Evening star., 1936-09-06
~ UANTICO. Va, September S.
| The quarterly reception for
~ officers and their families

~ officers and their families
who have arrived on the post
during the last three months was
held at the Officers' Club Friday after
noon from 4:30 to $50 o'clock. Maj.
Gen. and Mrs. c. H. Lyman, Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. Thomas Holcomb, Col.
and Mrs. James J. Meade and Capt.
william j. Mann, jr., U. s. NJ, and
Mrs Mann received the guests.
Midshipman Andrew !. Lyman, who
Is spending September leave with his
parents, Maj Gen. and Mrs. C. H.
Lyman, was host at dinner at the
Officers' Club Saturday. His guests
included Miss Beverly Mann, Miss
Annette Griffin, Miss Celests Shannon,
Miss Brown, Miss Foster, Miss Mary
Virginia Hunter, Midshipman William
Hogahoom, Mr. lie Roy Hunt, Mr..
Thomas Tight, Mr.. Noel Gregory and
William Volger.
Col. and Mrs. James ]. Meade have
returned from San Diego, Calf,
where Col. Meade spent several
months on temporary duty. After
leaving San Diego, Col. and Mrs.
Meade motored up the West Coast
and through Canada, before arriving
at Quantico.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Louis w.
Whaley have as their house guests
over this week end, Maj. H. N.
Melasky, u. S. N, and Mrs. Melasky
of Washington.
Comdr. and Mrs. Paul w. Yeisley
are entertaining as their house guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Baum, Miss
Lucille Baker, Miss Ethel Baum and
Miss Jose Baum, all of Columbus,
Ohio.
Comdr. and Mrs. Bertram Groes-
back and their daughter, Miss Dor
othy Groesback. were the guests the
early part of the week of Comdr.
Groesback's brother -in-law and sister,
Capt. and Mrs. William P. Kelley.
They were on leave and en- route from
Pensacola, Fla, to Comdr. Groes-
backs new station at Newport News.
Va, where he will be attached to the
U. S. S. Yorktown.
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spending the week end with Lieut..
and Mrs William A. Kengla.
Mrs. B. w. Gally entertained at a
large tea at her quarters Thursday
afternoon in honor of Mrs. o. P.
Smith. Mrs. Henry Larson, Mrs c.
j. Miller and Mrs. Ray Robinson pre-
sided at the tea table, while Mrs. VIII.
liam Riley and Mrs. Randolph Pate
assisted in the dining room. Mrs.
Smith has recently returned from
Paris, where Maj. Smith attended
L'Ecole de Guerre. Maj. Smith is now
on the staff of the Marine Corps
schools at Quantico.
Capt and Mrs. William NJ. Mitchell
have Miss Elizabeth Shipley of Jones'
burg, Pa, visiting them this week end
Capt. and Mrs. John D. OLeary
and their daughter, Miss Bonnie Ann
OJeary, have returned to the post
after visiting in Atlantic City, N. j.,
and Waterbury, Conn. Capt. O'Leary's
mother, Mrs. Hannah O'Leary; niece,
Miss Rosemary Plunkett, and nephew,
Mr.. John D. Plunkett, of Waterbury,
accompanied them upon their return
and will remain as their guests at the
post for a week.
Capt. and Mrs. T. A. Holdahl have
as their guests Mrs. Charles Lynch
and her daughter, Miss Byrd Lynch,
of Baltimore. Md.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Paul J.
Halloran have as their guest Mrs.
Halloran's niece, Miss Ann Greene,
who is the daughter of Col Douglas
T. Greene, U. S. A.. and Mrs. Greene
of Drexel Hill, Pa.
Capt. Asa j. Smith, v. M. c. r., and
Mrs. Smith entertained at dinner at
the Ohicers' Club Thursday evening
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard D.
Heffernan of Washington. Their
guests included Capt. and Mrs. Con
D. Silard and Lieut. Kenneth D. Bailey.
Capt. Smith has been detached from
the post and he and Mrs. Smith left
Friday for their home in indianapolis.
Capt. T. B. White has returned from
short visit with his parents, Judge
and Mrs. M. j. White, at Mount Car
mel. Ill. Mrs. White and her three
children will remain as guests of
Judge and Mrs. White for a month.
Capt. c. r. Schilt and Mrs. Schilt
and their three daughters returned on
September from Olney. ILL.,, where
they have been visiting Mrs. Schilt's
father, DR.. George T. Weber.
Mrs. Robert E. Hogaboom left early
this week for Vicksburg, Miss, where
she will be the guest of Capt. Hoga-
boom's parents. Midshipman William
Hogaboom, who recently visited Capt.
and Mrs. Hogaboom on the post, is
also visiting his parents at Vicksburg.
Lieut.. Robert H. Meade, U. S. N,
and Mrs. Meade have had as their
guests for the past week Mrs. Meade's
mnther and sister Mrs Thnr,nar n