Evening star., 1939-07-09

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lantic Seaboard.
While social activities on the post
are few and far between these sultry
days, there were one or two parties
the past week to enliven things.
1t. Col. and Mrs. Roffe
Entertain for Newcomers.
1t. Col. and Mrs. Adolphus w.
Roffe entertained Informally at a
supper party Friday evening in COM
pliment to Maj. and Mrs. Edwin
Miles Sumner and their daughter
Miss Sally Sumner, who have re-
Gently come from station at Fort
Riley, Kans., and 1t and Mrs. R. E.
Nelson, who recently arrived from
Fort Clarke, Tex. Maj Sumner has
been on duty at headquarters, Sd
Cavalry, and has been detailed as
public relations officer on the post.
Miss Frances Roffe, daughter of
1t. Col. and Mrs. Roffe, has had as
house guests for brief visits during
the past fortnight Miss Frances
Tully of West Point, N. Y: Miss
Betsy Wyche of Fort Bragg, N. c.;
Cadet George S. Brown, who is on
furlough from the United States
Military Academy and is en- route
to Fort Riley to visit his parents;
Cadet Tim Brown of Fort Riley,
Cadet Arnold Pitts and Cadet Will
liam Pitts of Louisiana, all of whom
stopped over in Washington en- route
to West Point to enter the Military
Academy.
Miss Wyche will return to WASH
ington Saturday and will again be
the house guest of Miss Roffe. She
Is making the trip to attend the
festivities which precede the we'd
ding of Miss Marian Nulsen and
Ensign J. Duncan Elliott, jr. Miss
Wyche will be one of the attendants
at the wedding.
Friday afternoon Capt. and Mrs.
John H. Collier we're hosts at
cocktail party in their quarters on
the post, entertaining around so
guests in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
Shelly Hale Collier of Texas. Capt.
Golfers brother and Sister-in-law,
who have been visiting here.
Many Officers and Families
Go to New Posts.
While there have been many new
comers to Fort Myer in the last fort
night, other officers and their wives
are departing for new stations.
Capt. and Mrs. Robert La T. Cav
enaugh left Thursday for San Fran
cisco, where Capt. Cavenaugh was
ordered for duty at the Letterman
General Hospital.
Maj. CarneS B. Lee, formerly aide
de camp to Gen Malin Craig, has
been ordered to duty with the 34th
Infantry at Fort Meade, Md, but be-
fore reporting around the lst of Sep
tember he and Mrs. Lee and their
young daughter. Susan Lee, will va
cation at Bay Head, N. J. They will
leave the post Tuesday for the re-
sort.
1t. Col. and Mrs. Rem Lawrence
are also scheduled to leave for
new station, and around the end of
this month they will go to Columbia
City, Ind, to visit for a few days.
and from there will go to Chicago,
where 1t. Col Lawrence will serve
as an R. O. T. C. instructor in
group of Chicago high schools.
Their youngest son, Randlett Law
renee, will accompany his parents to
Chicago, and will spend a portion
Of the summer in camp in Illinois,
while their other son, Mr.. Rem Law
renee, jr., will remain in Washington
New arrivals at Fort Myer are Mai
and Mrs. John A. Hettinger and
their two sons, and 1t. o. K. Kane,
who came a week ago from West
Point. Mrs. Kane will join her hus-
band later in the summer. Mai.
Hettinger is on duty with the Sd
Cavalry and 1t. Kane with the 10th
Cavalry.