The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-22
Fort Lewis
News Bits
Board OF Governors
Named for Officers Club

/ club for a number n her friends.
Following luncheon, the guests
played bridge.
Those attending were Mrs.
Ralph r. Glass. Mrs James A.
Gillespie, Mrs. James 3. Mockbee,
Mrs. Charles r. Lehner. Mrs.
Walter z. Lauer, Mrs. James p.
Barney. Mrs. Paul L. Ransom.
Mrs. Ashley, Mrs. Leonard r.
Boyd. Mrs. Gerald Mickle. Mrs.
Joseph w. Loef, Mrs. Boyce James.
Mrs. Myster. Mrs. W. f. Goe, Mrs.
Newman. Mrs. G. p. Lynch. Mrs.
A. G. Mack and Mrs. ]. L. Burns.
The new board of governors of
the Fort Officers club was elected
at recent general meeting at
tended by all the members OF the
club. Col. Ralph r. Glass, post
commander, was chosen president:
1t. Col. A. p. Kitson Of the 41st
Field Artillery battalion was elect
ed first viee-president: 1t. Col
J. A. Sullivan was chosen second
vice president. and 1t Col. J.. 3.
Mockbee was elected secretary
treasurer. Those selected by the
board to hold appointive offices
were Major owen Atcheson, rec
reational director, and Capt. J. NJ.
Stoddard and 1t J. J. Shulkum,
house committee.
Outgoing officers were Col. d. d.
Eisenhower. president; Major J. J.
Burns. first vice president; Maj.
j. J. Binns. second vice president.
and 1t Col. C. c. Quigley, secre-
tary-treasurer.
A buffet supper was served the
members after the elections.
The officers and families of the
newly-formed Goth Engineers at
Fort Lewis gathered at the home
of Capt. and Mrs. A. w. Hooking
in Spanaway on Saturday for a
get-acquainted party. Mrs. Hook
ing served buffet supper to the
group.
Miss Helen Laughlin, daughter
of 1t. Col. and Mrs. r. V. Laugh
lin. has as her house guest Mr..
William Ordway King. jr,, of
Washington. d. c. Miss Laughlin
and Mr.. King attended Cidwell
Friends school in Washington.
1t. Col Wilbur r. McReynolds
of the quartermaster generals Of
flee in Washington. d. c.. is visit
ing at Fort Lewis and staying at
the bachelor officers quarters.
A surprise birthday party was
held for Ray Lehman, son of 1t.
Col. and Mrs. r. G. Lehman, on
his 18th birthday Sunday. During
the birthday dinner, held at the
Officers club before the informal
dance. a big cake with II lighted
candles on it was brought in
Guests at the affair were Susie
Mack, Nancy Murphy, Barbars
Herald. Jennie Lou Cox. Peggy
McAlpin, Buddy McChrystal. Joe
Sullivan. Sunny Herald and jim
Laid.
Miss Mary Jane Conmy. daugh,
ter of 1t. Col. and Mrs. Joseph B
, Conmy Of the 4lst Division. hal
returned to her home in Tacoma
after spending several months il
, Salem. Ore. where she was assist
, ant society editor on the Salem
r Capitol-Journal. Miss Conmy viii
! be a junior at Oregon State col
, lege this fall.
The wives OF army officers liv
/, ing in Olympia met for a picnic il
Priest Point park on Thursday
Those attending were Mrs. A. q
, Rains. Mrs. c. f. Kolda. Mrs
]. NJ. Davis. Mrs. Rae, Mrs. Moore
Mrs. Sohn, Mrs. Wakefield an
Mrs. E. r. Vail. In charge o
arrangements for the affair wa
Mrs. Kolda.
Miss Jean Brigham. daughter o
1t. Col. and Mrs. Wesley c. Brig
D ham, has returned home afte
spending month at Camp Tapa
wingo. near Sequim, Wash. Tn
!, Bnghams' son Bruce has returne
l. home from the University o
: Washington at Seattle. where h
: was attending summer school.
y Capt and Mrs Harold r. John
\ ston entertained 1t. and Mrs. job
J. Burgeson, 1t. Joseph Shulkum an
Miss Audrey Robinson Of Roanoke
c Va, al a dinner last Friday. II
Burgeson will leave shortly 70
service with the Alaska troop,
). and Miss Robinson is visiting.
: 1t. and Mrs. Maurice shepar
: spent the weekend in Salem an
Portland. Ore.
+. 1t. Joseph Shulkum entertaine
I 1t and Mrs. John Burgeson an
n Miss Audrey Robinson at buffe
: dinner at the Officers club Sun
: day evening.
i
Mrs. Harold r. Johnston is yaca
uoning in Portland. Ore. Mr.,
Johnston is the wife Of Cap
Johnston Of the 73d Quartermas
ter battalion.
i The ladies OF the 18th lnfsntr
!, met at the Officers club yestei
d day for luncheon and bridge. Mr.