Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-25
Fort Meade
Interest In
Many Trips
Entertaining Almost
at Standstill Due
to AbSenteeS.

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md,
August 24-Interest this week has
centered largely around the comings
and goings of numerous guests, as
entertaining was almost at a stand
still this week due to the many abb
sentees of the saith Infantry and the
natural Incidence which overcomes
individuals in the Midsummer season.
Mrs. Walter r. Pick of Washington
spent last week end with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. John H. Evans. Lieut.. Evans
had as visitors her brother-in-laW and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Thuney
of Washington, who spent last Sun
day at Fort Meade.
Another visitor was DR.. James T.
Walker of Gordonsville; Va, who spent
several days during the week with his
daughter. Mrs. Francis G. Bonham,
wife of Maj. Bonham, who is also at
1ndiantown Gap.
Mrs. Coates Walton of Merchant
vile, N. j., arrived here last Sat-
urday to be the guest for two weeks
of her son-in-law and daughter, Lieut..
and Mrs. Thomas H. James.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Ernest A. Barlow
and their three children, who are en-
route from Fort Wright in Washing
ton State to West Point, where Lieut..
Barlow Is to be an instructor at the
Military Academy, were guests of
Capt. and Mrs. Herbert B. Wheeler
for a short time during the week.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Emmett Emanuel
of Fort Moultrie, S. c., who are in
Washington at present, were also
guests on the. post recently.
Mr.. Howard Hume, accompanied by
Mrs. John H. Evans, motored to In
diantown Gap Saturday, August II,
and spent the day with Lieut.. Evans.
Others to visit the Gap were Mrs.
Russell F. Walthour and her house
guest, Mrs. Richard Skinner. They
spent the week end at Hershey, Pa,
which is near the camp site, and
were accompanied by Miss Betty Ann
Long of Baltimore. who visited her
fiance, Lieut. Daniel M. Cheston.
Capt and Mrs. Lawrence c. Jaynes
entertained Capt. and Mrs. c. l..
Bertholf of Washington at dinner
recently.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Richard Wetherill,
r., spent last week end in New York,
where they visited Lieut.. Wetherllls
brother-in-law and sister. Lieut.. and
Mrs. c. B. Dougher, at Mitchell Field,
Long Island. While on their week
end trip, Lieut.. and Mrs. Wetherill
drove to West Point for visit.
Miss Mary M. Broaddus, A. N. c.,
returned to the post the early part
of the week after spending several
days leave with her family at their
home in Bowling Green, near Fred
ericksburg, Va.
Mrs. Alvin Colburn, Mrs. Francis
G. Bonham and Mrs. Earle A. John
son were hostesses Tuesday for the
ladies' afternoon bridge club which
met at the Officers Club. Those
winning the prizes for high scores
for the afternoons play were Mrs.
Howard Hume, Mrs. Norris A. VIM
berley and Mrs. Herbert B. Wheeler.
Capt. and Mrs. Harold W..
Churchill left Thursday for a three
weeks motor trip. One of their stops
will be at Erie, Pa. where they will
visit Capt. Churchill's parents. Dur
ing their absence Mrs. Churchill's
son, Mr.. milford Woodbridge, will
be the house guest of Capt. and
Mrs. Harry Henry and their son, Mr..
William c. Henry.
Capt. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Walton
spent several days at Morganton,
N. c., where they were called sud-
denly last week because Of the ILL
ness and death of Capt. Walton's
mother. They returned to the post
Tuesday. Their daughter, Miss Laura
Walton, who spent a week in Point
Pleasant, N. j., as the guest Of Mrs.
Robert w. Ward and her parents,
returned home Monday.
Capt. and Mrs Elliott Watkins are
being congratulated upon the birth
of a son, William Grower Watkins.
born at the Post Hospital Friday,
August Is.
The hop held at the Officers Club
Saturday evening, August II, at
tracted many of the couples left at
Meade while others are on the ma
neuvers. Preceding the hop Lieut..
and Mrs Ewing H. France enter
tanned in their quarters their guests,
Including Capt. and Mrs. Lawrence
c. Jaynes, Capt. and Mrs. Laurence
r. Bower, Lieut.. and Mrs. William
L. Mitchell, Lieut.. and Mrs. Thomas
H. James, Lieut.. and Mrs. John B.
Grinstead, Lieut. and Mrs. John P.
Evans, and Lieut.. and Mrs. Wilhelm
. johnson