Evening star., 1941-08-24

has been appointed post ordnance ol
in Carthage, N. Y.
Maj. and Mrs. Joseph F. Trent
are in Spartanburg, S. c., where
they will pass two weeks with Mrs.
Trent's father, Mr.. r. H. Ferguson.
Capt. Lauren w. Merriam, who
has been here for three years with
the Department of Modern Lam
euages, left Monday for his new
station at Aberdeen Proving Ground.
Mrs. Merriam will remain for sew
eral weeks with her brother-in-laW
and sister, Capt. and Mrs. Henry
Hester, Fort Benning, GG.
MIR, and Mrs. F. C. Mayer and the
latter's sister, Miss Dona Robertson,
returned yesterday from a motor
trip to Quebec and Montreal In
Montreal they visited their daughter,
Miss Betsy Mayer.
Capt. Rush B. Lincoln, jr., de-
parted Sunday for Chanute Field,
Ill, where he passed several days
with his parents, Maj Gen. and Mrs,
Rush B. Lilcoln, sr. From Chanute
Field Capt. Lincoln will go to Ocean
City, Md, to join Mrs. Lincoln and
her mother, Mrs. M. M. Hubert,
who are vacationing there.
Maj. and Mrs. William L. McPher-
son are at Heirs Landing, at South
Dennis, Mass, as the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Harold j. Henry.
Capt. and Mrs. Victor H. King
have as guests Mrs. Kings brother
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. W..
c. Bryant of Tenat1y, N. j.
Maj. William N. Leaf yeft yester-
day for Rochester, Pa, where he
will spend a week with his parents,
Col. and Mrs. j. P. Leaf.
Maj. and Mrs. Vernum c. Stevens
have as guests for two weeks Mrs.
Stevens sister, Mrs. Ruth Timber
man, and her daughter, Miss Dor
othy Timberman, of Alloway, N. j..
Mrs. Frederick w. Manley of St.
! Augustine, Fla, will arrive Monday
, to visit her son-in-law and daughter,
Capt. and Mrs. Max S. johnson.
, Several New Officers
Report for Duty.
Several new officers have reported
here for station this week. 1t. Col.
Lloyd Van H. Durfee and Capt.
Gerald L. Robertson are assigned to
. the Department of Modern Lam
guages. Capt. Roy E. Haitian will be
on duty with the Department of
Mathematics. Capt. Robert G.. Mac
Donell arrived from Fort Bliss, Tex,
and his duties will be with the De-
partmert of Civil and Military Engi-
neering. Capt. Charles L. Simpson
has been assigned to the Depart
men of Ordnance and Gunnery,
and 1t. John c. Street will be with
the Department of Law.
1t. Col. and Mrs. Clare H. Arm
strong and Col. and Mrs. Robert
c. F. Goetz will leave Monday for
Canada, where they will pass two
weeks at Quebec and the Gaspe
Peninsula.
Capt. Staunton L. Brown is in
East Freetown, Mass, where he has
joined Mrs. Brown and will visit
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
r. Gidley, for two weeks.
Capt. and Mrs. Lee c. Miller will
reurn Tuesday from a weeks motor
trip through Canada.
Maj. and Mrs. John M. Weikert
are spending a Today vacation at
Lake George, N. Y.
Mrs. Costello Spends
Month With Sister.
Mrs. Normando A. Costello is
spending a month here with her
brother-in-laW and sister, Capt. and
Mrs. William F. Ryan, until she can
: join Cap. Costello at Fort Benning
In the fall.
Capt. and Mrs. Paul S. Thomp-
son have as guests this week Mrs.
Allen D. Mclean of Fort George
: Meade, Md; Mrs. @. A. Farquhar of
: Lebanon, Pa, and Mrs. Frederick H.
Dunn of Erie, Pa.
Miss Cynthia Beishline of Scran-
ton, Pa, is here for several weeks
visiting her brother and sister-in-
! law, Capt. and Mrs. John r. Beish-
line.
Capt. and Mrs. Charles R. Hutch
ison have as a guest Mrs. Rein
hardt L. Schmidtke of Fort Devens,
Mass.
Mrs. Legare K. Tarrant is in
North Hero, VT, where she is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dob
son. Maj. Tarrant joined her there
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