Evening star., 1935-07-14
Fort Meade
Entertaining
Is Informal
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. D.
B. Grafton Fete 80
Guests at Supper.

July l3.-With the advent of Midsum-
mer warmth and its attending languor.
informality Is the order OF the day In
all post entertaining. Saturday eve
ming, July 6, Lieut.. Col and Mrs. d.
B. Grafton entertained over 30 guests
at a delightful supper party at the
Officers Club. Preceding supper, many
Of the guests enjoyed a cooling dip
in the beautiful club pool. Among
the of -the-post guests were Col. and
Mrs. Harry Mitchell Of washington
and Mrs. Mitchell's mother, Mrs.
Higgins of Chicago: Col. James
Blackington of Detroit and his niece.
Miss Eleanor Blackington; Maj. and
Mrs. John Hinemon Of Washington
and their daughter, Miss Betty Hine-
mon; Maj. Young, Maj. Joseph Lam
caster, Miss Virginia Thiel and Mr..
Robert Thiel of Baltimore.
Announcement has been made of
the engagement Of Miss Betty Anne
Long Of Roland Park, Md, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs Maurice A. Long, to
Lieut.. Daniel M. Cheston, jr., of
the 34th Infantry, at Fort Meade.
Miss Long, who made her debut three
years ago, is a graduate of BriArcliff
School, at Briarcliff, N. Y, and the
Maryland Institute. Lieut.. Cheston
is the son of Col and Mrs. Daniel M.
Cheston, at present stationed at Bal
timore. The wedding is planned for
the Autumn.
Capt and Mrs. L. Monroe Bricker
had visiting them for July and the
week end Capt. Brieker's sister, Mrs
Campbell Smith, and Mr.. Smith Of
Toledo, with their son, Mr.. Coyle
Smith. Mr.. Wilbur Wacker of Toledo
was also their guest at that time.
Capt. Paul Connor has as his
guest his brother, Comdr. John
Francis Connor, U. S. N, retired, of
New York
Mrs. John P. johnson Of Johns
town, Pa, spent the last two weeks
with her son, Lieut.. Wilhelm P. John
son and Mrs johnson.
Maj. and Mrs. Carl J. Adler left the
past during the week Mrs. Adler
sailed Thursday from New York
aboard the S. S. Borinquen for
Puerto Rico, where she will spend
month in San Juan visiting Capt.
and Mrs. Harry Hanson, who were
formerly stationed at Fort Meade.
When she returns she will visit rela-
tives in Boston and Syracuse. leaving
the latter part Of the Summer for
Fort Warren, Wyo., which is Maj.
Adler's new station. Maj. Adler will
make q short visit to his father, Mr..
Carl Adler, in Philadelphia, and from
there he and his father will sail for
Hamburg. Germany, to spend the
Summer. before the former reports
for duty at the wyoming post.
Maj. and Mrs. Adler were dinner
guests Tuesday evening of Lieut.. and
Mrs. John H. Evans, whose other
guests included Mai and Mrs. Howard
Hume and Capt. and Mrs. Herbert B.
Wheeler. Wednesday Maj. and Mrs.
Adler lunched with Lieut.. and Mrs.
Ralph E. Tbbetts.
Mrs. Leo H. Heintz, who spent a
month visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Lee, In Atlanta, Ga, re-
turned the first Of the month. Tues
day, July 2, Miss Emily Mathews Of
Atlanta arrived at Fort Meade to visit |
Lieut.. and Mrs. Heintz for several |
weeks.
Mrs. James H. Hagan, who has
visiting her her sister, Miss Mary
Louise Scothorn of Junction City,
Kans.. entertained Thursday at tea
in compliment to her guest
Lieut.. and Mrs John F. Farra and
Lieut.. and Mrs. Paul J. Mitchell en-
tertained jointly at dinner this eve
ming at the Officers Club preceding
the hop. Their guests included Col
John r. Brewer, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs
D. B. Grafton. Lieut.. Col. and Mrs.
Alvin Colburn, Maj. and Mrs. Howard
Hume, Maj. and Mrs. George L.
Febiger, Maj. and Mrs. Francis G.
Bonham, Maj. and Mrs. Harris M.
Melasky, Maj. and Mrs. Henry G.
Sebastian. Maj. and Mrs. Herman H
Meyer, Maj. and Mrs. Benjamin L.
Jacobson of Washington, Capt. and
Mrs. Peter E. Bermel, Capt. and Mrs.
Harold w. Churchill, Capt. and Mrs.
Herbert B. Wheeler, Capt. and Mrs.
James H. Hagan, Capt. and Mrs Ken
dali J. Fielder, Capt. and Mrs. Joseph
8. Daugherty, Capt. and Mrs Earl A.
johnson, Capt. and Mrs. Grattan Nc
Cafferty, Capt. and Mrs. Norris A.
Wimberley, Capt. and Mrs. Charles
NJ. Walton. Capt. and Mrs. Harry
Henry, Capt. and Mrs. Oliver H
Prizer, Capt. and Mrs. Lawrence c.
Jaynes. Capt. and Mrs. Laurence r.
Bower. Capt. and Mrs. Thomas H.
Young, Capt. and Mrs. Frances j. Gill
lespie, Capt. and Mrs. William S. Muir
ray, Lieut.. and Mrs. William L.
Mitchell, Lieut.. and Mrs. Rupert
Graves, Lieut.. and Mrs. John B. Grin
stead, Lieut.. and Mrs. w. P. Johnson,
Lieut.. and Mrs. Maury S. Cralle, Lieut..
and Mrs. Richard Wetherill, jr.; Lieut..
and Mrs. Ralph T. Nelson, Lieut.. and
Mrs Robert w. Ward, Lieut.. and Mrs.
Leo H. Heintz, Lieut. and Mrs. William
j. Sichi, Mrs. E. r. Baer, Miss Mary
Louise Scothorn, Miss Genevieve
Gehres, Miss Emily Mathews, Miss
Dora Chun and Mr.. Pat Grafton.