Evening star., 1939-06-11
West Point
June Week
Is Ended
Gen. Benedict
And Wife Hosts
To Graduates

WEST POINT, June 10.-June
Week activities which have been in
progress for a week come to a close
Monday with the graduation cere-
monies. This afternoon Gen. and
Mrs Jay L. Benedict entertained
with a reception to the graduating
class and alumni at the superinten-
dents quarters, and this evening the
graduation hop for the first class
was held in the north gymnasium,
with hops for the other three classes
in south gymnasium and Cullum
Hall.
Maj. Gen. Charles D. Heron, who
Is in command of the Hawaiian De-
partment, with Mrs Heron and their
daughter, Miss Louise Heron, are at
West Point to attend the graduation
of their son, Cadet William Heron,
and are guests of 1t. Col. and Mrs.
Herman Beukema.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Dennis E.
Nolan of New York are week end
guests of their son-in-law and
daughter, Capt. and Mrs. Edward
H. Young
1t. Col and Mrs. Gerald A. Counts
have visiting them the latter S
brother-in-law and sister, DR.. and
Mrs James H. Gambrell. and their
son, Mr.. James Gambrell, jr., of Ell
Paso. Tex.
Other June Week guests include
1t. Col. and Mrs. Stanley L. Scott
of Little Rock, Ark, whose son, Cadet
Stanley Scott, is among this years
graduates, and who are guests of 1t.
Col. and Mrs. Fay B. Prickett.
Miss Carrie Elizabeth Duke of
Charleston, S. c., is guest at West
Point of 1t and Mrs. Edward E.
Farnsworth, jr., for June Week. Miss
Dukes engagement to Cadet James
L. Cantrell, son of Mr. and Mrs.
James L. Cantrell of Liberty, S. c.,
has been announced by her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry M. Duke of
Charleston. The wedding will take
place August II in the Citadel
Chapel, Charleston. Mr.. Cantrell
will graduate Monday.
Prof. and Mrs. McCutcheon
Visiting Post.
Prof. and Mrs George McCutcheon
of Columbia. S. c.. whose son Wilmot
is an honor graduate this year, and
their son and daughter-in n-laW, DR..
and Mrs. George T. McCutcheon,
also of Columbia, are spending June
Week at West Point as guests of
another son and daughter-in law,
Capt. and Mrs. Alan J. McCutcheon.
Mrs. McCutcheon's sister, Miss Nita
Jensen of Dundalk, Md, is also
guest here this week.
Miss Catherine Remsen Lawson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
M. Lawson of Ell Paso, Tex, who
has been visiting her brother-in- law
and sister, 1t. and Mrs. Karl L..
Scherer, at West Point for several
weeks, will become the bride of 1t
Woodrow w Wilson, son of Mr. Lee
Wilson of Ozona, Tex, Wednesday
at the cadet chapel, with Chaplain
H. F. Fairfield Butt officiating. Mr.
and Mrs. Lawson are visiting at
West Point for the wedding of their
daughter.
Another wedding of interest to
Army circles will take place at the
cadet chapel Tuesday, when Miss
Lucille Hanford, daughter of 1t. Col.
and Mrs. Edward c. Hanford of
Washington becomes the bride of
1t. Wilbur E. Showalter. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Wilbur E. Showalter of
Penalosa. Kans.
Another member of the newly
graduated class who will be mar
ried Tuesday is 1t. John Wilson
Carpenter, Sd, whose wedding to
Miss Dorothy B. Cooling, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene B. Cooling
of Binghampton, N Y, will take
place at noon. 1t. Robert B.
Spragins will be best man and Miss
Jacqueline Burnett of Binghampton
will be maid of honor.
Gen. Mathew c. Smith, U. S. A.,
retired, and Mrs. Smith of Beverly
Hills, Calf, are spending June
week at West Point to attend the
graduation of their son, Mathew C.
Smith, jr.
1t. Col. and Mrs. Edgar B. Cola
day of Washington are guests of 1t.
Col. and Mrs. Harris Jones.
DR.. and Mrs. R. NJ Kirby-Smith
OF SeWanee, Tenn, are at West
Point this week end as guests of
Capt. and Mrs. N. H Cobbs. and
to Sc their son. Cadet Edmund
Kirby Smith. who Is an honor grad
uate this. year.