Evening star., 1935-03-31
Quantico Officers
Give Reception for
Fleet Marine Force
Event Is Held to Celebrate
Return From Maneuvers.
Bridge Teas Feature
Weeks Social Activities.

QUANTICO, Va, March 3o.-To
celebrate their return from maneuvers
with the Fleet, the officers of the post
gave a large reception Thursday aft
ernoon for The commanding general
Of the Fleet Marine Force, Brig. Gen.
Charles H. Lyman, and Mrs. Lyman
and the officers and wives of the F.
M. F. In the receiving line were
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Harry Lee. Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. Charles H. Lyman,
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Thomas Holcomb
and Capt. IN. c. and Mrs. william
L. Mann. Among those presiding at
the tea tables were Mrs. Sydney Lee,
Mrs. Maurice Shearer. Mrs. Clarence
Kress, Mrs. De Witt Peck, Mrs. Henry
L. Larsen. Mrs William Rupertus and
Mrs. Paul Capron. Among the out
of-toWn guests were the major general
commandant CT the Marine Corps and
Mrs John H. Russell, Col. and Mrs.
A. P. Moses and Mrs. F. Kilgore.
Mrs. Gally, wife of Maj. Benjamin
Gally, entertained Wednesday after
noon at a bridge tea. Among her
guests we're Mrs. Thomas Holcomb,
Mrs. William Rupertus. Mrs. William
L. Mann, Mrs. De Witt Peck, Mrs.
John B. Wilson, Mrs. Clarence M.
Ruffner. Mrs. Randolph Pate, Mrs w.
p. T. Hill, Mrs. lie Roy Hunt, Mrs.
Robert Blake, Mrs. Henry L. Larsen,
Mrs. James w. Webb, Mrs. William T.
Clement, Mrs William w. Davies, Mrs
Evans o. Ames, Mrs. Lyman Fass-
more, Mrs. Arnold w. Jacobsen and
Mrs. Bernard Dubel.
Mrs. Plachta, wife of Capt. Jacob F.
Plachta, gave a delightful bridge tea
Monday afternoon in honor of Mrs.
Margaret S. Towner. who will leave
early in April with her children and
her parents, Col. and Mrs. Frank j.
Schwable. for the West Coast, where
they will make their home in San
Diego. Among Mrs. Plachtas guests
were Mrs Frank c. Schilt, Mrs. Floyd
A. Stephenson, Mrs. PierSon Conrad
Mrs. Oscar Brice, Mrs. William ].
Scheyer, Mrs Ewing Wall, Mrs. Field
Harris, Mrs. Stuart King, Mrs. William
w. Davies. Mrs. Ivan Miller and Mrs.
Kenneth B. Chaprell. Coming in later
for tea were Mrs. Frank ]. Schwable
Mrs. James T. Moore. Mrs. Edward
Pugh and Mrs. w. P. T. Hill.
Maj. and Mrs. LIE Roy Hunt were
hosts Tuesday evening at dinner
party, their guests including Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. Thomas Holcomb, Col.
and Mrs. Frank J. Schwable, Maj.
and Mrs. Capers James and Maj. and
Mrs w. P. T Hill.
The chaplain of the House of Rep
resentatives and Mrs. James Shera
Montgomery were recent guests Of
Maj. and Mrs. James T. Moore.
Miss Roberta Foster is spending
part of her Spring vacation from
Wellesley College with Lieut.. and Mrs.
Thomas B. White Mr.. and Mrs.
Gordon White, brother and sister-in-
law of Lieut.. White of Greenville,
N. c., also are their guests.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. George
Dowling have as their guest Miss
Molly Lee Maxey of Norfolk, Va, who
Is here for an indefinite visit
Lieut.. and Mrs. William w. Paca
are being congratulated upon the birth
Of son, Warfield. born March 20 at
the Quantico Family Hospital.
Preceding the last dance at the
officers mess, Lieut.. and Mrs. Ray
Scollins were hosts at large dinner
party, given in the Waller Building.
Among those invited were Lieut.. Col.
and Mrs. Ross E. Rowell, Maj. and
Mrs. James T. Moore. Maj. and Mrs.
Louis Woods, Maj. and Mrs. p Null
cahy, Capt and Mrs. Cushman, Lieut..