Evening Star Newspaper, January 25, 1931, Page 46

Officers’ Club Ball And Dinners Features At Fort Humphreys Honor Bridge Parties and Luncheons Are Listed Among Social Events at Military Post—Many Per- sonals of Interest. FORT HUMPHREYS, Va., January 24—The Officers’ Club entertained at a hop in Harris Hall Friday night. In the receiving line were Maj. and Mrs. Edwin A. Bethel and Lieut. and Mrs. Horace Sykes. The dance was made the occasion for several delight ful dinner parties. Col. and Mrs. Ed- ward H. Schulz had as_their dinner guests Maj. and Mrs. Bethel, Capt. and Mrs. Harry A. Buckley, Mrs. lery A. Buckley, sr.; Capt. and Mr: M. Ellman of Wflshlngmn. Lieut. Mrs. Michael C. Grenata. Another very attractive dinner party | before the dance was that given in Harris Hall by Maj. and Mrs. Henry C. Johannes. They had as their guests Col. and Mrs. Henry F. Pipes, Col. Elliott J. Dent, Maj. and Mrs. Royal K. Stacey of Belle Haven, Maj. and Mrs. William E. R. Covell, Maj. and Mrs Emory H. Gist, Maj. and Mrs. Lawrence K. Anderson, Capt. and Mrs. Harley Latson, Capt. and Mrs. William N. Thomas, jr.. Capt. and Mrs, James L. Alverson, Capt. and Mrs. Hugh P. Oram of Belle Haven, Capt. and Mrs. Reading Wilkinson, Capt. and Mrs. Bennett H. Bowley, Capt. Brom R. Whitthorne, Lieut.” and Mrs. Charles F. Baish, Lieut. and Mrs. Wilson B. Higgins, Lieut. and Mrs. Claude H. Chorpening, Lieut. and Mrs. Herbert B. Loper, Lieut. and Mrs. Hubert H. Miller, Lieut. and Mrs. Frank H. Oxx, Lieut. and Mrs. Emil J. Peterson, Lieut. and Mrs. Oscar A. Saunders, Lieut. and Mrs. Don G. Shingler, Lieut. and Mrs. Louis W. Prentiss, Lieut. and Mrs. Beverly C. Snow, Lieut. and Mrs. Charles W. Stewart, . and Mrs. Joseph W. Cox, Lieut. and Mrs. Nor- man A. Matthias, Lieut. and Mrs. Carl R. Jones, Lieut. and Mrs. Horace F. Sykes. Lieut. and Mrs. Henry Berbert en- tertained before Friday's hop and had as their guests Col. and Mrs. Henry A. Finch, Maj. and Mrs. Richard T.| Coiner, Maj. and Mrs. Lunsford E. Oliver, Capt. and Mrs. Morrill W. Marston, Lieut. and Mrs. George C. Reinhardt, Lieut. and Mrs. James N. Krueger, Lieut. and Mrs. Hans W. Holmer, Miss Wanda Ashley, Miss Kathryn Wallace, Lieut. Arthur A. G. Kirchhoff, Lieut. John R. Crume. Mrs. John Moreland and her daugh- ter Ann of West Point were guests ‘Tuesday and Wednesday of Lieut. and Mrs. Charles W. Stewart. Mrs. More: land and daughter are motoring to Mo- bile, Ala. Mrs. Stewart had as her tea guests Tuesday to meet Mrs. Moreland | the following ladies: Mrs. Wilson B. Higgins, Mrs. Frank H. Oxx, Mrs. Don G. Shingler and Mrs. Morris M. Bauer. Mrs. Richard T. Coiner was lhe‘ recent luncheon guest of Mrs. Creswell | Garlington of Washington. | Col. Edward H. Schulz is leaving to- day for Florida, to be gone a week. He| is a member of the Board of Engineers | mspecung Florida harbors. Maj. and Mrs. Willlam E. R. Covell are guests at a supper party to be given Sunday night by Maj. and Mrs. Haig | Sherkerjian of Washington. | Maj. Covell attended the luncheon given Wednesday at the Army, Navy and Marine Corps Country Club by t.he‘ Society of Military Engineers. ! Capt. and Mrs. Morrill W. Marston ‘were dinner guests Saturday of Dean Anson Marston at the Cosmos Club. Capt. and Mrs. Marston will have as their dinner guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Morton Milford of Washington. Lieut. and Mrs. Joseph W. Cox were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Mahoney in Washington and attended the dinner dance at the Shoreham Saturday night. Lieut. and Mrs. Cox were the guests of Col. Creed F. Cox at the Theater Guild performance Wed- nesday night. Maj. and Mrs. Lawrence K. Ander- son were dinner guests Wednesday of Maj. and Mrs. Marhl H. Welch of Washington and afterward attended the dance given by the officers at Wal- ter Reed Hospital. Maj. and Mrs, An- derson attended the exhibition ride at Fort Myer Priday and were tea guests of Mrs. Chnrl- W. Lewis. Miss Claire Koerner of Butler, Pa., arrived Friday to be the guest of Lieut. and Mrs. Charles F. Baish. Lieut. and Mrs. Claude H. Chorpen- ing had as their week end guests Lieut. and Mrs. C. R. Hahn of Fort Dupont. Lieut. and Mrs. Chorpening were the- ater guests Thursday of Mr. Ira Chor- Ppening. Lieut. and Mrs. Louis W. Prentiss were dinner guests Tuesday of Mr. and Mrs. Ben McKelway in Washington. and Mrs. F. Russell Lyons were lnd HECHT tea h Sunday of Miss Ellen Cor- bett Maj. T L. OOLY of Philadelphia was the week end guest of Maj. and Mrs. Emory H. Gist. . Lieut. and MHA Hans W. Holmer were the recent dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Allen of Washington. Lieut. Rolas C. Brown's flancee, Mhl Nancy Satterlee of Rochester, N. Y, arrived Wednesday to be the guest