Evening star., 1935-10-20
Fort Meade
Club Scene
OF OfReception
Event Honoring Gen.
Bowley Held Last
Night.

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October l9.-Col. Edgar A. Myer, who
has been on general staff duty in
Washington, and Mrs. Myer arrived
on the post last Saturday and are
now occupying quarters O-3. Prior
to coming to Fort Meade, Col. and
Mrs. Myer spent leave at Diamond
Lake, Mich. Col. Myer IS to be IN
Saith Infantry.
There is to be a reception to honor
Gen. and Mrs. A. J. Bowley this
evening at the Officers' Club. The
reception is sponsored by the officers
and ladies of Sd Corps Area and Fort
Meade. Following the reception,
which is to be held at 7:30 pm, there
will be supper and dancing.
Preceding the meeting of the Ladies
Afternoon Bridge Club, which was
held at the Officers Club Tuesday,
Mrs. Laurence R. Bower entertained
at a delightfully."- appointed luncheon
in her quarters. when her guests in
cluded Mrs Peter E. Bermel, Mrs. S.
J. Raymond, Mrs. L. Monroe Bricker,
MIS-. ftuSS6l WdlIIlOuI, JdIIlCo
H Hagan, Mrs. Joseph S. Deugherty,
Mrs. John Lindner, Mrs. Francis j.
Gillespie, Mrs. William S. Murray
Mrs. John P. Evans, Mrs. Ewing H.
France, Mrs. Maury S. Cralle, Mrs.
Richard Wetherill, jr., and Mrs. Robert
w. Ward. The house and table decora-
tions were beautifully carried out in
Fall colors, with Autumn leaves and
flowers.
Mrs. Henry D. F. Munnikhuysen,
Mrs. Francis j. Gillespie and Mrs. L.
v. Hanks were hoSteSSes at the bridge
club and the prize winners were Mrs.
Benjamin Norris, Mrs. Ewing H.
France and Mrs. Kendall j. Fielder.
Miss Margaret Conover, daughter of
Capt. and Mrs. William Marsh of Fort
Benning, who are on temporary duty
in Washington, was visitor on the
post last Saturday evening when she
attended the hop at the Ohicers' Club.
Lieut.. Ralph T. Nelson, 66th In
fantry, who received orders last week
for duty at Fort Benning with the
29th Infantry has been ordered to
attend the Chemical Warfare School
at Edgewood Arsenal before report
ing to Fort Benning. He left the
post last Sunday for Edgewood. Mrs.
Nelson spent few days on the post
as the guest of Lieut.. and Mrs. John
F. Farra. She then left2for Miller Field,
N. Y, where she was the guest Of
Lieut. and Mrs Cummings for a week.
ho will tn
Bragg to visit her sister and then to
Fort Mcpherson for short visit, after
which she will go to her parents
home in Savannah, Ga, to remain
until December l, when she will join
Lieut.. Nelson at Fort Benning.
Lieut.. John B. Grinstead of the 66th
Infantry has also been ordered to the
Chemical Warfare School and then
the 29th Infantry at Fort Benning
He left for Edgewood last Saturday,
while Mrs. Grinstead went to Phila-
delphia to visit her brother-in-law
and sister before starting for Salt
Lake City, Utah, where she will re-
main as the guest of her parents
until December i, when she will join
her husband at the Georgia post.
Capt. and Mrs. William L. Mitchell
have had as their visitor recently the
latter's sister-in-law. Mrs. Raymond
Rapp Of Clarksburg, w. Va.
New arrivals for station with the
66th Infantry are Second Lieut.. and
Mrs. Charles E. Brown. who reached
here last week from Randolph Field,
Tex. They were house guests for
several days of Maj. and Mrs. Joel
r. Burney and they are now located
In Laurel while awaiting quarters on
the post.
A young hostess last Saturday after
noon was Miss Patsy Connor, daugh-
ter of Maj. and Mrs. Paul D. Connor,
who celebrated her ninth birthday.
Her guests were Peter Bermel. Mir
lam Ednie. Dorothy Bower, Neal Cald-
well, Russell Charlie Boy. and Missie
Walthour, Gertrude Febiger. Bobbie
Tim and Sammy France. Audrey Fer
rec, Peggy, Nancy and Patty Lou
Higgins, Ray Larkins, Florence Belle
Hagan. Ethel May and Vincent Tan
Eola, and Helene Connor. The table
decorations were carried out in yel-
dow. pink and green, with sugar
plum tree in the center of the table.
The large birthday cake was decorated
with candles and yellow sugar birds.
Orders were received by Maj. S. j.
Raymond during the week for duty in
Fort Hauchuca, Ariz. He will sail
from New York on November /.
Last Sunday there was golf match
on the post between the 66th In
fantry, the 34th Infantry and the
staff, with the 66th the victors for
the day. Preceding the match the
officers of the teams attended a break
fast at the Officers Club.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Ralph Woods, who
are on leave while en- route from the
2lst Infantry at Schof1eld Barracks,
Hawaii. to the Field Artillery School
at Fort Sill, Okla, were visitors
on the post during the week, when
they were guests of Lieut.. and Mrs.
Maury S. Cralle.
% Preceding the hop at the Officers
Club last Saturday evening. October
'12, Lieut.. and Mrs. Cralle entertained
Lieut.. and Mrs. Ralph T. Nelson at
dinner in their quarters.
i Col. Edgar A. Myer and Lieut.. Col.
D. B. Grafton, who are to attend the
refresher course at Fort Benning for
q month, will leave Fort Meade dur
ing the coming week for Georgia.
Mrs. Grafton will accompany Col.
Grafton on the motor trip down for
his stay at Benning. After the course