Evening star., 1939-01-01
Point
Celebrates
Year
Dinner Dance One
Of Outstanding
Events of Holiday

WEST POINT. Dec. 31.-The New
Year Eve dinner dance which was
held at the Thayer Hotel this eve
ming was attended by many officers,
their wives and guests.
The cadets of the fourth class,
who must remain at the academy
for their first Christmas at the
Point. have had several hops this
past week. At their New Year Eve
hop. which was held in Cullen Me-
mortal Hall, Cadet Carl C. Hinkle,
jr., received, assisted by the COM
mandant of cadets. 1t. Col. Charles
w. Ryder. and Mrs. Ryder and
Cadets Altus G. Steadman and
George T. Prior.
The members of the fourth class
held a smoker Thursday evening at
which a series of hillbilly skits and
individual acts were presented.
Cadet Carl Hinkle was the master
of ceremonies. The guests were
seated at tables decorated in holi-
day colors and refreshments were
served throughout the evening. Mr..
Carlo Resibo. an accordionist of New
York, was among those who con-
tributed to the program.
Dance Is Held
BY Sub-debs.
The sub,deb set of the post held
dance on Thursday evening when
the members of Miss Marga Wal
don's ballroom class had their
Christmas dance at Cullen Hall.
Those in the receiving line were 1t.
Col. and Mrs. Oscar j. Gatchell,
Capt. and Mrs. Herbert w. Kruger
and Capt. and Mrs. Floyd A.
Mitchell.
Capt. John B. Hughes is visiting
his father, Mr.. Benjamin E. Hughes,
at his home in Lynchburg, Va,
where he went on Monday to spend
about fortnight to do some bird
hunting. Capt. Hughes plans to re-
turn to West Point around the 7th
of January.
Capt. and Mrs. John R. Crume
and Mrs. Crumes sister, Miss Gene
We've Quinn, who is visitor on the
post, returned to West Point from
Bel Mar. N. j., where they were
guests for several days of Mrs.
Crume's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. J.
Quinn. Miss Quinn, who has been
at West Point for several weeks, will
return to her home In Balboa
Heights. Canal Zone, in about a
fortnight.
1t. and Mrs. Harold E. Brooks
are spending this week end at Gov
ernors Island, N. Y, where they
are guests for the New Year Eve
holiday of Col. and Mrs. Roy Brown
and their daughter, Miss Frances
Brown.
Capt. John M. Weikert, accom-
panied by Capt. George Sparhawk
of Mitchell Field. left on Monday
for q cross-country flight to San
Antonio, Tex. He is expected to re-
turn to the garrison this week end.
Capt. and Mrs. Smythe
Entertain Guests.
Capt. and Mrs George w. Smythe
have had as their guests since Mon
day the Misses Julia Anne Patch,
daughter of 1t. COL and Mrs. Alex
ander M. Patch of Fort Benning;
Dorothy James, daughter of 1t. Col.
and Mrs. Harold w. James of Fort
Hamilton, and Mrs. Smythe's nieces,
the Misses Elizabeth Coley of
Bridgeport and Eleanor Coleburn
OF Norwalk, Conn.
Col. and Mrs. Patch, who motored
up from Benning, are spending q
fortnight at the Thayer Hotel to
be here with their son, Cadet Alex
ander M. Patch, who is in the plebe
class at the academy. :,
1t. Col. and Mrs. Clarence H. DAN
ielson have with them for the holi-
days their son, 1t. Ole w. Daniel
son, who was graduated in the class
OF 1888 and is now stationed at Fort
Benning, and 1t. William h Vans
borro, a classmate of 1t. Danielson
and also Of Fort Benning.
Chaplain and Mrs. H. Fairfield
Butt, Sd, have visiting them for the
holiday season the chaplain's moth
er, Mrs. H. Fairfield Butt, jr., and
his cousin, Miss Marjorie Butt of
Portsmouth, Va.
Capt. and Mrs. Earl s. Gruver,
who have been passing Christmas
with Mrs. Gruvers brother and Sis
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs, Meade
(see WE9T POINT, P1go O-6)