Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25
Pyes Feted
At Dinner
nQuantico
Comdr. and Mrs. For
ster Entertain for
Admiral and Wife.

QUANTICO, Va, August "a
Comdr. and Mrs. Otto M. Forster en-
tertained Wednesday evening in
honor of Admiral and Mrs. william
s. Pye at a charming dinner given
on the back terrace of their quarters.
They had as their guests the COM
manding general and Mrs. c. H.
Lyman, Capt. and Mrs. William l..
Mann, jr.; Mrs. r. L. Denig and Lieut..
Col. r. s. Geiger.
Saturday evening Of last week Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. G. H. Lyman and their
party were the guests of the officials
of the Baltimore Fire Department at
dinner on the roof Of the Southern
Hotel in Baltimore after the annual
Marine Fireman base ball game.
A number of officers and about 800
enlisted men left this week for the
rifle matches at Camp Perry. Ohio.
The outfits and officers who went on
this trip were E Company with Capt
Delmer Byfield and Lieut.. F. B.
Loomis, F Company with Capt. ]. c.
Donehoo, jr.; Capt. P Riseley and
Lieut. R. E. Hill, and G Company
with Capt. H. N. Kenyon and Lieut..
c H. Shuey Capt l.. G. De Haven
commanded the three companies ON
the trip out and upon arriving he
turned the officers over to Col. r. L.
Denig. who will be in command during
the encampment at Perry. Another
officer who also went to Camp Perry
for duty is Lieut.. w. E. Kengla.
Last Saturday the Platoon Leaders
Glass composed of about 200 graduates
and students of Eastern colleges who
have been on the post for six weeks
Of special Summer training and in
struction at the Marine Corps schools
completed its course and its members
left for their homes The highlight
OF the final week Of training was a
night operation Tuesday, August IS.
in which the class participated sup
ported by division V-0 of Aircraft
One, Fleet Marine Force.
Lieut.. Col Clifton Gates supervised
the course and acted as battalion
commander for the P. L. C. Capt.
]. p. Brown was the executive officer
OF the unit while Capt. j. Mcqueen
commanded the senior division and
Capt. Randolph Pate the junior.
On last Sunday afternoon the post
polo team played team from Marine
Corps Headquarters on Dunlap Field
in Quantico. The final score of the
game was to 4.
Maj. T. P. Cheatham, who leaves
the post soon to go to Pittsburgh for
recruiting duty and to relieve Mai.
/ w. E. Croka, was the honor guest at
dinner given at the officers mess by
the Sojorners. Present were Mai. G. H.
Morse, jr.; Capt. c. NJ. Ruffner, Capt.
w. B. Onley Capt. B. H. Fogg, Lieut.
H. c. Waterman, Chief Marine Gunner
E. T. Ozabal and Mr.. E. 5 Aron.
Mr.. Ozabal is to finish Maj. Chea-
tham's incomplete term as president
Of the organization and Mr.. Aron is
to fill the Office of vice president.
Lieut.. Col and Mrs. W. H. Rupertus
left last week by motor for an ex-
tended trip from which they will re-
turn to Quantico about the second
week in September. They plan -
visit In New Jersey and go on to
Canada stopping at the Chateau
Frontenac, Quebec.
Among the several officers and their
families who have left the post within
the past two weeks for the West Coast
are Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. M r.
Thatcher. Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Lloyd
L. Leech, Maj. and Mrs. H. D. Lin
scott. Capt. and Mrs. R. P. Coffman
and Capt. Oregon A. Williams.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Thatcher had
as their house guest before their de-
parture by motor for San Diego Mrs
c. r. Baker, wife of Comdr. Baker,
who motored to Quantico for a fare
well visit with the Thatchers.
Comdr. and Mrs. Otto Forster were
hosts last Saturday at cocktail party
and dinner in their quarters to a
| group of friends, all of whom served
under Comdr. Forster when he was in
command of the U. S. S. PARROT, De-
stroyer Squadron S, Asiatic Fleet
Their guests were Lieut. and Mrs.
Alan Blackledge. Lieut.. and Mrs. j.