Evening star., 1939-04-30

Tuesday afternoon Capt. and Mrs
Harlan c. Cooper and 1t. and Mrs.
George Ruff1n were hosts at cock
tail party at the club.
Mai. and Mrs. Arthur D. Challa-
combe and Capt. and Mrs. Thomas
c. Green have issued cards for
tea dance at the officers mess on
the afternoon of May 20.
Horse Show Dance
Preceded BY Dinner.
The Horse Show dance at the off,
GERS mess this evening was preceded
by number of parties. Maj. and
Mrs. John Taylor Selden were hosts
at dinner; Capt. and Mrs. Thomas
C. Green had Col. and Mrs. Ralph
]. Mitchell and Capt. and Mrs.
Samuel Sloan Jack of Washington
as their guests at dinner and the
dance and 1t. and Mrs. Eustace
Smoak were hosts at buffet supper
party at their quarters, their party
being a farewell courtesy to Capt.
and Mrs. Clifford Shuey and Capt.
and Mrs. Albert j. Keller, who are
to be detached from this command
in the near future. Maj. and Mrs.
Francis Wulbern were hosts at q
dinner party this evening honoring
their house guests, Maj. and Mrs.
L. c. Whitaker of Philadelphia.
Judge and Mrs. Walter Casey of
Washington and Maj. and Mrs
Theodore Cartwright of Indian
Head, Md, came here this week
end for the Horse Show and are the
house guests of Capt. and Mrs. Har-
old c. Roberts.
Col. and Mrs. Roy S. Geiger are
spending this week end with their
son, Cadet Roy S. Geiger, jr., at the
Military Academy at West Point.
1t. Col. and Mrs. Louis r. Jones
have with them this week end Miss
Katherine Mertens and Miss Tim
Cromwell of Washington.
Capt. and Mrs. Walter Asmuth
were among the guests of Capt.
Mcdonald, U. S. NJ, and Mrs. Nc
Donald of Washington, Who were
hosts at cocktails at the Army-Navy
City Club Wednesday afternoon.
1t. and Mrs. Stanley Trachta are
new members of this command,
having come here for duty from San
Diego.
Capt. and Mrs Joseph c. Burger
will entertain at supper at their
quarters tomorrow evening.
1t. Col. and Mrs. Emmett Skinner
and 1t. Col. and Mrs. Charles N
Muldrow have sent out invitations
for a cocktail party to be given at
the club May 3.
Capt. and Mrs. Chandler w. john
son have gone to Philadelphia this
week end to attend the jungle ball
Maj. and Mrs. Ridderhof
Guests at Dinner Party.
Maj. and Mrs. Stanley E. Ridder-
hof. Capt. and Mrs. Joseph c. Burger
and Capt. and Mrs. Robert G. Hunt
were among the guests of Capt. and
Mrs. Caleb T. Bailey of Alexandria,
who entertained at dinner last eve
ming
Capt. and Mrs. Edward L. Pugh
announce the birth of a daughter
at the Family Hospital Friday, April
81.
Miss Frances Salzman. daughter
of Capt. Otto Salzman, U. S. M. c.,
retired, was hostess at bridge and
tea Monday afternoon.
The medical officers of this post
and their ladies were hosts at a
cocktail party at the club Thursday
afternoon, having as their guests the
student medical officers who are in
Quantico temporarily for course
Of instruction.
Maj. and Mrs. Robert c. Kilmar-
tin, jr., have as their guests this
week end Mr.. and Mrs. John Miller
and their daughter, Miss Joanna
Miller of Los Angeles. who sail soon
for a trip to Europe. The latter part
of July Miss Miller will become the
bride of It. Frank Kilmartin, U. S.
M. c., a nephew OF Maj. Kilmartin.
Maj. Harry Gywnn, U. S. A., and
Mrs. Gywnn of Washington were
the guests of Maj. and Mrs. John
K. Martenstein at luncheon Wednes-
day.
Maj. and Mrs. William Whaling,
Maj. and Mrs. Benjamin w. Atkin-
son and Capt. and Mrs. John Hough
were co-hosts at the club yesterday