Evening star., 1936-02-09
Dance Ends
Bright Week
At Quantico
Mrs. C. H. Lyman
Will Be "at Home"
Today for Wives.

r7rties and marked the end of a week
which was made gay by number of
informal parties and entertainment
for house guests.
Mrs. C. H. Lyman will be "at home
tomorrow afternoon to the wives OF
officers of the Fleet Marine Force.
Mrs. c. F. B. Price. Mrs. H. L. Parsons.
Mrs. L. P Hunt. Mrs. G. D. Jackson
and Mrs. c. A. Larkin will assist Mrs.
Lyman at the tea tables.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs Raphael Griffin
entertained as dinner guests in the
officers mess this evening before the
dance Sir James MacBrian, Maj. Gen.
Leon B. KRONER, Mrs. j. c. Smith OF
Washington, Lieut.. Col and Mrs. M.
E. Shearer, Lieut.. Col and Mrs. E. H.
jenkins, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. w. c.
James. Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. L. w.
Whaley. Comdr and Mrs. A. c. Smith.
Mai. and Mrs w. P. T. Hill. Capt. and
Mrs. w. R. Hughes and Capt. and Mrs.
w S. Fellers.
Sir James MacBrian. commandant
of the Canadian Royal Mounted Police
and brother in-law of Mrs. L. w.
Whaley, and Maj. Gen. KRONER,
United States Army, who is stationed
In Washington as chief of Cavalry,
were the guests Sunday and are visit
ing again this week end Col. and Mrs.
Whaley.
Another dinner party was given
before the dance this evening, when
Capt. and Mrs. A. T. Mason had
as guests III their quarters Col. and
Mrs. C. J. Miller, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs.
Leo D. Hermle of Washington, Maj.
and Mrs. S. c. Cumming, Maj. and
Mrs. c. NJ. Ruffner, Maj. and Mrs. D.
j. Kendall, Capt. and Mrs. A. w.
Cockrell and Capt. and Mrs. L. B.
CressWeu.
Lieut.. R. H. Meade, United States
Navy. and Mrs. Meade also entertained
at dinner in their quarters this eve
ming. Their guests included Lieut.
Comdr. and Mrs. Conrad Jacobsen OF
Washington, who are week end house
guests. and the latter's sister; Maj.
Victor Bleasdale and Capt. and Mrs
K. B. Chappell.
Miss Annette Griffin, daughter OF
Lieut.. Col and Mrs Raphael Griffin,
was hostess this evening at dinner
In the officers mess in compliment to
Miss Kathleen Cherry, who is STU
dent at Hollins College. The guests
were Miss Virginia Cassaday of Fred
ericksburg. Miss Georgiana Woodhouse
of Portsmouth. Va; Mr.. R. j. Un-
tryner and Mr.. Howland Lara of
Washington and Mr.. Howard Chap
man of Alexandria.
Mrs. F. A. Barker
Back From Miami Beach.
Mrs. F. A. Barker returned Mon
day from Miami Beach, Fla. where
she has been spending the last few
weeks.
Mrs. w. L. Mann returned Wednes-
day from New York City, after visit
of two weeks with her daughter, Bev-
erley, who is a student at the Amer
lean Academy of Arts.
Mrs. F. r. Armstead entertained
Thursday afternoon in her quarters
at a small bridge luncheon, in honor
of Mrs. R. L. Denig.
Maj. and Mrs. S. c. Cumming were
hosts Tuesday evening at dinner for
former Surg Cen of Public Health
and Mrs. Hugh F. Cumming. Among
the guests we're Commanding Gen.
and Mrs. c. H. Lyman, Capt. w.
L. Mann, Col. and Mrs. c. j. Mil
Ter, Lieut. Col and Mrs. H L. Larsen
and Maj. and Mrs. w. T. Clement.
Gen Cumming, who has recently re-
tired after 40 years service with the
Public Health Service, is Maj. Cum
ming's uncle.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs E. H Jenkins
entertained Wednesday and Friday
afternoons at cocktail parties in their
quarters.
Mr.. Charles F. B. Price is spend
ing his midterm vacation from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technol-
ogy with his parents, Col. and Mrs.
c. F. b Price.
Miss Emmala James, daughter of
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. w. c. James, is
also spending her midterm vacation
at home. She is student at Hannah
More Academy near Reisterstown, Md
Lieut.. Col and Mrs w. c. James en-
tertained Col. and Mrs. r. L. Denig,
Col. and Mrs F. A. Barker, Lieut..
Col. and Mrs. M. E. Shearer and Mrs.
H. L. Parsons at an informal dinner
in their quarters Wednesday evening
before the movies.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs Larsen
Hosts At Dinner Last Night.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. H. L. Larsen
IN I Il
party in their quarters last evening.
Miss Mary Miller KresS has as house
guests this week end Lieut. Carlyle
Helber, U. S. N, and Mrs Helber of
Washington, and Miss Polly Larimer
of Charlottesville. She entertained at
a dinner for her guests before the
dance this evening.
Miss Kress spent last week end in
Washington as the guest of Mrs.
Helber, and with her hostess attended
the Friday ride" and tea dance at
Fort Myer, Va.
Sunday afternoon Lieut.. Comdr. and
Mrs. c. C. Kress were among the
guests at a tea given by Mrs. A. D.
Brockett at her home in Alexandria,
Va.
Mrs. D. T. Hunter and her daugh-
ter Mary Virginia, were the guests
last week end of DR.. and Mrs Francis
Kerney In Baltimore.
Lieut.. Comdr Wells Robert is the
house guest this week end of Capt.
and Mrs. E. F. Carlson. Capt. and
Mrs. Carlson we're hosts at a small
dinner in their home Saturday eve
ming, February l.
Capt. and Mrs. w. S. Brown, Mrs.
r. F. Crist, Lieut.. and Mrs. w. o.
Thompson and Mrs William Kenealy
of Washington were the dinner guests
Saturday evening, February l, of Capt.
and Mrs. w. M. Mitchell at party in
their quarters.
Mrs. Nelson Jefress and her infant
daughter Jane arrived Wednesday to
spend the remainder of the week with
Mrs. r. F. Crist. Thy are returning