Evening star., 1941-01-12
Social Events
Of Week at
West Point
1t. Col. c.. w. Ryder
TOLeaVe for New
Post Wednesday

1t. Col. Charles w. Ryder, COM
mandant of cadets at the academy
for the last three and half years,
has been ordered to Providence,
Rhode Island, for duty as chief Of
staff of the 9Th Army Corps. Ac-
companied by Mrs. Ryder, he plans
to leave West Point Wednesday to
take up his new duties. Col. and
Mrs. Ryder plan to make their home
at the Hotel Sheratin in Providence.
1t. Col. Frederick A. Irving, on
duty at West Point in the depart
ment of tactics, has been named to
succeed 1t Col Ryder rs COM
mandant of cadets.
Mrs. Robert c. Rodgers, wife OF
Brig Gen. Rodgers. commanding
general of the Cavalry School at
Fort Riley, Kans, is passing this
week end at West Point with 1t.
Col. and Mrs. Elwood L. Nye.
Capt. and Mrs. Edward Lyman
Munson, jr., are entertaining Mrs.
Munsons mother, Mrs. Howard Irish
of Pittsburgh.
Capt. and Mrs. Robert C. Tripp are
hosts for several weeks to Mrs.
Tripp'S sister, Mrs. r. Curtis Reed
of Auburndale, Mass.
1t. Col. and Mrs R. Ernest Dupuy
returned this week from Puerto Rico,
where they visited their son and
daughter-in-law,L 1t. and Mrs. Trevor
N. Dupuy.
Christians on Way
To California.
Col T j. j. Christian, post execu-
tive officer at West Point, and Mrs.
Christian, accompanied by their
daughter, Miss Peggy Christian, who
departed from the garrison for Cali
fornia, made a short visit in Wash
ington. Col Christian has been
transferred for duty in command of
the Field Artillery Replacement
Center at Nacimiento. Calf.
1t. Col and Mrs. Fay B. Prickett
and their daughter, Miss Polly
Prickett, are entertaining over Sun
day Miss Marguerite Woodbury.,
daughter of 1t Col. and Mrs. Gray
son c. Woodbury. of Raritan Arsenal,
and Miss Pegge Roberts, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Roberts of Pitts
field. Mass.
Mrs. John P. Daley will return to
West Point Monday to join Capt.
Daley, having passed several weeks
at Puerto Rico as the guest of her
fat1er-in-law, Maj. Gen. Edmund
L. Daley, at San Juan.
Miss Viola Mess of Belleville. Ill.
| has arrived at West Point to spend
three weeks with her brother and
sister-in-laW, Maj. and Mrs. Oliver
K Mess
Mrs. ingalls, Davis
Visiting Son at Post.
Mrs. ingalls, Davis of WASHINGTON
is passing the month of January at
West Point, visiting her son, Capt.
Ellsworth I. Davis. Mrs. E. I. Davis
is IN New Orleans with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mccall, where
she plans to remain until the first
of February, when she will Join
Capt. Davis at West Point.
The cadets of the first and second
classes had a hop at the South gym
nasium this evening and receiving
with the hop manager, Cadet Carl
Helmstetter, jr., of the second class,
were Capt. and Mrs. william L.
McCulla. The cadets of the third
class also had a hop, which was
held at Cullum Memorial Hall. and
receiving the guests were Cadet Ed
mund c. Suor of the third class and
Capt. and Mrs. Richard L. Jewett.
Mrs, S. K. Reybold and her daugh-
ter, Miss Marion Reybold, formerly
of New Haven, joined Mrs. Rey-
bold's son, Capt. John B. Reybold,
at the garrison this week. Capt.
Reybold is the new recreation Off
Ger at the Academy.
Capt and Mrs. Edwin H. J. earns
are entertaining as their week end
guests Maj. and Mrs. Gilman c.
Mudgett of Camp Jackson at Co.
lumbia, S. C.
Mrs. Don 2. Zimmerman, who
passed a few days at Boston visiting
Mrs. Thomas Norman, jr., has
Joined Capt. Zimmerman at West
Point. Mrs. Zimmerman's mother,
Mrs. James F. Doherty, wife of Col.
Doherty of Mitchell Field, Long
Island, visited West Point this week.
1t. Col. and Mrs. Arthur w.
Waldron of New Rochelle. N. Y,
are guests over Sunday of their SON.
in-law and daughter, Capt. and
Mrs. Walter E. Kraus, at West Point.
1t. Col and Mrs. William E.
Chambers have returned from
Washington. where they passed
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
C. Freeny at their home in Ar
| lington, Va.