Evening star., 1935-12-15
Season Stirs
Society a t
Quantico,Va.
Commanding General
and Mrs. Lyman
Entertain.

QUANTICO. Va, December IA
With the approach of another holiday
season social activities on the post
have increased. A number of officers
and their families have been enter
tanning during the week and a large
dance at the officers mess this eve
ming was the occasion for several din
1ner parties.
The commanding general and Mrs.
c. H. Lyman entertained as luncheon
guests Tuesday Maj. Gen. j. c. Breck-
inridge and Brig. Gen. j. P. Buttrick.
The Chinese Ambassador, DR.. Alfred
SEE; Mr.. and Mrs. Mahlon Perkins,
Mr.. and Mrs. Myrl Myers, Mrs. Robert
Dunlap and Col. and Mrs. w. P.
Upshur were the guests at luncheon
of Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Thomas Hol-
comb Sunday, December 8, in their
quarters.
Gen. and Mrs Holcomb were hosts
Tuesday evening at dinner, having as
their guests Col and Mrs. r. L. Denig,
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. M. E. Shearer,
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. w. H. Rupertus,
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. S. B. Kennedy.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. E. H. jenkins and
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs L. P Hunt.
Wednesday evening Gen. and Mrs.
Holcomb had as dinner guests in their
quarters DR.. and Mrs. George Tribe
of Washington, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs.
w. C. James, Maj. and Mrs. NJ. H.
Silverthorne, Maj. and Mrs. S. c.
Cumming. Maj. and Mrs. c. A. Wilkin-
son and Capt. and Mrs. w. F. Brown.
Before the dance this evening the
officers mess was the scene of three
charming dinner parties.
Lieut. Col. and Mrs. A. w. Jacobsen
entertained as their guests at dinner
in the officers mess this evening Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. Thomas Holcomb, Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. Hugh Matthews OF
Washington, Col. and Mrs. G. J. Miller,
Col. and Mrs. C. B. Vogel of Washing
ton, Lieut. Col and Mrs. E. H. Jenkins.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. H. L. Larsen.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. L. c. Shepherd of
Washington, Lieut.. Comdr and Mrs.
E. F. Cochran of Norfolk, Maj and
Mrs. C. E. Ruffner, Maj and Mrs.
Field Harris of Washington, Maj. Vic
tor Bleasdale. Capt. and Mrs. w. F.
Brown and Capt. and Mrs. Ivan Miller.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Cochran are
the house guests of Col. and Mrs.
jacobsen over Sunday.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. A. D. RoreX,
Capt ]. B. Pollard. u S. N. and Mrs.
T.d To-
and Mrs. Bruce, and Maj. Walter
Dumas, U. S. A., and Mrs. Dumas,
all of Washington, were the out-of-
town guests of Maj. and Mrs. W. E.
Riley at a dinner given by them in
the officers mess this evening. Among
those from the post who attended
were Lieut.. Col and Mrs. w. H.
Rupertus, Maj. and Mrs. w. P. T.
HILL Maj and Mrs. G. D. Jackson,
Mai. and Mrs. w. T. Clements. Maj.
and Mrs E. M. Spencer. Capt. and
E1Ts. Delmer Byfeld. Maj. and Mrs.
S. C. Cumming. Maj. and Mrs. E. F. c.
Collier, Mai. and Mrs. B. w. Cally
and Maj. c. A. Wilkinson, U. S. A.,
and Mrs. Wilkinson.
Lieut.. and Mrs E. A. Montgomery
we're also hosts at dinner before the
dance. Miss Mary jenkins of Beau
fort S. c., who motored north with
Lieut.. and Mrs. Montgomery when
they returned from Paris Island last
week and is visiting them, was guest
of honor at the dinner.
Lieut.. and Mrs. J. C. Bigler gave
q cocktail party in their quarters be-
fore the dance for about so guests.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. H. L. Larsen
were hosts at an informal dinner in
their quarters last evening, when they
had as guests Lieut.. Col. and Mrs.
L. C. Shepherd of Washington, Lieut..
Col. and Mrs. E. H. Jenkins, Lieut..
Col and Mrs. W. H Rupertus, Maj
and Mrs. w. T. Clement, Maj. and
Mrs. S. c. Cumming, Maj and Mrs.
w. E. Riley and Maj. and Mrs. w. P.
T. Hill.
Comdr. and Mrs. T. C. Anderson
gave a cocktail party Wednesday
afternoon in their quarters as a fare
well party TO their daughter, Mrs