Evening star., 1934-10-14
Social Activities
At Fort Humphreys
Lulled by Absences
Number of Officers Taken
From Post by Detached
Service-Ball October 19.

FORT HUMPHREYS, Va, october
13.-The present lull in social activi-
ties at Fort Humphreys is due in some
measure to the fact that number OF
officers are absent from the post, en-
gagged in detached service. However,
the calendar for the next two weeks
is more interesting and includes a
ball for the officers and ladies Of the
post Friday, october 10, which will
mark the formal opening of the new
Engineers mess building, Mackenzie
Han.
Mr.. Albert Spalding spent last week
end here with his parents, Col. and
Mrs. George r. Spalding. Young MIR.
Spalding left Sunday for Bethlehem,
Pa, where he is Junior at Lehigh
University and a member of the Chi
Phi Fraternity.
Miss Alice Spalding entertained
Miss Phillis Hallon of Washington last
week end.
Lieut.. Col. John R. D. Matheson
spent last week end at West Point,
where he visited his son, Cadet Donald
Matheson. Lieut.. COL and Mrs.
MatheSon have as their guests this
week end Mrs. MatheSon's mother and
stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Murphy of New York.
Lieut.. S. Scoon Gardner, who has
been visiting mis- sister and his brother
in-law, Lieut.. and Mrs. Henry G.
Douglas, left Monday to visit friends
at Fort George Meade and at New
York City, returning by plane Friday
Lieut.. and Mrs. Douglas and Lieut..
Gardner are spending the week end
at Bel Air, Md, visiting Lieut.. Douglas
parents, Col. and Mrs. j. B. Douglas.
Lieut.. Gardner will leave Washington
by boat Sunday evening for Norfolk,
va, where he will sail Monday on
the U. S. S. Chester for his station
at Fort Clayton, Canal Zone, Panama.
Mrs. David L. Neuman entertained
q small group Of ladies at luncheon
and bridge Wednesday.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Edward M. Mark
ham, jr., had Capt. and Mrs. Clinton
Ball Of Fort Dupont, Del, as week
end guests recently,
Capt. and Mrs. James B. Newman,
jr., and their sons James and Robert
arrived Thursday from Memphis,
where Capt. Newman has been on
river and harbor duty.
Capt. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Moore
entertained small group at dessert
bridge Wednesday evening to compli-
ment Lieut.. and Mrs. Frank L. Blue,
jr. Lieut.. and Mrs. Blue will depart
November for a five-week vacation,
after which they will sail for Lieut..
Blues recently assigned post in
Hawaii.
Lieut.. Col. Lombard, French military
attache of Washington, and Mrs. Lon-
bard, were entertained informally at
tea Saturday afternoon, october 6,
when Capt. and Mrs. Albert NJ. Jack
son and Miss Lucie Harang were hosts
to a small group of friends.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Joseph L. Johnson
recently entertained a small party at
a waffle supper and an evening of
nah jongg. Mrs. Johnson's mother,
Mrs. J. c. Upton of New York, is
spending two weeks here.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Arleigh T. Bell have
as their guest this week end Mrs.
Bells brother, Mr.. Frank Hearns Of
New York.
The ladies' riding classes began
Tuesday morning with % riders in at
tendance. The classes will be divided
into groups Of beginners and expert
enced horsewomen and will receive in
Struction twice week under the
supervision of Capt Harry A. Buckley.
Capt. Herman H. Pohl, who became
attached with the 18th Engineers here
last month, recently was joined by Mrs
Pohl and their children, who arrived
from Wolf, Wyo., where the family
spent vacation at Eaton's ranch.
The Ladies Reading Club which was
started last year by Mrs. Edward N.
Shultz will begin its second Fall pro-
gram at Mackenzie Hall Monday after
noon. Mrs. Charles H. Cunningham
will read to the group from stars Fell
on Alabama" by GARNER, the first of
a number of books to be taken up by
the club this season. The club will
meet each Monday throughout the
months of october to May.
Mai. and Mrs. Paul S. Reinecke re-
Gently entertained Mrs. j. G. Jobes Of
Cleveland for few days.
Miss Frances Huggard of Washing
ton was the house guest last week end
of Lieut.. and Mrs. Philip F. Kro-
mer, Jr.