Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23

The George Washington's birthday
dance at the officers mess this eve
Ming and the dinner parties which
preceded it made a gay ending for a
busy week. Many of the wives who
have been away visiting friends and
relatives during their husbands alb
sences on the Winter maneuvers Of
the LIST Brigade, Fleet Marine Force.
have returned, to be at home when
part of the brigade arrives this week
end.
Col. and Mrs. F. A. Barker enter
tanned at dinner in the officers mess
this evening before the dance for the
commanding general and Mrs. c. H.
Lyman. Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Thomas
Holcomb, Miss Irvine, Col. G. M.
Kincade, Col. and Mrs. r. L. Denig,
Mrs. H. L. Parsons, Col. and Mrs. c.
j. Miller, Capt. w. l.. Mann, jr., u.
S. NJ, and Mrs. Mann; Comdr. o. M.
Forster. U. S. NJ, and Mrs. Forster;
Mrs. L. p. Hunt, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs.
w. H. Rupertus, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs.
M. E. Shearer, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs.
S. S. Lee, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. H. L.
Larsen, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. w. c.
James, Maj. and Mrs. C. H. Brown,
Maj. and Mrs. J. P. Brown, Maj. and
Mrs. w. P. T. Hill, Maj. and Mrs.
w. T. Clement, Capt. and Mrs. J.
M. McHugh, Capt. and Mrs. w. F.
Brown. Capt. and Mrs. L. B. Cress-
well, Capt. and Mrs. F. r. Armstead
and Lieut.. and Mrs. J. P. Julian.
Maj. and Mrs. l.. r. Jones also
were hosts at dinner party in the
officers mess this evening. The COM
pany included their week end house
guests. Mrs. H. H. Godfrey and Miss
Kim Cromwell, Maj and Mrs. A. A.
GLADDEN., Maj. and Mrs. c. M. Ruff
ner, Maj. and Mrs. Robert Pepper,
Capt. and Mrs. w. S. Fellers, Capt.
H. B. Liversedge, Capt. P. S. Strong.
Capt. and Mrs. Frederick Merton and
Capt. and Mrs. w. M. Mitchell.
Another charming dinner was
given this evening by Capt. and Mrs.
S. A. King in their quarters, where
they entertained as guests Maj. and
Mrs. e. F. c. Collier, Capt. and Mrs.
K. B. Chappell. Capt and Mrs. J. H.
Fellowes, Lieut.. and Mrs. J. w. Jami-
son, Capt. and Mrs. w. o. Brice,
Capt. and Mrs. L. H. NJ Sanderson,
Lieut.. and Mrs. c. o. Comp, Capt.
and Mrs. w. w. Davies and Capt.
and Mrs. ]. c. Mcqueen.
Lieut.. and Mrs. L. r. Lampman.
Lieut.. and Mrs. H. r. Paige, Lieut..
and Mrs. F. H. Wirsig, Lieut.. and
Mrs. r. H. Meade. Lieut.. and Mrs.
F.. B. LOOMS and Lieut.. and Mrs. r.
S. Ford were dinner guests this eve
ming Of Lieut.. and Mrs. c. E. Cort-
ner in their quarters.
Mrs. w. T. Wood, Mrs. Cortner's
mother. and her aunt. Mrs Pauline
Pardee of New York City, arrived yes
terday to visit Lieut.. and Mrs. Cort-
ner for a short time
Lieut.. and Mrs. w. O Thompson
entertained Lieut.. and Mrs. J. z.
Young, Lieut.. and Mrs. r. E. Harper,
Lieut.. and Mrs. c. D. Silard and Lieut..
and Mrs. T. B. Willard as guests at an
informal dinner party in their quarters
this evening.
Mrs. r. L. Denig was guest of
honor at a bridge luncheon given
Thursday afternoon by Mrs. o. M.
Forster in her quarters
Comdr. and Mrs. Forster were hosts
at an informal dinner Tuesday
evening.
Lieut.. B. K. Atkins, United States
Navy, was the house guest for several
days this week of Lieut. Comdr and
Mrs. Kress. He has recently been de-
tached from duty abroad the U. S. S.
New Mexico and assigned to the
destroyer U. S. S. Mahan, which will
be commissioned in April at Staten
Island, N. Y.
Miss Mary Miller Kress left the
post Thursday to visit Miss Polly
Larimer, daughter of Admiral E. B.
Larimer, United States Navy, retired,
and Mrs. Larimer, in Charlottesville,
Va, until tomorrow. Miss Kress and
her hostess are attending the mid
Winter dances at the University of
Virginia.
Lieut.. and Mrs. H. E. Mauldin were
hosts at dinner Sunday evening.
Mrs. VIZ. Wallace and her small
daughter, Susan, were visitors over
last week end with Mr.. and Mrs.
F.. r. Walls;e at Haverford, Pa. Mr..
and Mrs. Wallace are brother and
sister-in-law of Capt. Wallace.
Mr.. c. F. B. Price spent last week
end on the post with his mother, Mrs.
c. F. B. Price. He had with him a
classmate at the Massachusetts Insti-
tute of Technology, Mr.. Thomas Ken
witt. Both young men are members
of the Tech rifle team, which shot
a match Saturday afternoon at the
United States Naval Academy in
Annapolis.
Capt. and Mrs. j. c. Mcqueen have
as guests this week end Lieut.. and
Mrs. Harold Hansen of Washington.