of Lieut. and Mrs. Emil J. Peter- son. A bridge party in honor of Miss Satterlee was noon by Mrs. Peterson, who had as_her gufi!l Mrs. Kieth R. Barney, Mrs. James N. Krueger, Mrs. Horace F. Sykes, Mrs. Carl R. Jones, Mrs. Wilson B. Higgins and Mrs. George C. Rein- hardt. Mrs. Joseph W. Cox was a tea guest. Lieut. and Mrs. Don G. Shingler have as their week end guests Miss Erin Clark and Miss Katherine Ma- honey of Washington. Col. and Mrs. H. F. Sykes of Silv Spring, Md.. were dinner guests Sun- given Thursday after-| THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., JANUARY day of Lieut. and Mrs, Horace F. Sykes. Maj. and Mrs. Edwin A. Bethel were dinner guests Wednesday of Capt. and Mrs. William N. Thomas, jr. Lieut. and Mrs. James N. Krueger were the recent dinner guests of Gen. and Mrs. John L. De Witt of Wash- ington, Lieut. and Mrs. Henry Berbert gave a birthday supper party Wednesday in honor of David Berbert's fifth birth- day anniversary. Lieut. Otto S. Tinkel guest Tuesday of Lieut. Charles W. Stewart. Maj. and Mrs. Lawrence son_were guests of Capt. and Mrs. was dinner and Mrs, K. Ander- C. . Mattfeldt at a dinner dance at Fort | Washington Saturday. A rtained large Alsatian dog faith- fully acted the part of the wolf in producticn of “Little Red Riding Hood' by pupils of a dancing school at Finch- ley, England, recer Mrs. H. C. Cook Gives Brilliant Reception Mrs, Henry Churchill Cook of Inde- penderice Bell Chapter, D. A. R., en- tertained 300 guests at a brilliant_re- ception in the cabinet room at the Wil- liard Tuesday night, honoring national and State officers of the National Society, D. A. R. In the receiving line with Mrs. Cook were Mrs. Mayher, Mrs. Lowell Fietcher Hobart, president’ gen- eral, National Society, D. A. R.. Mrs, David D. Caldwell, Mrs. Katherine W. Kittridge, vice president general; Mrs. Harriet V. Rigdon, treasurer general; | Mrs. William Sherman Walker, chair- man national defense; Miss Helen Har- man, State regent; Mrs. Harry F. Grove, State vice president; Miss Helen Brown, State chaplain;. Mrs. Mellette R. Spengler, State recording secretary; Mrs, Alfred E. Hansman, State treasur- er; Miss Kathrina Harvey, State his- | torian, and Chapter Officers Mrs. Morris | Marlow, Mrs. Joseph Wheat, Mrs. Netta FINAL WEEK anuoary Miller and Miss Elizabeth Sawtelle. Mrs. Childress Buckner Gwyn made the introductions. During the evening a delightful musical program was given by Mrs. Ralph Wilson, one of Washing- ton’s most gifted singers, who was ac- companied by Mrs. Wells and Mrs. Jennie Buckner Capers, an 82-year- young guest, who sang the old ballads, “Coming Through the Rye” and “Annie Laurie, nd her brilliant execution of selections from the opera” Lucia” and Chopin were applauded. Mrs. Frederick Yates and Miss Clara Ruth, presided at the coffee tables,. as- sisted by Miss Elinor Cheny, Miss Mary |of the retiring secretary to the presi- Beatrice Gwyn, Miss Edith Saul, Miss Hodgkins, Miss Mannie Gaul, Miss Jessie Lane, Miss Elizabeth Sawtelle and Mrs. Charles Alan Davison. M. 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(Fourth Floor, The Hecht Co.) 10 Delivers This Suite Balance Monthly 25, 1931—PART THR Minnesota Soc;cty To Honor Akersons Assistant Attorney General G. Aaron ‘Youngquist, vice president of the Min- nesota Society and chairman of the Committee on Arrangements, and the chairman and members of the Execu- tive Committee are completing plans for the reception and ball to be given by the society Saturday evening, Jan- uary 31, at the Willard Hotel, in honor dent and Mrs. George Akerson. A dis- tinguished company, including members of Congress, officlals and persons prominent in'soclal life in Washington, will be present. The president of the soclety, Miss Bede Johnson, extends an invitation to all Minnesotans to attend this meet- ing. Miss Elizabeth M. Barnes, 1629 Eastern Star Chapter's The annual dance and card party sponsored by the. Ways and Means Committee of Columbia Chapter, No. 15, Order of the Eastern Star, will be held Thursday evening, February 5, the New Shoreham Hotel. The grand officers of the order will be the guests of the evening. Mr. Richard Rambo, with his special reception committee consisting of Mrs. Noreta Reed, Mrs. Mae V. Evans, Mrs. Gertrude Smith, Mrs. Mae Shade, Mrs. Elizabeth Hand, Mrs. Bessie Abbott, Mrs. Joseph W. Leverton, Miss Ruth Walles, Mr. Charles L. Henley, Mr. James L. Evans, Mr. Henry W. Syfrig and Mr. Joseph W. Leverton, assure all members and visitors of a' welcome. Tables for bridge are being reserved by Mrs. Lena Fisher for many of the members who wish to entertain friends. Colnmhlx road northwest, is secretary lof the society. 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