Evening star., 1935-05-12
Engineers
Lay Plans
Of Meeting
Military Group Will
Include Events
For Women.

FORT BELVOIR, Va, May IL
The annual meeting OF the Soclety
of American Military Engineers will
be held at Fort Belvoir Monday, when
officers of the post and members of
a luncheon at Mackenzie Hall. The
list of distinguished guests will include
a number Of well-known Engineer
officers from Washington and vicin-
ity. The morning session. which will
be a technical meeting, will be open
to ladies OF the post. officers wives
and other members of their families
will also attend the afternoon session,
which will consist of practical dem
onstrations.
1t will be with pride that Fort
Belvoir residents show their visitors
through the post and exhibit the great
Improvements that have been made
here since the last meeting OF the
society. In its ideal setting of natural
beauty this Engineer post is becoming
one of the most attractive of Army
stations.
Members of the National Guard and
Reserve officers class were hosts at a
colorful lance at the Officers Club
Friday night, which was attended by
officers and ladies and their guests.
Music was played by the post or
chestra, and refreshments we're served
during the evening. Several officers
and ladies entertained with dinner
parties at their quarters before the hop.
On Friday evening, May II, at $3.50
o'clock, the Essayons Dramatic Club
will present its final performance OF
the season at the Engineer Theater.
The play to be given is Elizabeth Nc
Faddens Double Door" which met
with great success on the New York
stage and in the film version. Miss
Alice Spalding, who is directing
Double Door," previously has demon
strated remarkable talent in amateur
theatricals, both in performance and
in direction. The cast OF players In
the Essayons Clubs last appearance
for the year includes Mrs. Philip F.
KRONER, jl.; Mrs. Heath TWlchell,
Mrs. Edmund K. Daley, Mrs. Homer
B. Petit, Miss Evelyn Wright, Lieut..
Louis r. Wirak. Lieut.. Chester w.
OFT, Lieut. Edmund K. Daley. Lieut.
William w. Ragland, Lieut. Elmore G.
Smith and Mr. David M. Matheson.
Officers and civilians who find 1t
impossible to attend the Friday per-
formance will be admitted to the dress
rehearsal Thursday evening. Tickets
for the presentation Friday evening
may be obtained through the dra-
matics representative. Lieut.. Col, John
r. D. Matheson, or at the box office.
officers and ladies and their guests
will meet at the Oficers' Club after
the play for dancing and refresh
ments.
Following the regular meeting OF
the Ladies' Reading Club, the wives
Of Reserve officers of the Spring class
we're hostesses at tea at Mackenzie
Hall Monday afternoon.
Gen. G. C. Shaw, retired, and Mrs.
Shaw of Washington were guests OF
their son-in-law and daughter, Lieut.
and Mrs. Edmund K. Daley. at
luncheon Wednesday, Lieut., and
Mrs. Daley are entertaining as week
end guests Lieut.. and Mrs. Donald
Hawkins. who are spending a leave
of absence in Washington.
Capt. and Mrs. Karl B. Schilllng
entertained with a buffet supper for
25 at their home Friday evening, after
which they and their guests attended
the dance at the club. Their guests
were Maj. and Mrs. Daniel Noce.
Maj. and Mrs. James A. McCallam,
Capt. and Mrs. James B. Newman. jr.;
Capt. and Mrs Morris w. Gilland,
Lieut.. and Mrs. Reynolds J. Burt, jr.:
Lieut.. and Mrs. Edward M. Markham,
jr.; Lieut.. and Mrs. Edmund <. Daley,
Lieut.. and Mrs. George H. Edwards,
Lieut.. and Mrs. Francis T. Drought,
Miss Alice Spalding, Miss Viola Ad-
cock. Capt. Conway, Lieut.. Louis r.
Wirak and Lieut.. Kenneth A. Nc
Crimmon.
Capt and Mrs Robert J. Hoffman
and their young son motored to Jer-
sey City, N. j.. last Friday, returning
Sunday Mrs. Hoffman'S mother,
Mrs w. J. Drye, is making a visit
here.
Invitations have been issued to
dance at Mackenzie Hall next Sat-
urday night, which will be given by
Capt. and Mrs. John NJ. Harman and
Lieut.. and Mrs. Benjamin r. Winner.
Several dinner parties have been
planned to precede the dance.
Capt. and Mrs. Robert H. Elliott
were hosts to II guests at dinner
before the dance Friday night. Among
guests were Maj G. J. Richards. C. E.,
and Mrs Richards of Washington.
Among the Fort Belvoir patients
at Walter Reed Hospital is Mrs. Clar-
ence NJ Reddig, wife of Maj. Reddig, !
who is convalescing
Lieut.. John D. Matheson. c. E.,
son of Lieut.. Col and Mrs. John r. D.
left Saturday for New York
where he will sail Tuesday on the |
United States Army transport U. S. S.
Grant for California. Lieut.. Mathe- |
son, who has been attached to the |
18th Engineers. is now assigned to
duty as student at the University of |
California.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Harold P Henry |
entertained with a cocktail party at |
their home Friday evening preceding |
the dance at the club. Mrs. Henry's
brother, Mr.. Charles Fallon of North |
Adams, Mass. is making visit here.
Lieut.. and Mrs. N L. Manzano and !
their young son arrived at Fort Bel |
voir Thursday to be the guests of !
Lieut.. and Mrs. Rufo C. Romero !
Lieut.. Manzano Of the 14th Engineers
recently has been attached to Fort |
Philippine Islands. and
with his family is spending a four
month leave of absence in a tour
around the world. They will sail |
from New York on May % for Cher
bourg. and expect to spend two
months touring Europe before con-