Evening star., 1939-11-26
Reunions
Held at
Quantico
Many Arrive
For Holiday
And Week End

For Holiday
And Week End
QUANTICO. Va, Nov. r.
Thanksgiving week end u the oc-
casion Of many family reunions In
ouantico. Capt. John Beverly POL
lard. (M. o., q. g. N, and AGrs. Pol
lard are entertaining for Thanks
giving and the week end Mrs. Pol
lards mother and stepfather, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank b. Gather Of Bal
timore: her son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Capt. and Mrs. Frank g.
schwable Of Washington: her
brother and sister r-in.law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hamilton B. Albaugh Of Short
Hills, N. j., and their son and her
sister. Mrs. Joan O.. Walcott and
her son Of Pelham Manor. N. Y.
1t. and Mrs. william D. Rober-
son were visited by Mrs. Robersons
mother and grandmother, Mrs. John
Hugh Norman and Mrs. r. D. Tis-
dale Of Annapolis, for Thanks
giving.
1t. and Mrs. Stewart B. ONeil,
jr.. were hosts to Mrs. O,Neil's aunt,
Miss Edith Jones Of Georgetown,
DEL, and Miss Anne Hardesty Of
seaford, Del.
Mrs. Robert w. Voeth and Miss
Virginia Voeth Of Warrington were
the guests Of the formers son-in-
law and daughter, Capt. and Mrs.
Robert A. Olson.
Capt. and Mrs. Francis NJ. Nc
Allister and Capt. William D.
Saunders Of Washington and Mai.
Vernon NJ. Guymon Of Quantico
spent Thanksgiving with Maj. and
Mrs. Caleb T. Bailey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Coe Of
Arlington were the guests Of their
son-in-law and daughter, Capt. and
Mrs. Lester s. Hamel.
Capt. and Mrs. Edwin G. Fergu-
son entertained Capt. Fergusons
mother and sister, Mrs. James w.
Ferguson and Miss Isabelle Fer9u-
son. and Mr.. and Mrs. James w.
Ferguson, jr., of Warrington.
Miss Lilly Smith, Mr.. and Mrs.
George E. Brown and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Marks, all Of Washington,
were the guests Of Maj. and Mrs.
Harold E. Rosecrans.
Gen. and Mrs. Little
Hosts ut Duck Dinner.
The commanding general and
Mrs. Louis McCarty Little enter
tanned eight guests at q duck dinner
Wednesday evening. Gen. Little
has been very successful with his
shooting this year.
1t. and Mrs. Leonard M. Mason.
who were married last week In
Portsmouth, N. H., arrived in Guam
tico Monday to make their home.
1t. Mason was with the Worlds
Fair detachment in New York.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Holland M.
Smith were at home yesterday after
noon to the 46 incoming second
lieutenants who recently joined the
brigade.
1t. Col. and Mrs. william T..
Clement received the officers and
their wives Of the 1st Battalion, 5th
Marines, on Monday afternoon at
their quarters, in honor Of the new
omcers who have been attached to
tho 1st Battalion, which is com.
manded by 1t. Col. Clement.
1t. and Mrs. Frederick p. Hender-
son left today for the Eastern Shore
Of Virginia, where they viii spend q
week with Mrs. Henderson's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Holland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Beecher Of
Owego, N. Y, and Miss Betty Null
lans Of Athens, Pa, are the week
end guests Of 1t. and Mrs. William
M. Hudson.
Dinner Parties Held
Prior to Dance.
The dance this evening at the
officers mess was preceded by sew
eral dinner parties of note. Maj
and Mrs. Gerald c. Thomas enter
tanned 18 guests at the Ofhcers
Club, among whom were 1t. Col
and Mrs. w. Capers James and Miss
Emmela James of Washington. Maj
and Mrs. Stanley E. Ridderhof's 2e
guests at the club included Maj. and
Mrs. Lee H. Brown and Capt. and
Mrs. Marion l.. Dawson of Wash
ington. Capt. and Mrs. Lester S
Hamel were hosts at home to q
party Of 10, among whom were Mrs
Hamels nephew, 1t. Roger G. Power
jr., of Arlington, who is at present
student at the Basic School II
Philadelphia, and Its. Oldfleld ane
Peschke of the Basic School.
Mrs. w. w. Weller and Mis-.
Martha Weller Of Keansburg, N. J.
arrived on the post this week fol
visit with Capt. and Mrs. Donalt
Mop. Weller.
Maj. and Mrs. Arthur D. Challa.
combe are In Annapolis for thu
: week end with Comdr. and Mrs. H. ]
Grassie.
The first regular "hunt" Of the
season Is scheduled to take placs
tomorrow. In the absence Of rea
hunting country In the immediate
vicinity Of Quantico, rides alonf
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