Evening star., 1935-03-24
Group Rides, Tea Dances
At VIRGINIA Army Post

FORT BELVOIR, Va, March %
Col. and Mrs. George R. Spalding and
their daughter, Miss Alice Spalding,
entertained with a delightful tea
dance at Mackenzie Hall Saturday at
5 o'clock for officers and ladies of the
post and a small group of other
Engineer officers. Music for dancing
was played oy the post orchestra.
Miss Katherine Vrendenburgh of
Freehold. N. Y, arrived Friday to be
the guest of her cousin. Miss Ethel
Page Matheson, daughter of Lieut..
Col. and Mrs. r. D. Matheson. Miss
Vrendenburgh, who is a student at
st. GATHERINGS School at Richmond,
will spend her Spring vacation here.
A number Of officers and ladies of
the post will go for l0-mile group
ride at 9 o'clock Sunday morning.
The group will follow the bridal paths
through the woods with no obstacles,
and will gather at Mackenzie Hall
after the ,ide for light refreshments.
Capt. and Mrs. Robert J. Hoffman
have as their house guests Mrs. Hoff-
mans sister, Mrs. James F. Norton,
and Mrs. James Trainor, both of
Jersey City, N. J.
Lieut.. and Mrs Thomas A. Adcock
are the parents of ali infant son, born
Sunday, March II, at Walter Reed
Hospital at Washington. The baby's
name is Thomas Garth Adcock.
Capt. and Mrs. Charles Bathurst
and Lieut.. and Mrs. C. F. Robinson
of West Point arrived today to spend
the. week end as guests of Capt. and
Mrs. Heath Twicheli.
Mrs. Benjamin r. Winner has re-
turned from Walter Reed Hospital
with her infant son, Richard Jay
Winner.
Miss Evelyn Wright, daughter of
Chaplain and Mrs John r. Wright,
left Thursday Tor West Point, N Y,
where she is the guest of Lieut.. and
Mrs. E. Peterson. While there she is
visiting her brother, Cadet John
Ralph Wright, IT., who will be gradu-
ated from the academy in June. Miss
Wright will attend the "Hundredth
Night" this evening. and will return to
Fort Belvolr Sunday morning.
Invitations have been issued to an
amusing costume dance to be given
at the club next Saturday evening,
when Lieut.. and Mrs. Reynolds j.
Burt, jr.; Lieut.. and Mrs. Richard L..
Jewett and Lieut.. and Mrs. William
w. Ragland will be hosts. The en-
tertainmcnt will carry out the Ellis
Island motif, and guests are requested
to come as immigrants from various
lands. The post orchestra will fur
nish dance music.
Capt. and Mrs. Homer B. Petit will
entertain the Monday Night Bridge
Club next Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Gregory Bene-
dunn, Mr.. and Mrs. Beverly Roberts
and Mr.. George Benoit, all of Fred
ericksburg, were guests of Lieut.. and
Mrs. Philip F. KRONER last Sunday.
Mrs. KRONER entertained with a
dessert bridge and shower at her home
Friday afternoon, honoring Mrs. Ben
jamin r. Winner.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Rufo c. Romero
entertained small party informally
at their home Friday evening of last
week.
LOCdl OuiCeiS VIII nave IcCelVeu
orders to attend the Engineer School
here next Fall are Lieut.. Benjamin
R. Winner, Lieut.. William F. Cassidy,
Lieut.. Philip F. KRONER, jr., and
Lieut.. Chester l.. Landaker. Sixteen
other officers have been named as
students of the school for the next
term.
The Post Bridge Club was enter
tanned with bridge party and light
refreshments at Mackenzie Hall FRI
day evening.
Capt. and Mrs. James c. Marshall
entertained with g. small dinner at
their quarters Friday evening, after
which they and their guests attended
the bridge party at the club.