Evening star., 1935-12-29
Fort Meade
Enjoys Yule
Activities
Children of Post See
Santa, Get Gifts
Around Tree.

December 28-A happy spirit of
gayety has pervaded the garrison dur
ing the past week while the whole
post has been enjoying a round Of
festive holiday activities. The arrival
of the boys and girls home for the
vacation and the comingS and going
of relatives and friends all have added
to the general whirl. The post
Christmas tree at the chapel the day
before Christmas was the center OF a
gala event for the young children who
went there during the afternoon to see
Santa and get their gifts.
Sunday Col and Mrs. Charles E.
Freeman were hosts in their quarters
at an eggnog party, when the wives
of the medical officers at the post
assisted at the tea table. Their home
was attractively decorated for the
holiday season with holly, red candles
and a tree.
Mr.. Alfred McAdams, son of Col.
and Mrs. John P. McAdamS, who at
tends George Washington University
in Washington, arrived home last week
to join his parents for Christmas.
Thursday he left for New York, where
he will spend about week.
Capt. and Mrs. Ray H. LarkinS have
visiting them for about two weeks Mrs.
LarkinS' mother, Mrs. C. M. Thomas,
and also her brother and sister-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Thomas, all Of
Rochester, who arrived on the post
Monday.
Saturday evening, December 81.
Miss Martha McAdams, daughter Of
Col and Mrs. McAdams, entertained a
group of young people at the dinner
dance which was held at the Officers'
Club.
Maj. and Mrs. Earle A. johnson and
their son Johnny left early in the
week for Norfolk, Va, where they are
guests of Mrs. JohnSon's brother-in-
law and sister, DR.. and Mrs. A. Brown
ley Hodges, until the new year.
Capt. and Mrs. PriZer and
Children Visiting in Tennessee.
Capt. and Mrs. Oliver H. Prizer left
by motor Monday for Rogersville,
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Prizer's siS>er, Mrs. George L. Berry,
for about month, returning around
the first of February. Their 80
daughters, Jean Marie and Patsy, left
by train Saturday. December 81, for
Rogersville.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Robert H Chard
are also among those who are at their
parents home for the holiday. They
left early in the week for Norfolk,
where they are guests of the latter's 5
parents, Mr. and Mrs. j. B. Dey, jr.
Others to leave at the same time are
Lieut. and Mrs. John F. Farra, who
motored to Lieut. Farra's home in
Shamokin, Pa. Lieut.. aud Mrs. Will
helm P. johnson are guests of the
formers parents in Johnstown. Pa.
Mrs. E. B. Mexican of New Rochelle,
N. Y, arrived on the post Monday TO
spend Christmas with her scn-in-law
and daughter, Capt. and Mrs. Ewing
H. France. Christmas day Capt. and
Mrs. France were hosts in their quar-
ters at family dinner party, when
Capt. Fre,lce's parents. Mr. and Mrs
A. F. France of Annapolis. and his
brother and sister-in-law, Lieut..
Comdr. and Mrs. A. Finley France, jr.,
of Washington, we're their guests.
Others to entertain guests Christmas
day were Capt. and Mrs. Laurence r.
Bower, who had as their dinner guests
Capt. and Mrs. Earle Standlee of
Washington and their three children.
Miss Olin James of Richmcnd, Va,
returned to her home Saturday, De-
cember 81, after having spent 10 days
on the post as the guest of her brother
and ister-in-law. Lieut.. and Mrs.
/ Thomas H. James.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Henry Muruik-
huysen had visiting them last week
end their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carter KeE,Iey
Of Baltimore. Tner guests for the
Christmas holidays are MRS. Munnik-
huysen's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ferdi-
naud Helm of Kansas City, Mo, who
arrived last week
| Cadet James H Lynch, who is a
third clasSman at the Military Acad-
emy, West Point, arrived on the post
Tuesday to spend his Christmas fur
Tough with his brother-in-law and
sister, Lieut.. and Mrs. Howell H. Jor-
dan.
Mrs. L. M. Crichton has returned to
the post to join her son-jn-law and
daughter. Maj. and Mrs. Kendall j.
Fielder, after having spent three weeks
visiting her sister in Orange, N. j.
Mrs. Henry c. Hollenbeck of Salt
Lake City, Utah, is expected to arrive
at Fort Meade tomorrow to visit her
mother, Mrs. Harold w. Churchill.
| and Mai Churchill