Evening star., 1934-12-23
Dinner Parties Held
Prior to Christmas
Dance at Quantico
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Harry
Lee and Mrs. E. 0. Salt
marsh Hosts to Many
Guests.

QUANTICo, Va. Dec. 22-The
ball room at the Omcers' Mess was
the scene Of a party at the annual
Christmas dance tonight. Among
the dinners which preceded the dance
was large one by Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. Harry Lee and Mrs. e. o.
Saltmarsh. The following were
guests: Col. and Mrs. Robert Y.
Rhea, Col. and Mrs. Robert Denig,
Lieut.. COL and Mrs. Calhoun Anerum,
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Charles F. B.
Price, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Sidney
Smith Lee, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. A. D.
Rorex, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Joseph
Fegan, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Lowrie
Stephenson, Comdr. and Mrs. Thomas
Sampsell, Mai. and Mrs. Harry Welt
gel, Maj. and Mrs. George Hammer,
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. George Dowl-
ing, Maj. and Mrs. Thomas P. Cheat
ham, Maj. and Mrs. w. c. James, Maj.
and Mrs. LIE Roy Hunt, Maj. and Mrs.
Clifton Gates, Maj. and Mrs. Camp
bell Crown, Maj. and Mrs. w. P. T.
Hill, Mai. Victor Bleasdale, Lieut..
Comdr. and Mrs. Paul Halloran, Capt.
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Donald Kendall, Capt. and Mrs. Chap
lain Hicks, Capt and Mrs. Frank
Armstead, Capt. and Mrs. Floyd Ben
nett, Capt. and Mrs. Herbert Keimling,
Capt. Arthur Ryan, Lieut.. A. F. Hohl,
Mrs. Margaret Towner, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Pyke and the Misses Eveline
and Mercedes Lee.
Lieut.. Col and Mrs. Paul Capron
were hosts at dinner before the dance
to Brig. Gen. and Mrs. David Porter,
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Hugh Mathews,
Col and Mrs. Clayton Vogel, Capt.
and Mrs. Ed Farrell. DR.. and Mrs.
Hurbst, and Mr.. Ed McGuirk, all Of
Washington. and Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
James Breckenridge, Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Charles Lyman. Col. and Mrs.
Frank Schwable, Col. and Mrs. Ed
ward Banker, Capt. and Mrs. William
Mann, Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Kress, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Rose
Rowell, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. De Witt
Peck, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Maurice
Shearer, Lieut. Col and Mrs. Arch
Howard, Capt and Mrs. H. L. Linscott,
and Capt. and Mrs. Bernard Dubel.
Mr.. Hamilton Rhea of Norfolk is
visiting his parents. Col. and Mrs.
Robert Y. Rhea. Col. and Mrs. Rhea
were hosts at supper party before the
dance in his honor.
Mrs. James Breckenridge, wife Of
Brig. Gen. Breckenridge, was the
honor guest at a luncheon given Tues
day by Mrs. Clifton Gates
Among the young people spending
the holidays at the station are Mr..
Andrew Lyman, son of Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Charles Lyman; Mr.. Calhoun An
crum, who Is home from Duke Uni
versity; Mr.. lie Roy Hunt and Mr..
James Denig, who attend st. Johns
Military Academy at Manlius, N. Y,
and Mr.. Thomas Tighe, student at
Augusta Military Academy.
Capt. and Mrs Harold Roberts were
hosts at dinner given before the
dance last night when they enter
tanned Maj. and Mrs. Louis Borne,
Maj. and Mrs. Robert Blake. Capt and
Mrs. John B. Wilson, Capt. and Mrs.
William Scheyer, Capt. and Mrs. Ly-
man Passmore and Maj and Mrs.
Alphonse de Care of Washington
and Mai. and Mrs. Claude Larkin of
Newport, r. l..
Cadet Noel Gregory, a senior at
Staunton Military Academy, is spend
ing his vacation with his parents, Maj.
and Mrs. Maurice Gregory.
Mrs. Gally, wife of Capt. Ben Gally,
is entertaining her mother, Mrs Alton
L. Drown of Ojai. Calf. Mr.. Drown
is expected tomorrow and will remain
until after the New Year Thursday
Mrs Gally entertained in honor Of her
mother.
Maj. and Mrs. w. P. T. Hill were
hosts at a dinner Saturday when
they entertained Lieut. Col. and Mrs.
A. A. Vandegrift, Maj. and Mrs. Hous-
ton Noble, Maj. and Mrs. Lemuel
Shepherd, Maj. and Mrs. John T.
Walker and Maj. and Mrs Samuel
Cumming, all Of Washington, and Maj.
and Mrs. lie Roy Hunt.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Samuel Ballentine
and Mrs. Ballentine's mother, Mrs. G.
e. Fusch, are spending the holidays in
Marietta, Ohio, with Mrs. S. E. Bal
lentine.
Mrs. Julia Davis of Washington Is
spending the holidays at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. De Witt Peck, wife
Of Lieut.. Col Peck; on Friday Mrs.
c. j. Miller gave tea for Mrs. Davis.
Miss Jane Conway of Washington
entertained group of her Quantico
friends this afternoon at the home Of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. william
Jones at Rectory, Va.
Capt and Mrs. William Mann have
as their guest over the holidays, Mr..
Kent Bush Of Coronado, Calf.