Evening star., 1935-04-07
PartyGiven
AtQuantico
By Mrs. Lee
Mrs. F. j. SchWable
Honored by Bridge
Luncheon.

Lee, VIE OF MAJ. Cen. marry Lcc' aao
her mother, Mrs. Ernest O. Saltmarsh.
gave a bridge luncheon at the off1cers'
mess Thursday afternoon in honor OF
Mrs. Schwable, wife Of Col. Frank j.
Schwable, and their daughter. Mrs.
Margaret S. Towner who are sailing
April II from New York City on the
President Taft for San Diego, Calf.
They expect to make their home there
following Col. Schwable's retirement
July / from the Marine Corps upon
the completion Of IS years Of service.
Among those present at the luncheon
were Mrs Thomas Holcomb. Mrs. Ed
ward A. Banker, Mrs. Sydney Lee, Mrs.
Charles r. B. Price, Mrs. Calhoun
Ancrum, Mrs. Thomas P. Cheatham,
Mrs. Charles J. Miller. Mrs. George
Hammer Mrs. Paul Halloran. Mrs. W.
p. T. Hill, Mrs. Archie Howard and
Mrs. Clarence Kress.
Saturday evening the bi-monthly
dance was held at the officers mess,
preceded by numerous dinner parties.
One Of the largest of these was that
of Mai. and Mrs. Clifton Gates. who
entertained at the Waller Building
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Hugh Mathews OF
Washington, Brig. Gen. and MRS.
Charles H. Lyman. Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Richard p Williams. Capt. and
Mrs. William L. Mann IN. c.,
Comdr. w. j. c. Agnew. Lieut.. Col.
and Mrs. Maurice Shearer, Lieut.. Col.
and Mrs. Paul Capron, Lieut.. Col. and
Mrs. Parson, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs.
Arnold Jacobsen, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs.
John Potts, Maj. and Mrs. Samuel
Woods, Mai. and Mrs. Capers James,
Mai. and Mrs. LIE Roy Hunt, Maj. ana
Mrs James w. Webb, Maj. and Mrs.
W.P.T. Hill, Maj. and Mrs. Harold D.
Campbell. Capt. and Mrs. John B. VIII
son, Capt. and Mrs. James A. Nixon,
Capt. and Mrs Frank Armsted. Capt.
and Mrs. Duncan Waller, Lieut.. and
Mrs GUY 3. Stahr, Lieut.. and Mrs.
John W. Jamison and Mrs. George
McIlhenny.
Another dinner at the officers mess
Saturday evening was that Of Capt.
and Mrs. John C. Mcqueen, who had
as their guests Lieut.. Col. and Mrs
De Witt Peck. Maj and Mrs. Camp
bell Brown, Maj and Mrs. Henry D.
Iinscott, Capt. and Mrs. Jacob F.
plachta. Mai. and Mrs. Robert Blake,
Mai. and Mrs. Maurice Holmes OF
Washington. Capt. and Mrs. James r
Rissley, Capt. and Mrs. walter W:
wensinger, Capt. and Mrs. Donalo
Kendall and Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs'
George Dowling.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Theodore Rimer
entertained group Of FRIENDS In
their home, in Dumfries, Va, before
the dance Saturday evening. Their
guests were Miss Maurine Jones, Maj
and Mrs. Maurice Gresory. Capt. and
Mrs. Delmer Byfield. Maj, and Mrs
Ery M. Spencer, Lieut.. and Mrs. U.
Potter, Capt. and'Mrs. Herbert Keim-
ling, Maj and Mrs. Jacob Leinhard.
Cart. and Mrs. Ralph Culpepper, Capt
and Mrs William Radcliff, Capt. and
Mrs. Rees Skinner, Mr.. Mcdonald,
Can't. and Mrs. George Esaw and
Capt. Ralph Leach.
Miss Kathrine Merriam of Marion,
Ohio, was the guest wednesday night
Of Miss Mercedes Lee, daughter OF
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Harry Lee. MISS
Merriam was q classmate OF MISS
Ee at GesNebeown Visitation Con-
<sat. Washington.
Miss Am Moncure left by motor
Friday morning for a brief visit In
Guelph, Ontario, Canada, where she
will be the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Charlesworth.
Col. and Mrs. Robert Y. Rhea moved
from the post Tuesday to Washing
ton, where they will make their home
at Alban Towers prior to and follow
ing Col. Rhea's retirement from the
Marine Corps July after IS years
service.
Lieut.. Paul Moret, who arrived here
with II other officers from San Diego
on Tuesday, and who started his re-
turn trip Tuesday, was the guest
during his stay here of Capt. and
Mrs. Henry Carr. Other officers who
visited on the post from San Diego
were Lieut.. Col J. E. Davis, the COM
manding officer of the Marine Flying
Field. North Island, Calf; Capt.
Stanley Ridderhoff, Lieut.. Lee, Lieut..
Burke, Lieut.. Fmoak, Lieut.. Hart,
Lieut.. Mum, LieNt. Moret, Lieut..
O'Neil and Lieut.. Steiner.
Countess Won Neiroth of Paris,
France, will be the guest for a week
OF Lieut.. Melvin Brown. In honor Of
their house guest. Lieut.. and Mrs.
Brown will give a cocktail party Sun
day afternoon in their home.
Capt. and Mrs. L. B. Cresswell left
Wednesday for a months visit in
Missouri, where they will be the guests
OF Capt. Cresswell's father and mother.
Mrs .Shearer, wife Of Lieut.. Col.
Maurice Shearer, entertained with q
small luncheon in honor Of Mrs. Kill
gore, widow of the late Lieut.. Col.
Kilgore, U. S. M. c., and Mrs. e.
Moses Of Washington. Her other
guests we're Mrs. Charles H. Lyman,
Mrs. William Mann and Mrs. Ross E
Rowen.
Mrs Kaluf, wife of Capt. John
Kaluf, entertained in her home at
luncheon party Friday, Mrs. Edward
B. Hagen, Mrs. Burt A. Bone. Mrs.
Clarence Wallace, Mrs. T. z. Bourke
and Mrs. Karl I. Buse, all Of Wash
Mrs. John B Wilson, Mrs. Harold G.
Roberts and Mrs. Herbert Hardy.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Archie Howard
had as guests Sunday, Condr. and
Mrs. Frank Slingluff, jr., and Comdr.
and Mrs. A. z. Montgomery.
Condr. w. j. G.. Agnew. who Is
being transferred from Quantico to
the U. S. S. Saratoga, will leave by
motor for the West Coast about
April IL.
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