Evening star., 1935-05-05

OUANTTCO, Va, May 4.-The ON
GERS Mess gave q large reception and
dance Wednesday evening in honor OF
the former major general commandant
of the Marine Corps, Gen. John A.
Lejeune, retired, and Mrs. Lejeune.
Receiving with Gen. and Mrs. Le-
ieune were Gen. and Mrs. Harry Lee
and Col. and Mrs. c. J. Miller.
Preceding the reception Gen. and
Mrs. Lee gave a large dinner party in
honor of Gen. and Mrs. Lejeune.
Other guests were Miss Laura Lejeune
and Miss Eugenia Lejeune. daughters
of the guests Of honor; Mrs. Salt
marsh, Gen and Mrs. Hugh Mathews
and Gen. and Mrs. Lane Of Washing
ton, Col and Mrs. C. F. B. Price,
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Sidney Smith Lee,
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. c. j. Miller,
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Calhoun Ancrum,
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. M. Shearer.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. T. D. Barber,
Lieut.. Comdr Clarence Kress, U. S. N,
and Mrs. Kress; Maj. Victor Bleas-
dale. Col. Archer, Maj. and Mrs.
Robert Davis Of Washington, Miss
Evelyn Lee and Lieut.. Thomas Ryan.
Gen. and Mrs. Lejeune and their
daughters came to Quantico to at
tend the re-enactment of the battle Of
Chancellorville, which took place
Thursday, with the Marines, Fort
Myer Cavalry and v. NJ I. Cadets
participating. Gen. Lejeune is the
superintendent of Virginia Military
Institute at Lexington, Va. WedneS-
day night they were guests Of Gen. and
Mrs. Lee, and they spent Thursday
night with Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Lee.
Another dinner at the Ofncers' Mess
before the reception was given by Gen.
and Mrs. Thomas Holcomb In honor Of
their house guests, Col and Mrs. Hal
dane H. Doig of st. Louis. Mo. The
other guests were Capt. William l..
Mann, jr., U. S. N. and Mrs. Mann;
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Earl Jenkins,
Capt and Mrs Daniel Fox. Mai and
Mrs Franklin Hart and Maj. and Mrs.
w. B. T. Hill.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Henry Larson
also entertained at dinner at the ON
GERS Mess Wednesday before the
reception.
Gen. and Mrs. Thomas Holcomb
entertained Thursday evening at din
ner in their quarters, the company
including Col. and Mrs Edward Bank
er, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Miles Thacher
and Capt. and Mrs. Randolph Pate.
Capt. and Mrs. Walter Wensinger
gave a large dinner party at the ON
GERS Mess this evening before the
regular dance tonight. The guests
were Maj. and Mrs. Franklin Topping
Steele, Mai. and Mrs. Robert Blake,
Miss Leontine Wallace, Capt. and Mrs.
Donald Kendall. Lieut.. Comdr. and
Mrs. George Dowling Capt. and Mrs
John c. Mcqueen. Capt. and Mrs
Jacob Plachta. Mai. and Ms Evans
o. Ames. Lieut.. George Bahm. u S.
NJ. and Mrs. Bahm; Lieut.. and Mrs.
John Jamison. Can't. and Mrs. Fred
erick Stack, Capt. and Mrs. Harry
DW1kelburger. Lieut.. and Mrs L. B.
Cresswell. Lieut. and Mrs Edwerd
Pugh, DR.. and Mrs. W. L. Bixby and
Mr.. Orison.
Mrs. S. D. Kilgore, widow of Col.
Kilgore, U. S. M. c., is visiting Ger
and Mrs. Charles II. Lyman for several
days.
Brig. Gen. Lyman and his staff
have left for the West Coast. where
they will join the feet and take part
in the maneuvers
The Marine Corps Riding and Polo
Association acted as hosts at dinner
at the Officers' Mess last night. to the
officers of the I'd Squadron, Sd Cavalry,
Fort Myer, Va, and their wives. on
the occasion of their overnight stay in
Quantico while en- route to Fort Myer
from the re-enactment Of the battle
Of Charlottesville. Following the
dinner there was a dance attended by
the other officers of the post and their
wives.
Mrs. Allen Caperton and Miss Vir-