Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-01-26

QUANT1CO, Va, January 25.-Tne
black and white dance at the officers
mess this evening marked the close OF
. week which has been quite gay So
cially. The dance was well attended
and the occasion for several large din
ner parties on the post.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. M. E. Shearer
entertained as guests at black and
white dinner table in the officers mess,
Brig. Gen. and Mrs Hugh Matthews.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Thomas Holcomb,
Capt. w. L. Mann, jr., U. S. N, and
Mrs. Mann, Col. and Mrs. r. L. Denig,
Col. and Mrs. c. j. Miller, Lieut.. Col.
. and Mrs. S. S. Lee, Lieut. Col. and
Mrs. w. c. James, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs.
w. H. Rupertus. Lieut.. Col. and Mrs.
Raphael Griffin. Lieut.. Col. and Mrs.
l.. w. Whaley. Mrs. G. D. Jackson.
Mai. Donald Curtis, Maj. and Mrs.
w. P. T. Hill, Capt. and Mrs. R. M.
Cults, jr.; Capt. and Mrs w. R.
Hughes, Lieut.. and Mrs N. K Brown
and Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. r. j.
guests of Col and Mrs Shearer. Cock
tails were served by the hosts in their
quarters before the dinner.
Capt. and Mrs w. M Mitchell were
hosts at a dinner in the officers mess
this evening when they entertained as
guests the Commanding General and
Mrs. c. H. Lyman. Col. F. A. Barker,
Mai. and Mrs. L. r. Jones, Maj. and
Mrs. c. M Ruffner. Mrs R. E Forsyth,
Lieut.. and Mrs. C. o. Comp. Lieut. and
Mrs. Robert Meade, Lieut.. and Mrs.
w. o. Thompson and Mr.. and Mrs.
William Kenealy of Washington who
are overnight guests IF Capt. and Mrs.
Mitchell Table appointments for this
dinner we're also black and white.
Another charmingly arranged din
ner in the officers mess was one at
which Lieut.. H. E. Mauldin, U. S. NJ,
and Mrs. Mauldin entertained Comdr.
and Mrs. T. c. Anderson. Comdr. and
Mrs. P. w. Yeisley, Lieut.. Comdr and
Mrs. A. E. Beddoe, Maj. and Mrs. M.
/. c. Gregory. Miss Peggy Gregory, Lieut..
and Mrs. H. r. Alexander, Lieut.. and
+ Mrs. NJ. R. Wirthlin, Lieut.. and Mrs.
r. A. Lowry, Lieut.. J. H. Griebel, Miss
Laura Smith, Miss Helen Wolfarth,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Aron and Mr.. and
Mrs. E. T. Ozabal.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. w. G. Haw-
thorne and Mr.. and Mrs George Gale
of Washington, Maj. and Mrs. c. H.
Brown, Maj. and Mrs. c. A. Wilkinson,
Mai. and Mrs. w. T. Clement and
Capt. and Mrs. w. o. Brice were the
guests of Maj and Mrs. r. A. Robin
son at dinner in their quarters this
evening prior to the dance.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Halloran
Hosts at Dinner This Evening.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs p J. Halo
ran were also hosts in their quarters
this evening, when they had as dinner
guests Comdr and Mrs. R D. Spalding,
Comdr. and Mrs. H. + Bruno and
Miss Mary Veeder, all of Washington;
Mai. and Mrs. L. E. Rea, Lieut.. and
Mrs. j. w. Jamison, Lieut.. and Mrs.
P. o. Parmelee and Mrs. Halloran's
father. Gen. Michael Lehman, U. S. A.,
retired.
! Can't. and Mrs. L. B. Cresswell had
Is dinner guests in their quarters be-
fore the dance Maj. and Mrs. D. r
Nimmer, Capt. and Mrs. F. r. Arm
stead, Capt. and Mrs. T A. Holdahl
Capt. and Mrs. E. F. Carlson, Capt
and Mrs. K B. Chappell, Capt. and
Mrs. j. H. Fellowes, Mrs. w. l.. Conrad,
Lieut.. and Mrs. J. P. Julian and DR..
and Mrs. M. F. Edgar Of Summit, N. j.,
who arrived yesterday to visit Capt.
and Mrs. Cresswell. Mrs Edgar is the
latter's sister.
The Brazilian consul general and
Sonora Lobo were the guests of honor
at dinner given this evening by Capt.
and Mrs. w. D. Bassett in their quar-
tiers. The other guests we're Maj. and
Mrs. j. G. Ward of Washington, Maj.
and Mrs. E. F. c. Collier, Mrs. B. w.
Gally, Capt. and Mrs. A. w. Cockrell,
Can't. and Mrs. E. E. Linsert and Capt.
r. D. Leach.
The commanding general and Mrs.
C. H. Lyman had as their house guest
last week end Col. Holland Smith OF
San Francisco, who is at present on
temporary duty in Washington.
The Major General Commandant
and Mrs. j. H. Russell, Admiral and
Mrs. w. M. Radcliffe, Mrs. A. P. Nib
lack, Col. Holland Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. Marvin Wright, and Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Davidge, all of Washington, were
the guests of Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Thomas Holcomb at dinner in their
quarters Sunday afternoon.
!, Monday Mrs. Holcomb was hostess
ut a luncheon honoring Mrs. E. F..
Cockrell mother of Mrs. G. D. jack
son, jr. The other guests were Mrs.
c. j. Miller, Mrs. H. L. Parsons, Mrs.
L. p. Hunt, Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. w. p.
It. Hill and Mrs B. w. Gally.
Mrs Holcomb left the post today for
q short Winter vacation at the Co.
r conut Grove. Miami, Fla. She will re-
turn about February S.
Col. and Mrs. c. j. Miller enter
tanned at an informal dinner Sunday
in their quarters for Col. and Mrs. r.
L. Denig, who leave the post soon for
new station. Among the guests were
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Thomas Hol-
comb, Capt. and Mrs. w. L. Mann, jr.;
Comdr. and Mrs. O. NJ Forster, Col. F.
A Barker, Mrs H. L. Parsons, Mrs.
L. P. Hunt, Capt. and Mrs. J. H.
, Fellowes, and the latter's sister, Mrs.
w. L. Conrad.
Mrs. Conrad, whose home is In Den
yer. Colo. Is spending the Winter in
Washington She has been the guest