Evening star., 1939-12-17

S. Jack of Washington and Maj. and
Mrs. c. c. Brown.
Other weekend guests in Quan.
tico who attended the play with,
their hosts were Maj. and Mrs. Ly.
man G.. Miller of Bel Air, Md, who
are visiting Maj and Mrs. Luciar
w. Burnham, and Maj. and Mrs
George F. Stokes of Washington
whom Maj. and Mrs. Moses j. Gould
are entertaining.
Miss Marion Venable of Washing
ton, who contributed an enhancing
dance to the floor show at the cast
party, and her mother. Mrs. Dub
row, were the Saturday evening
guests of 1t. Col and Mrs. Bernard
Dubel.
Maj. and Mrs. Emory E. Larson OF
Annapolis also joined the cast party
as the guests of Capt. and Mrs
Homer L. Litzenberg.
Comdr. and Mrs. Grassie
At QuanticO for Visit.
Comdr. and Mrs. Herbert j. Gras-
sic of Washington are the weekend
guests of Maj. and Mrs. A. D. Chal-
lacombe. Mrs Challacombe, who
directed THE Middle Watch" was
receiving congratulations from the
entire post at the cast party.
Christmas festivities began yes
terday when Capt and Mrs. Theo-
dore B. Millard entertained at home
with cocktail party for 40 guests
and will be carried on next week by
Capt. and Mrs. Peter P. Schrider,
who have invited guests to their
home for both Wednesday and
Thursday afternoons for Christmas
cocktails; and by Maj. and Mrs
Shelton c. zern and Capt. and Mrs
Deane c. Roberts, who will enter
tain jointly with eggnogg and high
balls, on the 23d. The Zerns' and
the Roberts apartments, facing each
other on the top floor of Quarters
M, will both be thrown open, which
Is new and hospitable idea.
The Christmas exodus will begin
next week also, but the Christmas
home-comings will balance the de-
partures. Capt and Mrs. Nixon l..
Ballard will leave Quantico for
Pittsburgh Saturday to spend the
holidays with Mrs. Ballards pSople,
and the Ballards will go to Stam-
ford, Conn, for New Years.
Capt. and Mrs. David M. Shoup
plan to leave the 21st for Coving-
ton, Ind, which is their home, for
Christmas.
Mrs. Edwin c. Ferguson left Mon
day night for Chicago to be with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. A.
Morrison. over the holidays, and
Capt. Ferguson expects to join her
there shortly before Christmas.
Mldshipman Arthur D. Challa-
combe, jr., will arrive Thursday from
Annapolis for Christmas leave with
his parents, Maj. and Mrs. Challa-
combe, and Cadet Rusty Mehlinger
is expected Wednesday by his par
ents, Maj. and Mrs. Erwin Meh-
1inger, from The Citadel.
Capt. and Mrs. Alexander
To Visit at Quantico.
Capt. George A. Alexander. U. S.
N. and Mrs Alexander of Washing
ton will be the Tuesday guests of
Capt. and Mrs. H. L. Litzenberg
Capt Alexander has accepted an
invitation to Quantico to address
the Tuesday Evening Club.
1t. Col. and Mrs. Glider D. Jack
son, jr., of Philadelphia were the
Thursday guests in Quantico of 1t.
Col. and Mrs. David L. S. Brewster,
and Brig. Gen. Ralph S. Keyser,
U. S. M. c., retired, and Mrs. Key
ser, were Mrs. Brewster's dinner
guests that evening.
Clovis Clyde Coffman, jr, son of
Capt and Mrs. Coffman, was 8
years old Tuesday and entertained
21 guests at home, while Chris Plain.
son OF Capt. ad Mrs. Louis C. Plain,
was 4 today and invited friends to
the Officers Club for an afternoon
party.
Miss Yvonne Linsert, daughter of
Maj. and Mrs. Ernest E. Linsert.
whose birthday anniversary also was
today. celebrated with supper
party at home.
Going to Cleveland