Evening star., 1935-10-27

dance at the officers mess Saturday
evening, October 10, proved to be the
gala occasion of the past two weeks.
1t was preceded by large number of
dinner parties which gave evidence
that the Fall social season is well on
its way.
Lieut. Col and Mrs. w. H. Rupertus
were hosts at dinner in the officers
mess before the dance Saturday.
Their guests were Capt. W. L. Mann,
jr., U. S. NJ. and Mrs. Mann, Col. and
Mrs. H. L. Parsons, Lieut.. Col and
Mrs. M. E. Shearer, Lieut.. Col. and
Mrs. C. j. Miller, Comdr. Otto M.
Forster. U. S. NJ, and Mrs. Forster,
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Harry Pickett,
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. H. L. Larsen,
Lieut. Col. and Mrs. w. c. James,
Maj. and Mrs. w. P. T. Hill, Lieut..
Comdr p J. Halloran, U. S. N and
Mrs. Halloran. Maj and Mrs. William
Riley and Lieut.. and Mrs. Robert
Brodie of Annapolis.
Another dinner was given before
the dance by Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. L..
w. Whaley, who entertained in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs Corey Wood of Cape
Haitian, Haiti Their other guests in
cluded Col Whaley'S brother-in law
and sister, Comdr. and Mrs. J. B.
Ewald of Washington, Col. and Mrs.
Julian Smith of Washington, Lieut..
Col. and Mrs. Raphael Griffin, Mrs.
w. A. Bloodworth, Mrs. L. P. Hunt,
Lieut. Col. and Mrs. E. H. jenkins,
Lieut. Col. NJ H. Kingman, Maj and
Mrs. S. c. Cumming. Maj. and Mrs
D. j. Kendall, Miss Anne E. Moncure,
Maj. Victor Bleasdale, Maj and Mrs.
c. H. Brown and Maj. Gambler A.
Wilkinson, U. S. A., and Mrs. Wilkin-
son.
Maj. and Mrs. Ray A. Robinson
were also hosts at dinner Saturday.
entertaining Col. and Mrs. C.. F. B.
Price, Lieut.. Col and Mrs. w. G.
Hawthorne of Washington, Maj. and
Mrs. A. H. Turnage of Philadelphia,
Mr.. and Mrs. William WambSley of
Preston, England, and Mr.. L. E. Orne
of Liverpool, England. Col. and Mrs.
Hawthorne and their daughter, Cor
.nelia, were guests Of Maj. and Mrs.
Robinson over last week end.
Miss Fontleroi Temple of Scotland
Neck, N. c.. was guest of honor at a
dinner given Saturday evening by her
brother-in-l and sister. Lieut.. and
Mrs. R. H. Meade. Others in the
company were Capt. and Mrs. T. J.
McQuade. Lieut.. and Mrs. A. r. PEI
ley, Miss Laura Smith, Lieut. j. H.
Griebel Lieut.. K. H. Cornell and Lieut..
S. A. Carlson of Washington.
Miss Temple returned Wednesday
TO her home at Scotland Neck after
weeks visit in Quantico. She was
accompanied by her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs T. D. Temple, who spent day
or two with Lieut.. and Mrs Meade.
Another dinner party given last
Saturday was that of Capt. and Mrs.
S. B. O'Neill who entertained in honor
of their house guests. Capt A. w.
Splitter, u S. A., and Mrs. Splitter
and Mr.. Bruce Woolard of Washing
ton Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Barry of
WEIGH, w. Va; Capt. and Mrs. L. G
Dehaven. Lieut.. and Mrs. w. l.
Phipps and Capt. L. L. Cover were
the other guests.
Mrs. Katherine Tate was hostess to
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Jongbloet and
Mr.. and Mrs. James Tate of Wash
ington at dinner in the officers mess
Saturday.
During a series of small dinner
parties given this week in their quar-
ters, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs H. L. Larsen
entertained informally Maj. and Mrs.
Prentiss Geer. Maj. and Mrs. c. H.
Metcalf of Washington and their
daughter, Julia; Capt and Mrs. w. S.
Fellers, Capt. and Mrs. C. w. Pohl
and Mrs. Larsen's cousins, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. w. Collins, of Denver, Colo,
who arrived by motor this week and
will visit with Col. and Mrs. Larsen
until tomorrow.
Mrs. r. NJ Cults, widow of Col R.
NJ. Cults, U. S. NJ c., is the guest of
her son and daughter-in-law, Capt
and Mrs. r. M. Cults, jr. She will be
Joined in few days by her daughter,
Mrs. John Wainwright, and her small
son, John Wainwright, 4th. Mrs.
Cults and Mrs. Wainwright will go
later to Coconut Grove, Fla, where
they will spend the Winter.
Maj. and Mrs. H. D. Shannon and
their daughter, Virginia, motored to
with their other daughter, Celeste,
who Is student at Averett College
there.
Maj. and Mrs Maurice Gregory en-
tertained about so guests at a cock
tail party yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Hall Of Shang-
hai. China, arrived last week to visit
Capt. and Mrs. D. r. Fox. Mr.. Hall
is an inspector of the Shanghai police
force and is on several months leave
Capt. and Mrs. Fox were hosts at
dinner last evening in honor of their
house guests. Others in the COM
pany were Capt. and Mrs George
Esau, Capt. and Mrs. w. B. Onley
Lieut.. and Mrs. E. S. Piper, Lieut.. and
Mrs. Lee N. Utz, and Lieut.. and Mrs.
r. M. McAllister.
Miss Edith Lee is entertaining this
evening at masquerade in her home,
Blue Wing Farm, near Whitewater.
Va. A treasure hunt and dancing
was planned for her young guests, who
include Miss Marilyn Bassett, Miss
Katherine Moncure. Miss Marion
Montague. Miss Eleanor Forster, Miss
Virginia Hunter, Miss Martha Allen,
Miss Esther Allen, Miss Marybell Lee,
Miss Mary Ellen Fassett, Miss Peggy
Lewis. Miss Nora Quigley. Miss Louise
Culpepper, Miss Grace Thompson, who
Is Miss Lees house guest this week