Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-14
Lyman Party
For Officers
At Quantico
Parade and Review by
Marine Force Mark
His Promotion.

QUANTICO, Va, July 13.-One OF
the most brilliant parties of the sea-
son was the at home of Maj. Gen.
and Mrs. Charles H. Lyman when they
received the officers of the post and
their families from to Z O'Clock in
their quarters Tuesday. Mrs. Lyman
was assisted by Mrs. E. w. Banker,
Mrs. r. L. Denig, Mrs. Charles F. B.
Price, Mrs. w. L. Mann, Mrs. j. T.
Moore and Mrs. H. l. Parsons.
A parade and review was given
Thursday afternoon by the Fleet Ma
rine Force for Maj. Gen. Lyman in
honor and on the occasion of his pro-
motion from brigadier to major
general.
Miss Peggy O'Neill, whose marriage
10 Lieut.. w. I. Phipps will take place
July 20, has been honored several
times this week at charming after
noon parties Thursday Miss Peggy
Gregory entertained for her at lin
gerie shower. The guests were Mrs.
F. A. Stephenson, Mrs. Walter As
muth, Mrs. J. P Berkeley, Mrs. R. C.
Scollin, Mrs G.. j. Reigler, Mrs. L. L.
Cover, Miss Catherine Cheatham, Miss
Betty Fowler. Mrs. Jane Fowler, Miss
Mary Elizabeth Price, Miss Mary Mil
Ter Kress and Miss Beverley Mann.
Miss Catherine Cheatham honored
Miss ONeill Thursday afternoon at a
stocking shower. Those present were
Mrs. F. A. Stephenson, Mrs. R. c.
Scollin, Mrs. Walter Asmuth, Mrs S.
B. O'Neill, Mrs. L. l.. Cover, Miss Mary
Elizabeth Price. Miss Peggy Gregory,
Miss Beverley Mann, Mrs. w. M. Rad
cliffe. Miss Mary Miller Kress, Miss
Phyllis Ames and Miss Priscilla Lutz.
Mrs L. L. Grover entertained at the
Officers Club yesterday afternoon in
honor of Mrs. w. NJ Radcliffe. Among
the guests were Mrs. r. D. Lowell, Mrs
F. S. Stephenson, Mrs. H. r. Alex
ander. Mrs. F. G. Daley, Mrs. H. D.
Campbell, Mrs. E. o. Ames, Mrs M. G.
Gregory, Mrs. A. w. Jacobsen, Mrs. c.
F. B. Price, Mrs E. F. C. Collier, Mrs.
S. B. ONeill, Mrs. T. G. Ennis, Mrs.
G. J. Reigler, Mrs. E. M. Spencer, Mrs
Edward Farrell of Washington. Mrs.
Leo Sullivan of Washington, Mrs. o.
r. Pfeiffer, Mrs. P. J. Halloran, Mrs.
r. L. Denig, Mrs. P. o. Parmelee, Miss
Mary Miller Kress. Miss Mary Eliza
beth Price, Miss Lou Moncure, Mrs.
E. H Wall, Miss Peggy Gregory, Miss
Peggy ONeill, Miss Lucille Perry and
Miss Ann Moncure.
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cocktail party and buffet supper in
her home in Dogue, Va. near Fred
ericksburg, Thursday evening. Those
invited were Capt. and Mrs. Mann,
Comdr and Mrs. C. D. Anderson,
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. C. C. Kress,
Lieut. Comdr and Mrs. A. E. Beddoe,
Comdr and Mrs. o. M. Forster and
Lieut.. and Mrs. C. E. Cortner.
Among those recently reporting here
for duty is Lieut.. c. E Cortner, u S.
NJ, who, accompanied by Mrs. Cortner
has come from the Postgraduate
School in Annapolis for duty in the
Marine Corps Schools. Lieut.. Cortner
Is for the present attached to the
Fleet Marine Force
Lieut. and Mrs. J. o. Bigler have
with them the latter's mother, Mrs. A.
F. Berne, who accompanied them back
after a short visit In New York
Col. and Mrs. Charles F. B. Price
entertained at a buffet supper last
evening for their daughter and Lieut..
j. B. Hendry. the members of their
wedding party. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Heaton and Chaplain and Mrs. Roy
Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Logan Cunningham
arrived Friday to visit the formers
brother in-law and sister, Col. and
Mrs. Price.
Maj. and Mrs. Campbell Brown had
as guests last week end Mr.. and Mrs.
Emory I. Wales of Port Conway, Va.
Miss Anne Asmuth sister of Lieut..
Walter Asmuth, was the overnight
guest Wednesday of Lieut.. and Mrs.
Asmuth. This week end Lieut.. and
Mrs. Asmuth have with them Miss
Betty Marston of Washington.