Evening star., 1934-09-30
Three Clubs Begin
Activities for Fall
At Fort Humphreys
Mrs. Ralph T. Ward and
Daughter Leave to Make
Home IN Baltimore.


tember 29.-The Fall season proper
has not yet begun here, but some
activities, dormant during the sum-
mer months, are becoming animated
again. including several clubs. The
Gun Club. the Post Bridge Club and
the Ladies Reading Club are three
which are taking up their Fall pro-
grams
Assisted by her mother, Mrs. George
r Spalding, Miss Alice Spalding was
hostess at an informal tea last Wed
nesday in honor of Miss Mllncent
Ward, daughter of Lieut.. Col. ana
Mrs. Ralph T. Ward. Miss Spaldmg
presided at the tea table, which was
colorfully decorated with Autumn
blossoms The guests included
Junior members of the post VINO nave
been associated with Miss Ward mere
during the last two years.
Mrs. Ralph T. Ward and Miss MILL
rent Ward left Thursday for their new
home, at $500 Lambardy place, baiu-
more. Lieut.. Col. Ward preceded them
to take up his assignment tnere as
engineer, Sd Corps Area.
A daughter was born to Lieut.. eno
Mrs William Livingston Travis at san
Antonio. Tex, Sunday, September 23'
ord has been named Millicent Eliza
hcth. Mrs. Travis was formerly MISS
Elsie Ward, daughter of Lieut.. Col.
and Mrs. Ralph T. Ward. Her weo-
ding was a social event of last year al
Fort Humphreys. Lieut.. Travis IS now
stationed at Kelly Field, Tex
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. John Il. u
Matheson will be hosts to the MONDAY
Night Bridge Club tomorrow
The 10th birthday anniversary OF
Ruth Weaver, daughter OF MAJ. ano
Mrs, Logan NJ. Weaver, was celebrated
Thursday afternoon with party given
bv Mrs. Weaver for Ruth and her
young friends.
Mrs. Hazel Needham and her daugh-
ter Betty of Detroit, Mich, are visiting
Lieut.. and Mrs. Rufo c. Romero.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Samuel j. Adams ar
rived at the post from Brooklyn, N. Y.
last week end Lieut.. Adams Is WIN
the Finance Department
Cant. and Mrs. Harold H. Priest OF
Washington and their sons, Billy ano
Donald, were guests last week END OF
Capt. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Moore
Capt. Priest soon will go to Baltimore
upon completion of his assignment as
student officer at the Finance School
at Washington.
Miss Lisa Van Wagenen of Denver
Colo, who is visiting Lieut.. and Mrs
BENJAMIN R. Winner, was the guest OF
honor at a dessert rt-bridge given by Mrs
Philip F. Kroner, jr., Friday. Guests
who arrived at l 80 o'clock for lunch
eon-dessert played contract during the
afternoon.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Heath Twitchell last
week entertained Mrs Twitchell's
brother and Sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. E. Marvin, and their two chill
dren. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin arrived
recently from Panama, where Mr.
Marvin is associated with the United
Steel Co.
Capt. and Mrs. Clinton Ball of Fort
du Pont, Del, visited Lieut.. and Mrs
Edward NJ. Markham, jr., last Satur-
day
Mrs. Charles T. Tench, who with
Lieut.. Tench, has been entertaining
her mother, Mrs. Harry Reed, and her
aunt, Miss Julia Kelly, will take her
guests by motor to their home al
Beacon, N. Y, this week.
Mrs. Albert NJ Jackson returned last
week from a visit with her son, Mr.. P
L. Harang, and his family at Bayside
Long Island.
Mrs. Frank L. Blue, jr., and Lieut.
Arleigh T. Bell were hosts at the first
meeting this season of the Post Bridge
Club at Mackenzie Hall Friday eve
ming. Capt. James c. Marshall is the
bridge representative of the club whose
members are officers of the post and
adult members of their families. The
club will meet twice monthly for an
evening of contract.
Lieut.. and Mrs. George McReynolds
of Fort Bliss, Tex, and their young son
visited Lieut.. and Mrs. Robert G
Lovett last Sunday.
Mrs. Walter Kruger, jr., was one
of the six ladies of the court attend
ing Miss Marie Mcintyre at the re-
gatta pageant at Hains Point last
Sunday night, when Miss Mcintyre,
as queen of the pageant, presented
cups to the owners of prize winning
yachts in the water parade. Later the
queen and her ladies-in- waiting were
taken to the Corinthian Yacht Club
where they were presented by Secre-
tary of War Dern to the audience at
an entertainment held there.
Mrs. j. C. Upton of New York ar
rived Friday to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Joseph L. johnson.
A group of younger members OF the
post held Dutch-treat outing at the
officers bathing beach last Saturday
evening. The party sang songs in
chorus while weinerS and marsh
mallows were toasted over a log fire.
Later they played outdoor games on
the beach, while some members went
swimming in the bay. Those who at
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