Evening star., 1935-09-08

opened yesterday afternoon by a
large reception given by the officers
mess for members of the club and
their families. The commanding gen.
eral and Mrs. c. H. Lyman, Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. Thomas Holcomb. Col.
and Mrs. j. ]. Meade and Lieut.. Col.
and Mrs. C. j. Miller received the
guests. The tea and coffee tables
were presided over by wives of Off
GERS. among whom were Mrs. H. L.
Parsons, Mrs. S. S. Lee, Mrs. E H.
Jenkins, Mrs. H. L. Larsen, Mrs. L.
H Miller, Mrs. T. c. Anderson, Mrs.
H S. FaSsett, Mrs. w. C. James, Mrs
E. o. Ames, Mrs. C. H. Brown, Mrs.
w. P. T. Hill, Mrs. ]. w. Jamjson,
Mrs r. w. Culpepper, Mrs. P W.
'Yeisley. Mrs. w. T. Evans and Mrs.
A. T. Mason.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. C. H. Lyman
spent last week end and Labor day
at Carvel Hail. in Annapolis, Nd,
where they visited their two sons,
Lieut.. c. H Lyman, u S. N, and
Midshipman Andrew Lyman.
Mrs. r. L. Denig had as her guest
this week Mrs. c. T. Hull, whose home
Is in Cromwell Forest, Norfolk, Va
Mrs. Ross E. Rowell of Washing
ton was a guest Monday of Mrs. J. T.
Moore. wife of Lieut.. Col. Moore.
Tuesday Mrs. Rowell returned to
Washington by motor accompanied
by Mrs. Moore, whom she had as a
guest in her home there Tuesday and
Wednesday,
Lieut.. Col and Mrs Clifton Gates
and their children left the post last
week and moved to their new home
in Cleveland Park, Washington Col.
Gates has been ordered to Marine
Corps headquarters for duty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Corey Woods of
Cape Haitien, Haiti, were honored
at a dinner given by Maj and Mrs.
w. E. Riley Wednesday evening Other
guests were Maj and Mrs. L. w.
Whaley, Maj. and Mrs. B. w. Gally,
Maj. and Mrs. E. F. Collier, Miss Anne
Moncure and Capt. Francis Kane. O..
Miss Esther Allen. niece of Mai.
and Mrs. c. H. Brown. returned to
the post Wednesday from Newport.
r. l.. where she has been visiting
Miss Billie Howard, daughter of Lieut..
Col. and Mrs. Arch Howard.
Lieut.. Col. r. S Geiger. commanding
officer OF Aircraft 1. has returned to
Brown Field with the unit of l8 fight
ers, II observation planes and two
transports which flew to Cleveland
August % under his command to at
tend the National Air Races there.
The return of this group was delayed
several days by inclement weather.
Capt and Mrs. F. r. Armstead and
their son Robert returned yesterday
from vacation-leave spent in Seattle,
Wash, where they visited Mrs. Arm
stead's family. They made the trip to
Washington and back by motor.
Among those recently reporting on
this post for duty is Lieut.. Comdr.
d. B. O'Neill, who came here for duty
from the Naval Hospital in Washing
ton, and was stationed in Quantico
before in 1890.
Lieut. and Mrs. Wilbert S. Brown
were hosts Saturday evening, August
81, at dinner given in their quarters
before the dance at the officers mess.
Their guests were Lieut. Albert Hecky.
u. S. ~. and Mrs. Hecky of Washing
ton, Lieut.. and Mrs. R. F. CriSt, Lieut..
and Mrs. j. P. S. Devereaux, Miss Laura
Smith and Rev. J. Sherrer of Domini-
can College, Washington.
Mrs. Esther Rourk, mother of Mrs.
w. S. Brown, arrived on Monday from
Oakland, Calf, for visit with her
son-in-law and daughter.
Capt. and Mrs. Leo Sullivan of
washington spent last week end with
Capt. and Mrs. L. L. Cover. Tuesday
they started by motor for San Fran
cisco, Calf. where Capt. Sullivan is
to be on duty.
Mrs. T. B. White is back after a
two week vacation spent visiting Capt.
Whites parents, Judge and Mrs. M. j.
White in Mount Carmel, H. Mrs
White was accompanied home by her
two young sons, Gordon and Bowman,
who spent some time with their grand
parents and Mrs. Lynn Buchanan.
Mrs. Buchanan has gone to her home
In Boston.
Mrs. Ralph Luce, wife of Capt. Luce,
who has been staying at the Hostess
House, will go this week end to Wash
angton, where she and Capt. Luce plan
to make their home while he is on
duty here at the Marine Corps schools.
Capt. and Mrs. William Mitchell
have as guests this week Miss Mar
jorie shipley, Miss Elizabeth Shipley
and Mr.. Sam Mitchell, Capt. Mitchells
brother Of Bristor, Tenn. Mr.. Michael
Showalter of Washington also was
their guest Monday.
OF interest to members of the post
Is the marriage of Miss Mildred Cos
sett and Lieut.. Jack Julian, which
took place in Chicago Wednesday,
The ceremony was attended only by
relatives and close friends of the
bride and bridegroom.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Julian will visit
for time with the formers mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Julian, at Glenwood
Springs, Colo, before returning to
the post October /.
Capt. and Mrs L. S. Brown arrived
in Quantico last week end. Capt.
Brown, who has been on duty at the