Evening star., 1935-04-14
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Col. Schwable Retires
and Leaves to Live
in San Diego.

at a luncheon given by a number OF
officers of the post, Saturday, April g.
He has been one of the most popular |
officers in the Marine Corps and his |
retirement is q real loss to all that |
have served with him. In the COM |
pany We're Maj. Gen. Harry Lee, Lieut.. |
Col. Paul Capron, Lieut.: Comdr. P. G. |
Halloran, U. S. N. &C. c., Maj. Will
liam c. James, Maj. Maurice c.
Gregory, Maj. r. C. Anthony, Maj.
w. p. T. Hill, Maj. L. T. Rea. Maj.
r. M. Spencer, Capt. H. Carr. Capt.
Kenneth A. Inman, Capt. Leland
Swindler, Capt. Eli Savage, Capt. Del
mar Byfield Lieut.. Robert Meade,
u. S. N; Chief Marine Gunner E. T.
Ozabal. Chief Quartermaster Clerk
Harry Halliday, Chief Quartermaster
Clerk James Fountain, Quar- -ermaSter
Clerk A. N. Entringer, Mr.. G. T. Reig-
Ter and the guest of honor.
Mrs. Douglas Greene. wife Of Maj.
Greene, u. S. A., stationed at Phila-
delphia, and daughter Ann, have been
guests of Mrs. Greene's sister and
brother -in-law, Lieut.. Comdr. and
Mrs. Halloran.
Capt. James c. White, u. S. A., was
the overnight guest of his brother,
Lieut. John White. Capt. White is
en- route from Fort Shafter, Hawaii,
where he has been recently stationed,
to Fort Adam, Newport, r. l., where
he will be on duty.
Lieut.. White, who has been Gen.
Lyman's aide for year, is leaving
the post to join the U. S. S. Ranger
on the West Coast He will spend his
leave with his mother. Mrs. G. H.
White. at Fort Wayne, Ind, before
joining his ship.
Mrs. J. H Stadler, wife Of Lieut..
Stadler of Fort Meyer, Va, has been
the guest of Maj. and Mrs. c. Brown
Mai and Mrs. John Arther, U. S.
NJ c., of Washington, were guests SUN
day of Lieut.. and Mrs. Samuel Ballen-
tine
Brig. Gen and Mrs. Thomas Hol-
comb entertained number of friends
at two delightful dinner parties this
week Tuesday night they were hosts
to Lieut. Col and Mrs. William H.
Rupertus, Lieut.. Col and Mrs. Henry
L. Larson. Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Paul
Capron, and Lieut.. Col and Mrs. c. J.
Miller. Wednesday night their guests
were Mai and Mrs. Robert Blake,
Mai and Mrs. Clifton B. Gates, and
Mai and Mrs lie Roy P. Hunt.
Lieut.. Thomas D. White, U. S. A,
Of Washington was guest speaker
at the Marine Corps School Friday.
He has just returned from Russia,
where he was attached to the Ameri-
can Embassy. He will leave shortly
for Rome, where he will be assistant
military attache at the embassy there.
Miss Mary Tyler Heiner. daughter
of Capt. and Mrs. Robert Heiner,
U. S. N. IN. c., of Norfolk, Va,
was the week end guest of Lieut.. Col.
and Mrs. William H. Rupertus.
Lieut.. William E. Burke returned
to Quantico after two weeks leave,
which he spent in Newport, r. L. Wis
iting his wife and small son Nicholas.
Mrs. Burke has been with her family
in Newport while Lieut.. Burke was
away on maneuvers
Mrs. Beverly Muncie, daughter Of |
Capt. and Mrs. Pollard. U. S. N. |
(M c.. of Annapolis was recent |
guest of Lieut. and Mrs. Melvin G. |
Brown.
Lieut. and Mrs. T. j. Walker were |
hosts at an attractive dinner party |
given at the officers mess Saturday |
night before the dance
Maj. and Mrs. Robert Blake en-
tertained at their quarters Saturday |
night before the dance.
Mrs. Raymond Scollin, wife of
Lieut.. Scollin, and daughter Barbara
we're recent guests of Lieut.. and Mrs.
E. H. Salzman at Annapolis, while
Lieut.. Scollin was making a trip to
San Diego to fly plane back to
Quantico.
Maj. and Mrs. Campbell Brown left
Friday, April 5, for Spring Hill, Tenn,
where they were called by the sudden
death of Maj. Browns father, Mr.
Lucien p Brown.
Brig. Gen. George Richards of
Washington was a recent overnight
guest of Maj. and Mrs George Car
roll Hammer Gen. Richards was fly
ing to Paris Island from Quantico,
but due to unfavorable flying weather
was forced to postpone his trip.
The departure of Col. and Mrs.
Frank j. Schwable Monday brought
an end to series of attractive parties
and luncheOnS given in their honor
and in honor of their daughter. Mrs.
Margaret Towner. Col. Schwable is
retiring from the Marine Corps after
35 years of service, and will make his
home in San Diego. They are stop
ping for short visit with Col. Schwa-
ble's brother and sister-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry SchWable, at Scars
dale, N. Y. Mrs. Towner and her
children, George, Frank and Beverly,
Joined her parents Thursday, April II,
and they all sailed that evening for
San Diego on the S. S. President Taft.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Harry Lee and
Mrs. Lees mother, Mrs Saltmarsh,
entertained Comdr. and Mrs. c. G.
De Foney, U. S. N. of Annapolis, over
the week end. They attended the
dance at officers mess Saturday night.
Capt. Clyde Hartsell gave dinner
party recently in honor of Countess
Daria Mieroth of Paris, France, who
is visiting Lieut.. and Mrs. Melvin G.
Brown.
The Easter vacation has brought
home a number of the younger set
from school, Mr.. James Denig, from
Manlius, is visiting his parents, Col.
and Mrs. Robert Denig; Mr.. Roy Hunt
is visiting his parents, Maj. and Mrs
Leroy P. Hunt, and Mr.. Noel Gregory,
from Staunton Military School. is
spending the holidays with his parents,
Mai. and Mrs. Maurice Gregory.
A large reception was given by the
officers Of the post Thursday, April II,
in honor of the new arrivals. In the
receiving line were Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Harry Lee, Brig. Gen. and Mrs Charles
H Lyman, Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Thomas Holcomb, Col. and Mrs. c.
F.. B. Price and Lieut.. Col. and Mrs.
c. j. Miller.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Samuel Ballentine
left Friday for Marietta, Ohio, where
they are visiting Lieut.. Ballentine's
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