Evening star., 1935-02-17
Bachelor Officers
Stage Barn Dance
In Rustic Manne,
Fancy Dress Costumes Of
HiIl-Billy Type Feature
Fort Humphrey Event.

FORT HUMPHREYS. Va, February
le-A hop IN the rustic atmosphere
Of . barn dance was held in Mackenzie
Hall tonight, sponsored by the bach
elor officers Of the club. Fancy dress
costumes Of the hill-bily type were
worn by officers and their ladies Of
the post, who were entertained In the
old-fashioned rural manner. Guests
from Washington were among those
entertained ut dinner parties given
preceding the dance, and also attended
the hop.
Maj. and Mrs David L. Neuman
were hosts to 40 at dinner at the club.
Capt. and Mrs. Robert H. Elliott
entertained at dinner in their quar-
ters, when their guests were Maj and
Mrs. Edward Kelton Of Washington.
Maj. and Mrs. Daniel Noce. Capt. and
Mrs. Robert @. Lovett and Lieut.. and
Mrs. Staunton L. Brown.
Capt. and Mrs. Homer D. Petit
gave q tea Sunday for their house
guest, DR.. r. B. Harkness Of Boston,
Mass. Capt. and Mrs. Petit were
hosts at dinner for 16 tonight before
the dance. Their guests were Capt.
and Mrs. Philip @. Bruton, Capt. and
Mrs. Edwin p. Lock. jr.. and Lieut.
and Mrs. Frank Petit, all Of WASH
ington, and Capt. and Mrs. Karl B
Schilling, Capt. and Mrs. Chester X.
Harding, Capt. and Mrs James 3.
A.
Walter Kruger, jr.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Joseph l.. johnson
were hosts at q buffet supper at their
home this evening, after which they
attended the dance at the club with
their guests. who were Lieut.. and Mrs
Philip r. KRONER, jr.: Lieut.. and Mrs
Edmund X. Daley, Lieut.. and Mrs.
Walker w. Milner and Mr.. and Mrs
Milton Greenland Of Alexandria.
Lieut.. and Mrs. johnson will &c
Monday to Philadelphia to be guests
OF Miss Margaret Carson. Mrs. john
sons classmate at Bryn Mawr. They
will spend several days with Mrs
Johnson's mother. Mrs. J. c. Upton
In New York and will attend the cadet
hop at West Point Saturday night
February -. before returning to the
post.
Lieut. Col. John r. d. Matheson Il
chairman Of the General Arrange
ments Committee for the sixty eighth
annual dinner Of the Corps Of Ensi.
neers which will be held at Mackenzie
Hall at z o'clock Saturday evening
March 2.
Maj. and Mrs. Daniel Noce enter
tained q group of boys at supper and
. theater party Thursday evening for
their son Bobby TO celebrate his birth
day anniversary.
Mrs. Thomas r. Howard, accom-
panied by her small son, Thomas How
ard, jr., returned to Fort Humphrey
Monday from Rochester, MINI, after
an absence Of several weeks.
Several Fort Humphreys officers and
their ladies are planning groups to at
tend the Washington birthday dance
at the Army, Navy Country Club Fri
day, which will be given by the ladies
Of the Corps Of Engineers Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia for the benefit Of the
Army Relief Society.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Phillip r. KRONER
jr, had as their guests last week enc
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Root Of Column
bus, Ohio.
The February horse show will be
held in the riding hall Thursday eve.
ming Plans for the show are under
the direction Of Maj Harry A. Buckley
Mrs Frank Hearns, who was the
guest Of her son-in-law and daughter
Lieut.. and Mrs Arleigh T. Bell for two
weeks, left Friday for her home ir
Brooklyn.
Capt. and Mrs. Brom r. Whitthorne
left Friday afternoon for Miami, Fla.
to spend several weeks vacation.
Mrs. Harold p. Henry and Mrs
Samuel ]. Adams will entertain at q
dessert bridge IN Mackenzie Hall Tues
day afternoon.
Col. e. L. Daley Of the Corps Of En-.
gineers' who came East from st. Jouil
to spend several days In Washington
was the guest Sunday Of his son anc
daughter-in-law, Lieut.. and Mrs. Ed.
mund K. Daley. at Fort Humphreys.