-The
swimming meet held last Saturday
night under the Jurisdiction of the
officers mess was pronounced sue
cess The large pool on the reserva
ton, which was an ideal setting for
the affair. was gaily decorated with
ships banners. General swimming
followed the various stunts which pro-
vided entertainment for both the par
ticipants and the onlcokers, the canoe
tipping contests and tub races being
the most amusing.
Capt. Abraham H Allen. who recently
assumed command as post surgeon. has
taken 60-day leave of absence, in
which he is making a cruise of the
Mediterranean.
Capt. and Mrs Maurice Gregory gave
an informal supper party Monday in
honor Of Capt and Mrs. L. S. Swim
dler. their other guests being Capt
and Mrs Floyd Bennett. Mrs. Charles
Snifin. Miss Peggy Gregory and Mr..
and Mrs. Reginald Vardy. Capt. and
Mrs. Swindler left the station Tues
day for Colonial Beach to spend the
month Of August, after which they will
reside in Washington, where the cap
tain has been assigned to the Army
Industrial College for instruction.
Capt. and Mrs. John Kaluf have
gone to Barnegat. N j., where they
have taken cottage. Capt. Kaluf
will serve on the staff of the Marine
Corps Schools the coming year
Capt. Bernard Dubel. who reported
here for duty last week. left at once
fer vacation trip to the Middle West,
which will include visit with rela-
tives in Iowa.
Mrs. Arthur White and her daugh-
ter, Miss Grace White. have returned
spent fortnight. Maj. White mo-
tored to Orkney to accompany them
back.
Col. Frank Schwable spent the week
end at Blue Ridge Summit. where Mrs.
Schwable is spending the Summer.
Mrs. Harry Weitzel has gone to New
York. where she has enrolled at the
Summer session Of Columbia University
Miss Mary Ellen Wetzel is attending
Girl Scouts Camp Mary Plather, near
Harrisburg.
Capt. and Mrs Harry Linscott have
recently come from Washington. where
the captain was on duty in the judge
advocate generals office.
Mrs Augustus Lewis has gone to
Springfield. Mass, to be near Capt
Lewis. who Is on temporary duty with
the Civilian Conservation Corps
Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald Vardy left
the station Tuesday for months va
cation. After visiting at Colonial
Beach and Annapolis, they plan to 60
to New England, where they will be
the guests of Lieut.. and Mrs. John
Lasko at Portsmouth. N H.
Mrs. Charles Hobbs. accompanied by
her mother, Mrs Hedwig Paszchke.
1aft k,t-
motor Wednesday for WARREN. N. H,
for month in the White Mountains.
Capt Hobbs is stationed in a civilian
conservation camp nearby.
The Quantico Chapter of the National
SoJourners gave farewell dinner We'd
nesday to its past president, Maj.
Sidney N. Raynor. and the second
vice president, Chief Pharmacist HUI
bert E. Randolph. both Of whom have
received orders for duty at San Diego,
Calf.
Lieut.. and Mrs, George J. o'shea,
tr., and their children are visiting
Lieut.. O'shea's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
George J. O'Shea, at Brooklyn.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Morgan of Au-
gusta, Ga, are guests of their son-in-
law and daughter, Lieut.. and Mrs.
Allen Pollock.
Maj. Louis w. Whaley. who has oc-
cupied the post of provost marshal
throughout his tour here, has been de-
tailed to the Staff and Command
School at Leavenworth, Kan, and left
by motor yesterday. Maj. and Mrs
Whaley entertained at dinner Monday
their guests, including Lieut.. Col and
Mrs. Ross r. Rowell, Maj and Mrs.
Sam Woods, Lieut.. Comdr> and Mrs.
Robert Davis, Maj. Carl Buse, Miss
Frances Jenney and Lieut.. Maxwell
Mizell.
Mrs. Herbert Kiemling, accompanied
by her sister, Mrs. Albert Klamroth, and
her children, returned from New York
Wednesday.
Capt. and Mrs. Robert Yowell enter
tanned at dinner and bridge last eve
ming, their guests being Lieut.. Comdr.
Mrs. Hugh Mauldin, Capt. and Mrs.
Carl Meigs, Capt. and Mrs. Carl Merz,
Capt. and Mrs. Floyd Bennett, Lieut.
and Mrs. James Strother, Mrs Frank
McVey, Mrs. Edna lambda, Mrs Herbert
Keimling and Mrs. Albert Klamroth.
Dr. and Mrs. Dalton Davis had as
their guests at dinner Tuesday Chaplain
and Mrs. Wilfred Hall and Mr.. and
Mrs. F. M. Davis.
Capt. Thomas Joyce, who Is serving
with the Civilian Conservation Corps
4I MASSACHUSETTS,, oPCllG SCfCldi odys
here last week with his family.
Maj. and Mrs. Dewitt Peck and their
family have returned from the Thousand
Islands, where they spent the month Of
July.
Lieut.. Col Tom Dustin Barber is
back from Burlington, Vt. where he
visited his father. Mrs. Barber and
Miss Elizabeth Barber will join him
later.