Evening star., 1933-10-01
Officers at Quantico
Entertain at Dance
With Gen. Lyman Host
Numerous Dinner Parties
Precede Afair-Butler Is
Guest of Daughter at Post.

QUANTICO Va, September 30-The
dance sponsored by the Officers Mess
last night was well attended and was
preceded by number of dinner par
ties. Brig Gen. and Mrs. Charles Ly-
man were hosts to members Of Gen.
Lyman's staff with their wives, includ-
ing Mai. and Mrs. Alexander Vande-
grift. Maj and Mrs. Leander Clapp,
Maj. and Mrs Thomas T'hrasher. Maj.
and Mrs. Lloyd Leech, Capt. and Mrs.
Raymond Knapp, Capt. and Harry Lin
scott, Lieut.. and Mrs. Stuart King
Lieut.. and Mrs. Joseph Burger. and
Lieut.. and Mrs. Raymond Coffman.
Mai. and Mrs Dewitt Peck enter
tanned group at home and later at
tended the dance in the Waller Building.
Capt and Mrs. Walter Rogers were
hosts to another group, entertaining
their guests at the Mess.
Ma; Gen. and Mrs. Smedlev Butler,
accompanied by their son. Tom Dick,
visited Lieut.. and Mrs. John Wehle this
week Mrs Wehle is the only daughter
OF Gen. and Mrs Butler.
Miss AgneSs Guthrie. who is staying
with her sister-in-law. Mrs. Richard
Guthrie, while Lieut. Guthrie is on duty
in Cuban waters, was the guest of
honor at a bridge tea given by Mrs.
Leonard CressWell THURSDAY Mrs.
Lewis Merritt Mrs. Harry Dunkle-
berger. Mrs. Raymond Scollins, Mrs.
John Wehle! Mrs. Roger Carleson. Mrs.
William McKittrick. Mrs Roy Gulick.
Mrs. Alexander Krieser and Mrs. Glenn
Herndon.
Mr.. and Mrs. William True of New
York are spending a fortnight as the
guests of Capt. and Mrs. Norman True.
Mrs. Blake, wife of Maj. Robert
Blake. entertained at a tea yesterday
afternoon when assisting the hostess
Julian Smith and Mrs. Clarence Nutting
Lieut.. T. J. Saunders and Lieut.. K.
B. Chappell accompanied the troops
who left here Saturday for duty on
board the U. S. S. New Mexico. Mrs.
Chapel and her children will reside in
Kensington. Md, during the lieuten-
ants absence.
Capt. and Mrs Carl W. Meigs sailed
on board the Ancon Tuesday for Port
au Prince, where the captain will serve
with the 1st Brigade. Capt. and
Mrs Meigs spent fortnight on leave
visiting in New York State and in
Canada before sailing.
Lieut.. Comdr and Mrs. Clifford Rich
ardson are spending this week end in
Annapolis as guests of Lieut.. and Mrs.
James Kirkpatrick.
Capt Peter Conachy has returned
here for duty after completing his de-
tail with the c. c. c. and with Mrs
Conachy will live in Washington tenn
porarily.
Mrs. G. w. Basil was the honor guest
at a dinner given last evening by Lieut..
and Mrs. w. B. Steiner, their other
guests being Lieut.. and Mrs. David
Cloud, Lieut. and Mrs. Frank Daley,
Lieut.. and Mrs A. D. Abel, and Lieut..
and Mrs. E. A. Montgomery.
Maj. and Mrs Charles I. Murray Of
Annapolis spent several days last week
with Lieut.. and Mrs Harry Stadler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Pearson of Los
Angeles are spending this week end as
guests of Maj. and Mrs. Robert Blake.
Mr.. Pearson is chief counsel for the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
Mrs. Thomas Clinton of Stratford,
Conn. visited here last week en- route
from Tappahannock where she had en-
relied her daughter. Katherine Clinton,
in St. Margaret's Academy.
DR.. and Mrs John NJ. Brewster re-
C2ctly arrived from Washington and
arc occupying quarters in the hospital
area. MRS. brewster formerly Was WlSS
E.sanor Clark, daughter of Maj. Thomas
Clark, U. S. NJ c.. and Mrs. Clark.
DR.. and Mrs Brewster had as their
guest over the week end Mrs. Otto
Schultz of Cape Haitian. Haiti.
M. and Mrs William Wallace Wright
of Arlington, Va. accompanied by Mr.
Caro- Wright and small sons, attended
the seventh birthday anniversary OF
their grandson, young Jimmie Strother,
and spent last Saturday with his par
ents Lieut. and Mrs. John Strother.
Mrs Lauren Willis has gone to New
York where she will remain until Gov
ernment quarters are available.
Mrs Floyd Bennett was hostess at
bridge tea Wednesday entertaining Mrs.
Hugh Mauldin, Mrs. Willard Leutze,
Mrs Robert Vowel, Mrs. Robert An
thony Mrs. Norman True, Mrs. Charles
Hobbs. Mrs. William Radcliffe, Mrs. Roy
Gulick, Mrs. John Stroller, Mrs. John
Bemis. Mrs. Walter Wensinger. Mrs.
Raymond Scollins. Mrs. Harry Dunkle-
berger, Mrs Herbert Keimling and Mrs.
Emory OZabal.
Mrs. Helen Simon and her daughter
Carol are spending this week in Phila-
delphia with Mrs. Simon's parents, Mr..
and MIS-. William Jeffries.
Mrs. Houston Fike of Washington
spent the week as a guest OF Lieut..
Comdr. and Mrs. w. Dalton Davis. DR..
Fike is in the class of medical officers
undergoing a fortnight's special instruc-
tjoY, of tho bOspita1 here