Evening star., 1933-09-24
Tacky Party Is Given
By Quantico Officers
With Marked Success
Lieut.. and Mrs. Louis Marie
Win Prize as Worst
Dressed Couple at Funq
tion.

tAOl1s
QUANTTCO, Va, September 23-
The officers mess sponsored a tacky
party last evening that was a pro-
nounced success. Prizes were awarded
to Lieut.. and Mrs. Louis Marie for
qualifying as the tackiest couple pres
ent, while individual prizes were given
| to Mrs. Leonard Cresswell and Lieut..
| Edward Ferguson
| Among the dinner parties that pre-
| ceded the dance was one given by
Capt and Mrs. Chaplain Hicks, who
Lee, Mrs. E. E. Saltmarsh, Capt. and
Mrs. Abraham Allen, Lieut.. Col. and
Mrs. Robert Denig, Lieut.. Col Sid
ney Smith Lee, Maj. and Mrs. Louis
Pagan, Maj. and Mrs. Clifton Gates
and Capt. Thomas B. Gale.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Louis Marie enter
tanned at a supper party in honor of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Magruder Tay-
lor Of Richmond, their guests being
J Admiral and Mrs. r. r. Belnap, Maj. and
Mrs. Samuel Woods, Mrs. Douglas
Knox. Maj: and Mrs. Lloyd Leech,
Lieut.. and Mrs. L. B. Cresswell, Lieut..
and Mrs. Roy Gulick, Miss Mary Bel
nap, Lieut.. J. p. Julian, Lieut.. H. E.
Mccarthy and Lieut.. T. H. Saunders.
Lieut. and Mrs. Harold Dale Han
| sen Of Paris Island, who were house
guests Of Col. and Mrs. Frank Schwa-
| BILE, were entertained at an informal
supper party given by Capt. and Mrs.
Floyd Bennett. Others present were
Mrs. Margaret Towner Lieut.. and
! Mrs. Morris Shively, Lieut.. and Mrs.
! T. j. Walker, Lieut.. and Mrs. William
| Doyle. Lieut.. and Mrs. William Nc
trt1 tout
man. Miss Mary Fertig, Lieut.. Edward
Ferguson and Lieut.. Frank Schwab!e.
Maj. and Mrs. Dewitt Peck were
hosts at dinner before the dance.
Miss Peggy Gregory had as her
guests Cr and Mrs. Hugh Mauldin,
Miss Anne Noble, Lieut.. Hugh Cor
don, Mr.. Noel Gregory and Miss Helen
ONeil. Mr.. Oliver Grant, and Mr.. John
Williamson Of Washington.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Harry Lee gave
tea in honor of Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Ben H. Fuller following the parade
| Tuesday when the 7th regiment passed
in review before the major general
! commandant.
Admiral and Mrs. r. r. Belnap, who
were visiting their daughter, Mrs. L. B.
Cresswell. last week, were the honor
| guests Monday at a supper party and
bridge given by Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Charles Lyman. Others present were
Capt Abraham Allen. U. s. N. and
Mrs. Allen, Col. and Mrs. Ellis Bell Miller.
Col. and Mrs. Richard p. Williams,
Col. and Mrs. Edward Banker. Lieut..
Col. and Mrs. Lauren Willis, Lieut.. Col.
| Sidney Smith Lee, Lieut. and Mrs. L. B.
Cresswell, Miss Mary Belnap and Lieut..
Hugh Gordon.
Maj and Mrs Sidney Raynor and
| their family left by motor Monday tor
the West Coast, where the major will
be on duty at San Diego.
Mrs. James A. Bootes and Miss Anna
Katherine Bootes Of Annapolis are
guests at the home of Lieut.. Col. and
| Mrs. Calhoun Ancrum. On Thursday
Mrs Robert Blake gave tea in their
honor, while on Friday Mrs. Ancrum
| and Miss Dixie Ancrum entertained
jointly for their guests. Included IN
the party were Mrs. Harry Lee. Mrs.
Robert Denig. Mrs. James Breckenridge.
Mrs. Tom Dustin Barber, Mrs. Dewitt
Peck Mrs. Harold Parsons, Mrs. Rob-
ert Blake, Mrs. Edward Shaw, Mrs. A.
| T. Lewis, Miss Eveline Lee, Miss Mary
Clapp, Miss Virginia Hanley. Miss Mary
Louise Nutting, Mrs. Roger Carleson.
Miss Frances Jennings, Miss Elizabeth
Barber, Miss Elizabeth Torrey and Miss
Betty Marston.
Lieut.. Col and Mrs. Charles F. B.
Price have as their guest Mrs. Charles
Lutz.
Mrs. Thomas Boyle Gale and her
small daughter have gone TO Staten
Island, where they were called by the
serious illness of Mrs. Gales father, Mr..
| William Horne.
Mrs. H. D. Campbell gave a dinner
| party last evening for her brother, Mr..
Frederick Shattuck, entertaining the
kangaroo Troop of the Boy Scouts.
Mai. H. NJ. Butler, on duty at the
Marine Corps Schools, and Mrs. Butler
] have moved into Government quarters.
Miss Betty Denhan1, daughter OF Capt.
and Mrs. James Denham Of Washing
ton, has been visiting Lieut.. Col. and
Mrs. Phillip Torrey and Lieut.. and Mrs.
John Wehle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Simon and Mr..
! James Simon Of Hopewell, Pa, are
guests of Maj. and Mrs. Allen Simon.
The polo games, which were to have
| been played last week with the Hagers-
| town team, were played of Monday and
Wednesday Following the game Nom
| day the Marine team was host to the
| visiting team at a dinner served at the
| officers mess.
Lieut.. Thomas Ryan has recently ar
| rived here from China and has been
detailed as aide de camp to the COM
| manding general.
Capt. and Mrs Carl Merz were hosts
at q dinner and bridge this evening.
having as their guests Lieut.. Comdr. and
Mrs. Hugh Alexander, Lieut.. Comdr. J.
w. Troxell. Lieut.. Hugh Mauldin, Capt.
and Mrs. Willard Leutze, Capt. and Mrs.
Robert Vowel, Capt and Mrs. Ralph
Culpepper, Capt. and Mrs. Floyd Ben
nett, Mrs. Charles Hobbs and Mrs. He'd
wig Patzschke.
Lieut.. and Mrs. John Wehle have re-
turned from Long Port, N. j., where