Evening star., 1937-11-07
Officers Club
Dance Given
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Parties Precede
Regular Event
Last Evening


supper at their quarters pre-
ceding the regular dance at the
Ofncers' Club this evening. 1t. Comdr.
and Mrs. E. E. Helmkamp OF WASH
ington were among Col. and Mrs.
Jones guests.
Maj. and Mrs. James D. Waller
were hosts at supper party this
evening at their quarters, when their
guests were 1t. Col. and Mrs. Alfred
H. Noble, 1t. Col. and Mrs. Graves
B. Erskine, 1t. Col and Mrs. Maurice
@. Holmes, Maj. and Mrs. William T.
Clement, Maj. and Mrs. Robert C.
Kilmartin, Maj. and Mrs. Richard o.
Sanderson and Capt. and Mrs. Walter
A. Wachtler.
Maj. and Mrs. Jesse L. Perkins
entertained at cocktails and dinner
at the club this evening, having as
their guests Brig Gen. and Mrs.
Richard P. Williams, Mrs. William
Garnett Strobhar, Col Edward A.
Ostermann, 1t. Col. and Mrs. Henry
L. Larsen, 1t. Col and Mrs. T. E.
Watson of Washington, 1t. Col. and
Mrs. Lloyd Leech of Washington, Maj.
and Mrs. Joseph w. Knighton, 1t.
Col. and Mrs. Thomas E. Bourke, Maj.
and Mrs. Robert H. Pepper of Wash
ington, Maj. and Mrs. Harold Major
and Capt. and Mrs. Rupert Deese.
Maj. and Mrs. Daniel r. Fox enter
tanned at cocktails at their quarters
this evening, after which they took
their guests to dinner at the Officers
Club. Those invited were Col and
Mrs. Samuel NJ Harrington, Col. and
Mrs. Charles j. Miller, Col. and Mrs.
Leander A. Clapp, 1t. Col. and Mrs.
Allen H. Turnage, 1t. Col. and Mrs.
Lemuel Shepherd. 1t. Col. and Mrs.
Selden B. Kennedy, 1t. Comdr. and
Mrs. Alfred de Groot Vogler, Maj.
and Mrs. Moses j. Gould, Capt. and
Mrs. Theodore Holdahl and Lieut..
James r. Reid, U. S. n, and Mrs.
Reid.
Capt. and Mrs. John Strother and
DR.. and Mrs. Emmett HightoWer OF
Washington were among the guests
at the dinner party at which Capt.
and Mrs. Gale Cummings entertained
at their quarters this evening preced-
ing the dance.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Williams
to Entertain House Guests.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Richard P.
williams will have as their guest
next week Mrs. Williams sister-in-
law, Mrs. Cecil B. Strobhar of At
lanta, Ga.
Comdr. and Mrs. j. R. White and
1t Comdr. and Mrs. Alfred de Groot
Vogler were hosts at an at home yes
terday afternoon from to o'clock
at the officers mess.
Assisting at the tea table we're Mrs,
James c. Breckenridge. Mrs. William
Mann, Mrs. Clifford c. Richardson,
Mrs. Paul w. Yeisley, Mrs. Charles
j. Miller, Mrs. Leander A. Clapp, Mrs
Lemuel Shepherd and Mrs. Edwin J.
Mund.
Mrs. Roy Sampson and her young
son, who have been the guests of Mrs.
Sampsons parents, 1t. Col. and Mrs.
Selden B. Kennedy, have gone to
Portsmouth, Va, to join 1t. Sampson,
U. S. N.
There will be ball at the Bach
elor Officers Quarters Wednesday in
celebration of the Marine Corps birth
day anniversary.
Col. and Mrs. Charles j. Miller will
be hosts at a dinner party preceding
the ball.
1t. Col. and Mrs. Iemuel c. Shep-
herd will entertain at dinner party
at their quarters and later take their
guests to the ball.
1t. Col. and Mrs. Louis w Whaley
have issued invitations for a supper
party at which they will entertain at
their quarters before the ball Wednes-
day.
Another dinner party preceding the
birthday ball will be given by Capt.
and Mrs. Charles c. Brown and Capt.
and Mrs. James P. Berkeley. Cock
tails will be served at the quarters
of Capt. and Mrs. Brown and dinner
at Capt. and Mrs. Berkeley's quar-
ters.
Capt. and Mrs Matthew c. Hor-
ner will be hosts at dinner before the
ball next week.
Capt. and Mrs. Pef7ey
To Give Party Wednesday.
Capt. and Mrs. Alfred R. pefey will
entertain at cocktail party preceding
the ball next Wednesday evening.
A "no-host" party at the ball will
include Capt. and Mrs. John Wehle,
Capt. and Mrs. Russell Lloyd, Capt.
and Mrs. Carson A. Roberts, Capt. and
Mrs. James M. Daily and Capt. and
Mrs. Warren E. Sweetser.
Capt. and Mrs. Walter I. Jordan
have as their house guests Capt. Jor-