Evening star., 1935-11-10
Marines Anniversary
Observed at QuanticO
Birthday Dance Given at Post to Commemo-
rate Founding of Corps 16O
Years Ago.

officers and their families celebrated
the 16oth anniversary of the founding
Of the Marine Corps at a birthday
dance this evening which also marked
the formal opening of the new Bach
elor Officers Club. Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. John H. Russell were present
and at midnight Gen. Russell cut the.
birthday cake.
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. C. H. Lyman
entertained this evening at dinner in
the officers mess for the general oth-
GERS of the Marine. Corps who are
stationed in Washington. The dinner
preceded the birthday celebration.
Col. and Mrs. H. L. Parsons were
also hosts at dinner in the officers
mess prior to the dance this evening,
when they had as their guests Lieut.:
Comdr. E. c. Seibert, U. S. NJ, and
Mrs. Seibert: Lieut.. Col. and Mrs.
j. r. Horton, Col. and Mrs. John
Marston. Maj and Mrs. Andrew
Creesy Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Kirby
and Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Longfellow.
all of Washington; Lieut.. Col. A. j.
Drexel Biddle. U. S. M. c. r.. and
Mrs. Biddle of Philadelphia; Col. and
Mrs. F. A. Barker. Col. and Mrs. r. l..
Denig, Col and Mrs. c. F. B. Price.
Col. and Mrs. Walter G. Sheard, Lieut..
Col. and Mrs c. j. Miller. Mrs. l.. P.
Hunt, Lieut. Col. M. H. Kingman and
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. P. j. Halloran.
nn1nrS nf scarlet
and gold were chosen for the flowers
and table appointments at the dinner
given in the officers mess this evening
by Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. R. S. Geiger.
Their guests were Lieut.. Col. and Mrs.
Raphael Griffin. Maj. and Mrs. G. A.
Larkin, Mai. and Mrs. Field Harris,
Mai. and Mrs. Louis Woods, Capt. and
Mrs. Ivan Miller, Capt. and Mrs. T. B.
White, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Leo D.
Hernle, Mai. and Mrs. E. H. Brain
ard and Capt and Mrs. c. c. Jerome
of Washington; Capt. and Mrs. L. H.
M. Sanderson, Capt. and Mrs. A. w.
Kreiser. Capt. and Mrs. B. F. john
son and Lieut.. and Mrs. P. o. Par
melee.
Another dinner party before the
dance was planned by Lieut.. Col. and
Mrs w. c. James, who entertained
in their quarters Col. and Mrs. H. N.
Manney, jr.; Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. John
Arthur. Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Clifton
Gates, Maj. and Mrs. Franklin Hart,
Capt. and Mrs. Frank Armstead and
Capt. and Mrs. William Scbeyer.
Col. and Mrs. Gates are the guests
over Sunday of Col and Mrs. James.
Mai. and Mrs. w. P. T. Hill were
also hosts at dinner this evening for
Raj. and Mrs. Franklin Hart of Wash
ington. who are week end guests of
Maj and Mrs. Hill.
Mai and Mrs. r. A. Robinson have
Capt. and Mrs Frank Goettge of
Annapolis. Md, as their guests over
Sunday, and this evening Maj. and
Mrs. Robinson entertained their house
guests, Lieut. Col. and Mrs. w. G..
Hawthorne, and Capt. and Mrs. E. E.
Hall of Washington and Maj. and
Mrs. C. H. Brown at dinner.
Maj and Mrs. j. Emmett Belts Of
Indian Head, Md, attended the birth
day dance this evening as the guests
OF Lieut. and Mrs. w. o. Thompson.
Miss Mary Miller Kress, daughter
of Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. c. c. Kress,
entertained informally this evening at
a cocktail party in honor of Mrs.
Marion Law. jr., who is visiting her
parents, Comdr. and Mrs. T. c. An
derson, and Mrs. A. c. Smith. wife OF
Lieut.. Comdr Smith. who has re-
Gently reported here for duty at the
post hospital.
Mrs. Ernest Ward was hostess Tues
day afternoon at tea given for Mrs.
Law and Mrs. A. c. Smith. The
other guests we're Mrs. w. L. Mann,
tr.: Mrs. T. c. Anderson, Mrs. C. c.
Kress, Miss Mary Miller Kress. Mrs.
r. A. Lowry. Mrs. Hugh Mauldin.
Mrs A. E. Beddoe, Mrs. D. T. Hunter.
Mrs Paul Yeisley. Mrs. Milton Wirth-
lin. Mrs. H. r. Alexander, Mrs. T. L.
Altman, Mrs. j. B. Hendry, Mrs.
Katherine Tate, Miss Helen Wolfarth,
Miss Laura Smith. Mrs. Myrtle Car
yer, Miss Hazel Braddock, Miss Nora
Frederick and Miss Gibson.
Capt and Mrs. H. C. Roberts gave
a buffet supper in their quarters this
evening prior to the dance.
Another charming dinner given in
the Officers Mess this evening was
that of Capt. and Mrs. w. F. Brown,
who had as guests Maj. and Mrs.
Bert Bone, Maj. and Mrs. M. Silver
thorne and Capt and Mrs. E. G. Ha-
zen. all of Washington.
Capt. and Mrs. w. E. Maxwell and
their small daughter, Violet Ann, are
guests this week end of Capt. and
Mrs. Howard Kenyon.
Capt. and Mrs. Kenyon entertained
Capt. and Mrs. Maxwell, Maj. and
Mrs. Prentiss Geer. Capt. and Mrs.
Morris Shively and Lieut.. and Mrs.
Clifford Shuey at dinner in their
quarters this evening.
Capt. and Mrs. L. B. Cresswell,
Capt and Mrs. A. T. Mason, Capt.
and Mrs. J. c. Mcqueen. Lieut.. and
Mrs. j. P. Julian, Lieut.. and Mrs. r.
H. Meade and Lieut.. Richard G.
Weede are dinner guests this evening
of Lieut. and Mrs. A. r. Pefley before
the dance.
Capt. and Mrs. John Kaluf had as
dinner guests this evening Capt. and
Mrs. Louis Holm, Capt. and Mrs.
John Greer, Capt. and Mrs. T. J.