Evening star., 1935-02-03
Mrs. Charles Lyman
Entertains Wives of
Quantico Officers
Holds at Home Every Mon
dav Afternoon-Mrs Ann
Cloud Honor Guest at
Several Parties on Post.

QUANTICC, Va, February 2.-Mrs.
Charles H. Lyman, wife of Brig. Gen.
C.. H. Lyman, held Ter regular weekly
at home Monday afternoon, assisted
by Mrs. Rowell, wife of Lieut.. Col.
Ross E. Rowell, commanding officer
of Brown Field. at the tea table.
Mrs. Lyman is giving series OF at
homes for the wives Of the officers OF
the Fleet Marine Force.
Mrs. Ann Cloud, wife Of the late
Lieut.. David L. Cloud, is the popular
visitor from San Antonio, Tex, In
whose honor a number of parties have
been given on the post in the past
week. Mrs. Burger, wife OF Lieut..
Joseph C. Burger, entertained one
afternoon with bridge tea. having
as her guests Mrs. Edward A. Mont
gomery. Mrs Ewin Wall, Mrs. Frank
June. Mrs. Jacob F. Plachta, Mrs.
William Oscar Brice. Mrs. Perry o.
Parmelee, Mrs. Stuart W. King. Mrs.
Hayne Boyden and Mrs. Frank G.
Daley. On Thursday Mrs. Kenneth
B. ChappeI entertained with a brldge
tea at the officers mess in honor OF
Mrs. Cloud. Among her guests were
Mrs. Meade, Mrs. Joseph Burger, Mrs.
William j. Scheyer, Mrs. Jacob Plach-
ia. Mrs. Frank June, Mrs. E. Mont
romery, Mrs. w. o. Brice, Mrs. Pier
son Conrad, Mrs. Perry o. Parmelee
and Mrs. Franklin Goode Of Alexan-
dria. Coming in later for tea were
Mrs. Frank Daley, Mrs. Edward Pugh
and Mrs. Margaret S. Towner. Mrs.
Wall, wife of Mr.. Ewing Wall, pres1-
dent of the Quantico First National
Bank, gave a bridge luncheon for IL
ladies at the officers mess Friday.
complimenting Mrs. Cloud.
Capt. and Mrs. Piers0 E. Conrad
have had the latter's sister Mrs. A. L.
Prather, with them as their guest for
several weeks. Mrs. Prather left the
post Wednesday to join her husband
in New York prior to sailing later In
the week for Panama, where they
make their home.
Mai. and Mrs. Franklin Hart had
as recent guest Mrs. Harris motner'
Mrs. John F. Costello of Washington
Col. and Mrs. Frank ]. SchWaole
have their niece, Miss Pauline u
Schwable, with them during her mid
year holiday from Bryn Mawr, where
she is in her Junior year.
Mrs. Scheyer. wife of Capt. William
Scheyer, entertained a small group
of friends Tuesday afternoon IN honee
or of her house guest, Miss Nancy
Payne Of Fredericksburg. Among
those invited to meet Miss Payne we're
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Maurice Shearer,
Mai. and Mrs. Capers James. Maj.
and Mrs Franklin Hart, Capt. and
Mrs. Pierson Conrad, Mrs. Kenneth
B Campbell and Mrs. James w. Webb.
Mrs. King. whose husband. Capt.
Stuart King. is with the Fleet Marine
Force on maneuvers in the Caribbean,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Cogswell, in Charleston, S. c.
Mrs. L. B. Howard OF Memphis,
Tenn, is visiting her daughter, MIS-.
Floyd A. Stephenson. and will be her
guest for several weeks.
Mrs. Donald Adams of Washing
ton was the guest of her sister, Mrs.
j. Burger, Friday, later attending the
luncheon at the officers mess given
by Mrs. Wall
An old-fashioned sleigh ride was
INDUCED in on Friday night by some
of the snow enthusiasts of the sta
ton. Among them were Lieut.. Comdr.
and Mrs. Paul Halloran, Lieut.. and
Mrs. Raymond Scollins, Miss Peggy
O'Neil, Miss Eva Hollan, Lieut.. James
Holwarth, Chaplain A. F. Hohl and
Lieut.. Colby. Another sleighing party
Tuesday night was made up of Capt.
and Mrs. L. Swindler, Miss Laura
Smith, Miss Peggy ONeil, Miss
Sophie Kale. Chaplain Hohl, Lieut..
Comdr. Halloran and Lieut.. Colby
The party later went to Capt. Swim
dler's quarters to thaw out.
Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Francis T.
Evans, with their two small sons, left
the post Wednesday for their new
station in Washington, where Lieut..
Col. Evans will be in command Of
the Marine Barracks at the Navy
Yard.
Miss Dixie Bell Ancrum has Just
returned from a visit to Annapolis,
where she was the guest of Miss
Anna Katherine Boots, the daughter
of Col. Boots, U. S. M. c., retired, and
Mrs. Boots.
Miss Mary Miller Kreiss and Miss
Josephine Cheatham were among
those attending the Presidents ball
Wednesday night in Fredericksburg.
Capt. and Mrs. Jerard C. Thomas
are receiving congratulations upon
the birth Friday of a daughter at
the Mary Washington Hospital, in
Fredericksburg.