Evening star., 1934-12-16
Three Plays Given
By Essayons Club
At Fort Humphreys
Large Audience Attends 1ni-
tial Presentation at Engi-
neer Theater.

FORT HUMPHREYS, Va, Decem-
Der 15.-Three one-act plays pre-
sented to a large audience Of Wash
ington and Fort Humphreys resi-
dents Friday evening at the Engineer
Theater marked the initial bow of the
. Essayons Dramatic Club this season.
3 God Save the King" was directed by
Lieut.. Col. John r. D. Matheson, and
was capably played by Ruby Hale
Cunningham, John r. D. Matheson
and Robert F. Gill. "Demitasse," di-
rected by Mrs. Philip KRONER, jr., had
the following cast, Jane Pohl Helen
. Petit, Virginia OFT and Chester w.
OFT.
The Philip johnson comedy "Send
Her Victorious" was directed by Miss
Alice Spalding and had in its cast
Fanny Brown, Martha johnson, Will
{ liam F. Cassidy, Louis r. Wirak and
Ferdinand j. Tate The stage man.
ager, Chaplain John R. Wright, de-
signed the scenery, assisted by Maj
Henry A. Windgate, Capt. Heath
Twitchell and Lieut.. Staunton l..
Brown. Properties managers were
, Mrs. Robert H. Elliott and Lieut..
Brown, and music was furnished by
the 18th Engineers Orchestra. The
performances were artistically exc
cuted and were received with enthuSi-
astic applause. Lieut.. Col Matheson,
the dramatics representative, has an
nounced that the other performances
of the season will be full length plays,
the next presentation to be given in
February.
Dance Given Officers.
Following the plays at the theater
Friday evening dance was given for
the officers and ladies of the post and
their Washington guests at the Off,
GERS Club.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Charles Keller, jr.,
left Saturday, December 8, prior to
their sailing yesterday for Panama,
where the lieutenant has been as
signed to duty.
A large group of riders assembled in
the park of the officers area Sunday
morning for the start of a paper
chase. Directed by Maj. Harry A.
Buckley, M. H., and Capt. Homer B.
Petit, assistant M. H, the paper
trail was laid just prior to the chase
and was broken in places, necessi-
tating search for the new trail.
Maj. Stanley L. Scott won the mems
chase, and of the ladies, Miss Hall
OF Washington was first in. A group
of spectators gathered to witness the
finish, and breakfast was served at
Mackenzie Hall
Capt. and Mrs. Heath Twichell re-
Gently had as their guest Mrs. Swen-
bold, wife of Capt Helmar Swenbold
Of Fort Dupont.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Warren N. Under
wood recently entertained Lieut.. Un-
derwood's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
E. Underwood of Sparrows Point, Md.
Capt. and Mrs. Homer 3. Petit en-
tertained the Monday Night Bridge
Club this week.
Maj. and Mrs. Noce Hosts.
Maj. and Mrs. Daniel Noce enter
tanned at dinner before the plays Fri
day evening. Their guests were Lieut..
Col. and Mrs. John R. D. Matheson,
Capt. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Moore,
Lieut.. and Mrs. Arleigh T. Bell,
Lieut.. and Mrs. George T. Derby, and
Lieut.. and Mrs. Thomas A. Adcock.
Sixty children were guests at a
party given by Chaplain John r.
Wright recently at st. Martins Cha
pei, celebrating the outcome Of Sun
day school membership and attend
ance contest. Following program OF
entertainment the children were
served ice cream and cake.
An addition of more than 100 new
books has been made to the post
library through the efforts of Mrs
Charles H. Cunningham, assisted by
Mrs. James c. Marshall and others
Included among the new books are
recent publications of fiction ano
biography, and a carefully selected
group of volumes for juvenile readers
Two Couples Entertained.
Capt. and Mrs. Brom R. Whitthorne
entertained Lieut. and Mrs. Thomas
A. Adcock and Lieut. and Mrs. HUI
bert Miller at dinner. Lieut.. and Mrs
Miller, who were residents of Fort
Humphreys four years ago, have been
visiting Lieut.. and Mrs. Adcock while
on leave en- route to Panama, where
Lieut.. Miller soon will assume duty.
Among the guests who attended
Mrs. Roosevelt's masquerade party al
the White House Saturday night was
Mrs. Landaker. wife Of Lieut.. Chester
Lavaughn Landaker of the Corps Of
Engineers.
Lieut. and Mrs. Harold T. Miller
who recently arrived from Hawaii
have taken up residence temporarily
at Mackenzie Hall while awaiting the
completion of their new quarters. Al
Honolulu they sailed for the Orient
circling the globe before returning te
the States. Lieut.. Miller is now with
the 18th Engineers.