Evening star., 1935-03-24
Bride-Elect Honored
At Quantico Parties;
Many Attend Dance
Miss Dixie Ancrum Guest
at Affairs at Post-Will
Wed Lieut.. Whipple Next
Saturday.

QUANT1CO, Va, Marcn 23.-Nu-
merous parties have been given this
week in honor of Miss Dixie Ancrum,
daughter of Lieut.. Col and Mrs. CAL
houn Ancrum, whose marriage to
Lieut.. William Whipple. jr., lSt En-
gineers, U. S. A.. will take place Sat-
urday, March 30, at o'clock. Tues
day afternoon a stocking shower was
given for her by Miss Elizabeth Bar
ber in her home. Her guests included
Miss Evelyn Lee, Miss Mercedes Lee,
Miss Kathrine Cheatham, Miss Jarry
Cheatham, Miss Betsey Ann Steele,
Miss Mary Miller Kress, Mrs. George
Hammer. Mrs Margaret s. Towner,
Miss Peggy O'Neil, Miss Patty Rus
sell, Mrs. Floyd A. Stephenson, Mrs.
Ray Scollins, Miss Peggy Gregory.
Miss Betty Price, Mrs. Howard Ken
yon. Mrs. Glen Herndon, Mrs. Francis
McQuillen and Miss Betty Marston.
A miscellaneous shower was given in
compliment to Miss Ancrum by Miss
Betsey Ann Steele Wednesday after
noon, and Thursday afternoon Miss
Kathrine Cheatham and Miss Jerry
Cheatham entertained for the bride.
Miss Evelyn Lee and Miss Mercedes
Lee. daughters of Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Harry Lee, gave bridge party and
handkerchief shower Friday afternoon
for Miss Ancrum in their home.
Miss Peggy O'Neil. daughter of Capt.
Stewart O'Neil. was hostess this eve
ming at a dinner party given in her
home in honor of Miss Ancrum and
Lieut.. Whipple, who was here for
the week end. Other guests were
Miss Eva Hollan, Miss Peggy Greg
ory, Miss Patty Russell. Miss Evelyn
Lee. Miss Mercedes Lee, Miss Kathrlne
Cheatham, Miss Jerry Cheatham,
Miss Ruth Herman Of Washington
and Mr.. Louis Brown, Mr.. Eddie
Galkner, Lieut. Roger Beadle, Lieut..
John Coffman, Lieut.. John A. White,
Lieut.. Hugh Gordon, Lieut.. Gillespie,
Mr.. Pete White and Lieut.. Louis M.
Hendricks.
With the Fleet Marine Force home
from maneuverS the social season Is
quite gay. Tonight's dance was well
attended, many entertaining guests at
dinner. Among those giving dinners
at the officers mess were Lieut.. Col.
and Mrs. Maurice Shearer. whose
guests included Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Harry Lee, Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Charles H. Lyman, Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Thomas Holcomb. Mrs. E. o.
Saltmarsh, Col. and Mrs. Frank j.
Schwable, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Paul
Capron, Lieut.. Col and Mrs. Charles
j. Miller, Lieut.. Col and Mrs. Charles
B. Price, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Henry
L. Larsen, Lieut.. Comdr. Thomas v.
Cooper and Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Hugh
Mathews of Washington.
Another dinner party at the officers
mess was that of Maj. and Mrs. Her
bert Hardy Those invited included
Mai. and Mrs Harold Fassett Maj.
and Mrs. William T. Clement. Maj.
and Mrs. Robert c. Anthony, Maj.
and Mrs. LIE Roy Hunt, Capt. and Mrs.
Armor Sims, Maj. and Mrs. Evans o.
Ames, Lieut.. and Mrs. Floyd Stephen
son, Mai. and Mrs. Lyman PasSmore,
Lieut.. and Mrs. Arthur Mason, Capt.
and Mrs. William F. Brown, Maj. and
Mrs. L. D. Hermele and Maj. and Mrs.
Bourke from Washington.
Capt. and Mrs. Franklin Hart were
hosts at dinner party in their home
preceding the dance, their guests be-
ing Maj. and Mrs. James w. Webb,
Mai. and Mrs. Samuel Woods, Maj.
and Mrs. Clifton Gates and Comdr.
and Mrs. C. B. Platt and Lieut.. Col.
and Mrs. Joseph P. Aleshire of Wash
ington.
Miss Laura Smith gave large din
ner party, her guests including Col.
and Mrs. Robert l.. Denig, Maj. and
Mrs. Cambell Brown, Comdr. w. j. G.
Agnew. Lieut.. Comdr and Mrs. Clar-
ence Kress, Lieut.. and Mrs. Alpha
Bowser, Miss Mary Miller Kress, Lieut.
and Mrs. Guy E. Stair, Capt. and Mrs.
John B. Wilson, Lieut.. Comdr. and
Mrs. Paul Halloran, Maj. and Mrs.
George Hammer, Capt. and Mrs. Nor
man True and Lieut. and Mrs. James
v. Bradley, Out-of-town guests were
Lieut. and Mrs. Paul r. Anderson of
Norfolk, Miss Alice Griffith, Mr. and
Mrs. Richard r. Baker, Mrs wilkins
Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. John D. Kendall,
Mr.. A. H. Ryan, Mrs. Marion Hartung,
Mr.. Emmett Murfey, Col. and Mrs. Ed
ward 6. Bliss, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Hooper, Lieut.. Comdr. A. M. Bledsoe
and Lieut.. Jessie Pharis of Washing
ton and Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Daniel
TORY, U. S. A, of Alexandria.
Lieut.. Comdr and Mrs. Paul w.
Yeisley had as dinner guests tonight
at the officers mess Capt. and Mrs.
William Mann, Lieut.. Comdr. and
Mrs. Hugh R. Alexander, Lieut.. Comdr.
and Mrs Ernest Ward, Lieut.. and
Mrs. Hugh Mauldin Lieut.. Comdr
and Mrs. George Dowlin. Lieut.. and
Mrs. Thomas L. Altman, Lieut. Comdr.
and Mrs. Albin H. Cecha, Lieut. and
Mrs. r. A. Lowry and DR.. Kennedy
from Fredericksburg
Lieut.. and Mrs. Samuel S. Ballen-
tine gave supper party this evening
in their home. Among their guests
were Capt. and Mrs. Melvin Fuller,
Lieut.. and Mrs. James o. Bigler,
Lieut.. and Mrs. Earl S. Piper, Miss
Vera Williams, Mr.. William Murray
and Lieut.. and Mrs r. Ridgley of
Washington.
Col. and Mrs. Frank J. Schwable
had as their guests Tuesday and We'd
nesday Col. Schwable's brother and
sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry c.
Schwable, and Mrs Helen Swartwot,
who are en- route from their Winter
home, Ben Venuto, at Coconut Grove,
Fla, to their home in Scarsdale, N. Y.
Lieut.. and Mrs. James o. Bigler
celebrated the formers birthday ami
versary late in the week with an in
formal party in their home.
Mrs. Hayne Boyden, Mrs. William
Grevemyer, Mrs. Booker Batterton,
Mrs. Lawrence Norman and Mrs
Frank June, with their children, left
the post Saturday and Sunday, en-
route to Paris Island, S. c., to remain
during their husbands assignments in
connection with their yearly bombing
exercises.
Mai. and Mrs. Robert Blake enter
fained with O dinnnr nortv Fridov ove.