Evening star., 1940-01-28
West Point
.HearsConcert
Today
Metropolitan Opera
Singer to Be
Guest Artist

WEST POINT, Jan. 27.-Of out
standing interest at the garrison this
week is the concert to be given at
the post auditorium tomorrow aft
ernoon by the United States Mill
tary Academy Band, Capt. Richard
r. Coursey, commanding, and under
the direction of 1t. Francis E. Resta
This concert, which will feature as
guest artist Miss Cecil Arden, mezzo
soprano of the Metropolitan Opera
of New York, is the first of the VIM
ter series to be given at West Point
this year.
Mrs. Ryder, wife of 1t. Col.
Charles w. Ryder, commandant Of
cadets, accompanied by her mother,
Mrs. Henry Perrine of Trenton, N. j.,
went Wednesday to Atlantic City
and are at the Seaside Hotel.
Mrs. McClelland, wife of 1t. Col.
Harold M. McClelland of the Air
Corps, who is on duty in the Office
of the Chief of Staff in Washington,
made short visit at West Point as
the guest of Capt. and Mrs. Peter
S. Hams, Sd. Capt. and Mrs. Haines
have as their guest this week end
the latter's sister, Miss Catherine
Averill, daughter of Col. Nathan K.
Averill, u. S. A., retired, of Lake
Mahope, N. Y.
Maj. and Mrs. Marion Carson are
entertaining over Sunday Miss
Louise Finch of Rumson, N. j., and
Miss Nancy Martin of New York.
1t. and Mrs. John J. Lane an
nounce the birth of son, John Jo-
seph Lane, jr., at the Post Hospital,
January 10.
Officers Hop Held
In Cuilum Hall.
The officers hop. held at Cullum
Memorial Hall this evening, was
sponsored by the officers and ladies
of the department of economics,
government and history. Receiving
the guests were 1t. Col. Herman
Beukema, professor of the depart
| ment, and Mrs. Beukema, assisted by
Capt. and Mrs. Otto l.. Nelson and
Capt. and Mrs. Ronald NJ Shaw.
The Misses Sally Ford and Caro-
line Ford, daughters of Maj. and
Mrs. Edward L. Ford of Springfield
Arsenal, Mass, are passing this week
end at the garrison as the guests of
Capt. and Mrs. David L. VanSickle.
Capt. and Mrs. Bjarne Furuhol-
men are entertaining over Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Armin Linn of Phila-
| delphia, and Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
C. Payne of Pittsburgh While here
the Furuholmens guests attended
the dinner which the class of 1924
gave at the Officers Club this eve
ming preceding the hop at Cullum
Hall.
The Misses Gwinn Guests
OF 1t. and Mrs. Miller.
The Misses Martha and Betty
Gwinn of Baltimore are passing sew
eral days at West Point, guests of
1t. and Mrs. Lee c. Miller.
At a christening ceremony per-
formed by Chaplain H. Fairfield
Butt, Sd. in the Cadet Chapel Sun
day, the infant daughter of Capt.
and Mrs. George A. Lincoln was
baptized Frederick Esther Lincoln
Sponsors were Miss Eleanor Fabyan
of Boston, Miss Emily Perkins of
Taylorville, ILL.,, and 1t. Ellsworth I.
Davis of West Point. Miss Fabyan
and Miss Perkins were guests of
Capt. and Mrs. Lincoln during the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Ely of New
York and Mr.. and Mrs. Walker G.
White of Douglaston, L. l., were
guests at the garrison this week of
1t. Col. and Mrs. Gerald A. Counts.
They attended while here a dinner
at the Officers Club Tuesday, given
by members of the class of 1917.
Miss Frances Harriet Lewis,
daughter of 1t Col Henry B. Lewis
of Washington, is the week end
guest of 1t. Col. and Mrs. Clarence
H. Danielson.