Evening star., 1934-12-16
Dinner Parties Mark
Weeks Entertainment
In Quantico Society
Gen. and Mrs. Breckenridge
Honored by Capt. and
Mrs. Clarence Rufner.

QUANTICO, Va, December 15.-
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. James Brecken-
ridge were the honor guests at dinner
given before the dance at the Officers
Mess tonight by Capt. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Ruffner. The other guests in
cluded Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Arnold w.
Jacobsen, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Hal
Tournage, Maj. and Mrs. Frank
Hart, Maj. and Mrs. William Clement,
Maj. and Mrs. H. D. Campbell, Maj.
and Mrs. Franklin Steele, Capt. and
Mrs. John B. Wilson, Capt and Mrs.
Andrew Gordon, Capt. and Mrs. Dam
iel Fox, Capt. and Mrs. Julian Brown,
Lieut.. and Mrs Uhlig. and Lieut.. Col.
and Mrs. Benjamin Iden of washing
ton.
Maj. and Mrs. Newton Best were
hosts at dinner at the officers Mess
tonight when they entertained Col.
and Mrs. Charles F. B. Price, Lieut..
Col and Mrs. Herndon Jenkins, Lieut..
Comdr. and Mrs. George Dowling,
Maj and Mrs. Clifton Gates, Maj. and
Mrs. Robert Blake, Mrs. C. c. Nicker-
son, Lieut.. George Bellenger, and DR..
and Mrs Benjamin Ide nof Washing
ton.
Maj. and Mrs. H. D. Linscott enter
tanned at dinner at the Offlcers Mess
tonight with Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Charles Lyman as the honor guests.
The party also included Col. and Mrs.
Edward Banker, Col. and Mrs. Robert
Oenig, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Paul Ca
prom, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Arch How
! ard, Capt. and Mrs. William Mann,
| Comdr. and Mrs. r. L. Lewis, Comdr.
w. J. C. Agnew, Lieut.. Comdr. and
Mrs. Albin Cecha, Maj and Mrs. Har-
old Fassett, Capt. and Mrs. Bernard
Dubel, Capt. and Mrs. Stuart King,
Can't. and Mrs Christian Schilt, Capt.
and Mrs. Jacob Plachta, Capt. and
Mrs. Floyd Bennett, Lieut.. and Mrs.
]. w. Jameson, Mrs. Myrtle Carver,
Miss Ethel DeGarmo, and Lieut.. G. L.
Bailey.
Mai. and Mrs. Gravis Erskine and
their children left the station today
| and will sail from San Francisco jan
uary on the S. S. President johnson
| for their new station in China.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Lloyd Leech
were hosts at reception this after
noon when the hostess was assisted
by Mrs. Charles F. 3. Price, Mrs. Roy
Lowell, Mrs. Harold Fassett, Mrs.
Bernard Dubel, Mrs. Campbell Brown,
Mrs. Floyd Stephenson and Mrs. Maui
rice H. Holmes of Washington.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Manly Curry en-
tertained informally last night and
accompanied their guests to the dance
at Fort Humphries. In their party
were Miss Dixie Ancrum, Miss Mary
Miller Kress, Lieut.. Robert Krishan
and Lieut.. Al Bowser.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fountain were
hosts at a supper party before the
dance tonight, having as their guests
Mr.. and Mrs Emory Ozabal, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander Entringer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Aron, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Connors, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Mccormack, Mr.. and Mrs. Landreville
Ledoux, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McCook,
and Mrs. Vera Roberts and Mr.. Burns
Goodwin of Washington.
Mai. and Mrs. Galen Sturgis have
gone to California where they will
remain until they sail on the Presi-
dent johnson in January. Maj. Stur-
gis has been ordered to command the
Marine Barracks at Olongapo, P. l.
Mrs. Thomas P. Cheatham was
hostess at tea yesterday when she en-
tertained Mrs Harry Lee, Mrs. E. o.
Saltmarsh. Mrs. William Mann, Mrs.
Robert Rhea. Mrs. Thomas Sampsell,
Mrs Edward Banker, Mrs. Roy L.
Lewis, Mrs. Calhoun Ancrum, Mrs.
Herndon jenkins, Mrs. George Dowl-
ing, Mrs. A. T. Lewis, Mrs. c. j.
Miller, Mrs. Myrtle Carver and Miss
Ethel DeGarmo.
Miss Mary Miller Kress was hostess
at supper before the dance tonight
given in honor of her guests. Miss
Ann Jewel Of Washington and Miss
Ruth Bryant and Mr.. Herbert Bryant
of Alexandria. Other guests were
Lieut.. and Mrs. Joseph Earnshaw,
Lieut.. and Mrs. Francis McQuillen,
Miss Beverly Mann, Lieut.. Keith Will
lard Lieut.. Alpha Bowser and Lieut..
L. w. Lamont and Lient. w. r.
Gaines of Annapolis.
Lieut.. and Mrs Samuel Ballentine
entertained company of young peo-
pie at a supper party in honor OF
their house guest. Miss Betty Moses of
Washington. Others in the party
were Lieut.. and Mrs. H. c. Roberts
Lieut.. and Mrs. Archie F. Gerard,
Lieut.. and Mrs. Chandler Johnson,
Lieut.. and Mrs Kenneth Benner and
Lieut. and Hugh Gordon.
Capt. and Mrs. William Maxwell
were hosts at dinner Wednesday as
a farewell for Maj. and Mrs. Graves
| Erskine.