Evening star., 1935-05-19
Social Life
AtQuantico
Is Curtailed
Formal Entertaining
Cancelled Due to
Death of Gen. Lee.

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official mourning on the post, fol-
lowing the death Monday OF the COM
manding general of the Marine Bar
racks at Quantico, Maj. Gen. Harry
Lee, U. S. M. c., all formal enter
tanning has been Cancelled.
Col. and Mrs. Thomas D. Barber,
and daughter, Miss Elizabeth Barber,
left Quantico Wednesday, following
the services of the late Maj. Gen.
Lee, for two months leave, which they
will spend motoring through New
England and Southern Canada. When
they complete their trip they will go
to Col. Barber's new station in COM
mand of the naval prison at Ports
mouth, N. H.
Col and Mrs. Barber have been
at Quantico for three years. Col
Barber being the post paymaster, and
will be greatly missed by their many
friends. Miss Barber has been
popular member of the younger set,
and her departure will leave a vacancy
that will be difficult to fill.
Lieut.. R. A. S. English, U. S. NJ,
captain of the S. S. Bear of Oak
land, one of Admiral Byrds ships,
was the guest of Maj and Mrs. G. c.
Hammer Saturday evening, May IL, at
their quarters on the post, where they
entertained a small company infor-
mally in his honor.
Mr.. and Mrs Kennard F. Bubler
were hosts to members Of the Byrd
expedition at dinner Thursday, May
o, at their quarters. Mr.. Bubier was
q member of the first Byrd expedi-
ton to the South Pole, being detailed
from Quantico to represent the Ma
rine Corps in the aviation branch OF
the expedition. Their guests were
Chief Pilot Harold June, who piloted
the Floyd Bennett on her historic
first flight over the South Pole; Mr..
Edward Demas, oceanologist Of Wash
ington, who was a member OF the
rescue party that saved Admiral Byrd
from his lengthy secluSion on the
ice. where he was gathering scientific
data; DR.. Perkins, scientist, and Mr.
Edward RooSe, seismographer of the
expedition.
Col. and Mrs. H. N Manney are
recent arrivals in Quantico from the
West Coast, where Col. Manney was
force Marine officer of the Battle
Force, on the U. S. S. California, which
has been his station for two years.
Col. Manney relieved Col. Paul Capron
as chief of staff and is occupying the
quarters recently vacated by Col
Frank Schwable.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. w. L. RupertuS
had as week end guests Mrs. Rupertus'
brother n-law and sister Lieut. Robert
Brodie. U. S. N, and Mrs. Brodie, and
Miss Henrietta Crossley, all of An
napolis.
Members of the House Naval Affairs
Committee. headed by Representative
Vinson of Georgia. and the major
general commandant of the Marine
Corps. Maj. Gen. John H. Russell;
Brig. Gen. Hugh Mathews, U. S. M. C.;
Lieut.. Col. Joseph Fegan, Lieut. Col.
E. A. Ostermann, Lieut.. Col. John N.
Arther and Lieut.. Col. Mathew H.
Kingman of Marine Corps Headquar-
ters in Washington, we're guests In
Quantico Saturday, May IL. After the
customary salute they reviewed
parade given in their honor. The
Ouantico aviators put on thrilling
air show Immediately following the
military demonstration.
The I'd Battalion, 5th Marines, COM
manded by Col. C. F. B. Price, were
hosts to the visitors at luncheon at
their barracks. The afternoon was
spent visiting various points of interest
about the post, after which they
stopped at the officers mess for re-
freshments. following which they re-
turned to Washington by motor.
Capt. and Mrs. A. w. L. Gordon and
their family will leave shortly for
Philadelphia, where Capt. Gordon has
been ordered for duty at the navy
yard.
A number of officers from the Ma
rine Corps School at Quantlco at
tended the annual meeting OF the
American Military Engineers held at
Fort Belvoir. Va, Monday They
were guests of the Army Engineers at
luncheon at Mckenzie Hall, the new
officers club at Fort Belvoir. Those
attending we're Lieut.. Col Earl H.
jenkins, Maj. Leroy P. Hunt, Lieut..
Col. Sam Woods, Maj. Benjamin
Gally, Maj. Herbert Hardy, Capt.
Oliver Francis, Capt. John Kaluf,
Capt. Frank Armstead, Capt. Daniel
Fox, Lieut.. H. c. Roberts, Capt. John
Mcqueen, Capt. William Onley. Capt.
John Greer, Capt. Louis Hahn and
Capt Howard Huff.
Mrs. Ralph Culpepper, wife OF Capt.
Culpepper, spent last week end in New
York City, where she was called by the
death of her father.
A number of golf enthusiasts of the
post were guests at the Army and
Navy Country Club in Alexandra
Sunday. They had luncheon at the
club and spent the afternoon playing
golf. Later in the afternoon they
were Joined by their wives for tea.
The hosts we're Capt. Curtis Munger,
U. S. N; Capt. Griffith Thomas U. S.
N; Capt. Henry billiard, U. S. NJ;
Comdr. Luther Sheldon, U. S. ~, and
Lieut. Fulton, U. S. N. The officers
from Quantico we're Lieut.. Col. w. c.
James. Lieut.. Col. Archie Howard,
Lieut.. Comdr George Bowling, U. S.
N; Lieut. Comdr. Arthur Beddoe, U.
S. N; Comdr. Anderson, U S. N;
Lieut.. q. g. Guy Stahr, U. S. N,
and Lieut.. q. G. Gillespie. U. S. N.
Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Arthur
Beddoe were dinner guests of Comdr.
Luther Sheldon, u S. NJ, at the Army
and Navy Club in Washington last
Sunday evening.
Lieut.. q. g. Thomas Altman, U.
s., N, and Mrs. Altman left Thursday
for 10 days leave, which they will
spend motoring through Indiana,
where Mrs. Altman has a numDer of
relatives and friends.